Gavin Barrie
@gavinkbarrie.bsky.social
Former Firefighter, Former Trade Union Official, Former Edinburgh Councillor. Politics, current affairs, especially in Scotland, a country just waiting to be Independent.
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New Direction for labour? - a decade of spending cuts had left Wales ranking second from bottom of European countries in terms of spending per person on cultural services and third from bottom on recreational and sporting services
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Culture and sport in Wales at risk as funds dwindle, warn MSs
www.bbc.co.uk
January 9, 2025 at 2:40 PM
New Direction for labour? - a decade of spending cuts had left Wales ranking second from bottom of European countries in terms of spending per person on cultural services and third from bottom on recreational and sporting services
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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The world needs WAY MORE JIMMY CARTER...
... and WAY LESS DONALD TRUMP.
💙 if you agree and pls pass on.
... and WAY LESS DONALD TRUMP.
💙 if you agree and pls pass on.
January 9, 2025 at 4:16 PM
The world needs WAY MORE JIMMY CARTER...
... and WAY LESS DONALD TRUMP.
💙 if you agree and pls pass on.
... and WAY LESS DONALD TRUMP.
💙 if you agree and pls pass on.
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In other news, Nigel Farage didn't bother to turn up to the debate on grooming gangs in the House of Commons just now
January 6, 2025 at 7:26 PM
In other news, Nigel Farage didn't bother to turn up to the debate on grooming gangs in the House of Commons just now
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"Probe reveals hundreds logging in from abroad..."
There are over a million council staff (900k FTE). Hundreds could be abroad at any point for all sorts of reasons - including work, study, compassionate grounds, etc.
This is a ludicrous non-story designed to attack public servants.
There are over a million council staff (900k FTE). Hundreds could be abroad at any point for all sorts of reasons - including work, study, compassionate grounds, etc.
This is a ludicrous non-story designed to attack public servants.
December 30, 2024 at 12:27 AM
"Probe reveals hundreds logging in from abroad..."
There are over a million council staff (900k FTE). Hundreds could be abroad at any point for all sorts of reasons - including work, study, compassionate grounds, etc.
This is a ludicrous non-story designed to attack public servants.
There are over a million council staff (900k FTE). Hundreds could be abroad at any point for all sorts of reasons - including work, study, compassionate grounds, etc.
This is a ludicrous non-story designed to attack public servants.
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A Scottish Labour councillor in Edinburgh has torn into her colleagues for having 'turned a blind eye to dishonesty'
Watch the speech here ⬇️
Watch the speech here ⬇️
'We have failed': Watch as Edinburgh councillor tears into Labour colleagues
A LABOUR councillor tore into her own party’s administration in Edinburgh insisting it had “failed” to deliver for the people of the city…
www.thenational.scot
December 20, 2024 at 12:59 PM
A Scottish Labour councillor in Edinburgh has torn into her colleagues for having 'turned a blind eye to dishonesty'
Watch the speech here ⬇️
Watch the speech here ⬇️
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Edinburgh Labour councillor accuses Labour, propped up by Tories and Libdems, of "putting your own interests above the people of Edinburgh"
December 21, 2024 at 12:00 PM
Edinburgh Labour councillor accuses Labour, propped up by Tories and Libdems, of "putting your own interests above the people of Edinburgh"
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The puppet master and his puppet.
December 19, 2024 at 8:46 PM
The puppet master and his puppet.
Be aware, that QR Code may be taking you somewhere you really don't want to be.
December 20, 2024 at 11:09 AM
Be aware, that QR Code may be taking you somewhere you really don't want to be.
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Holy moly. MAGA is losing their mind over an uncovered video from 2016 where Donald Trump says people should use the bathroom they feel is inappropriate and speaks out against trans bathroom bills. Feel free to share this so MAGA implodes.
November 25, 2024 at 9:40 PM
Holy moly. MAGA is losing their mind over an uncovered video from 2016 where Donald Trump says people should use the bathroom they feel is inappropriate and speaks out against trans bathroom bills. Feel free to share this so MAGA implodes.
