Rab Bruce’s Spider
@rabbrucesspider.bsky.social
Supporter of Scotland becoming a normal, self-governing country.
Blind tech user.
I write articles for iScot Magazine.
If at first you don’t secede, try, try again.
Blogs at: rabbrucesspider.blogspot.com
Blind tech user.
I write articles for iScot Magazine.
If at first you don’t secede, try, try again.
Blogs at: rabbrucesspider.blogspot.com
This is good from Wee Ginger Dug on the continuing double standards of the UK media in Scotland.
https://weegingerdug.wordpress.com/2025/11/21/the-scottish-medias-covid-double-standards/
https://weegingerdug.wordpress.com/2025/11/21/the-scottish-medias-covid-double-standards/
November 21, 2025 at 2:31 PM
This is good from Wee Ginger Dug on the continuing double standards of the UK media in Scotland.
https://weegingerdug.wordpress.com/2025/11/21/the-scottish-medias-covid-double-standards/
https://weegingerdug.wordpress.com/2025/11/21/the-scottish-medias-covid-double-standards/
Is it true that more people die of cold than from heat? In this excellent article, George Monbiot shows that this statistic relies on not counting data from the hottest countries.
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/nov/21/black-hole-in-climate-data-climate-sceptics-extreme-heat
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/nov/21/black-hole-in-climate-data-climate-sceptics-extreme-heat
November 21, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Is it true that more people die of cold than from heat? In this excellent article, George Monbiot shows that this statistic relies on not counting data from the hottest countries.
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/nov/21/black-hole-in-climate-data-climate-sceptics-extreme-heat
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/nov/21/black-hole-in-climate-data-climate-sceptics-extreme-heat
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There’s a Russian spy ship off Scotland shining lasers at RAF pilots patrolling our skies and the Kremlin is sending drones into NATO airspace while Trump has betrayed us with a ‘peace plan’ for Ukraine that amounts to surrender.
Where are the outraged ‘British patriots’?
Where are the outraged ‘British patriots’?
November 20, 2025 at 10:11 AM
There’s a Russian spy ship off Scotland shining lasers at RAF pilots patrolling our skies and the Kremlin is sending drones into NATO airspace while Trump has betrayed us with a ‘peace plan’ for Ukraine that amounts to surrender.
Where are the outraged ‘British patriots’?
Where are the outraged ‘British patriots’?
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I'm sure those of us living in Highland, where we have just completed introduction of a 20mph speed limit in most urban areas, will note that 30km/hr is about 19mph.
“Helsinki hasn’t registered a single traffic-related fatality in the past year…Citing data that shows the risk of pedestrian fatality is cut in half by reducing a car’s speed from 40 to 30km/hr, city officials imposed the lower limit in most of Helsinki’s residential areas & city center in 2021.”
Helsinki just went a full year without a single traffic death
The capital city is Finnish’ed with car-related fatalities.
www.politico.eu
November 19, 2025 at 7:49 AM
I'm sure those of us living in Highland, where we have just completed introduction of a 20mph speed limit in most urban areas, will note that 30km/hr is about 19mph.
Robin McAlpine says Labour are driving the rise in racism, not responding to it. Another excellent piece of analysis.
http://robinmcalpine.org/labour-has-driven-racism-not-responded-to-it/
http://robinmcalpine.org/labour-has-driven-racism-not-responded-to-it/
November 17, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Robin McAlpine says Labour are driving the rise in racism, not responding to it. Another excellent piece of analysis.
http://robinmcalpine.org/labour-has-driven-racism-not-responded-to-it/
http://robinmcalpine.org/labour-has-driven-racism-not-responded-to-it/
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Rachel Reeves has already made a complete mess of her Budget, so I thought I should offer an alternative. This is the first part. There are several more to come. When the country's economy is failing, it's time to be radical. Nothing less will do. www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/11...
The Alternative Budget 2025 – The Background
Rachel Reeves will be presenting her Budget on November 26, if the Labour government of which she is a part lasts that long.
