Neil Martin
@martinneilm.bsky.social
Retired Protocol Architect; Married, Scottish. Domicile - Scotland.
Interests: Photography- Birds, Landscapes, Nature.
Genealogy, Rugby, F1, Golf, Democracy, Justice, Science
Interests: Photography- Birds, Landscapes, Nature.
Genealogy, Rugby, F1, Golf, Democracy, Justice, Science
“The creatures outside looked from pig to man, and from man to pig, and from pig to man again; but already it was impossible to say which was which.” (George Orwell)
Everyone was shocked when no one stood up for the reporter he called Piggy.
On behalf of all the little girls who were called this and no one stepped up for them either, I see you.
On behalf of all the little girls who were called this and no one stepped up for them either, I see you.
November 19, 2025 at 10:54 PM
“The creatures outside looked from pig to man, and from man to pig, and from pig to man again; but already it was impossible to say which was which.” (George Orwell)
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Updating my LEGO White House
October 23, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Updating my LEGO White House
@channel4news.bsky.social
The interview with John Swinney, is a pure embarrassment.
Pretty much a demonstration of how not to perform an interview. Talking over the person you just asked a question is not a good look. Ch4 knows better, please do better.
The interview with John Swinney, is a pure embarrassment.
Pretty much a demonstration of how not to perform an interview. Talking over the person you just asked a question is not a good look. Ch4 knows better, please do better.
October 10, 2025 at 6:45 PM
@channel4news.bsky.social
The interview with John Swinney, is a pure embarrassment.
Pretty much a demonstration of how not to perform an interview. Talking over the person you just asked a question is not a good look. Ch4 knows better, please do better.
The interview with John Swinney, is a pure embarrassment.
Pretty much a demonstration of how not to perform an interview. Talking over the person you just asked a question is not a good look. Ch4 knows better, please do better.
What of the people that live an area with no phone signal?
It will be worse than useless, it will be another example of how awful infrastructure is and how zero-G areas are ignored.
It will be worse than useless, it will be another example of how awful infrastructure is and how zero-G areas are ignored.
In defence of digital ID on.ft.com/4pS63qx | opinion
In defence of digital ID
Well-designed, it could strengthen the protection of important liberties
on.ft.com
October 2, 2025 at 7:22 AM
What of the people that live an area with no phone signal?
It will be worse than useless, it will be another example of how awful infrastructure is and how zero-G areas are ignored.
It will be worse than useless, it will be another example of how awful infrastructure is and how zero-G areas are ignored.
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I am opposed to mandatory digital ID - people should be able to go about their daily lives without such infringements.
That aside, by calling it BritCard, the Prime Minister seems to be attempting to force every Scot to declare ourselves British.
I am a Scot. 🏴
That aside, by calling it BritCard, the Prime Minister seems to be attempting to force every Scot to declare ourselves British.
I am a Scot. 🏴
September 25, 2025 at 7:51 PM
I am opposed to mandatory digital ID - people should be able to go about their daily lives without such infringements.
That aside, by calling it BritCard, the Prime Minister seems to be attempting to force every Scot to declare ourselves British.
I am a Scot. 🏴
That aside, by calling it BritCard, the Prime Minister seems to be attempting to force every Scot to declare ourselves British.
I am a Scot. 🏴
Just the BBC doing the bidding of their right wing overlords. The don't like platforms where they have no control.
Again, I really do have concerns about exactly how Justin Webb is acquiring his knowledge of US politics or what prompted him to make this exact point.
Justin Webb just referred on Today to "platforms like Bluesky, where you can see the celebration of the killing" of Charlie Kirk.
What I'm seeing on here is overwhelming condemnation; despair at the violence of US politics; alarm at where this might go; & calls for equal horror at other shootings.
What I'm seeing on here is overwhelming condemnation; despair at the violence of US politics; alarm at where this might go; & calls for equal horror at other shootings.
September 11, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Just the BBC doing the bidding of their right wing overlords. The don't like platforms where they have no control.
