@annmacf.bsky.social
Retired Lawyer, supporter of Scottish Independence, SNP, Believe in Scotland and Celtic F.C. Proud Post Brexit Irish Citizen.
“It is to Scotland that we must look for our idea of civilisation.” Voltaire
“It is to Scotland that we must look for our idea of civilisation.” Voltaire
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Child poverty in Scotland has fallen to its lowest level in three decades, with both absolute and relative rates continuing to sit well below the UK average. For 2023–24, those rates were 22% and 17% respectively – 9% lower than the UK’s 31% and 26%
www.newstatesman.com/spotlight/20...
www.newstatesman.com/spotlight/20...
Unlike the rest of the UK, Scottish child poverty rates are falling
Latest figures reveal lowest child poverty levels in decades, posing more difficult questions for Labour ahead of the Autumn Budget.
www.newstatesman.com
November 28, 2025 at 7:53 AM
Child poverty in Scotland has fallen to its lowest level in three decades, with both absolute and relative rates continuing to sit well below the UK average. For 2023–24, those rates were 22% and 17% respectively – 9% lower than the UK’s 31% and 26%
www.newstatesman.com/spotlight/20...
www.newstatesman.com/spotlight/20...
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a) "Once in a generation" wasn't said by the SNP and wasn't their policy - it was a campaign comment by Alex Salmond to encourage people to get out and vote.
b) Reeves comments play straight into UN case - i.e. denial of any right to decide Scotland's future.
c) She's only too aware of polling.
b) Reeves comments play straight into UN case - i.e. denial of any right to decide Scotland's future.
c) She's only too aware of polling.
Rachel Reeves has been accused of showing an 'astonishing level of arrogance' after she dismissed a second independence referendum if the SNP win a majority at next year's Holyrood election
'Astonishingly arrogant': Rachel Reeves panned after dismissing second referendum
www.thenational.scot
November 27, 2025 at 11:04 AM
a) "Once in a generation" wasn't said by the SNP and wasn't their policy - it was a campaign comment by Alex Salmond to encourage people to get out and vote.
b) Reeves comments play straight into UN case - i.e. denial of any right to decide Scotland's future.
c) She's only too aware of polling.
b) Reeves comments play straight into UN case - i.e. denial of any right to decide Scotland's future.
c) She's only too aware of polling.
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Labour's budget to equal 88% of peak austerity.
November 27, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Labour's budget to equal 88% of peak austerity.
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November 27, 2025 at 11:33 PM
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Scotland’s future is up to people who live in Scotland, not Rachel Reeves, Keir Starmer or any other Westminster politician.
November 27, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Scotland’s future is up to people who live in Scotland, not Rachel Reeves, Keir Starmer or any other Westminster politician.
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www.businessforscotland.com/the_uk_budge...
#YouYesNow #IndyClan?
It's TIME for #ScottishIndependence 🏴
#YouYesNow #IndyClan?
It's TIME for #ScottishIndependence 🏴
November 27, 2025 at 4:53 PM
www.businessforscotland.com/the_uk_budge...
#YouYesNow #IndyClan?
It's TIME for #ScottishIndependence 🏴
#YouYesNow #IndyClan?
It's TIME for #ScottishIndependence 🏴
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November 27, 2025 at 7:19 PM
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I say this a lot but our support deserves so much better than the club are providing. Just listen to the noise they are making away from home.
November 27, 2025 at 6:13 PM
I say this a lot but our support deserves so much better than the club are providing. Just listen to the noise they are making away from home.
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Rachel Reeves doesn't even bother to hide her contempt for Scotland
It's very evident she has no love for this nation
Are we really meant to believe Scotland only got money because "Anas Sarwar asked for it "
If so she should be writing her resignation email now
It's very evident she has no love for this nation
Are we really meant to believe Scotland only got money because "Anas Sarwar asked for it "
If so she should be writing her resignation email now
November 27, 2025 at 9:48 AM
Rachel Reeves doesn't even bother to hide her contempt for Scotland
It's very evident she has no love for this nation
Are we really meant to believe Scotland only got money because "Anas Sarwar asked for it "
If so she should be writing her resignation email now
It's very evident she has no love for this nation
Are we really meant to believe Scotland only got money because "Anas Sarwar asked for it "
If so she should be writing her resignation email now
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'This isn't an opinion. This is counting.'
