Dawn Robertson
@hayloftbooks.bsky.social
Scottish European, 🏴 #RejoinEU, #HopeNotHate, #Irishreunion, #SaorAlba, #ToujoursEuropéen
Publisher/journalist rural life, history, walking
Banff Int. Mountain Literature + 8 Lake District Book of Year awards
www.hayloft.eu
Publisher/journalist rural life, history, walking
Banff Int. Mountain Literature + 8 Lake District Book of Year awards
www.hayloft.eu
Reposted by Dawn Robertson
All those people, including current government, who falsely claim migrants are to blame for failings with the NHS, along with infrastructure in general, are in for one hell of a shock with how much worse things will get with Labour's anti-immigration policies.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Overseas-trained doctors leaving the UK in record numbers
Medical bodies warn that hostility towards migrants is behind a 26% rise in departures last year that imperils NHS
www.theguardian.com
November 21, 2025 at 7:43 AM
All those people, including current government, who falsely claim migrants are to blame for failings with the NHS, along with infrastructure in general, are in for one hell of a shock with how much worse things will get with Labour's anti-immigration policies.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
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I expect it to get lost in the coverage of the Covid enquiry but the narrative was all about protecting business. ALL of it.
In the end the inept management damaged business more than effective handling of the pandemic would have donbe.
Tories should be prosecuted for profiteering and manslaughter
In the end the inept management damaged business more than effective handling of the pandemic would have donbe.
Tories should be prosecuted for profiteering and manslaughter
November 21, 2025 at 7:06 AM
I expect it to get lost in the coverage of the Covid enquiry but the narrative was all about protecting business. ALL of it.
In the end the inept management damaged business more than effective handling of the pandemic would have donbe.
Tories should be prosecuted for profiteering and manslaughter
In the end the inept management damaged business more than effective handling of the pandemic would have donbe.
Tories should be prosecuted for profiteering and manslaughter
Reposted by Dawn Robertson
You got a sink 🫢 Ours was a hole in the wall.
November 20, 2025 at 9:24 PM
You got a sink 🫢 Ours was a hole in the wall.
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I would rather share a country with someone who walked across rivers and deserts to be here, than those who wouldn’t walk across the street to help their neighbor.
November 20, 2025 at 6:56 PM
I would rather share a country with someone who walked across rivers and deserts to be here, than those who wouldn’t walk across the street to help their neighbor.
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Aye exactly, Maureen. Spread the blame, rather than pin the culprit, who put his head under a pillow.
#JailJohnson
#JailJohnson
November 20, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Aye exactly, Maureen. Spread the blame, rather than pin the culprit, who put his head under a pillow.
#JailJohnson
#JailJohnson
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COVID 19
#NicolaSturgeon did not involve whole cabinet. Small group decision making.
THIS IS EXACTLY RIGHT FOR SWIFT DECISION MAKING.
Right people involved in Health and Execution of decisions.
Lock down refused by #JailJohnson He is the absent killer of people for economy. "Herd immunity"
#NicolaSturgeon did not involve whole cabinet. Small group decision making.
THIS IS EXACTLY RIGHT FOR SWIFT DECISION MAKING.
Right people involved in Health and Execution of decisions.
Lock down refused by #JailJohnson He is the absent killer of people for economy. "Herd immunity"
November 20, 2025 at 6:46 PM
COVID 19
#NicolaSturgeon did not involve whole cabinet. Small group decision making.
THIS IS EXACTLY RIGHT FOR SWIFT DECISION MAKING.
Right people involved in Health and Execution of decisions.
Lock down refused by #JailJohnson He is the absent killer of people for economy. "Herd immunity"
#NicolaSturgeon did not involve whole cabinet. Small group decision making.
THIS IS EXACTLY RIGHT FOR SWIFT DECISION MAKING.
Right people involved in Health and Execution of decisions.
Lock down refused by #JailJohnson He is the absent killer of people for economy. "Herd immunity"
Reposted by Dawn Robertson
When Italy was being decimated by COVID, instead of taking that as a valuable early warning, Johnson just appeared on TV gloating about British exceptionalism. Criminal negligence.
November 20, 2025 at 5:21 PM
When Italy was being decimated by COVID, instead of taking that as a valuable early warning, Johnson just appeared on TV gloating about British exceptionalism. Criminal negligence.
Reposted by Dawn Robertson
This is what happens when you put a preening, lazy, populist, dilettante in charge of a country.
Johnson was completely out of his depth and more concerned with his pathetic perceived popularity than leading this country through the greatest crisis since 1939.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cm...
Johnson was completely out of his depth and more concerned with his pathetic perceived popularity than leading this country through the greatest crisis since 1939.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cm...
November 20, 2025 at 4:29 PM
This is what happens when you put a preening, lazy, populist, dilettante in charge of a country.
Johnson was completely out of his depth and more concerned with his pathetic perceived popularity than leading this country through the greatest crisis since 1939.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cm...
Johnson was completely out of his depth and more concerned with his pathetic perceived popularity than leading this country through the greatest crisis since 1939.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cm...
