PhdTownTrail
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It started as a walk into 500 years of Peterhead gossip and events. Smugglers, heroes, poets, ghosts, war, witchcraft, murder, rebellion and piracy. Then it got a bit political...
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PhdTownTrail
@phdtowntrail.bsky.social
· Jul 24
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Apparently, I'm not a grown up.
Apparently, I'm not a grown up.
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EXCLUSIVE: SNP MP Stephen Gethins has slated Anas Sarwar after he blamed the Scottish Government for the lack of a bespoke Scottish visa, saying it shows the 'branch office has no clout'
'No clout': Stephen Gethins rips into 'helpless' Anas Sarwar on Scottish visa
www.thenational.scot
November 11, 2025 at 5:48 PM
EXCLUSIVE: SNP MP Stephen Gethins has slated Anas Sarwar after he blamed the Scottish Government for the lack of a bespoke Scottish visa, saying it shows the 'branch office has no clout'
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November 10, 2025 at 5:10 PM
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I agree messages like this need to be on display across Scotland because you won't see any positives in the print media or on the news channels.
This should be on billboards across Scotland @snp.org @businessforscot.bsky.social
#Scottishindependence
#Scottishindependence
November 8, 2025 at 11:33 AM
I agree messages like this need to be on display across Scotland because you won't see any positives in the print media or on the news channels.
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This version was pretty hard hitting, and is sure to have had a significant impact on the stats:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8yXO...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8yXO...
PSA: Don't Drive Your Car on the Pavement
YouTube video by HalfLight
www.youtube.com
November 7, 2025 at 8:01 AM
This version was pretty hard hitting, and is sure to have had a significant impact on the stats:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8yXO...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8yXO...
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Tens of thousands of disabled people and allies have made clear to the government that they reject any plans to cut spending on personal independence payment and other disability-related support.
#PIP #DWP #PathwaysToWork
www.disabilitynewsservice.com/tens-of-thou...
#PIP #DWP #PathwaysToWork
www.disabilitynewsservice.com/tens-of-thou...
Tens of thousands tell government: We reject any plans to cut PIP
Tens of thousands of disabled people and allies have made clear to the government that they reject any plans to cut spending on personal independence payment (PIP) and other disability-related supp…
www.disabilitynewsservice.com
November 6, 2025 at 8:42 PM
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BBC Radio 6M news.
According to an English politico “Britain” is long overdue a review of knife crime following the incident in England at the weekend.
Why is the demonstrably successful violence reduction strategy in Scotland still being completely ignored by politicians and media in rUK?
According to an English politico “Britain” is long overdue a review of knife crime following the incident in England at the weekend.
Why is the demonstrably successful violence reduction strategy in Scotland still being completely ignored by politicians and media in rUK?
November 3, 2025 at 7:40 AM
BBC Radio 6M news.
According to an English politico “Britain” is long overdue a review of knife crime following the incident in England at the weekend.
Why is the demonstrably successful violence reduction strategy in Scotland still being completely ignored by politicians and media in rUK?
According to an English politico “Britain” is long overdue a review of knife crime following the incident in England at the weekend.
Why is the demonstrably successful violence reduction strategy in Scotland still being completely ignored by politicians and media in rUK?
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open.substack.com/pub/owenjone...
Thanks for this @owenjones.bsky.social - it’s very timely.
(The 1st thing I thought of when I first read about this story, was that it was someone with mental health issues - in these times, with despair/disillusionment, there’s a lot of ppl in that demographic)
Thanks for this @owenjones.bsky.social - it’s very timely.
(The 1st thing I thought of when I first read about this story, was that it was someone with mental health issues - in these times, with despair/disillusionment, there’s a lot of ppl in that demographic)
Britain isn't in the grip of mass violence
The far right are trying to whip up fear and panic with lies
open.substack.com
November 3, 2025 at 6:18 AM
open.substack.com/pub/owenjone...
