Mrs C
@dreamersanon.bsky.social
Scottish secondary English and Literacy teacher. Avid reader. Interested in nature, climate change and social justice. 🏴
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🚨 PFI was scrapped for a reason. Yet tomorrow's budget may confirm the revival of private partnerships in the NHS.
The evidence is damning:
💷 Cost taxpayers billions
🏥Hospitals too small with dangerous flaws
⚠️Public left with risk
Here's more on why PFI failed👇
bit.ly/Why-PFI-Aban...
The evidence is damning:
💷 Cost taxpayers billions
🏥Hospitals too small with dangerous flaws
⚠️Public left with risk
Here's more on why PFI failed👇
bit.ly/Why-PFI-Aban...
November 25, 2025 at 5:53 PM
🚨 PFI was scrapped for a reason. Yet tomorrow's budget may confirm the revival of private partnerships in the NHS.
The evidence is damning:
💷 Cost taxpayers billions
🏥Hospitals too small with dangerous flaws
⚠️Public left with risk
Here's more on why PFI failed👇
bit.ly/Why-PFI-Aban...
The evidence is damning:
💷 Cost taxpayers billions
🏥Hospitals too small with dangerous flaws
⚠️Public left with risk
Here's more on why PFI failed👇
bit.ly/Why-PFI-Aban...
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I’m a past winner of the Orwell Prize & won partly because I exposed Vote Leave’s unlawful activities.
Michael Gove was its co-convener & refused to answer a single q. He’s now a judge of the prize & our world is truly one that Orwell would recognise
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/25/m...
Michael Gove was its co-convener & refused to answer a single q. He’s now a judge of the prize & our world is truly one that Orwell would recognise
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/25/m...
Michael Gove Made Orwell Prize Judge Despite Record of Attacking Journalists and Dodging Scrutiny
Critics say "Orwell would have enjoyed the irony" of the former Conservative minister's appointment
bylinetimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 5:53 PM
I’m a past winner of the Orwell Prize & won partly because I exposed Vote Leave’s unlawful activities.
Michael Gove was its co-convener & refused to answer a single q. He’s now a judge of the prize & our world is truly one that Orwell would recognise
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/25/m...
Michael Gove was its co-convener & refused to answer a single q. He’s now a judge of the prize & our world is truly one that Orwell would recognise
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/25/m...
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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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2020: David Lammy, "Criminal trials without juries are a bad idea"
2025: The Times, "Jury trials to be scrapped except for alleged rapists and killers"
2025: The Times, "Jury trials to be scrapped except for alleged rapists and killers"
November 25, 2025 at 4:27 PM
2020: David Lammy, "Criminal trials without juries are a bad idea"
2025: The Times, "Jury trials to be scrapped except for alleged rapists and killers"
2025: The Times, "Jury trials to be scrapped except for alleged rapists and killers"
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I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
November 25, 2025 at 9:26 AM
I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
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The House of Lords is the largest, most expensive, unelected Legislative Government Body in the world.
Like the Royal Family it shouldn't exist in the 21st Century.
Like the Royal Family it shouldn't exist in the 21st Century.
November 25, 2025 at 3:12 PM
The House of Lords is the largest, most expensive, unelected Legislative Government Body in the world.
Like the Royal Family it shouldn't exist in the 21st Century.
Like the Royal Family it shouldn't exist in the 21st Century.
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Paul Weller has confirmed he has removed his music from streaming services in Israel as part of a movement to boycott a 'vile, brutal and apartheid system'
Paul Weller pulls music from streaming platforms in Israel
www.thenational.scot
November 25, 2025 at 10:48 AM
Paul Weller has confirmed he has removed his music from streaming services in Israel as part of a movement to boycott a 'vile, brutal and apartheid system'
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'Scottish salmon' has won protected status across the European Union
'Scottish salmon' handed protected status in European Union
www.thenational.scot
November 25, 2025 at 2:26 PM
'Scottish salmon' has won protected status across the European Union
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It should have been as clear as day some time ago that Europe should stop catering to the US and instead learn to stand firmly on it’s own feet. Ukraine deserves most respect for having continuously resisted the Russian occupier despite all this.
Trump’s ‘peace’ ultimatum leaves Europe and Ukraine with just one choice
Trump’s America is falling into autocracy and advocates for Russian victory in Ukraine – it’s time the West saw this and dealt with it. Sam Kiley, world affairs editor, explains how
www.independent.co.uk
November 25, 2025 at 7:29 AM
It should have been as clear as day some time ago that Europe should stop catering to the US and instead learn to stand firmly on it’s own feet. Ukraine deserves most respect for having continuously resisted the Russian occupier despite all this.
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🗣📹📼 Watch the recordings of Prof. Steve's Dalrymple Lectures!
Either click FOLLOW THIS LINK here:
www.gla.ac.uk/schools/huma...
