Brian Mikkelsen
@bam65.bsky.social
Proud Scot and supporter of an independent Scotland 🏴in Europe 🇪🇺
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Brian Mikkelsen
@bam65.bsky.social
· Mar 17
I see lots of Indy supporters on here criticising the @snp.org whilst failing to offer any other viable solution to gain #ScottishIndependence . If we fail to gain an Indy majority at Holyrood in 2026 these people are partly to blame. SNP is the only viable option in 2026 and that’s the reality.
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The FIFA Peace Prize
The Love Island Prize for Particle Physics
The RuPaul's Drag Race Prize for Applied Mathematics
The Strictly Come Dancing Prize for Economic Theory
The Never Mind the Buzzcocks Prize for Architecture
The Farage Prize for Anti-Racism
The Eurovision Prize for Moral Philosophy
The Love Island Prize for Particle Physics
The RuPaul's Drag Race Prize for Applied Mathematics
The Strictly Come Dancing Prize for Economic Theory
The Never Mind the Buzzcocks Prize for Architecture
The Farage Prize for Anti-Racism
The Eurovision Prize for Moral Philosophy
December 5, 2025 at 8:23 PM
The FIFA Peace Prize
The Love Island Prize for Particle Physics
The RuPaul's Drag Race Prize for Applied Mathematics
The Strictly Come Dancing Prize for Economic Theory
The Never Mind the Buzzcocks Prize for Architecture
The Farage Prize for Anti-Racism
The Eurovision Prize for Moral Philosophy
The Love Island Prize for Particle Physics
The RuPaul's Drag Race Prize for Applied Mathematics
The Strictly Come Dancing Prize for Economic Theory
The Never Mind the Buzzcocks Prize for Architecture
The Farage Prize for Anti-Racism
The Eurovision Prize for Moral Philosophy
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Corrupt leader of corrupt organization that has nothing to do with peace makes up fake prize to suck up to corrupt narcissist and fascist after he unsuccessfully and ridiculously tried to coerce the real peace prize people to give him the real prize he could never, ever win.
Pathetic all around.
Pathetic all around.
December 5, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Corrupt leader of corrupt organization that has nothing to do with peace makes up fake prize to suck up to corrupt narcissist and fascist after he unsuccessfully and ridiculously tried to coerce the real peace prize people to give him the real prize he could never, ever win.
Pathetic all around.
Pathetic all around.
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Once again, a Scottish newspaper takes a stand, refusing to follow the mainstream media mob in perpetuating the great fiction that is the Gaza “ceasefire”.
The @scotnational.bsky.social puts their peers to shame.
The @scotnational.bsky.social puts their peers to shame.
December 4, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Once again, a Scottish newspaper takes a stand, refusing to follow the mainstream media mob in perpetuating the great fiction that is the Gaza “ceasefire”.
The @scotnational.bsky.social puts their peers to shame.
The @scotnational.bsky.social puts their peers to shame.
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This is who we are. This young New Scot totally gets it and is more than a match for Farage’s politics of division and hate! 👏👏👏🏴🏴🏴
I'm a bilingual refugee in Glasgow. Here's what I would say to Nigel Farage
www.thenational.scot/news/2567361...
I'm a bilingual refugee in Glasgow. Here's what I would say to Nigel Farage
www.thenational.scot/news/2567361...
I'm a bilingual refugee in Glasgow. Here's what I would say to Nigel Farage
A GLASGOW refugee has urged Nigel Farage to stop playing “dirty games” by picking on children who speak different languages.
www.thenational.scot
December 4, 2025 at 5:56 PM
This is who we are. This young New Scot totally gets it and is more than a match for Farage’s politics of division and hate! 👏👏👏🏴🏴🏴
I'm a bilingual refugee in Glasgow. Here's what I would say to Nigel Farage
www.thenational.scot/news/2567361...
I'm a bilingual refugee in Glasgow. Here's what I would say to Nigel Farage
www.thenational.scot/news/2567361...
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This article is like a case study in the media normalisation of the far right.
The bulk of the article analyses stats to ask whether Fash Farage is technically correct, when the real issue is his repulsive racism.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
The bulk of the article analyses stats to ask whether Fash Farage is technically correct, when the real issue is his repulsive racism.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Farage branded racist over campaign video remark about Glasgow pupils
The Reform UK leader said the proportion of children who do not have English as a first language in Glasgow was
www.bbc.co.uk
December 4, 2025 at 8:37 PM
This article is like a case study in the media normalisation of the far right.
The bulk of the article analyses stats to ask whether Fash Farage is technically correct, when the real issue is his repulsive racism.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
The bulk of the article analyses stats to ask whether Fash Farage is technically correct, when the real issue is his repulsive racism.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Meanwhile, parties like the SNP, Scottish Greens and English and Welsh Greens rely on moderate donations from ordinary people. How is this a level playing field? It's not. Its highest bidder owns the government.
