Dawn Robertson
@hayloftbooks.bsky.social
Scottish European, 🏴 #RejoinEU, #HopeNotHate, #Irishreunion, #SaorAlba, #ToujoursEuropéen
Publisher/journalist rural life, history, walking
Banff Int. Mountain Literature + 8 Lake District Book of Year awards
www.hayloft.eu
Publisher/journalist rural life, history, walking
Banff Int. Mountain Literature + 8 Lake District Book of Year awards
www.hayloft.eu
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You'll find the same anti Scottish rhetoric on STV, Border and Grampian coming from BBC Scotland-Bad-uk-Good and amplified by MSM.
Scotland is never compared favourably with rUK or England.
Scotland is never compared favourably with rUK or England.
November 28, 2025 at 7:41 PM
You'll find the same anti Scottish rhetoric on STV, Border and Grampian coming from BBC Scotland-Bad-uk-Good and amplified by MSM.
Scotland is never compared favourably with rUK or England.
Scotland is never compared favourably with rUK or England.
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Guaranteed not to be mentioned on BBC Scotland-Bad-uk-Good or in MSM for that matter
talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2025/11/28/n...
talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2025/11/28/n...
News you won’t hear – Scottish Government’s ‘world-leading’ legislation on NHS staffing levels is already working as staffing ratios in Scotland are already significantly better
Professor John Robertson OBA From the Scottish Government yesterday: The Health and Care (Staffing) (Scotland) Act 2019 (“the Act”) is the UK’s first multidisciplinary staffing legislation and Scot…
talkingupscotlandtwo.com
November 28, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Guaranteed not to be mentioned on BBC Scotland-Bad-uk-Good or in MSM for that matter
talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2025/11/28/n...
talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2025/11/28/n...
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I love France too.
November 28, 2025 at 7:06 PM
I love France too.
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Not to put too fine a point on it, but I absolutely despise Starmer and the whole government for how far to the right they have gone on attacking vulnerable people. UK pushing for this shows a complete disregard for the lives of people crossing the channel.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
France to approve new plans to halt small boats crossing the Channel
Keir Starmer has urged the French government to intervene before asylum seekers board vessels heading for the UK
www.theguardian.com
November 28, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Not to put too fine a point on it, but I absolutely despise Starmer and the whole government for how far to the right they have gone on attacking vulnerable people. UK pushing for this shows a complete disregard for the lives of people crossing the channel.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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Dear Oval Office occupant,
A 20 year old National Guardsman is dead.
No one cares how many points you won West Virginia by.
Love,
Everyone in America still capable of critical thinking
A 20 year old National Guardsman is dead.
No one cares how many points you won West Virginia by.
Love,
Everyone in America still capable of critical thinking
November 28, 2025 at 3:41 AM
Dear Oval Office occupant,
A 20 year old National Guardsman is dead.
No one cares how many points you won West Virginia by.
Love,
Everyone in America still capable of critical thinking
A 20 year old National Guardsman is dead.
No one cares how many points you won West Virginia by.
Love,
Everyone in America still capable of critical thinking
Had no idea that Catherine Camus’s home was in village of Lourmarin in Vaucluse, where her father had lived and worked. I was 16 & went to live in Lourmarin to help children of an architect learn English. V shy but met villagers & went to many concerts/events - introduced to many famous people...
November 28, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Had no idea that Catherine Camus’s home was in village of Lourmarin in Vaucluse, where her father had lived and worked. I was 16 & went to live in Lourmarin to help children of an architect learn English. V shy but met villagers & went to many concerts/events - introduced to many famous people...
Gt-grandfather Robert & his son Jim Davidson were stone masons for Westmorland County Council. They never used cement or concrete but lime mortar - for 30 yrs they were responsible for almost every bridge/wall in Lake District. The old ways were eco-friendly - cement is not!
November 28, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Gt-grandfather Robert & his son Jim Davidson were stone masons for Westmorland County Council. They never used cement or concrete but lime mortar - for 30 yrs they were responsible for almost every bridge/wall in Lake District. The old ways were eco-friendly - cement is not!
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The UK state pension, worst in the world.
November 28, 2025 at 1:10 PM
The UK state pension, worst in the world.
Pet hate: messages sent out to thousands supposedly addressed to me in person. Instant delete - I’d rather read an anonymous message to everyone interested in a certain subject.
November 28, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Pet hate: messages sent out to thousands supposedly addressed to me in person. Instant delete - I’d rather read an anonymous message to everyone interested in a certain subject.
