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Brexit: “that great victory for the sovereign right to cock things up”… give ourselves food poisoning, lose control, swamp ourselves in red tape, pay more for stuff and stubbornly isolate ourselves from our own continent…
A relentless, ruinous stupidity.
(Private Eye)
A relentless, ruinous stupidity.
(Private Eye)
February 20, 2025 at 7:59 AM
Brexit: “that great victory for the sovereign right to cock things up”… give ourselves food poisoning, lose control, swamp ourselves in red tape, pay more for stuff and stubbornly isolate ourselves from our own continent…
A relentless, ruinous stupidity.
(Private Eye)
A relentless, ruinous stupidity.
(Private Eye)
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Of course, the people whose lies & provocations prompted the riots remain active on the platform owned by Elon Musk. Even, I think, people whose posts were judged to have broken our law.
January 21, 2025 at 8:59 AM
Of course, the people whose lies & provocations prompted the riots remain active on the platform owned by Elon Musk. Even, I think, people whose posts were judged to have broken our law.
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BBC get complaints regarding impartiality and breaking their own code of conduct.
Action taken.
BBC change the criteria regarding impartiality and therefore conform to their code of conduct.
Result.
BBC carry on as normal.
Action taken.
BBC change the criteria regarding impartiality and therefore conform to their code of conduct.
Result.
BBC carry on as normal.
“With an implied heavy importance placed on public purpose, the BBC’s consultation on editorial guidelines is under scrutiny.”
Editorial guidelines: the BBC consults
With an implied heavy importance placed on public purpose, the BBC’s consultation on editorial guidelines is under scrutiny
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
January 21, 2025 at 2:20 PM
BBC get complaints regarding impartiality and breaking their own code of conduct.
Action taken.
BBC change the criteria regarding impartiality and therefore conform to their code of conduct.
Result.
BBC carry on as normal.
Action taken.
BBC change the criteria regarding impartiality and therefore conform to their code of conduct.
Result.
BBC carry on as normal.
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Remember that Brazil shutdown Twitter in their country and eventually Elon Musk came crawling to them and did whatever they wanted to open it up to them.
You have to stand up to fascism, not lie down.
You have to stand up to fascism, not lie down.
January 5, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Remember that Brazil shutdown Twitter in their country and eventually Elon Musk came crawling to them and did whatever they wanted to open it up to them.
You have to stand up to fascism, not lie down.
You have to stand up to fascism, not lie down.
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But I thought it was only NHS Scotland that was falling apart. Didn't Anas Sarwar say we need to ignore what's going on with the NHS in England & Wales?
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024...
England’s rundown hospitals are ‘outright dangerous’, say NHS chiefs
Exclusive: Structural weaknesses are threatening operating theatres, intensive care units and cancer units
www.theguardian.com
December 30, 2024 at 5:04 PM
But I thought it was only NHS Scotland that was falling apart. Didn't Anas Sarwar say we need to ignore what's going on with the NHS in England & Wales?
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024...
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When will a BBCScotland reporter breathlessly chase Anas Sarwar down a corridor in Holyrood demanding he answer questions on when he knew about the arrest & charges on stalking offences against Glasgow Labour councillor & former Lord Provost Philip Braat? Or is it only the SNP they do that to?
December 13, 2024 at 2:03 PM
When will a BBCScotland reporter breathlessly chase Anas Sarwar down a corridor in Holyrood demanding he answer questions on when he knew about the arrest & charges on stalking offences against Glasgow Labour councillor & former Lord Provost Philip Braat? Or is it only the SNP they do that to?
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Thirteenth day of our Advent Articles Calendar. Scotland's Union dividend? A wrong name...
December 13, 2024 at 8:50 AM
Thirteenth day of our Advent Articles Calendar. Scotland's Union dividend? A wrong name...
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Scotland's Gross Domestic Product is £218 Billion
Tax take on GDP is generally 37%
Scotland therefore contribution to HM Treasury is £81 billion
Scotland Government allocation from HM Treasury is £51 billion
Scotland according to UK Government GERS states a £22.7 billion deficit.
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Tax take on GDP is generally 37%
Scotland therefore contribution to HM Treasury is £81 billion
Scotland Government allocation from HM Treasury is £51 billion
Scotland according to UK Government GERS states a £22.7 billion deficit.
