Brian Liddy
@brian-liddy.bsky.social
Erstwhile museum fella.
Currently wreaking havoc with @BroadcastScot.bsky.social.
If you seek a reliable source of Scottish and international news, ye canny beat Broadcasting Scotland. 🏴
Currently wreaking havoc with @BroadcastScot.bsky.social.
If you seek a reliable source of Scottish and international news, ye canny beat Broadcasting Scotland. 🏴
Would that include the Mi ustry if Defence for their nuclear spills into Scottish waters?
@BritishSoldier.bsky.social
@BritishSoldier.bsky.social
Major polluters could be fined up to £100,000 in new plans set to be debated in Holyrood
Major polluters could be fined up to £100k under new plans
www.thenational.scot
December 2, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Would that include the Mi ustry if Defence for their nuclear spills into Scottish waters?
@BritishSoldier.bsky.social
@BritishSoldier.bsky.social
Would that include the MoD for the nuclear spills on the Clyde?
Major polluters could be fined up to £100,000 in new plans set to be debated in Holyrood
Major polluters could be fined up to £100k under new plans
www.thenational.scot
December 2, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Would that include the MoD for the nuclear spills on the Clyde?
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”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 ? 🏴🇪🇺
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“Over the past 15 years we have helped return almost 13,000 privately owned homes to use and last year we saw 2,066 homes brought back in a single year, the highest in a year to date.”
www.gov.scot/news/finding...
www.gov.scot/news/finding...
December 2, 2025 at 11:46 AM
“Over the past 15 years we have helped return almost 13,000 privately owned homes to use and last year we saw 2,066 homes brought back in a single year, the highest in a year to date.”
www.gov.scot/news/finding...
www.gov.scot/news/finding...
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There may be a vacancy in the newsroom of BBC Scotland for reporting this success story. 😂
It's actually worth pointing out that it is NOT the @snp.org that get this money, It's the Scottish government who gets it & it is revenue generated for the people of Scotland.
#AreYouYesYet #WhyNotScotland
It's actually worth pointing out that it is NOT the @snp.org that get this money, It's the Scottish government who gets it & it is revenue generated for the people of Scotland.
#AreYouYesYet #WhyNotScotland
November 28, 2025 at 5:48 PM
There may be a vacancy in the newsroom of BBC Scotland for reporting this success story. 😂
It's actually worth pointing out that it is NOT the @snp.org that get this money, It's the Scottish government who gets it & it is revenue generated for the people of Scotland.
#AreYouYesYet #WhyNotScotland
It's actually worth pointing out that it is NOT the @snp.org that get this money, It's the Scottish government who gets it & it is revenue generated for the people of Scotland.
#AreYouYesYet #WhyNotScotland
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Anas Sarwar is dogged, rightly in my view, by the impression that he toddles along after whatever has been decided in Westminster and Whitehall, and that his UK party leaders are normally unconcerned about his thoughts on any topic, writes Andrew Tickell ✍️
November 30, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Anas Sarwar is dogged, rightly in my view, by the impression that he toddles along after whatever has been decided in Westminster and Whitehall, and that his UK party leaders are normally unconcerned about his thoughts on any topic, writes Andrew Tickell ✍️
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We will just leave this here.
November 30, 2025 at 3:13 PM
We will just leave this here.
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From today, Gaelic and Scots are recognised as official languages.
A significant moment on St Andrew’s Day. 🏴
www.bbc.com/news/article...
A significant moment on St Andrew’s Day. 🏴
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Gaelic and Scots now recognised as official languages
The milestone is one of a number of new measures taking effect on St Andrew's Day from the Scottish Languages Act.
www.bbc.com
November 30, 2025 at 2:34 PM
From today, Gaelic and Scots are recognised as official languages.
A significant moment on St Andrew’s Day. 🏴
www.bbc.com/news/article...
A significant moment on St Andrew’s Day. 🏴
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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On this St. Andrews Day, it is heartbreaking for us to announce that we are unable to bring you a #FullScottish this week. We are in the process of moving out of our Glasgow studio, but we still need to secure our new studio premises, but we will tell you more about that soon.
November 30, 2025 at 9:53 AM
On this St. Andrews Day, it is heartbreaking for us to announce that we are unable to bring you a #FullScottish this week. We are in the process of moving out of our Glasgow studio, but we still need to secure our new studio premises, but we will tell you more about that soon.
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🏴 Happy St Andrew's Day 🏴
November 30, 2025 at 9:30 AM
🏴 Happy St Andrew's Day 🏴
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📣 Let's make independence impossible to ignore in Edinburgh on 28th March 2026!
🏴 Follow this event page for updates: www.believeinscotland.org/march_and_ra...
🏴 Follow this event page for updates: www.believeinscotland.org/march_and_ra...
September 30, 2025 at 11:30 AM
📣 Let's make independence impossible to ignore in Edinburgh on 28th March 2026!
🏴 Follow this event page for updates: www.believeinscotland.org/march_and_ra...
🏴 Follow this event page for updates: www.believeinscotland.org/march_and_ra...
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I do wish the Scottish Government and the SNP would use this platform and leave the binfire known as x
I’ve just watched the FM give a St Andrews day speech that I found moving, highlighting the kind of country where I want to live.
The comments are horrendous. 🤮
I’ve just watched the FM give a St Andrews day speech that I found moving, highlighting the kind of country where I want to live.