Three restaurants in Côte-d'Or have been judged as some of best in world. These include La Ferme de la Ruchotte à Bligny-sur-Ouche. A place like no other with farmer/chef Frédéric Ménager who cooks entirely with produce from his farm & proposes less meat on the plate for health of his customers.
November 28, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Three restaurants in Côte-d'Or have been judged as some of best in world. These include La Ferme de la Ruchotte à Bligny-sur-Ouche. A place like no other with farmer/chef Frédéric Ménager who cooks entirely with produce from his farm & proposes less meat on the plate for health of his customers.
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Read this.
A scrappy indie outlet standing up to Farage’s bullyboy lawyers in a way that should shame better-funded outlets
A scrappy indie outlet standing up to Farage’s bullyboy lawyers in a way that should shame better-funded outlets
”Reform UK's barrister tried to scare us. Our advice to other news sites: don't play the bullies game." Martin Shipton from @nation.cymru on being bullied by Reform's lawyers: www.thenerve.news/p/reform-nat...
Reform UK’s barrister tried to scare us. Our advice to other news sites: don’t play the bully’s game
My news organisation, Nation.Cymru, was threatened with legal action over a story involving Nigel Farage’s party in the Senedd. Instead of hiring our own lawyer, we simply told them to go away, writes...
www.thenerve.news
November 28, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Read this.
A scrappy indie outlet standing up to Farage’s bullyboy lawyers in a way that should shame better-funded outlets
A scrappy indie outlet standing up to Farage’s bullyboy lawyers in a way that should shame better-funded outlets
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Nasty Badenoch. [Cartoonist Jennings on Badenoch’s reaction to the lifting of the two-child benefit cap]
November 28, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Nasty Badenoch. [Cartoonist Jennings on Badenoch’s reaction to the lifting of the two-child benefit cap]
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The European Parliament's Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought is the EU's highest tribute to human rights work. It recognises individuals, groups and organisations that have made an outstanding contribution to protecting freedom of thought. youtube.com/shorts/yDvbr...
Malala, Mandela: How the Parliament honours human rights defenders
YouTube video by European Parliament
youtube.com
November 28, 2025 at 12:13 PM
The European Parliament's Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought is the EU's highest tribute to human rights work. It recognises individuals, groups and organisations that have made an outstanding contribution to protecting freedom of thought. youtube.com/shorts/yDvbr...
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News you won’t hear – Scottish Government’s ‘world-leading’ legislation on NHS staffing levels is already working as staffing ratios in Scotland are already significantly better
talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2025/11/28/n...
talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2025/11/28/n...
News you won’t hear – Scottish Government’s ‘world-leading’ legislation on NHS staffing levels is already working as staffing ratios in Scotland are already significantly better
Professor John Robertson OBA From the Scottish Government yesterday: The Health and Care (Staffing) (Scotland) Act 2019 (“the Act”) is the UK’s first multidisciplinary staffing legislation and Scot…
talkingupscotlandtwo.com
November 28, 2025 at 12:06 PM
News you won’t hear – Scottish Government’s ‘world-leading’ legislation on NHS staffing levels is already working as staffing ratios in Scotland are already significantly better
talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2025/11/28/n...
talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2025/11/28/n...
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Hi I am a needlefelt artist I like to share my work and would appreciate if you shared your thoughts. I’m not looking for sales
December 1, 2024 at 8:10 AM
Hi I am a needlefelt artist I like to share my work and would appreciate if you shared your thoughts. I’m not looking for sales
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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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According to Starmer, the nation of Scotland is to be forced to stay in the UK whether the Scottish people like it or not, & were forced out of the EU whether they liked it or not.
That is not democracy.
#ScottishIndependence #IndyRef2
That is not democracy.
#ScottishIndependence #IndyRef2
Which Scotland has NO say on.
Speak to the dictatorship party’s in wm.
Speak to the dictatorship party’s in wm.
November 27, 2025 at 3:32 PM
According to Starmer, the nation of Scotland is to be forced to stay in the UK whether the Scottish people like it or not, & were forced out of the EU whether they liked it or not.
That is not democracy.
#ScottishIndependence #IndyRef2
That is not democracy.
#ScottishIndependence #IndyRef2
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From January 30, 2026, the municipality of Amersfoort will make traffic safer by lowering the speed limit to 30 kilometers per hour on more streets. An additional 58 kilometers of 30 km/h roads will b...
