h. orsey
@horseyisaweecow.bsky.social
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Scotland's richest 2% now have more wealth than half the population combined.
At today's #FMQs we asked the First Minister why shooting estates owned by billionaires still pay no business rates.
We’re losing millions of pounds that could go towards our schools, libraries, and hospitals.
At today's #FMQs we asked the First Minister why shooting estates owned by billionaires still pay no business rates.
We’re losing millions of pounds that could go towards our schools, libraries, and hospitals.
September 4, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Scotland's richest 2% now have more wealth than half the population combined.
At today's #FMQs we asked the First Minister why shooting estates owned by billionaires still pay no business rates.
We’re losing millions of pounds that could go towards our schools, libraries, and hospitals.
At today's #FMQs we asked the First Minister why shooting estates owned by billionaires still pay no business rates.
We’re losing millions of pounds that could go towards our schools, libraries, and hospitals.
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I've got a lot of time for the Quakers and if I ever find God I hope it'll be according to their framework.
This, from the Quakers, is a pretty good example of how to resist pressure from bigot lobbying groups. Effectively “we legally can allow trans people to use the loo, we morally should, and we tried it and nothing bad happened”
www.quaker.org.uk
August 28, 2025 at 6:06 PM
I've got a lot of time for the Quakers and if I ever find God I hope it'll be according to their framework.
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Listen to the latest News Agents and count how many times they say people are right to have concerns, without giving any reasons, and how many time they 'warn the left'.
So many centrists are just right wingers too afraid to own it.
So many centrists are just right wingers too afraid to own it.
August 26, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Listen to the latest News Agents and count how many times they say people are right to have concerns, without giving any reasons, and how many time they 'warn the left'.
So many centrists are just right wingers too afraid to own it.
So many centrists are just right wingers too afraid to own it.
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The Labour response to Farage policy of leaving the Refugee & Humam Rights Convention should not be “he won’t deliver”.
It should be “this is not morally right” (not “British values” even).
Voters want to see authentic consistent leadership. Not debate the workability of cruelty.
It should be “this is not morally right” (not “British values” even).
Voters want to see authentic consistent leadership. Not debate the workability of cruelty.
August 26, 2025 at 5:19 PM
The Labour response to Farage policy of leaving the Refugee & Humam Rights Convention should not be “he won’t deliver”.
It should be “this is not morally right” (not “British values” even).
Voters want to see authentic consistent leadership. Not debate the workability of cruelty.
It should be “this is not morally right” (not “British values” even).
Voters want to see authentic consistent leadership. Not debate the workability of cruelty.
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My mum in her “going away to the UK” outfit about to do incalculable damage 👍🏽
May 12, 2025 at 9:05 PM
My mum in her “going away to the UK” outfit about to do incalculable damage 👍🏽
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Absolutely love this FT letter. "Thought experiment: what if no one buys a new car?"
April 30, 2025 at 6:31 AM
Absolutely love this FT letter. "Thought experiment: what if no one buys a new car?"
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Disabled women know more than most how blocking access to toilets isn’t a minor inconvenience - it’s a form of segregation from everyday life. It is turning down drinks with friends as you worry you can’t fulfil a basic human need if you go out. And knowing society has made the choice not to care.
April 27, 2025 at 7:46 AM
Disabled women know more than most how blocking access to toilets isn’t a minor inconvenience - it’s a form of segregation from everyday life. It is turning down drinks with friends as you worry you can’t fulfil a basic human need if you go out. And knowing society has made the choice not to care.
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Our prime minister shouldn't be taking sides. What about those who can't drive and take public transport, walk or cycle? Is he not on their side?
Why is Labour
- cutting fuel duty
- funding large road infrastructure
- increasing the cost of public transport
- not investing in cycling?
😬👎
Why is Labour
- cutting fuel duty
- funding large road infrastructure
- increasing the cost of public transport
- not investing in cycling?
😬👎
April 16, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Our prime minister shouldn't be taking sides. What about those who can't drive and take public transport, walk or cycle? Is he not on their side?
Why is Labour
- cutting fuel duty
- funding large road infrastructure
- increasing the cost of public transport
- not investing in cycling?
😬👎
Why is Labour
- cutting fuel duty
- funding large road infrastructure
- increasing the cost of public transport
- not investing in cycling?
😬👎
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Cars ruin cities in more ways than just running people over.
Paris has reduced air pollution by 50-55% over the past 20 years through policies limiting traffic and banning polluting vehicles.
