Alan Ferrier
@alanferrier.bsky.social
I live in Glasgow and my hobbies include arranging my CDs in alphabetical order, discovering new and exotic whiskies, sheep-spotting and flying my kite.
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Alan Ferrier
@alanferrier.bsky.social
· Nov 16
What frightens the British Establishment most is the prospect of an independent, progressive, prosperous Scotland being witnessed by the English electorate.
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Not forgetting that the big countries in the EU are very much in favour of Scotland joining.
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International Scotland - Indy PosterBoy
Did you know that nearly 75% of Scots support rejoining the EU, and that large majorities in Germany, France, Denmark, Italy, and Spain support us rejoining
indyposterboy.scot
January 18, 2026 at 2:15 PM
Not forgetting that the big countries in the EU are very much in favour of Scotland joining.
indyposterboy.scot/internationa...
indyposterboy.scot/internationa...
Scotland is a country that was forced to leave the EU against its will, and its will to rejoin is now even stronger.
www.heraldscotland.com/politics/wes...
www.heraldscotland.com/politics/wes...
Nearly three quarters of Scots would vote to rejoin the EU, poll finds
Nearly three quarters of Scots now say they would vote to rejoin the European Union, a new poll shows, underscoring deepening Brexit regret —…
www.heraldscotland.com
January 18, 2026 at 2:05 PM
Scotland is a country that was forced to leave the EU against its will, and its will to rejoin is now even stronger.
www.heraldscotland.com/politics/wes...
www.heraldscotland.com/politics/wes...
This is low, even by Labour standards.
www.hellorayo.co.uk/clyde/local/...
www.hellorayo.co.uk/clyde/local/...
Scottish Labour apologises after leaflet included 'made-up' quote
Anas Sarwar has apologised after Scottish Labour issued election leaflets...
www.hellorayo.co.uk
January 15, 2026 at 1:14 PM
This is low, even by Labour standards.
www.hellorayo.co.uk/clyde/local/...
www.hellorayo.co.uk/clyde/local/...
All the Better Together chickens are coming home to roost. In 2014 Unionists attempted to promote the UK as a progressive democratic force. Now Unionism, haunted by its own lies and failure, is brazen in its own corruption. Democracy is for sale and we know the price.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Nigel Farage names Lord Offord as Reform UK's Scottish leader
The former Conservative minister and Scottish Tory treasurer has been officially unveiled by Nigel Farage.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 15, 2026 at 12:37 PM
All the Better Together chickens are coming home to roost. In 2014 Unionists attempted to promote the UK as a progressive democratic force. Now Unionism, haunted by its own lies and failure, is brazen in its own corruption. Democracy is for sale and we know the price.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
I went to school (Greenock Academy) with Offord's brother, who was a nice guy. I sincerely hope he's ashamed of him now.
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There it is.
Farage and Reform would end our NHS.
Millions of people could not afford to be ill under a Reform government.
Farage and Reform would end our NHS.
Millions of people could not afford to be ill under a Reform government.
January 13, 2026 at 12:48 PM
I went to school (Greenock Academy) with Offord's brother, who was a nice guy. I sincerely hope he's ashamed of him now.
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“We’re gonna need a bigger bus”
January 12, 2026 at 1:51 PM
“We’re gonna need a bigger bus”
America isn’t the way it is because he’s president. He’s president because America is the way it is.
January 12, 2026 at 10:43 AM
America isn’t the way it is because he’s president. He’s president because America is the way it is.
January 9, 2026 at 9:23 AM
"...in full compliance with international law."
Funny how the UK government can reach a quick conclusion on legality under international law when it suits them.
Funny how the UK government can reach a quick conclusion on legality under international law when it suits them.
January 8, 2026 at 11:15 AM
"...in full compliance with international law."
Funny how the UK government can reach a quick conclusion on legality under international law when it suits them.
Funny how the UK government can reach a quick conclusion on legality under international law when it suits them.
An interesting little snippet from the US government website, declared in 1916 when the US purchased what were then the Danish West Indies.
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January 7, 2026 at 9:03 PM
An interesting little snippet from the US government website, declared in 1916 when the US purchased what were then the Danish West Indies.
www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/...
www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/...
Fixed that for you, BBC.
January 7, 2026 at 5:27 PM
Fixed that for you, BBC.
