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A free Scotland,🏴💙🇪🇺🇮🇪🏴🇺🇦 making its own decisions, no Westminster, SNHS, FB EU. Scotland Rugby.
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· Nov 24
Congratulations 🎊 Scotland🏴!!
A bloody marvellous, delicious win against Australia 🇦🇺 and a 9th fixture win for 2024 (for context Engerland lost to Australia & won 4 fixtures, how sad to bad, never mind...)
A bloody marvellous, delicious win against Australia 🇦🇺 and a 9th fixture win for 2024 (for context Engerland lost to Australia & won 4 fixtures, how sad to bad, never mind...)
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One interesting piece of data I mentioned on the @holyroodsources.bsky.social podcast today is that the SNP is more likely to be trusted to stand up for Scotland's interests than Labour *among 2024 Labour voters*, by 30% to 23%.
December 10, 2025 at 3:23 PM
One interesting piece of data I mentioned on the @holyroodsources.bsky.social podcast today is that the SNP is more likely to be trusted to stand up for Scotland's interests than Labour *among 2024 Labour voters*, by 30% to 23%.
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Scots who provide care for more than one disabled person could receive in excess of £500 more in support thanks to a new benefit payment coming in next year
New payment to recognise 'important contribution' of Scotland’s carers
www.thenational.scot
December 10, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Scots who provide care for more than one disabled person could receive in excess of £500 more in support thanks to a new benefit payment coming in next year
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Five prison hunger strikers affiliated to Palestine Action have been taken to hospital as pressure grows on the Government to acknowledge the potentially deadly protest
Five Palestine Action hunger strikers hospitalised as protest nears 40 day mark
www.thenational.scot
December 10, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Five prison hunger strikers affiliated to Palestine Action have been taken to hospital as pressure grows on the Government to acknowledge the potentially deadly protest
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13 Labour MPs voted in favour of the bill, which was tabled by the Lib Dems.
Nigel Farage did not vote.
Nigel Farage did not vote.
December 10, 2025 at 12:52 PM
13 Labour MPs voted in favour of the bill, which was tabled by the Lib Dems.
Nigel Farage did not vote.
Nigel Farage did not vote.
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Both are abhorrent, but Russia has done a much better job covering up the crimes in the occupied territories of Ukraine than Israel has done in Gaza. There are over 50,000 people missing from Mariupol alone
December 10, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Both are abhorrent, but Russia has done a much better job covering up the crimes in the occupied territories of Ukraine than Israel has done in Gaza. There are over 50,000 people missing from Mariupol alone
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The BBC et al must be sooooo disappointed at this They'll be raking around now to find something, anything, to make up for it !
Storm Brann fails to breach even one of Scotland’s flood defences after 18 years of SNP Government but 8 500 fail in England talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2025/12/10/9...
Storm Brann fails to breach even one of Scotland’s flood defences after 18 years of SNP Government but 8 500 fail in England
Professor John Robertson OBA Yesterday, Sepa forecast widespread and intensive flood risk across the most populous parts of Scotland. Today BBC England had Thousands of flood defences meant to prot…
talkingupscotlandtwo.com
December 10, 2025 at 4:52 PM
The BBC et al must be sooooo disappointed at this They'll be raking around now to find something, anything, to make up for it !
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Shanks "Id have no problem with nuclear power stations being built near housing estates"
Another reason why we need independence and Rutherlen, This is what your toxic MP wants to build Nuclear Power near your home 👇
Another reason why we need independence and Rutherlen, This is what your toxic MP wants to build Nuclear Power near your home 👇
December 10, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Shanks "Id have no problem with nuclear power stations being built near housing estates"
Another reason why we need independence and Rutherlen, This is what your toxic MP wants to build Nuclear Power near your home 👇
Another reason why we need independence and Rutherlen, This is what your toxic MP wants to build Nuclear Power near your home 👇
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i Dont know about you
but i am sick of this 💩
and it's only going to get worse 👇
but i am sick of this 💩
and it's only going to get worse 👇
December 9, 2025 at 5:04 PM
i Dont know about you
but i am sick of this 💩
and it's only going to get worse 👇
but i am sick of this 💩
and it's only going to get worse 👇
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BREAKING: The judge in Ghislaine Maxwell’s case has granted the DOJ’s motion to unseal grand jury materials.
