Annie B
@annie05.bsky.social
Elected Councillor with Scottish Council, ex teacher and trade unionist
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As England follows Scotland's lead on taxing second homes, the facts:
talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2025/01/16/n...
talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2025/01/16/n...
News you won’t hear – SNP legislation slashes second home ownership and empty properties in just one year
Professor John Robertson OBA From Minister for Housing correspondence and empty homes statistics: FOI release published today, we can see that in 2024, there were 65 144 empty second homes, down 7 …
talkingupscotlandtwo.com
April 5, 2025 at 6:33 AM
As England follows Scotland's lead on taxing second homes, the facts:
talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2025/01/16/n...
talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2025/01/16/n...
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FRANKIE BOYLE 'Independence might be a step into the unknown but the known is: foodbanks; Trident; a privatised NHS and the Bedroom Tax.'
#YouYesYet
#YouYesYet
April 4, 2025 at 10:34 AM
FRANKIE BOYLE 'Independence might be a step into the unknown but the known is: foodbanks; Trident; a privatised NHS and the Bedroom Tax.'
#YouYesYet
#YouYesYet
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Child poverty rose in Labour-run England, but it fell in SNP-run Scotland.
Analysis by the Child Poverty Action Group puts this down to the Scottish Child Payment.
It's time Labour followed Scotland's lead.
Analysis by the Child Poverty Action Group puts this down to the Scottish Child Payment.
It's time Labour followed Scotland's lead.
Scotland is the only UK nation that is reducing child poverty — Scottish National Party
The Labour Government are putting more children into poverty. It's time they changed course and followed Scotland's lead.
www.snp.org
April 4, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Child poverty rose in Labour-run England, but it fell in SNP-run Scotland.
Analysis by the Child Poverty Action Group puts this down to the Scottish Child Payment.
It's time Labour followed Scotland's lead.
Analysis by the Child Poverty Action Group puts this down to the Scottish Child Payment.
It's time Labour followed Scotland's lead.
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Great to see @kirstysnp.bsky.social's hard work being recognised in this year’s #wiw100 List 👏
Kirsty has campaigned relentlessly for fair access to benefits, and with Labour planning to cut support for people with disabilities her voice is needed now more than ever.
Kirsty has campaigned relentlessly for fair access to benefits, and with Labour planning to cut support for people with disabilities her voice is needed now more than ever.
March 12, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Great to see @kirstysnp.bsky.social's hard work being recognised in this year’s #wiw100 List 👏
Kirsty has campaigned relentlessly for fair access to benefits, and with Labour planning to cut support for people with disabilities her voice is needed now more than ever.
Kirsty has campaigned relentlessly for fair access to benefits, and with Labour planning to cut support for people with disabilities her voice is needed now more than ever.
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Sarwar backs Starmer’s welfare cuts. Here’s what it means for you:
🔴 Thousands could lose vital support.
🔴 More people forced into poverty.
🔴 Holyrood will be left to pick up the pieces with less funding.
Scottish Labour is standing with Westminster, not with Scotland.
🔴 Thousands could lose vital support.
🔴 More people forced into poverty.
🔴 Holyrood will be left to pick up the pieces with less funding.
Scottish Labour is standing with Westminster, not with Scotland.
March 12, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Sarwar backs Starmer’s welfare cuts. Here’s what it means for you:
🔴 Thousands could lose vital support.
🔴 More people forced into poverty.
🔴 Holyrood will be left to pick up the pieces with less funding.
Scottish Labour is standing with Westminster, not with Scotland.
🔴 Thousands could lose vital support.
🔴 More people forced into poverty.
🔴 Holyrood will be left to pick up the pieces with less funding.
Scottish Labour is standing with Westminster, not with Scotland.
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Zelensky showed his mettle today. Courage and honour unlike that orange idiot & his sidekick. Z has more courage that British establishment & crown
February 28, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Zelensky showed his mettle today. Courage and honour unlike that orange idiot & his sidekick. Z has more courage that British establishment & crown
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Team Canada wins in overtime, and l’ve never been delighted with a hockey win before, ever.
February 21, 2025 at 5:15 AM
Team Canada wins in overtime, and l’ve never been delighted with a hockey win before, ever.
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No, but if you’re looking for one, I am aware of a guy you work with that was indicted four times and convicted of thirty-four felonies.
February 20, 2025 at 8:04 PM
No, but if you’re looking for one, I am aware of a guy you work with that was indicted four times and convicted of thirty-four felonies.
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Canadians are now referring to the United States as the 11th province
February 21, 2025 at 5:02 AM
Canadians are now referring to the United States as the 11th province
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February 20, 2025 at 6:32 PM
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only Jeff Buckley can sing 'Hallelujah' and only Eva Cassidy can sing 'Fields of Gold'. But confused about 'true colours' is it Eva or Cyndi Lauper?
February 1, 2025 at 9:28 PM
only Jeff Buckley can sing 'Hallelujah' and only Eva Cassidy can sing 'Fields of Gold'. But confused about 'true colours' is it Eva or Cyndi Lauper?
One of these so-called Patriots just said "the truth will set us free". Either he's a nazi idiot or woefully uneducated.