Thanks for this @owenjones.bsky.social - it’s very timely.
(The 1st thing I thought of when I first read about this story, was that it was someone with mental health issues - in these times, with despair/disillusionment, there’s a lot of ppl in that demographic)
Thanks for this @owenjones.bsky.social - it’s very timely.
(The 1st thing I thought of when I first read about this story, was that it was someone with mental health issues - in these times, with despair/disillusionment, there’s a lot of ppl in that demographic)
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Bollocks - this ended on 3 January and was a temporary scheme funded from their surplus, not by taxpayers. Stop making things up you divisive shit-stirring prick.
November 1, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Bollocks - this ended on 3 January and was a temporary scheme funded from their surplus, not by taxpayers. Stop making things up you divisive shit-stirring prick.
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The Great Energy Heist theorkneynews.scot/2025/11/03/t...
The Great Energy Heist
Orkney has a long history in the use of renewable sources of energy. In 1955 a wind turbine erected on the summit of Costa Head was connected up to the Orkney Grid. People in Orkney had been using…
theorkneynews.scot
November 3, 2025 at 7:32 AM
The Great Energy Heist theorkneynews.scot/2025/11/03/t...
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Happy Hallowe’en 🍁🎃
Violet Jacob (1863-1946) wrote the poem Hallowe’en after the death of her son at the Battle of the Somme. It was published in 1921 in her book ‘Bonnie Joann, and other poems’. Jim Reid set the poem to music.
Violet Jacob (1863-1946) wrote the poem Hallowe’en after the death of her son at the Battle of the Somme. It was published in 1921 in her book ‘Bonnie Joann, and other poems’. Jim Reid set the poem to music.
October 31, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Happy Hallowe’en 🍁🎃
Violet Jacob (1863-1946) wrote the poem Hallowe’en after the death of her son at the Battle of the Somme. It was published in 1921 in her book ‘Bonnie Joann, and other poems’. Jim Reid set the poem to music.
Violet Jacob (1863-1946) wrote the poem Hallowe’en after the death of her son at the Battle of the Somme. It was published in 1921 in her book ‘Bonnie Joann, and other poems’. Jim Reid set the poem to music.
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What greater gift can we give than our unconditional kindness, support and love?
#Alzheimers #dementia #mentalhealth #kindess
#Alzheimers #dementia #mentalhealth #kindess
October 31, 2025 at 4:27 PM
What greater gift can we give than our unconditional kindness, support and love?
#Alzheimers #dementia #mentalhealth #kindess
#Alzheimers #dementia #mentalhealth #kindess
Puppy's first Halloween. Laz is rocking the Trainee Hell Hound look.
No doubt the SSPCA will be round shortly.
No doubt the SSPCA will be round shortly.
October 31, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Puppy's first Halloween. Laz is rocking the Trainee Hell Hound look.
No doubt the SSPCA will be round shortly.
No doubt the SSPCA will be round shortly.
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🟩 The UK’s former environment secretary risked “misleading the public” by repeatedly attacking Scotland’s water quality and insisting it was inferior to England’s, a watchdog has ruled.
👇Here is what you need to know: www.believeinscotland.org/uk_gov_lies_...
👇Here is what you need to know: www.believeinscotland.org/uk_gov_lies_...
October 30, 2025 at 4:29 PM
🟩 The UK’s former environment secretary risked “misleading the public” by repeatedly attacking Scotland’s water quality and insisting it was inferior to England’s, a watchdog has ruled.
👇Here is what you need to know: www.believeinscotland.org/uk_gov_lies_...
👇Here is what you need to know: www.believeinscotland.org/uk_gov_lies_...
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Recorded crime in Scotland is at one of the lowest levels since 1974.
Police numbers are higher than when the SNP came into office.
And all that Anas Sarwar offers is empty rhetoric, hypocrisy and no solutions.
Police numbers are higher than when the SNP came into office.
