Lynne Forgie
@lforgie.bsky.social
Scottish independence is inevitable but could we get a bend oan, eh?
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ISRAEL’S ELBIT ABOUT TO GET A £2bn MINISTRY OF DEFENCE CONTACT!!
Elbit is supplying arms to Israel. It was targeted by protesters whose organisation was subsequently proscribed at the behest of Israel.
STARMER’S GOVERNMENT’S SUPPORT FOR ISRAEL KNOWS NO BOUNDS.
Elbit is supplying arms to Israel. It was targeted by protesters whose organisation was subsequently proscribed at the behest of Israel.
STARMER’S GOVERNMENT’S SUPPORT FOR ISRAEL KNOWS NO BOUNDS.
August 22, 2025 at 12:53 PM
ISRAEL’S ELBIT ABOUT TO GET A £2bn MINISTRY OF DEFENCE CONTACT!!
Elbit is supplying arms to Israel. It was targeted by protesters whose organisation was subsequently proscribed at the behest of Israel.
STARMER’S GOVERNMENT’S SUPPORT FOR ISRAEL KNOWS NO BOUNDS.
Elbit is supplying arms to Israel. It was targeted by protesters whose organisation was subsequently proscribed at the behest of Israel.
STARMER’S GOVERNMENT’S SUPPORT FOR ISRAEL KNOWS NO BOUNDS.
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The UN-backed IPC has found that Gaza now faces famine after 22 months of Israel’s war on the Palestinian territory.
What has led to a famine being confirmed in Gaza?
The UN-backed IPC has found that Gaza now faces famine after 22 months of Israel’s war on the Palestinian territory.
bit.ly
August 22, 2025 at 1:00 PM
The UN-backed IPC has found that Gaza now faces famine after 22 months of Israel’s war on the Palestinian territory.
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Someone tell me, what is the point of being a Labour MP?
What is it for?
What is it for?
Graham Stringer, the MP for Blackley and Middleton South, urged Sir Keir Starmer to leave the European Convention on Human Rights.
archive.ph/u6Snj
archive.ph/u6Snj
August 22, 2025 at 8:53 AM
Someone tell me, what is the point of being a Labour MP?
What is it for?
What is it for?
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A couple of things.
Asylum Seekers can't claim benefits, the money for their accommodation goes straight to the rich Conservative Hotel owners, they can't get Council Houses, and they WANT to work.
Good day.
Asylum Seekers can't claim benefits, the money for their accommodation goes straight to the rich Conservative Hotel owners, they can't get Council Houses, and they WANT to work.
Good day.
May 5, 2025 at 1:13 PM
A couple of things.
Asylum Seekers can't claim benefits, the money for their accommodation goes straight to the rich Conservative Hotel owners, they can't get Council Houses, and they WANT to work.
Good day.
Asylum Seekers can't claim benefits, the money for their accommodation goes straight to the rich Conservative Hotel owners, they can't get Council Houses, and they WANT to work.
Good day.
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Can we make it clear to everyone that the £8m a day Asylum costs do NOT go to Asylum Seekers but straight to rich Conservative Donor 'Hotel' owners.
Like Bibby Stockholm it is a con to give huge amounts of money to Donors for almost nothing.
Like Bibby Stockholm it is a con to give huge amounts of money to Donors for almost nothing.
May 5, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Can we make it clear to everyone that the £8m a day Asylum costs do NOT go to Asylum Seekers but straight to rich Conservative Donor 'Hotel' owners.
Like Bibby Stockholm it is a con to give huge amounts of money to Donors for almost nothing.
Like Bibby Stockholm it is a con to give huge amounts of money to Donors for almost nothing.
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No doubt many people in England are irritated by apparently ‘chippy’ Scots and Welsh who are irritated by the lumping of us in UK news which actually only applies to England, but in fairness we have to put up with this a *lot*. And I mean a *LOT*. Try a mile in our shoes.