January 22, 2025 at 7:07 PM
One of these so-called Patriots just said "the truth will set us free". Either he's a nazi idiot or woefully uneducated.
@theguardian.com please think about your coverage of #Englishnews. I'm getting really tired of reading an article about #BritishWhatever to find that it actually only relates to England. Please be accurate & use #English
January 3, 2025 at 8:29 AM
@theguardian.com please think about your coverage of #Englishnews. I'm getting really tired of reading an article about #BritishWhatever to find that it actually only relates to England. Please be accurate & use #English
Love this. Blessing for 25
Just walked our rent over to our 76 year old Armenian landlord who wished us a happy 2025 and said, "May you have patience with the government. May the politicians do the right thing, but if not, may we fight to get through it all okay," and I am passing that blessing on to you.
January 3, 2025 at 7:22 AM
Love this. Blessing for 25
Ouch that must hurt! 120 in one day!
20 councillors and 100 members from one council area have quit Labour in protest at the party's direction under Starmer as he has "abandoned traditional Labour values" and criticised policies such as cutting the winter fuel allowance for pensioners. www.bbc.com/news/article...
January 3, 2025 at 7:20 AM
Ouch that must hurt! 120 in one day!
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, most staff, beds and cleanest hospitals. See: talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2024/12/11/t...
The Times and Top Poser Doctor on NHS Scotland ‘crisis’- shorter waits on every life-saving measure except the non-life-saving one that cost NHS England £3.5bn to clear on behalf of Tory election camp...
By Professor John Robertson OBA Thanks once more to AR for alerting me to this. The Times today has: Revealed: true extent of Scotland hospital waiting times scandal – Number of patients…
talkingupscotlandtwo.com
December 31, 2024 at 10:11 AM
, most staff, beds and cleanest hospitals. See: talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2024/12/11/t...
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The first foot you don't want to see - Dr Iain Findlay, BMA Scotland branch convener on Reporting Scotland, as NHS Wales goes into full crisis, to lie about our NHS with the shortest by far, 4 and 12 hour A&E waits, cancer waits, 18-week waits and shortest overall waiting list...
December 31, 2024 at 10:11 AM
The first foot you don't want to see - Dr Iain Findlay, BMA Scotland branch convener on Reporting Scotland, as NHS Wales goes into full crisis, to lie about our NHS with the shortest by far, 4 and 12 hour A&E waits, cancer waits, 18-week waits and shortest overall waiting list...
Bloody hell that's awful. Surely no sane person can possibly believe that? Oh wait.....republican, right
January 1, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Bloody hell that's awful. Surely no sane person can possibly believe that? Oh wait.....republican, right
Thinking about lovely lady I met in Annapolis who's tee declared her love of and respect for #JimmyCarter. World lost one it's best today
RIP President Jimmy Carter
December 30, 2024 at 8:43 AM
Thinking about lovely lady I met in Annapolis who's tee declared her love of and respect for #JimmyCarter. World lost one it's best today
@theguardian.com your article today on #HateCrime mentions areas of England only. Why does headline say "across the UK"
December 30, 2024 at 8:41 AM
@theguardian.com your article today on #HateCrime mentions areas of England only. Why does headline say "across the UK"
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“Put simply nationalism is the extremely dangerous idea that countries should be governed according to the democratically expressed wishes of their citizens and not in the interests of a minuscule power elite.” Live *dangerously*, Scotland.
#Scotland #IndependenceIsNormal #Indyclan
#Scotland #IndependenceIsNormal #Indyclan
December 22, 2024 at 10:45 PM
“Put simply nationalism is the extremely dangerous idea that countries should be governed according to the democratically expressed wishes of their citizens and not in the interests of a minuscule power elite.” Live *dangerously*, Scotland.
#Scotland #IndependenceIsNormal #Indyclan
#Scotland #IndependenceIsNormal #Indyclan
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'twas nearly the night before the night before Christmas, so I'm posting this now . . A very happy festive season to all supporters of Scottish independence, and also to those who haven't yet seen the light but are considering it. Hoping 202trump isn't going to turn out as horrifying as we fear.
December 23, 2024 at 1:30 PM
'twas nearly the night before the night before Christmas, so I'm posting this now . . A very happy festive season to all supporters of Scottish independence, and also to those who haven't yet seen the light but are considering it. Hoping 202trump isn't going to turn out as horrifying as we fear.
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The BiS poll shows that faced with a choice between a socially just independent Scottish republic or a UK which protects inherited wealth & privilege while public services crumble & Farage is waiting in the wings, Scots overwhelmingly opt for indy.
www.believeinscotland.org/wellbeing_ec...
www.believeinscotland.org/wellbeing_ec...
New Poll Result: Wellbeing Economy points to 66% SUPERMAJORITY for Scottish Independence
www.believeinscotland.org
December 23, 2024 at 1:53 PM
The BiS poll shows that faced with a choice between a socially just independent Scottish republic or a UK which protects inherited wealth & privilege while public services crumble & Farage is waiting in the wings, Scots overwhelmingly opt for indy.
www.believeinscotland.org/wellbeing_ec...
www.believeinscotland.org/wellbeing_ec...