Michael McGarvie
@mmcg125.bsky.social
Live in Leith, Edinburgh.
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Russia cannot be beaten.
"But Putin can. He’s losing, not winning. And sooner or later, like the tsars and totalitarians of old, that same eternal Russia whose name he glorifies will chew him up and spit him out."
Outstanding piece on Putin's deluded gambit.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
"But Putin can. He’s losing, not winning. And sooner or later, like the tsars and totalitarians of old, that same eternal Russia whose name he glorifies will chew him up and spit him out."
Outstanding piece on Putin's deluded gambit.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Putin should have accepted Trump’s deal. Now Russia’s collapsing economy could lead to his downfall | Simon Tisdall
The war against Ukraine has hit ordinary Russians hard, and the deteriorating situation is likely to inflame tensions, says Guardian foreign affairs commentator Simon Tisdall
www.theguardian.com
December 7, 2025 at 8:51 AM
Russia cannot be beaten.
"But Putin can. He’s losing, not winning. And sooner or later, like the tsars and totalitarians of old, that same eternal Russia whose name he glorifies will chew him up and spit him out."
Outstanding piece on Putin's deluded gambit.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
"But Putin can. He’s losing, not winning. And sooner or later, like the tsars and totalitarians of old, that same eternal Russia whose name he glorifies will chew him up and spit him out."
Outstanding piece on Putin's deluded gambit.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Trump's hair seems to have... err... broken tonight.
December 6, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Trump's hair seems to have... err... broken tonight.
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The same MSM widely blowing smoke up Farage’s arse are precisely the same ones coming for Labour with everything they’ve got - because this is the most progressive government we’ve had in generations. And they are delivering. This terrifies the right: With. Everything. They’ve. Got.
December 6, 2025 at 5:44 PM
The same MSM widely blowing smoke up Farage’s arse are precisely the same ones coming for Labour with everything they’ve got - because this is the most progressive government we’ve had in generations. And they are delivering. This terrifies the right: With. Everything. They’ve. Got.
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Person who actually deserves a trophy is the artist who made the FIFA peace prize trophy look like everyone in the entire world holding their head in their hands out of secondhand embarrassment
December 5, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Person who actually deserves a trophy is the artist who made the FIFA peace prize trophy look like everyone in the entire world holding their head in their hands out of secondhand embarrassment
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Another list of 12 announcements from our Labour government this week . The star is the Child Poverty Strategy. As a rich country we have to do better for our children. Thank goodness for our Labour Government. Sure/Best starts making massive contribution too.
December 5, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Another list of 12 announcements from our Labour government this week . The star is the Child Poverty Strategy. As a rich country we have to do better for our children. Thank goodness for our Labour Government. Sure/Best starts making massive contribution too.
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Farage has been dismissing evidence of Russian ties to the Salisbury Novichok attack since 2018 🧐
December 4, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Farage has been dismissing evidence of Russian ties to the Salisbury Novichok attack since 2018 🧐
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Daily Mail owner’s wife donates £50,000 to Reform UK
Nothing to see here...
www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/dai...
Nothing to see here...
www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/dai...
Daily Mail owner's wife donates £50,000 to Reform UK
The wife of the owner of the Daily Mail made a £50,000 donation to Reform UK earlier this year.
www.thelondoneconomic.com
December 4, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Daily Mail owner’s wife donates £50,000 to Reform UK
Nothing to see here...
www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/dai...
Nothing to see here...
www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/dai...
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The SNP is running "a government which is focused on announcing, not achieving, on publishing multiple plans and strategies, but failing to implement them - on saying, but not on doing."
That's a compelling top line, but there's much more in this excellent new report from Our Scottish Future.
That's a compelling top line, but there's much more in this excellent new report from Our Scottish Future.
New report says government in Scotland is 'broken' - and sets out plan to fix it | Our Scottish Future
New report says government in Scotland is 'broken' - and sets out plan to fix it %
ourscottishfuture.org
December 3, 2025 at 4:59 PM
The SNP is running "a government which is focused on announcing, not achieving, on publishing multiple plans and strategies, but failing to implement them - on saying, but not on doing."