And all that Anas Sarwar offers is empty rhetoric, hypocrisy and no solutions.
October 30, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Recorded crime in Scotland is at one of the lowest levels since 1974.
Police numbers are higher than when the SNP came into office.
And all that Anas Sarwar offers is empty rhetoric, hypocrisy and no solutions.
Police numbers are higher than when the SNP came into office.
And all that Anas Sarwar offers is empty rhetoric, hypocrisy and no solutions.
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When autism “charities” portray autistic people as “burdens,” well, that’s bad for autistic people—especially when “charities” describe autistic people as a problem to be solved, and then self-characterize as being the solution. Per @ejwillingham.bsky.social:
buttondown.com/TPGA/archive... #autism
buttondown.com/TPGA/archive... #autism
The immortality of autism quackery
A bleach solution called “MMS,” hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT), chemical castration, chelation, and stem cell therapy - keep rising from the dead.
buttondown.com
October 30, 2025 at 8:47 PM
When autism “charities” portray autistic people as “burdens,” well, that’s bad for autistic people—especially when “charities” describe autistic people as a problem to be solved, and then self-characterize as being the solution. Per @ejwillingham.bsky.social:
buttondown.com/TPGA/archive... #autism
buttondown.com/TPGA/archive... #autism
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Farage: epic grifter
October 27, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Farage: epic grifter
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Here in Scotland BBC Scotland platforms, a caller who wants to tear the NHS down, a GP who wants to get back to the 50s and another caller who wants to run it like a Kwikfit garage, all the while blaming the SNP.
All this negativity, instead of this 👇
talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2025/10/27/c...
Indy 🏴
All this negativity, instead of this 👇
talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2025/10/27/c...
Indy 🏴
Credible research, ie not from Jack McConnell’s ‘think-tank’, also suggests NHS Scotland has highest satisfaction levels in UK and they’re not falling significantly
now than it was 10 years ago. Think-tank Enlighten has released findings ahead of a major doctors conference today. Professor John Robertson OBA We have good reason to doubt the above ‘resear…
talkingupscotlandtwo.com
October 27, 2025 at 10:41 AM
Here in Scotland BBC Scotland platforms, a caller who wants to tear the NHS down, a GP who wants to get back to the 50s and another caller who wants to run it like a Kwikfit garage, all the while blaming the SNP.
All this negativity, instead of this 👇
talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2025/10/27/c...
Indy 🏴
All this negativity, instead of this 👇
talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2025/10/27/c...
Indy 🏴
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It’s POTS Awareness Day!
People with POTS are often misdiagnosed with “anxiety”.
It can take 7-10 years to get a proper diagnosis.
I spent years fainting and sustaining severe injuries before a doctor finally figured it out.
My guide to diagnosis: www.disabledginger.com/p/its-just-a...
People with POTS are often misdiagnosed with “anxiety”.
It can take 7-10 years to get a proper diagnosis.
I spent years fainting and sustaining severe injuries before a doctor finally figured it out.
My guide to diagnosis: www.disabledginger.com/p/its-just-a...
"It's Just Anxiety"... Or Perhaps They've Misdiagnosed You
Patients with POTS are frequently misdiagnosed as anxious. An exploration of the diagnostic process, the gaslighting and barriers patients face when dealing with this debilitating condition.
www.disabledginger.com
October 26, 2025 at 5:21 AM
It’s POTS Awareness Day!
People with POTS are often misdiagnosed with “anxiety”.
It can take 7-10 years to get a proper diagnosis.
I spent years fainting and sustaining severe injuries before a doctor finally figured it out.
My guide to diagnosis: www.disabledginger.com/p/its-just-a...
People with POTS are often misdiagnosed with “anxiety”.
It can take 7-10 years to get a proper diagnosis.
I spent years fainting and sustaining severe injuries before a doctor finally figured it out.
My guide to diagnosis: www.disabledginger.com/p/its-just-a...
