Amanda Beaton
@gadelicafigwort.bsky.social
Glaswegian - lefty - believer in Scottish independence - rising tide raises all boats - kindness - humanity - Scotland Rugby nut - 🏴
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Ch4 news try to spin the britnat lies on Covid and ScotGov
Fuck off
Johnson was a spineless drunk public school moron - who is responsible for tens of thousands of deaths and destruction
While his team partied and reaped the billions from
dodgy contracts
Fuck off
Johnson was a spineless drunk public school moron - who is responsible for tens of thousands of deaths and destruction
While his team partied and reaped the billions from
dodgy contracts
November 20, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Ch4 news try to spin the britnat lies on Covid and ScotGov
Fuck off
Johnson was a spineless drunk public school moron - who is responsible for tens of thousands of deaths and destruction
While his team partied and reaped the billions from
dodgy contracts
Fuck off
Johnson was a spineless drunk public school moron - who is responsible for tens of thousands of deaths and destruction
While his team partied and reaped the billions from
dodgy contracts
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So the English government takes the energy from Scotland and sends it with multi-billion pound cable to England where it feeds AI data centres at subsidised prices so that England can have the hi-tech AI jobs rather than locating the data centres in Scotland
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November 20, 2025 at 7:17 PM
So the English government takes the energy from Scotland and sends it with multi-billion pound cable to England where it feeds AI data centres at subsidised prices so that England can have the hi-tech AI jobs rather than locating the data centres in Scotland
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The black hole in Durham County Council’s budget has grown by £11.1mn in the past two months under the control of Reform UK.
Its cabinet has been forced to approve a £10mn list of cuts.
Its cabinet has been forced to approve a £10mn list of cuts.
Reform cabinet backs £10mn cuts to start filling Durham’s growing black hole
Reform is now learning that running a big council is not as easy as it probably thought
northeastbylines.co.uk
November 20, 2025 at 7:31 PM
The black hole in Durham County Council’s budget has grown by £11.1mn in the past two months under the control of Reform UK.
Its cabinet has been forced to approve a £10mn list of cuts.
Its cabinet has been forced to approve a £10mn list of cuts.
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November 20, 2025 at 7:32 PM
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Talk to me with respect, I'm the Chancellor,' says Rachel Reeves
RACHEL Reeves reportedly told a Scottish business to “talk to me with respect, I’m the Chancellor”.👇
RACHEL Reeves reportedly told a Scottish business to “talk to me with respect, I’m the Chancellor”.👇
November 20, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Talk to me with respect, I'm the Chancellor,' says Rachel Reeves
RACHEL Reeves reportedly told a Scottish business to “talk to me with respect, I’m the Chancellor”.👇
RACHEL Reeves reportedly told a Scottish business to “talk to me with respect, I’m the Chancellor”.👇
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free-scotland.scot | Beauly Peterhead Pylons Objections
free-scotland.scot
November 20, 2025 at 7:41 PM
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Jakey baillie and Sarwar in the herald blamed the ScotGov for increased care home deaths, insinuating that the release of hospital patients to care homes was responsible for those increased deaths in care homes.
The COVID 19 enquiry has debunked this we now await the apology from Jakey et al.
The COVID 19 enquiry has debunked this we now await the apology from Jakey et al.
November 20, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Jakey baillie and Sarwar in the herald blamed the ScotGov for increased care home deaths, insinuating that the release of hospital patients to care homes was responsible for those increased deaths in care homes.
The COVID 19 enquiry has debunked this we now await the apology from Jakey et al.
The COVID 19 enquiry has debunked this we now await the apology from Jakey et al.
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No Reform MPs attended Parliament today for the urgent question on Russia, because the Kremlin didn't think it was a good use of our time.
November 20, 2025 at 9:54 PM
No Reform MPs attended Parliament today for the urgent question on Russia, because the Kremlin didn't think it was a good use of our time.
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More than £10 000 per year better off, lower electricity bills, 40 000 fewer poor children, Brexit losses reversed and an end to Westminster vetoes – get this spread! talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2025/11/20/m...
More than £10 000 per year better off, lower electricity bills, 40 000 fewer poor children, Brexit losses reversed and an end to Westminster vetoes – get this spread!
Professor John Robertson OBA Today, I asked Grok AI (x) How might an independent Scotland benefit? You have to know a bit of the world, of history, of politics, local, national and global, before y…
talkingupscotlandtwo.com
November 20, 2025 at 10:36 PM
More than £10 000 per year better off, lower electricity bills, 40 000 fewer poor children, Brexit losses reversed and an end to Westminster vetoes – get this spread! talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2025/11/20/m...
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Missed by the COVID enquiry – How First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon, and the Scottish Government kept excess mortality here at just over half the UK average despite the delay in devolving responsibility and Johnson’s callous inertia – saving thousands of lives talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2025/11/20/n...
