Morag for Yes & EU
@moragforyes.bsky.social
Grassroots campaigner for independence & EU membership for Scotland. Moved here from X.
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Rachel Reeves must remove the two-child limit and benefit cap, Scotland's Social Justice Secretary has said, insisting such policies should be 'confined to the darkest days of austerity'
'Follow our example': Minister urges Rachel Reeves to ditch two-child cap
www.thenational.scot
November 14, 2025 at 9:16 AM
Rachel Reeves must remove the two-child limit and benefit cap, Scotland's Social Justice Secretary has said, insisting such policies should be 'confined to the darkest days of austerity'
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We have reached the beyond chaos stage now. They've been playing a cynical and dangerous game with people's finances and they don't even know if they've u-turned on their u-turn. What an absolute mess and any credibility they might still possess shredded.
news.sky.com/story/starme...
news.sky.com/story/starme...
Budget 2025: Starmer and Reeves ditch plans to raise income tax
The prime minister and chancellor have spent weeks laying the groundwork to make the manifesto-breaking announcement on 26 November, but won't go ahead with it amid fears it would further anger Labour...
news.sky.com
November 14, 2025 at 9:03 AM
We have reached the beyond chaos stage now. They've been playing a cynical and dangerous game with people's finances and they don't even know if they've u-turned on their u-turn. What an absolute mess and any credibility they might still possess shredded.
news.sky.com/story/starme...
news.sky.com/story/starme...
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In the year to 2023, BBC Scotland issued more error corrections than all of the broadcaster’s other UK regional and national offices combined,overwhelmingly as a result of inaccurate criticism of the Scottish Government.'
@weegingerdug.bsky.social, via The National
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@weegingerdug.bsky.social, via The National
archive.is/rbSc6
November 14, 2025 at 9:00 AM
In the year to 2023, BBC Scotland issued more error corrections than all of the broadcaster’s other UK regional and national offices combined,overwhelmingly as a result of inaccurate criticism of the Scottish Government.'
@weegingerdug.bsky.social, via The National
archive.is/rbSc6
@weegingerdug.bsky.social, via The National
archive.is/rbSc6
JPTi do not mince their words:
www.jpti.ch/post/liberat...
What's going on, Salvo and @liberationscotland.bsky.social ?
Not a good look for Scotland at the UN.
www.jpti.ch/post/liberat...
What's going on, Salvo and @liberationscotland.bsky.social ?
Not a good look for Scotland at the UN.
November 12, 2025 at 3:04 PM
JPTi do not mince their words:
www.jpti.ch/post/liberat...
What's going on, Salvo and @liberationscotland.bsky.social ?
Not a good look for Scotland at the UN.
www.jpti.ch/post/liberat...
What's going on, Salvo and @liberationscotland.bsky.social ?
Not a good look for Scotland at the UN.
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"REVIVE believes the next parliament should create 10,000 new crofts and common spaces across Scotland and increase the Scottish Land Fund to £25m to enable more community buyouts, alongside a community wealth fund should be established to seed locally-owned revenue generating projects."
Conference shows Scotland’s appetite for real land reform
Press release: The REVIVE Conference saw around 400 people attend, a similar number as those who own half of Scotland's private rural land
bylines.scot
November 11, 2025 at 3:31 PM
"REVIVE believes the next parliament should create 10,000 new crofts and common spaces across Scotland and increase the Scottish Land Fund to £25m to enable more community buyouts, alongside a community wealth fund should be established to seed locally-owned revenue generating projects."
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Verhofstadt’s remark “a wake-up call” says First Minister John Swinney
Verhofstadt’s remark “a wake-up call” says First Minister John Swinney
“Europe’s political moderates must urgently counter threats to stability and prosperity,” says leading European politician Guy Verhofstadt in Edinburgh
bylines.scot
November 11, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Verhofstadt’s remark “a wake-up call” says First Minister John Swinney
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"Neoliberalism was a technique of power. It did its job as a mechanism for profit, securing low-cost access to resources and cheap labour. It was never really about growth, efficiency or enlarging the pie for everyone."
