Altnaharra
@altnaharra.bsky.social
Independence supporter living in the north east of Scotland #StillYes
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So, if I get this right, the UK Labour Gov's EV policy is to penalise people who need to drive longer distances in their electric cars. 3 miles in a city, fine. 25 rural miles to go to the nearest supermarket, hammer them hard. Do these people never think things through properly
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November 27, 2025 at 10:27 AM
So, if I get this right, the UK Labour Gov's EV policy is to penalise people who need to drive longer distances in their electric cars. 3 miles in a city, fine. 25 rural miles to go to the nearest supermarket, hammer them hard. Do these people never think things through properly
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The extra tax you will see as a result of the personal tax threshold freezes will depend on where you are in the earnings distribution.
Tom Waters presents on changes to personal taxes and benefits in yesterday's #Budget2025.
Watch live here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=4WQA...
Tom Waters presents on changes to personal taxes and benefits in yesterday's #Budget2025.
Watch live here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=4WQA...
November 27, 2025 at 11:21 AM
The extra tax you will see as a result of the personal tax threshold freezes will depend on where you are in the earnings distribution.
Tom Waters presents on changes to personal taxes and benefits in yesterday's #Budget2025.
Watch live here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=4WQA...
Tom Waters presents on changes to personal taxes and benefits in yesterday's #Budget2025.
Watch live here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=4WQA...
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NEW: Net migration falls sharply to 204,000 in the year to June.
That’s a fall from 649,000 in the year to June 2024. It is a drop of nearly 80% from its 2023 peak.
That’s a fall from 649,000 in the year to June 2024. It is a drop of nearly 80% from its 2023 peak.
November 27, 2025 at 9:49 AM
NEW: Net migration falls sharply to 204,000 in the year to June.
That’s a fall from 649,000 in the year to June 2024. It is a drop of nearly 80% from its 2023 peak.
That’s a fall from 649,000 in the year to June 2024. It is a drop of nearly 80% from its 2023 peak.
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🔴 Latvia is weighing whether to tear up rail lines that run straight into Russia, a move aimed at tightening border security as Moscow grows more aggressive.
Latvia Weighs Dismantling Railway Tracks to Russia Amid Long-Term Border Security Concerns
The Latvian government plans to assess the feasibility of dismantling railway tracks to Russia, focusing on national security in collaboration with Baltic neighbors.
united24media.com
November 27, 2025 at 11:15 AM
🔴 Latvia is weighing whether to tear up rail lines that run straight into Russia, a move aimed at tightening border security as Moscow grows more aggressive.
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All the ‘once in a generation’ line reveals, all the more so when you have no answer to the obvious follow-up, is that you can’t be arsed to work out a valid set of arguments.
The subtext is ‘this isn’t important enough for me to devote thought to’.
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2565409...
The subtext is ‘this isn’t important enough for me to devote thought to’.
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2565409...
Reeves rules out second independence referendum even with SNP majority
Rachel Reeves says a Labour UK Government will not permit another Scottish independence referendum, even if the SNP wins a majority at Holyrood in…
www.heraldscotland.com
November 27, 2025 at 10:36 AM
All the ‘once in a generation’ line reveals, all the more so when you have no answer to the obvious follow-up, is that you can’t be arsed to work out a valid set of arguments.
The subtext is ‘this isn’t important enough for me to devote thought to’.
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2565409...
The subtext is ‘this isn’t important enough for me to devote thought to’.
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2565409...
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Leaders hope budget funding will boost Labour in next year’s Scotland and Wales elections
Leaders hope budget funding will boost Labour in next year’s Scotland and Wales elections
Scottish Labour’s Anas Sarwar and the Welsh first minister, Eluned Morgan, both face humiliating defeat in next year’s elections, according to polling
www.theguardian.com
November 27, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Leaders hope budget funding will boost Labour in next year’s Scotland and Wales elections
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Leaked OBR report confirms electricity consumers will start paying for Sizewell C nuclear plant using a risky PFI-like financial scheme initiated by Boris Johnson and that we'll pay for years before the plant even produces any electricity - if it ever does.
www.commonweal.scot/policies/nuc...
www.commonweal.scot/policies/nuc...