Or, this link should take you to the recordings of both lectures:
echo360.org.uk/section/e305...
Either click FOLLOW THIS LINK here:
www.gla.ac.uk/schools/huma...
Or, this link should take you to the recordings of both lectures:
echo360.org.uk/section/e305...
November 25, 2025 at 12:41 PM
🗣📹📼 Watch the recordings of Prof. Steve's Dalrymple Lectures!
Either click FOLLOW THIS LINK here:
www.gla.ac.uk/schools/huma...
Or, this link should take you to the recordings of both lectures:
echo360.org.uk/section/e305...
Either click FOLLOW THIS LINK here:
www.gla.ac.uk/schools/huma...
Or, this link should take you to the recordings of both lectures:
echo360.org.uk/section/e305...
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We’re proposing a social tariff that could save some households up to £700 a year.
Good read here from @emmaroddicksnp.bsky.social 👇
www.thenational.scot/politics/256...
Good read here from @emmaroddicksnp.bsky.social 👇
www.thenational.scot/politics/256...
Emma Roddick: Why we need a social tariff on energy bills
When I was little, I found a sudden chill in the weather exciting
www.thenational.scot
November 25, 2025 at 1:00 PM
We’re proposing a social tariff that could save some households up to £700 a year.
Good read here from @emmaroddicksnp.bsky.social 👇
www.thenational.scot/politics/256...
Good read here from @emmaroddicksnp.bsky.social 👇
www.thenational.scot/politics/256...
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Moving forwards, Scotland and England have ENTIRELY different needs. They are totally different Countries.
Scottish Independence is essential.
There's not an argument any more.
Scottish Independence is essential.
There's not an argument any more.
November 24, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Moving forwards, Scotland and England have ENTIRELY different needs. They are totally different Countries.
Scottish Independence is essential.
There's not an argument any more.
Scottish Independence is essential.
There's not an argument any more.
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What Keir Starmer is saying is he ''will not allow'' Scotland to have an avenue to self determination.
Take that in (will not allow) Scotland her democratic & international rights.
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Take that in (will not allow) Scotland her democratic & international rights.
x.com/J4m35c4mpb3l...
x.com
November 25, 2025 at 12:43 PM
What Keir Starmer is saying is he ''will not allow'' Scotland to have an avenue to self determination.
Take that in (will not allow) Scotland her democratic & international rights.
x.com/J4m35c4mpb3l...
Take that in (will not allow) Scotland her democratic & international rights.
x.com/J4m35c4mpb3l...
I really hope so - the alternative is unthinkable.
SNP leader John Swinney: ‘Scotland and England are going in completely different directons’
Scotland’s nationalist first minister visits Dublin on Tuesday and Wednesday to talk economics, culture and space rockets
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November 25, 2025 at 10:42 AM
I really hope so - the alternative is unthinkable.
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This petition calling for a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy already has over 30,000 signatures. Let’s get it to 100,000 this week.
Please sign and share 🙏
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Please sign and share 🙏
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Petition: Call a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy
We are concerned about reported efforts from Russia to influence democracy in the US, UK, Europe and elsewhere. We believe we must establish the depth and breadth of possible Russian influence campaig...
petition.parliament.uk
November 25, 2025 at 7:32 AM
This petition calling for a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy already has over 30,000 signatures. Let’s get it to 100,000 this week.
Please sign and share 🙏
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Please sign and share 🙏
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
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Among a great many other things here it's extraordinary that the Scottish MSM haven't picked up on the Scottish connection to the Nathan Gill prosecution | Capitulation and Quiet Piggy bellacaledonia.org.uk/2025/11/24/c...
Capitulation and Quiet Piggy
As the COP ends in another abject failure the wider geopolitical world seems to also falter into complete madness. A ‘peace plan’ emerged last week that was at first purported to be an …
bellacaledonia.org.uk
November 24, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Among a great many other things here it's extraordinary that the Scottish MSM haven't picked up on the Scottish connection to the Nathan Gill prosecution | Capitulation and Quiet Piggy bellacaledonia.org.uk/2025/11/24/c...
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Reading Scotland with Margaret Bennet
Why Scotland Celebrates St Andrew's Day
2 Dec, online – free
Dr Margaret Bennet talks about the relevance of celebrating St Andrew’s Day today & dives into the origins of this national holiday
www.scotland.uni-mainz.de/reading-scot...
Why Scotland Celebrates St Andrew's Day
2 Dec, online – free
Dr Margaret Bennet talks about the relevance of celebrating St Andrew’s Day today & dives into the origins of this national holiday
www.scotland.uni-mainz.de/reading-scot...
November 24, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Reading Scotland with Margaret Bennet
Why Scotland Celebrates St Andrew's Day
2 Dec, online – free
Dr Margaret Bennet talks about the relevance of celebrating St Andrew’s Day today & dives into the origins of this national holiday
www.scotland.uni-mainz.de/reading-scot...
