Ali Watt
@aliwatt.bsky.social
Scottish, UK and world politics, support Scottish independence and EU membership. Can’t abide racists, bigots and far right-wingers. Music, guitars, vinyl. Fitba’ (Scotland and Dundee United). Almería, Spain; and Scotland.
Sarwar’s ruthless streak??!!
He’s a fucking clown and most of Scotland’s electorate know it. A self-serving, desperate clown.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
He’s a fucking clown and most of Scotland’s electorate know it. A self-serving, desperate clown.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Sarwar has shown his ruthless streak. But will his swipe at Starmer mean anything to voters?
Scottish Labour leader is gambling that by declaring his loyalty to Scotland, the electorate will rally behind him
www.theguardian.com
February 9, 2026 at 5:03 PM
Sarwar’s ruthless streak??!!
He’s a fucking clown and most of Scotland’s electorate know it. A self-serving, desperate clown.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
He’s a fucking clown and most of Scotland’s electorate know it. A self-serving, desperate clown.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Trump sued the BBC for editing one of his speeches.
It makes you wonder why he's not suing people for directly, openly stating that he's a rapist and a paedophile.
It makes you wonder why he's not suing people for directly, openly stating that he's a rapist and a paedophile.
February 1, 2026 at 4:09 PM
Trump sued the BBC for editing one of his speeches.
It makes you wonder why he's not suing people for directly, openly stating that he's a rapist and a paedophile.
It makes you wonder why he's not suing people for directly, openly stating that he's a rapist and a paedophile.
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Nigel Farage, has proposed a mass deportation plan called "Operation Restoring Justice," which includes creating a "UK Deportation Command" modelled on the U.S. ICE.
Don't vote Reform unless you want innocent blood on UK streets like we see in the USA.
Don't vote Reform unless you want innocent blood on UK streets like we see in the USA.
January 24, 2026 at 11:16 PM
Nigel Farage, has proposed a mass deportation plan called "Operation Restoring Justice," which includes creating a "UK Deportation Command" modelled on the U.S. ICE.
Don't vote Reform unless you want innocent blood on UK streets like we see in the USA.
Don't vote Reform unless you want innocent blood on UK streets like we see in the USA.
Have to laugh at this “Labour in turmoil” crap. Starmer is pretty useless but Burnham is a self-serving twat. Right decision IMO with Mayoral election cost of £4.5m to consider. Yet useless Unison leader up in arms. Shows how detached from reality they are.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
‘Huge mistake’: Labour in turmoil as Burnham blocked from byelection race
Allies of Greater Manchester mayor say No 10 has ‘chosen factionalism’ as decision leads to a furious backlash
www.theguardian.com
January 26, 2026 at 8:16 AM
Have to laugh at this “Labour in turmoil” crap. Starmer is pretty useless but Burnham is a self-serving twat. Right decision IMO with Mayoral election cost of £4.5m to consider. Yet useless Unison leader up in arms. Shows how detached from reality they are.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Much of the political misinformation is generated by her party, Labour. In Scotland, Labour spread misinformation on a daily basis. Thornberry herself isn’t innocent either.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
UK politics ‘constantly suffering’ from online disinformation, says Labour MP
Emily Thornberry says risk posed to British democracy by bot farms and biased algorithms requires action
www.theguardian.com
January 18, 2026 at 5:16 PM
Much of the political misinformation is generated by her party, Labour. In Scotland, Labour spread misinformation on a daily basis. Thornberry herself isn’t innocent either.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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This IS the best one yet...
January 18, 2026 at 9:00 AM
This IS the best one yet...
@pollybillington.bsky.social The state of you and your ignorance on Nicky Campbell’s show. Your (and your ignorant party’s) sense of entitlement are there on show. With fools like you in the Labour Party, it’s little wonder they are so unpopular. You’ve done little to justify your huge majority.
January 15, 2026 at 2:37 PM
@pollybillington.bsky.social The state of you and your ignorance on Nicky Campbell’s show. Your (and your ignorant party’s) sense of entitlement are there on show. With fools like you in the Labour Party, it’s little wonder they are so unpopular. You’ve done little to justify your huge majority.