I will be commenting on that Budget on the day on BBC Radio 2, and elsewh...
www.taxresearch.org.uk
November 16, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Rachel Reeves has already made a complete mess of her Budget, so I thought I should offer an alternative. This is the first part. There are several more to come. When the country's economy is failing, it's time to be radical. Nothing less will do. www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/11...
Issue 111 of iScot Magazine out now in digital format with paper copies to follow. Some absolute belters in this edition. Do yourself a favour and sign up at www.iscot.scot for a range of articles with a pro-Scottish angle.
November 14, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Issue 111 of iScot Magazine out now in digital format with paper copies to follow. Some absolute belters in this edition. Do yourself a favour and sign up at www.iscot.scot for a range of articles with a pro-Scottish angle.
Correlation is not necessarily causation, but these figures are very disturbing & back up campaigners’ claims that DWP & CMS systems drive people to suicide.
https://www.disabilitynewsservice.com/shocking-figures-show-parents-linked-to-dwp-service-face-death-rates-up-to-three-times-higher/
https://www.disabilitynewsservice.com/shocking-figures-show-parents-linked-to-dwp-service-face-death-rates-up-to-three-times-higher/
November 13, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Correlation is not necessarily causation, but these figures are very disturbing & back up campaigners’ claims that DWP & CMS systems drive people to suicide.
https://www.disabilitynewsservice.com/shocking-figures-show-parents-linked-to-dwp-service-face-death-rates-up-to-three-times-higher/
https://www.disabilitynewsservice.com/shocking-figures-show-parents-linked-to-dwp-service-face-death-rates-up-to-three-times-higher/
Ooft! Robin McAlpine with a blistering attack on the mindset of Scotland’s politicians. Worth a read if you don’t mind strong language.
http://robinmcalpine.org/scotlands-politicians-can-learn-precisely-nothing-from-zohran-mamdani/
http://robinmcalpine.org/scotlands-politicians-can-learn-precisely-nothing-from-zohran-mamdani/
November 11, 2025 at 7:59 AM
Ooft! Robin McAlpine with a blistering attack on the mindset of Scotland’s politicians. Worth a read if you don’t mind strong language.
http://robinmcalpine.org/scotlands-politicians-can-learn-precisely-nothing-from-zohran-mamdani/
http://robinmcalpine.org/scotlands-politicians-can-learn-precisely-nothing-from-zohran-mamdani/
This is an excellent explainer on why you shouldn’t buy anything from Tesla.
https://www.thenational.scot/news/25608058.avoid-tesla-unless-want-real-life-stormtroopers/?ref=rss
https://www.thenational.scot/news/25608058.avoid-tesla-unless-want-real-life-stormtroopers/?ref=rss
November 10, 2025 at 11:45 AM
This is an excellent explainer on why you shouldn’t buy anything from Tesla.
https://www.thenational.scot/news/25608058.avoid-tesla-unless-want-real-life-stormtroopers/?ref=rss
https://www.thenational.scot/news/25608058.avoid-tesla-unless-want-real-life-stormtroopers/?ref=rss
Party of the people?
Never mind the rhetoric, follow the money. Look who’s bankrolling Reform Ltd.
https://bylinetimes.com/2025/11/07/bassim-haidar-the-globalist-billionaire-bankrolling-britains-anti-globalist-party/
Never mind the rhetoric, follow the money. Look who’s bankrolling Reform Ltd.
https://bylinetimes.com/2025/11/07/bassim-haidar-the-globalist-billionaire-bankrolling-britains-anti-globalist-party/
November 7, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Party of the people?
