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Alan Rich32
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Willing to give this a go. Cycling,walking and a wee look at politics. Supporter of Scottish Independence. More a reader than a poster.
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weegingerdug.bsky.social
My latest blog piece, the double standards of the anti-independence media's coverage of the Covid Inquiry.

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The Scottish media’s covid double standards
Did Nicola Sturgeon get everything right during the Covid pandemic when she headed a devolved government limited powers at its disposal and she was faced with an anti-independence Scottish media th…
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November 21, 2025 at 1:39 PM
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scozia.bsky.social
Shanks is supposed to be a Labour minister and MP that represents Scotland, yet he has nothing good to say about us.
Either makes false claims about achievements ie Labour responsible for scotgov achievements or he’s bashing Scotland.
UK Labour doesn’t support 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
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UK minister urged to apologise for spreading 'false claims' about Scotland's NHS
A LABOUR minister has been urged to apologise for spreading “false claims” about Scotland’s NHS ...
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November 21, 2025 at 5:20 PM
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andrew.sharpe.scot
So much for Starmer's promised reset in relations. He's refused to meet our First Minister to discuss the upcoming budget, and Scotland's priorities.

Voters in Scotland decide our Government... but voters in England decide its budget.
November 17, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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indyposterboy.scot
Every time I hear about Jackie Baillie of Labour's Scottish branch office attacking Scotland's health services, I recall the time she and Sarah Boyack were given free beer by Peroni for helping to block life-saving minimum pricing for years. How many more lives could have been saved?
Photo of Labour's Jackie Baillie MSP and Sarah Boyack MSP being presented with crates of Peroni beer for their help in blocking Holyrood's life-saving minimum pricing legislation.
November 17, 2025 at 11:19 AM
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weegingerdug.bsky.social
My latest blog post, inspired by the clarion call of pro Scottish independence actor Alan Cumming.

"Just get your boots off our neck, Westminster"

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Just get your boots off our necks, Westminster
In an interview with The National newspaper, the actor Alan Cumming, who currently hosts the US version of the popular show The Traitors and who is outspoken in his support for Scottish independenc…
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November 14, 2025 at 3:27 PM
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mrhenrymorris.substack.com
If the grouse shooting industry are to be believed, Susie probably stamped her own chicks to death before turning the gun on herself.

Oh well. By a happy coincidence, less hen harriers means more red grouse for the toffs to shoot.

@raptorpersuk.bsky.social

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Hen Harrier ‘Susie’, whose chicks were stamped to death in 2022, has been found dead on a North Pennines grouse moor with gunshot injuries
If ever there was an example demonstrating the high level of persecution faced by Hen Harriers on UK grouse moors, the lack of consequences for the offenders, and the lack of justice for the victim…
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November 14, 2025 at 7:48 AM
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andrew.sharpe.scot
There are so many examples, but I still find it amazing that the BBC in Scotland - or any British media, for that matter - go out of their way 𝘯𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 to make these comparisons between Scotland and England. Well done 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗡𝗣 👏
November 14, 2025 at 12:19 AM
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williamduguid1.bsky.social
In the year to 2023, BBC Scotland issued more error corrections than all of the broadcaster’s other UK regional and national offices combined,overwhelmingly as a result of inaccurate criticism of the Scottish Government.'
@weegingerdug.bsky.social, via The National
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Independence supporters marching on BBC Scotland HQ in the wake of the 2014 referendum over its perceived bias against Yes
November 14, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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petewishart.bsky.social
We have reached the beyond chaos stage now. They've been playing a cynical and dangerous game with people's finances and they don't even know if they've u-turned on their u-turn. What an absolute mess and any credibility they might still possess shredded.
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Budget 2025: Starmer and Reeves ditch plans to raise income tax
The prime minister and chancellor have spent weeks laying the groundwork to make the manifesto-breaking announcement on 26 November, but won't go ahead with it amid fears it would further anger Labour...
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November 14, 2025 at 9:03 AM
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indyposterboy.scot
This is *not* because they want to improve infrastructure for Scotland's benefit, but to make it even easier to send Scotland's abundant and cheap renewable power to the south of England. Don't expect it to mean fairer prices in Scotland. It won't.
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SSE to invest £33bn in upgrading Scotland's electricity grid
The company plans to spend two-thirds of that to upgrade wiring and increase high-voltage grid capacity to get power from the north to customers in the south.
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November 14, 2025 at 9:01 AM
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weegingerdug.bsky.social
Anas has gone all bashful again. But then no one in the Westminster Labour party cares about his opinion on anything. He's a nepo-baby irrelevance who will be deposed after next May's Holyrood election.

www.thenational.scot/news/2561710...
Anas Sarwar silent amid Keir Starmer leadership chaos
Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar has refused to say whether he backs Keir Starmer as Prime Minister amid speculation he may be ousted
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November 12, 2025 at 6:42 PM
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My latest blog article No, independence supporters’ well documented compaints about BBC bias on the Scottish constitutional question are nothing like Trump's attacks on freedom of the press.