1/
December 13, 2024 at 12:48 PM
Scotland's Gross Domestic Product is £218 Billion
Tax take on GDP is generally 37%
Scotland therefore contribution to HM Treasury is £81 billion
Scotland Government allocation from HM Treasury is £51 billion
Scotland according to UK Government GERS states a £22.7 billion deficit.
1/
Tax take on GDP is generally 37%
Scotland therefore contribution to HM Treasury is £81 billion
Scotland Government allocation from HM Treasury is £51 billion
Scotland according to UK Government GERS states a £22.7 billion deficit.
1/
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fullfact.org/economy/labo...
Weasel words you say.
Weasel words you say.
Claims Labour pledged to freeze energy bills appears to refer to old policy - Full Fact
Labour pledged to keep energy bills frozen in response to rising prices in 2022. It did not make any such promise in its recent election manifesto.
fullfact.org
December 13, 2024 at 1:52 PM
fullfact.org/economy/labo...
Weasel words you say.
Weasel words you say.
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Some pledge, bills up in October, then again January and now in April too!
To say I’m furious would be an understatement… why are we subjected to this?
To say I’m furious would be an understatement… why are we subjected to this?
December 13, 2024 at 3:57 PM
Some pledge, bills up in October, then again January and now in April too!
To say I’m furious would be an understatement… why are we subjected to this?
To say I’m furious would be an understatement… why are we subjected to this?
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I think you're all missing the point of these weasel words from Labour.
The sentence in Starmer's head runs "... if I get another term in office". You didn't think he meant right now, did you?
The sentence in Starmer's head runs "... if I get another term in office". You didn't think he meant right now, did you?
December 13, 2024 at 1:45 PM
I think you're all missing the point of these weasel words from Labour.
The sentence in Starmer's head runs "... if I get another term in office". You didn't think he meant right now, did you?
The sentence in Starmer's head runs "... if I get another term in office". You didn't think he meant right now, did you?
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The vast majority of people in the UK hate Brexit.
There should be a nationwide strike in the UK until we rejoin the Single Market.
There should be a nationwide strike in the UK until we rejoin the Single Market.
December 13, 2024 at 4:37 PM
The vast majority of people in the UK hate Brexit.
There should be a nationwide strike in the UK until we rejoin the Single Market.
There should be a nationwide strike in the UK until we rejoin the Single Market.
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Nigel Farage is on BBC Question Time again this evening, the programme which normalised his brand of obnoxious hard right xenophobia. Unsurprisingly the episode isn't coming from Clacton. The BBC has a lot of the blame for the rise of the far right in the UK.
December 3, 2024 at 5:17 PM
Nigel Farage is on BBC Question Time again this evening, the programme which normalised his brand of obnoxious hard right xenophobia. Unsurprisingly the episode isn't coming from Clacton. The BBC has a lot of the blame for the rise of the far right in the UK.
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Unionists in Westminster are making a big deal of voting through a proposal (which will never become law) to use PR in local elections.
Ignoring the detail that it's already used in Scotland.
ballotbox.scot/councils/stv...
Ignoring the detail that it's already used in Scotland.
ballotbox.scot/councils/stv...
The Local STV Voting System Explained
STV – the Quick Explanation Unlike elections to the UK Parliament, but similar to Scottish Parliament elections, Local Elections in Scotland use a system of proportional representation (PR), …
ballotbox.scot
December 4, 2024 at 9:12 AM
Unionists in Westminster are making a big deal of voting through a proposal (which will never become law) to use PR in local elections.
Ignoring the detail that it's already used in Scotland.
ballotbox.scot/councils/stv...
Ignoring the detail that it's already used in Scotland.
ballotbox.scot/councils/stv...
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"Brexit has ruined this country, and now the majority of Britons thinks so too."
RP if you are that majority.
RP if you are that majority.
December 4, 2024 at 2:01 PM
"Brexit has ruined this country, and now the majority of Britons thinks so too."
RP if you are that majority.
RP if you are that majority.
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Scotland doesn't need new nuclear. We have sufficient green energy generation. But only regaining independence let's us block Westminster forcing it on us.
And yet @scottishgreens.org still play games over the budget with @thesnp.bsky.social ? We need a disciplined Indy Bloc.