April 20, 2025 at 9:42 AM
No doubt many people in England are irritated by apparently ‘chippy’ Scots and Welsh who are irritated by the lumping of us in UK news which actually only applies to England, but in fairness we have to put up with this a *lot*. And I mean a *LOT*. Try a mile in our shoes.
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"𝐒𝐜𝐨𝐭𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐚𝐭 𝐚 𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐬𝐫𝐨𝐚𝐝𝐬.
We’re entering a new world. Power is shifting. Global alliances are being redrawn. And decisions made elsewhere—about trade, about security, about our economy—will define the next 50 years.
...Scotland generates the wealth—but we don’t get to shape the vision."
We’re entering a new world. Power is shifting. Global alliances are being redrawn. And decisions made elsewhere—about trade, about security, about our economy—will define the next 50 years.
...Scotland generates the wealth—but we don’t get to shape the vision."
April 20, 2025 at 9:45 AM
"𝐒𝐜𝐨𝐭𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐚𝐭 𝐚 𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐬𝐫𝐨𝐚𝐝𝐬.
We’re entering a new world. Power is shifting. Global alliances are being redrawn. And decisions made elsewhere—about trade, about security, about our economy—will define the next 50 years.
...Scotland generates the wealth—but we don’t get to shape the vision."
We’re entering a new world. Power is shifting. Global alliances are being redrawn. And decisions made elsewhere—about trade, about security, about our economy—will define the next 50 years.
...Scotland generates the wealth—but we don’t get to shape the vision."
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Ed Balls, "We do 2% of our trade with India, we do less than 20% with the US, we do 50% of our trade with the European Union"
"Surely prioritising trade talks with the European Union to try and break down barriers?"
Lisa Nandy, "We are.. For example music touring"
But no Customs Union 🤷♂️
"Surely prioritising trade talks with the European Union to try and break down barriers?"
Lisa Nandy, "We are.. For example music touring"
But no Customs Union 🤷♂️
April 9, 2025 at 8:25 AM
Ed Balls, "We do 2% of our trade with India, we do less than 20% with the US, we do 50% of our trade with the European Union"
"Surely prioritising trade talks with the European Union to try and break down barriers?"
Lisa Nandy, "We are.. For example music touring"
But no Customs Union 🤷♂️
"Surely prioritising trade talks with the European Union to try and break down barriers?"
Lisa Nandy, "We are.. For example music touring"
But no Customs Union 🤷♂️
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Israel commits a terrible war crime. The evidence for the crime is overwhelming. The Israeli state issues a pack of lies, which the Western media eagerly laps up. In some cases, the lies are comprehensively debunked, but the rebuttal is given inadequate coverage or simply ignored.
Rinse and repeat.
Rinse and repeat.
April 8, 2025 at 10:32 AM
Israel commits a terrible war crime. The evidence for the crime is overwhelming. The Israeli state issues a pack of lies, which the Western media eagerly laps up. In some cases, the lies are comprehensively debunked, but the rebuttal is given inadequate coverage or simply ignored.
Rinse and repeat.
Rinse and repeat.
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The worst catastrophes of history are caused by men who are malevolent, ignorant, and have exceptional wills.
April 7, 2025 at 12:51 PM
The worst catastrophes of history are caused by men who are malevolent, ignorant, and have exceptional wills.
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And yet, she'll still fucking vote for it...
A Scottish Labour MP has said the UK Government’s planned welfare reforms may “harm” constituents who could be “pushed into deeper poverty”. www.holyrood.com/news/view,we...
Welfare reforms could push people into ‘deeper poverty’, says Labour MP Katrina Murray
She is the latest MP to express her concerns about the planned changes to benefits
www.holyrood.com
April 8, 2025 at 9:52 AM
And yet, she'll still fucking vote for it...
