Kenneth MacLean
@kennethmaclean.bsky.social
From Barra. Councillor for Barraidh agus Bhatarsaidh (independent.) Work for Citizens Advice Bureau. Views my own.
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EXCLUSIVE: Disability campaigners have slammed 'appalling' changes made to the Motability scheme by the UK Government while calling out misinformation being spread by certain corners of the media
Disability campaigners call out misinformation over Motability 'luxury cars'
www.thenational.scot
November 27, 2025 at 8:41 PM
EXCLUSIVE: Disability campaigners have slammed 'appalling' changes made to the Motability scheme by the UK Government while calling out misinformation being spread by certain corners of the media
Email to CalMac Chief Exec (ccd to Scottish Sec for Transport) highlighting recent issues with the ferry service to and from the Isle of Barra.
November 16, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Email to CalMac Chief Exec (ccd to Scottish Sec for Transport) highlighting recent issues with the ferry service to and from the Isle of Barra.
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The UK has paused ‘intelligence sharing’ with the US following concerns over American military strikes against boats in the Caribbean. In response the US has paused ‘intelligence having’
November 12, 2025 at 4:59 PM
The UK has paused ‘intelligence sharing’ with the US following concerns over American military strikes against boats in the Caribbean. In response the US has paused ‘intelligence having’
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The BBC have always been biased against me. As I explained in detail during my 38 appearances on BBC Question Time.
November 12, 2025 at 3:57 PM
The BBC have always been biased against me. As I explained in detail during my 38 appearances on BBC Question Time.
Royal British Legion, the charity who make the official poppies/help veterans came out saying this was fine as well as the rainbow poppies(because LGBT+ people helped as much as any other. A certain Mr Turing comes to mind)Plus he is clearly wearing the red one too.Saying this as a non Green voter.
We should respect all victims of war and search for peace, that's a good thing.
Not a surprise GB News is against it.
Not a surprise GB News is against it.
November 10, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Royal British Legion, the charity who make the official poppies/help veterans came out saying this was fine as well as the rainbow poppies(because LGBT+ people helped as much as any other. A certain Mr Turing comes to mind)Plus he is clearly wearing the red one too.Saying this as a non Green voter.
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Farage says the BBC has been biased for years - really?!
Then since the general election he and his mates in ReformUK have had more coverage and exposure than any leader or party.
Then since the general election he and his mates in ReformUK have had more coverage and exposure than any leader or party.
November 10, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Farage says the BBC has been biased for years - really?!
Then since the general election he and his mates in ReformUK have had more coverage and exposure than any leader or party.
Then since the general election he and his mates in ReformUK have had more coverage and exposure than any leader or party.
Marc O’ Polo. Marco Polos Irish cousin.
November 5, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Marc O’ Polo. Marco Polos Irish cousin.
No surprise really. What I am surprised at is Labour-propers dogged refusal to back it. Not to keep this toad out, but because it’s the right thing to do. Getting 100% of the power with 30odd% of the vote is a piss take and only leads to anger and feelings of disenfranchisement.
“The Guardian asked Farage if he still adheres to his lifelong support for Proportional Representation. Silence. It’s become clear he has changed his mind, now that our wildly distorting First Past the Post system is his only path to power.”
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It’s the Nigel Farage chameleon show – flashy, ever-changing pledges, but only one real policy: xenophobia | Polly Toynbee
The Reform leader’s speech was full of contradictions and damaging cuts. But if he makes it to No 10, Labour will be to blame, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee
www.theguardian.com
November 5, 2025 at 12:39 PM
No surprise really. What I am surprised at is Labour-propers dogged refusal to back it. Not to keep this toad out, but because it’s the right thing to do. Getting 100% of the power with 30odd% of the vote is a piss take and only leads to anger and feelings of disenfranchisement.
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“The Guardian asked Farage if he still adheres to his lifelong support for Proportional Representation. Silence. It’s become clear he has changed his mind, now that our wildly distorting First Past the Post system is his only path to power.”
✒️ @pollytoynbee.bsky.social
✒️ @pollytoynbee.bsky.social
It’s the Nigel Farage chameleon show – flashy, ever-changing pledges, but only one real policy: xenophobia | Polly Toynbee
The Reform leader’s speech was full of contradictions and damaging cuts. But if he makes it to No 10, Labour will be to blame, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee
www.theguardian.com
November 5, 2025 at 12:00 PM
“The Guardian asked Farage if he still adheres to his lifelong support for Proportional Representation. Silence. It’s become clear he has changed his mind, now that our wildly distorting First Past the Post system is his only path to power.”
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✒️ @pollytoynbee.bsky.social
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Freddie Mercury came to the UK as a kid because people that looked like him were being killed back home in Zanzibar.
In the UK, he formed Queen.
In the UK, he became a global icon.
📍 Liverpool, where Freddie Mercury met Brian May
In the UK, he formed Queen.
In the UK, he became a global icon.
📍 Liverpool, where Freddie Mercury met Brian May
October 27, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Freddie Mercury came to the UK as a kid because people that looked like him were being killed back home in Zanzibar.
In the UK, he formed Queen.
In the UK, he became a global icon.
📍 Liverpool, where Freddie Mercury met Brian May
In the UK, he formed Queen.
In the UK, he became a global icon.