That's a compelling top line, but there's much more in this excellent new report from Our Scottish Future.
That's a compelling top line, but there's much more in this excellent new report from Our Scottish Future.
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Trusted, independent Resolution Foundation put into an easy to understand chart why Labour are despised by the Media and their bosses. It’s time to stop listening to them.
December 1, 2025 at 6:28 AM
Trusted, independent Resolution Foundation put into an easy to understand chart why Labour are despised by the Media and their bosses. It’s time to stop listening to them.
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The Aston Martin gilet is the highlight of this story for me
November 29, 2025 at 10:55 AM
The Aston Martin gilet is the highlight of this story for me
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There you go.
Parliament will now consider debate on calls for a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy
Parliament will now consider debate on calls for a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy
November 29, 2025 at 4:13 PM
There you go.
Parliament will now consider debate on calls for a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy
Parliament will now consider debate on calls for a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy
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The sheer scale of media outrage this week about plans to lift hundreds of thousands children out of poverty, by taxing millionaire homeowners, tells you everything you need to know about the real priorities of the British press
www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/the-real-b...
www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/the-real-b...
The Real 'Benefits Street' Protecting Britain's Wealthiest
The sheer scale of outrage about plans to lift children out of poverty, by taxing millionaire homeowners, tells you everything you need to know about the priorities of the British press
www.adambienkov.co.uk
November 29, 2025 at 4:29 PM
The sheer scale of media outrage this week about plans to lift hundreds of thousands children out of poverty, by taxing millionaire homeowners, tells you everything you need to know about the real priorities of the British press
www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/the-real-b...
www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/the-real-b...
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🚨The Petition calling for a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy has now rocketed past 55,000 signatures! Let’s get it to 100,000. If a petition is what it’s going to take let’s get this done!
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
November 26, 2025 at 8:41 AM
🚨The Petition calling for a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy has now rocketed past 55,000 signatures! Let’s get it to 100,000. If a petition is what it’s going to take let’s get this done!
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
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This petition calling for a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy already has over 30,000 signatures. Let’s get it to 100,000 this week.
Please sign and share 🙏
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Please sign and share 🙏
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Petition: Call a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy
We are concerned about reported efforts from Russia to influence democracy in the US, UK, Europe and elsewhere. We believe we must establish the depth and breadth of possible Russian influence campaig...
petition.parliament.uk
November 25, 2025 at 7:32 AM
This petition calling for a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy already has over 30,000 signatures. Let’s get it to 100,000 this week.
Please sign and share 🙏
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Please sign and share 🙏
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
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Sometimes Edinburgh’s industrial past is overlooked for its architecture, and its medical and legal heritage.
Great collection of information here ⬇️
Great collection of information here ⬇️
Mills on the Water of Leith; including paper, snuff and grain. #Edinburgh
November 23, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Sometimes Edinburgh’s industrial past is overlooked for its architecture, and its medical and legal heritage.
Great collection of information here ⬇️
Great collection of information here ⬇️
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No Reform MPs attended Parliament today for the urgent question on Russia, because the Kremlin didn't think it was a good use of our time.
November 20, 2025 at 9:54 PM
No Reform MPs attended Parliament today for the urgent question on Russia, because the Kremlin didn't think it was a good use of our time.
Stefan Zweig in the 1930s
November 12, 2025 at 10:11 AM
Stefan Zweig in the 1930s
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Trump's White House & fawning hacks here don't really care about the 0.001% that the BBC gets wrong. They care about all the stuff it gets right.
November 11, 2025 at 9:54 AM
Trump's White House & fawning hacks here don't really care about the 0.001% that the BBC gets wrong. They care about all the stuff it gets right.
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Yay! A fresh round of baseless scaremongering.
Now, the noisy minority of greedy super-rich are telling us settling up charges will mean no one will invest or start business in the UK.
