Alex Gallagher
@alexgallagher.bsky.social
Retired Jack of no trades. UK/Scottish politics, other politics, Football, Cricket (UK), almost any sport, Science, History and other random stuff.
Views my own. Inc the above view from my upstairs window.
Views my own. Inc the above view from my upstairs window.
Pinned
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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.
He isn’t in power to better the lives of British people.
He isn’t in power to better the lives of British people.
January 7, 2026 at 12:02 PM
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.
He isn’t in power to better the lives of British people.
He isn’t in power to better the lives of British people.
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And Bob’s earlier piece on preventing donations from overseas companies.
Bold ideas for electoral reform: Closing the loopholes on foreign donations through companies - Spotlight on Corruption
Spotlight asked electoral experts what they want to see in the upcoming Elections Bill. Here former Electoral Commission chief executive Bob Posner discusses
www.spotlightcorruption.org
January 7, 2026 at 2:16 PM
And Bob’s earlier piece on preventing donations from overseas companies.
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Starmer looks so isolated and Trump didn't call 🤣
Meanwhile he’s quietly rebuilding alliances, calming markets, and getting Britain taken seriously again. The press and right-wing commentariat don’t do strategy - just vibes, panic, and yesterday’s talking points. Another blinder played by Keir.
Meanwhile he’s quietly rebuilding alliances, calming markets, and getting Britain taken seriously again. The press and right-wing commentariat don’t do strategy - just vibes, panic, and yesterday’s talking points. Another blinder played by Keir.
January 6, 2026 at 8:56 PM
Starmer looks so isolated and Trump didn't call 🤣
Meanwhile he’s quietly rebuilding alliances, calming markets, and getting Britain taken seriously again. The press and right-wing commentariat don’t do strategy - just vibes, panic, and yesterday’s talking points. Another blinder played by Keir.
Meanwhile he’s quietly rebuilding alliances, calming markets, and getting Britain taken seriously again. The press and right-wing commentariat don’t do strategy - just vibes, panic, and yesterday’s talking points. Another blinder played by Keir.
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Wasn't that funny. Should have made everyone realise we had a socially inept, outsider, "Friends of Russia" fascist as PM.
January 7, 2026 at 2:18 PM
Wasn't that funny. Should have made everyone realise we had a socially inept, outsider, "Friends of Russia" fascist as PM.
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This is where a decent media service would call him out, ask him why he has reversed his stance.
January 7, 2026 at 12:05 PM
This is where a decent media service would call him out, ask him why he has reversed his stance.
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One Glass Could Be Too Much. The UK Government is planning to consult on reducing the drink-drive limit in England and Wales, which is currently the highest in Europe:
winedrinker.co.uk/one-glass-co...
#wine
winedrinker.co.uk/one-glass-co...
#wine
January 7, 2026 at 12:36 PM
One Glass Could Be Too Much. The UK Government is planning to consult on reducing the drink-drive limit in England and Wales, which is currently the highest in Europe:
winedrinker.co.uk/one-glass-co...
#wine
winedrinker.co.uk/one-glass-co...
#wine
This should be reposted to all corners of social media.
And the BBC, Sky and ITN, who use some of these shady organisations to influence UK public opinion.
And the BBC, Sky and ITN, who use some of these shady organisations to influence UK public opinion.
When no extant or former members of the Institute of Economic Affairs are available...
City AM columnist Alys Denby used to be the deputy editor of CapX, part of the anonymously funded, neoliberal think tank The Centre for Policy Studies.
#politicslive
City AM columnist Alys Denby used to be the deputy editor of CapX, part of the anonymously funded, neoliberal think tank The Centre for Policy Studies.
#politicslive
January 7, 2026 at 12:06 PM
This should be reposted to all corners of social media.
And the BBC, Sky and ITN, who use some of these shady organisations to influence UK public opinion.
And the BBC, Sky and ITN, who use some of these shady organisations to influence UK public opinion.
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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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Another Tory failure leaving the taxpayer paying for an ‘asset’ that cannot actually be used.
‘Catastrophic’ MoJ leasing of jail with toxic gas set to cost more than £100m
MPs criticise 10-year deal struck in ‘blind panic’ to rent Dartmoor prison, where high levels of radon had been detected
www.theguardian.com
January 7, 2026 at 7:52 AM
Another Tory failure leaving the taxpayer paying for an ‘asset’ that cannot actually be used.
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John Swinney might want to pretend Scotland is independent, but the Labour leader understands that Holyrood can’t ignore what happens at Westminster | ✍️ Kenny Farquharson
Anas Sarwar’s tax message reveals the SNP’s big weakness
John Swinney might want to pretend Scotland is independent, but the Labour leader understands that Holyrood can’t ignore what happens at Westminster
www.thetimes.com
January 6, 2026 at 11:02 PM
John Swinney might want to pretend Scotland is independent, but the Labour leader understands that Holyrood can’t ignore what happens at Westminster | ✍️ Kenny Farquharson
Nationalism is largely pretence in the first place.
John Swinney might want to pretend Scotland is independent, but the Labour leader understands that Holyrood can’t ignore what happens at Westminster | ✍️ Kenny Farquharson
Anas Sarwar’s tax message reveals the SNP’s big weakness
John Swinney might want to pretend Scotland is independent, but the Labour leader understands that Holyrood can’t ignore what happens at Westminster
www.thetimes.com
January 6, 2026 at 11:12 PM
Nationalism is largely pretence in the first place.
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This investigations team has truly done extraordinary work, and I’m proud just to be vaguely adjacent to it.
