ScaryHighlander
@unixnerd.bsky.social
Software developer for underwater / drone survey & integrity. Scottish Independence! Old BMWs (no modern ones thanks), bicycles, cats, skiing. Ex ROC.
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ScaryHighlander
@unixnerd.bsky.social
· Feb 2
The more I look at the craziness in the world right now the more I think that an Independent Scotland could be a beacon of sanity. A nation run for the wellbeing and benefit of those who live in it, not those who own it. We have nothing to lose but Westminster shackles! #ScottishIndependence
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The HUGE Elephant in the Room is, Scottish Independence.
Anton and Anas are DEFINITELY not looking at THE incredibly obvious way to grow the Scottish Economy!
VAT and Spirit Duty goes to England. Scotland is HALF UK renewable energy, and a THIRD of Food and Drink Exports!
Grow the economy?
Eh?
Anton and Anas are DEFINITELY not looking at THE incredibly obvious way to grow the Scottish Economy!
VAT and Spirit Duty goes to England. Scotland is HALF UK renewable energy, and a THIRD of Food and Drink Exports!
Grow the economy?
Eh?
Muscatelli report: What will it take to grow Scotland's economy?
Prof Anton Muscatelli's report calls for a range of reforms to planning, business rates and skills in Scotland.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 11, 2025 at 11:44 AM
The HUGE Elephant in the Room is, Scottish Independence.
Anton and Anas are DEFINITELY not looking at THE incredibly obvious way to grow the Scottish Economy!
VAT and Spirit Duty goes to England. Scotland is HALF UK renewable energy, and a THIRD of Food and Drink Exports!
Grow the economy?
Eh?
Anton and Anas are DEFINITELY not looking at THE incredibly obvious way to grow the Scottish Economy!
VAT and Spirit Duty goes to England. Scotland is HALF UK renewable energy, and a THIRD of Food and Drink Exports!
Grow the economy?
Eh?
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One thing to say: #AxeDrax
No. Cutting down trees, grinding them up, shipping them across the Atlantic and then burning them is NOT "green".
#ClimateEmergency #NatureCrisis
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
No. Cutting down trees, grinding them up, shipping them across the Atlantic and then burning them is NOT "green".
#ClimateEmergency #NatureCrisis
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Drax still burning 250-year-old trees sourced from forests in Canada, experts say
Exclusive: report by Stand.earth says subsidiary of power plant received truckloads of whole logs at biomass pellet sites
www.theguardian.com
November 9, 2025 at 4:21 PM
One thing to say: #AxeDrax
No. Cutting down trees, grinding them up, shipping them across the Atlantic and then burning them is NOT "green".
#ClimateEmergency #NatureCrisis
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
No. Cutting down trees, grinding them up, shipping them across the Atlantic and then burning them is NOT "green".
#ClimateEmergency #NatureCrisis
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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Centuries of overgrazing & muirburn for grouse moors mean Highland Scotland looks treeless & desolate. But it doesn't have to be this way. New film Scotland's Missing Forests went online y'day. Chuffed to see almost 10k views. www.youtube.com/watch?v=MuTV... @chrisgpackham.bsky.social
November 9, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Centuries of overgrazing & muirburn for grouse moors mean Highland Scotland looks treeless & desolate. But it doesn't have to be this way. New film Scotland's Missing Forests went online y'day. Chuffed to see almost 10k views. www.youtube.com/watch?v=MuTV... @chrisgpackham.bsky.social
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Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez: “A few tech-oligarchs are clearly influencing electoral processes. We’ve seen it in the UK, Germany, France, Hungary…and I’m sure we will see it in Spain.” (El Pais)
November 9, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez: “A few tech-oligarchs are clearly influencing electoral processes. We’ve seen it in the UK, Germany, France, Hungary…and I’m sure we will see it in Spain.” (El Pais)
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Today in 1974, the missile submarine USS James Madison (SSBN-627) collided with a Soviet attack submarine in shallow waters as it departed the sub base at Holy Loch, Scotland, leaving a 9-foot scratch on the Madison’s hull. The United States did not report the accident to avoid embarrassing the UK.
November 3, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Today in 1974, the missile submarine USS James Madison (SSBN-627) collided with a Soviet attack submarine in shallow waters as it departed the sub base at Holy Loch, Scotland, leaving a 9-foot scratch on the Madison’s hull. The United States did not report the accident to avoid embarrassing the UK.
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This is the Royal equivalent of the amputation of a gangrenous limb to stop the rest of The Firm getting infected.
An act of self-preservation.
If it was integrity, then they'd have booted Andrew out years ago.
They didn't.
www.ft.com/content/a7d6...
An act of self-preservation.
If it was integrity, then they'd have booted Andrew out years ago.
They didn't.
www.ft.com/content/a7d6...