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“Polling shows that the public and 65% of millionaires themselves want the wealthiest to pay more, and are more likely to vote for a party that commits to higher taxes on the wealthiest to invest in public services.” #TaxTheRich
taxjustice.uk/blog/how-to-...
taxjustice.uk/blog/how-to-...
How to raise £60 billion for public services: our ten tax reforms
The UK’s super-rich have accumulated record levels of wealth in recent years, while our public services have been decimated and inequality has soared.
taxjustice.uk
October 25, 2025 at 7:19 AM
“Polling shows that the public and 65% of millionaires themselves want the wealthiest to pay more, and are more likely to vote for a party that commits to higher taxes on the wealthiest to invest in public services.” #TaxTheRich
taxjustice.uk/blog/how-to-...
taxjustice.uk/blog/how-to-...
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🇨🇦 Canada is sending out agents into the streets of Toronto to deal with foreigners
October 22, 2025 at 9:12 PM
🇨🇦 Canada is sending out agents into the streets of Toronto to deal with foreigners
Yes, please! I suspect this book was in the library of Inverugie Castle and ended up in England after the 1715 rebellion, when the Earl Marishal's home and possessions were confiscated and sold due to his key role in the revolt. Definitely time to bring it home.
🏴 Scotland’s historic Book of Deer, containing the oldest surviving Scottish Gaelic writings, was stolen by English invaders during Scotland’s Wars of Independence
This Scottish icon, currently held at Cambridge University, should be returned home to Scotland 🏴
www.theguardian.com/books/2023/d...
This Scottish icon, currently held at Cambridge University, should be returned home to Scotland 🏴
www.theguardian.com/books/2023/d...
Cambridge University Library asked to return Book of Deer to Scotland
SNP councillor Glen Reid renews efforts to get back Scotland’s oldest surviving manuscript and ‘right this historical wrong’
www.theguardian.com
October 16, 2025 at 10:24 AM
Yes, please! I suspect this book was in the library of Inverugie Castle and ended up in England after the 1715 rebellion, when the Earl Marishal's home and possessions were confiscated and sold due to his key role in the revolt. Definitely time to bring it home.
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Reposted as Wes Streeting lied again about hospital waiting lists in Scotland
talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2025/10/10/n...
talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2025/10/10/n...
NHS waiting list in England is longer per head by quarter of a million patients and shockingly twice as long in Wales, than in Scotland
Professor John Robertson OBA MSM Monitor, fast and effective as always, demolished the claims of Baillie and Sarwar yesterday. What are the most recent waiting list figures? Scotland – 718 00…
talkingupscotlandtwo.com
October 14, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Reposted as Wes Streeting lied again about hospital waiting lists in Scotland
talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2025/10/10/n...
talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2025/10/10/n...
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On #BBCQT - Fiona Bruce said that the audience and public didn't want to press Reform UK on their dodgy links to Russia.
I disagree.
RT if you agree it's in the public interest for Reform to explain about their links to Russian money and bribery!
I disagree.
RT if you agree it's in the public interest for Reform to explain about their links to Russian money and bribery!
October 10, 2025 at 9:05 AM
On #BBCQT - Fiona Bruce said that the audience and public didn't want to press Reform UK on their dodgy links to Russia.
I disagree.
RT if you agree it's in the public interest for Reform to explain about their links to Russian money and bribery!
I disagree.
RT if you agree it's in the public interest for Reform to explain about their links to Russian money and bribery!
With Storm Amy making her way across the country, I would like to take a moment to register my appreciation of the sterling work being,done by Calmac crews up and down the coast, and the support staff doing their best to help passengers amend their travel plans.
October 3, 2025 at 10:53 AM
With Storm Amy making her way across the country, I would like to take a moment to register my appreciation of the sterling work being,done by Calmac crews up and down the coast, and the support staff doing their best to help passengers amend their travel plans.