Just like they don't elsewhere with exit taxes like **checks notes**
USA, France, Germany, Canada, Australia...
Now, the noisy minority of greedy super-rich are telling us settling up charges will mean no one will invest or start business in the UK.
Just like they don't elsewhere with exit taxes like **checks notes**
USA, France, Germany, Canada, Australia...
November 10, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Yay! A fresh round of baseless scaremongering.
Now, the noisy minority of greedy super-rich are telling us settling up charges will mean no one will invest or start business in the UK.
Just like they don't elsewhere with exit taxes like **checks notes**
USA, France, Germany, Canada, Australia...
Now, the noisy minority of greedy super-rich are telling us settling up charges will mean no one will invest or start business in the UK.
Just like they don't elsewhere with exit taxes like **checks notes**
USA, France, Germany, Canada, Australia...
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The wrongful release of prisoners happened 800 times under the Tories.
The media bias and lack of reference to any past is just hideous.
The media bias and lack of reference to any past is just hideous.
November 7, 2025 at 10:10 PM
The wrongful release of prisoners happened 800 times under the Tories.
The media bias and lack of reference to any past is just hideous.
The media bias and lack of reference to any past is just hideous.
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2,600 prison places created since Labour came to Power. Labour have approved the building of a new prison.
500 places were created by the Tories between 2010 and 2024. No new prisons built in 14 years.
But it’s all Labour’s fault. Yeah right. We are not stupid.
500 places were created by the Tories between 2010 and 2024. No new prisons built in 14 years.
But it’s all Labour’s fault. Yeah right. We are not stupid.
November 5, 2025 at 6:51 PM
2,600 prison places created since Labour came to Power. Labour have approved the building of a new prison.
500 places were created by the Tories between 2010 and 2024. No new prisons built in 14 years.
But it’s all Labour’s fault. Yeah right. We are not stupid.
500 places were created by the Tories between 2010 and 2024. No new prisons built in 14 years.
But it’s all Labour’s fault. Yeah right. We are not stupid.
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No boat crossings at all in the last 7 days.
The BBC hasn’t sent this to our phones as breaking news.
The BBC hasn’t sent this to our phones as breaking news.
November 5, 2025 at 3:05 PM
No boat crossings at all in the last 7 days.
The BBC hasn’t sent this to our phones as breaking news.
The BBC hasn’t sent this to our phones as breaking news.
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The UAE where hugging in public can get you arrested, where human rights barely exist, where foreign workers are routinely abused, where critics of the regime routinely disappear, where an Indian nanny was shot by firing squad in March & where marital rape is not a criminal offence but being gay is.
November 3, 2025 at 8:38 AM
The UAE where hugging in public can get you arrested, where human rights barely exist, where foreign workers are routinely abused, where critics of the regime routinely disappear, where an Indian nanny was shot by firing squad in March & where marital rape is not a criminal offence but being gay is.
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Labour repair the damage done by the tories who sold all the stock to private company . Labour bought them back and now reinvest in the homes of military families .
Better with Labour 👍
Better with Labour 👍
Defence Housing Strategy
The government has launched the strategy which will see £9bn invested in houses for armed forces personnel & families.
It will see 40k homes modernised, refurbished or rebuilt.
A further 100k new homes will be built on MOD land, for both military & civilian families.
The government has launched the strategy which will see £9bn invested in houses for armed forces personnel & families.
It will see 40k homes modernised, refurbished or rebuilt.
A further 100k new homes will be built on MOD land, for both military & civilian families.
Defence Housing Strategy: A £9bn ‘generational renewal' for forces family housing and 100,000 new homes on MOD land to drive growth
The MOD is announcing its new Defence Housing Strategy, with £9bn to improve over 40,000 military homes.
www.gov.uk
November 2, 2025 at 8:06 AM
Labour repair the damage done by the tories who sold all the stock to private company . Labour bought them back and now reinvest in the homes of military families .
Better with Labour 👍
Better with Labour 👍