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Scottish seafood is worth £885 million per year to the economy.
November 20, 2024 at 9:15 AM
Scottish seafood is worth £885 million per year to the economy.
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for some reason I’ve remembered what Jeremy Clarkson, who said he bought land to avoid inheritance tax, said on live TV about striking public sector workers (extra marks for use of ‘us’)
November 19, 2024 at 3:00 PM
for some reason I’ve remembered what Jeremy Clarkson, who said he bought land to avoid inheritance tax, said on live TV about striking public sector workers (extra marks for use of ‘us’)
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Nurses valued more in Scotland
November 20, 2024 at 5:45 PM
Nurses valued more in Scotland
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Hello! If you oppose NHS privatisation please could you repost this and follow me? I need to know who to follow next (it’ll be you!) ⭐️💙
November 20, 2024 at 1:44 PM
Hello! If you oppose NHS privatisation please could you repost this and follow me? I need to know who to follow next (it’ll be you!) ⭐️💙
Lovely to see lots of followers and would really like to follow you all back, but if you haven't, could fill in your Bio so I have some idea on your likes, believes and interests. Unlikely to put me off following, open to robust discussion, but after the other place I'm just being a bit cautious.
November 20, 2024 at 1:45 PM
Lovely to see lots of followers and would really like to follow you all back, but if you haven't, could fill in your Bio so I have some idea on your likes, believes and interests. Unlikely to put me off following, open to robust discussion, but after the other place I'm just being a bit cautious.
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Narrator voice: “Little did he know…”
November 19, 2024 at 8:45 PM
Narrator voice: “Little did he know…”
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'Sarwar’s great pitch to pensioners who are angry about the loss of the winter fuel payment is: "Vote for us, and Labour will replace the universal flat rate benefit that we axed with something much worse."'
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Sarwar’s U turn is not what it seems
When is a promise not a promise? When it’s a promise made by the Labour party in Scotland. Then it’s not a promise, it’s a lie. Right now on BBC Scotland there’s a programme…
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November 20, 2024 at 11:36 AM
'Sarwar’s great pitch to pensioners who are angry about the loss of the winter fuel payment is: "Vote for us, and Labour will replace the universal flat rate benefit that we axed with something much worse."'
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Scotland is an energy giant yet our household electricity bills are set by a Government in England #ScottishIndependence
November 20, 2024 at 10:21 AM
Scotland is an energy giant yet our household electricity bills are set by a Government in England #ScottishIndependence
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Today in Princes Street Gardens the Light Night Concert begins at 2pm. No tickets left for the bandstand enclosure but still possible to watch from the gardens. More details here edwinterfest.com/edinburgh-ch... 📸
November 17, 2024 at 1:16 PM
Today in Princes Street Gardens the Light Night Concert begins at 2pm. No tickets left for the bandstand enclosure but still possible to watch from the gardens. More details here edwinterfest.com/edinburgh-ch... 📸
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November 16, 2024 at 1:52 PM
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The governor of the Bank of England has gone about as far as he can go without being a politician, to be honest.
He – like anyone who knows the first thing about economics – understands that Brexit has been a disaster for the economy.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
He – like anyone who knows the first thing about economics – understands that Brexit has been a disaster for the economy.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Bank of England governor says Brexit has undermined UK economy
Andrew Bailey calls for relations with EU to be rebuilt as Trump plans US tariffs
www.theguardian.com
November 15, 2024 at 12:13 PM
The governor of the Bank of England has gone about as far as he can go without being a politician, to be honest.
He – like anyone who knows the first thing about economics – understands that Brexit has been a disaster for the economy.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
He – like anyone who knows the first thing about economics – understands that Brexit has been a disaster for the economy.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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STV now says only that he is a councillor that has stepped down over an assault charge not a single word about him being a labour council leader
November 15, 2024 at 6:23 PM
STV now says only that he is a councillor that has stepped down over an assault charge not a single word about him being a labour council leader
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This is why I moved over here
November 14, 2024 at 7:21 PM
This is why I moved over here