Not in the Covid Inquiry reporting today – How First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon, and the Scottish Government kept excess mortality here at just over half the UK average despite the delay in devolving ...
Professor John Robertson OBA I’m grateful to @amaccj for reminding me of this and for the link to the source. When the final assessment is made, we need to set the scene with these facts:…
talkingupscotlandtwo.com
November 20, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Missed by the COVID enquiry – How First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon, and the Scottish Government kept excess mortality here at just over half the UK average despite the delay in devolving responsibility and Johnson’s callous inertia – saving thousands of lives talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2025/11/20/n...
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1 of 6 UK oil refineries to close and 1 of 6 UK Ethylene plants to close – what do they have in common? It’s just the Scottish ones to close talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2025/11/19/1...
1 of 6 UK oil refineries to close and 1 of 6 UK Ethylene plants to close – what do they have in common? It’s just the Scottish ones to close
Professor John Robertson OBA Today, BBC Scotland and the Scotsman, have the above, and: The UK government has said it will not offer financial support to keep the Exxon Mobil plant at Mossmorran op…
talkingupscotlandtwo.com
November 20, 2025 at 10:47 PM
1 of 6 UK oil refineries to close and 1 of 6 UK Ethylene plants to close – what do they have in common? It’s just the Scottish ones to close talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2025/11/19/1...
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Black Friday is not usually my thing. I’m not big on buying pointless tat that I don’t need at prices it's not really worth. But The National are offering something mutually beneficial, Richard Murphy writes ✍️
Richard Murphy: Why you should subscribe to The National for just £20
www.thenational.scot
November 21, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Black Friday is not usually my thing. I’m not big on buying pointless tat that I don’t need at prices it's not really worth. But The National are offering something mutually beneficial, Richard Murphy writes ✍️
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It's time to end fox hunting for good. Demand a full ban now: protectthewild.org.uk/endhuntingnow/
November 18, 2025 at 12:01 PM
It's time to end fox hunting for good. Demand a full ban now: protectthewild.org.uk/endhuntingnow/
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BREAKING: Israeli forces have shot and wounded an Al Jazeera journalist in Tulkarem in the occupied West Bank.
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/z68e2t
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November 18, 2025 at 12:16 PM
BREAKING: Israeli forces have shot and wounded an Al Jazeera journalist in Tulkarem in the occupied West Bank.
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/z68e2t
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/z68e2t
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🔴 NEW: The MoD accidentally revealed that Scottish sites - including Grangemouth and Finnart on Loch Long - were being assessed for new munitions factories. In total 12 sites across the UK have been reviewed.
Read our investigation: www.theferret.scot/m...
Read our investigation: www.theferret.scot/m...
November 18, 2025 at 12:43 PM
🔴 NEW: The MoD accidentally revealed that Scottish sites - including Grangemouth and Finnart on Loch Long - were being assessed for new munitions factories. In total 12 sites across the UK have been reviewed.
Read our investigation: www.theferret.scot/m...
Read our investigation: www.theferret.scot/m...
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'The reality is that new nuclear power in Scotland would mean massive costs, a poisoned legacy to future generation and yet more radioactive pollution of our air and seas.'
Dr Ian Fairlie of Scottish CND, via The National
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Dr Ian Fairlie of Scottish CND, via The National
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November 18, 2025 at 1:00 PM
'The reality is that new nuclear power in Scotland would mean massive costs, a poisoned legacy to future generation and yet more radioactive pollution of our air and seas.'
Dr Ian Fairlie of Scottish CND, via The National
archive.is/Ctktx
Dr Ian Fairlie of Scottish CND, via The National
archive.is/Ctktx
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LATEST: The SNP have called on the UK Government to step in to save jobs at an industrial plant in Fife where hundreds of workers are at risk 👇
SNP urge UK Government to step in and save Mossmoran jobs
www.thenational.scot
November 18, 2025 at 1:35 PM
LATEST: The SNP have called on the UK Government to step in to save jobs at an industrial plant in Fife where hundreds of workers are at risk 👇
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📢:Brown named in emails received by US politicians investigating Epstein criminal links with prominent public figures, In an email sent to Kathryn Ruemmler on September 19, 2014 the day after the Scottish independence referendum Epstein reference to the meetings with Brown. 🤔
www.thenational.scot
www.thenational.scot
November 18, 2025 at 1:40 PM
📢:Brown named in emails received by US politicians investigating Epstein criminal links with prominent public figures, In an email sent to Kathryn Ruemmler on September 19, 2014 the day after the Scottish independence referendum Epstein reference to the meetings with Brown. 🤔
www.thenational.scot
www.thenational.scot