Leah Stalker
@leahstalker.bsky.social
Trade unionist, nature and yoga loving person. Getting into construction 🪚🔨 she/her
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The "because Anas Sarwar asked us to" line was very silly, and the SNP will rightly make hay over it. The Barnett formula delivers additional revenues to ScotGov automatically when related spending happens in the UK. What UKGov ought to be ramming home is that ScotGov must spend it more wisely.
November 26, 2025 at 1:08 PM
The "because Anas Sarwar asked us to" line was very silly, and the SNP will rightly make hay over it. The Barnett formula delivers additional revenues to ScotGov automatically when related spending happens in the UK. What UKGov ought to be ramming home is that ScotGov must spend it more wisely.
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"If the BBC does settle, how would it sell to the licence-fee payer that we have made Donald Trump richer?"
"Fearless journalism is what terrifies politicians, and it must not be cowed"
www.thenewsagents.co.uk/article/if-t...
"Fearless journalism is what terrifies politicians, and it must not be cowed"
www.thenewsagents.co.uk/article/if-t...
'If the BBC backs down to Trump, it doesn’t deserve to survive’ | The News Agents
What’s the next move for the BBC, after Donald Trump’s threat to sue the broadcaster for a billion dollars – and why what it decides will influence much more than its own future.
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November 12, 2025 at 7:30 AM
"If the BBC does settle, how would it sell to the licence-fee payer that we have made Donald Trump richer?"
"Fearless journalism is what terrifies politicians, and it must not be cowed"
www.thenewsagents.co.uk/article/if-t...
"Fearless journalism is what terrifies politicians, and it must not be cowed"
www.thenewsagents.co.uk/article/if-t...
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"He invokes white faces. He is the one who chooses this as his metric."
Robert Jenrick defended his comment about not seeing "another white face" in a Birmingham area, saying he was only criticising the lack of integration, not focusing on skin colour
Robert Jenrick defended his comment about not seeing "another white face" in a Birmingham area, saying he was only criticising the lack of integration, not focusing on skin colour
'Jenrick's 'white faces' comment would have once been enough to get an MP sacked' | The News Agents
Robert Jenrick has defended comments made in March 2025 about the lack of white people in an area of Birmingham he visited – and Tory colleagues have rallied to back him. But do his comments make…
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October 8, 2025 at 6:00 AM
"He invokes white faces. He is the one who chooses this as his metric."
Robert Jenrick defended his comment about not seeing "another white face" in a Birmingham area, saying he was only criticising the lack of integration, not focusing on skin colour
Robert Jenrick defended his comment about not seeing "another white face" in a Birmingham area, saying he was only criticising the lack of integration, not focusing on skin colour
Trans people are protected under the law from direct and indirect discrimination.
April 16, 2025 at 9:16 AM
Trans people are protected under the law from direct and indirect discrimination.
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this is why even I"m quite frightened of the Scottish press pack, also it should be used in training for young journalists
Richard Tice came to Glasgow today to reveal Reform UK’s latest defectors. It did not go well. Got stuck when the Daily Mail’s Tom Gordon asked him for their names.
March 6, 2025 at 7:58 PM
this is why even I"m quite frightened of the Scottish press pack, also it should be used in training for young journalists
Omg what have I just seen? Trump has the nuclear codes. We’re actually done
February 28, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Omg what have I just seen? Trump has the nuclear codes. We’re actually done
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Supporting trans rights does not mean opposing women's rights.
Supporting women's rights does not mean opposing trans rights.
Please think about whose interests it serves to turn those who should be allies against misogyny and transphobia into each others' enemies instead.
#LGBWithTheT #always
Supporting women's rights does not mean opposing trans rights.
Please think about whose interests it serves to turn those who should be allies against misogyny and transphobia into each others' enemies instead.
#LGBWithTheT #always
November 20, 2024 at 3:00 PM
Supporting trans rights does not mean opposing women's rights.
Supporting women's rights does not mean opposing trans rights.
Please think about whose interests it serves to turn those who should be allies against misogyny and transphobia into each others' enemies instead.
#LGBWithTheT #always
Supporting women's rights does not mean opposing trans rights.
Please think about whose interests it serves to turn those who should be allies against misogyny and transphobia into each others' enemies instead.
#LGBWithTheT #always
The medical staff involved here should be barred from their respective registers and never work in healthcare again. Barbaric treatment of young people who needed compassion and support.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Teenage psychiatric patients told they are 'pathetic and disgusting'
A BBC investigation finds some nurses were verbally abusive and cruel towards unwell teenagers.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 10, 2025 at 7:49 AM
The medical staff involved here should be barred from their respective registers and never work in healthcare again. Barbaric treatment of young people who needed compassion and support.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Chilly but beautiful few days in Strathglass. This is the river Glass *after* the high water levels of Hogmanay.
Damage from beavers illegally released, visible along the riverbank in some places too.
Damage from beavers illegally released, visible along the riverbank in some places too.
January 3, 2025 at 7:32 AM
Chilly but beautiful few days in Strathglass. This is the river Glass *after* the high water levels of Hogmanay.
Damage from beavers illegally released, visible along the riverbank in some places too.
Damage from beavers illegally released, visible along the riverbank in some places too.
Bracing start to 2025 out feeding the cows. Best wishes to all of you for a good new year
January 1, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Bracing start to 2025 out feeding the cows. Best wishes to all of you for a good new year
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"from the epidemic in loneliness to the crumbling of communities, the erosion of social capital goes a long way to explaining some of our greatest scourges....If the UK could achieve Scandinavian levels of trust, this could add £100bn per year to our growth"
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Counting the cost of bowling alone
Malign neglect of social capital sowed the seeds of many of our largest problems
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December 7, 2024 at 1:05 PM
"from the epidemic in loneliness to the crumbling of communities, the erosion of social capital goes a long way to explaining some of our greatest scourges....If the UK could achieve Scandinavian levels of trust, this could add £100bn per year to our growth"
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Crumble topping baked. I’ll see everyone in March ok?
November 23, 2024 at 12:38 PM
Crumble topping baked. I’ll see everyone in March ok?
Definitely getting too old for another social media platform. Praying this is my last 🤞🌱
November 18, 2024 at 9:22 PM
Definitely getting too old for another social media platform. Praying this is my last 🤞🌱