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This may sound grim, but it is a colossal underestimate of the impact of 4C heating
Forget 40% poorer - this will leave billions dead and society and economy will have collapsed long before the 4C mark is reached
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Forget 40% poorer - this will leave billions dead and society and economy will have collapsed long before the 4C mark is reached
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Average person will be 40% poorer if world warms by 4C, new research shows
Experts say previous economic models underestimated impact of global heating – as well as likely ‘cascading supply chain disruptions’
www.theguardian.com
April 1, 2025 at 8:54 AM
This may sound grim, but it is a colossal underestimate of the impact of 4C heating
Forget 40% poorer - this will leave billions dead and society and economy will have collapsed long before the 4C mark is reached
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Forget 40% poorer - this will leave billions dead and society and economy will have collapsed long before the 4C mark is reached
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Martin Lewis is spot on here. Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves are waving through price rises across water, energy and council tax today.
Shareholders get billions, we get shafted!
Shareholders get billions, we get shafted!
April 1, 2025 at 9:38 AM
Martin Lewis is spot on here. Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves are waving through price rises across water, energy and council tax today.
Shareholders get billions, we get shafted!
Shareholders get billions, we get shafted!
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Were you a Labour activist during the 2024 elections?
Did you post leaflets like these through people's doors?
Did you hold this leaflet up & point out the 7 pledges that Labour were telling the country would be done differently under their leadership?
Now ask yourself, How do you feel about lying?
Did you post leaflets like these through people's doors?
Did you hold this leaflet up & point out the 7 pledges that Labour were telling the country would be done differently under their leadership?
Now ask yourself, How do you feel about lying?
April 1, 2025 at 4:54 AM
Were you a Labour activist during the 2024 elections?
Did you post leaflets like these through people's doors?
Did you hold this leaflet up & point out the 7 pledges that Labour were telling the country would be done differently under their leadership?
Now ask yourself, How do you feel about lying?
Did you post leaflets like these through people's doors?
Did you hold this leaflet up & point out the 7 pledges that Labour were telling the country would be done differently under their leadership?
Now ask yourself, How do you feel about lying?
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THE TRUE SCALE AND IMPACT OF BENEFIT CUTS FOR ILL AND DISABLED PEOPLE
NEF analysis shows the cuts will hit ill and disabled people by almost £2bn more than what has been widely reported
neweconomics.org/2025/03/the-...
NEF analysis shows the cuts will hit ill and disabled people by almost £2bn more than what has been widely reported
neweconomics.org/2025/03/the-...
The true scale and impact of benefit cuts for ill and disabled people
NEF analysis shows the cuts will hit ill and disabled people by almost £2bn more than what has been widely reported
neweconomics.org
April 1, 2025 at 2:37 PM
THE TRUE SCALE AND IMPACT OF BENEFIT CUTS FOR ILL AND DISABLED PEOPLE
NEF analysis shows the cuts will hit ill and disabled people by almost £2bn more than what has been widely reported
neweconomics.org/2025/03/the-...
NEF analysis shows the cuts will hit ill and disabled people by almost £2bn more than what has been widely reported
neweconomics.org/2025/03/the-...
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🚨 Not an April Fools joke: Household bills are going up by more than inflation (2.8%), while social security support rises by JUST 1.7%.
People are already struggling. More people will be at risk of needing a food bank.
It doesn’t have to be this way. The government CAN change this. #AwfulApril
People are already struggling. More people will be at risk of needing a food bank.
It doesn’t have to be this way. The government CAN change this. #AwfulApril
April 1, 2025 at 1:14 PM
🚨 Not an April Fools joke: Household bills are going up by more than inflation (2.8%), while social security support rises by JUST 1.7%.
People are already struggling. More people will be at risk of needing a food bank.
It doesn’t have to be this way. The government CAN change this. #AwfulApril
People are already struggling. More people will be at risk of needing a food bank.
It doesn’t have to be this way. The government CAN change this. #AwfulApril
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Millions of Britons brace for across-the-board bill rises in ‘awful April’.
Unchecked profiteering destroying lives. 16m people live in poverty. More will be added by benefit cuts. Wages taxed at higher rate than wealth.
1% have more wealth than 70% of the population combined.
Unchecked profiteering destroying lives. 16m people live in poverty. More will be added by benefit cuts. Wages taxed at higher rate than wealth.
