Dr Mike Wilson
@drmikew.bsky.social
Ex-X and looking for positive interaction with folk interested in getting the best for Scotland, and to me that can only be achieved via independence and rejoining the EU. #ScottishIndependence
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This is so important. Please sign and share.
Sign the petition if you want to continue living in a democracy without corporate free zones stealing your money, your land, your homes, and your human rights.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/72...
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/72...
Petition: Transparency and Review of the free zones and ports impacts
To ensure full transparency by releasing data on governance, funding, and operations of free zones. Plus a public review to assess impacts, such as job displacement and value for taxpayers money
petition.parliament.uk
October 17, 2025 at 7:49 AM
This is so important. Please sign and share.
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Ireland, Slovenia, Iceland, Spain, Netherlands, Belgium and Portugal are now all considering boycotting Eurovision unless Israel are removed.
Like if they should.
RT if Israel should be kicked out
Like if they should.
RT if Israel should be kicked out
September 11, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Ireland, Slovenia, Iceland, Spain, Netherlands, Belgium and Portugal are now all considering boycotting Eurovision unless Israel are removed.
Like if they should.
RT if Israel should be kicked out
Like if they should.
RT if Israel should be kicked out
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Feeling frustrated/annoyed/angry etc about the constant platforming of Mr Farage on TV without effective scrutiny, & the sidelining of other parties eg Green & Lib Dem’s - & want to do something about it?
Complain to ofcom www.ofcom.org.uk/make-a-compl...
Sign & share the parliament petitikn👇 😊
Complain to ofcom www.ofcom.org.uk/make-a-compl...
Sign & share the parliament petitikn👇 😊
August 30, 2025 at 7:57 AM
Feeling frustrated/annoyed/angry etc about the constant platforming of Mr Farage on TV without effective scrutiny, & the sidelining of other parties eg Green & Lib Dem’s - & want to do something about it?
Complain to ofcom www.ofcom.org.uk/make-a-compl...
Sign & share the parliament petitikn👇 😊
Complain to ofcom www.ofcom.org.uk/make-a-compl...
Sign & share the parliament petitikn👇 😊
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We've been screaming our throats raw about these for a few years now.
Read it and weep.
This current UK and Scottish Governments are charging ahead with these plans, some will be locked in for 25 years, so even new governance ain't changing it.
open.substack.com/pub/european...
This current UK and Scottish Governments are charging ahead with these plans, some will be locked in for 25 years, so even new governance ain't changing it.
open.substack.com/pub/european...
UK Free Zones: The Most Under-Reported Scandal in Britain's History
This post lays out one of the most under-reported but structurally dangerous trends in global governance: the proliferation of corporate-controlled arbitration mechanisms embedded in Freeports, Specia...
open.substack.com
July 31, 2025 at 1:35 PM
We've been screaming our throats raw about these for a few years now.
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Prof. Tim Wilson gives his take on Stephen Flynn, Nigel Farage and the BBC.
Worth watching 🏴🇪🇺🏴
youtu.be/PJPf42XVwCU?...
Worth watching 🏴🇪🇺🏴
youtu.be/PJPf42XVwCU?...
the wonderful Stephen Flynn Schools Nigel Farage
YouTube video by Professor Tim Wilson
youtu.be
July 24, 2025 at 6:00 AM
Prof. Tim Wilson gives his take on Stephen Flynn, Nigel Farage and the BBC.
Worth watching 🏴🇪🇺🏴
youtu.be/PJPf42XVwCU?...
Worth watching 🏴🇪🇺🏴
youtu.be/PJPf42XVwCU?...
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I hope everyone in Scotland is watching this. A warning though. It will make you angry. www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
Scandinavia with Simon Reeve
Simon Reeve journeys across a land of Arctic tundra, vast forests and stunning fjords, investigating the surprising secrets of some of the happiest and most equal societies on earth.
www.bbc.co.uk
June 14, 2025 at 8:43 AM
I hope everyone in Scotland is watching this. A warning though. It will make you angry. www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
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If you believe in Scottish Independence, this video is the most informative I've ever seen. Please watch it and share it with your friends and families.
Here's the speech summarising the argument
youtu.be/-F0h92UrafI?...
youtu.be/-F0h92UrafI?...
