James Maxie
@scotland50.bsky.social
Scottish-European. Supporter of human rights and self-determination throughout the world.
Democrat in word and deed.
If you use aggressive language against others you will be blocked.
Democrat in word and deed.
If you use aggressive language against others you will be blocked.
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John Swinney has pledged to 'champion' the friendship between Scotland and Ireland after he became the first head of government to meet Irish President Catherine Connolly
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November 27, 2025 at 6:01 AM
John Swinney has pledged to 'champion' the friendship between Scotland and Ireland after he became the first head of government to meet Irish President Catherine Connolly
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London: 7°C - Pitlochry: -2°C
Yet the person freezing in Pitlochry pays more for electricity — electricity generated in their own town.
Meanwhile, London, which produces almost none, pays less.
This isn’t just unfair. It’s exploitation. And it’s happening in Scotland every single day.
#AreYouYesYet
Yet the person freezing in Pitlochry pays more for electricity — electricity generated in their own town.
Meanwhile, London, which produces almost none, pays less.
This isn’t just unfair. It’s exploitation. And it’s happening in Scotland every single day.
#AreYouYesYet
November 27, 2025 at 7:02 AM
London: 7°C - Pitlochry: -2°C
Yet the person freezing in Pitlochry pays more for electricity — electricity generated in their own town.
Meanwhile, London, which produces almost none, pays less.
This isn’t just unfair. It’s exploitation. And it’s happening in Scotland every single day.
#AreYouYesYet
Yet the person freezing in Pitlochry pays more for electricity — electricity generated in their own town.
Meanwhile, London, which produces almost none, pays less.
This isn’t just unfair. It’s exploitation. And it’s happening in Scotland every single day.
#AreYouYesYet
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We ask the questions people shy away from, because truth matters – whether it’s about Scotland’s future, or the lives being lost in genocides abroad
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November 26, 2025 at 9:02 PM
We ask the questions people shy away from, because truth matters – whether it’s about Scotland’s future, or the lives being lost in genocides abroad
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That still gives me goosebumps MK, the indigenous people in many lands worldwide have been oppressed by the greed of others for far too long now, this greed rapes and pillages their beautiful lands for profit only 🤬🤬🤬🖕🕊️🌟🙏
December 15, 2024 at 11:14 AM
That still gives me goosebumps MK, the indigenous people in many lands worldwide have been oppressed by the greed of others for far too long now, this greed rapes and pillages their beautiful lands for profit only 🤬🤬🤬🖕🕊️🌟🙏
So that's the US envoy Witkoff heading for his sixth visit to Russia.
Does he actually intend to ever visit Ukraine?
Does he actually intend to ever visit Ukraine?
November 26, 2025 at 5:07 PM
So that's the US envoy Witkoff heading for his sixth visit to Russia.
Does he actually intend to ever visit Ukraine?
Does he actually intend to ever visit Ukraine?
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Canadians, please share this on all your social apps, let’s find this jacket and have it returned.
Lost at Montreal Airport.
Lost at Montreal Airport.
OTTAWA – A Mi’kmaw hereditary chief is pleading for help from the public to return his chiefs jacket he lost in the Montreal airport last week.
Chief asks for help locating missing jacket adorned with honours, family history
OTTAWA – A Mi’kmaw hereditary chief is pleading for help from the public to return his chiefs jacket he lost in the Montreal airport last week.
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November 17, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Canadians, please share this on all your social apps, let’s find this jacket and have it returned.
Lost at Montreal Airport.
Lost at Montreal Airport.
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Just something to consider if you like Nike products. The founder just donated $3 million to the Oregon Republican party, the largest political donation in Oregon history. Still want their products?
November 26, 2025 at 4:12 AM
Just something to consider if you like Nike products. The founder just donated $3 million to the Oregon Republican party, the largest political donation in Oregon history. Still want their products?
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Scottish Water is an asset of the Scottish people. Administered on their behalf by the Scottish Government and managed by a public utility, Scottish Water.
There are no shareholders and profits are reinvested into Infrastructure and services
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There are no shareholders and profits are reinvested into Infrastructure and services
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How we deliver best value
How WICS delivers best value by promoting the interests of customers
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November 15, 2024 at 10:18 AM
Scottish Water is an asset of the Scottish people. Administered on their behalf by the Scottish Government and managed by a public utility, Scottish Water.
There are no shareholders and profits are reinvested into Infrastructure and services
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wics.scot/what-we-do/h...
There are no shareholders and profits are reinvested into Infrastructure and services
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wics.scot/what-we-do/h...