Paris has reduced air pollution by 50-55% over the past 20 years through policies limiting traffic and banning polluting vehicles.
Paris said au revoir to cars. Air pollution maps reveal a dramatic change.
Air pollution fell substantially as the city restricted car traffic and made way for parks and bike lanes.
wapo.st
April 12, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Cars ruin cities in more ways than just running people over.
Paris has reduced air pollution by 50-55% over the past 20 years through policies limiting traffic and banning polluting vehicles.
Paris has reduced air pollution by 50-55% over the past 20 years through policies limiting traffic and banning polluting vehicles.
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This one was hard.
I wrote about being the wrong kind of victim.
The kind who stayed. The kind who didn't call the police. The kind who texted three days after.
#Writing #Women #Scotland #WritingThroughTrauma #Memoir #BreakingTheSilence
kristie-de-garis.ghost.io/not-the-righ...
I wrote about being the wrong kind of victim.
The kind who stayed. The kind who didn't call the police. The kind who texted three days after.
#Writing #Women #Scotland #WritingThroughTrauma #Memoir #BreakingTheSilence
kristie-de-garis.ghost.io/not-the-righ...
Not The Right Kind Of Victim
Most of my friends will learn about many things for the first time when they read my book. Not because I was hiding them. Not exactly. But because the kind of trauma I carry doesn’t naturally come up ...
kristie-de-garis.ghost.io
April 1, 2025 at 10:00 AM
This one was hard.
I wrote about being the wrong kind of victim.
The kind who stayed. The kind who didn't call the police. The kind who texted three days after.
#Writing #Women #Scotland #WritingThroughTrauma #Memoir #BreakingTheSilence
kristie-de-garis.ghost.io/not-the-righ...
I wrote about being the wrong kind of victim.
The kind who stayed. The kind who didn't call the police. The kind who texted three days after.
#Writing #Women #Scotland #WritingThroughTrauma #Memoir #BreakingTheSilence
kristie-de-garis.ghost.io/not-the-righ...
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Please. This is as stupid as the Tories trying to outfarage Farage. It. just. doesnt. work. Divisive polarisation only ever helps the far right. (or left)
I have not seen such a blatant anti-immigrant statement based on falsehoods, pitting people against people, in some time. Statement made by Keir Starmer at today’s immigration summit.
March 31, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Please. This is as stupid as the Tories trying to outfarage Farage. It. just. doesnt. work. Divisive polarisation only ever helps the far right. (or left)
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Nick Hedges was hired by housing charity Shelter to travel round England and Scotland documenting the lives of families living in almost nineteenth century slum-like conditions.
Not dissimilar to how I grew up in Manchester.
Profound images.
Not dissimilar to how I grew up in Manchester.
Profound images.
March 28, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Nick Hedges was hired by housing charity Shelter to travel round England and Scotland documenting the lives of families living in almost nineteenth century slum-like conditions.
Not dissimilar to how I grew up in Manchester.
Profound images.
Not dissimilar to how I grew up in Manchester.
Profound images.
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Macdonald Rd Library, Edinburgh, giving off excellent Dalek energy. This is what we need to fight those forces of darkness.
March 24, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Macdonald Rd Library, Edinburgh, giving off excellent Dalek energy. This is what we need to fight those forces of darkness.
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When we first suggested there was a problem, they called us a “social media rabble”. Now the Royal College of Physicians has come round to our concerns. New statement:
www.rcp.ac.uk/news-and-med...
Vote for @drasifqasim.bsky.social for President
www.rcp.ac.uk/news-and-med...
Vote for @drasifqasim.bsky.social for President
RCP publishes submission to the independent review of the physician associate profession (the Leng review)
www.rcp.ac.uk
March 19, 2025 at 8:23 PM
When we first suggested there was a problem, they called us a “social media rabble”. Now the Royal College of Physicians has come round to our concerns. New statement:
www.rcp.ac.uk/news-and-med...
Vote for @drasifqasim.bsky.social for President
www.rcp.ac.uk/news-and-med...