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Spain is one that welcomes immigration, and the economy is booming as a a result. But Labour doesn’t want the economy to grow, does it? 🤔
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/f...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/f...
How Spain’s radically different approach to migration helped its economy soar
As immigration has increased, GDP has surged and unemployment has fallen to lowest level since 2008
www.theguardian.com
November 20, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Spain is one that welcomes immigration, and the economy is booming as a a result. But Labour doesn’t want the economy to grow, does it? 🤔
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/f...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/f...
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Having Johnson & Cummings in Downing Street when Covid struck was, just like Brexit, an entirely avoidable disaster caused largely by utterly appalling journalism. And now exactly the same clowns, arses & bigots with bylines are rolling out the red carpet for Farage.
www.thetimes.com/article/1b15...
www.thetimes.com/article/1b15...
Covid inquiry live: ‘Inexcusable’ delays under Johnson led to 23,000 deaths
Lockdowns may have been avoided if Boris Johnson’s government had acted faster, damning report finds
www.thetimes.com
November 20, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Having Johnson & Cummings in Downing Street when Covid struck was, just like Brexit, an entirely avoidable disaster caused largely by utterly appalling journalism. And now exactly the same clowns, arses & bigots with bylines are rolling out the red carpet for Farage.
www.thetimes.com/article/1b15...
www.thetimes.com/article/1b15...
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UK Covid inquiry:
Chairwoman of the inquiry, former judge Baroness Hallett, said the UK's response could be summarised as "too little, too late"
Lockdown could have been avoided - but action came too late
'Chaotic' government with key figures criticised including Dominic Cummings & Boris Johnson
Chairwoman of the inquiry, former judge Baroness Hallett, said the UK's response could be summarised as "too little, too late"
Lockdown could have been avoided - but action came too late
'Chaotic' government with key figures criticised including Dominic Cummings & Boris Johnson
November 20, 2025 at 5:26 PM
UK Covid inquiry:
Chairwoman of the inquiry, former judge Baroness Hallett, said the UK's response could be summarised as "too little, too late"
Lockdown could have been avoided - but action came too late
'Chaotic' government with key figures criticised including Dominic Cummings & Boris Johnson
Chairwoman of the inquiry, former judge Baroness Hallett, said the UK's response could be summarised as "too little, too late"
Lockdown could have been avoided - but action came too late
'Chaotic' government with key figures criticised including Dominic Cummings & Boris Johnson
Kitchen sink when we first moved to a semi-derelict house in Morvan region of France:
November 20, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Kitchen sink when we first moved to a semi-derelict house in Morvan region of France:
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Chef's kiss for the Labour clowns if they end up destroying the NHS as well as their own party with their ruinous jackbooted approach to immigration. That's a very special level of failure.
Starmer is rapidly nearing the top of the list of worst prime ministers.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Starmer is rapidly nearing the top of the list of worst prime ministers.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
November 20, 2025 at 6:55 AM
Chef's kiss for the Labour clowns if they end up destroying the NHS as well as their own party with their ruinous jackbooted approach to immigration. That's a very special level of failure.
Starmer is rapidly nearing the top of the list of worst prime ministers.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Starmer is rapidly nearing the top of the list of worst prime ministers.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
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UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Wednesday called for renewed global support for the Palestinian people and their right to self-determination, saying Palestinian suffering has reached “unprecedented levels” over the past two years.
Read: www.middleeastmonitor.com/20251120-un-...
Read: www.middleeastmonitor.com/20251120-un-...
November 20, 2025 at 3:58 PM
UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Wednesday called for renewed global support for the Palestinian people and their right to self-determination, saying Palestinian suffering has reached “unprecedented levels” over the past two years.
Read: www.middleeastmonitor.com/20251120-un-...
Read: www.middleeastmonitor.com/20251120-un-...
Reposted by Dawn Robertson
BREAKING: UK Government chaos and a failure to take Covid-19 seriously cost 23,000 lives.
Former prime minister Boris Johnson presided over a “toxic” culture in Number 10 and regularly changed his mind, a public inquiry has concluded
Former prime minister Boris Johnson presided over a “toxic” culture in Number 10 and regularly changed his mind, a public inquiry has concluded
November 20, 2025 at 4:09 PM
BREAKING: UK Government chaos and a failure to take Covid-19 seriously cost 23,000 lives.
Former prime minister Boris Johnson presided over a “toxic” culture in Number 10 and regularly changed his mind, a public inquiry has concluded
Former prime minister Boris Johnson presided over a “toxic” culture in Number 10 and regularly changed his mind, a public inquiry has concluded
Reposted by Dawn Robertson
If that wasn't depressing enough, here's a separate story about the "toxic" and really very macho environment in Boris Johnson's Downing Street at the time.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Dominic Cummings ‘poisoned the atmosphere’ of Boris Johnson’s No 10, Covid inquiry finds
Report from inquiry’s second module also says Johnson as PM ‘at times actively encouraged’ chaotic culture
www.theguardian.com
November 20, 2025 at 4:24 PM
If that wasn't depressing enough, here's a separate story about the "toxic" and really very macho environment in Boris Johnson's Downing Street at the time.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
In my opinion incompetence becomes criminality when people get hurt or die.