Never mind the rhetoric, follow the money. Look who’s bankrolling Reform Ltd.
https://bylinetimes.com/2025/11/07/bassim-haidar-the-globalist-billionaire-bankrolling-britains-anti-globalist-party/
Never mind the rhetoric, follow the money. Look who’s bankrolling Reform Ltd.
https://bylinetimes.com/2025/11/07/bassim-haidar-the-globalist-billionaire-bankrolling-britains-anti-globalist-party/
Cutting the income of the poorest workers will act as an incentive, but cutting the income of the wealthiest by taxing them more will act as a disincentive?
That’s Reform Ltd’s stance. It doesn’t seem logical to me, but the tame media don’t seem to question it, so it must be right.
That’s Reform Ltd’s stance. It doesn’t seem logical to me, but the tame media don’t seem to question it, so it must be right.
November 4, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Cutting the income of the poorest workers will act as an incentive, but cutting the income of the wealthiest by taxing them more will act as a disincentive?
That’s Reform Ltd’s stance. It doesn’t seem logical to me, but the tame media don’t seem to question it, so it must be right.
That’s Reform Ltd’s stance. It doesn’t seem logical to me, but the tame media don’t seem to question it, so it must be right.
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Awful...
European leaders including Friedrich Merz and Ursula von der Leyen will skip the EU’s summit with Latin American and Caribbean states due in part to concerns over angering Donald Trump.
European leaders including Friedrich Merz and Ursula von der Leyen will skip the EU’s summit with Latin American and Caribbean states due in part to concerns over angering Donald Trump.
EU Leaders Skip Latin American Summit to Avoid Irking Trump
European leaders including German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will skip the EU’s summit with Latin American and Caribbean states due in part to concerns over angering US President Donald Trump.
www.bloomberg.com
November 4, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Awful...
European leaders including Friedrich Merz and Ursula von der Leyen will skip the EU’s summit with Latin American and Caribbean states due in part to concerns over angering Donald Trump.
European leaders including Friedrich Merz and Ursula von der Leyen will skip the EU’s summit with Latin American and Caribbean states due in part to concerns over angering Donald Trump.
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Shite from Healey. Not all Nato countries have Nuclear weapons & the Scottish Government would be part of Nato. The Labour Government hasn't banned X, which is stirring for civil war here & hasn't begun to deal with/or published the Russian Report in full & has let Reform rule the fecking airwaves.
Defence Secretary John Healey told MPs the SNP Government is “a threat to our security” after criticism of its stance on nuclear weapons, during Defence Questions in Parliament today.
ukdefencejournal.org.uk/healey-snp-g...
ukdefencejournal.org.uk/healey-snp-g...
Healey: SNP Government ‘a threat to UK security’’
Defence Secretary John Healey told MPs the SNP Government is “a threat to our security” after criticism of its stance on nuclear weapons, during Defence Questions in Parliament today.
ukdefencejournal.org.uk
November 4, 2025 at 9:59 AM
Shite from Healey. Not all Nato countries have Nuclear weapons & the Scottish Government would be part of Nato. The Labour Government hasn't banned X, which is stirring for civil war here & hasn't begun to deal with/or published the Russian Report in full & has let Reform rule the fecking airwaves.
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Why the MSM is not to be trusted.
November 2, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Why the MSM is not to be trusted.
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Shouldn’t laugh … but 🤣🤣🤣
It's finally happened.
Christmas cancelled in Kent because Operation Raise the Colours tatty lamp post flags prevent the Christmas lights going up.
www.harrietshamparishcouncil.gov.uk/community/ha...
Christmas cancelled in Kent because Operation Raise the Colours tatty lamp post flags prevent the Christmas lights going up.
www.harrietshamparishcouncil.gov.uk/community/ha...
a white flag with a red cross on it is waving in the wind
ALT: a white flag with a red cross on it is waving in the wind
media.tenor.com
November 3, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Shouldn’t laugh … but 🤣🤣🤣
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Susan Hall accused of "spreading misinformation" after getting herself into a right lather about an Underground sign that's been in place since 2022.
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/senior...
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/senior...
Senior Tory Accused Of 'Spreading Misinformation' Over Underground Station Sign
Former London mayoral candidate Susan Hall took exception to the Bengali translation of Whitechapel Station.