Neoliberalism – lurching onwards
Part one showed how neoliberalism worsened inequality and failed to raise economic growth – here, the author shows how it succeeded in its true aim
bylines.scot
November 11, 2025 at 1:33 PM
"Neoliberalism was a technique of power. It did its job as a mechanism for profit, securing low-cost access to resources and cheap labour. It was never really about growth, efficiency or enlarging the pie for everyone."
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18-year-old Josh Fyvie, recently elected Councillor to Stirling District Council, talked to Martin Roche on the 7 November | Bylines Scotland
Josh Fyvie, Stirling District Councillor, talks to Martin Roche
18-year-old Josh Fyvie, recently elected Councillor to Stirling District Council, talked to Martin Roche on the 7 November
bylines.scot
November 10, 2025 at 11:11 AM
18-year-old Josh Fyvie, recently elected Councillor to Stirling District Council, talked to Martin Roche on the 7 November | Bylines Scotland
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Talking about BBC...it's worthwhile to have a look on what we previously published.
@cluthaman.bsky.social
@cluthaman.bsky.social
The plot to kill the BBC - Bylines Scotland
Once the nation’s most trusted source of news and political analysis, the BBC is in a fight for its life and its enemies are inside its walls
bylines.scot
November 10, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Talking about BBC...it's worthwhile to have a look on what we previously published.
@cluthaman.bsky.social
@cluthaman.bsky.social
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NEW EPISODE: 'Trump and the Battle for the Beeb'.
How a journalistic error has been weaponised by enemies of the BBC.
@goldbergradio.bsky.social hears from @baghdaddi.bsky.social @adambienkov.bsky.social @bylinetimes.bsky.social
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How a journalistic error has been weaponised by enemies of the BBC.
@goldbergradio.bsky.social hears from @baghdaddi.bsky.social @adambienkov.bsky.social @bylinetimes.bsky.social
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Byline Podcast: Trump And The Battle For The Beeb
Adrian Goldberg explores what some observers are describing as an 'existential crisis' for the BBC, following its apology for editing a speech by Donald Trump on Jan 6, 2021. Trump is threatening t...
podfollow.com
November 11, 2025 at 6:08 PM
NEW EPISODE: 'Trump and the Battle for the Beeb'.
How a journalistic error has been weaponised by enemies of the BBC.
@goldbergradio.bsky.social hears from @baghdaddi.bsky.social @adambienkov.bsky.social @bylinetimes.bsky.social
podfollow.com/byline-podca...
How a journalistic error has been weaponised by enemies of the BBC.
@goldbergradio.bsky.social hears from @baghdaddi.bsky.social @adambienkov.bsky.social @bylinetimes.bsky.social
podfollow.com/byline-podca...
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Remembrance: 75 years of the ECHR
The European Convention on Human Rights celebrates its 75th birthday this month – like all elders, it has a lifetime of wisdom to share
By Dr Pam Jarvis
@yorkshirebylines.co.uk
@drpam.bsky.social
The European Convention on Human Rights celebrates its 75th birthday this month – like all elders, it has a lifetime of wisdom to share
By Dr Pam Jarvis
@yorkshirebylines.co.uk
@drpam.bsky.social
Remembrance: 75 years of the ECHR
The European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) celebrates its 75th birthday this month – like all elders, it has a lifetime of wisdom to share
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
November 11, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Remembrance: 75 years of the ECHR
The European Convention on Human Rights celebrates its 75th birthday this month – like all elders, it has a lifetime of wisdom to share
By Dr Pam Jarvis
@yorkshirebylines.co.uk
@drpam.bsky.social
The European Convention on Human Rights celebrates its 75th birthday this month – like all elders, it has a lifetime of wisdom to share
By Dr Pam Jarvis
@yorkshirebylines.co.uk
@drpam.bsky.social
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Scotland doesn't need more fossil fuels!
