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Kevin Stewart SNP @kevinstewartsnp.bsky.social · 13h

If Labour don’t reform the Energy Profits Levy then even more jobs will go.

They must listen to industry, the unions and workers and do the right thing.

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Jonathan Portes @jdportes.bsky.social · 12h

Indeed.

The government has chosen to prioritise reducing (skilled, legal, for work) migration over growth and hence over improving public services.

No economic rationale - but even worse, no political rationale either.

Stephen Bush @stephenkb.bsky.social · 18h

One mistake Labour made in their first year is loading quite a few new costs onto business all at once. They are risking doing something similar on immigration, I think.

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Edward Luce @edwardluce.bsky.social · 23h

"Trump is a field day for Palantir, OpenAI, xAI, Anduril & others. He may think he's the ultimate peacemaker. But his actions are stoking China’s self-belief and elevating America’s military-AI complex. It would be rash to assume he knows what he is doing." My column. www.ft.com/content/7343...

US-China déjà vu all over again

Trump’s latest piece of brinkmanship is likely to result in another climbdown

www.ft.com

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Paul Bernal @paulbernal.bsky.social · 23h

P.S. I’ve been on a DSIT working group about this for a number of years, and we told them this from the start. The ‘Trust Framework’ in the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 was built from this, and directly opposite to the way the government is now selling it.

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Paul Bernal @paulbernal.bsky.social · 23h

I’m seeing pieces and posts today about how useful digital ID could be in navigating bureaucracy etc. Yes. It would. That, however, is *not* how the government tried to sell it to us. Instead, they portrayed it as a tool to stop illegal working and curb illegal immigration. 1/4

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Dan Snow @thehistoryguy.bsky.social · 1d

I am once again begging you to boycott Tesla

Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 1d

Musk is funding the legal battle of UK Far Right activist Tommy Robinson - real name Stephen Yaxley Lennon - as he faces charges brought by counterterrorism police.

Tommy Robinson claims Elon Musk is funding his legal battle — The Times and The Sunday Times

Tommy Robinson has claimed Elon Musk was paying his legal costs as he went on trial for refusing to comply with a request made by counterterrorism police as he tried to leave Britain last year. Robins...

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Dave Karpf @davekarpf.bsky.social · 14h

Everyone agrees that we're currently in a dotcom era-like AI bubble. People disagree what sort of bubble it is.

There are 3 stories one can tell about the dotcom crash: a startup story, a telecom story, and an accounting fraud story.

My take: it's giving Enron
open.substack.com/pub/davekarp...

It's Giving Enron

On the AI bubble, and the various echoes of the dotcom crash

open.substack.com

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Arthur Snell @snellarthur.bsky.social · 11h

I spoke to @emmalbriant.bsky.social about the troubling world of disinformation we currently inhabit. Have a listen! podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/b...

Emma Briant on the Age of Disinformation

Podcast Episode · Behind The Lines with Arthur Snell · 14/10/2025 · 52m

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Stephen Bush @stephenkb.bsky.social · 14h

Terrific piece this. Continue to find it bizarre how little “food inflation is off the chain” and “core inflation is above target” featured as topics at Labour conference or more broadly as “theories to why the government is unpopular”.

Anoosh Chakelian @anooshc.bsky.social · 22h

“I think politicians are ignoring prices and bills and hoping we’ll forget about them and find something else to complain about…”

My report on how the flighty Westminster bubble forgot about the cost-of-living crisis, which certainly isn't over:

Energy bills rise while Westminster talks immigration

Why have our politicians forgotten about the cost-of-living crisis?

www.newstatesman.com

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The National @scotnational.bsky.social · 12h

EXCLUSIVE: Nigel Farage’s links to an influential US anti-abortion group have been branded 'deeply concerning'

It comes after an investigation by The New York Times detailed how the Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) has been quietly cultivating ties with Farage and his party

‘Deeply concerning’: Nigel Farage slammed over links to US anti-abortion group

www.thenational.scot

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The National @scotnational.bsky.social · 14h

LATEST: John Swinney announcing that the Scottish Government will sponsor 'displaced' international care workers to come to Scotland has been welcomed by an industry boss

'Absolutely right': Scottish care boss backs SNP plan to defy Labour visa ban

www.thenational.scot

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Severin Carrell @severincarrell.bsky.social · 1d

First minister tells SNP conference older people in Scotland won’t ‘pay the price for Westminster’s prejudice’ over immigration 👇🏽🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 #socialcare #immigration

www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Swinney says Scottish government will sponsor visas for foreign care workers

First minister tells SNP conference older people in Scotland ‘pay the price for Westminster’s prejudice’ over immigration

www.theguardian.com

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Byline Times @bylinetimes.bsky.social · 1d

Nigel Farage Teams Up With Extreme Anti-Abortion Group and Calls for Debate on Restricting Abortion Rights in UK – Byline Times bylinetimes.com/2024/11/29/n...