The comments are horrendous. 🤮
November 30, 2025 at 8:44 AM
I do wish the Scottish Government and the SNP would use this platform and leave the binfire known as x
I’ve just watched the FM give a St Andrews day speech that I found moving, highlighting the kind of country where I want to live.
The comments are horrendous. 🤮
I’ve just watched the FM give a St Andrews day speech that I found moving, highlighting the kind of country where I want to live.
The comments are horrendous. 🤮
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Mairi Gougeon MSP has submitted a motion condemning the UK Government’s decision to award a paltry 7.78% of the "Fishing and Coastal Growth Fund" to Scotland.
Scotland accounts for more than 60% of the UK’s fishing capacity.
Scotland accounts for more than 60% of the UK’s fishing capacity.
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 30, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Mairi Gougeon MSP has submitted a motion condemning the UK Government’s decision to award a paltry 7.78% of the "Fishing and Coastal Growth Fund" to Scotland.
Scotland accounts for more than 60% of the UK’s fishing capacity.
Scotland accounts for more than 60% of the UK’s fishing capacity.
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David Davis said there wouldn't be a single downside to Brexit.
Yorkshire Bylines recorded >2,000 of them from 2021-4.
Yorkshire Bylines recorded >2,000 of them from 2021-4.
The Davis Downside Dossier
David Davis famously said there would be no downsides to Brexit only considerable upsides - so we started recording them.
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
November 30, 2025 at 10:26 AM
David Davis said there wouldn't be a single downside to Brexit.
Yorkshire Bylines recorded >2,000 of them from 2021-4.
Yorkshire Bylines recorded >2,000 of them from 2021-4.
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Left: Chancellor Rachel Reeves says she doesn't want children to suffer because of the two child benefit cap, that's why she cancelled it
Right: Last year Chancellor Rachel Reeves kept the two child benefit cap, and Labour suspended 7 MPs who voted to scrap it
Right: Last year Chancellor Rachel Reeves kept the two child benefit cap, and Labour suspended 7 MPs who voted to scrap it
November 30, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Left: Chancellor Rachel Reeves says she doesn't want children to suffer because of the two child benefit cap, that's why she cancelled it
Right: Last year Chancellor Rachel Reeves kept the two child benefit cap, and Labour suspended 7 MPs who voted to scrap it
Right: Last year Chancellor Rachel Reeves kept the two child benefit cap, and Labour suspended 7 MPs who voted to scrap it
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The University of Edinburgh has quietly paid more than £750,000 to a controversial consulting firm, fuelling suspicion it is helping bosses shape budget cuts that could see hundreds of jobs go, The Ferret has revealed
‘Nousferatu’: Notorious consultants paid £750k by Scottish university amid huge cuts
www.thenational.scot
November 30, 2025 at 12:21 PM
The University of Edinburgh has quietly paid more than £750,000 to a controversial consulting firm, fuelling suspicion it is helping bosses shape budget cuts that could see hundreds of jobs go, The Ferret has revealed
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Benjamin Netanyahu asks Israel’s president for pardon in corruption case
Benjamin Netanyahu asks Israel’s president for pardon in corruption case
Request submitted weeks after Donald Trump called on Isaac Herzog to pardon Israeli prime minister
Benjamin Netanyahu has asked Israel’s president for a pardon for bribery and fraud charges and an end to a five-year corruption trial, arguing that it would be in the “public interest”.
Isaac Herzog’s office acknowledged receipt of the 111-page submission from the prime minister’s lawyer, and said it had been passed on to the pardons department in the ministry of justice. The president’s legal adviser would also formulate an opinion before Herzog made a decision, it added. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 30, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Benjamin Netanyahu asks Israel’s president for pardon in corruption case
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Depressingly well-made point.
November 28, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Depressingly well-made point.
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Even a casual observer of Scotch Whisky can't fail to notice UK Government Duty of: Three Quarters.
Eh?
If it was another Product, the Government would be accused of unrealistic, manipulative, scamming.
It's been like this, for 202 YEARS.
Wake up Scots, Scottish Independence is now ESSENTIAL!
Eh?
If it was another Product, the Government would be accused of unrealistic, manipulative, scamming.
It's been like this, for 202 YEARS.
Wake up Scots, Scottish Independence is now ESSENTIAL!
UK Government trying to run Scotch whisky 'into the ground', says distillery owner
THE UK Government is trying to “run the whisky industry into the ground” with continuous hikes on duty, an Islay distillery owner has said.
www.thenational.scot
November 29, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Even a casual observer of Scotch Whisky can't fail to notice UK Government Duty of: Three Quarters.
Eh?
If it was another Product, the Government would be accused of unrealistic, manipulative, scamming.
It's been like this, for 202 YEARS.
Wake up Scots, Scottish Independence is now ESSENTIAL!
Eh?
If it was another Product, the Government would be accused of unrealistic, manipulative, scamming.
It's been like this, for 202 YEARS.
Wake up Scots, Scottish Independence is now ESSENTIAL!
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The Omnishambles Party
Zarah Sultana boycotts first day of Your Party conference over 'witch hunt' expulsions
Zarah Sultana boycotts first day of Your Party conference over 'witch hunt' expulsions
Zarah Sultana has boycotted day one of the Your Party Conference over the expulsion of members of left-wing groups.
news.sky.com
November 29, 2025 at 3:26 PM
The Omnishambles Party