Cassandra 🏴🇪🇺🌐
@troybairn.bsky.social
"They wanted Singapore on the Thames. They got Argentina on the Channel."
Mark Carney on Brexit
A Scot who retains EU citizenship.
Voted Yes 🏴 and Remain 🇪🇺.
Ice hockey. Road cycling. Philosophy. Nature conservation. Rewilding. Comics. Union rep.
Mark Carney on Brexit
A Scot who retains EU citizenship.
Voted Yes 🏴 and Remain 🇪🇺.
Ice hockey. Road cycling. Philosophy. Nature conservation. Rewilding. Comics. Union rep.
Pinned
England voted leave, England got leave.
Wales voted leave, Wales got leave.
N Ireland voted remain, N Ireland got special deal.
Gibraltar voted remain, Gibraltar got special deal.
Scotland voted remain, Scotland got shafted.
Wales voted leave, Wales got leave.
N Ireland voted remain, N Ireland got special deal.
Gibraltar voted remain, Gibraltar got special deal.
Scotland voted remain, Scotland got shafted.
”Scotland’s water reserves are estimated at 5,500,000 liters per person, compared to England’s 134,000 litres per person… Scotland is often cited as having around 90% of the UK’s freshwater resources, largely due to its extensive loch system and higher rainfall… ”
#YouYesYet ? 🏴🇪🇺
#YouYesYet ? 🏴🇪🇺
UK water scientists do not look next door at a country with 5.5 million litres of drinkable water per person, 40 times that where they are in London and nearly 4 000 times that globally talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2025/11/29/u...
UK water scientists do not look next door at a country with 5.5 million litres of drinkable water per person, 40 times that where they are in London and nearly 4 000 times that globally
Professor John Robertson OBA The Guardian today has the above and: Vast swathes of Europe’s water reserves are drying up, a new analysis using two decades of satellite data reveals, with …
talkingupscotlandtwo.com
November 30, 2025 at 7:29 AM
”Scotland’s water reserves are estimated at 5,500,000 liters per person, compared to England’s 134,000 litres per person… Scotland is often cited as having around 90% of the UK’s freshwater resources, largely due to its extensive loch system and higher rainfall… ”
#YouYesYet ? 🏴🇪🇺
#YouYesYet ? 🏴🇪🇺
”The far right has spent years cultivating a narrative of English identity under threat, by migrants, Muslims, the ‘woke left’, or anyone who doesn’t conform to their narrow image of belonging.”
November 30, 2025 at 7:20 AM
”The far right has spent years cultivating a narrative of English identity under threat, by migrants, Muslims, the ‘woke left’, or anyone who doesn’t conform to their narrow image of belonging.”
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Crime in Scotland falls 37% from 2007 to barely half the level in England and Wales talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2025/11/29/c...
Crime in Scotland falls 37% from 2007 to barely half the level in England and Wales
Number of victims of homicide in Scotland, 2015-16 to 2024-25 Professor John Robertson OBA From Safer Communities and Justice Statistics Monthly Data Report: November 2025 published on 27 November …
talkingupscotlandtwo.com
November 30, 2025 at 5:05 AM
Crime in Scotland falls 37% from 2007 to barely half the level in England and Wales talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2025/11/29/c...
”God help England if she had no Scots to think for her.”
George Bernard Shaw, in ’The Apple Cart’ (1928), Act II
George Bernard Shaw, in ’The Apple Cart’ (1928), Act II
“It is never difficult to distinguish between a Scotsman with a grievance and a ray of sunshine.” P.G. Wodehouse, in Blandings Castle and Elsewhere (1935).
November 30, 2025 at 7:06 AM
”God help England if she had no Scots to think for her.”
George Bernard Shaw, in ’The Apple Cart’ (1928), Act II
George Bernard Shaw, in ’The Apple Cart’ (1928), Act II
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Through his life and extraordinary talent, the immigrant and refugee child Tomáš Sträussler who became known to us all as Tom Stoppard made British theatre and this country a better place to be.
You might even argue that he helped redefine Englishness through his astonishing legacy of work.
You might even argue that he helped redefine Englishness through his astonishing legacy of work.
November 29, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Through his life and extraordinary talent, the immigrant and refugee child Tomáš Sträussler who became known to us all as Tom Stoppard made British theatre and this country a better place to be.