November 20, 2025 at 4:29 PM
In my opinion incompetence becomes criminality when people get hurt or die.
Reposted by Dawn Robertson
I wonder why the #Labour govt are on #X, the social media site where many #fascists, #racists & #FarRight morons reside?
I just can't think why! 🙄
I just can't think why! 🙄
Calling on the Irish government and state agencies to immediately close their X accounts. Continued use of a fascist agitator's social media site is both incompatible with democratic values and immoral.
November 20, 2025 at 3:41 PM
It was a stupendous goal
Very good work from Scottish Ballet here (from their Facebook account)
November 20, 2025 at 4:28 PM
It was a stupendous goal
Reposted by Dawn Robertson
Brilliant article from @theguardian.com
‘Too little, too late’: damning report condemns UK’s Covid response. Report on handling of pandemic contains stinging criticism of ‘toxic and chaotic’ culture inside Boris Johnson’s No 10
‘Too little, too late’: damning report condemns UK’s Covid response. Report on handling of pandemic contains stinging criticism of ‘toxic and chaotic’ culture inside Boris Johnson’s No 10
November 20, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Brilliant article from @theguardian.com
‘Too little, too late’: damning report condemns UK’s Covid response. Report on handling of pandemic contains stinging criticism of ‘toxic and chaotic’ culture inside Boris Johnson’s No 10
‘Too little, too late’: damning report condemns UK’s Covid response. Report on handling of pandemic contains stinging criticism of ‘toxic and chaotic’ culture inside Boris Johnson’s No 10
Reposted by Dawn Robertson
Labour can find millions to save industry in England 🏴 - or even Belgium. 🇧🇪
But nothing for Grangemouth or Mossmorran in Scotland 🏴 - what are they playing at?
But nothing for Grangemouth or Mossmorran in Scotland 🏴 - what are they playing at?
November 20, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Labour can find millions to save industry in England 🏴 - or even Belgium. 🇧🇪
But nothing for Grangemouth or Mossmorran in Scotland 🏴 - what are they playing at?
But nothing for Grangemouth or Mossmorran in Scotland 🏴 - what are they playing at?
Reposted by Dawn Robertson
#MuseTech25 talk announcement: ‘Life after X: How Twitter’s favourite museum left Twitter’
Joe Vaughan, Marketing Manager at @themerl.bsky.social joins us to talk post-Twitter digital strategy
Learn more and buy tickets at museumscomputergroup.org.uk/events/mcg-m...
Joe Vaughan, Marketing Manager at @themerl.bsky.social joins us to talk post-Twitter digital strategy
Learn more and buy tickets at museumscomputergroup.org.uk/events/mcg-m...
November 20, 2025 at 2:59 PM
#MuseTech25 talk announcement: ‘Life after X: How Twitter’s favourite museum left Twitter’
Joe Vaughan, Marketing Manager at @themerl.bsky.social joins us to talk post-Twitter digital strategy
Learn more and buy tickets at museumscomputergroup.org.uk/events/mcg-m...
Joe Vaughan, Marketing Manager at @themerl.bsky.social joins us to talk post-Twitter digital strategy
Learn more and buy tickets at museumscomputergroup.org.uk/events/mcg-m...
Reposted by Dawn Robertson
EPSTEIN BOMBSHELL: my staff is releasing a new report showing JPMorgan Chase executives – all the way to the top – enabled Epstein's sex trafficking operation. You're going to want to read this.
Wyden Presses for Investigation Into JPMorgan Chase and Epstein
www.nytimes.com
November 20, 2025 at 3:26 PM
EPSTEIN BOMBSHELL: my staff is releasing a new report showing JPMorgan Chase executives – all the way to the top – enabled Epstein's sex trafficking operation. You're going to want to read this.
Reposted by Dawn Robertson
Methinks he doth protest too much
“ #Trump leaned forward, pointed his finger at her and shouted: "Quiet! Quiet, piggy." Jacobs is a senior White House reporter for CBS News”
#BullyBoyTrump
#Nasty
#ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
“ #Trump leaned forward, pointed his finger at her and shouted: "Quiet! Quiet, piggy." Jacobs is a senior White House reporter for CBS News”
#BullyBoyTrump
#Nasty
#ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
Donald Trump loses it and barks two-word insult at female reporter over Epstein
Donald Trump lost his temper when asked about his name turning up so many times in the Epstein files
www.mirror.co.uk
November 18, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Methinks he doth protest too much
“ #Trump leaned forward, pointed his finger at her and shouted: "Quiet! Quiet, piggy." Jacobs is a senior White House reporter for CBS News”
#BullyBoyTrump
#Nasty
#ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
“ #Trump leaned forward, pointed his finger at her and shouted: "Quiet! Quiet, piggy." Jacobs is a senior White House reporter for CBS News”
#BullyBoyTrump
#Nasty
#ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...