Altnaharra
@altnaharra.bsky.social
Independence supporter living in the north east of Scotland #StillYes
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Not surprising. It was bonkers that the EU demanded billions of € as an entry fee to SAFE for UK firms. It shows the disconnect between the shared imperative of increasing Europe’s military power and what looks to be a calculated move by some to keep UK out of SAFE. www.politico.eu/article/eu-u...
EU-UK talks on defense deal break down
London and Brussels clashed over how much the U.K. would have to pay to take part.
www.politico.eu
November 28, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Not surprising. It was bonkers that the EU demanded billions of € as an entry fee to SAFE for UK firms. It shows the disconnect between the shared imperative of increasing Europe’s military power and what looks to be a calculated move by some to keep UK out of SAFE. www.politico.eu/article/eu-u...
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🏴🇮🇪 Before I went to Dublin this week, I was interviewed by Mark Paul of the Irish Times.
You might like a read: www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/202...
You might like a read: www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/202...
November 28, 2025 at 5:55 PM
🏴🇮🇪 Before I went to Dublin this week, I was interviewed by Mark Paul of the Irish Times.
You might like a read: www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/202...
You might like a read: www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/202...
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David Coburn has been named in a series of WhatsApp messages between an alleged "pawn" of the main security agency in Vladimir Putin's Russia and disgraced former MEP Nathan Gill. www.thenational.scot/news/2565679...
Ex-Ukip Scotland leader denies taking pro-Russian bribes
UKIP'S former Scottish leader has denied taking payments as part of a pro-Russian influence campaign in the European Parliament
www.thenational.scot
November 28, 2025 at 4:39 PM
David Coburn has been named in a series of WhatsApp messages between an alleged "pawn" of the main security agency in Vladimir Putin's Russia and disgraced former MEP Nathan Gill. www.thenational.scot/news/2565679...
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"The government is clamping down on migration for work and study in a way which is certainly going to have negative impacts for growth"
@jdportes.bsky.social of @ukandeu.bsky.social explains why the latest ONS figures showing a huge drop in net migration will impact economic forecasts
@jdportes.bsky.social of @ukandeu.bsky.social explains why the latest ONS figures showing a huge drop in net migration will impact economic forecasts
November 28, 2025 at 12:39 PM
"The government is clamping down on migration for work and study in a way which is certainly going to have negative impacts for growth"
@jdportes.bsky.social of @ukandeu.bsky.social explains why the latest ONS figures showing a huge drop in net migration will impact economic forecasts
@jdportes.bsky.social of @ukandeu.bsky.social explains why the latest ONS figures showing a huge drop in net migration will impact economic forecasts
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Trump’s Ukraine “peace plan” is a capitulation to Russia that would hand Putin a strategic advantage and hobble European security.
European leaders must wake up to the reality that we cannot rely on the US, and must write our own destiny.
My latest for @heraldscotland.bsky.social
European leaders must wake up to the reality that we cannot rely on the US, and must write our own destiny.
My latest for @heraldscotland.bsky.social
Europe must wake up: Trump’s Ukraine plan hands victory to Russia
President Trump’s Ukraine “peace plan” is a capitulation to Russia that must wake European leaders up to the reality that we cannot rely on…
www.heraldscotland.com
November 28, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Trump’s Ukraine “peace plan” is a capitulation to Russia that would hand Putin a strategic advantage and hobble European security.
European leaders must wake up to the reality that we cannot rely on the US, and must write our own destiny.
My latest for @heraldscotland.bsky.social
European leaders must wake up to the reality that we cannot rely on the US, and must write our own destiny.
My latest for @heraldscotland.bsky.social
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Dmytro is a soldier from the 91st Separate Anti-Tank Battalion, who spent 90 days alone at his position, holding the line.
He had one rule: never panic — stay calm instead🧵
That’s a good rule of thumb: keep calm and support Ukraine’s defenders:
u24.gov.ua/donate/defen...
He had one rule: never panic — stay calm instead🧵
That’s a good rule of thumb: keep calm and support Ukraine’s defenders:
u24.gov.ua/donate/defen...
November 28, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Dmytro is a soldier from the 91st Separate Anti-Tank Battalion, who spent 90 days alone at his position, holding the line.