Streeting misleads MPs and the public every week, so by his reasoning, he should also resign.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
Streeting ‘horrified’ if police chief behind Maccabi Tel Aviv ban not gone by end of day
Minister says he is shocked West Midlands chief who misled MPs and public is still in post
www.theguardian.com
January 15, 2026 at 11:32 AM
Streeting misleads MPs and the public every week, so by his reasoning, he should also resign.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
Surprise, surprise, BBC yet again conflating England with Britain. When will they learn that they are not the same thing?
www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/art...
www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/art...
Why football at Christmas is a very British tradition - BBC Bitesize
Mob football, Bank Holiday legislation and the strange tradition of too much football at Christmas.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 24, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Surprise, surprise, BBC yet again conflating England with Britain. When will they learn that they are not the same thing?
www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/art...
www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/art...
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How Reporting Facts Can Now Land You in Jail for 14 Years as a Terrorist scheerpost.com/2025/12/23/h...
How Reporting Facts Can Now Land You in Jail for 14 Years as a Terrorist
Starmer’s government has set the most dangerous of precedents: it can now outlaw any political group it chooses as a terrorist organisation – and thereby make it impossible to defend it.
scheerpost.com
December 23, 2025 at 2:40 PM
How Reporting Facts Can Now Land You in Jail for 14 Years as a Terrorist scheerpost.com/2025/12/23/h...
BBC replaced by TNT Sports as Commonwealth Games live broadcaster
You can bet your bottom dollar that if the games were being held in England, they would be live on BBC rather than pay TV.
You can bet your bottom dollar that if the games were being held in England, they would be live on BBC rather than pay TV.
December 19, 2025 at 2:30 PM
BBC replaced by TNT Sports as Commonwealth Games live broadcaster
You can bet your bottom dollar that if the games were being held in England, they would be live on BBC rather than pay TV.
You can bet your bottom dollar that if the games were being held in England, they would be live on BBC rather than pay TV.
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The tragic reality about violence against women and girls: unless it's an issue which can be weaponised to bash trans people or migrants no one gives a fuck.
December 19, 2025 at 10:21 AM
The tragic reality about violence against women and girls: unless it's an issue which can be weaponised to bash trans people or migrants no one gives a fuck.
This lot must’ve been produced by Arsenal fans. Gyökeres at 28 in the world???
FFS, he’s hardly done a thing all season! Struggles to get a regular start for Arsenal.
www.theguardian.com/football/ng-...
FFS, he’s hardly done a thing all season! Struggles to get a regular start for Arsenal.
www.theguardian.com/football/ng-...
The 100 best male footballers in the world 2025 – Nos 100-11
Scott McTominay has come in at 19th in the world in our rankings and is joined by Declan Rice and Désiré Doué for places 40 to 11
www.theguardian.com
December 18, 2025 at 2:28 PM
This lot must’ve been produced by Arsenal fans. Gyökeres at 28 in the world???
FFS, he’s hardly done a thing all season! Struggles to get a regular start for Arsenal.
www.theguardian.com/football/ng-...
FFS, he’s hardly done a thing all season! Struggles to get a regular start for Arsenal.
www.theguardian.com/football/ng-...
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The BBC & MSM continually ran stories about Corbyn being racist, eventually a right-wing cabal within Labour ousted him. This, despite no evidence that there was ever any truth in those allegations.
But now when there is considerable evidence about Farage’s racism there is silence from BBC & MSM.
But now when there is considerable evidence about Farage’s racism there is silence from BBC & MSM.
Fraser Nelson is the latest Farage apologist to dismiss the racism allegations against him, saying that there's never been any evidence of him ever being racist as an adult.
Just completely untrue. There is extensive undeniable evidence of it www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/nigel-fara...
Just completely untrue. There is extensive undeniable evidence of it www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/nigel-fara...
Nigel Farage Is a Racist
The media is refusing to state the most bleedingly obvious facts about a man whose entire career has been devoted to pursuing a racist political agenda
www.adambienkov.co.uk
December 15, 2025 at 9:17 AM
The BBC & MSM continually ran stories about Corbyn being racist, eventually a right-wing cabal within Labour ousted him. This, despite no evidence that there was ever any truth in those allegations.
But now when there is considerable evidence about Farage’s racism there is silence from BBC & MSM.