Professor Robert Black KC at SSRG 25
YouTube video by Blitz Maniax
youtu.be
May 27, 2025 at 7:40 AM
If you believe in Scottish Independence, this video is the most informative I've ever seen. Please watch it and share it with your friends and families.
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Michelle Mone can be expelled from the House of Lords by a simple majority vote in the Commons, and then in the House of Lords.
Like if she needs to go.
RT if she has to go.
Like if she needs to go.
RT if she has to go.
May 19, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Michelle Mone can be expelled from the House of Lords by a simple majority vote in the Commons, and then in the House of Lords.
Like if she needs to go.
RT if she has to go.
Like if she needs to go.
RT if she has to go.
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Under @jeremycorbyn.bsky.social He had a clear vision of his Labour values. Fast forward & his leadership has clearly affected those principles.
Note that in 2016 he wasn't wearing glasses. In 2025 his glasses were paid for a wealthy donor who gave them to him to avoid paying their fair share of tax
Note that in 2016 he wasn't wearing glasses. In 2025 his glasses were paid for a wealthy donor who gave them to him to avoid paying their fair share of tax
May 14, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Under @jeremycorbyn.bsky.social He had a clear vision of his Labour values. Fast forward & his leadership has clearly affected those principles.
Note that in 2016 he wasn't wearing glasses. In 2025 his glasses were paid for a wealthy donor who gave them to him to avoid paying their fair share of tax
Note that in 2016 he wasn't wearing glasses. In 2025 his glasses were paid for a wealthy donor who gave them to him to avoid paying their fair share of tax
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Experts continue to warn the Covid Inquiry that the UK's pandemic preparedness and resilience have gone backwards since 2020.
Yesterday it was the turn of Prof. Christophe Fraser.
Unless the Government knows the date of the next pandemic, its inaction is inexcusable.
Yesterday it was the turn of Prof. Christophe Fraser.
Unless the Government knows the date of the next pandemic, its inaction is inexcusable.
May 14, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Experts continue to warn the Covid Inquiry that the UK's pandemic preparedness and resilience have gone backwards since 2020.
Yesterday it was the turn of Prof. Christophe Fraser.
Unless the Government knows the date of the next pandemic, its inaction is inexcusable.
Yesterday it was the turn of Prof. Christophe Fraser.
Unless the Government knows the date of the next pandemic, its inaction is inexcusable.
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It will probably come as no surprise to anyone to hear that Reform UK’s policies add up to an agenda of fiscal recklessness that rivals, and may well exceed, the disastrous 49-day, hair-raising, market-tanking premiership of Liz Truss in 2022
econ.st/42WSuLG
econ.st/42WSuLG
Nigel Farage’s economic plans are a disaster
Three choices: fiscal implosion, deep austerity or a hasty U-turn
econ.st
May 10, 2025 at 6:57 AM
It will probably come as no surprise to anyone to hear that Reform UK’s policies add up to an agenda of fiscal recklessness that rivals, and may well exceed, the disastrous 49-day, hair-raising, market-tanking premiership of Liz Truss in 2022
econ.st/42WSuLG
econ.st/42WSuLG
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A timely reminder of what a disaster Test and Trace was during the Pandemic at great cost to lives and livelihoods 👇
#covidinquiry investigating the reasons & what needs to be done differently from Monday.
@cbffjuk.bsky.social
#covidinquiry investigating the reasons & what needs to be done differently from Monday.
@cbffjuk.bsky.social
On Monday, @covidinquiryuk will begin investigating Test & Trace, one of the biggest Government failures during the pandemic.
Those responsible would rather we move on and forget those failures.
So here is a reminder of just how badly Test & Trace went wrong:
#CovidInquiry
Those responsible would rather we move on and forget those failures.
So here is a reminder of just how badly Test & Trace went wrong:
#CovidInquiry
May 9, 2025 at 4:01 PM
A timely reminder of what a disaster Test and Trace was during the Pandemic at great cost to lives and livelihoods 👇
#covidinquiry investigating the reasons & what needs to be done differently from Monday.
@cbffjuk.bsky.social
#covidinquiry investigating the reasons & what needs to be done differently from Monday.
@cbffjuk.bsky.social
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VE Day is not the big news of the day. The rapid rise in global temperatures is. The problem is we have politicians who are living 80 years in the past and are utterly unable to comprehend the future. www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/05...
The most important news of the day
The news media would have it that VE Day is the most important news of the day.
They might offer the prospect of a US trade deal as an alternative.
