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This is obscene. Why can't other politicians say that?

The 25 richest families are collectively $358.7 billion richer than a year ago, with a combined fortune totaling $2.9 trillion.
December 18, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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Nigel Farage used an LBC appearance in September to accuse the Bank of England of being “dinosaurs” for seeking to place restrictions on the use of Stablecoins by crypto firms like Tether.

He did not declare that Reform had just received a £9 million donation from one of its biggest investors
Crypto Investor Donates £9 Million to Reform UK After Nigel Farage Plugs His Company and Tells Industry 'I Am Your Champion'
The Reform leader recently used media interviews to back Christopher Harborne's company while promising to cut taxes and regulations on crypto firms
bylinetimes.com
December 4, 2025 at 10:25 AM
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🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Know the history that you were never taught

On 15 December 1746, upon being convicted of High Treason at York, Jacobite Piper James Reid was executed “by hanging, drawing and quartering”

The court found that Reid had carried the bagpipes “as an instrument of war”

bagpipe.news/2020/04/08/j...
James Reid, a hero of the '45 - Bagpipe News
Today, we post this article from our archives. The article was written by Tommy Pearston and published in the December 1989 Piping Times. His subject was James Reid, the only […]
bagpipe.news
December 4, 2025 at 8:44 AM
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"The traditional image of land ownership in Scotland is one of a tweed-clad laird with their wealthy friends, hunting, shooting and fishing on a sprawling heather covered moors. Who Owns Scotland website reports that half of Scotland’s rural land is owned by just 432 landowners."
Community Land Scotland launches their 2026 manifesto
Scotland goes to the polls in 2026, and Community Land Scotland reminds all aspiring MSPs that Scotland faces multiple and overlapping issues
bylines.scot
December 2, 2025 at 10:08 AM
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This should be on billboards across Scotland @snp.org @businessforscot.bsky.social
#Scottishindependence
November 8, 2025 at 6:18 AM
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They lie about the ECHR.
Just like they lied about Brexit. Claiming if we just got rid of that ‘European’ thing, we’d be free, we’d have control, all our problems solved…
It’s NOT TRUE.
We’d inflict more chaos on ourselves and torch our own human rights framework for NOTHING.
For liars.
Again.
The European Convention on Human Rights is being misrepresented in the UK, says former Supreme Court President Lady Hale👇

🔗 www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home... via @the-independent.com

“It seems so short-sighted. I’m sorry, I’m really, really worried about it.”

#ECHR #OurRightsAndFreedoms
October 16, 2025 at 6:20 AM
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Rachel Reeves should consider welfare cuts in budget, says right-wing IFS.

They want the govt to hurt the poor, old, sick, disabled; curtail redistribution which enables millions to survive.

Silence on corporate welfare, ending profiteering, tax abuse by corporations/rich.

It is class war.
Rachel Reeves should consider welfare cuts in budget, IFS says
Thinktank urges chancellor to take ‘bold’ action on benefits and pensions to placate jittery financial markets
www.theguardian.com
October 16, 2025 at 8:10 AM
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Deposit Return Scheme. Recycling. Incredibly, Scotland was PREVENTED from doing this.

It's been a runaway success, in Ireland.

It's 2025.
How Millions of Glass Bottles Are Recycled In Factory – Massive Glass Recycling Line
YouTube video by The Factoran
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October 6, 2025 at 2:48 PM
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Wonderful news. A salutary reminder of the absolute benefits of scientific progress, and the absolute evil of conspiracist bollocks.

Huntington's disease successfully treated for first time www.bbc.com/news/article...
Huntington's disease successfully treated for first time
One of the most devastating diseases finally has a treatment that could transform lives, tearful doctors tell BBC
www.bbc.com
September 24, 2025 at 12:20 PM
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Krishnan Guru-Murthy, "Peak rail fares have now been scrapped across Scotland's rail network"

"it is to encourage people to switch from cars to trains"

Why isn't this happening across England and Wales too?
September 1, 2025 at 8:21 PM
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Once again watching England with an archly raised brow from Scotland; we've had 15 years of scorn heaped on Independence supporters up here for being narrow, flag-obsessed nationalists, and now the whole UK Cabinet is lying about having loads of flags they shag all the time, mortifying behaviour
September 2, 2025 at 9:10 AM
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Reform UK, which has a grand total of four MPs, was just given an uninterrupted platform for an hour and a half on the BBC and Sky News channels, in order to talk about its plans for mass deportations

When was the last time the Greens (with four MPs) or the Lib Dems (with 72) were given the same?
August 26, 2025 at 11:01 AM
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To understand the context of Sir Brian Leveson’s call for restricting jury trial, look at the terms of reference.