November 26, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Leaked OBR report confirms electricity consumers will start paying for Sizewell C nuclear plant using a risky PFI-like financial scheme initiated by Boris Johnson and that we'll pay for years before the plant even produces any electricity - if it ever does.
www.commonweal.scot/policies/nuc...
www.commonweal.scot/policies/nuc...
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Quick analysis of The Times today:
Wall to wall negative coverage of Labour’s budget. An editorial that tuts about lack of growth but takes no responsibility. And a double page ad to join Farage/Reform.
Absolutely no analysis on how rightwing ideology - including Brexit - has been utterly ruinous.
Wall to wall negative coverage of Labour’s budget. An editorial that tuts about lack of growth but takes no responsibility. And a double page ad to join Farage/Reform.
Absolutely no analysis on how rightwing ideology - including Brexit - has been utterly ruinous.
November 27, 2025 at 8:22 AM
Quick analysis of The Times today:
Wall to wall negative coverage of Labour’s budget. An editorial that tuts about lack of growth but takes no responsibility. And a double page ad to join Farage/Reform.
Absolutely no analysis on how rightwing ideology - including Brexit - has been utterly ruinous.
Wall to wall negative coverage of Labour’s budget. An editorial that tuts about lack of growth but takes no responsibility. And a double page ad to join Farage/Reform.
Absolutely no analysis on how rightwing ideology - including Brexit - has been utterly ruinous.
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New net migration figures at 930am.
Net migration fell half a million to 344,000 in 2024 from 848k in 2023
56% of people think it went up last year
17% think stayed the same
14% think it went down
2025 figure to be lower again
16% expect that
38% think it will be up
31% about the same
Net migration fell half a million to 344,000 in 2024 from 848k in 2023
56% of people think it went up last year
17% think stayed the same
14% think it went down
2025 figure to be lower again
16% expect that
38% think it will be up
31% about the same
November 27, 2025 at 7:54 AM
New net migration figures at 930am.
Net migration fell half a million to 344,000 in 2024 from 848k in 2023
56% of people think it went up last year
17% think stayed the same
14% think it went down
2025 figure to be lower again
16% expect that
38% think it will be up
31% about the same
Net migration fell half a million to 344,000 in 2024 from 848k in 2023
56% of people think it went up last year
17% think stayed the same
14% think it went down
2025 figure to be lower again
16% expect that
38% think it will be up
31% about the same
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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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The death toll in the russian terrorist strike against Ternopil has risen to 35. The 12yo girl succumbed to her wounds after doctors had hard fought to save her life for 9d. Her mother was killed too and her sister is still in the hospital.
35 innocent souls stolen at once.
35.
35 innocent souls stolen at once.
35.
November 27, 2025 at 9:07 AM
The death toll in the russian terrorist strike against Ternopil has risen to 35. The 12yo girl succumbed to her wounds after doctors had hard fought to save her life for 9d. Her mother was killed too and her sister is still in the hospital.
35 innocent souls stolen at once.
35.
35 innocent souls stolen at once.
35.
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#BBCNews - Soldiers seize power in Guinea-Bissau and detain the president
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Guinea-Bissau coup: Soldiers seize power and detain President Umaro Sissoco Embaló
The military takeover comes as the West African nation was awaiting the results of Sunday's election.
www.bbc.com
November 26, 2025 at 11:25 PM
#BBCNews - Soldiers seize power in Guinea-Bissau and detain the president
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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”Nearly a decade after the referendum and five years after the UK’s exit from the EU, the economic and political price of Brexit is all too clear. However, its chief proponents do not seem to be paying the political price.”