You might even argue that he helped redefine Englishness through his astonishing legacy of work.
You might even argue that he helped redefine Englishness through his astonishing legacy of work.
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Every day we wake up in this Country and the London Mob have made another decision for us, spent more of our billions and told us to get back in oor box!
There must be more than 53% of us sick of it 😒
There must be more than 53% of us sick of it 😒
a man sitting at a desk with the words " what a mess " on the bottom
ALT: a man sitting at a desk with the words " what a mess " on the bottom
media.tenor.com
November 29, 2025 at 7:33 AM
Every day we wake up in this Country and the London Mob have made another decision for us, spent more of our billions and told us to get back in oor box!
There must be more than 53% of us sick of it 😒
There must be more than 53% of us sick of it 😒
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“Scotland accounts for more than 60% of the UK’s fishing capacity – yet this UK Labour Government thinks it is acceptable to give us just 7.78% of the funding. It is completely unjustifiable and an insult to the sector in Scotland."
#Fishing
#Economy
#Scotland🏴
#Fishing
#Economy
#Scotland🏴
Scottish Parliament overwhelmingly supports Scottish fishing
The UK Government’s decision to allocate Scotland only £28mn of the £360mn Fishing and Coastal Growth Fund is condemned in the Scottish Parliament
bylines.scot
November 29, 2025 at 9:20 AM
“Scotland accounts for more than 60% of the UK’s fishing capacity – yet this UK Labour Government thinks it is acceptable to give us just 7.78% of the funding. It is completely unjustifiable and an insult to the sector in Scotland."
#Fishing
#Economy
#Scotland🏴
#Fishing
#Economy
#Scotland🏴
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To paraphrase Tony Benn....
1. What Power Have You Got
2. Where Did You Get It From
3. In Whose Interests Do You Exercise It
4. To Whom Are You Accountable
5. How Can We Get Rid Of You
If you can't leave the "voluntary union", you don't live in a democratic system!
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
1. What Power Have You Got
2. Where Did You Get It From
3. In Whose Interests Do You Exercise It
4. To Whom Are You Accountable
5. How Can We Get Rid Of You
If you can't leave the "voluntary union", you don't live in a democratic system!
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
No independence referendum if SNP wins majority, Reeves says - BBC News
The chancellor has refused to support a second vote if the SNP wins a majority of seats in May.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 29, 2025 at 12:44 PM
To paraphrase Tony Benn....
1. What Power Have You Got
2. Where Did You Get It From
3. In Whose Interests Do You Exercise It
4. To Whom Are You Accountable
5. How Can We Get Rid Of You
If you can't leave the "voluntary union", you don't live in a democratic system!
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
1. What Power Have You Got
2. Where Did You Get It From
3. In Whose Interests Do You Exercise It
4. To Whom Are You Accountable
5. How Can We Get Rid Of You
If you can't leave the "voluntary union", you don't live in a democratic system!
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Reported as ‘the UK’ but all data & examples refer to England. Once again the unionist label of ‘UK’ when they mean England.
“At least 8,000 illegal waste sites in UK, research suggests” via The Guardian. Faulty journalism.
“At least 8,000 illegal waste sites in UK, research suggests” via The Guardian. Faulty journalism.
November 29, 2025 at 7:53 AM
Reported as ‘the UK’ but all data & examples refer to England. Once again the unionist label of ‘UK’ when they mean England.
“At least 8,000 illegal waste sites in UK, research suggests” via The Guardian. Faulty journalism.
“At least 8,000 illegal waste sites in UK, research suggests” via The Guardian. Faulty journalism.
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Happy St Andrew's Day! 💙
November 30, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Happy St Andrew's Day! 💙
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Let’s defeat the politics of hate and despair with the politics of hope.
Honoured to march with the STUC through Glasgow against racism, and for a fair and diverse country that we must remain.
Honoured to march with the STUC through Glasgow against racism, and for a fair and diverse country that we must remain.
November 29, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Let’s defeat the politics of hate and despair with the politics of hope.
Honoured to march with the STUC through Glasgow against racism, and for a fair and diverse country that we must remain.
Honoured to march with the STUC through Glasgow against racism, and for a fair and diverse country that we must remain.