Workers and communities need politicians and companies to be honest and invest in stable, sustainable jobs for the future - not dying industries. #StopRosebank
Workers and communities need politicians and companies to be honest and invest in stable, sustainable jobs for the future - not dying industries. #StopRosebank
November 10, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Scotland doesn't need more fossil fuels!
Workers and communities need politicians and companies to be honest and invest in stable, sustainable jobs for the future - not dying industries. #StopRosebank
Workers and communities need politicians and companies to be honest and invest in stable, sustainable jobs for the future - not dying industries. #StopRosebank
Well said, @johnswinney.bsky.social
But it's not just about #RobbieGibb!
Several #BBC Board members are in effect political appointments by ministers.
Party political influence over publicly-funded public service broadcasting has no place in a democracy.
www.yourlocalguardian.co.uk/news/nationa...
But it's not just about #RobbieGibb!
Several #BBC Board members are in effect political appointments by ministers.
Party political influence over publicly-funded public service broadcasting has no place in a democracy.
www.yourlocalguardian.co.uk/news/nationa...
Gibb position on BBC board ‘untenable’, says Swinney
The comments come amid a bias row at the broadcaster which has seen two of its top bosses resign.
www.yourlocalguardian.co.uk
November 10, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Well said, @johnswinney.bsky.social
But it's not just about #RobbieGibb!
Several #BBC Board members are in effect political appointments by ministers.
Party political influence over publicly-funded public service broadcasting has no place in a democracy.
www.yourlocalguardian.co.uk/news/nationa...
But it's not just about #RobbieGibb!
Several #BBC Board members are in effect political appointments by ministers.
Party political influence over publicly-funded public service broadcasting has no place in a democracy.
www.yourlocalguardian.co.uk/news/nationa...
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When Boris Johnson was Prime Minister one of his senior advisers confided to me that one of the only things in politics his boss actually cared about was “killing off the BBC”.
Five years on, and it is a campaign that appears to be finally coming to fruition.
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/10/t...
Five years on, and it is a campaign that appears to be finally coming to fruition.
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/10/t...
The BBC’s Attempts to Appease the 'Right-Wing Coup' Against It Are Now Seeding Its Own Destruction
By attempting to appease those forces seeking to destroy them, the BBC has helped trigger a crisis that now threatens its very future, argues Adam Bienkov
bylinetimes.com
November 10, 2025 at 12:49 PM
When Boris Johnson was Prime Minister one of his senior advisers confided to me that one of the only things in politics his boss actually cared about was “killing off the BBC”.
Five years on, and it is a campaign that appears to be finally coming to fruition.
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/10/t...
Five years on, and it is a campaign that appears to be finally coming to fruition.
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/10/t...
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The IEA is not a charity. it is a right wing malevolent think tank abusing charity laws.
I hope Frosty the Idiot is as successful in running it as with brexit and hence we never hear of the IEA again.
I hope Frosty the Idiot is as successful in running it as with brexit and hence we never hear of the IEA again.
Former chief Brexit negotiator to lead charity
Former chief Brexit negotiator to lead charity
Lord David Frost has retired the Conservative whip to take up his new role
www.thirdsector.co.uk
November 10, 2025 at 9:22 AM
The IEA is not a charity. it is a right wing malevolent think tank abusing charity laws.
I hope Frosty the Idiot is as successful in running it as with brexit and hence we never hear of the IEA again.
I hope Frosty the Idiot is as successful in running it as with brexit and hence we never hear of the IEA again.
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The BBC's senior leadership resigning en masse over one dodgy edit in one programme, simply because the right wing press demands it, tells you everything you need to know about where the power really lies in that relationship
November 9, 2025 at 8:04 PM
The BBC's senior leadership resigning en masse over one dodgy edit in one programme, simply because the right wing press demands it, tells you everything you need to know about where the power really lies in that relationship
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This is the most abysmal, pathetic thing. The BBC head resigning because the corporation is not supine *enough* to the far-right.
