Ian Edmiston
ianedmiston.bsky.social
Ian Edmiston
@ianedmiston.bsky.social
Supporting Scotland
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Ladybird Artists Advent Calendar, window 14
‘Ponies in the Snow’
Artist: CF Tunnicliffe
December 14, 2025 at 8:16 AM
A 6 star performance from the Rovers
December 14, 2025 at 9:04 AM
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Happy 40th birthday to Psychocandy by The Jesus and Mary Chain, which was released on this day in 1985
November 18, 2025 at 8:26 AM
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Dear Britain:

Your polls look very "European" and NOW would be a really really really really really really really good time to switch to PR.

➡️ RFM: 26% | 170 (+74)
🟥 LAB: 19% | 124 (-110)
🟦 CON: 18% | 118 (-38)
🟩 GRN: 15% | 98 (+55)
🟧 LDM: 14% | 91 (+10)
🟨 SNP: 3% | 19 (+2)
🔲 PLC: 2% | 12 (+7)
November 11, 2025 at 6:52 PM
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✍️ The mirage of safety: Dubai, Reform UK, and the false promise of order

Dubai’s promise of safety and order, like that of Reform UK, rests on an illusion and comes at a cost to those without power

By Mike Chitty

@mikechitty.bsky.social
The mirage of safety: Dubai, Reform UK, and the false promise of order
Dubai’s promise of safety and order, like that of Reform UK, rests on an illusion and comes at a cost to those without power
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
October 21, 2025 at 8:08 PM
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Free tuition.
Free prescriptions.
Scottish Child Payment.
Lowest council tax bills in the UK.
Peak rail fares gone for good.
Child poverty falling.

That is our SNP record and proof that self-government works.

Imagine how much more we could do with the powers of independence.
October 14, 2025 at 3:27 PM
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"a test"? you mean...a violation?
October 14, 2025 at 4:26 PM
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The National's front page today highlights how genocide was allowed to happen in Gaza, accompanied by a four-page special report 👇
The National's front page today: How genocide happened
www.thenational.scot
October 13, 2025 at 7:00 AM
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No easy answers to the problems with the UK economy which are set out with his usual clarity here bit.ly/4hrIQI9 by @PJTheEconomist the depressing truth is a useful counterpoint to the easy answers politicians promise to get our votes
Reeves faces a historic challenge with record state spending
Yearly public spending is some £150 billion more than it was before the pandemic, driven by an ageing population, debt interest and greater defence needs
bit.ly
October 13, 2025 at 7:06 AM
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Power is the rock on which truth founders. The mainstream media, with a few exceptions, is a single-issue lobby group, whose purpose is to assert the rights of capital.
Here's what I've learnt about the industry in 40 years in journalism.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
I have now been a journalist for 40 years. The forces ranged against my profession have never been so powerful | George Monbiot
Once, I believed that humanity’s problem was an information deficit. Now, I know you can’t speak truth to power if power controls your words, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
September 20, 2025 at 6:51 AM
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Just gong to leave this here so more people are aware of the scumbags attitude. youtu.be/SA8T29zWNCw?...
Nigel Farage loves open borders - for the super rich
YouTube video by Led By Donkeys
youtu.be
September 8, 2025 at 8:12 AM
Super Rovers
August 23, 2025 at 7:45 AM
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www.thenational.scot/news/2536652...
number of hip and knee replacements carried out at Scottish hospitals Under #SNP GOV
thenational.scot/news/2536652...
Oh dear Jackie Bailey and Unionist parties wont be happy
Record number of hip and knee replacements carried out at Scottish hospitals
A record number of hip and knee replacements were carried out at Scottish hospitals last year, new figures have shown.
www.thenational.scot
August 5, 2025 at 12:08 PM
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August 3, 2025 at 12:25 PM
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'Lied in 2014 they said oil was running out then now we have loads of it. It was only running out when indy is mentioned.

news.stv.tv/politics/nor... #itvnews #C4News #SkyNews #itvnews #C4News #LBC #r4today #bbcbreakfast #gmb #bbcpm #bbcqt #bbcaq #pmqs #politicslive #GBNews #bbcgms
'North Sea oil and gas will be important for decades,' says Reeves
Chancellor Rachel Reeves visited RAF Lossiemouth and St Fergus gas plant on Friday.
news.stv.tv
August 2, 2025 at 8:02 AM
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To be clear, the US Speaker has adjourned the lower house of Congress early, to avoid votes relating to the publication of documents relating to Jeffrey Epstein. Even by Trump standards, this whole saga is astounding.
July 22, 2025 at 3:32 PM
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If Keir Starmer wants a positive relationship with the Scottish Government, he needs to get his Environment Secretary to retract his totally inaccurate comments about Scotland’s water.

Our rivers are cleaner, our bills are lower - and public ownership delivers for people, not profit. 👇
July 22, 2025 at 2:10 PM
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2. Absurdity is a hallmark of authoritarianism. It's not just that those who believe absurdities commit atrocities. It's also that those who endorse atrocities become absurd.
This is where Keir Starmer's government now finds itself.
July 13, 2025 at 7:20 AM
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1. Yesterday, 86 people were arrested in the UK under the Terrorism Act 2000 for holding signs saying "I oppose genocide. I support Palestine Action."
They are the opposite of terrorists. They were protesting *against* terrorism. 🧵
July 13, 2025 at 7:16 AM
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July 12, 2025 at 8:42 PM
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Just received news that 27 people have been arrested in Parliament Square under the Terrorism Act 2000 for holding signs saying "I oppose genocide. I support Palestine Action".
This is real police state behaviour.
July 5, 2025 at 1:03 PM
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Bear in mind that if you held up a sign saying "I support genocide", you would not be arrested under the Terrorism Act.
Just received news that 27 people have been arrested in Parliament Square under the Terrorism Act 2000 for holding signs saying "I oppose genocide. I support Palestine Action".
This is real police state behaviour.
July 5, 2025 at 1:44 PM