But now when there is considerable evidence about Farage’s racism there is silence from BBC & MSM.
Great win for Dundee United tonight.
December 18, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Great win for Dundee United tonight.
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It might get me labeled as a Crazy Bluesky Radical, but I don’t think it’s great that our nuclear arsenal is at the disposal of a demented old man who’s just an exposed nerve of grievances and hatreds with absolutely no impulse control.
December 17, 2025 at 12:15 AM
It might get me labeled as a Crazy Bluesky Radical, but I don’t think it’s great that our nuclear arsenal is at the disposal of a demented old man who’s just an exposed nerve of grievances and hatreds with absolutely no impulse control.
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I know I've been beating this drum for over seven years now, but Donald Trump is a very and truly sick man who should be in a mental or penal institution and certainly not the White House.
December 15, 2025 at 4:22 PM
I know I've been beating this drum for over seven years now, but Donald Trump is a very and truly sick man who should be in a mental or penal institution and certainly not the White House.
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I share this with respect for the many excellent journalists at the BBC.
And with the hope that transparency helps strengthen, not weaken, our democratic culture. /5
And with the hope that transparency helps strengthen, not weaken, our democratic culture. /5
November 25, 2025 at 9:26 AM
I share this with respect for the many excellent journalists at the BBC.
And with the hope that transparency helps strengthen, not weaken, our democratic culture. /5
And with the hope that transparency helps strengthen, not weaken, our democratic culture. /5
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It’s especially ironic because the lecture is exactly about the ‘paralyzing cowardice’ of today’s elites.
About universities, corporations and media networks bending the knee to authoritarianism. /4
About universities, corporations and media networks bending the knee to authoritarianism. /4
November 25, 2025 at 9:26 AM
It’s especially ironic because the lecture is exactly about the ‘paralyzing cowardice’ of today’s elites.
About universities, corporations and media networks bending the knee to authoritarianism. /4
About universities, corporations and media networks bending the knee to authoritarianism. /4
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This has happened against my wishes, and I’m genuinely dismayed by it.
Not because people can’t disagree with my words, but because self-censorship driven by fear (Trump threatening to sue the BBC) should concern all of us. /3
Not because people can’t disagree with my words, but because self-censorship driven by fear (Trump threatening to sue the BBC) should concern all of us. /3
November 25, 2025 at 9:26 AM
This has happened against my wishes, and I’m genuinely dismayed by it.
Not because people can’t disagree with my words, but because self-censorship driven by fear (Trump threatening to sue the BBC) should concern all of us. /3
Not because people can’t disagree with my words, but because self-censorship driven by fear (Trump threatening to sue the BBC) should concern all of us. /3
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This sentence was taken out of a lecture they commissioned, reviewed through the full editorial process, and recorded four weeks ago in front of 500 people in the BBC Radio Theatre.
I was told the decision came from the highest levels within the BBC. /2
I was told the decision came from the highest levels within the BBC. /2
November 25, 2025 at 9:26 AM
This sentence was taken out of a lecture they commissioned, reviewed through the full editorial process, and recorded four weeks ago in front of 500 people in the BBC Radio Theatre.
I was told the decision came from the highest levels within the BBC. /2
I was told the decision came from the highest levels within the BBC. /2
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I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
November 25, 2025 at 9:26 AM
I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
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What an obsequious, toadying, servile, brown-nosing, corrupt little cunt Gianni Infantino is.
The FIFA 'peace prize' is the most cringe-worthy, pathetic thing I've ever seen in my life.
Football deserves better than this travesty of a ceremony and ruling body.
The FIFA 'peace prize' is the most cringe-worthy, pathetic thing I've ever seen in my life.
Football deserves better than this travesty of a ceremony and ruling body.
December 5, 2025 at 5:43 PM
What an obsequious, toadying, servile, brown-nosing, corrupt little cunt Gianni Infantino is.
The FIFA 'peace prize' is the most cringe-worthy, pathetic thing I've ever seen in my life.
Football deserves better than this travesty of a ceremony and ruling body.
The FIFA 'peace prize' is the most cringe-worthy, pathetic thing I've ever seen in my life.
Football deserves better than this travesty of a ceremony and ruling body.