@itvnews.bsky.social @bbcnewsnight.bsky.social
There is a reason Scotland considers London media to be propaganda
There is a reason Scotland considers London media to be propaganda
September 3, 2025 at 8:05 AM
@itvnews.bsky.social @bbcnewsnight.bsky.social
There is a reason Scotland considers London media to be propaganda
There is a reason Scotland considers London media to be propaganda
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There was an upsurge in small boat crossings after the UK abandoned a returns agreement with other European countries. The UK now stands alone in Western Europe in being outside that agreement. Hard Brexiteers own this problem. Time to rejoin the Dublin convention.
EXC: SNP MP blames Nigel Farage for small boats crisis after end of 'returns' deal for asylum seekers.
Nigel Farage blamed for small boats crisis after end of 'returns' deal for asylum seekers - Daily Record
EXCLUSIVE: The SNP say the Reform UK must own a rise in illegal immigration after the “Dublin Regulation” ended.
www.dailyrecord.co.uk
September 3, 2025 at 7:14 AM
There was an upsurge in small boat crossings after the UK abandoned a returns agreement with other European countries. The UK now stands alone in Western Europe in being outside that agreement. Hard Brexiteers own this problem. Time to rejoin the Dublin convention.
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Reposted in anticipation of media claiming Scot Gov not doing enough to reduce drug deaths:
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Drug-related hospital admissions plummet for third year in a row after Scottish Government’s ‘world-first’ opioid overdose reversal Naloxone initiative but are not being reported by media
Support Talking-up Scotland’s work to counter the lies and get you the facts, daily, at: or by direct bank transfer method – Sort code 08-91-04, Account 12266421 Professor John Rob…
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September 2, 2025 at 7:35 AM
Reposted in anticipation of media claiming Scot Gov not doing enough to reduce drug deaths:
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talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2025/03/04/d...
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Where has this ludicrous ECHR "debate" even come from.
I've never once met an ordinary member of the public who's said to me, "Do you know what? We REALLY need to leave the ECHR."
It's just a new right wing talking point because every other shit idea they've foisted on us has run out of steam.
I've never once met an ordinary member of the public who's said to me, "Do you know what? We REALLY need to leave the ECHR."
It's just a new right wing talking point because every other shit idea they've foisted on us has run out of steam.
September 1, 2025 at 7:53 AM
Where has this ludicrous ECHR "debate" even come from.
I've never once met an ordinary member of the public who's said to me, "Do you know what? We REALLY need to leave the ECHR."
It's just a new right wing talking point because every other shit idea they've foisted on us has run out of steam.
I've never once met an ordinary member of the public who's said to me, "Do you know what? We REALLY need to leave the ECHR."
It's just a new right wing talking point because every other shit idea they've foisted on us has run out of steam.
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Patrick Stewart sketch: what has the ECHR ever done for us?
YouTube video by The Guardian
youtu.be
August 31, 2025 at 7:43 PM
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DO NOT COMPLAIN ABOUT #FARAGE ALWAYS BEING ON TV IF YOU HAVEN'T SIGNED THIS PETTION !!!
1,940 signatures needed!
RT and thank you for your attention to this matter! 😰
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/71...
1,940 signatures needed!
RT and thank you for your attention to this matter! 😰
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/71...
Petition: Ensure plurality of political coverage across UK broadcast media at all times
We want to ensure that a plurality of views from all political parties in Westminster are represented and the nations parliaments are heard all year round, not just election times. The rules for coverage during elections should apply at all times.
petition.parliament.uk
August 30, 2025 at 8:42 AM
DO NOT COMPLAIN ABOUT #FARAGE ALWAYS BEING ON TV IF YOU HAVEN'T SIGNED THIS PETTION !!!
1,940 signatures needed!
RT and thank you for your attention to this matter! 😰
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/71...
1,940 signatures needed!
RT and thank you for your attention to this matter! 😰
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/71...
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THIS is why fossil fuel interests are pouring money into Reform.
Wind and solar are the perfect renewable power pairing in Britain💨 ☀️
98% of the time, it is either windy or sunny. Particularly windy days are often cloudier, while very sunny days are usually calmer.
A match made in… Britain! 🤝
https://loom.ly/-pzxBgQ
98% of the time, it is either windy or sunny. Particularly windy days are often cloudier, while very sunny days are usually calmer.
A match made in… Britain! 🤝
https://loom.ly/-pzxBgQ
August 30, 2025 at 10:37 AM
THIS is why fossil fuel interests are pouring money into Reform.
