Gavin Williamson
@soosider3.bsky.social
Glaswegian, life long Indy supporter, long suffering Scotland fan. 40+ years working finally discovered my true vocation - retirement.
Politics, family, Pugs x 2, DIYer & woodturner.
We can do better than this
Far is tainne an abhain ‘s ann is mò a fuaim
Politics, family, Pugs x 2, DIYer & woodturner.
We can do better than this
Far is tainne an abhain ‘s ann is mò a fuaim
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Gavin Williamson
@soosider3.bsky.social
· Sep 13
My latest blog piece. Independence will only be achieved when it is the settled will of the people of Scotland, but we are closer to that than many think.
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The settled will
This week First Minister John Swinney unveiled details of his plan for independence, which rests upon the SNP securing a majority in Holyrood after next year’s Scottish elections. An opinion …
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A terrific summary of where we are
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EXC: Reform UK's first elected councillor in Scotland branded 'heartless' and 'ruthless' over eviction of family from property.
Reform UK councillor branded 'heartless' and 'ruthless' over eviction of family from property - Daily Record
EXCLUSIVE: Reform's first elected councillor in Scotland has been criticised over the eviction.
www.dailyrecord.co.uk
January 7, 2026 at 12:21 PM
EXC: Reform UK's first elected councillor in Scotland branded 'heartless' and 'ruthless' over eviction of family from property.
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👏 The SNP
Today's statistics show we're making real progress in reducing waiting times for patients across Scotland.
Long waits are down for the sixth month in a row, and inpatient and outpatient procedures are up.
More to do, but it's encouraging to see sustained improvement in our NHS.
Long waits are down for the sixth month in a row, and inpatient and outpatient procedures are up.
More to do, but it's encouraging to see sustained improvement in our NHS.
January 6, 2026 at 5:28 PM
👏 The SNP
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"The government will consult on lowering the drink-drive limit in England and Wales, which has remained unchanged since 1967 and is the highest in Europe, at 35 micrograms of alcohol per 100ml of breath. It could be cut to 22 micrograms, in line with the limit in Scotland since 2014."
Government signals tougher motoring rules to reduce casualties on Britain’s roads
Eye-tests for older drivers, automatic emergency braking in new cars and crackdown on drink-driving among new proposals
www.theguardian.com
January 7, 2026 at 9:49 AM
"The government will consult on lowering the drink-drive limit in England and Wales, which has remained unchanged since 1967 and is the highest in Europe, at 35 micrograms of alcohol per 100ml of breath. It could be cut to 22 micrograms, in line with the limit in Scotland since 2014."
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This according to BBC.
‘It's exactly a year since bin workers in Birmingham staged their first walkout and according to unions there is no end in sight.’
I wonder what our unionists in Scotland have to say? Surely one of them will condemn this and say what a poor job the English Gov is doing!
‘It's exactly a year since bin workers in Birmingham staged their first walkout and according to unions there is no end in sight.’
I wonder what our unionists in Scotland have to say? Surely one of them will condemn this and say what a poor job the English Gov is doing!
January 6, 2026 at 11:59 AM
This according to BBC.
‘It's exactly a year since bin workers in Birmingham staged their first walkout and according to unions there is no end in sight.’
I wonder what our unionists in Scotland have to say? Surely one of them will condemn this and say what a poor job the English Gov is doing!
‘It's exactly a year since bin workers in Birmingham staged their first walkout and according to unions there is no end in sight.’
I wonder what our unionists in Scotland have to say? Surely one of them will condemn this and say what a poor job the English Gov is doing!
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It is only 6 January and the average FTSE 100 boss has already made more money than the average worker in the UK will all year
Tax wealth, pay workers
#FatCatTuesday
Tax wealth, pay workers
#FatCatTuesday
January 6, 2026 at 12:44 PM
It is only 6 January and the average FTSE 100 boss has already made more money than the average worker in the UK will all year
Tax wealth, pay workers
#FatCatTuesday
Tax wealth, pay workers
#FatCatTuesday
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The Scottish media should be 'livid' at the UK Government's refusal to spell out the democratic route to a second independence referendum, the First Minister has said
John Swinney tells Scottish media to 'be livid' over UK's block on indyref2
www.thenational.scot
January 5, 2026 at 1:33 PM
The Scottish media should be 'livid' at the UK Government's refusal to spell out the democratic route to a second independence referendum, the First Minister has said
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At Oran Mor this morning the First Minister set out the strong case for independence and the strong case for an SNP majority in 2026making a referendum irrefutable. Many journalists asked- what if they say no? That’s a question for them! 2011 set a precedent.