And yet @scottishgreens.org still play games over the budget with @thesnp.bsky.social ? We need a disciplined Indy Bloc.
Scotland will have nuclear imposed on it whether we want it or not (Torness is an ageing Nuclear Plant😉), to ensure security of supply for North East England. 🤷♂️
www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/2472661...
www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/2472661...
December 4, 2024 at 9:19 AM
Scotland doesn't need new nuclear. We have sufficient green energy generation. But only regaining independence let's us block Westminster forcing it on us.
And yet @scottishgreens.org still play games over the budget with @thesnp.bsky.social ? We need a disciplined Indy Bloc.
And yet @scottishgreens.org still play games over the budget with @thesnp.bsky.social ? We need a disciplined Indy Bloc.
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The only way this could be good is if they get Jigsaw on.
"I want to play a game."
Record breaking views.
"I want to play a game."
Record breaking views.
November 29, 2024 at 4:05 PM
The only way this could be good is if they get Jigsaw on.
"I want to play a game."
Record breaking views.
"I want to play a game."
Record breaking views.
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Scottish Government Winter Fuel Payment
Timeline:
26th Sarwar opposed any universal winter fuel payment.
8th Oct Sarwar voted against reversing winter fuel payment cut.
6th Nov Swinney advises he'll reinstate a winter fuel payment.
8th Nov Sarwar U-turn.
28th BBC credits Sarwar.
Gloves of SNP FFS
Timeline:
26th Sarwar opposed any universal winter fuel payment.
8th Oct Sarwar voted against reversing winter fuel payment cut.
6th Nov Swinney advises he'll reinstate a winter fuel payment.
8th Nov Sarwar U-turn.
28th BBC credits Sarwar.
Gloves of SNP FFS
November 29, 2024 at 12:06 PM
Scottish Government Winter Fuel Payment
Timeline:
26th Sarwar opposed any universal winter fuel payment.
8th Oct Sarwar voted against reversing winter fuel payment cut.
6th Nov Swinney advises he'll reinstate a winter fuel payment.
8th Nov Sarwar U-turn.
28th BBC credits Sarwar.
Gloves of SNP FFS
Timeline:
26th Sarwar opposed any universal winter fuel payment.
8th Oct Sarwar voted against reversing winter fuel payment cut.
6th Nov Swinney advises he'll reinstate a winter fuel payment.
8th Nov Sarwar U-turn.
28th BBC credits Sarwar.
Gloves of SNP FFS
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During the Cost of Living Crisis the big 4 supermarkets Tesco, Asda, Sainsbury's and Morrisons increased the profit they make on every litre of fuel from 2p to 5p.
They have kept it like that, and that is why they have their ridiculous profits.
They have kept it like that, and that is why they have their ridiculous profits.
November 28, 2024 at 5:08 PM
During the Cost of Living Crisis the big 4 supermarkets Tesco, Asda, Sainsbury's and Morrisons increased the profit they make on every litre of fuel from 2p to 5p.
They have kept it like that, and that is why they have their ridiculous profits.
They have kept it like that, and that is why they have their ridiculous profits.
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That's profit from owning the Electricity Transmission that they spend only £150m a year maintaining, and that you used to own only 20 years ago.
Another £100 a year on everyone's bills for their profits.
Another £100 a year on everyone's bills for their profits.
November 28, 2024 at 10:07 PM
That's profit from owning the Electricity Transmission that they spend only £150m a year maintaining, and that you used to own only 20 years ago.
Another £100 a year on everyone's bills for their profits.
Another £100 a year on everyone's bills for their profits.
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The UK Unionist Establishment Propaganda Arm namely the Scottish Press and Broadcasters have gone in all guns blazing to rubbish the Scottish Government's Winter Fuel Payment Initiative to dig Sarwar's Scottish labour out of the shit Starmer dumped him in.
There reasoning are linguistic contortions
There reasoning are linguistic contortions
November 28, 2024 at 8:50 PM
The UK Unionist Establishment Propaganda Arm namely the Scottish Press and Broadcasters have gone in all guns blazing to rubbish the Scottish Government's Winter Fuel Payment Initiative to dig Sarwar's Scottish labour out of the shit Starmer dumped him in.
There reasoning are linguistic contortions
There reasoning are linguistic contortions