Jill Forbes
@jill51.bsky.social
Retired lawyer, now complementary therapist. Here mainly for the political/independence chat
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‘…we learned that Scotland is perfectly capable of confronting a global crisis without Westminster’s tutelage, and moreover can make a far better job of it than Westminster. That’s the real lesson of the pandemic for Scotland.’
My latest blog piece, the double standards of the anti-independence media's coverage of the Covid Inquiry.
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The Scottish media’s covid double standards
Did Nicola Sturgeon get everything right during the Covid pandemic when she headed a devolved government limited powers at its disposal and she was faced with an anti-independence Scottish media th…
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November 23, 2025 at 8:34 AM
‘…we learned that Scotland is perfectly capable of confronting a global crisis without Westminster’s tutelage, and moreover can make a far better job of it than Westminster. That’s the real lesson of the pandemic for Scotland.’
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My latest blog piece, about Shabana Mahmood pandering to the basest instincts of the far right and why it's doomed to failure
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Starmer’s Labour enables fascism
When the race baiting far right criminal Stephen Yaxley-Lennon and the hard right Reform UK are praising Labour’s policies, you know that something has gone profoundly wrong in a party which …
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November 17, 2025 at 7:00 PM
My latest blog piece, about Shabana Mahmood pandering to the basest instincts of the far right and why it's doomed to failure
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Even when Scotland is praised on the world stage the SNP gets no credit
Financial agencies applaud Scotland’s economy, but all we get is sneering. Govts need held to account but credit where credit is due
It shows how meaningless the quality of our debate has become
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Financial agencies applaud Scotland’s economy, but all we get is sneering. Govts need held to account but credit where credit is due
It shows how meaningless the quality of our debate has become
In @heraldscotland.bsky.social
Even when Scotland gets a global thumbs-up financially the SNP get zero credit
In Scotland, any news – even good news – is subjected to partisan point-scoring. It means we repeatedly fail to have the debates we really need,…
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November 14, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Even when Scotland is praised on the world stage the SNP gets no credit
Financial agencies applaud Scotland’s economy, but all we get is sneering. Govts need held to account but credit where credit is due
It shows how meaningless the quality of our debate has become
In @heraldscotland.bsky.social
Financial agencies applaud Scotland’s economy, but all we get is sneering. Govts need held to account but credit where credit is due
It shows how meaningless the quality of our debate has become
In @heraldscotland.bsky.social
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How can the UK survive when most of its member states want to leave? youtu.be/CnLkIsKxEEw?...
How can the UK survive when most of its member states want to leave?
YouTube video by Richard J Murphy
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November 3, 2025 at 7:08 AM
How can the UK survive when most of its member states want to leave? youtu.be/CnLkIsKxEEw?...
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I feel a similar sense of urgency to challenge the narrative like I did in 2020. This time it’s the anti-migrant pandemic. We shouldn’t just duck down &let it infect almost everyone in the hope of ‘herd immunity’ making it eventually pass. It’s totally preventable if enough of us care to prevent it.
October 18, 2025 at 10:08 AM
I feel a similar sense of urgency to challenge the narrative like I did in 2020. This time it’s the anti-migrant pandemic. We shouldn’t just duck down &let it infect almost everyone in the hope of ‘herd immunity’ making it eventually pass. It’s totally preventable if enough of us care to prevent it.
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My latest blog piece, Holyrood 2026, it's up to all of us now.
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Holyrood 2026, it’s up to all of us now
While we were busy with a visit from my husband’s family from the United States, the SNP party conference was taking place in Aberdeen. The party came out of the conference united behind the …
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October 14, 2025 at 1:45 PM
My latest blog piece, Holyrood 2026, it's up to all of us now.
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Have a look through my website wgsaraband.com and get yourself some handmade, unique art made with all the strengths, faults and emotions of an actual human being.
Added bonus of supporting an independent Portuguese-Scottish artist 😉
Added bonus of supporting an independent Portuguese-Scottish artist 😉
October 10, 2025 at 8:52 AM
Have a look through my website wgsaraband.com and get yourself some handmade, unique art made with all the strengths, faults and emotions of an actual human being.
Added bonus of supporting an independent Portuguese-Scottish artist 😉
Added bonus of supporting an independent Portuguese-Scottish artist 😉
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About time consequences were faced for the PPE scandal…
But why only Michelle Mone?
£15b worth of contracts were flagged with a corruption risk
So where’s the rest of them?
And what about the Tory ministers who greenlit that institutionally corrupt VIP lane?
But why only Michelle Mone?
£15b worth of contracts were flagged with a corruption risk
So where’s the rest of them?
And what about the Tory ministers who greenlit that institutionally corrupt VIP lane?
October 2, 2025 at 1:56 PM
About time consequences were faced for the PPE scandal…
But why only Michelle Mone?
£15b worth of contracts were flagged with a corruption risk
So where’s the rest of them?
And what about the Tory ministers who greenlit that institutionally corrupt VIP lane?
But why only Michelle Mone?
£15b worth of contracts were flagged with a corruption risk
So where’s the rest of them?
And what about the Tory ministers who greenlit that institutionally corrupt VIP lane?
