Dr Ian Cockburn
@icscot.bsky.social
Retired SNP Cllr for Wester Ross, Strathpeffer and Lochalsh.
Historian and Engineer. All views my own.
Highland & Island, SNP NEC member.
Historian and Engineer. All views my own.
Highland & Island, SNP NEC member.
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When did it become OK
for a British PM & Cabinet
to continue selling arms
to a regime which
targets the killing of children
and which is thus by definition
a terrorist state ...
meme via Anthony Corella
for a British PM & Cabinet
to continue selling arms
to a regime which
targets the killing of children
and which is thus by definition
a terrorist state ...
meme via Anthony Corella
January 12, 2026 at 10:51 AM
When did it become OK
for a British PM & Cabinet
to continue selling arms
to a regime which
targets the killing of children
and which is thus by definition
a terrorist state ...
meme via Anthony Corella
for a British PM & Cabinet
to continue selling arms
to a regime which
targets the killing of children
and which is thus by definition
a terrorist state ...
meme via Anthony Corella
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Don't be fooled.
Reform are a clear and present threat to our NHS!
Reform are a clear and present threat to our NHS!
January 13, 2026 at 10:04 AM
Don't be fooled.
Reform are a clear and present threat to our NHS!
Reform are a clear and present threat to our NHS!
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I remember The Northern Highland, before the NC500.
Scotland had no facilities and hopeless food. Lots of places were closed.
Now is much better, Scotland is far superior.
The good old days weren't so good.
Scotland had no facilities and hopeless food. Lots of places were closed.
Now is much better, Scotland is far superior.
The good old days weren't so good.
January 11, 2026 at 12:23 PM
I remember The Northern Highland, before the NC500.
Scotland had no facilities and hopeless food. Lots of places were closed.
Now is much better, Scotland is far superior.
The good old days weren't so good.
Scotland had no facilities and hopeless food. Lots of places were closed.
Now is much better, Scotland is far superior.
The good old days weren't so good.
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Two-thirds of UK voters wrongly think immigration is rising, poll finds.
Net migration to the UK fell by more than two-thirds to a post-pandemic low in the year ending June 2025, but 67% of the people polled thought it had increased
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
Net migration to the UK fell by more than two-thirds to a post-pandemic low in the year ending June 2025, but 67% of the people polled thought it had increased
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
Two-thirds of UK voters wrongly think immigration is rising, poll finds
Exclusive: Voters say they have little confidence that government can control borders despite sharp falls in net migration
www.theguardian.com
January 11, 2026 at 7:29 AM
Two-thirds of UK voters wrongly think immigration is rising, poll finds.
Net migration to the UK fell by more than two-thirds to a post-pandemic low in the year ending June 2025, but 67% of the people polled thought it had increased
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
Net migration to the UK fell by more than two-thirds to a post-pandemic low in the year ending June 2025, but 67% of the people polled thought it had increased
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
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Kate Forbes to sign deal with Paris region to boost economy
SCOTLAND'S Deputy First Minister will sign a partnership agreement with the Greater Paris region in a bid to boost economic growth.
www.thenational.scot/news/2575082...
SCOTLAND'S Deputy First Minister will sign a partnership agreement with the Greater Paris region in a bid to boost economic growth.
www.thenational.scot/news/2575082...
Kate Forbes to sign deal with French region to boost economy
SCOTLAND'S Deputy First Minister will sign a partnership agreement with the Greater Paris region in a bid to boost economic growth ...
www.thenational.scot
January 9, 2026 at 6:49 PM
Kate Forbes to sign deal with Paris region to boost economy
SCOTLAND'S Deputy First Minister will sign a partnership agreement with the Greater Paris region in a bid to boost economic growth.
www.thenational.scot/news/2575082...
SCOTLAND'S Deputy First Minister will sign a partnership agreement with the Greater Paris region in a bid to boost economic growth.
www.thenational.scot/news/2575082...
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Folks, I know there is a lot of shit going on in the USA, but there is a Holyrood election in 4 months from now. Can we reduce the reposting of MAGA stuff and concentrate on getting a massive Indy majority on May 7th. 👍👍
January 8, 2026 at 11:09 AM
Folks, I know there is a lot of shit going on in the USA, but there is a Holyrood election in 4 months from now. Can we reduce the reposting of MAGA stuff and concentrate on getting a massive Indy majority on May 7th. 👍👍
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Live scenes from Pacific Quay as BBC Scotland news editors frantically search for a new story to attack the Scottish Govt following the cancellation of the planned doctors' strike.
a man in a red shirt is running in front of a banner that says movies
Alt: a man in a red shirt overturns a green rubbish bin and rummages through the garbage.
media.tenor.com
January 9, 2026 at 1:52 PM
Live scenes from Pacific Quay as BBC Scotland news editors frantically search for a new story to attack the Scottish Govt following the cancellation of the planned doctors' strike.
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Independence stands for full fiscal autonomy
Fact 🏴👋
#Unabhängigkeit 🏴
#BeScotland 🏴
Fact 🏴👋
#Unabhängigkeit 🏴
#BeScotland 🏴
January 7, 2026 at 10:48 AM
Independence stands for full fiscal autonomy
Fact 🏴👋
#Unabhängigkeit 🏴
#BeScotland 🏴
Fact 🏴👋
#Unabhängigkeit 🏴
#BeScotland 🏴
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Living standards in the UK are flat as a pancake and Westminster governments seem unable and unwilling to address that.