Vote for @drasifqasim.bsky.social for President
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As @teamlabouruk.bsky.social
blames poor, unemployed, pensioners, NHS managers for the crisis in spending it’s worth comparing to other nations
Look at tax take & consider what’s the real problem in the UK
There is an unfair perspective of who & what’s to blame
@rthonwesstreeting.bsky.social
blames poor, unemployed, pensioners, NHS managers for the crisis in spending it’s worth comparing to other nations
Look at tax take & consider what’s the real problem in the UK
There is an unfair perspective of who & what’s to blame
@rthonwesstreeting.bsky.social
March 17, 2025 at 7:45 AM
As @teamlabouruk.bsky.social
blames poor, unemployed, pensioners, NHS managers for the crisis in spending it’s worth comparing to other nations
Look at tax take & consider what’s the real problem in the UK
There is an unfair perspective of who & what’s to blame
@rthonwesstreeting.bsky.social
blames poor, unemployed, pensioners, NHS managers for the crisis in spending it’s worth comparing to other nations
Look at tax take & consider what’s the real problem in the UK
There is an unfair perspective of who & what’s to blame
@rthonwesstreeting.bsky.social
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GP working 30 yrs in a mixed urban area, rich & poor
Rarely seen people abuse the benefits system
Seen lots of the health, social & wealth systems fail those in most need
The healthy & wealthy always making the decisions
Compare how the UK spends with similar nations @teamlabouruk.bsky.social
Rarely seen people abuse the benefits system
Seen lots of the health, social & wealth systems fail those in most need
The healthy & wealthy always making the decisions
Compare how the UK spends with similar nations @teamlabouruk.bsky.social
March 8, 2025 at 9:01 AM
GP working 30 yrs in a mixed urban area, rich & poor
Rarely seen people abuse the benefits system
Seen lots of the health, social & wealth systems fail those in most need
The healthy & wealthy always making the decisions
Compare how the UK spends with similar nations @teamlabouruk.bsky.social
Rarely seen people abuse the benefits system
Seen lots of the health, social & wealth systems fail those in most need
The healthy & wealthy always making the decisions
Compare how the UK spends with similar nations @teamlabouruk.bsky.social
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It's been 3 years since Scottish Greens delivered free bus travel for under 22s! 🚎
🟢 Improving mobility
🟢 Saving money
🟢 Reducing congestion
🟢 Lowering emissions
👉 Building a fairer, greener Scotland
🟢 Improving mobility
🟢 Saving money
🟢 Reducing congestion
🟢 Lowering emissions
👉 Building a fairer, greener Scotland
Scotland’s under-22s make more than 200 million free bus journeys
Transport Secretary Fiona Hyslop hailed 'transformative benefit' of the scheme, which was introduced in January 2022.
news.stv.tv
March 5, 2025 at 12:17 PM
It's been 3 years since Scottish Greens delivered free bus travel for under 22s! 🚎
🟢 Improving mobility
🟢 Saving money
🟢 Reducing congestion
🟢 Lowering emissions
👉 Building a fairer, greener Scotland
🟢 Improving mobility
🟢 Saving money
🟢 Reducing congestion
🟢 Lowering emissions
👉 Building a fairer, greener Scotland
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I find this very moving: a 10-year-old Ukrainian boy who moved to the West of Ireland 2 years ago as a refugee, speaking in Irish of his love of playing Irish music
February 21, 2025 at 4:07 PM
I find this very moving: a 10-year-old Ukrainian boy who moved to the West of Ireland 2 years ago as a refugee, speaking in Irish of his love of playing Irish music
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At what point do our parliamentarians remember they have LGBTI+ constituents they are meant to represent, and not to use as a punching bag in a desperate bid to fend off the rise of the reactionary right? Craven. Shameful. Nasty. Unforgiveable. I cannot and will not be silent in the face of this.
February 18, 2025 at 6:08 PM
At what point do our parliamentarians remember they have LGBTI+ constituents they are meant to represent, and not to use as a punching bag in a desperate bid to fend off the rise of the reactionary right? Craven. Shameful. Nasty. Unforgiveable. I cannot and will not be silent in the face of this.
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What a ludicrous decision
"In 2023, an unprecedented 17.4m salmon died on farms before harvesting, exceeding 2022’s 17.2"
Just don't eat salmon
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
"In 2023, an unprecedented 17.4m salmon died on farms before harvesting, exceeding 2022’s 17.2"
Just don't eat salmon
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Scottish salmon producers allowed to remove ‘farmed’ from front of packaging
Government lawyers say ‘no need to include unnecessary pejorative words’ after campaigners appeal against change
www.theguardian.com
January 27, 2025 at 9:55 PM
What a ludicrous decision
"In 2023, an unprecedented 17.4m salmon died on farms before harvesting, exceeding 2022’s 17.2"
Just don't eat salmon
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
"In 2023, an unprecedented 17.4m salmon died on farms before harvesting, exceeding 2022’s 17.2"
Just don't eat salmon
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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