Some will be obsessed with the election of a new P...
www.taxresearch.org.uk
May 8, 2025 at 6:49 AM
VE Day is not the big news of the day. The rapid rise in global temperatures is. The problem is we have politicians who are living 80 years in the past and are utterly unable to comprehend the future. www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/05...
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I've said before it's now up to unionists, after 10+ years of the broken Vow and economic chaos, to make the case why STAYING in the Union is in Scotland's best interest. But if you don't agree, guess what? The case for leaving has never been stronger either.
We could've done a lot with £8.3B.
We could've done a lot with £8.3B.
New figures confirm that Scotland would have been £8.3 billion better off as an independent country
www.businessforscotland.com
May 8, 2025 at 1:00 PM
I've said before it's now up to unionists, after 10+ years of the broken Vow and economic chaos, to make the case why STAYING in the Union is in Scotland's best interest. But if you don't agree, guess what? The case for leaving has never been stronger either.
We could've done a lot with £8.3B.
We could've done a lot with £8.3B.
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Reform UK’s plans to obstruct green energy projects in Lincolnshire put at risk almost £1bn in local investment and more than 12,000 jobs,
How many people analysed policies before voting for Reform, the party that also voted against worker rights.
How many people analysed policies before voting for Reform, the party that also voted against worker rights.
Reform’s green energy assault in Lincolnshire ‘puts 12,200 jobs at risk’
Party intends to block projects despite net zero industries contributing nearly £1bn to local economy, analysis shows
www.theguardian.com
May 8, 2025 at 6:46 AM
Reform UK’s plans to obstruct green energy projects in Lincolnshire put at risk almost £1bn in local investment and more than 12,000 jobs,
How many people analysed policies before voting for Reform, the party that also voted against worker rights.
How many people analysed policies before voting for Reform, the party that also voted against worker rights.
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I doubt that we'll see this on any MSM in Scotland. NHS England advised to adopt Scottish standards.
talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2025/05/07/r...
talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2025/05/07/r...
Royal College recommends NHS England’s A&E departments should adopt Scotland’s ‘front door frailty screening’
PA/Wire By stewartb The Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM) has a press release (issued May 6) which makes a positive reference to NHS Scotland – yes really! The statement has this title: ‘A…
talkingupscotlandtwo.com
May 7, 2025 at 7:40 PM
I doubt that we'll see this on any MSM in Scotland. NHS England advised to adopt Scottish standards.
talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2025/05/07/r...
talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2025/05/07/r...
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Tom Watson's career since politics:
- Gambling industry ✅
- Weapons manufacturers ✅
- Campus protest crackdowns ✅
- CHEC (the private eye health firm profteering from the NHS) ✅
- the man who said the NHS will be "shown no mercy" ✅
#LabourLobbyists
labourrightwatch.wordpress.com/2025/01/24/t...
- Gambling industry ✅
- Weapons manufacturers ✅
- Campus protest crackdowns ✅
- CHEC (the private eye health firm profteering from the NHS) ✅
- the man who said the NHS will be "shown no mercy" ✅
#LabourLobbyists
labourrightwatch.wordpress.com/2025/01/24/t...
Tom Watson, Corporate Lobbyist for Lodestone
Tom’s new employer assists crackdowns on student protesters and advocates for the arms industry.
labourrightwatch.wordpress.com
May 8, 2025 at 7:24 AM
Tom Watson's career since politics:
- Gambling industry ✅
- Weapons manufacturers ✅
- Campus protest crackdowns ✅
- CHEC (the private eye health firm profteering from the NHS) ✅
- the man who said the NHS will be "shown no mercy" ✅
#LabourLobbyists
labourrightwatch.wordpress.com/2025/01/24/t...
- Gambling industry ✅
- Weapons manufacturers ✅
- Campus protest crackdowns ✅
- CHEC (the private eye health firm profteering from the NHS) ✅
- the man who said the NHS will be "shown no mercy" ✅
#LabourLobbyists
labourrightwatch.wordpress.com/2025/01/24/t...
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Labour might wonder why, less than a year into a new government promising “change”, people are giving up on it in droves. So let me help it out with a few clues.