📍 Liverpool, where Freddie Mercury met Brian May
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Nigel Farage wants to get rid of the NHS and replace it with US Insurance which would be 4x more expensive and worse in every way.
Except for the £600bn a year profit for him and his mates.
Except for the £600bn a year profit for him and his mates.
October 22, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Nigel Farage wants to get rid of the NHS and replace it with US Insurance which would be 4x more expensive and worse in every way.
Except for the £600bn a year profit for him and his mates.
Except for the £600bn a year profit for him and his mates.
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www.youtube.com/shorts/lIr_w... oh look, the thing everyone said would happen with the online safety nonsense has happened already.
Discord Breach Worse?
YouTube video by UFD Tech
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October 9, 2025 at 3:05 PM
www.youtube.com/shorts/lIr_w... oh look, the thing everyone said would happen with the online safety nonsense has happened already.
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Heaven forbid that young people should ever understand their own culture
October 8, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Heaven forbid that young people should ever understand their own culture
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The Tories have definitely reached the stage where taking the piss out of them is achievable by simply repeating their own words with no additional commentary. They are an autoparodying party.
October 8, 2025 at 7:20 PM
The Tories have definitely reached the stage where taking the piss out of them is achievable by simply repeating their own words with no additional commentary. They are an autoparodying party.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025... Thank fucking feck. *reads details* Oh fuck off you heartless ghouls.
Rachel Reeves to lift two-child benefit cap in November budget
Exclusive: Officials exploring options to change rule that affected 1.7 million children in Great Britain last year
www.theguardian.com
September 30, 2025 at 8:14 PM
www.theguardian.com/society/2025... Thank fucking feck. *reads details* Oh fuck off you heartless ghouls.
Left, right, centre, pro inde, pro union, favourite flavour of crisp being ready salted, cheese/onion. Surely we can all agree, child poverty is something we should do our upmost to tackle. Time and time again, experts have pointed out this is the most cost-effective change that could happen.
Hopefully there is now a clear understanding across govt that unless the two-child limit is scrapped, there will be more kids in poverty at the end of this parliament than when Labour took office. The policy must go in the child poverty strategy before the life chances of many more kids are damaged.
Scrapping of two-child benefit cap closer as Bridget Phillipson attacks ‘spiteful’ policy
September 28, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Left, right, centre, pro inde, pro union, favourite flavour of crisp being ready salted, cheese/onion. Surely we can all agree, child poverty is something we should do our upmost to tackle. Time and time again, experts have pointed out this is the most cost-effective change that could happen.
www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/star... So more surveillance shite on top of the online safety nonsense. Remember the next time they say they don't have money to remove the 2 child cap, or how they need to take more money from disabled folk they found money for this dodgy crap.
Starmer set to announce digital ID cards ‘within days’ to curb illegal migration
Plans for digital ID cards could be unveiled at the next Labour Party Conference
www.standard.co.uk
September 21, 2025 at 5:54 PM
www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/star... So more surveillance shite on top of the online safety nonsense. Remember the next time they say they don't have money to remove the 2 child cap, or how they need to take more money from disabled folk they found money for this dodgy crap.
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On the same day he defended Peter Mandelson aka one of Jeffery Epsteins close pals. Somewhere in Whitehall a Malcolm Tucker-esque character has thrown an inkjet printer out a window in a fit of rage as he has to now try and spin this.
Prime Minister Keir Starmer has welcomed Israeli president Isaac Herzog to Downing Street 📸
September 10, 2025 at 8:12 PM
On the same day he defended Peter Mandelson aka one of Jeffery Epsteins close pals. Somewhere in Whitehall a Malcolm Tucker-esque character has thrown an inkjet printer out a window in a fit of rage as he has to now try and spin this.
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They erased the new Banksy mural in London. But the stain remains.
September 10, 2025 at 11:02 AM
They erased the new Banksy mural in London. But the stain remains.
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So pleased these terrifying retired teachers, vicars and disabled blind men are off the streets.
Arrests at rally against Palestine Action ban rise to 890 www.bbc.com/news/article...
Arrests at rally against Palestine Action ban rise to 890
The majority of the arrests were for supporting a proscribed group, police say.
www.bbc.com
September 7, 2025 at 2:27 PM
So pleased these terrifying retired teachers, vicars and disabled blind men are off the streets.
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🔴 NEW: Thousands marched for Palestine in London last month. But a smaller protest on Whitehall raised another question. Should UK and Scottish oil profits flow to a company linked to Israel’s war on Gaza?
Our latest investigation: theferret.scot/ithac...
Our latest investigation: theferret.scot/ithac...
August 24, 2025 at 8:00 AM
🔴 NEW: Thousands marched for Palestine in London last month. But a smaller protest on Whitehall raised another question. Should UK and Scottish oil profits flow to a company linked to Israel’s war on Gaza?
Our latest investigation: theferret.scot/ithac...
Our latest investigation: theferret.scot/ithac...
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It is very nearly the tenth anniversary of that brief moment when, for 2 or 3 days, British newspapers remembered refugees are desperate human beings who need our help, rather than scum that it's okay to threaten with violence.
August 21, 2025 at 4:44 PM
It is very nearly the tenth anniversary of that brief moment when, for 2 or 3 days, British newspapers remembered refugees are desperate human beings who need our help, rather than scum that it's okay to threaten with violence.