He had one rule: never panic — stay calm instead🧵
That’s a good rule of thumb: keep calm and support Ukraine’s defenders:
u24.gov.ua/donate/defen...
He had one rule: never panic — stay calm instead🧵
That’s a good rule of thumb: keep calm and support Ukraine’s defenders:
u24.gov.ua/donate/defen...
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Same Scotland when SNHS started vaccination 12 YO females in 2008, a few years later young males also offered HPV vaccine.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
No cervical cancer cases in fully HPV-vaccinated women in Scotland
A study published by Public Health Scotland finds that the HPV vaccine is "highly effective".
www.bbc.com
November 28, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Same Scotland when SNHS started vaccination 12 YO females in 2008, a few years later young males also offered HPV vaccine.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Australia just recorded zero cervical cancer cases in women under 25 for the first time since records began in 1982. The amazing result of HPV vaccination.
November 28, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Australia just recorded zero cervical cancer cases in women under 25 for the first time since records began in 1982. The amazing result of HPV vaccination.
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Units of the Ukrainian Navy with units of the Special Operations Command launched an attack on Saki airfield in Russian-occupied Crimea
They have destroyed a command&control point,storage sites for "Orion"attack drones&several air defense facilities,including the Tor-M2,Pantsir-S1
Glory!
They have destroyed a command&control point,storage sites for "Orion"attack drones&several air defense facilities,including the Tor-M2,Pantsir-S1
Glory!
November 28, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Units of the Ukrainian Navy with units of the Special Operations Command launched an attack on Saki airfield in Russian-occupied Crimea
They have destroyed a command&control point,storage sites for "Orion"attack drones&several air defense facilities,including the Tor-M2,Pantsir-S1
Glory!
They have destroyed a command&control point,storage sites for "Orion"attack drones&several air defense facilities,including the Tor-M2,Pantsir-S1
Glory!
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It's hard to over-state how important Trump admin subordination is to Putin, and not just because it hugely increases the pressure on Europe, above all on Ukraine. It's also because it gives Russia much more great power credibility, for which the Kremlin is absolutely desperate. 🧵
Both the Trump and Putin administrations like to think of themselves as hard-nosed realists - leaders in a world where great powers are the only stars that count. But Russia is China's dependent and Trump's US looks increasingly like Russia's junior partner. That's not very great power-like.
November 28, 2025 at 8:35 PM
It's hard to over-state how important Trump admin subordination is to Putin, and not just because it hugely increases the pressure on Europe, above all on Ukraine. It's also because it gives Russia much more great power credibility, for which the Kremlin is absolutely desperate. 🧵
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Approaching 90,000 now, can we get this to 100,000 signatures - the threshold for a debate in Parliament - this week?
I've signed. Have you?
Petition: Call a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Petition: Call a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy 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 28, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Approaching 90,000 now, can we get this to 100,000 signatures - the threshold for a debate in Parliament - this week?
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So, if I get this right, the UK Labour Gov's EV policy is to penalise people who need to drive longer distances in their electric cars. 3 miles in a city, fine. 25 rural miles to go to the nearest supermarket, hammer them hard. Do these people never think things through properly
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November 27, 2025 at 10:27 AM
So, if I get this right, the UK Labour Gov's EV policy is to penalise people who need to drive longer distances in their electric cars. 3 miles in a city, fine. 25 rural miles to go to the nearest supermarket, hammer them hard. Do these people never think things through properly
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The extra tax you will see as a result of the personal tax threshold freezes will depend on where you are in the earnings distribution.
Tom Waters presents on changes to personal taxes and benefits in yesterday's #Budget2025.
Watch live here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=4WQA...
Tom Waters presents on changes to personal taxes and benefits in yesterday's #Budget2025.
Watch live here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=4WQA...
November 27, 2025 at 11:21 AM
The extra tax you will see as a result of the personal tax threshold freezes will depend on where you are in the earnings distribution.
Tom Waters presents on changes to personal taxes and benefits in yesterday's #Budget2025.
Watch live here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=4WQA...
Tom Waters presents on changes to personal taxes and benefits in yesterday's #Budget2025.
Watch live here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=4WQA...