A Thailand-based crypto investor has handed a record-breaking £9 million to Reform UK, shortly before Nigel Farage used media interviews to plug his crypto firm and promise lower taxes and deregulation on the industry
bylinetimes.com/2025/12/04/c...
bylinetimes.com/2025/12/04/c...
Crypto Investor Donates £9 Million to Reform UK After Nigel Farage Plugs His Company and Tells Industry 'I Am Your Champion'
The Reform leader recently used media interviews to back Christopher Harborne's company while promising to cut taxes and regulations on crypto firms
bylinetimes.com
December 4, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Meanwhile, parties like the SNP, Scottish Greens and English and Welsh Greens rely on moderate donations from ordinary people. How is this a level playing field? It's not. Its highest bidder owns the government.
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Wes Streeting claims there are too many diagnoses of anxiety, autism, and ADHD. But when people are oppressed by neoliberalism, and others cannot comply with its demand for uniformity, he is really seeking to destroy evidence of dissent for his toxic worldview. www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/12...
Wes Streeting’s exercise in thought control
The Guardian reports this morning that:
The health secretary, Wes Streeting, has ordered a clinical review of the diagnosis of mental health conditions, according to reports.
Streeting is understood ...
www.taxresearch.org.uk
December 4, 2025 at 8:58 AM
Wes Streeting claims there are too many diagnoses of anxiety, autism, and ADHD. But when people are oppressed by neoliberalism, and others cannot comply with its demand for uniformity, he is really seeking to destroy evidence of dissent for his toxic worldview. www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/12...
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I am actually almost lost for words…this is overt racism by what can only be described as a massive racist 🥎 💼 on a channel that should be taken off the air! Utterly abhorrent!
GB News now broadcasting calls to remove the ethnic minority MPs from parliament
December 3, 2025 at 7:27 PM
I am actually almost lost for words…this is overt racism by what can only be described as a massive racist 🥎 💼 on a channel that should be taken off the air! Utterly abhorrent!
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Scotland only has 5.5 million people.
It has MILES more resources than the rest of the UK.
There's not even a rational argument against Scottish Independence.
Independent Scotland will be one of the Richest Countries in Europe.
It has MILES more resources than the rest of the UK.
There's not even a rational argument against Scottish Independence.
Independent Scotland will be one of the Richest Countries in Europe.
December 3, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Scotland only has 5.5 million people.
It has MILES more resources than the rest of the UK.
There's not even a rational argument against Scottish Independence.
Independent Scotland will be one of the Richest Countries in Europe.
It has MILES more resources than the rest of the UK.
There's not even a rational argument against Scottish Independence.
Independent Scotland will be one of the Richest Countries in Europe.
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If you're in any way rational, there's no longer an argument against Scottish Independence.
It's very surprising that Scotland isn't ALREADY Independent. It has totally different ideals.
It's very surprising that Scotland isn't ALREADY Independent. It has totally different ideals.
December 3, 2025 at 6:31 PM
If you're in any way rational, there's no longer an argument against Scottish Independence.
It's very surprising that Scotland isn't ALREADY Independent. It has totally different ideals.
It's very surprising that Scotland isn't ALREADY Independent. It has totally different ideals.
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It doesn't matter what language you speak at home, or on your first day at school - if you live in Glasgow, Glasgow is your home. Farage and co think multilingualism is somehow a bad thing. I know, firsthand, that it's a strength.
December 3, 2025 at 6:11 PM
It doesn't matter what language you speak at home, or on your first day at school - if you live in Glasgow, Glasgow is your home. Farage and co think multilingualism is somehow a bad thing. I know, firsthand, that it's a strength.
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‘The cruelty, brutality and ugliness was having a profound emotional effect on me. It was making me unhappy, making me see humanity as something disgusting’
Here’s the story of why I left Twitter, and why the world is a happier and more beautiful place without it
In @heraldscotland.bsky.social
Here’s the story of why I left Twitter, and why the world is a happier and more beautiful place without it
In @heraldscotland.bsky.social
'I quit Twitter because the hate made my stomach heave'
Writer at Large Neil Mackay says that the hate and violence on Elon Musk’s X site was having a profoundly negative effect on him. Now he’s quit,…
www.heraldscotland.com
December 2, 2025 at 11:27 AM
‘The cruelty, brutality and ugliness was having a profound emotional effect on me. It was making me unhappy, making me see humanity as something disgusting’
Here’s the story of why I left Twitter, and why the world is a happier and more beautiful place without it
In @heraldscotland.bsky.social
Here’s the story of why I left Twitter, and why the world is a happier and more beautiful place without it
In @heraldscotland.bsky.social
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Had labour come into power last year and immediately overturned the limit then I would have believed they care They didn't and they even suspended members who tried to get rid of the draconian policy
Don't be fooled and never forget what they really are
Don't be fooled and never forget what they really are
December 2, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Had labour come into power last year and immediately overturned the limit then I would have believed they care They didn't and they even suspended members who tried to get rid of the draconian policy
Don't be fooled and never forget what they really are
Don't be fooled and never forget what they really are
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Scotland is a nation, and like every nation, we have the right to decide our own future.