I've watched thousands of videos from the Jan. 6 riot as part of NPR's reporting and archive project on that day.
Here are some of the lesser known videos that have really stuck with me.
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Here are some of the lesser known videos that have really stuck with me.
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January 6, 2026 at 10:57 PM
This investigations team has truly done extraordinary work, and I’m proud just to be vaguely adjacent to it.
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"Unfettered might does not make right. It makes for instability, upheaval, and war," writes @rbreich.bsky.social.
Donald Trump poses a threat to civilization | Robert Reich
The moral purpose of civilized society is to prevent the stronger from attacking the weaker. The US was founded on that principle
www.theguardian.com
January 6, 2026 at 2:38 PM
"Unfettered might does not make right. It makes for instability, upheaval, and war," writes @rbreich.bsky.social.
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I’ve updated my list of Wealth Taxes introduced so far by Labour. These taxes are designed to impact those with the broadest shoulders. Already delivering £billions to HMRC and local
Councils.
Councils.
January 5, 2026 at 9:30 AM
I’ve updated my list of Wealth Taxes introduced so far by Labour. These taxes are designed to impact those with the broadest shoulders. Already delivering £billions to HMRC and local
Councils.
Councils.
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Samuel Alito flew two flags used by insurrectionists.
Clarence Thomas' wife plotted to overturn the 2020 election.
Both justices refused to recuse themselves from SCOTUS cases related to the January 6th plot.
It's a stain on our nation that this has effectively been forgotten.
Clarence Thomas' wife plotted to overturn the 2020 election.
Both justices refused to recuse themselves from SCOTUS cases related to the January 6th plot.
It's a stain on our nation that this has effectively been forgotten.
January 6, 2026 at 9:01 PM
Samuel Alito flew two flags used by insurrectionists.
Clarence Thomas' wife plotted to overturn the 2020 election.
Both justices refused to recuse themselves from SCOTUS cases related to the January 6th plot.
It's a stain on our nation that this has effectively been forgotten.
Clarence Thomas' wife plotted to overturn the 2020 election.
Both justices refused to recuse themselves from SCOTUS cases related to the January 6th plot.
It's a stain on our nation that this has effectively been forgotten.
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"Take his helmet off!"
January 6, 2026 at 1:34 PM
"Take his helmet off!"
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"You better run, cops!"
January 6, 2026 at 1:32 PM
"You better run, cops!"
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This story of an SNP minister breaking the Ministerial Code doesn't make it clear that the reason for the breach was @snp.org refusal to have an inquiry into child grooming gangs in Scotland.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Angela Constance found to have breached ministerial code
Angela Constance was given a written reprimand following a row over her comments about grooming gangs expert.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 6, 2026 at 10:42 PM
This story of an SNP minister breaking the Ministerial Code doesn't make it clear that the reason for the breach was @snp.org refusal to have an inquiry into child grooming gangs in Scotland.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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When Chatham House are saying treat Trump's threats seriously - then people should sit up and listen.
US threats to annex Greenland following the strikes on Venezuela should be taken seriously. European countries have important leverage and they should be prepared to use it.
US intentions towards Greenland threaten NATO’s future. But European countries are not helpless
US threats to annex Greenland following the attack on Venezuela should be taken seriously. European countries have important leverage they should be prepared to use.
www.chathamhouse.org
January 6, 2026 at 10:17 PM
When Chatham House are saying treat Trump's threats seriously - then people should sit up and listen.
I had forgotten this ... at least three female SNP MSPs having their offices bugged.
Has there been any follow up? Investigation?
Anyone know?
www.holyrood.com/news/view,sn...
What a mess of a party the SNP is.
Has there been any follow up? Investigation?
Anyone know?
www.holyrood.com/news/view,sn...
What a mess of a party the SNP is.
Scottish Labour calls for 'urgent investigation' into MSP bugging allegations
Listening devices were allegedly planted in the office of at least one female SNP MSP
www.holyrood.com
January 6, 2026 at 10:06 PM
I had forgotten this ... at least three female SNP MSPs having their offices bugged.
Has there been any follow up? Investigation?
Anyone know?
www.holyrood.com/news/view,sn...
What a mess of a party the SNP is.
Has there been any follow up? Investigation?
Anyone know?
www.holyrood.com/news/view,sn...
What a mess of a party the SNP is.
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The Angela Constance row shows a government so immersed in its own self-importance it doesn’t understand right and wrong, says Mandy Rhodes www.holyrood.com/editors-colu...
Angela Constance row shows a government so immersed in its own self-importance it doesn’t understand right and wrong
What should have then been a simple apology and a correction of the official record became an exercise in obfuscation, a...
www.holyrood.com
December 27, 2025 at 9:29 AM
The Angela Constance row shows a government so immersed in its own self-importance it doesn’t understand right and wrong, says Mandy Rhodes www.holyrood.com/editors-colu...
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The SNP have reached the point at which the pigs and the men are becoming indistinguishable. There is nothing inevitable about such a party winning any election.
The Angela Constance row shows a government so immersed in its own self-importance it doesn’t understand right and wrong, says Mandy Rhodes www.holyrood.com/editors-colu...
Angela Constance row shows a government so immersed in its own self-importance it doesn’t understand right and wrong
What should have then been a simple apology and a correction of the official record became an exercise in obfuscation, a...
www.holyrood.com
January 6, 2026 at 7:56 PM
The SNP have reached the point at which the pigs and the men are becoming indistinguishable. There is nothing inevitable about such a party winning any election.