Independence is about having the full powers to tackle the cost of living crisis - and it’s for people in Scotland to decide.
Independence is about having the full powers to tackle the cost of living crisis - and it’s for people in Scotland to decide.
January 7, 2026 at 10:07 AM
Living standards in the UK are flat as a pancake and Westminster governments seem unable and unwilling to address that.
Independence is about having the full powers to tackle the cost of living crisis - and it’s for people in Scotland to decide.
Independence is about having the full powers to tackle the cost of living crisis - and it’s for people in Scotland to decide.
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Nigel Farage confirms that Reform UK will vote *against* the bill to lift the two child cap, keeping hundreds of thousands of children in poverty.
January 7, 2026 at 11:40 AM
Nigel Farage confirms that Reform UK will vote *against* the bill to lift the two child cap, keeping hundreds of thousands of children in poverty.
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BBC News - STV journalists strike over plans to cut news show
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
STV journalists stage strike over plans to cut news show
The dispute is over compulsory redundancies and the end of a separate news service for the north of Scotland.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 7, 2026 at 9:44 AM
BBC News - STV journalists strike over plans to cut news show
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Son of a bitch is a blatant thief.
January 7, 2026 at 12:48 AM
Son of a bitch is a blatant thief.
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If the Palestine Action hunger strikers die - which they could do at any moment, as they are now very close to the end - it will be the government that killed them. Today’s column explains why. Please share, and write urgently to your MP.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Let’s be clear: if the Palestine Action hunger strikers die, the government will bear moral responsibility | George Monbiot
The three remaining hunger strikers have been convicted of nothing. Yet with astonishing cruelty, ministers refuse to listen to their reasonable demands, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
January 7, 2026 at 8:07 AM
If the Palestine Action hunger strikers die - which they could do at any moment, as they are now very close to the end - it will be the government that killed them. Today’s column explains why. Please share, and write urgently to your MP.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Jeez. This is completely insane given the disastrous impact Farage and his championing of Brexit has had on UK farming
www.fwi.co.uk/news/farm-po...
www.fwi.co.uk/news/farm-po...
Farmer support for Reform UK jumps to 40%, FW poll shows - Farmers Weekly
Disenchantment with the Labour government and lasting memories of the previous Conservative administration have played into the hands of Reform UK, with a
www.fwi.co.uk
January 1, 2026 at 1:35 PM
Jeez. This is completely insane given the disastrous impact Farage and his championing of Brexit has had on UK farming
www.fwi.co.uk/news/farm-po...
www.fwi.co.uk/news/farm-po...
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Keir Starmer has acted as though the only UK voting bloc he needs to listen to are Brexit-supporting, anti-immigration, English nationalists, Paul Kavanagh writes ✍️
👉 www.thenational.scot/politi...
👉 www.thenational.scot/politi...
December 31, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Keir Starmer has acted as though the only UK voting bloc he needs to listen to are Brexit-supporting, anti-immigration, English nationalists, Paul Kavanagh writes ✍️
👉 www.thenational.scot/politi...
👉 www.thenational.scot/politi...
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the britnat media 👇
December 31, 2025 at 2:39 PM
the britnat media 👇
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My last blog piece of 2025. The fightback against Anglo-British far right nationalism begins in Scotland with the Holyrood election in May 2026. The lastest opinion poll showing 53% support for independence tells us it's a fight we can win.
weegingerdug.wordpress.com/2025/12/31/m...
weegingerdug.wordpress.com/2025/12/31/m...
Making plans for Nigel in 2026
It’s nice to end what has been at times a trying year with some good news. On a personal level, in 2025 my mum lost her battle with cancer, and my good friend and former neighbour Mary Docher…
weegingerdug.wordpress.com
December 31, 2025 at 2:42 PM
My last blog piece of 2025. The fightback against Anglo-British far right nationalism begins in Scotland with the Holyrood election in May 2026. The lastest opinion poll showing 53% support for independence tells us it's a fight we can win.
weegingerdug.wordpress.com/2025/12/31/m...
weegingerdug.wordpress.com/2025/12/31/m...
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Well done, Scot.Gov 👏
The First Minister has pledged 4 million to keep Alexander Dennis in Larbet open, and people in their jobs, Labour lied for votes and let Grangemouth close and done absolutely nothing to save it or people's jobs despite saying they would
The First Minister has pledged 4 million to keep Alexander Dennis in Larbet open, and people in their jobs, Labour lied for votes and let Grangemouth close and done absolutely nothing to save it or people's jobs despite saying they would
September 15, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Well done, Scot.Gov 👏
The First Minister has pledged 4 million to keep Alexander Dennis in Larbet open, and people in their jobs, Labour lied for votes and let Grangemouth close and done absolutely nothing to save it or people's jobs despite saying they would
The First Minister has pledged 4 million to keep Alexander Dennis in Larbet open, and people in their jobs, Labour lied for votes and let Grangemouth close and done absolutely nothing to save it or people's jobs despite saying they would
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Let hear it for uk’s CH4 apple.news/A3ylOyc3rStu...
Channel 4 to mark Trump’s UK visit with ‘longest uninterrupted reel of untruths’ — The Guardian
Broadcaster to dedicate Wednesday night schedule to unpicking US president’s false or misleading statements
apple.news
September 15, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Let hear it for uk’s CH4 apple.news/A3ylOyc3rStu...