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Kieran Hurley @kieranhurley.bsky.social · 2d

I really cannot think of anything more disingenuous, inflammatory, or dangerous than insisting that Maccabi fans have been banned from the Villa game by police "because they are Jewish"

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Peter Chilvers @peterchilvers.com · 2d

The BBC are accidentally running the subtitles to Mrs Marple over the Mercury Prize, and it’s rather wonderful. A few of lines could plausibly have been written by Jarvis.

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Andy @andykp.bsky.social · 2d

This is who the centrist commentators and “grown ups in the room” MPs are jumping in to defend btw.

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Andy @andykp.bsky.social · 2d

It is antisemitic to say that a group of people who chant “death to Arabs” and rip down Palestinian flags might be a bit of a security concern.

Andy @andykp.bsky.social · 2d

I didn’t think I could be more surprised by this mob, but the UK government taking more action over a perceived injustice against far right Israeli football casuals than they are about an actual genocide is staggering, even by their gutter dwelling low standards.

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Andy @andykp.bsky.social · 2d

Quicker to a microphone about this than he ever has been about actual war crimes. Let’s ignore the fact that Maccabi fans were rampaging around Amsterdam tearing down flags and chanting “Death to Arabs.” They ARE the security risk. Never mind banning their fans, it should be all Israeli teams.

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Andy @andykp.bsky.social · 3d

The one good thing about her being elected will be getting to watch her lose her seat.

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Andy @andykp.bsky.social · 3d

Extremely proud that Glasgow has always been and continues to be a sanctuary for people fleeing conflict and oppression. No surprise to see Joani Reid taking a reactionary position. Scratch the surface of one prejudice and you’ll find many more hiding underneath.

Record Politics @politics.dailyrecord.co.uk · 3d

A Scottish Labour MP has accused the SNP of turning Glasgow into a "sanctuary" for asylum seekers as a homelessness crisis in the city worsens.

Labour MP accuses SNP of turning Glasgow into a 'sanctuary' for asylum seekers

EXCLUSIVE: Joani Reid said the Nationalists were "taking the biscuit" after Stephen Flynn accused the UK Home Office of "letting down" Glasgow.

www.dailyrecord.co.uk

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Andy @andykp.bsky.social · 3d

If Labour truly want to stop Reform, they could do it in this term by bringing in proportional representation for future UK Parliament elections.

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Andy @andykp.bsky.social · 6d

That was pish, but VAR and the sizeable minority of bangers who populate Hampden these days make it a million fold worse.

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Andy @andykp.bsky.social · 8d

Remember that spell when Jonathan Ashworth was on every TV channel you switched over to? That was weird and unpleasant.

Andy @andykp.bsky.social · 9d

Hahahahahahaha

The National @scotnational.bsky.social · 9d

BREAKING: Ash Regan has quit the Alba Party

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Andy @andykp.bsky.social · 9d

Yaaaaasss!!!!

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Andy @andykp.bsky.social · 9d

That mad mix of excitement and dread that precedes a big Scotland game at Hampden. Need a couple of pints down me.

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Andy @andykp.bsky.social · 14d

You sometimes doubt yourself when you say “they’re just as bad as the Tories.” The truth is, in many ways, they’re actually worse.

Andy @andykp.bsky.social · 14d

We’re now at Maggie Thatcher levels. This mob are a fucking disgrace.

Paul Brand @paulbrand.bsky.social · 14d

BREAKING: The Home Office is giving police new powers to restrict repeat protests like pro-Palestine marches.

Police can consider the ‘cumulative impact’ of protests on an area and could ban the protest / force it to move elsewhere.

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Andy @andykp.bsky.social · 15d

Rightly, people are shouted down when they conflate the Jewish population with the state of Israel and its actions. Now Starmer is doing exactly that, which you could actually argue is antisemitism.

The National @scotnational.bsky.social · 15d

Keir Starmer has urged people planning to attend pro-Palestine protests this weekend to 'respect the grief of British Jews'

Keir Starmer urges Palestine protesters to stay at home after Manchester attack

www.thenational.scot

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Andy @andykp.bsky.social · 16d

What happened yesterday was a disgusting, cowardly, antisemitic attack on innocent Jewish civilians. What’s happening in Gaza is a genocide. Both of these things are true. The marches are against the Israeli state’s actions and attempts to conflate it with anything else are disgraceful.

Kevin Schofield @kevinschofied.bsky.social · 16d

NEW: Home secretary Shabana Mahmood urges pro-Palestine protesters to consider not taking part in marches this weekend.

"Imagine if you lost a loved one to a terror attack in this country ... sometimes a little unity, a little solidarity, some love to other people is required"

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Andy @andykp.bsky.social · 19d

Banning order incoming.

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Andy @andykp.bsky.social · 19d

Suppose appointing Tony Blair to a “board of peace” would have been a bit like appointing Harold Shipman to the executive board of the World Health Organisation.

Sky News @news.sky.com · 19d

White House unveils Gaza peace plan - with top role for Tony Blair

The White House has unveiled its peace plan for Gaza – which includes a top role for Tony Blair.

news.sky.com

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Andy @andykp.bsky.social · 20d

They’ll richly deserve the tanking they get in May for treating voters with this sort of contempt. Extraordinary that they haven’t looked at Scotland and thought “this might not be a good idea.” An arrogance runs through the entire DNA of their party.

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Andy @andykp.bsky.social · 20d

Haha. There we are. Amazing that they don’t realise what left leaning voters, who are open to voting Plaid, hear when they say this is a petulantly delivered “You’ll be just like a fascist!” What other response are they expecting to receive here, other than “fuck off.” Utter, utter morons.

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Andy @andykp.bsky.social · 20d

Nobody and I mean nobody gives a fuck about Labour’s internal machinations, except Labour. Would be better served by shelving the two child cap and genocide funding.

Andrew Sparrow @andrewsparrowgdn.bsky.social · 20d

Jackie Baillie tells Burnham to shelve leadership positioning, amid concerns it will harm Labour at Holyrood elections, @severincarrell.bsky.social reports www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...

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Andy @andykp.bsky.social · 20d

Some gaff, it has to be said.

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Andy @andykp.bsky.social · 21d

There’s not a single major contemporary UK politician who thinks about the North of Ireland, no less attempts to understand it. They don’t give it a second thought on any issue.

pickwick @pickwick.bsky.social · 21d

I just saw a Labour politician reply to "people in Northern Ireland won't like carrying something called a Britcard" with "it won't be called a Britcard, it's not a card, it's a digital ID" 🤦