- A 100,000 drop in net migration costs us £7bn
- Scrapping the two-child benefit cap costs us £3bn
What gets more attention?
James O’Brien says 'we have become a ludicrous country'.
- Scrapping the two-child benefit cap costs us £3bn
What gets more attention?
James O’Brien says 'we have become a ludicrous country'.
November 27, 2025 at 11:29 AM
'This isn't an opinion. This is counting.'
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🏴 Watch First Minister John Swinney answer MSPs’ questions at this week’s FMQs.
📺 Tune in from 12pm: https://www.scottishparliament.tv
📺 Tune in from 12pm: https://www.scottishparliament.tv
November 27, 2025 at 11:30 AM
🏴 Watch First Minister John Swinney answer MSPs’ questions at this week’s FMQs.
📺 Tune in from 12pm: https://www.scottishparliament.tv
📺 Tune in from 12pm: https://www.scottishparliament.tv
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Tackling child poverty is my driving mission - and thanks to our actions, Scotland is the only part of the UK where child poverty is falling.
Glad that Labour was finally shamed into doing the right thing.
Glad that Labour was finally shamed into doing the right thing.
November 27, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Tackling child poverty is my driving mission - and thanks to our actions, Scotland is the only part of the UK where child poverty is falling.
Glad that Labour was finally shamed into doing the right thing.
Glad that Labour was finally shamed into doing the right thing.
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If Labour at Westminster continue to deny Scotland even limited control on immigration then we will continue to see a decline in oor population.
www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/news/2565012...
www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/news/2565012...
'Inverclyde faces crisis of depopulation, rising ill health and a narrow job base'
The chair of a local community trust says that Inverclyde is caught up in a crisis of depopulation, rising ill health and lack of local jobs.
www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk
November 27, 2025 at 12:19 PM
If Labour at Westminster continue to deny Scotland even limited control on immigration then we will continue to see a decline in oor population.
www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/news/2565012...
www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/news/2565012...
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We can’t let history repeat itself.
Thatcher’s policies wiped out our industrial communities - Labour’s windfall tax is doing the same to today’s North Sea workers.
Scrap it, save jobs and let Scotland build a fair transition into renewables.
Thatcher’s policies wiped out our industrial communities - Labour’s windfall tax is doing the same to today’s North Sea workers.
Scrap it, save jobs and let Scotland build a fair transition into renewables.
November 25, 2025 at 8:52 AM
We can’t let history repeat itself.
Thatcher’s policies wiped out our industrial communities - Labour’s windfall tax is doing the same to today’s North Sea workers.
Scrap it, save jobs and let Scotland build a fair transition into renewables.
Thatcher’s policies wiped out our industrial communities - Labour’s windfall tax is doing the same to today’s North Sea workers.
Scrap it, save jobs and let Scotland build a fair transition into renewables.
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The arrogant prick will be in the bin before then.
BBC News - No independence referendum if SNP wins majority, Reeves says
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
No independence referendum if SNP wins majority, Reeves says
The chancellor has refused to support a second vote if the SNP wins a majority of seats in May.
www.bbc.com
November 27, 2025 at 1:22 PM
The arrogant prick will be in the bin before then.
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Private rents in UK surge by twice as much as in Scotland on top of already being nearly 40% higher talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2025/11/27/p...
Private rents in UK surge by twice as much as in Scotland on top of already being nearly 40% higher
ONS January 2025 – ‘its countries?’ Professor John Robertson OBA From Private Sector Rent Statistics, 2010 to 2025, published yesterday: The changes in average rents across Scotla…
talkingupscotlandtwo.com
November 27, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Private rents in UK surge by twice as much as in Scotland on top of already being nearly 40% higher talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2025/11/27/p...
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November 26, 2025 at 6:08 AM
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November 26, 2025 at 10:36 AM
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English government bringing up the rear for the rest of the UK.
November 26, 2025 at 11:50 PM
English government bringing up the rear for the rest of the UK.
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Threshold for repaying student loans to converge with minimum wage on.ft.com/3M2AYkD
Threshold for repaying student loans to converge with minimum wage
Surprise move from chancellor means some university graduates in England may have to pay back debts sooner
on.ft.com
November 26, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Threshold for repaying student loans to converge with minimum wage on.ft.com/3M2AYkD
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Not before time…
November 26, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Not before time…