Source: Municipality of Amersfoort
Source: Municipality of Amersfoort
Amersfoort Prepares for More Streets with 30 Kilometers per Hour Speed Limit
From January 30, 2026, the municipality of Amersfoort will make traffic safer by lowering the speed limit to 30 kilometers per hour on more streets. An additional 58 kilometers of 30 km/h roads will be added. In December and January, 900 new traffic signs will be installed. The signs with the new speed are temporarily covered. On the night of January 29 to 30, the stickers will be removed and the new speed limit will officially take effect.
openrijk.nl
November 27, 2025 at 2:18 PM
From January 30, 2026, the municipality of Amersfoort will make traffic safer by lowering the speed limit to 30 kilometers per hour on more streets. An additional 58 kilometers of 30 km/h roads will b...
Source: Municipality of Amersfoort
Source: Municipality of Amersfoort
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I briefly wondered if the Scottish government should introduce an extra tax on properties over £2m.
I went to have a look on ESPC (which lists virtually all property on sale in Scotland).
The most expensive property on sale in Scotland, today, is going for offers over £1.5m.
TAX. THE. RICH.
I went to have a look on ESPC (which lists virtually all property on sale in Scotland).
The most expensive property on sale in Scotland, today, is going for offers over £1.5m.
TAX. THE. RICH.
November 27, 2025 at 2:18 PM
I briefly wondered if the Scottish government should introduce an extra tax on properties over £2m.
I went to have a look on ESPC (which lists virtually all property on sale in Scotland).
The most expensive property on sale in Scotland, today, is going for offers over £1.5m.
TAX. THE. RICH.
I went to have a look on ESPC (which lists virtually all property on sale in Scotland).
The most expensive property on sale in Scotland, today, is going for offers over £1.5m.
TAX. THE. RICH.
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www.change.org/p/end-ex-pm-... End Ex-PM Benefits For Boris Johnson Following Covid Inquiry Verdict
Sign the Petition
End Ex-PM Benefits For Boris Johnson Following Covid Inquiry Verdict
www.change.org
November 27, 2025 at 2:18 PM
www.change.org/p/end-ex-pm-... End Ex-PM Benefits For Boris Johnson Following Covid Inquiry Verdict
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What grounds do US workers have for being thankful? About one in seven is food insecure, prices are rising, and 770,000 people (the highest number ever) were recorded sleeping unhoused on a single night. www.wsws.org/en/articles/...
Thanksgiving 2025 in America: Misery for workers, unprecedented wealth for the elite
The scenes of abundance and social harmony painted by Norman Rockwell in the middle of the 20th century—always an idealized fiction—stand in stark contrast to a society in 2025 at the breaking point. ...
www.wsws.org
November 27, 2025 at 2:06 PM
What grounds do US workers have for being thankful? About one in seven is food insecure, prices are rising, and 770,000 people (the highest number ever) were recorded sleeping unhoused on a single night. www.wsws.org/en/articles/...
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Utilities and transport should never have been privatised, likewise council housing should never have been sold off... We're paying the price for Thatcher's vanity decade's later
🏴🇪🇺🏴 Saor Alba, creidsinn ann an Alba 🏴🇪🇺🏴
🏴🇪🇺🏴 Saor Alba, creidsinn ann an Alba 🏴🇪🇺🏴
November 27, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Utilities and transport should never have been privatised, likewise council housing should never have been sold off... We're paying the price for Thatcher's vanity decade's later
🏴🇪🇺🏴 Saor Alba, creidsinn ann an Alba 🏴🇪🇺🏴
🏴🇪🇺🏴 Saor Alba, creidsinn ann an Alba 🏴🇪🇺🏴
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This is why a con man shouldn’t have been allowed to become President!
This 👇
This 👇
November 27, 2025 at 12:33 PM
This is why a con man shouldn’t have been allowed to become President!
This 👇
This 👇
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Because only criminals in power flip the script like that. Only corrupt leaders decide that the real threat isn’t the wrongdoing itself, but the person brave enough to reveal it.
A healthy government punishes corruption.
A rotten government punishes anyone who points it out.
A healthy government punishes corruption.
A rotten government punishes anyone who points it out.
November 27, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Because only criminals in power flip the script like that. Only corrupt leaders decide that the real threat isn’t the wrongdoing itself, but the person brave enough to reveal it.
A healthy government punishes corruption.
A rotten government punishes anyone who points it out.
A healthy government punishes corruption.
A rotten government punishes anyone who points it out.