King Charles strips Andrew of prince title and ejects him from mansion
Royal subject to ‘censures deemed necessary’ in sharp change of tone by Buckingham Palace
www.ft.com
October 31, 2025 at 8:59 AM
This is the Royal equivalent of the amputation of a gangrenous limb to stop the rest of The Firm getting infected.
An act of self-preservation.
If it was integrity, then they'd have booted Andrew out years ago.
They didn't.
www.ft.com/content/a7d6...
An act of self-preservation.
If it was integrity, then they'd have booted Andrew out years ago.
They didn't.
www.ft.com/content/a7d6...
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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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I present to you the Scottish Cops and how they treat certain Football fans ,I say certain as some Football Fans get treated better than others it depends what Team you support and Your Colour of top !!!! 1312 🤬
October 25, 2025 at 6:04 PM
I present to you the Scottish Cops and how they treat certain Football fans ,I say certain as some Football Fans get treated better than others it depends what Team you support and Your Colour of top !!!! 1312 🤬
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If you're a bit silly, you probably don't realise, the UK Government uses Scotland, to dump and hide dodgy stuff.
Decrepit old Nuclear Power Stations and Weapons, Old and Rotting Nuclear Subs, from the 1970s.
Scotland has NO SAY, over ANYTHING.
Only a fool doesn't want Independent Scotland.
Decrepit old Nuclear Power Stations and Weapons, Old and Rotting Nuclear Subs, from the 1970s.
Scotland has NO SAY, over ANYTHING.
Only a fool doesn't want Independent Scotland.
Dounreay waste particle 'most radioactive' find for three years
The fragment has been categorised as "significant" and was found during monitoring work around the nuclear power plant, near Thurso.
www.bbc.com
October 25, 2025 at 11:47 AM
If you're a bit silly, you probably don't realise, the UK Government uses Scotland, to dump and hide dodgy stuff.
Decrepit old Nuclear Power Stations and Weapons, Old and Rotting Nuclear Subs, from the 1970s.
Scotland has NO SAY, over ANYTHING.
Only a fool doesn't want Independent Scotland.
Decrepit old Nuclear Power Stations and Weapons, Old and Rotting Nuclear Subs, from the 1970s.
Scotland has NO SAY, over ANYTHING.
Only a fool doesn't want Independent Scotland.
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Labour completely misunderstood their win in Scotland at the last election. They were given a last chance mission to undo at least some of the chaos the Tories have caused, and they’ve totally borked it in the pointless pursuit of fascist votes. They’re done.
Scottish Labour figures believe Keir Starmer will quit if SNP wins at Holyrood
EXCLUSIVE: Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar has been urged to be bolder while another insider urged party MPs north of the border to "shut the f**k up".
www.dailyrecord.co.uk
October 25, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Labour completely misunderstood their win in Scotland at the last election. They were given a last chance mission to undo at least some of the chaos the Tories have caused, and they’ve totally borked it in the pointless pursuit of fascist votes. They’re done.
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MSPs have backed renewed calls for a statue of an acclaimed socialist to be installed in a major Scottish city
🗣️ 'John Maclean was a hero of the Scottish working class and a brave and honest man'
🗣️ 'John Maclean was a hero of the Scottish working class and a brave and honest man'
'Hero of the working class': MSPs back bid for statue of John Maclean in Glasgow
www.thenational.scot
October 24, 2025 at 8:45 PM
MSPs have backed renewed calls for a statue of an acclaimed socialist to be installed in a major Scottish city
🗣️ 'John Maclean was a hero of the Scottish working class and a brave and honest man'
🗣️ 'John Maclean was a hero of the Scottish working class and a brave and honest man'
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Independence is normal.
And if independent countries like Ireland, Denmark and Finland can be wealthier and fairer than the UK, so can Scotland.
And if independent countries like Ireland, Denmark and Finland can be wealthier and fairer than the UK, so can Scotland.
October 24, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Independence is normal.
And if independent countries like Ireland, Denmark and Finland can be wealthier and fairer than the UK, so can Scotland.
And if independent countries like Ireland, Denmark and Finland can be wealthier and fairer than the UK, so can Scotland.
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I thought exile, the Tower, or the Malmsey butt were more traditional ways for English kings to dispose of unwanted royal brothers – but last week we saw a new innovation. www.thenational.scot/politics/255...
Andrew Tickell: Andrew agrees to relinquish his titles – except, of course, ‘prince’
I THOUGHT exile, the Tower, or the Malmsey butt were more traditional ways for English kings to dispose of unwanted royal brothers – but last week…
www.thenational.scot
October 19, 2025 at 3:07 PM
I thought exile, the Tower, or the Malmsey butt were more traditional ways for English kings to dispose of unwanted royal brothers – but last week we saw a new innovation. www.thenational.scot/politics/255...