The Irish Times view on the UK budget: the long shadow of Brexit
The Irish Times view on the UK budget: the long shadow of Brexit
Nearly a decade after the referendum and five years after the UK’s exit from the EU, the economic and political price is all too clear
www.irishtimes.com
November 26, 2025 at 11:35 PM
”Nearly a decade after the referendum and five years after the UK’s exit from the EU, the economic and political price of Brexit is all too clear. However, its chief proponents do not seem to be paying the political price.”
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why does the useless bloody ICO allow absolute bullshit like this cookie tool? It's designed to be difficult to reject cookies; you have to find each toggle and turn it off and there's no way to reject them all.
November 26, 2025 at 11:33 PM
why does the useless bloody ICO allow absolute bullshit like this cookie tool? It's designed to be difficult to reject cookies; you have to find each toggle and turn it off and there's no way to reject them all.
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The Nijmegen Helmet - a #Roman 'cavalry sports' helmet with a slightly chilling face mask attached. It is about 1900-2000 years old, & was found in the Waal river near Nijmegen (Netherlands) in 1915 #AncientBlueSky
November 26, 2025 at 9:17 PM
The Nijmegen Helmet - a #Roman 'cavalry sports' helmet with a slightly chilling face mask attached. It is about 1900-2000 years old, & was found in the Waal river near Nijmegen (Netherlands) in 1915 #AncientBlueSky
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NEW: Two prominent pro-independence presenters have been arrested and charged with terrorism offences
The duo the Two Davies are accused of supporting Palestine Action in a months-old livestream
www.thenational.scot/news/2565358...
The duo the Two Davies are accused of supporting Palestine Action in a months-old livestream
www.thenational.scot/news/2565358...
Two pro-Scottish independence presenters arrested under terrorism laws
TWO prominent pro-independence presenters have been arrested and charged with terrorism offences ...
www.thenational.scot
November 26, 2025 at 5:42 PM
NEW: Two prominent pro-independence presenters have been arrested and charged with terrorism offences
The duo the Two Davies are accused of supporting Palestine Action in a months-old livestream
www.thenational.scot/news/2565358...
The duo the Two Davies are accused of supporting Palestine Action in a months-old livestream
www.thenational.scot/news/2565358...
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Hugely useful
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
A year on from Trump’s victory, resistance is everywhere | Rebecca Solnit
Americans have shown a tremendous amount and variety of opposition – more than some may realize
www.theguardian.com
November 26, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Hugely useful
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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this is amazing news - the HPV vaccine promises to eliminate cervical cancer in countries where uptake is high.
November 26, 2025 at 6:57 PM
this is amazing news - the HPV vaccine promises to eliminate cervical cancer in countries where uptake is high.
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Even @channel4news.bsky.social opens its budget coverage by asking "What will this do for Labour's position in the polls?"
Polls are not even a good predictor of future elections. They're certainly not a test by which budgets should be measured.
We have to break their cold, dead grip on politics.
Polls are not even a good predictor of future elections. They're certainly not a test by which budgets should be measured.
We have to break their cold, dead grip on politics.
November 26, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Even @channel4news.bsky.social opens its budget coverage by asking "What will this do for Labour's position in the polls?"
Polls are not even a good predictor of future elections. They're certainly not a test by which budgets should be measured.
We have to break their cold, dead grip on politics.
Polls are not even a good predictor of future elections. They're certainly not a test by which budgets should be measured.
We have to break their cold, dead grip on politics.
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OF COURSE the leaked transcript was an attempt to disrupt damaging US-Russian peace talks, which are extremely dangerous for Europe and Ukraine
www.nbcnews.com/world/russia...
www.nbcnews.com/world/russia...
