Keith Waddell
@keith-waddell55.bsky.social
Scottish, part of the diaspora, interested in current affairs, human rights and social justice.
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I saw Scotland in the 20th Century, before the Scottish Parliament.
I see Scotland in the 21st Century, with a Scottish Parliament.
Now is better, in every way.
There isn't a reasoned argument.
It you think 'the old days' were better, you're wrong.
I see Scotland in the 21st Century, with a Scottish Parliament.
Now is better, in every way.
There isn't a reasoned argument.
It you think 'the old days' were better, you're wrong.
Northern Scot and the Times go where BBC Scotland fear to tread. SNP government policies are good for local businesses! talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2025/03/23/b...
Businesses recognise SNP leading support for business but ‘Scottish’ media are silent
Professor John Robertson OBA The Times above, often publishes ill-informed negative reports on Scotland but is not monolithic in this regard. Two days ago, like good journalists, they were prepared…
talkingupscotlandtwo.com
March 24, 2025 at 10:04 AM
I saw Scotland in the 20th Century, before the Scottish Parliament.
I see Scotland in the 21st Century, with a Scottish Parliament.
Now is better, in every way.
There isn't a reasoned argument.
It you think 'the old days' were better, you're wrong.
I see Scotland in the 21st Century, with a Scottish Parliament.
Now is better, in every way.
There isn't a reasoned argument.
It you think 'the old days' were better, you're wrong.
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Did you know?
YOU helped pay over £50k for this vanity portrait of Lindsay Hoyle.
It cost YOU £36k for the painting and a further £15k for the frame!
Do you like it? - Is it value for YOUR money? - Is it as should be? - What you'd expect your hard-earned cash to be spent on?👇🏻
YOU helped pay over £50k for this vanity portrait of Lindsay Hoyle.
It cost YOU £36k for the painting and a further £15k for the frame!
Do you like it? - Is it value for YOUR money? - Is it as should be? - What you'd expect your hard-earned cash to be spent on?👇🏻
March 23, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Did you know?
YOU helped pay over £50k for this vanity portrait of Lindsay Hoyle.
It cost YOU £36k for the painting and a further £15k for the frame!
Do you like it? - Is it value for YOUR money? - Is it as should be? - What you'd expect your hard-earned cash to be spent on?👇🏻
YOU helped pay over £50k for this vanity portrait of Lindsay Hoyle.
It cost YOU £36k for the painting and a further £15k for the frame!
Do you like it? - Is it value for YOUR money? - Is it as should be? - What you'd expect your hard-earned cash to be spent on?👇🏻
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Sudanese refugees in Ethiopia are being driven deeper into poverty by steep visa fees, with many facing arrest for non-payment. Augustine Passilly reports on this and other challenges facing the refugees. Read: ⬇️
Sudanese refugees imprisoned and impoverished by Ethiopian visa policy
Steep fees are driving thousands into even deeper financial hardship.
buff.ly
March 24, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Sudanese refugees in Ethiopia are being driven deeper into poverty by steep visa fees, with many facing arrest for non-payment. Augustine Passilly reports on this and other challenges facing the refugees. Read: ⬇️
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UK politicians taking gifts, freebies, donations is nothing new.
Donors expect a return on their investment - access to policymakers, ministers, crony contracts, lax laws.
It is corrosive.
Must cleanse UK politics. Criminalise the receiving/giving of all political donations in any form.'
Donors expect a return on their investment - access to policymakers, ministers, crony contracts, lax laws.
It is corrosive.
Must cleanse UK politics. Criminalise the receiving/giving of all political donations in any form.'
Minister cuts Rachel Reeves adrift over Sabrina Carpenter freebie
Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander gave the Chancellor less than full-hearted backing after she admitted accepting gig tickets worth £600.
www.dailymail.co.uk
March 24, 2025 at 6:04 PM
UK politicians taking gifts, freebies, donations is nothing new.
Donors expect a return on their investment - access to policymakers, ministers, crony contracts, lax laws.
It is corrosive.
Must cleanse UK politics. Criminalise the receiving/giving of all political donations in any form.'
Donors expect a return on their investment - access to policymakers, ministers, crony contracts, lax laws.
It is corrosive.
Must cleanse UK politics. Criminalise the receiving/giving of all political donations in any form.'
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Why is Russia bombing schools and apartment buildings, and why are Trump, Vance, Rubio, Witkoff silent about it?
March 24, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Why is Russia bombing schools and apartment buildings, and why are Trump, Vance, Rubio, Witkoff silent about it?
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27 pages. Of babies. Whose entire understanding of what Earth sounded like was bombs dropping & people screaming at the sky
March 24, 2025 at 5:58 PM
27 pages. Of babies. Whose entire understanding of what Earth sounded like was bombs dropping & people screaming at the sky
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@BBCJamesCook a brainwashed propagandist for the lying, corrupt, immoral and utterly incompetent monolithic political crime syndicate, that is the Westminster Establishment.
