Joy Macnaughton
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Pro indy
Pro swimming mum
Pro real food
Pro swimming mum
Pro real food
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And his racist bullying of a 9 year old as a prefect age 17 , and his refusal to apologise to grooming gang victims www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025... Farage just skulks away and bides his time
Female survivors of grooming gangs demand apology from Nigel Farage
Exclusive: Five women said Reform leader’s comments that they were victims of other types of sexual abuse were ‘degrading’
www.theguardian.com
January 23, 2026 at 5:29 PM
And his racist bullying of a 9 year old as a prefect age 17 , and his refusal to apologise to grooming gang victims www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025... Farage just skulks away and bides his time
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January 23, 2026 at 2:43 PM
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Carole Cadwalladr, "He's not that cuddle cosy golf club English pub figure"
"He is in a relationship with the US far right and with the European pro-Kremlin far right"
"What happened in Brexit, we saw that money that force that influence, those networks coming together"
"He is in a relationship with the US far right and with the European pro-Kremlin far right"
"What happened in Brexit, we saw that money that force that influence, those networks coming together"
January 23, 2026 at 5:31 PM
Carole Cadwalladr, "He's not that cuddle cosy golf club English pub figure"
"He is in a relationship with the US far right and with the European pro-Kremlin far right"
"What happened in Brexit, we saw that money that force that influence, those networks coming together"
"He is in a relationship with the US far right and with the European pro-Kremlin far right"
"What happened in Brexit, we saw that money that force that influence, those networks coming together"
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What a magnificent SNP win in the Glenrothes West and Kinglassie by-election!
Well done to Cllr Zoe Hisbent on a stunning win. Nigel Farage turned up to campaign and lost. Labour polled 15%. Excellent result for the SNP.
Well done to Cllr Zoe Hisbent on a stunning win. Nigel Farage turned up to campaign and lost. Labour polled 15%. Excellent result for the SNP.
January 23, 2026 at 8:05 AM
What a magnificent SNP win in the Glenrothes West and Kinglassie by-election!
Well done to Cllr Zoe Hisbent on a stunning win. Nigel Farage turned up to campaign and lost. Labour polled 15%. Excellent result for the SNP.
Well done to Cllr Zoe Hisbent on a stunning win. Nigel Farage turned up to campaign and lost. Labour polled 15%. Excellent result for the SNP.
scottishindypod.scot/mibbes-aye-s...
a reminder of why #Wales can set up an energy company but #scotland is forbidden from doing so
a reminder of why #Wales can set up an energy company but #scotland is forbidden from doing so
Unlocking Scotland's Energy Powerhouse - Scottish Indy Podcasts
Unlocking Scotland’s Energy Powerhouse. The Welsh government is setting up an energy company which will give it part ownership in some of Wales’ renewable energy resources. The Scottish Government can...
scottishindypod.scot
January 23, 2026 at 8:24 AM
scottishindypod.scot/mibbes-aye-s...
a reminder of why #Wales can set up an energy company but #scotland is forbidden from doing so
a reminder of why #Wales can set up an energy company but #scotland is forbidden from doing so
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The current number of ICE kidnapped in the USA and held in detention is three times what it was in Germany in 1939 - six years into their reign of terror.
January 22, 2026 at 8:47 PM
The current number of ICE kidnapped in the USA and held in detention is three times what it was in Germany in 1939 - six years into their reign of terror.
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When even millionaires, like us, recognise that extreme wealth has cost everyone else everything else, there can be no doubt that society is dangerously teetering off the edge of a precipice.
We want our democracies back. We want our communities back. We want our future back.
We want our democracies back. We want our communities back. We want our future back.
January 21, 2026 at 7:01 AM
When even millionaires, like us, recognise that extreme wealth has cost everyone else everything else, there can be no doubt that society is dangerously teetering off the edge of a precipice.
We want our democracies back. We want our communities back. We want our future back.
We want our democracies back. We want our communities back. We want our future back.