Probably the best picture you'll see today of a slice of breaded ham that looks like Donald Trump:
January 7, 2026 at 2:35 PM
Probably the best picture you'll see today of a slice of breaded ham that looks like Donald Trump:
But not you, Scotland.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Only Greenland should decide its future, Starmer says
It comes after President Trump again said
www.bbc.co.uk
January 6, 2026 at 7:04 PM
But not you, Scotland.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
UK government now at unprecedented levels of monitoring the situation.
January 3, 2026 at 6:11 PM
UK government now at unprecedented levels of monitoring the situation.
Welcome to the Epstein war.
January 3, 2026 at 10:57 AM
Welcome to the Epstein war.
Remembering Alasdair Gray as I’ll always remember him on what would have been his 91st birthday - surrounded by his own art and pissing himself laughing.
December 28, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Remembering Alasdair Gray as I’ll always remember him on what would have been his 91st birthday - surrounded by his own art and pissing himself laughing.
Reposted by Alan Ferrier
Born in Riddrie on this day in December 1934, Alasdair Gray became one of Scotland’s most visionary writers and artists, his words and images continue to shape our civic life. We honour his enduring legacy & are proud to continue to champion his legacy and creative spirit ❤️
December 28, 2025 at 9:09 AM
Born in Riddrie on this day in December 1934, Alasdair Gray became one of Scotland’s most visionary writers and artists, his words and images continue to shape our civic life. We honour his enduring legacy & are proud to continue to champion his legacy and creative spirit ❤️
Boxing Day is so named to commemorate the day Noddy Holder gets put away into cryogenic storage again for another eleven months.
December 26, 2025 at 7:05 AM
Boxing Day is so named to commemorate the day Noddy Holder gets put away into cryogenic storage again for another eleven months.
In Scotland, Christmas Day only became a public holiday in 1958 and Boxing Day in 1974.
blog.historicenvironment.scot/2016/12/time...
blog.historicenvironment.scot/2016/12/time...
December 25, 2025 at 3:06 PM
In Scotland, Christmas Day only became a public holiday in 1958 and Boxing Day in 1974.
blog.historicenvironment.scot/2016/12/time...
blog.historicenvironment.scot/2016/12/time...
The UK Conservative Party’s official Christmas card, 1938.
blogs.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/archivesandm...
blogs.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/archivesandm...
December 24, 2025 at 5:47 PM
The UK Conservative Party’s official Christmas card, 1938.
blogs.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/archivesandm...
blogs.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/archivesandm...
France just jailed its former president for illegally funding his 2007 presidential campaign.
news.sky.com/story/too-la...
news.sky.com/story/too-la...
Too late to investigate Farage election expenses, Essex Police say
Allegations that Nigel Farage broke spending rules happened more than a year ago and can't be probed, the force has said. Election financing crimes must be reported within a year
news.sky.com
December 21, 2025 at 4:24 PM
France just jailed its former president for illegally funding his 2007 presidential campaign.
news.sky.com/story/too-la...
news.sky.com/story/too-la...
"Jewber" was right there...
December 16, 2025 at 4:11 PM
"Jewber" was right there...
Reposted by Alan Ferrier
As Professor Dorling of Oxford University put it when it was introduced “[The Scottish Child Payment] basically means that no child in Scotland should go cold or hungry by this Christmas. It’s a remarkable story and the second remarkable story is how it hasn’t been reported.” #MediaTumbleweed
December 16, 2025 at 2:56 PM
As Professor Dorling of Oxford University put it when it was introduced “[The Scottish Child Payment] basically means that no child in Scotland should go cold or hungry by this Christmas. It’s a remarkable story and the second remarkable story is how it hasn’t been reported.” #MediaTumbleweed
A research project from the Universities of York, Glasgow and the LSE has found “statistically significant reductions in both child material deprivation and food insecurity relative to England, after the introduction of the Scottish Child Payment.”
www.lse.ac.uk/news/depriva...
www.lse.ac.uk/news/depriva...
Scottish Child Payment | Food Insecurity | Deprivation
New analysis shows the Scottish child payment sharply reduces child deprivation and food insecurity, with no evidence of work disincentives. Discover the findings.
www.lse.ac.uk
December 16, 2025 at 2:35 PM
A research project from the Universities of York, Glasgow and the LSE has found “statistically significant reductions in both child material deprivation and food insecurity relative to England, after the introduction of the Scottish Child Payment.”
www.lse.ac.uk/news/depriva...
www.lse.ac.uk/news/depriva...