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk
November 3, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Susan Hall accused of "spreading misinformation" after getting herself into a right lather about an Underground sign that's been in place since 2022.
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/senior...
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/senior...
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YOUNG PEOPLE. LISTEN UP.
Today Nigel Farage said the government should cut the minimum wage for young people
...to “raise aspiration” and “boost business"
It's £10ph FFS!
Lower your pay so you’ll dream bigger
DO YOU SEE IT NOW?
Spread far & wide.
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/03/n...
Today Nigel Farage said the government should cut the minimum wage for young people
...to “raise aspiration” and “boost business"
It's £10ph FFS!
Lower your pay so you’ll dream bigger
DO YOU SEE IT NOW?
Spread far & wide.
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/03/n...
Nigel Farage Says Minimum Wage Should Be Cut for Young People
The Reform leader said cutting the minimum wage for young people would boost business, as he attacked plans to raise taxes on the wealthy
bylinetimes.com
November 3, 2025 at 2:03 PM
YOUNG PEOPLE. LISTEN UP.
Today Nigel Farage said the government should cut the minimum wage for young people
...to “raise aspiration” and “boost business"
It's £10ph FFS!
Lower your pay so you’ll dream bigger
DO YOU SEE IT NOW?
Spread far & wide.
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/03/n...
Today Nigel Farage said the government should cut the minimum wage for young people
...to “raise aspiration” and “boost business"
It's £10ph FFS!
Lower your pay so you’ll dream bigger
DO YOU SEE IT NOW?
Spread far & wide.
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/03/n...
In 1 of the most unequal sovereign states in the world, Nigel Farage thinks young people are paid too much & wealthy people should not be asked to pay more tax.
There’s your man of the people for you.
https://bylinetimes.com/2025/11/03/nigel-farage-minimum-wage-cut-for-young-people-reform-uk/
There’s your man of the people for you.
https://bylinetimes.com/2025/11/03/nigel-farage-minimum-wage-cut-for-young-people-reform-uk/
November 3, 2025 at 3:50 PM
In 1 of the most unequal sovereign states in the world, Nigel Farage thinks young people are paid too much & wealthy people should not be asked to pay more tax.
There’s your man of the people for you.
https://bylinetimes.com/2025/11/03/nigel-farage-minimum-wage-cut-for-young-people-reform-uk/
There’s your man of the people for you.
https://bylinetimes.com/2025/11/03/nigel-farage-minimum-wage-cut-for-young-people-reform-uk/
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Why does so much of the media pursue a 'Scotland is shit' reporting strategy? Because they support the Union and will do all they can to undermine your confidence in Scotland's ability to control its own destiny. It's a kind of bullying. Do you want to stay in a relationship with a bully?
November 2, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Why does so much of the media pursue a 'Scotland is shit' reporting strategy? Because they support the Union and will do all they can to undermine your confidence in Scotland's ability to control its own destiny. It's a kind of bullying. Do you want to stay in a relationship with a bully?
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Next time someone tells you that train drivers "just push buttons" show them this from the BBC
November 2, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Next time someone tells you that train drivers "just push buttons" show them this from the BBC
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The true picture of Scotland's economy and how we're being exploited financially. And not just by the #AngloState
This one graph should be a rocket up the independence movement's backside
www.thenational.scot/politics/255...
This one graph should be a rocket up the independence movement's backside
www.thenational.scot/politics/255...
This one graph should be a rocket up the independence movement's backside
IF you support independence then I urge you to take a moment’s break and take a look at a graph ...
www.thenational.scot
November 2, 2025 at 1:29 AM
The true picture of Scotland's economy and how we're being exploited financially. And not just by the #AngloState
This one graph should be a rocket up the independence movement's backside
www.thenational.scot/politics/255...
This one graph should be a rocket up the independence movement's backside
www.thenational.scot/politics/255...