1% have more wealth than 70% of the population combined.
Millions of Britons brace for across-the-board bill rises in ‘awful April’
Ministers urged to act as energy, water, car tax, TV licences and a string of other increases squeeze households
www.theguardian.com
April 1, 2025 at 6:37 AM
Millions of Britons brace for across-the-board bill rises in ‘awful April’.
Unchecked profiteering destroying lives. 16m people live in poverty. More will be added by benefit cuts. Wages taxed at higher rate than wealth.
1% have more wealth than 70% of the population combined.
Unchecked profiteering destroying lives. 16m people live in poverty. More will be added by benefit cuts. Wages taxed at higher rate than wealth.
1% have more wealth than 70% of the population combined.
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Major Donor to Reform U.K. Party Sold Parts Used In Weapons to Russian Supplier.
Sold almost $2m worth of transmitters, cockpit equipment, antennas and other sensitive technology to a major supplier of Moscow’s blacklisted state weapons agency.
archive.ph/BTca8
Sold almost $2m worth of transmitters, cockpit equipment, antennas and other sensitive technology to a major supplier of Moscow’s blacklisted state weapons agency.
archive.ph/BTca8
Major Donor to Reform U.K. Party Sold Parts Used In Weapons to Russian Supplier
The aerospace company H.R. Smith Group was an early backer of the party after Nigel Farage became leader. Reform has faced criticism over comments seen as supporting Moscow.
www.nytimes.com
April 1, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Major Donor to Reform U.K. Party Sold Parts Used In Weapons to Russian Supplier.
Sold almost $2m worth of transmitters, cockpit equipment, antennas and other sensitive technology to a major supplier of Moscow’s blacklisted state weapons agency.
archive.ph/BTca8
Sold almost $2m worth of transmitters, cockpit equipment, antennas and other sensitive technology to a major supplier of Moscow’s blacklisted state weapons agency.
archive.ph/BTca8
🤯
Black men embracing white supremacy is still a wild sight, but Kanye isn’t the first and he won’t be the last
Kanye’s KKK costume proves Black men aren’t immune to being radicalised
www.independent.co.uk
April 1, 2025 at 9:32 AM
🤯
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BREAKING: Sir Keir Starmer has explained he is unfortunately unable to nationalise water because he his wealthy donors won't allow him to x
March 31, 2025 at 10:12 AM
BREAKING: Sir Keir Starmer has explained he is unfortunately unable to nationalise water because he his wealthy donors won't allow him to x
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Death toll of journalists in Gaza rises to 209 after Israeli strike - https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/death-toll-journalists-gaza-rises-209-after-israeli-strike
Death toll of journalists in Gaza rises to 209 after Israeli strike
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<div class="field field-field-text"><p data-end="87" data-start="0">The Government Media Office in Gaza says the number of journalists killed in the war has climbed to 209, following the death of Palestinian journalist Mohammed al-Bardawil.</p>
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April 1, 2025 at 9:04 AM
Death toll of journalists in Gaza rises to 209 after Israeli strike - https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/death-toll-journalists-gaza-rises-209-after-israeli-strike
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If this was happening in Scotland the BBC and the rest of the corporate media would be demanding that the SNP must answer and Swinney must resign. One 'news' for England, another for Scotland. That's their ongoing plan.
April 1, 2025 at 8:31 AM
If this was happening in Scotland the BBC and the rest of the corporate media would be demanding that the SNP must answer and Swinney must resign. One 'news' for England, another for Scotland. That's their ongoing plan.
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March 30, 2025 at 7:18 PM
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Shortly after insisting she believes in a "rules based" global order, Kemi Badenoch then says the UK will "probably have to leave" the ECHR and says the Conservatives will now "work on" a policy of doing so
February 25, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Shortly after insisting she believes in a "rules based" global order, Kemi Badenoch then says the UK will "probably have to leave" the ECHR and says the Conservatives will now "work on" a policy of doing so