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17 BREACHED MP code of conduct, and not declaring on time over £380.000. This man is literally worse than any Tory worse than Johnson. How can anyone think he's right to run uk?. Thought back to honest politics was the key............
January 21, 2026 at 6:14 PM
17 BREACHED MP code of conduct, and not declaring on time over £380.000. This man is literally worse than any Tory worse than Johnson. How can anyone think he's right to run uk?. Thought back to honest politics was the key............
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Major Scottish Government investments in eradicating child poverty that you’ll struggle to hear about talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/01/22/m...
Major Scottish Government investments in eradicating child poverty that you’ll struggle to hear about
From Investing in Scotland’s children, published 22 January 2026 09:20, covered by STV but nowhere else I can see: Children and families across Scotland will benefit from the Scottish Government’s …
talkingupscotlandtwo.com
January 22, 2026 at 7:39 PM
Major Scottish Government investments in eradicating child poverty that you’ll struggle to hear about talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/01/22/m...
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Releasing the Epstein files isn't voluntary, it's a legal requirement..
January 22, 2026 at 8:27 PM
Releasing the Epstein files isn't voluntary, it's a legal requirement..
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🚨BOOM! Now over 90,000 signatures!
The Petition calling for by-elections to be called automatically when MPs defect to another party is getting so close to the 100,000 needed.
Let’s keep going!
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
The Petition calling for by-elections to be called automatically when MPs defect to another party is getting so close to the 100,000 needed.
Let’s keep going!
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
January 22, 2026 at 1:22 PM
🚨BOOM! Now over 90,000 signatures!
The Petition calling for by-elections to be called automatically when MPs defect to another party is getting so close to the 100,000 needed.
Let’s keep going!
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
The Petition calling for by-elections to be called automatically when MPs defect to another party is getting so close to the 100,000 needed.
Let’s keep going!
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
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Endless disrespect and a refusal to engage seriously from Starmer and his rep in Scotland (Alexander, not Sarwar this time). They really are an unpleasant bunch.
www.thenational.scot/news/2578900...
www.thenational.scot/news/2578900...
Read all the letters in the row between John Swinney and Douglas Alexander in full
JOHN Swinney branded the Scottish Secretary “discourteous and disrespectful” in a scathing letter to the Prime Minister, correspondence released…
www.thenational.scot
January 22, 2026 at 6:53 PM
Endless disrespect and a refusal to engage seriously from Starmer and his rep in Scotland (Alexander, not Sarwar this time). They really are an unpleasant bunch.
www.thenational.scot/news/2578900...
www.thenational.scot/news/2578900...
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As Tunbridge Wells runs dry, Motherwell looks well-watered for years to come in a country with 5.5 million litres of drinkable water per person, 40 times that in England talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/01/22/a...
As Tunbridge Wells runs dry, Motherwell looks well-watered for years to come in a country with 5.5 million litres of drinkable water per person, 40 times that in England
In the Guardian today: You get up and go to the loo, only to find the flush doesn’t work. You try the shower, except nothing comes out. You want a glass of water, but on turning the tap there is no…
talkingupscotlandtwo.com
January 22, 2026 at 7:41 PM
As Tunbridge Wells runs dry, Motherwell looks well-watered for years to come in a country with 5.5 million litres of drinkable water per person, 40 times that in England talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/01/22/a...
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Good news never appears on BBC Shortbread…Radio silence!
Latest figures out today show Scotland’s unemployment rate fell to 3.7%, and is below the UK rate of 5.1%.
If Scotland can do this with limited economic powers, imagine what more we could do if we had the full powers of independence.
If Scotland can do this with limited economic powers, imagine what more we could do if we had the full powers of independence.
January 22, 2026 at 6:32 PM
Good news never appears on BBC Shortbread…Radio silence!
not that I'd normally quote the daily fail
Daily Mail report highlights the great CalMac service we all enjoy by looking at affluent Washington State’s far older ferries and failing services talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/01/22/d...
