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Maureen Pickering @maureenpickering.bsky.social · 1d

As energy bills are set to rise again a reminder of the English financier who said ‘Scotland subsidises London energy bills’ and it’s ‘better for Scots to pay over the odds than those living in the English capital’ talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2025/10/15/a...

As energy bills are set to rise again a reminder of the English financier who said ‘Scotland subsidises London energy bills’ and it’s ‘better for Scots to pay over the odds than those living in the En...

Professor John Robertson OBA From inkl in October 2024: Households in Scotland are paying higher energy bills than they ought to keep prices down south of the Border, according to experts…

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 12h

Today's column is about the government's huge, unprecedented assault on nature ... and about the eerie, astonishing silence of the big nature groups. The RSPB, National Trust, Wildlife Trusts have 7.5m members between them. A vast force, completely unmobilised. 🧵
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Wage war on nature to build new homes: that’s Labour’s offer, but it’s a con trick | George Monbiot

The government’s new planning bill is tearing down environmental protections to benefit developers. This nation of nature lovers won’t stand for it, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

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Richard Murphy @richardjmurphy.bsky.social · 10h

Everyone now agrees we are heading for a global financial crash. It's only a matter of when, and not if. And the sad thing is, if only we'd reformed our tax reliefs on pensions and ISAs we might have avoided this disaster that's now in the making. www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/10...

We could have avoided a crash

This came from an email from The Economist yesterday: Today Gita Gopinath, a former chief economist of the IMF, sounds a warning. In a guest essay for The Economist she argues that America’s bull mark...

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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 9h

Rachel Reeves should consider welfare cuts in budget, says right-wing IFS.

They want the govt to hurt the poor, old, sick, disabled; curtail redistribution which enables millions to survive.

Silence on corporate welfare, ending profiteering, tax abuse by corporations/rich.

It is class war.

Rachel Reeves should consider welfare cuts in budget, IFS says

Thinktank urges chancellor to take ‘bold’ action on benefits and pensions to placate jittery financial markets

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Amanda @iwishididnaekerr.bsky.social · 5h

Labour's Scottish branch office doing their job as directed.

Labour MP Joani Reid blasted for 'Reform-style' attack on Glasgow | The National share.google/8hM1a8Czm6U0...

Scottish Labour MP blasted for 'Reform-style' attack on Glasgow over asylum seekers

A LABOUR MP has been slammed for a “Reform-style” attack on Glasgow amid a row over asylum seekers.

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Scotch Whisky Truths 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @specialscot.bsky.social · 8h

It's no longer a joke.

Any Scot wanting this English Nationalist to be Prime Minister isn't that good at Critical Thinking.

You can't hate Scotland that much!

Only a fool now doesn't want Scottish Independence.

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Scottish Greens @scottishgreens.org · 6h

Rosebank's back, after being ruled unlawful in January.

If it goes ahead the oil field will release 250 million tonnes of climate emissions.

For the government to allow this would be climate vandalism, doing untold damage to our environment and tying us even further to unstable fossil fuel prices.

The Independent. UK Government urged to 'do the right thing' and reject Rosebank development. Equinor, which owns the majority of the oil field, stresed it was committed to advancing the Rosebank project.'

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Jolyon Maugham KC @goodlawproject.org · 11h

Excuse me but, what the f*** is the point of targets to build homes that only the wealthy can afford? How does it help anyone who is not a property developer? And why does Labour care more about property developers than families? liveapp.inews.co.uk/category/398...

Leaked memo reveals Labour plan to slash affordable homes target

A requirement for developers to build affordable housing in London is set to be cut from 35% of new homes to 20%, in a move councils fear will spread across Britain

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The Canary @thecanaryuk.bsky.social · 10h

McSweeney was company secretary of Labour Together while he was running Starmer’s Labour leader bid.

During this period, Labour Together was breaking the law by failing to report donations; it also secretly backed Starmer.

So, do we have an illegally-elected PM?
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The Fraud serialisation, Part Four: the illegal funding that made Starmer Labour leader

McSweeney was running Starmer’s leadership campaign at the same time Labour Together was breaking the law by failing to report donations

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Andrew Sharpe 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿|🇪🇺 @andrew.sharpe.scot · 9h

"Polanski is right to support independence. And much like all the other times when he’s been right, it’s going to cause an almighty ruckus in the English media."

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Zack Polanski now supports Scottish and Welsh independence

Polanski clearly hasn't considered what this will mean for all those Union Jacks people have put up; won't somebody please think of the flags?

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WillieMillersMoustache @williemillersm1.bsky.social · 7h

Remember, it's bad when Scotland seeks investment from China.