Nigel Farage Teams Up With Extreme Anti-Abortion Group and Calls for Debate on Restricting Abortion Rights in UK

The Reform Leader is joining forces with a US-based Christian legal group, which campaigns for abortion to be outlawed around the world

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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 1d

Carole Cadwalladr was right and we’d be in a better world if more people had listened.

Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 16d

This tweet has been doing the rounds on Twitter now that Nathan Gill has pleaded guilty.

If only someone had tried to investigate UKIP & Russian interference 🧐

There’s another timeline where the Guardian supported me, doubled down on the investigation & I look 5 years younger ..

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Mark McGeoghegan @markmcgeoghegan.bsky.social · 1d

Something that's gone under the radar ahead of the 2026 Holyrood elections is the % of voters who are undecided, & who they are.

Around an eighth of likely voters don't know who they'd vote for. Over half of those voted SNP in 2021. If they go back to the SNP, a majority isn't off the cards.

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Steve Craven @kekepana.bsky.social · 1d

We are reaching the point at which Trumpian tariffs become effective embargoes on trade. I’m sure American farmers will appreciate the higher costs and lack of choice that their orange tyrant is forcing on them.

One of Europe’s biggest farm machinery firms halts US exports over ‘hidden’ tariffs

Krone says ‘alarming’ levies on about 400 goods including hair dryers and combine harvesters have forced pause

www.theguardian.com

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Tim White @twmcltd.bsky.social · 1d

Another video from Kharkiv after Russia's aerial bomb demolished part of a hospital.

A reminder that six patients were injured by shrapnel.
#RussiaIsATerroristState

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Euromaidan Press @euromaidanpress.bsky.social · 1d

In one week, Moscow’s terror strikes shattered 58 sections of gas pipelines in Donetsk Oblast, leaving hundreds without heat

They are part of a calculated campaign to freeze Ukrainians into submission euromaidanpress.com/2025/10/13/f...

From Druzhkivka to Sloviansk, Moscow’s bombardments on 58 gas pipelines left families in Donetsk Oblast without heat

Repair teams race against frost and missiles to reconnect frontline towns while Ukraine’s energy system reels from strikes that wiped out 60% of domestic gas output.

euromaidanpress.com

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Tom Reagan’s Hat @rufustsuperfly.bsky.social · 2d

Matt is one of my favourite people on here, witty, smart & kind.
If you could repost this I’d appreciate it.

Matt Owen @mjowen174.bsky.social · 2d

If you could please do us a favour and RT (or whatever it is on here) my writing CV I would be extremely grateful. I am a very capable writer of words, mainly “humorous”’ and if you have some PROPER paid work for me, please DM me. Thank you for your time www.mathew-owen.co.uk

Home | Matt Owen | Freelance Writer

I offer a broad and diverse range of writing services. Get in touch!

www.mathew-owen.co.uk

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John Swinney @johnswinney.bsky.social · 2d

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇵🇸 Thank you, Ambassador Zomlot.

Scotland will always proudly stand with the people of Palestine, in the pursuit of peace, justice and a lasting two-state solution.

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Sam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 2d

Goes back to the argument I made in the Guardian earlier this year that the world is in danger because the techbros have completely misunderstood a bunch of sci-fi and fantasy...

www.theguardian.com/books/2025/a...

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UNITED24 Media @united24media.com · 2d

⚡️ Russia is looting Ukraine’s heritage again.

Intelligence reports say 178 artifacts were stolen from occupied territories, part of Moscow’s push to erase Ukrainian identity.

🧵 1/4 ⬇️

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Colin Dunn 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @indyposterboy.scot · 2d

Independence is normal. Scottish independence poster/meme designs for downloading, printing and sharing. #VoteForScotland
indyposterboy.scot/independence...

Independence is normal - Indy PosterBoy

Download this design as a printable PDF document, perfect for printing using your home inkjet or laser colour printer at A5, A4 or even as big as A3 size.

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UNITED24 @u24.gov.ua · 2d

Every morning at 9:00 AM, Ukrainians honor the memory of everyone who was killed by russia🕯️

Let's support Ukraine's defenders who risk their lives daily to stop russia from commiting more war crimes.
u24.gov.ua/donate/defen...

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Codfather #FBPE 🇫🇷🇪🇺 @codfather.bsky.social · 2d

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