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Andrea C. Love, PhD - #cdnpoli
mRNA vaccines are safe, have been in development for decades, & have far broader applications than older vaccine technologies.
New vaccine technologies evolve when scientists have tools & knowledge to make something more elegant or complex that wasn’t possible before.
mRNA vaccines are safe, have been in development for decades, & have far broader applications than older vaccine technologies.
New vaccine technologies evolve when scientists have tools & knowledge to make something more elegant or complex that wasn’t possible before.
August 31, 2025 at 7:35 AM
Andrea C. Love, PhD - #cdnpoli
mRNA vaccines are safe, have been in development for decades, & have far broader applications than older vaccine technologies.
New vaccine technologies evolve when scientists have tools & knowledge to make something more elegant or complex that wasn’t possible before.
mRNA vaccines are safe, have been in development for decades, & have far broader applications than older vaccine technologies.
New vaccine technologies evolve when scientists have tools & knowledge to make something more elegant or complex that wasn’t possible before.
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August 28, 2025 at 11:27 PM
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Reform will have to reselect in Croydon, as their initial candidate for Mayor had been dead for 6 months when they selected her, Inside Croydon report
Being dead is one way to pass the social media vetting but was likely to get noticed eventually
insidecroydon.com/2025/08/27/f...
Being dead is one way to pass the social media vetting but was likely to get noticed eventually
insidecroydon.com/2025/08/27/f...
Farage party picked a dead woman to run for Croydon Mayor
EXCLUSIVE: Sharon Carby, aged 70, from Bradford, sadly died in July 2024. But that didn’t stop Reform UK six months later picking her as their Croydon mayoral candidate. By our Political Edit…
insidecroydon.com
August 28, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Reform will have to reselect in Croydon, as their initial candidate for Mayor had been dead for 6 months when they selected her, Inside Croydon report
Being dead is one way to pass the social media vetting but was likely to get noticed eventually
insidecroydon.com/2025/08/27/f...
Being dead is one way to pass the social media vetting but was likely to get noticed eventually
insidecroydon.com/2025/08/27/f...
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I posted this 20 months ago in an unmentionable place. It has become no less true.
August 28, 2025 at 1:47 PM
I posted this 20 months ago in an unmentionable place. It has become no less true.
Ofcom continues to be the friend of big business and shows little evidence of understanding the area it regulates.
from the country that brought you 1984, here comes 2025
Wikipedia loses challenge against Online Safety Act verification rules
The Wikimedia Foundation says the new rules could threaten user privacy and safety.
www.bbc.com
August 28, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Ofcom continues to be the friend of big business and shows little evidence of understanding the area it regulates.
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BREAKING: Labour just told a pack of lies to the UN over its DWP benefit cuts
The UN Committee on the Rights of Disabled People has intervened over Labour's cuts to DWP benefits - and now, the government's shocking responses have been released
www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/...
The UN Committee on the Rights of Disabled People has intervened over Labour's cuts to DWP benefits - and now, the government's shocking responses have been released
www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/...
BREAKING: Labour just told a pack of lies to the UN over its DWP benefit cuts
The UNCRPD has intervened over Labour's cuts to DWP benefits - and now, the government's responses have been released
www.thecanary.co
August 27, 2025 at 5:25 PM
BREAKING: Labour just told a pack of lies to the UN over its DWP benefit cuts
The UN Committee on the Rights of Disabled People has intervened over Labour's cuts to DWP benefits - and now, the government's shocking responses have been released
www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/...
The UN Committee on the Rights of Disabled People has intervened over Labour's cuts to DWP benefits - and now, the government's shocking responses have been released
www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/...
It has always been the case - tits for clicks
Underrated point!
Collapse of written news into traffic chasing via a small number of algorithms (Facebook, Google homepage, whatever bollocks your browser is pushing) rewards super-simple clicky headlines. If you’re under pressure to hit a click target, the Reform narrative keeps your boss happy.
Collapse of written news into traffic chasing via a small number of algorithms (Facebook, Google homepage, whatever bollocks your browser is pushing) rewards super-simple clicky headlines. If you’re under pressure to hit a click target, the Reform narrative keeps your boss happy.
Surprising. Reach PLC's current stock in trade is Reform-friendly talking points, especially on Facebook – they’re an asset to the party.