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There are many alarming things about Starmer's ID plan, he's creating instruments of state surveillance which he'll hand over to the far right after the next general election. If there's a pro indy majority in Holyrood after 2026, ScotGov needs to hold an indyref & dare Starmer to stop them.
September 26, 2025 at 7:11 PM
There are many alarming things about Starmer's ID plan, he's creating instruments of state surveillance which he'll hand over to the far right after the next general election. If there's a pro indy majority in Holyrood after 2026, ScotGov needs to hold an indyref & dare Starmer to stop them.
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Autism is not a disease, not something to be extracted, but simply who people are. There's nothing to be cured but the ignorance of us so-called neurotypicals and our inability to accept that rather than changing who people are, we ought to change the world and make it more accommodating to all.
September 22, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Autism is not a disease, not something to be extracted, but simply who people are. There's nothing to be cured but the ignorance of us so-called neurotypicals and our inability to accept that rather than changing who people are, we ought to change the world and make it more accommodating to all.
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Britain’s train cancellation rates
18 August 2024 to 16 August 2025
Wales 3.9%
England 3.5%
Scotland 2%
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18 August 2024 to 16 August 2025
Wales 3.9%
England 3.5%
Scotland 2%
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
September 23, 2025 at 8:52 AM
Britain’s train cancellation rates
18 August 2024 to 16 August 2025
Wales 3.9%
England 3.5%
Scotland 2%
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
18 August 2024 to 16 August 2025
Wales 3.9%
England 3.5%
Scotland 2%
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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After 18 years without LabCons just about every public service in Scotland has been protected by the SNP? Now it’s our well-regulated RAAC ‘which can easily last 50 years, and should be able to carry on for several decades after that’ Prof JWR talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2025/09/11/d...
Do you ever get fed up with me reporting how after 18 years without LabCons just about every public service in Scotland has been protected by the SNP? Now it’s our well-regulated RAAC ‘which can easil...
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September 11, 2025 at 9:51 AM
After 18 years without LabCons just about every public service in Scotland has been protected by the SNP? Now it’s our well-regulated RAAC ‘which can easily last 50 years, and should be able to carry on for several decades after that’ Prof JWR talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2025/09/11/d...
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Peak rail fares have been scrapped on ScotRail trains, meaning passengers will no longer pay higher prices for travelling during busy weekday rush hours.
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Peak time rail fares srapped on ScotRail trains
Some routes will see fares fall by as much as 50% at busy times, but on others prices will be unchanged.
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September 1, 2025 at 7:40 AM
Peak rail fares have been scrapped on ScotRail trains, meaning passengers will no longer pay higher prices for travelling during busy weekday rush hours.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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This shows what's possible under public ownership of rail, including soon in England. Hope UK Govt ministers are watching
From next Monday, your rail commute will be cheaper.
We’re scrapping peak rail fares in Scotland for good.
Under the SNP, public ownership of rail means fairer prices – making travel cheaper, greener and easier for everyone.
We’re scrapping peak rail fares in Scotland for good.
Under the SNP, public ownership of rail means fairer prices – making travel cheaper, greener and easier for everyone.
August 25, 2025 at 7:27 PM
This shows what's possible under public ownership of rail, including soon in England. Hope UK Govt ministers are watching
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The real 'two tier' divide in British politics is between the wife of a Conservative councillor calling for refugees to be burnt alive, being treated as a brave 'political prisoner', and the protestors calling for the end of mass starvation and genocide, being treated as domestic terrorists
'Anywhere But Here': How Britain's Anti-Migrant Media Consensus Is Crowding Out the Truth
Britain's longstanding traditions of tolerance and compassion are being suppressed in favour of a media-driven campaign of anti-migrant hate
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August 23, 2025 at 1:12 PM
The real 'two tier' divide in British politics is between the wife of a Conservative councillor calling for refugees to be burnt alive, being treated as a brave 'political prisoner', and the protestors calling for the end of mass starvation and genocide, being treated as domestic terrorists
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This a million times
Just for perspective, a few weeks ago roughly 100,000 turned up for the London Trans+ Pride march. By contrast fewer than 3,000 ACROSS THE WHOLE COUNTRY, have turned up to anti-asylum "protests". Yet we are meant to take the latter as "the voice of the people" and the former as "the minority".
August 23, 2025 at 4:25 PM
This a million times
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Scotland REALLY needs to fight Fascism.
It's incredible how many reasonably sensible folk are believing the racist Reform UK stuff.
It's time to stop this 21st Century National Front, in their tracks.
They're dangerous racists, who used to be The Brexit Party.
Spread the word, sensible Scots!
It's incredible how many reasonably sensible folk are believing the racist Reform UK stuff.
It's time to stop this 21st Century National Front, in their tracks.
They're dangerous racists, who used to be The Brexit Party.
Spread the word, sensible Scots!
August 19, 2025 at 8:29 AM
Scotland REALLY needs to fight Fascism.
It's incredible how many reasonably sensible folk are believing the racist Reform UK stuff.
It's time to stop this 21st Century National Front, in their tracks.
They're dangerous racists, who used to be The Brexit Party.
Spread the word, sensible Scots!
It's incredible how many reasonably sensible folk are believing the racist Reform UK stuff.
It's time to stop this 21st Century National Front, in their tracks.
They're dangerous racists, who used to be The Brexit Party.
Spread the word, sensible Scots!