The government wouldn’t let him recommend increased funding.

Akin to demanding a solution to starvation that doesn’t include food.

And the recommendation being to chop off body parts.
July 9, 2025 at 8:09 AM
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We learn today that Labour’s welfare compromise will STILL send 150,000 people into poverty.

Just think about that - a Labour Government voluntarily chooses to increase poverty. Scotland is taking a different course thanks to the SNP. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
June 30, 2025 at 8:06 PM
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Labour look set to rescue an English oil refinery, but no such sinews were stretched to save Grangemouth.

Scottish workers have been betrayed, while English jobs look likely to be saved.

Scotland is an afterthought - it’s time for independence. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

www.thenational.scot/news/2527804...
UK Government looks to rescue English oil refinery as hundreds of jobs at risk
ED Miliband is currently exploring ways to rescue an English oil refinery with hundreds of jobs at risk, according to reports
www.thenational.scot
June 30, 2025 at 4:41 PM
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If western politicians and media had done their jobs, Glastonbury performances wouldn't be determining the news cycle right now

Watch as ministers and commentators blame musicians and crowds without taking a single bit of accountability. People are furious and it's their fault.
June 29, 2025 at 8:12 AM
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WM's project disasters over the last 25 yrs
June 22, 2025 at 10:27 AM
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75% of Finland is a forest owned by huge cooperatives & that's key to equality. Last century Finnish pulp powered the European newspaper industry & all benefited - not one laird. It's one story we hope to tell in a new film this September. Crowdfunder live now www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/finland---...
June 22, 2025 at 9:18 AM
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The UK Labour government’s Spending Review proves it yet again:

To Westminster, Scotland is an afterthought.

Here’s why 👇
June 11, 2025 at 8:52 PM
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1/ We have seen Labour MPs and MSPs describing the SR event as increasing the block grant by £9.1 billion over the SR period. While Barnett consequentials add up to this, it's a figure that is neither transparent nor helpful
The SR looks like a rollercoaster ride for public services. Boosts short-term, real-terms cuts in resource and capital in the medium-term; health and defence the main winners. ScotGov budget also grows by less than @scotfisccomm.bsky.social thought 2 weeks ago:

fraserofallander.org/2025-spendin...
2025 Spending Review: a rollercoaster ride | FAI
Earlier today, Rachel Reeves announced in the House of Commons the outcome of the Spending Review for both resource and capital budgets across…
fraserofallander.org
June 11, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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The SR looks like a rollercoaster ride for public services. Boosts short-term, real-terms cuts in resource and capital in the medium-term; health and defence the main winners. ScotGov budget also grows by less than @scotfisccomm.bsky.social thought 2 weeks ago:

fraserofallander.org/2025-spendin...
2025 Spending Review: a rollercoaster ride | FAI
Earlier today, Rachel Reeves announced in the House of Commons the outcome of the Spending Review for both resource and capital budgets across…
fraserofallander.org
June 11, 2025 at 3:28 PM
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The Fraser of Allender Institute correcting Labour politicians about tweets that are neither “transparent nor helpful.”

F of A say that by 2028/29 Scotland’s block grant will be £700 million lower than estimated in May.

Labour MPs & MSPs trying to mislead Scotland as usual.
June 11, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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Jon Stewart is a legend & the way this show is trying to explain to a mainstream audience the gravity what is happening in the US is amazing. It was both thrilling & terrifying to be part of it. Thank you @TheDailyShow 👏

www.youtube.com/watch?v=vG7C...
Carole Cadwalladr - Broligarchs, AI, and a Techno-Authoritarian Surveillance State | The Daily Show
YouTube video by The Daily Show
www.youtube.com
June 3, 2025 at 9:46 AM