Why Scotland Celebrates St Andrew's Day
2 Dec, online – free
Dr Margaret Bennet talks about the relevance of celebrating St Andrew’s Day today & dives into the origins of this national holiday
www.scotland.uni-mainz.de/reading-scot...
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🚨A Labour peer has been suspended from the House of Lords after a 'cash-for-access' scandal
www.thenational.scot/news/2...
www.thenational.scot/news/2...
November 24, 2025 at 1:14 PM
🚨A Labour peer has been suspended from the House of Lords after a 'cash-for-access' scandal
www.thenational.scot/news/2...
www.thenational.scot/news/2...
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F*cking hell
A "political lobbyist (& former Jan 6th rioter from Project 2025 ecosystem . . appears to be working actively with Farage to bring this Project 2025-style ideology to Britain
A "political lobbyist (& former Jan 6th rioter from Project 2025 ecosystem . . appears to be working actively with Farage to bring this Project 2025-style ideology to Britain
🔴Nigel Farage’s ‘Project 2029’: The Pro-Trump Lobbyist Pushing His Agenda Into the UK
A Trump-aligned anti-abortion lobbyist who hosted Nigel Farage’s meeting with a 6 January rioter in Florida has been funding and advising him while pushing Project 2025’s hard-right agenda into Britain
A Trump-aligned anti-abortion lobbyist who hosted Nigel Farage’s meeting with a 6 January rioter in Florida has been funding and advising him while pushing Project 2025’s hard-right agenda into Britain
Nigel Farage's 'Project 2029': The Pro-Trump Lobbyist Pushing His Agenda Into the UK
A Trump-aligned anti-abortion lobbyist who hosted Nigel Farage's meeting with a 6 January rioter in Florida has been funding and advising the Reform leader while pushing Project 2025’s hard-right agen...
bylinetimes.com
November 24, 2025 at 11:57 AM
F*cking hell
A "political lobbyist (& former Jan 6th rioter from Project 2025 ecosystem . . appears to be working actively with Farage to bring this Project 2025-style ideology to Britain
A "political lobbyist (& former Jan 6th rioter from Project 2025 ecosystem . . appears to be working actively with Farage to bring this Project 2025-style ideology to Britain
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For your baby the whole world is a puzzle waiting to be solved. 🧩
Check out this clever little one as she combines background knowledge and trial and error in an effort to put on a pair of socks.
🧵 Thread…
Check out this clever little one as she combines background knowledge and trial and error in an effort to put on a pair of socks.
🧵 Thread…
November 24, 2025 at 12:40 PM
For your baby the whole world is a puzzle waiting to be solved. 🧩
Check out this clever little one as she combines background knowledge and trial and error in an effort to put on a pair of socks.
🧵 Thread…
Check out this clever little one as she combines background knowledge and trial and error in an effort to put on a pair of socks.
🧵 Thread…
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Meta halted internal research that purportedly showed (young) people who stopped using Facebook became less depressed and anxious, according to an unredacted legal filing released on Friday. www.cnbc.com/2025/11/23/m...
Meta halted internal research suggesting social media harm, court filing alleges
Meta is alleged to have halted internal research suggesting social media harm, according to court documents.
www.cnbc.com
November 24, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Meta halted internal research that purportedly showed (young) people who stopped using Facebook became less depressed and anxious, according to an unredacted legal filing released on Friday. www.cnbc.com/2025/11/23/m...
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An MSP has demanded the Ministry of Defence (MoD) come clean with the public about radioactive pollution on the Clyde after it emerged officials attempted a 'cover up'
MoD accused of 'cover up' by MSP after legal threats over nuclear pollution emerged
www.thenational.scot
November 24, 2025 at 8:22 AM
An MSP has demanded the Ministry of Defence (MoD) come clean with the public about radioactive pollution on the Clyde after it emerged officials attempted a 'cover up'
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Today is the 4th anniversary of the worst ever tragedy in the Channel.
At least 27 men, women & children drowned in the freezing water, & 4 more have never been found.
Since then, neither we nor the French have done a thing to offer people in this situation with real solutions.
At least 27 men, women & children drowned in the freezing water, & 4 more have never been found.
Since then, neither we nor the French have done a thing to offer people in this situation with real solutions.
November 24, 2025 at 9:04 AM
Today is the 4th anniversary of the worst ever tragedy in the Channel.
At least 27 men, women & children drowned in the freezing water, & 4 more have never been found.
Since then, neither we nor the French have done a thing to offer people in this situation with real solutions.
At least 27 men, women & children drowned in the freezing water, & 4 more have never been found.
Since then, neither we nor the French have done a thing to offer people in this situation with real solutions.
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History in a nutshell 😳🤨🤨
November 24, 2025 at 8:10 AM
History in a nutshell 😳🤨🤨