I break down the order & explain why this judge is holding the DOJ’s feet to the fire when it comes to protecting the victims & survivors of Epstein & Maxwell.
youtu.be/EQAZtyN9ixM?...
I break down the order & explain why this judge is holding the DOJ’s feet to the fire when it comes to protecting the victims & survivors of Epstein & Maxwell.
youtu.be/EQAZtyN9ixM?...
Judge SLAMS Trump DOJ Over EPSTEIN SCANDAL COVER-UP
YouTube video by Katie Phang
youtu.be
December 9, 2025 at 11:26 PM
BREAKING: The judge in Ghislaine Maxwell’s case has granted the DOJ’s motion to unseal grand jury materials.
I break down the order & explain why this judge is holding the DOJ’s feet to the fire when it comes to protecting the victims & survivors of Epstein & Maxwell.
youtu.be/EQAZtyN9ixM?...
I break down the order & explain why this judge is holding the DOJ’s feet to the fire when it comes to protecting the victims & survivors of Epstein & Maxwell.
youtu.be/EQAZtyN9ixM?...
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Britain is so short of dentists that an MP's 87-year-old mother attempted to pull her own teeth out with pliers.
Lack of planning, education and training
Obstacles put in the way of foreign educated/trained dentists, improves private profits.
archive.ph/6VqEq
Lack of planning, education and training
Obstacles put in the way of foreign educated/trained dentists, improves private profits.
archive.ph/6VqEq
Why Britain doesn’t have enough dentists
Plenty of trained foreigners want to work, but slots for the qualification exam seem as hard to get as Glastonbury tickets
www.ft.com
December 10, 2025 at 7:55 AM
Britain is so short of dentists that an MP's 87-year-old mother attempted to pull her own teeth out with pliers.
Lack of planning, education and training
Obstacles put in the way of foreign educated/trained dentists, improves private profits.
archive.ph/6VqEq
Lack of planning, education and training
Obstacles put in the way of foreign educated/trained dentists, improves private profits.
archive.ph/6VqEq
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All Scottish Labour MP,s tonight voted AGAINST a UK/EU customs union.
But we’re still defeated..
By 1 vote
The deputy hoc speaker swung it
But we’re still defeated..
By 1 vote
The deputy hoc speaker swung it
December 9, 2025 at 11:05 PM
All Scottish Labour MP,s tonight voted AGAINST a UK/EU customs union.
But we’re still defeated..
By 1 vote
The deputy hoc speaker swung it
But we’re still defeated..
By 1 vote
The deputy hoc speaker swung it
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However Starmer tries to spin it, prohibition of torture and inhuman and degrading treatment is an absolute right. You can't say "but not in these circumstances".
And he claims Labour under his leadership is progressive!
www.theguardian.com/law/2025/dec...
And he claims Labour under his leadership is progressive!
www.theguardian.com/law/2025/dec...
Starmer urges Europe’s leaders to curb ECHR to halt rise of far right
Exclusive: PM calls for members of European convention on human rights to allow tougher action to protect borders
www.theguardian.com
December 10, 2025 at 7:34 AM
However Starmer tries to spin it, prohibition of torture and inhuman and degrading treatment is an absolute right. You can't say "but not in these circumstances".
And he claims Labour under his leadership is progressive!
www.theguardian.com/law/2025/dec...
And he claims Labour under his leadership is progressive!
www.theguardian.com/law/2025/dec...
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For every halfwit who tries to tell you England's schools did better in Pisa tests this demolishes the argument, no prisoners taken:
talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2023/12/06/p...
talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2023/12/06/p...
Pisa – 33% of Scotland’s schools took part but only 4.7% of England’s schools were confident enough to do so – Scotland did far better
I’m grateful to AR and Haggis Hunter for alerting me to this. The England PISA sample consisted of 201 eligible schools having at least one pupil in this age range. In England, 3,852 pupils f…
talkingupscotlandtwo.com
December 9, 2025 at 10:58 PM
For every halfwit who tries to tell you England's schools did better in Pisa tests this demolishes the argument, no prisoners taken:
talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2023/12/06/p...
talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2023/12/06/p...
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If we were ALREADY Independent and you suggested:
"Here's an idea, let's let England take all our VAT payments and Scotch Whisky Duty and pay us some of it back?"
People would think you had lost your mind!
"Here's an idea, let's let England take all our VAT payments and Scotch Whisky Duty and pay us some of it back?"