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NEW: Net migration falls sharply to 204,000 in the year to June.
That’s a fall from 649,000 in the year to June 2024. It is a drop of nearly 80% from its 2023 peak.
That’s a fall from 649,000 in the year to June 2024. It is a drop of nearly 80% from its 2023 peak.
November 27, 2025 at 9:49 AM
NEW: Net migration falls sharply to 204,000 in the year to June.
That’s a fall from 649,000 in the year to June 2024. It is a drop of nearly 80% from its 2023 peak.
That’s a fall from 649,000 in the year to June 2024. It is a drop of nearly 80% from its 2023 peak.
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🔴 Latvia is weighing whether to tear up rail lines that run straight into Russia, a move aimed at tightening border security as Moscow grows more aggressive.
Latvia Weighs Dismantling Railway Tracks to Russia Amid Long-Term Border Security Concerns
The Latvian government plans to assess the feasibility of dismantling railway tracks to Russia, focusing on national security in collaboration with Baltic neighbors.
united24media.com
November 27, 2025 at 11:15 AM
🔴 Latvia is weighing whether to tear up rail lines that run straight into Russia, a move aimed at tightening border security as Moscow grows more aggressive.
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All the ‘once in a generation’ line reveals, all the more so when you have no answer to the obvious follow-up, is that you can’t be arsed to work out a valid set of arguments.
The subtext is ‘this isn’t important enough for me to devote thought to’.
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2565409...
The subtext is ‘this isn’t important enough for me to devote thought to’.
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2565409...
Reeves rules out second independence referendum even with SNP majority
Rachel Reeves says a Labour UK Government will not permit another Scottish independence referendum, even if the SNP wins a majority at Holyrood in…
www.heraldscotland.com
November 27, 2025 at 10:36 AM
All the ‘once in a generation’ line reveals, all the more so when you have no answer to the obvious follow-up, is that you can’t be arsed to work out a valid set of arguments.
The subtext is ‘this isn’t important enough for me to devote thought to’.
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2565409...
The subtext is ‘this isn’t important enough for me to devote thought to’.
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2565409...
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Leaders hope budget funding will boost Labour in next year’s Scotland and Wales elections
Leaders hope budget funding will boost Labour in next year’s Scotland and Wales elections
Scottish Labour’s Anas Sarwar and the Welsh first minister, Eluned Morgan, both face humiliating defeat in next year’s elections, according to polling
www.theguardian.com
November 27, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Leaders hope budget funding will boost Labour in next year’s Scotland and Wales elections
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Leaked OBR report confirms electricity consumers will start paying for Sizewell C nuclear plant using a risky PFI-like financial scheme initiated by Boris Johnson and that we'll pay for years before the plant even produces any electricity - if it ever does.
www.commonweal.scot/policies/nuc...
www.commonweal.scot/policies/nuc...
November 26, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Leaked OBR report confirms electricity consumers will start paying for Sizewell C nuclear plant using a risky PFI-like financial scheme initiated by Boris Johnson and that we'll pay for years before the plant even produces any electricity - if it ever does.
www.commonweal.scot/policies/nuc...
www.commonweal.scot/policies/nuc...
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Quick analysis of The Times today:
Wall to wall negative coverage of Labour’s budget. An editorial that tuts about lack of growth but takes no responsibility. And a double page ad to join Farage/Reform.
Absolutely no analysis on how rightwing ideology - including Brexit - has been utterly ruinous.
Wall to wall negative coverage of Labour’s budget. An editorial that tuts about lack of growth but takes no responsibility. And a double page ad to join Farage/Reform.
Absolutely no analysis on how rightwing ideology - including Brexit - has been utterly ruinous.
November 27, 2025 at 8:22 AM
Quick analysis of The Times today:
Wall to wall negative coverage of Labour’s budget. An editorial that tuts about lack of growth but takes no responsibility. And a double page ad to join Farage/Reform.
Absolutely no analysis on how rightwing ideology - including Brexit - has been utterly ruinous.
Wall to wall negative coverage of Labour’s budget. An editorial that tuts about lack of growth but takes no responsibility. And a double page ad to join Farage/Reform.
Absolutely no analysis on how rightwing ideology - including Brexit - has been utterly ruinous.