Prince Andrew has given up his royal titles including Earl of Inverness after discussions with the king. Time to #AbolishTheMonarchy
October 17, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Prince Andrew has given up his royal titles including Earl of Inverness after discussions with the king. Time to #AbolishTheMonarchy
Scotland didn't vote for #Brexit but we got it anyway. When we have 57 out of 650 MPs that's no surprise. Westminster can and does ignore Scots. It's time for #ScottishIndependence, time to make our own choices.
October 15, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Scotland didn't vote for #Brexit but we got it anyway. When we have 57 out of 650 MPs that's no surprise. Westminster can and does ignore Scots. It's time for #ScottishIndependence, time to make our own choices.
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After almost 50 years, the Scottish Government is finally revisiting the rights of children and parents to opt out of religious observance in schools. But somehow, ministers have managed to bungle what ought to be a basic question of children's rights. www.thenational.scot/news/2551810...
Andrew Tickell: Scotland’s schools still force children to pray. That needs to change
MY wee sister will never forgive me. In the early 2000s, you apparently couldn’t have a school assembly without involving God, prayers and Bible…
www.thenational.scot
October 7, 2025 at 10:39 AM
After almost 50 years, the Scottish Government is finally revisiting the rights of children and parents to opt out of religious observance in schools. But somehow, ministers have managed to bungle what ought to be a basic question of children's rights. www.thenational.scot/news/2551810...
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I want to live in Scotland free from child poverty, where we look after the vulnerable, where people feel part of strong, supportive communities.
Organisations like Fresh Start in north Edinburgh are vital partners in building that fairer, more caring Scotland.
Thank you for all you do. 💛
Organisations like Fresh Start in north Edinburgh are vital partners in building that fairer, more caring Scotland.
Thank you for all you do. 💛
October 9, 2025 at 4:45 PM
I want to live in Scotland free from child poverty, where we look after the vulnerable, where people feel part of strong, supportive communities.
Organisations like Fresh Start in north Edinburgh are vital partners in building that fairer, more caring Scotland.
Thank you for all you do. 💛
Organisations like Fresh Start in north Edinburgh are vital partners in building that fairer, more caring Scotland.
Thank you for all you do. 💛
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The Emigrants by Gerald Laing (1936–2011) in Helmsdale.
The statue commemorates the huge numbers of people evicted from their ancestral homes during the Highland Clearances.
Pic: Carsten Flieger
The statue commemorates the huge numbers of people evicted from their ancestral homes during the Highland Clearances.
Pic: Carsten Flieger
October 9, 2025 at 6:03 AM
The Emigrants by Gerald Laing (1936–2011) in Helmsdale.
The statue commemorates the huge numbers of people evicted from their ancestral homes during the Highland Clearances.
Pic: Carsten Flieger
The statue commemorates the huge numbers of people evicted from their ancestral homes during the Highland Clearances.
Pic: Carsten Flieger
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Oh look a private company with a nice gov contract making a huge profit while providing a substandard service. Every fucking time this is what happens. #KeepThePrivateSectorOutOfPublicServices
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Asylum hotel provider makes £180m profit despite claims of inedible food and rationed loo paper
Asylum seekers and charities tell BBC of
www.bbc.co.uk
October 7, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Oh look a private company with a nice gov contract making a huge profit while providing a substandard service. Every fucking time this is what happens. #KeepThePrivateSectorOutOfPublicServices
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Why Scotland should be independent
Former economist and senior civil servant, John Randall gives the reasons for Independence 👇
bylines.scot/opinion/why-...
Former economist and senior civil servant, John Randall gives the reasons for Independence 👇
bylines.scot/opinion/why-...
Why Scotland should be independent - Bylines Scotland
Former economist and senior civil servant, John Randall gives the reasons for Independence
bylines.scot
October 2, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Why Scotland should be independent
Former economist and senior civil servant, John Randall gives the reasons for Independence 👇
bylines.scot/opinion/why-...
Former economist and senior civil servant, John Randall gives the reasons for Independence 👇
bylines.scot/opinion/why-...
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Scottish Labour want to pretend Keir Starmer doesn't exist
Just like they pretend that they are a separate political party. They aren't. www.thenational.scot/news/2550409...
Just like they pretend that they are a separate political party. They aren't. www.thenational.scot/news/2550409...
Scottish Labour want to pretend Keir Starmer doesn't exist - here's why it won't work
ANAS Sarwar is so desperate to win the keys to Bute House that he’s going to attempt an impossible magic trick during the Holyrood 2026 election…
www.thenational.scot
September 29, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Scottish Labour want to pretend Keir Starmer doesn't exist
Just like they pretend that they are a separate political party. They aren't. www.thenational.scot/news/2550409...
Just like they pretend that they are a separate political party. They aren't. www.thenational.scot/news/2550409...