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So the lib dems in Shetland get £850k funding for climate projects, but couldnt think of any so propped up their routine budgets instead!
I'm thinking blue tents, camper vans first minister arrests over £600k.
But its ok for lib dems!
Source:
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I'm thinking blue tents, camper vans first minister arrests over £600k.
But its ok for lib dems!
Source:
talkingupscotlandtwo.wordpress.com?action=user_...
talkingupscotlandtwo.wordpress.com
November 24, 2025 at 9:39 AM
So the lib dems in Shetland get £850k funding for climate projects, but couldnt think of any so propped up their routine budgets instead!
I'm thinking blue tents, camper vans first minister arrests over £600k.
But its ok for lib dems!
Source:
talkingupscotlandtwo.wordpress.com?action=user_...
I'm thinking blue tents, camper vans first minister arrests over £600k.
But its ok for lib dems!
Source:
talkingupscotlandtwo.wordpress.com?action=user_...
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Woah.
I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
November 25, 2025 at 9:57 AM
Woah.
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Again we have a government willing to go after the wrong people. Tax avoidance seems preferable to Labour MPs as it may upset some of their wealthy donors. So the mantra seems to be ''let's go target the 'lower hanging fruit' of benefit claimants, They make for better headlines anyway''.
November 25, 2025 at 7:20 AM
Again we have a government willing to go after the wrong people. Tax avoidance seems preferable to Labour MPs as it may upset some of their wealthy donors. So the mantra seems to be ''let's go target the 'lower hanging fruit' of benefit claimants, They make for better headlines anyway''.
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According to a new study from a respected US think tank, the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), Britain’s decision to leave the EU has meant that its GDP is between 6 per cent and 8 per cent smaller than it would have been.
November 25, 2025 at 9:16 AM
According to a new study from a respected US think tank, the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), Britain’s decision to leave the EU has meant that its GDP is between 6 per cent and 8 per cent smaller than it would have been.
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We can’t let history repeat itself.
Thatcher’s policies wiped out our industrial communities - Labour’s windfall tax is doing the same to today’s North Sea workers.
Scrap it, save jobs and let Scotland build a fair transition into renewables.
Thatcher’s policies wiped out our industrial communities - Labour’s windfall tax is doing the same to today’s North Sea workers.
Scrap it, save jobs and let Scotland build a fair transition into renewables.
November 25, 2025 at 8:52 AM
We can’t let history repeat itself.
Thatcher’s policies wiped out our industrial communities - Labour’s windfall tax is doing the same to today’s North Sea workers.
Scrap it, save jobs and let Scotland build a fair transition into renewables.
Thatcher’s policies wiped out our industrial communities - Labour’s windfall tax is doing the same to today’s North Sea workers.
Scrap it, save jobs and let Scotland build a fair transition into renewables.
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If you receive legal threats from Nigel Farage for your reporting of Reform, please get in touch.
We have employed a defamation lawyer specifically for this purpose and would love to help (and we do so on non-commercial terms). www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
We have employed a defamation lawyer specifically for this purpose and would love to help (and we do so on non-commercial terms). www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Reform’s ‘Trumpian’ legal threats hint at more aggressive approach to media
Ultimatums sent to publications appear to intensify as Nigel Farage’s party rises in polls
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November 25, 2025 at 8:29 AM
If you receive legal threats from Nigel Farage for your reporting of Reform, please get in touch.
We have employed a defamation lawyer specifically for this purpose and would love to help (and we do so on non-commercial terms). www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
We have employed a defamation lawyer specifically for this purpose and would love to help (and we do so on non-commercial terms). www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Whether ye believe it or not, Nicola Sturgeon gave us the Best Services in the UK, SNP have maintained them for 8yrs Running & best NHS for 10yrs running, While giving us Freebies at point of use, using our Taxes to Mitigate the Worst of Tories Policies.
November 24, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Whether ye believe it or not, Nicola Sturgeon gave us the Best Services in the UK, SNP have maintained them for 8yrs Running & best NHS for 10yrs running, While giving us Freebies at point of use, using our Taxes to Mitigate the Worst of Tories Policies.
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More people who vote for independence the more chance we have of getting it.
November 24, 2025 at 8:29 AM
More people who vote for independence the more chance we have of getting it.
Fellow Scots and all other democrats: Don't feed the trolls.
This is one of the big accounts boosting Tommy Robinson, Farage and Reform and ‘English Patriots’.
It’s Russian.
It’s Russian.