But clever and sensible when the UK does it. Even when they prevent legal proceedings against their intelligence assets, allegedly.

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Row over apparent collapse of Scots-China investment pact - BBC News

The Scottish government blames opposition "hostility" for the reported cancellation of a £10bn investment pact with Chinese firms.

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para-handy.bsky.social @para-handy.bsky.social · 8h

Stephen Montgomery serial hospitality failure resident pundit on BBC Scotland appeared at UK Government Business & Trade Committee on hospitality in September. No doubt, his pal David Mundell MP got him an appearance.
Bio attached outlining this business incompetent.
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para-handy.bsky.social @para-handy.bsky.social · Nov 22

Stephen (Frederick) Montgomery of Scottish Hospitality Group fame.
Resident sage of the voice and commentator on all things 'hospitality' at BBC Scotland
A tale that is long in the telling. Sit quietly, read on and I will tell you more.
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John Swinney @johnswinney.bsky.social · 7h

I’m in Zambia, where I’m seeing first hand the impact of 20 years of partnership and friendship between our countries.

Scotland is proud to play our part in the world and support many life-saving development projects - showing the kind of country we can be on the world stage.

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Lorna MacGillivray @elemjay.bsky.social · 22h

#YouYesNow #IndyClan?
It's TIME for #ScottishIndependence 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

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FRANK1E @abnfrank1e.bsky.social · 22h

Exactly 💯 %.

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Andrew Sharpe 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿|🇪🇺 @andrew.sharpe.scot · 1d

There are some interesting findings here, but also a very common mistake when looking at attitudes. They ask about the NHS, Economy etc - and Independence - as though they're mutually independent topics. But Indy benefits all the others - its not some separate topic.

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Scottish Social Attitudes survey marks 25 years tracking Scotland’s changing views | National Centre for Social Research

The Scottish Centre for Social Research has published the latest Scottish Social Attitudes survey.

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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 22h

PPE Medpro refuses to pay the debt which is now £145m.

The Government needs to charge the debt to Michelle Mone and Doug Barrowman and then put out an arrest warrant.

They can sit in prison until the pay.

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The National @scotnational.bsky.social · 1d

BREAKING: PPE Medpro, the company linked to Michelle Mone, has not met the deadline to pay back almost £122 million to the UK Government, the Health Secretary has said

The company had been ordered to pay back £121,999,219.20 by 4pm on Wednesday

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Owen Jones @owenjones.bsky.social · 1d

The media are lying to you again

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Richard Murphy @richardjmurphy.bsky.social · 1d

What’s the harm of trying? youtu.be/aCpbDQ-hIpw?...

In this off-the-cuff, spur-of-the-moment video, I ask a simple question: What’s the harm of trying something different? Why not invest? Why not tax wealth? Why not admit that government spending creates money?

What’s the harm of trying? When everything’s failing, why not change course?

YouTube video by Richard J Murphy

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 1d

Do listen in. It became quite, ahem, heated.

The Francis Crick Institute @crick.ac.uk · 1d

NEW EPISODE: Will we survive climate change?

Join our expert panellists as they answer your questions about curbing rising global temperatures and what life could be like in a warmer world.

Listen on your favourite podcast platform: www.lnk.to/AQOSClimateBB

Panel of speakers with the title ‘Can We Survive Climate Change?’ from BBC Studios and The Francis Crick Institute.

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The National @scotnational.bsky.social · 1d

For all that Labour like to call themselves the party of devolution, the truth is they only ever envisaged devolution insofar as it would create political opportunities for the Labour Party, writes Paul Kavanagh ✍️

Read here: tinyurl.com/myp28cbz

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Maureen Pickering @maureenpickering.bsky.social · 1d

SNP Government amongst most trusted in Europe talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2025/10/15/s...

SNP Government amongst most trusted in Europe

Professor John Robertson OBA From: Scottish Social Attitudes | 25 years of devolution in Scotland: Public attitudes and reactions published last week: Even under Labour, f…

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Maureen Pickering @maureenpickering.bsky.social · 1d

Proper academic survey reveals support for independence soaring among all age groups to levels well above private pollsters talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2025/10/15/p...

Proper academic survey reveals support for independence soaring among all age groups to levels well above private pollsters

Professor John Robertson OBA From: Scottish Social Attitudes | 25 years of devolution in Scotland: Public attitudes and reactions published last week: 55-65% of under 34s,…

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Greenpeace UK @greenpeaceuk.bsky.social · 1d

BREAKING: Equinor has admitted that the massive Rosebank oil and gas field in the UK would cause vast climate damage.

*Pretends to be shocked* 😲

The UK government must STOP Rosebank, and instead focus on creating jobs in North Sea renewables!

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