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Wullie @wullieforindy.bsky.social · 8h

Really nice places to be, love Pitlochry, you get your dog into the Mill Dam pub as well 😊

Wullie @wullieforindy.bsky.social · 9h

I see Mr Greer is spittin the dummy oot again..
If he’s going to carry on like that he can forget about vote No.2

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Wullie @wullieforindy.bsky.social · 9h

Good for you, anywhere specific ? beach or countryside?

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Wullie @wullieforindy.bsky.social · 9h

Yep, it’s proving to be the case

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John Swinney @johnswinney.bsky.social · 14h

Free tuition.
Free prescriptions.
Scottish Child Payment.
Lowest council tax bills in the UK.
Peak rail fares gone for good.
Child poverty falling.

That is our SNP record and proof that self-government works.

Imagine how much more we could do with the powers of independence.

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Tam @tam1961.bsky.social · 20h

#ScottishIndependence

Plant the seed and let it grow 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

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Talking-up Scotland @talking-upscotland.bsky.social · 3d

Being ignored TV by interviewers today - More than TWICE as many Scots trust the SNP Government in Edinburgh as trust the UK (Con or Lab) Government!
talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2025/10/09/s...

SHOCK – More than TWICE as many Scots trust the SNP Government in Edinburgh as trust the UK (Con or Lab) Government!

in trust in the Scottish Government since the start of devolution, with less than half of respondents saying it acts in the country’s best interests. Professor John Robertson OBA What were th…

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Wullie @wullieforindy.bsky.social · 18h

Keir Starmer stole Jeremy Corbyn’s clothes and now he’s dressing up as Nigel Farage

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Wullie @wullieforindy.bsky.social · 20h

There will definitely be no tears

Talking-up Scotland @talking-upscotland.bsky.social · 2d

talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2025/10/12/t...

There will be no tears if we lose this Loose Woman

Professor John Robertson OBA Let’s hope this is not a cruel joke and that we do see the end of the likes of Gary Robertson, Laura Maxwell, Fiona Stalker and, of course, from her own show, the…

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Talking-up Scotland @talking-upscotland.bsky.social · 1d

talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2025/10/13/i...

In April 2025 Swinney wrote back to the Herald to commit to eradicating child poverty but they chose instead to misrepresent him.

Professor John Robertson OBA On 30 April 2025, the First Minister wrote back, under FOI rules, to say the above and that below: If you read it, you’ll see it represents a strong commitment to…

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Wullie @wullieforindy.bsky.social · 20h

Morning Mel.
Up n at em 😊🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

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Wullie @wullieforindy.bsky.social · 20h

No need for correction, you are right Julie

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Wullie @wullieforindy.bsky.social · 20h

Morning 😊🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

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Wullie @wullieforindy.bsky.social · 21h

Morning all 😊🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

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Catriona @catrio.bsky.social · 1d

www.thenational.scot/news/2553922...

Scottish Government to sponsor care workers in defiance of Labour visa ban

THE Scottish Government will sponsor UK visas for care workers to get around Labour's ban, John Swinney has announced.

www.thenational.scot

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Wullie @wullieforindy.bsky.social · 1d

Love it 🙌🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

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Andrew Sharpe 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿|🇪🇺 @andrew.sharpe.scot · 2d

What you won’t see on the BBC:

Scotland:

Drug Deaths ↓13%
Alcohol Deaths ↓7%
Knife Homicides no increase/decrease
Homelessness Deaths ↓18%

England:

Drug Deaths ↑11%
Alcohol Deaths ↑7%
Knife Homicides in 2023/24 ↑8%
Homelessness Deaths ↑ 16%

(@pjwoodside)

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Wullie @wullieforindy.bsky.social · 1d

Great speech John 🙌🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

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Wullie @wullieforindy.bsky.social · 1d

I saw a dogged determination In John Swinney,s closing address, something I hadn’t seen before.
@thesnpmedia.bsky.social
Well done with that speech 🙌🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

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“Rebellious Scots” 😎🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇪🇺 @markrich68.bsky.social · 1d

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 The First Minister of Scotland is just about to give his Leaders Speech at the SNP Conference:

This is the bbc Propaganda Units’ TV coverage -

bbc1 in Scotland :
“Escape to the Country”

bbc2 in Scotland :
“Great british Menu”

bbc Scotland :
“Amazing Hotels”

It’s called propaganda by omission

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Wullie @wullieforindy.bsky.social · 1d

Afternoon, that would have upset my breakfast opening that post up 🤭

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Wullie @wullieforindy.bsky.social · 1d

WM blocked the Visa route for social care workers in July, which in turn adds to the bed blocking issues in our hospitals, which has a knock on effect on care homes and nursing homes.

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Wullie @wullieforindy.bsky.social · 1d

@thesnpmedia.bsky.social £3 Billion per year towards child poverty and the cost of living crisis

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Wullie @wullieforindy.bsky.social · 1d

@thesnpmedia.bsky.social would win big in 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

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The National @scotnational.bsky.social · 1d

EXCLUSIVE: Plaid Cymru’s deputy leader has said she wants to emulate the 'healthy debate' of the 2014 Scottish independence campaign in Wales as the nation stands on the verge of gaining a nationalist government for the first time

Plaid Cymru want to emulate 'healthy debate' of Scotland's Yes campaign in Wales

www.thenational.scot

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