🔴 Breaking I Davie faced mounting criticism that a Panorama documentary misled viewers by editing a speech by Donald Trump
➡️ Read more: trib.al/I0iw7aP
➡️ Read more: trib.al/I0iw7aP
November 9, 2025 at 6:16 PM
This is the most abysmal, pathetic thing. The BBC head resigning because the corporation is not supine *enough* to the far-right.
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The rule of law has delivered:
Profiteering
Poverty
Poor housing
Low wages/pensions
Queues for hospital appointments
Premature death to many
Sewage in rivers
Cuts in spending on essential services
Closure of libraries, community centres.
Whose law, who rules? Govts appease corporations/rich.
Profiteering
Poverty
Poor housing
Low wages/pensions
Queues for hospital appointments
Premature death to many
Sewage in rivers
Cuts in spending on essential services
Closure of libraries, community centres.
Whose law, who rules? Govts appease corporations/rich.
Nothing will change until the political system is freed from the clutches of corporations and the super-rich
The law is being used to enforce existing power structures for the benefit of the few
leftfootforward.org
November 9, 2025 at 8:57 AM
The rule of law has delivered:
Profiteering
Poverty
Poor housing
Low wages/pensions
Queues for hospital appointments
Premature death to many
Sewage in rivers
Cuts in spending on essential services
Closure of libraries, community centres.
Whose law, who rules? Govts appease corporations/rich.
Profiteering
Poverty
Poor housing
Low wages/pensions
Queues for hospital appointments
Premature death to many
Sewage in rivers
Cuts in spending on essential services
Closure of libraries, community centres.
Whose law, who rules? Govts appease corporations/rich.
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46% error rate.
So it was only accurate 54% of the time.
This is DWP, AI benefit checking.
Not fit for purpose.
So it was only accurate 54% of the time.
This is DWP, AI benefit checking.
Not fit for purpose.
November 9, 2025 at 10:03 PM
46% error rate.
So it was only accurate 54% of the time.
This is DWP, AI benefit checking.
Not fit for purpose.
So it was only accurate 54% of the time.
This is DWP, AI benefit checking.
Not fit for purpose.
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The government has STILL not cleared out the highly partisan decision-makers imposed on the BBC by the Tories. Starmer and co are so amazingly spineless and feeble.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Boris Johnson trying to undermine BBC leadership, insiders fear after leak
Director general under pressure after release of memo criticising reporting on Trump, trans rights and Gaza
www.theguardian.com
November 7, 2025 at 6:59 PM
The government has STILL not cleared out the highly partisan decision-makers imposed on the BBC by the Tories. Starmer and co are so amazingly spineless and feeble.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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An oligarchic party outlaws the opposition and turns towards Russia
Georgia is dousing the last embers of democracy
An oligarchic party outlaws the opposition and turns towards Russia
econ.st
November 9, 2025 at 6:05 PM
An oligarchic party outlaws the opposition and turns towards Russia
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25 paragraphs before the Guardian gets to the truth, which even then it can't bring itself to have a position on (www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...).
November 9, 2025 at 9:54 PM
25 paragraphs before the Guardian gets to the truth, which even then it can't bring itself to have a position on (www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...).
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EXCLUSIVE: Independence can 'restore Scots quality of life and living standards' an SNP MP has said, noting the UK’s dramatic drop in global rankings since the 2014 referendum from 15th to 22nd
Independence can 'restore Scots standard of living' as rankings show UK plummet
www.thenational.scot
November 9, 2025 at 8:38 PM
EXCLUSIVE: Independence can 'restore Scots quality of life and living standards' an SNP MP has said, noting the UK’s dramatic drop in global rankings since the 2014 referendum from 15th to 22nd