With independence, we can lower energy bills, we can protect our NHS in a written constitution, and gain our own seat at the EU table.
Real hope, in your hands.
www.yes.scot/signup/
With independence, we can lower energy bills, we can protect our NHS in a written constitution, and gain our own seat at the EU table.
Real hope, in your hands.
www.yes.scot/signup/
Pledge your support - Yes
Join over half a million people by pledging your support for Scottish independence. Scotland’s future is in your hands.
www.yes.scot
November 28, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Scotland is a nation, and like every nation, we have the right to decide our own future.
With independence, we can lower energy bills, we can protect our NHS in a written constitution, and gain our own seat at the EU table.
Real hope, in your hands.
www.yes.scot/signup/
With independence, we can lower energy bills, we can protect our NHS in a written constitution, and gain our own seat at the EU table.
Real hope, in your hands.
www.yes.scot/signup/
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Scotland raises ~£91bn annually and remains a top destination for foreign investment. Onshore GDP grew 1.1% last year, and it was the UK's top FDI location outside London.
The OBR forecasts show the UK economic model is weak - but Scotland’s economy remains strong.
The OBR forecasts show the UK economic model is weak - but Scotland’s economy remains strong.
November 26, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Scotland raises ~£91bn annually and remains a top destination for foreign investment. Onshore GDP grew 1.1% last year, and it was the UK's top FDI location outside London.
The OBR forecasts show the UK economic model is weak - but Scotland’s economy remains strong.
The OBR forecasts show the UK economic model is weak - but Scotland’s economy remains strong.
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Did you know that Scotland has 1 district nurse per 1595 people, whilst England has only 1 district nurse per *7700*?
November 26, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Did you know that Scotland has 1 district nurse per 1595 people, whilst England has only 1 district nurse per *7700*?
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Just vile. The Labour party is dead.
Not everyone is unhappy about the Government's descent into anti-refugee politics
November 16, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Just vile. The Labour party is dead.
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Scotland has 3 322 district nurses and England has shockingly only 4 000 for more than TEN TIMES the population talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2025/11/13/s...
Scotland has 3 322 district nurses and England has shockingly only 4 000 for more than TEN TIMES the population
UK Government plans to move more NHS England care into the community and out of hospitals won’t be achievable with far fewer district nurses than in Scotland By stewartb Another contrast in favour …
talkingupscotlandtwo.com
November 13, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Scotland has 3 322 district nurses and England has shockingly only 4 000 for more than TEN TIMES the population talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2025/11/13/s...
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worth a listen. Lesley Riddoch and Pete Wishart against Andrew Bowie and Michael Shanks. The BBC won’t be making that mistake again. 👇
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/a...
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/a...
November 10, 2025 at 6:53 PM
worth a listen. Lesley Riddoch and Pete Wishart against Andrew Bowie and Michael Shanks. The BBC won’t be making that mistake again. 👇
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/a...
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/a...
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“The drug deaths trend in Scotland has been downward for these last five years, from 1,339 in 2020 to 1,017. A 24.2% fall, by a quarter in only 5 years after more than 20 years of increasing, is very significant and suggests a successful strategy by government.”
FIVE years of success in turning Scotland’s drug deaths trend around, the reasons for that and the reasons it’s not even better than that talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2025/11/10/f...
FIVE years of success in turning Scotland’s drug deaths trend around, the reasons for that and the reasons it’s not even better than that
Professor John Robertson OBA This is simply untrue. The drug deaths trend in Scotland has been downward for these last five years, from 1 339 in 2020 to 1 017. A 24.2% fall, by a quarter in only 5 …
talkingupscotlandtwo.com
November 10, 2025 at 10:30 AM
“The drug deaths trend in Scotland has been downward for these last five years, from 1,339 in 2020 to 1,017. A 24.2% fall, by a quarter in only 5 years after more than 20 years of increasing, is very significant and suggests a successful strategy by government.”
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I hope to see Scotland a free democratic socialist republic. I realise that in our pop. of 5 mill there will be many other opinions and thats fine, we can debate and compromise once we are independent. Independence is the key. Let’s put aside differences and ensure that 2026 is the turning point.
November 10, 2025 at 9:15 AM
I hope to see Scotland a free democratic socialist republic. I realise that in our pop. of 5 mill there will be many other opinions and thats fine, we can debate and compromise once we are independent. Independence is the key. Let’s put aside differences and ensure that 2026 is the turning point.