People would think you had lost your mind!
December 8, 2025 at 12:35 PM
If we were ALREADY Independent and you suggested:
"Here's an idea, let's let England take all our VAT payments and Scotch Whisky Duty and pay us some of it back?"
People would think you had lost your mind!
"Here's an idea, let's let England take all our VAT payments and Scotch Whisky Duty and pay us some of it back?"
People would think you had lost your mind!
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Something I did not know until today … Australia has no nuclear power. In fact illegal at both state and federal to do so, made illegal in 1998.
So why does Scotland have to host new nuclear power stations for England?
We have the energy but not the power.
#VoteForScotland
So why does Scotland have to host new nuclear power stations for England?
We have the energy but not the power.
#VoteForScotland
December 8, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Something I did not know until today … Australia has no nuclear power. In fact illegal at both state and federal to do so, made illegal in 1998.
So why does Scotland have to host new nuclear power stations for England?
We have the energy but not the power.
#VoteForScotland
So why does Scotland have to host new nuclear power stations for England?
We have the energy but not the power.
#VoteForScotland
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EXCLUSIVE: The BBC and other mainstream media have been slammed for not covering a group of prisoners going on hunger strike calling for the de-proscription of Palestine Action
BBC slammed for not covering Palestine prisoners on hunger strike
www.thenational.scot
December 8, 2025 at 8:29 PM
EXCLUSIVE: The BBC and other mainstream media have been slammed for not covering a group of prisoners going on hunger strike calling for the de-proscription of Palestine Action
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This is a very important thread
Decision in the Sandie Peggie case.
She was not directly or indirectly discriminated against, her claim of victimisation fails entirely, her claim of harassment fails largely and her claim against Beth Upton fails entirely. www.judiciary.uk/judgments/sa...
She was not directly or indirectly discriminated against, her claim of victimisation fails entirely, her claim of harassment fails largely and her claim against Beth Upton fails entirely. www.judiciary.uk/judgments/sa...
Sandie Peggie -v- Fife Health Board and another (judgment and summary) - Courts and Tribunals Judiciary
Case number: 4104864/2024 Employment Tribunal, Scotland 8 December 2025 Before: Employment Judge A KempTribunal Member L BrownTribunal Member C Russell Between: Mrs Sandie Peggie -v- Fife Health Board...
www.judiciary.uk
December 8, 2025 at 3:46 PM
This is a very important thread
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My line of columns for The Herald will come to an end on Boxing Day, so I've little concern about bodying this now...
This is not accurate. Peggie lost most of her claims against NHS Fife, and only partially won her harassment claim on process grounds.
This is not accurate. Peggie lost most of her claims against NHS Fife, and only partially won her harassment claim on process grounds.
December 8, 2025 at 6:03 PM
My line of columns for The Herald will come to an end on Boxing Day, so I've little concern about bodying this now...
This is not accurate. Peggie lost most of her claims against NHS Fife, and only partially won her harassment claim on process grounds.
This is not accurate. Peggie lost most of her claims against NHS Fife, and only partially won her harassment claim on process grounds.
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"After her hearing ended, three-year-old Lucy cuddled her teddy bear as she walked back from the lawyer’s table and took a seat.
Moments later, the next child was called up to face the judge..."
coppercourier.com/2025/12/05/c...
Moments later, the next child was called up to face the judge..."
coppercourier.com/2025/12/05/c...
December 8, 2025 at 7:00 PM
"After her hearing ended, three-year-old Lucy cuddled her teddy bear as she walked back from the lawyer’s table and took a seat.
Moments later, the next child was called up to face the judge..."
coppercourier.com/2025/12/05/c...
Moments later, the next child was called up to face the judge..."
coppercourier.com/2025/12/05/c...
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‘Scottish’ Daily Express front page claim on grooming gangs loophole applies ONLY in England where things are less strict talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2025/12/08/s...
‘Scottish’ Daily Express front page claim on grooming gangs loophole applies ONLY in England where things are less strict
John Robertson OBA The ‘Scottish’ Daily Express front page claim that ‘unregistered emergency carers are able to operate on a short-term basis with no regulatory oversight due to …
talkingupscotlandtwo.com
December 9, 2025 at 12:04 AM
‘Scottish’ Daily Express front page claim on grooming gangs loophole applies ONLY in England where things are less strict talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2025/12/08/s...