November 24, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Fellow Scots and all other democrats: Don't feed the trolls.
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Questions for UK embassy in Tel Aviv over employee who owns home in illegal settlement
Questions for UK embassy in Tel Aviv over employee who owns home in illegal settlement
Embassy’s employment of Gila Ben-Yakov Phillips is potentially violation of UK sanctions law, say experts
The British embassy in Tel Aviv may have broken both UK sanctions law and UK government security policies by employing an Israeli citizen who owns a home in an illegal settlement in occupied Palestine, legal experts have said.
The embassy’s deputy head of corporate services and HR, Gila Ben-Yakov Phillips, moved to Kerem Reim in 2022. She listed a house she bought there as her home address on financial documents at the time. Continue reading...
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November 24, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Questions for UK embassy in Tel Aviv over employee who owns home in illegal settlement
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The Union is dead as seen in the COVID report. Westminster continues to be an obstacle rather than a cohesive working partner.
The hostile takeover of Scotland must end and the Sovereignty of Scotland renewed.
Westminster fights harder for other countries than OUR OWN.
#IndependenceNow
The hostile takeover of Scotland must end and the Sovereignty of Scotland renewed.
Westminster fights harder for other countries than OUR OWN.
#IndependenceNow
Normally, If you are a 'Fair & equal' partner in any arrangement, You would expect to be consulted now & then.
PM Keir Starmer's team had rejected a request to meet with John Swinney ahead of the Budget, while the FM visited London earlier this week.
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PM Keir Starmer's team had rejected a request to meet with John Swinney ahead of the Budget, while the FM visited London earlier this week.
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Labour show 'complete lack of understanding on devolution' in Budget blunder
THE Labour Government has been accused of having "a complete lack of understanding about devolution" after making a blunder while…
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November 24, 2025 at 8:50 AM
The Union is dead as seen in the COVID report. Westminster continues to be an obstacle rather than a cohesive working partner.
The hostile takeover of Scotland must end and the Sovereignty of Scotland renewed.
Westminster fights harder for other countries than OUR OWN.
#IndependenceNow
The hostile takeover of Scotland must end and the Sovereignty of Scotland renewed.
Westminster fights harder for other countries than OUR OWN.
#IndependenceNow
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Reposted as UK Labour Government announces more piddling amounts for Grangemouth:
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London-based Health & Safety Executive, reporting to Pat McFadden, Labour Friends of Israel Co-chair, find FOUR sites in Grangemouth ‘IDEAL’ for manufacture of explosives and munitions but ignore the ...
Professor John Robertson OBA The Health & Safety Executive [reporting to Pat McFadden’s Department for Work and Pensions] ‘believes’ that at least FOUR sites in Grangemouth co…
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November 24, 2025 at 8:57 AM
Reposted as UK Labour Government announces more piddling amounts for Grangemouth:
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In Scotland each GP is responsible for 1 680 patients while in England and Wales it’s between 2 241 and 2440, around 500 more, nearly one third more. That can’t be healthy, can it? talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2025/11/24/i...
In Scotland each GP is responsible for 1 680 patients while in England and Wales it’s between 2 241 and 2440, around 500 more, nearly one third more. That can’t be healthy, can it?
Professor John Robertson OBA Thanks to Dottie for alerting me to this. In the Guardian yesterday, the above and: GPs can no longer guarantee safe care for millions of patients because of a dangerou…
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November 24, 2025 at 9:00 AM
In Scotland each GP is responsible for 1 680 patients while in England and Wales it’s between 2 241 and 2440, around 500 more, nearly one third more. That can’t be healthy, can it? talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2025/11/24/i...
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An MSP has demanded the Ministry of Defence (MoD) come clean with the public about radioactive pollution on the Clyde after it emerged officials attempted a 'cover up'
MoD accused of 'cover up' by MSP after legal threats over nuclear pollution emerged
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November 24, 2025 at 8:22 AM
An MSP has demanded the Ministry of Defence (MoD) come clean with the public about radioactive pollution on the Clyde after it emerged officials attempted a 'cover up'
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The political and media establishment will try to bury the issue of Farage's ties to Russia, so please repost and share this petition calling for a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy as widely and as often as possible. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Petition: Call a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy
We are concerned about reported efforts from Russia to influence democracy in the US, UK, Europe and elsewhere. We believe we must establish the depth and breadth of possible Russian influence campaig...
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November 23, 2025 at 1:19 PM
The political and media establishment will try to bury the issue of Farage's ties to Russia, so please repost and share this petition calling for a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy as widely and as often as possible. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...