January 5, 2026 at 2:14 PM
At Oran Mor this morning the First Minister set out the strong case for independence and the strong case for an SNP majority in 2026making a referendum irrefutable. Many journalists asked- what if they say no? That’s a question for them! 2011 set a precedent.
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Delighted to share my first single-authored article, now published in Parliamentary Affairs:
“Targeting the cereal woman: Campaigns, gender & Scottish independence”
🆓 Open access: tinyurl.com/85cxsefm
@hansardsociety.bsky.social @academic.oup.com
#GenderPolitics #BritishPolitics (🧵👇)
“Targeting the cereal woman: Campaigns, gender & Scottish independence”
🆓 Open access: tinyurl.com/85cxsefm
@hansardsociety.bsky.social @academic.oup.com
#GenderPolitics #BritishPolitics (🧵👇)
Targeting the cereal woman: Campaigns, gender, and Scottish independence
Abstract. How do political campaigns construct and mobilize voter identities in high-stakes constitutional contests? This article examines the 2014 Scottis
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January 5, 2026 at 12:22 PM
Delighted to share my first single-authored article, now published in Parliamentary Affairs:
“Targeting the cereal woman: Campaigns, gender & Scottish independence”
🆓 Open access: tinyurl.com/85cxsefm
@hansardsociety.bsky.social @academic.oup.com
#GenderPolitics #BritishPolitics (🧵👇)
“Targeting the cereal woman: Campaigns, gender & Scottish independence”
🆓 Open access: tinyurl.com/85cxsefm
@hansardsociety.bsky.social @academic.oup.com
#GenderPolitics #BritishPolitics (🧵👇)
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So is America both bombing Venezuela and deporting people back to Venezuela at the same time now? Like a refugee carousel
January 4, 2026 at 11:39 PM
So is America both bombing Venezuela and deporting people back to Venezuela at the same time now? Like a refugee carousel
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The three countries leading global de-dollarisation.
This isn't coincidence.
Challenge the petrodollar. Get regime changed.
Every. Single. Time.
Stephen Miller (US homeland security advisor) literally said it out loud two weeks ago 11/
This isn't coincidence.
Challenge the petrodollar. Get regime changed.
Every. Single. Time.
Stephen Miller (US homeland security advisor) literally said it out loud two weeks ago 11/
January 4, 2026 at 9:40 AM
The three countries leading global de-dollarisation.
This isn't coincidence.
Challenge the petrodollar. Get regime changed.
Every. Single. Time.
Stephen Miller (US homeland security advisor) literally said it out loud two weeks ago 11/
This isn't coincidence.
Challenge the petrodollar. Get regime changed.
Every. Single. Time.
Stephen Miller (US homeland security advisor) literally said it out loud two weeks ago 11/
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This is a really good explanation of why Trump invaded Venezuela & why now.
It's strongman tactics to prevent BRICS nations from developing their trade in oil independent of the US dollar. Venezuela was hoping to join BRICS.
Trump's actions will have serious ramifications worldwide.
It's strongman tactics to prevent BRICS nations from developing their trade in oil independent of the US dollar. Venezuela was hoping to join BRICS.
Trump's actions will have serious ramifications worldwide.
January 4, 2026 at 2:13 PM
This is a really good explanation of why Trump invaded Venezuela & why now.
It's strongman tactics to prevent BRICS nations from developing their trade in oil independent of the US dollar. Venezuela was hoping to join BRICS.
Trump's actions will have serious ramifications worldwide.
It's strongman tactics to prevent BRICS nations from developing their trade in oil independent of the US dollar. Venezuela was hoping to join BRICS.
Trump's actions will have serious ramifications worldwide.