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No, independence supporters’ compaints about BBC bias are nothing like Trump
There is certainly no love lost between supporters of Scottish independence and the BBC. It is however egregious I’m-not-a-nationalist-I’m-British bollocks to suggest, as former Labour …
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November 12, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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indyposterboy.scot
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
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indyposterboy.scot
It seems remarkable, yet true, that so many people in Scotland are apparently still ignorant of the huge stripping of Scottish devolved powers by Westminster's Powergrab in 2018. Where have you *been*?
Flyer detailing how Westminster used Brexit to strip a wide range of important devolved powers from Scotland, and did so whilst excluding Scottish politicians from the 'debate'. 15 minutes. one speaker. No debate. Not a single Scottish MP allowed to speak on the bill. Are you angry yet?
October 24, 2025 at 9:43 AM
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indyposterboy.scot
But why are we surprised? The UK has form on scottish fishing.
October 24, 2025 at 9:04 AM
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scozia.bsky.social
🧵The UK government are trying to block a £1.5billion renewables investment project at Ardersier in Scotland on national security grounds, as could give China “enormous” power over Scotland and UK’s electricity grid, posing “an enormous threat”.

This is rank…
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State-run Chinese paper intervenes in row over planned £1.5bn Scottish factory
THE Scottish Government has “repeatedly” encouraged a Chinese firm to invest in Scotland despite national security concerns, according to a…
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October 22, 2025 at 12:21 AM
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indyposterboy.scot
Devolution: Westminster claiming credit for the things that Holyrood controls and does well, whilst blaming them for the things that Westminster controls and does badly.
October 21, 2025 at 11:08 AM
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indyposterboy.scot
Did you know that despite the impacts of covid and Westminster’s austerity, NHS Scotland still outperforms NHS England and NHS Wales on A&E waiting times, cancer mortality, number of GPs per person, and overall patient satisfaction?
indyposterboy.scot/best-nhs/
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October 1, 2025 at 11:19 AM
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indyposterboy.scot
Despite generating the cheapest electricity in Europe, Scotland's electricity bills are set to rise today along with the rest of the UK. It *could* have been different if we'd realised we were being conned in 2014.
Better Together poster from 2014 promising lower energy bills if we voted No. Poster asking why Scottish Government can't do more to reduce power bills. The sawer is that ultimate control of generation and pricing is controlled by Westminster.
October 1, 2025 at 8:45 AM
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indyposterboy.scot
Scotland is literally a powerhouse, producing nearly half the UK's renewable energy and sending £billions of our power to the south of England. Yet we pay the highest energy bills in Europe. It could have been different. It still could be. #IndependenceIsNormal
Poster with text - Did you know that over the last 19 years Scotland has sent £60Bn worth of renewable electricity to England?
October 1, 2025 at 9:45 AM
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indyvoices.bsky.social
There is a clear trajectory showing majority support for Scottish independence. Even polls that artificially skew their survey samples towards No, now show a Yes majority. We must now start planning for #Indyref2 with or without Westminster consent.
September 29, 2025 at 9:49 AM
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indyposterboy.scot
Brian knows, or *should* know as a politician, that the UK and EU unions are very different things indeed. Methinks he is pretending ignorance in the hope he can con you. Don't be conned.
Cole Brian McGinley suggesting that the UK and EU unions are very similar from the point of view of surrendering sovereignty. Graphic comparing UK Union, where England decides issues and where Wales Scotland cannot leave without their permission, with EU where every member has a veto in major decisions and can leave anytime it chooses.
September 29, 2025 at 7:53 AM
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indyposterboy.scot
Between now & GE2026 the Unionist media will ramp up criticism of NHS Scotland, though they know full well that it out-performs the NHS in Tory/Labour England, Labour Wales and NI by some measure in almost all areas. Why? They believe if they can con you on this they can con you on *anything*.
September 28, 2025 at 1:59 PM
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weegingerdug.bsky.social
My new blog piece, about Starmer's Digital Identity Cards and his latest move to enable authoritarianism. Get your DIC out for Starmer.

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Get your DIC out for Starmer
With all the anger and controversy over the Labour government’s proposal to introduce mandatory digital ID cards for everyone legally resident in the UK, no one is now talking about the anger…
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September 26, 2025 at 12:07 PM
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owenjones.bsky.social
The biggest far-right demonstration in British history is a gruesome reminder of how much trouble we are in.

Since the financial crash, the direction of travel for the far right across the West has only been in one direction - and that is up.
September 14, 2025 at 1:46 PM