Kremlin says leaked U.S. call is an attempt to disrupt Ukraine peace talks
President Donald Trump, whose envoy Steve Witkoff will visit Moscow next week, said he had no deadline for a deal after earlier pressuring Kyiv to endorse a proposal by Thanksgiving.
www.nbcnews.com
November 26, 2025 at 7:21 PM
OF COURSE the leaked transcript was an attempt to disrupt damaging US-Russian peace talks, which are extremely dangerous for Europe and Ukraine
www.nbcnews.com/world/russia...
www.nbcnews.com/world/russia...
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NEW EPISODE OUT NOW!
Today’s ep in our occasional series about momentous political anniversaries with historian @robertsaunders.bsky.social looks at the life & legacy of Margaret Thatcher 100 years on from her birth. What made Thatcher such a distinctive politician?
Find us at...🎧 ppfideas.com
Today’s ep in our occasional series about momentous political anniversaries with historian @robertsaunders.bsky.social looks at the life & legacy of Margaret Thatcher 100 years on from her birth. What made Thatcher such a distinctive politician?
Find us at...🎧 ppfideas.com
November 26, 2025 at 8:30 AM
NEW EPISODE OUT NOW!
Today’s ep in our occasional series about momentous political anniversaries with historian @robertsaunders.bsky.social looks at the life & legacy of Margaret Thatcher 100 years on from her birth. What made Thatcher such a distinctive politician?
Find us at...🎧 ppfideas.com
Today’s ep in our occasional series about momentous political anniversaries with historian @robertsaunders.bsky.social looks at the life & legacy of Margaret Thatcher 100 years on from her birth. What made Thatcher such a distinctive politician?
Find us at...🎧 ppfideas.com
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Something that Trump’s hapless crew seem completely unable to understand.
We still need to get from a situation where Russia pretends to negotiate to a situation where they need to negotiate.
Extract from my press remarks following today’s informal Foreign Affairs Council ↓
Extract from my press remarks following today’s informal Foreign Affairs Council ↓
November 26, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Something that Trump’s hapless crew seem completely unable to understand.
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Amid all the gloom in the world - how about a bit of hope? Nick Mabey gives a fascinating account of where the international effort on climate change is making progress - and where it isn’t. @thisisnotadrillpod.bsky.social
🚨ICYMI🚨 War on the world – Are conflicts leading us to climate oblivion? Nick Mabey, founding director and CEO of independent climate change organisation @e3g.bsky.social - and also the founder of London Climate Action Week joins @gavinesler.bsky.social to discuss 👉 linktr.ee/DrillPod
#climate
#climate
November 26, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Amid all the gloom in the world - how about a bit of hope? Nick Mabey gives a fascinating account of where the international effort on climate change is making progress - and where it isn’t. @thisisnotadrillpod.bsky.social
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The UK Government are publishing a plan for the North Sea alongside the Budget today, and perhaps changes to the tax regime - ICYMI, we discuss the current state of the energy sector in this podcast
Podcast - Is the energy sector at a turning point - with Deloitte | FAI
Join institute Director Mairi Spowage, who has a conversation with Professor Paul De Leeuw, Head of the Energy Transition Institute at Robert Gordon University, and Hayley Strachan, who leads…
buff.ly
November 26, 2025 at 8:43 AM
The UK Government are publishing a plan for the North Sea alongside the Budget today, and perhaps changes to the tax regime - ICYMI, we discuss the current state of the energy sector in this podcast
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This is a lot of ‘fun’🙈 — which is to say, genius illumination of fiscal drag effects. Dragging stealth tax out of the shadows, into the light.
New: 'Shark's fin' chart reveals the uneven impact of 'fiscal drag', the stealth tax beloved of recent chancellors. Plus use our interactive calculator to see how fresh freezes announced by Rachel Reeves at todays Budget could affect you on.ft.com/3KqOYUL
November 26, 2025 at 9:00 AM
This is a lot of ‘fun’🙈 — which is to say, genius illumination of fiscal drag effects. Dragging stealth tax out of the shadows, into the light.