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New net migration figures at 930am.
Net migration fell half a million to 344,000 in 2024 from 848k in 2023
56% of people think it went up last year
17% think stayed the same
14% think it went down
2025 figure to be lower again
16% expect that
38% think it will be up
31% about the same
Net migration fell half a million to 344,000 in 2024 from 848k in 2023
56% of people think it went up last year
17% think stayed the same
14% think it went down
2025 figure to be lower again
16% expect that
38% think it will be up
31% about the same
November 27, 2025 at 7:54 AM
New net migration figures at 930am.
Net migration fell half a million to 344,000 in 2024 from 848k in 2023
56% of people think it went up last year
17% think stayed the same
14% think it went down
2025 figure to be lower again
16% expect that
38% think it will be up
31% about the same
Net migration fell half a million to 344,000 in 2024 from 848k in 2023
56% of people think it went up last year
17% think stayed the same
14% think it went down
2025 figure to be lower again
16% expect that
38% think it will be up
31% about the same
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London: 7°C - Pitlochry: -2°C
Yet the person freezing in Pitlochry pays more for electricity — electricity generated in their own town.
Meanwhile, London, which produces almost none, pays less.
This isn’t just unfair. It’s exploitation. And it’s happening in Scotland every single day.
#AreYouYesYet
Yet the person freezing in Pitlochry pays more for electricity — electricity generated in their own town.
Meanwhile, London, which produces almost none, pays less.
This isn’t just unfair. It’s exploitation. And it’s happening in Scotland every single day.
#AreYouYesYet
November 27, 2025 at 7:02 AM
London: 7°C - Pitlochry: -2°C
Yet the person freezing in Pitlochry pays more for electricity — electricity generated in their own town.
Meanwhile, London, which produces almost none, pays less.
This isn’t just unfair. It’s exploitation. And it’s happening in Scotland every single day.
#AreYouYesYet
Yet the person freezing in Pitlochry pays more for electricity — electricity generated in their own town.
Meanwhile, London, which produces almost none, pays less.
This isn’t just unfair. It’s exploitation. And it’s happening in Scotland every single day.
#AreYouYesYet
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The death toll in the russian terrorist strike against Ternopil has risen to 35. The 12yo girl succumbed to her wounds after doctors had hard fought to save her life for 9d. Her mother was killed too and her sister is still in the hospital.
35 innocent souls stolen at once.
35.
35 innocent souls stolen at once.
35.
November 27, 2025 at 9:07 AM
The death toll in the russian terrorist strike against Ternopil has risen to 35. The 12yo girl succumbed to her wounds after doctors had hard fought to save her life for 9d. Her mother was killed too and her sister is still in the hospital.
35 innocent souls stolen at once.
35.
35 innocent souls stolen at once.
35.
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#BBCNews - Soldiers seize power in Guinea-Bissau and detain the president
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Guinea-Bissau coup: Soldiers seize power and detain President Umaro Sissoco Embaló
The military takeover comes as the West African nation was awaiting the results of Sunday's election.
www.bbc.com
November 26, 2025 at 11:25 PM
#BBCNews - Soldiers seize power in Guinea-Bissau and detain the president
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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”Nearly a decade after the referendum and five years after the UK’s exit from the EU, the economic and political price of Brexit is all too clear. However, its chief proponents do not seem to be paying the political price.”
The Irish Times view on the UK budget: the long shadow of Brexit
The Irish Times view on the UK budget: the long shadow of Brexit
Nearly a decade after the referendum and five years after the UK’s exit from the EU, the economic and political price is all too clear
www.irishtimes.com
November 26, 2025 at 11:35 PM
”Nearly a decade after the referendum and five years after the UK’s exit from the EU, the economic and political price of Brexit is all too clear. However, its chief proponents do not seem to be paying the political price.”
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why does the useless bloody ICO allow absolute bullshit like this cookie tool? It's designed to be difficult to reject cookies; you have to find each toggle and turn it off and there's no way to reject them all.
November 26, 2025 at 11:33 PM
why does the useless bloody ICO allow absolute bullshit like this cookie tool? It's designed to be difficult to reject cookies; you have to find each toggle and turn it off and there's no way to reject them all.