August 27, 2025 at 1:30 PM
It has always been the case - tits for clicks
Scotland needs to leave the wretched Union. ECHR is another Brexit. If they repeal ECHR they will be opening concentration camps if the haven't already.
I agree with every word of this but where was this concern when every channel promoted “No” in 2014?
Instead Scots were told that we were lucky to have the most balanced media in the world. You know, like the Fox slogan.
Instead Scots were told that we were lucky to have the most balanced media in the world. You know, like the Fox slogan.
Reform UK, which has a grand total of four MPs, was just given an uninterrupted platform for an hour and a half on the BBC and Sky News channels, in order to talk about its plans for mass deportations
When was the last time the Greens (with four MPs) or the Lib Dems (with 72) were given the same?
When was the last time the Greens (with four MPs) or the Lib Dems (with 72) were given the same?
August 27, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Scotland needs to leave the wretched Union. ECHR is another Brexit. If they repeal ECHR they will be opening concentration camps if the haven't already.
The only foreigner problem the UK has is foreigner money in UK politics. It needs banned and any politicians accepting foreign money deported to wherever the money comes from.
This must be said more:
'the nature of British society today is such that much of the public have partners, relatives, friends, and co-workers of a different ethnic group'
As:
'Ultimately, diversity should be our greatest strength, and it is that argument that anti-immigration zealots fear most.'
'the nature of British society today is such that much of the public have partners, relatives, friends, and co-workers of a different ethnic group'
As:
'Ultimately, diversity should be our greatest strength, and it is that argument that anti-immigration zealots fear most.'
The immigration debate is going badly off track, thanks to a combination of opportunism, racism and spinelessness in the UK's political and media class.
But it's not too late to turn things round.
Me in Time magazine
time.com/7312223/uk-i...
But it's not too late to turn things round.
Me in Time magazine
time.com/7312223/uk-i...
August 27, 2025 at 8:52 AM
The only foreigner problem the UK has is foreigner money in UK politics. It needs banned and any politicians accepting foreign money deported to wherever the money comes from.
@bbcnewsnight.bsky.social
Why should people that don't support the Reform party pay for the license fee? BBC seems to be now a channel who promotes the Reform Party and given I live in Scotland also promotes anti-Scottish government propaganda. I don't recall any of this in the BBC charter?
Why should people that don't support the Reform party pay for the license fee? BBC seems to be now a channel who promotes the Reform Party and given I live in Scotland also promotes anti-Scottish government propaganda. I don't recall any of this in the BBC charter?
August 27, 2025 at 8:32 AM
@bbcnewsnight.bsky.social
Why should people that don't support the Reform party pay for the license fee? BBC seems to be now a channel who promotes the Reform Party and given I live in Scotland also promotes anti-Scottish government propaganda. I don't recall any of this in the BBC charter?
Why should people that don't support the Reform party pay for the license fee? BBC seems to be now a channel who promotes the Reform Party and given I live in Scotland also promotes anti-Scottish government propaganda. I don't recall any of this in the BBC charter?
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Too many folk overthinking this. "Mass deportations are an abhorrence that a civilised country should not countenance".
That's all.
No need for logistical advice, the spirit of Churchill, or picking your favourite previous action down the slippery slope.
That's all.
No need for logistical advice, the spirit of Churchill, or picking your favourite previous action down the slippery slope.
A day of shame for the UK. A political party proposes mass deportations and the response from other political parties is not to condemn this as going further than even Mosley or the National Front.
No10 spokesman not prepared to criticise anything about Farage speech today.
Not his description of "invasion", not his prediction that the UK on brink of civil war, not plans to pay the Taliban or Iran to take back migrants, or indeed to rule out doing so themselves.
Not his description of "invasion", not his prediction that the UK on brink of civil war, not plans to pay the Taliban or Iran to take back migrants, or indeed to rule out doing so themselves.
August 26, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Too many folk overthinking this. "Mass deportations are an abhorrence that a civilised country should not countenance".
That's all.
No need for logistical advice, the spirit of Churchill, or picking your favourite previous action down the slippery slope.
That's all.
No need for logistical advice, the spirit of Churchill, or picking your favourite previous action down the slippery slope.
August 26, 2025 at 8:13 AM