March 23, 2025 at 12:35 PM
@BBCJamesCook a brainwashed propagandist for the lying, corrupt, immoral and utterly incompetent monolithic political crime syndicate, that is the Westminster Establishment.
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Fox News is now talking about people getting the death penalty for attacking Teslas
March 20, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Fox News is now talking about people getting the death penalty for attacking Teslas
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Conservative Milhouse can’t catch a break!!
March 20, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Conservative Milhouse can’t catch a break!!
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Omdiskuteret TV 2-dokumentar råber meget, meget højt om sit emne
TV 2’s dokumentar om stof- og drukkulturen i Den Kongelige Livgarde er interessant, men råber meget, meget højt om sit emne, skriver Henrik Palle i denne klumme.
politiken.dk
March 20, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Omdiskuteret TV 2-dokumentar råber meget, meget højt om sit emne
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Trump admin. cuts funding for program that tracked Ukrainian children abducted by Russia
www.npr.org/2025/03/19/n...
www.npr.org/2025/03/19/n...
Trump admin. cuts funding for program that tracked Ukrainian children abducted by Russia
NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Rep. Greg Landsman, a lawmaker who signed a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio asking whether a database of Ukrainian children abducted by Russia had been deleted.
www.npr.org
March 20, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Trump admin. cuts funding for program that tracked Ukrainian children abducted by Russia
www.npr.org/2025/03/19/n...
www.npr.org/2025/03/19/n...
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The change comes amid President Donald Trump's large-scale crackdown on illegal immigration.
Britain issues travel warning for US
www.newsweek.com
March 20, 2025 at 7:26 PM
The change comes amid President Donald Trump's large-scale crackdown on illegal immigration.
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One of the best photos I have seen in response to “why don’t you wear a suit”
March 17, 2025 at 3:05 PM
One of the best photos I have seen in response to “why don’t you wear a suit”
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Britain's Labour government will announce plans to cut the amount spent on supporting people with disabilities and long-term health conditions, seeking to tame a sharply rising welfare bill despite unrest among some of the party's lawmakers reut.rs/4iXnd1A
UK to cut welfare payments in bid to address spiralling costs
Britain's Labour government will announce plans on Tuesday to cut the amount spent on supporting people with disabilities and long-term health conditions, seeking to tame a sharply rising welfare bill despite unrest among some of the party's lawmakers.
reut.rs
March 18, 2025 at 4:08 AM
Britain's Labour government will announce plans to cut the amount spent on supporting people with disabilities and long-term health conditions, seeking to tame a sharply rising welfare bill despite unrest among some of the party's lawmakers reut.rs/4iXnd1A
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Israeli air strikes in Gaza killed at least 200 people, Palestinian health authorities said, as attacks hit dozens of targets, ending a weeks-long standoff over extending the ceasefire that halted fighting in January reut.rs/4idJrg3
Israel strikes in Gaza kill at least 200, Palestinian health authorities say
Israeli air strikes in Gaza killed at least 200 people, Palestinian health authorities said, as attacks hit dozens of targets early on Tuesday, ending a weeks-long standoff over extending the ceasefire that halted fighting in January.
reut.rs
March 18, 2025 at 4:30 AM
Israeli air strikes in Gaza killed at least 200 people, Palestinian health authorities said, as attacks hit dozens of targets, ending a weeks-long standoff over extending the ceasefire that halted fighting in January reut.rs/4idJrg3
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Multiple sources on the ground in Ukraine, including President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, are vehemently disputing claims by Putin and Trump that Ukrainian troops have been encircled by Russian forces.
Zelenskyy has been briefed by Ukraine’s commander in chief, Oleksandr Syrskyi, and is stressing…
Zelenskyy has been briefed by Ukraine’s commander in chief, Oleksandr Syrskyi, and is stressing…
March 18, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Multiple sources on the ground in Ukraine, including President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, are vehemently disputing claims by Putin and Trump that Ukrainian troops have been encircled by Russian forces.
Zelenskyy has been briefed by Ukraine’s commander in chief, Oleksandr Syrskyi, and is stressing…
Zelenskyy has been briefed by Ukraine’s commander in chief, Oleksandr Syrskyi, and is stressing…
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A kidney transplant specialist and professor at Brown University’s medical school has been deported from the United States, even though she had a valid visa and a court order temporarily blocking her expulsion, according to her lawyer and court papers.
March 17, 2025 at 12:30 AM
A kidney transplant specialist and professor at Brown University’s medical school has been deported from the United States, even though she had a valid visa and a court order temporarily blocking her expulsion, according to her lawyer and court papers.
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Purges career officials and installs political hacks more loyal to him than to the United States. Fires inspectors general. Demotes senior prosecutors. 5/18 #Resist #RobertReich
March 17, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Purges career officials and installs political hacks more loyal to him than to the United States. Fires inspectors general. Demotes senior prosecutors. 5/18 #Resist #RobertReich