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Hugh Brechin @hughrbrechin.bsky.social · 8h

anything else would have been completely out of keeping with the man, in fairness

Record Politics @politics.dailyrecord.co.uk · 11h

SNP's fifteen second tribute to Alex Salmond branded 'completely undignified'

Former Alba general secretary Chris McEleny said the brief tribute at SNP conference was a "lost" opportunity.

www.dailyrecord.co.uk

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Josh Fruhlinger @jfruh.bsky.social · 2d

”im addicted to this Buddhism game” —things someone who is good at buddhism would say???

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Hugh Brechin @hughrbrechin.bsky.social · 2d

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Hugh Brechin @hughrbrechin.bsky.social · 2d

not you, Boris!

The Guardian @theguardian.com · 2d

Boris Johnson breached rules designed to stop abuse of contacts made in public office, watchdog finds

Johnson found to have breached rules after refusing to answer specific questions about allegations published by the Guardian Boris Johnson breached rules designed to stop the abuse of contacts and access made in public office, an ethics watchdog has found. Last month the Guardian published revelations about Johnson’s conduct since leaving office. The Boris Files, a trove of documents from the former prime minister’s private office seen by the Guardian, suggested he repeatedly broke rules forbidding him from exploiting contacts made in office for private gain. Continue reading...

www.theguardian.com

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Allan Faulds @afaulds.bsky.social · 2d

Wikipedia editors move quickly, can't fault them on that

Screenshot of a Wikipedia change history entry stating: Ash Regan has left Alba meaning they no longer have an MSP, given this I have removed the party from the infobox

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Hugh Brechin @hughrbrechin.bsky.social · 2d

independence thermometers at half mast all over the country.

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Hugh Brechin @hughrbrechin.bsky.social · 2d

stop all the clocks. cut off the telephone.

The National @scotnational.bsky.social · 2d

BREAKING: Ash Regan has quit the Alba Party

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Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 2d

I assume Jenrick will be asked to confirm if he has a similar position on burning Bibles in public - it may be offensive but it should not be illegal.

But would he really pretend he would attend the court case to show solidarity & support to a Bible burner too? He surely would not.

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Hugh Brechin @hughrbrechin.bsky.social · 2d

funny if they decide to randomly detonate UK-US relations by giving the peace prize to Starmer for a laugh

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David Klemperer @dmk1793.bsky.social · 3d

I think it's bad that we allow financiers operating out of the gulf states to run massive private propaganda operations designed to undermine British democracy and stir up racial hatred

Ben Fenton @benfenton.bsky.social · 3d

If a news organisation is making -200% margin after five years, it is not a commercial operation and should be assumed to have a different purpose.

Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 3d

The channel lost £33 million to communicate its content to a large audience
www.business-live.co.uk/enterprise/g...

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Ben Fenton @benfenton.bsky.social · 3d

If a news organisation is making -200% margin after five years, it is not a commercial operation and should be assumed to have a different purpose.

Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 3d

The channel lost £33 million to communicate its content to a large audience
www.business-live.co.uk/enterprise/g...

GB News suffers huge loss despite doubling revenue and growing audience

The TV channel, whose well-known presenters include Reform UK leader Nigel Farage, fell to a pre-tax loss of £33.4m in the year to 31 May, 2024

www.business-live.co.uk

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Hugh Brechin @hughrbrechin.bsky.social · 3d

'will also happily nominate him for Best Supporting Actress if that's what it takes'

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Hugh Brechin @hughrbrechin.bsky.social · 3d

a great 'sure, why not', this

EUwatch 🇪🇺 @euwatch.live · 3d

Zelenskyy: If Trump gives us Tomahawks, we’ll lobby for Nobel Peace Prize

Long-range missiles and a ceasefire with Russia is all it would take for a nomination from Kyiv, Ukrainian leader says.

www.politico.eu

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Stephen Bush @stephenkb.bsky.social · 4d

No, it's not. It's all a lie. The blunt truth is across the 1991, 2001, 2011 and 2021 Census *every* ethnic group in the UK has become *less* geographically segregated and *all* groups, majority and minorities, are more likely to interact with people not like them.

Iain Mansfield @igmansfield.bsky.social · 4d

Outstanding piece by Stephen Daisley.

Ethnicity is no barrier to Britishness - it's culture and integration.

That means 'smaller cohorts and aggressive integration policies' - and tackling the institutions that 'have amplified grievance narratives and radical anti-Western ideologies'.

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Colm Murphy @colmpm.bsky.social · 4d

One of my issues with Politico is that its jaunty, gossipy tone jars with the dangerous turn in UK politics.

A "mostly clanger free conference"? A recording of the Shadow Justice Secretary complaining about seeing "no white faces" surfaced and was the talking point in interviews and coverage...

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Stephen Bush @stephenkb.bsky.social · 5d

I'll bite. What is the benefit we gain from politicians being able to 'thoughtfully' say in private 'blacks, British Bangladeshis, British Pakistanis, British Indians, mulattos....all the same, and clearly from the look of them not-integrated?'

Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 5d

Shadow DEFRA SoS, Victoria Atkins MP, bemoans those trying to score points off Jenrick's "private" remarks: "These are conversation we must have thoughtfully away from the clickbait of social media that, sadly, is so often the case."

And here is Victoria Thoughtful-Atkins at a farmers' protest. ~AA

Victoria Atkins with a thoughtfull bullhorn, wearing a non-clickbait union jack jacket.

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Will Jennings 🗳️ @drjennings.bsky.social · 5d

‘Mounting concerns’ 👀

NPR @npr.org · 5d

Attorney General Pam Bondi is set to testify before a Senate panel Tuesday amid mounting concerns that the DOJ under her leadership is being weaponized to go after President Trump's perceived enemies.

Bondi set to give testimony to Congress at first hearing since Comey indictment

Attorney General Pam Bondi is set to testify before a Senate panel Tuesday amid mounting concerns that the DOJ under her leadership is being weaponized to go after President Trump's perceived enemies.

n.pr

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Hugh Brechin @hughrbrechin.bsky.social · 5d

imagining the cleaning lady standing in shock as all seventeen fall one after the other through the door of a cupboard which could surely never have contained them in the first place