1. Cutting disability benefits
2. Freezing Local Housing Allowance.
3. Maintaining the cruel, Malthusian two-child benefit cap ....
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1. Cutting disability benefits
2. Freezing Local Housing Allowance.
3. Maintaining the cruel, Malthusian two-child benefit cap ....
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May 7, 2025 at 7:20 AM
Labour might wonder why, less than a year into a new government promising “change”, people are giving up on it in droves. So let me help it out with a few clues.
1. Cutting disability benefits
2. Freezing Local Housing Allowance.
3. Maintaining the cruel, Malthusian two-child benefit cap ....
🧵
1. Cutting disability benefits
2. Freezing Local Housing Allowance.
3. Maintaining the cruel, Malthusian two-child benefit cap ....
🧵
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A reminder that Reform is comprised of privately educated millionaires and funded by fossil fuel companies.
They’re Tories with added racism. It’s not a fucking protest. It’s continuity. They are the elite.
The working classes need to find their self respect and fight the real problem, them.
They’re Tories with added racism. It’s not a fucking protest. It’s continuity. They are the elite.
The working classes need to find their self respect and fight the real problem, them.
May 6, 2025 at 12:57 PM
A reminder that Reform is comprised of privately educated millionaires and funded by fossil fuel companies.
They’re Tories with added racism. It’s not a fucking protest. It’s continuity. They are the elite.
The working classes need to find their self respect and fight the real problem, them.
They’re Tories with added racism. It’s not a fucking protest. It’s continuity. They are the elite.
The working classes need to find their self respect and fight the real problem, them.
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“Neoliberal economics are a load of twaddle”
Watch Richard Murphy explain why👇🏻
m.youtube.com/watch?v=uYya...
Watch Richard Murphy explain why👇🏻
m.youtube.com/watch?v=uYya...
Neoliberal economics is based on absurd assumptions and fantasies
YouTube video by Richard J Murphy
m.youtube.com
May 6, 2025 at 8:13 AM
“Neoliberal economics are a load of twaddle”
Watch Richard Murphy explain why👇🏻
m.youtube.com/watch?v=uYya...
Watch Richard Murphy explain why👇🏻
m.youtube.com/watch?v=uYya...
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V good letter in The Guardian on Labour’s flailing hopelessness in the face of Reform.
Come on, Labour. The country is crying out for better. We’re sick of this ugly rightwing agenda. It brings nothing but failure.
It’s disloyal to your voters and to the country. You’ve got power and time. Use them.
Come on, Labour. The country is crying out for better. We’re sick of this ugly rightwing agenda. It brings nothing but failure.
It’s disloyal to your voters and to the country. You’ve got power and time. Use them.
May 6, 2025 at 6:32 AM
V good letter in The Guardian on Labour’s flailing hopelessness in the face of Reform.
Come on, Labour. The country is crying out for better. We’re sick of this ugly rightwing agenda. It brings nothing but failure.
It’s disloyal to your voters and to the country. You’ve got power and time. Use them.
Come on, Labour. The country is crying out for better. We’re sick of this ugly rightwing agenda. It brings nothing but failure.
It’s disloyal to your voters and to the country. You’ve got power and time. Use them.
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Always astute observations from Richard Haviland -
When votes matter more than ending child poverty bylines.scot/opinion/when...
When votes matter more than ending child poverty bylines.scot/opinion/when...
When votes matter more than ending child poverty
How can the two-child benefit cap be a question of “fairness”?
bylines.scot
May 5, 2025 at 7:55 AM
Always astute observations from Richard Haviland -
When votes matter more than ending child poverty bylines.scot/opinion/when...
When votes matter more than ending child poverty bylines.scot/opinion/when...
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Save SNHS.
🏴INDEPENDENCE!🏴
🏴INDEPENDENCE!🏴
Staggering profiteering from the 5 main private companies providing cataract removals to the NHS.
£169 million in 2023-24 alone - a profit margin of 32%.
This is taxpayers' money being squandered on private payouts.
Efficiency, @rthonwesstreeting.bsky.social?
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
£169 million in 2023-24 alone - a profit margin of 32%.
This is taxpayers' money being squandered on private payouts.
Efficiency, @rthonwesstreeting.bsky.social?
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Profits from NHS England eye care outsourcing same as 100 PFI contracts, research finds
CHPI thinktank found five firms made an ‘eye-watering’ £169m in 2023-24, as ministers call for contract cap
www.theguardian.com
May 5, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Save SNHS.
🏴INDEPENDENCE!🏴
🏴INDEPENDENCE!🏴