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Two things stand out about this picture:
1. a political leader embracing rather than demonising asylum seekers;
2. the beautiful clothes the Afghan girls are wearing, and which they are free to show in public.
1. a political leader embracing rather than demonising asylum seekers;
2. the beautiful clothes the Afghan girls are wearing, and which they are free to show in public.
It’s not where we come from that counts, it’s about where we’re going.
Great to meet Afghan Scots children at Maryhill Burgh Halls and hear a lovely rendition of Robert Burns.
Great to meet Afghan Scots children at Maryhill Burgh Halls and hear a lovely rendition of Robert Burns.
November 29, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Two things stand out about this picture:
1. a political leader embracing rather than demonising asylum seekers;
2. the beautiful clothes the Afghan girls are wearing, and which they are free to show in public.
1. a political leader embracing rather than demonising asylum seekers;
2. the beautiful clothes the Afghan girls are wearing, and which they are free to show in public.
Nothing has changed in 430 years.
A 1595 German university note describes Scots as:
“gelehrt, sehr streitbar in Disputationen” — learned, very quarrelsome in debates
“gelehrt, sehr streitbar in Disputationen” — learned, very quarrelsome in debates
November 30, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Nothing has changed in 430 years.
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This should be shared!
November 29, 2025 at 5:06 PM
This should be shared!
Labour have lost more than a quarter of their voters to the Greens.
Voting intention - Labour GE2024 voters:
Labour 42%
Greens* 28%
LD* 11%
Refash 10%
Conservatives 5%
SNP* 1%
Plaid Cymru* 1%
others 2%
Loss to pro-EU* = 41%
Loss to far right = 15%
(Find Out Now; 26 November)
Voting intention - Labour GE2024 voters:
Labour 42%
Greens* 28%
LD* 11%
Refash 10%
Conservatives 5%
SNP* 1%
Plaid Cymru* 1%
others 2%
Loss to pro-EU* = 41%
Loss to far right = 15%
(Find Out Now; 26 November)
November 29, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Labour have lost more than a quarter of their voters to the Greens.
Voting intention - Labour GE2024 voters:
Labour 42%
Greens* 28%
LD* 11%
Refash 10%
Conservatives 5%
SNP* 1%
Plaid Cymru* 1%
others 2%
Loss to pro-EU* = 41%
Loss to far right = 15%
(Find Out Now; 26 November)
Voting intention - Labour GE2024 voters:
Labour 42%
Greens* 28%
LD* 11%
Refash 10%
Conservatives 5%
SNP* 1%
Plaid Cymru* 1%
others 2%
Loss to pro-EU* = 41%
Loss to far right = 15%
(Find Out Now; 26 November)
The UK is in a ”special relationship” with a terrorist state.
November 29, 2025 at 7:24 AM
The UK is in a ”special relationship” with a terrorist state.
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Hotel Caledonia.
You can’t check out any time and you can never leave.
You can’t check out any time and you can never leave.
November 28, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Hotel Caledonia.
You can’t check out any time and you can never leave.
You can’t check out any time and you can never leave.
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As I was saying...
She's nuked per popularity with members
She's nuked per popularity with members
November 22, 2025 at 10:49 PM
As I was saying...
She's nuked per popularity with members
She's nuked per popularity with members
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The national HPV immunisation programme in Scotland was introduced in 2008 by @nicolasturgeon.bsky.social @snp.org .
A major study published in 2024 found that among women in Scotland who were fully vaccinated with HPV at age 12-13, no cases of cervical cancer have been detected.
Amazing 🏴🇦🇺
A major study published in 2024 found that among women in Scotland who were fully vaccinated with HPV at age 12-13, no cases of cervical cancer have been detected.
Amazing 🏴🇦🇺
November 28, 2025 at 10:28 PM
The national HPV immunisation programme in Scotland was introduced in 2008 by @nicolasturgeon.bsky.social @snp.org .
A major study published in 2024 found that among women in Scotland who were fully vaccinated with HPV at age 12-13, no cases of cervical cancer have been detected.
Amazing 🏴🇦🇺
A major study published in 2024 found that among women in Scotland who were fully vaccinated with HPV at age 12-13, no cases of cervical cancer have been detected.
Amazing 🏴🇦🇺