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Lindsay Elphinstone
@lelphins.bsky.social
Social Work Team Manager in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Views expressed are my own.
The UK must stand up for human rights and reject calls to leave the ECHR - Sign the open letter

www.europeanmovement.co.uk/keep_uk_in_e...
Open Letter: Keep the UK in the ECHR
Sign the European Movement UK's open letter now if you agree that the UK must remain in the ECHR.
www.europeanmovement.co.uk
October 14, 2025 at 7:11 AM
Reposted by Lindsay Elphinstone
The main story on BBC 6 Music News this morning is that a ‘boat carrying migrants is on its way to France’

Delivered in the same upbeat tone as England winning the women’s Euros.

The migration ‘debate’ in this country is unmoored from reality, and the media-political complex is feeding it
September 19, 2025 at 6:32 AM
BBC Accused of Pro-Reform Bias as Lib Dems Launch Campaign to End 'Wall to Wall' Farage Coverage – Byline Times bylinetimes.com/2025/09/09/b...
BBC Accused of Pro-Reform Bias as Lib Dems Launch Campaign to End 'Wall to Wall' Farage Coverage
They accuse the BBC of "following Farage around like a lost puppy” and have complained to Ofcom to demand fair coverage
bylinetimes.com
September 14, 2025 at 4:17 PM
We must stop mega-donors from warping our democracy. A ban on annual donations over £5,000 would cut the influence of big donors on our politics and protect the interests of ordinary voters. Sign the petition secure.unlockdemocracy.org.uk/page/162623/...
Stop mega-donors from warping our democracy
We must stop mega-donors from warping our democracy. A ban on annual donations over £5,000 would cut the influence of big donors on our politics and protect the interests of ordinary voters.
secure.unlockdemocracy.org.uk
September 8, 2025 at 10:05 AM
Is the evidence building that a slow moving coup is picking up the pace towards an authoritarian dictatorship in the USA? ‘Trump's National Guard Takeover of Washington DC Threatens a Creeping Tyranny' – Byline Times bylinetimes.com/2025/08/29/d...
'Trump's National Guard Takeover of Washington DC Threatens a Creeping Tyranny'
What we are starting to witness is the nascent elements of a complete authoritarian takeover, reports Alexandra Hall Hall from Washington
bylinetimes.com
August 31, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Reform UK's Darren Grimes Under Investigation Over Fake AI Asylum Video of Keir Starmer – Byline Times bylinetimes.com/2025/08/29/r...
Reform UK's Darren Grimes Under Investigation Over Fake AI Asylum Video of Keir Starmer
Grimes faces an official complaint to the council after using manipulated imagery and attacking asylum seekers as 'deviants'
bylinetimes.com
August 30, 2025 at 9:38 AM
The Reform and Conservative Politicians Mingling With Neo-Nazis and Fascists at Asylum Hotel Protests – Byline Times bylinetimes.com/2025/08/21/t...
The Reform and Conservative Politicians Mingling With Neo-Nazis and Fascists at Asylum Hotel Protests
The recent wave of anti-migrant protests are providing a bridge between right-wing elected politicians and extremist groups
bylinetimes.com
August 26, 2025 at 6:17 PM
SHOCKING: 64.8% of voters in Aberdeenshire North and Moray East don't have the MP they voted for. That's 24,733 people with ZERO voice in Parliament.

Check your area: makevotesmatter.org.uk/democracyome...

@makevotesmatter.bsky.social
The Democracy-o-Meter! - Make Votes Matter
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makevotesmatter.org.uk
August 26, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Brexit has been a resounding disaster. Starmer must find the courage to change course | Ed Davey
August 9, 2025 at 7:46 AM
The government are introducing a new bill to reform elections – here’s what we want to see electoral-reform.org.uk/the-governme... Electoral Reform Society – ERS
The government are introducing a new bill to reform elections – here’s what we want to see
One year on from the General Election and we are eagerly awaiting the government’s Elections Bill, expected to be tabled in the next session of this parliament.The bill is likely to c
electoral-reform.org.uk
July 7, 2025 at 4:12 PM
We need a voting system that builds trust, not destroys it. I've chipped in to the @makevotesmatter.bsky.social summer appeal to help replace First Past the Post with a fairer, proportional system. Can you join me? makevotesmatter.org.uk/2025-summer-appeal
2025 Summer Appeal - Make Votes Matter
We need a voting system that builds trust, not destroys it.
makevotesmatter.org.uk
June 10, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Reposted by Lindsay Elphinstone
ABERDEEN FOOTBALL CLUB.

2024/25 SCOTTISH CUP WINNERS!!
May 24, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Reposted by Lindsay Elphinstone
🔴Matt Hancock Used His Personal Email Account to Help ‘VIP’ Supplier Win £25 Million COVID PPE Contract

Excalibur Healthcare, which supplied the NHS with tens of millions of pounds worth of unusable PPE, ultimately folded owing taxpayers £22 million

bylinetimes.com/2025/04/03/m...
​​Matt Hancock Used His Personal Email Account to Help ‘VIP’ Supplier Win £25 Million COVID PPE Contract
Excalibur Healthcare, which supplied the UK Government with tens of millions of pounds worth of unusable PPE, ultimately folded owing taxpayers £22 million
bylinetimes.com
April 3, 2025 at 9:43 AM