Daily Mail report highlights the great CalMac service we all enjoy by looking at affluent Washington State’s far older ferries and failing services
In the Daily Mail, 8 January 2026 and the astonishing images above from the Independent two years ago: Almost a third of the lifeline ferries operating in Washington state are out of acti…
talkingupscotlandtwo.com
January 22, 2026 at 8:44 PM
not that I'd normally quote the daily fail
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Filed my tax return last week.
Wondering what the HMRC would have done if I'd neglected to declare £380,000 on account of the fact that "I don't do computers."
#Farage
Wondering what the HMRC would have done if I'd neglected to declare £380,000 on account of the fact that "I don't do computers."
#Farage
January 22, 2026 at 10:15 AM
Filed my tax return last week.
Wondering what the HMRC would have done if I'd neglected to declare £380,000 on account of the fact that "I don't do computers."
#Farage
Wondering what the HMRC would have done if I'd neglected to declare £380,000 on account of the fact that "I don't do computers."
#Farage
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Starmer to John Swinney:
“Unfortunately, pre-existing commitments mean it will not be possible to meet when you are in London next week. However, I would like to secure a time for a phone call over the next few weeks. My office will reach out to yours to arrange.”
“Unfortunately, pre-existing commitments mean it will not be possible to meet when you are in London next week. However, I would like to secure a time for a phone call over the next few weeks. My office will reach out to yours to arrange.”
Read all the letters in the row between John Swinney and Douglas Alexander in full
JOHN Swinney branded the Scottish Secretary “discourteous and disrespectful” in a scathing letter to the Prime Minister, correspondence released…
www.thenational.scot
January 22, 2026 at 5:08 PM
Starmer to John Swinney:
“Unfortunately, pre-existing commitments mean it will not be possible to meet when you are in London next week. However, I would like to secure a time for a phone call over the next few weeks. My office will reach out to yours to arrange.”
“Unfortunately, pre-existing commitments mean it will not be possible to meet when you are in London next week. However, I would like to secure a time for a phone call over the next few weeks. My office will reach out to yours to arrange.”
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January 22, 2026 at 5:11 PM
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Whatever is in the Epstein Files is so explosive that the leaders of the Department of Justice are openly breaking the law every day to keep us from seeing it. (Just a reminder amongst all the other stuff flying around.)
January 22, 2026 at 3:03 PM
Whatever is in the Epstein Files is so explosive that the leaders of the Department of Justice are openly breaking the law every day to keep us from seeing it. (Just a reminder amongst all the other stuff flying around.)
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The Epstein files should have been released a long time ago.
January 22, 2026 at 2:38 PM
The Epstein files should have been released a long time ago.
Let's hope restrictions to political donations is enacted.
time to tax the super rich too
Nearly 80% of millionaires think super-rich buy political influence bylines.scot/politics/nea...
time to tax the super rich too
Nearly 80% of millionaires think super-rich buy political influence bylines.scot/politics/nea...
Nearly 80% of millionaires think super-rich buy political influence
Press release: Millionaires, including Mark Ruffalo, Brian Eno, and Abigail Disney, sign open letter to world leaders calling on them to tax the super-rich
bylines.scot
January 22, 2026 at 8:04 AM
Let's hope restrictions to political donations is enacted.
time to tax the super rich too
Nearly 80% of millionaires think super-rich buy political influence bylines.scot/politics/nea...
time to tax the super rich too
Nearly 80% of millionaires think super-rich buy political influence bylines.scot/politics/nea...
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Imagine what this cunt would do to Scotland given half a chance.
Scottish Reform voters would bring huge harm upon us all.
We can't let them do this.
Scottish Reform voters would bring huge harm upon us all.
We can't let them do this.
January 21, 2026 at 6:43 PM
Imagine what this cunt would do to Scotland given half a chance.
Scottish Reform voters would bring huge harm upon us all.
We can't let them do this.
Scottish Reform voters would bring huge harm upon us all.
We can't let them do this.
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BETTER TOGETHER???
Energy will be a key argument in the upcoming may26 election.
So read this and weep!
So read this and weep!
January 21, 2026 at 5:21 PM
BETTER TOGETHER???
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