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As Anas Sarwar promises to address the housing emergency UK Labour have just given up on that and he'll do what he's told:
talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2025/10/16/a...
talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2025/10/16/a...
Affordable housing – a tale of two leaked memos that reveals SNP exceeding target and Scottish Labour giving up
Professor John Robertson OBA The Daily Mail in April 2025 had the above headline and: Today, inews has: The Daily Mail did not, of course, have the facts. Here they are: For 2025, the SNP Governmen…
talkingupscotlandtwo.com
December 30, 2025 at 10:59 AM
As Anas Sarwar promises to address the housing emergency UK Labour have just given up on that and he'll do what he's told:
talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2025/10/16/a...
talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2025/10/16/a...
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Donald Trump is so obviously going to annex Greenland.
And European leaders will respond with unparalleled levels of "monitoring the situation".
And European leaders will respond with unparalleled levels of "monitoring the situation".
January 4, 2026 at 1:38 PM
Donald Trump is so obviously going to annex Greenland.
And European leaders will respond with unparalleled levels of "monitoring the situation".
And European leaders will respond with unparalleled levels of "monitoring the situation".
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EXCLUSIVE POLL: There is a huge generational split in Scotland on the rules around trans people using bathrooms
Read the full story here: www.thenational.scot/news/2...
Read the full story here: www.thenational.scot/news/2...
January 4, 2026 at 9:18 AM
EXCLUSIVE POLL: There is a huge generational split in Scotland on the rules around trans people using bathrooms
Read the full story here: www.thenational.scot/news/2...
Read the full story here: www.thenational.scot/news/2...
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When people argue that renewable energy sources are too expensive, remember that we don’t invade countries to seize wind farms and there are no solar cartels. Fossil fuels have enormous geopolitical, public health, and climate externalities.
January 3, 2026 at 8:40 PM
When people argue that renewable energy sources are too expensive, remember that we don’t invade countries to seize wind farms and there are no solar cartels. Fossil fuels have enormous geopolitical, public health, and climate externalities.
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🇬🇧 Senior LABOUR politician convicted of Stalking
🇬🇧 Somehow, Paul Hutcheon, The Political Editor at ‘The Daily Redcoat’, staunch unionist, and LABOUR activist, manages to write a report on this LABOUR criminal, without even once mentioning the word LABOUR 🇬🇧
🇬🇧 Somehow, Paul Hutcheon, The Political Editor at ‘The Daily Redcoat’, staunch unionist, and LABOUR activist, manages to write a report on this LABOUR criminal, without even once mentioning the word LABOUR 🇬🇧
EXC: A former Glasgow Lord Provost convicted of stalking an ex girlfriend posted a “self-pitying moan” on Hogmanay months after his conviction.
Former Glasgow Lord Provost convicted of stalking in Hogmanay 'gaslighting' moan - Daily Record
EXCLUSIVE: Councillor Philip Braat has been criticised after he took to social media as the New Year edged closer.
www.dailyrecord.co.uk
January 3, 2026 at 8:14 AM
🇬🇧 Senior LABOUR politician convicted of Stalking
🇬🇧 Somehow, Paul Hutcheon, The Political Editor at ‘The Daily Redcoat’, staunch unionist, and LABOUR activist, manages to write a report on this LABOUR criminal, without even once mentioning the word LABOUR 🇬🇧
🇬🇧 Somehow, Paul Hutcheon, The Political Editor at ‘The Daily Redcoat’, staunch unionist, and LABOUR activist, manages to write a report on this LABOUR criminal, without even once mentioning the word LABOUR 🇬🇧
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The inaugural FIFA Peace Prize winner in action in Venezuela.
January 3, 2026 at 12:39 PM
The inaugural FIFA Peace Prize winner in action in Venezuela.
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Which country in the uk has the lowest unemployment per head of population England or Scotland?
January 3, 2026 at 11:27 AM
Which country in the uk has the lowest unemployment per head of population England or Scotland?
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Russian government says it’s “deeply worried” by the US strikes in Venezuela
January 3, 2026 at 10:38 AM
Russian government says it’s “deeply worried” by the US strikes in Venezuela