Ron Dickinson
@rondickinson.bsky.social
#ScottishIndependence #CND & Partick Thistle
Rock Music & Science
Retired Semicon Ops Manager
Rock Music & Science
Retired Semicon Ops Manager
#Liebour UK
Cannot afford
To address #ChildPoverty
To fix energy bills
#WinterFuelPayment
#WASPI reparations
Eliminate #TwoChildLimit / #RapeClause or #BedroomTax
#OverseasAid
Address #ClimateChange
CAN afford
Nuclear-armed fighter jets
WMD's & #Trident replacement
Billions spent but missiles USA
Cannot afford
To address #ChildPoverty
To fix energy bills
#WinterFuelPayment
#WASPI reparations
Eliminate #TwoChildLimit / #RapeClause or #BedroomTax
#OverseasAid
Address #ClimateChange
CAN afford
Nuclear-armed fighter jets
WMD's & #Trident replacement
Billions spent but missiles USA
Britain's high-profile purchase of fighter jets armed with nuclear bombs is a primarily political move which gives the country no obvious military advantage, a new report has warned
RAF nuclear fighter jet purchase 'is £1bn thank you to Uncle Sam'
www.thenational.scot
November 7, 2025 at 10:58 AM
#Liebour UK
Cannot afford
To address #ChildPoverty
To fix energy bills
#WinterFuelPayment
#WASPI reparations
Eliminate #TwoChildLimit / #RapeClause or #BedroomTax
#OverseasAid
Address #ClimateChange
CAN afford
Nuclear-armed fighter jets
WMD's & #Trident replacement
Billions spent but missiles USA
Cannot afford
To address #ChildPoverty
To fix energy bills
#WinterFuelPayment
#WASPI reparations
Eliminate #TwoChildLimit / #RapeClause or #BedroomTax
#OverseasAid
Address #ClimateChange
CAN afford
Nuclear-armed fighter jets
WMD's & #Trident replacement
Billions spent but missiles USA
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Britain's high-profile purchase of fighter jets armed with nuclear bombs is a primarily political move which gives the country no obvious military advantage, a new report has warned
RAF nuclear fighter jet purchase 'is £1bn thank you to Uncle Sam'
www.thenational.scot
November 6, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Britain's high-profile purchase of fighter jets armed with nuclear bombs is a primarily political move which gives the country no obvious military advantage, a new report has warned
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A billboard campaign is aiming to raise awareness of the royal family’s multi-million pound cash cow property hoardings
'Ditch the Duchies' campaign seeks to expose 'royal scam' that lines King's pockets
www.thenational.scot
November 6, 2025 at 8:46 PM
A billboard campaign is aiming to raise awareness of the royal family’s multi-million pound cash cow property hoardings
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The SNP have promised a 'bold, optimistic vision for Scotland’s future' as Friday marks six months until the 2026 Holyrood election
'A better future in Scotland’s hands’: SNP set out vision for 2026 Holyrood vote
www.thenational.scot
November 7, 2025 at 10:24 AM
The SNP have promised a 'bold, optimistic vision for Scotland’s future' as Friday marks six months until the 2026 Holyrood election
So do Avanti now sue (publicly owned because it never worked when privatised) #NetworkRail?
Network Rail have issued an update after a train derailed when it struck a landslide at 80mph
Network Rail issue update on line reopening after train derailment
www.thenational.scot
November 4, 2025 at 3:49 PM
So do Avanti now sue (publicly owned because it never worked when privatised) #NetworkRail?
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Alan Bates agrees multi-million-pound payout over Post Office scandal.
Great news. All victims deserve a just settlement.
No contribution to compensation made by the Post Office, its execs; Fujitsu, lawyers, accountants, advisers.
No one prosecuted for hounding innocent people. Will they ever be?
Great news. All victims deserve a just settlement.
No contribution to compensation made by the Post Office, its execs; Fujitsu, lawyers, accountants, advisers.
No one prosecuted for hounding innocent people. Will they ever be?
Sir Alan Bates agrees multimillion-pound settlement over Post Office scandal
Government settles claim from former post office operator more than 20 years after he began his campaign for justice
www.theguardian.com
November 4, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Alan Bates agrees multi-million-pound payout over Post Office scandal.
Great news. All victims deserve a just settlement.
No contribution to compensation made by the Post Office, its execs; Fujitsu, lawyers, accountants, advisers.
No one prosecuted for hounding innocent people. Will they ever be?
Great news. All victims deserve a just settlement.
No contribution to compensation made by the Post Office, its execs; Fujitsu, lawyers, accountants, advisers.
No one prosecuted for hounding innocent people. Will they ever be?
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Bloody foreigners coming over here and saving peoples lives.
November 4, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Bloody foreigners coming over here and saving peoples lives.
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Rising bills. Falling living standards. The UK economic model is broken.
Independence is the fresh start for Scotland - so we can build a wealthier, fairer nation shaped by the people who live here.
🏴👉 yes.scot/decide
Independence is the fresh start for Scotland - so we can build a wealthier, fairer nation shaped by the people who live here.
🏴👉 yes.scot/decide
October 8, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Rising bills. Falling living standards. The UK economic model is broken.
Independence is the fresh start for Scotland - so we can build a wealthier, fairer nation shaped by the people who live here.
🏴👉 yes.scot/decide
Independence is the fresh start for Scotland - so we can build a wealthier, fairer nation shaped by the people who live here.
🏴👉 yes.scot/decide
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The full interview with @georgemonbiot.bsky.social is also up on Democracy for Sale's YouTube - which I'd recommend subscribing to!
George is such an articulate, passionate voice about who money corrupts democracy - and what needs to happen to change it. Must watch
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7JHO...
George is such an articulate, passionate voice about who money corrupts democracy - and what needs to happen to change it. Must watch
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7JHO...
Inside the Tony Blair Institute: Larry Ellison’s Money, NHS Data, and Democracy at Risk
YouTube video by Democracy for Sale
www.youtube.com
September 27, 2025 at 5:04 PM
The full interview with @georgemonbiot.bsky.social is also up on Democracy for Sale's YouTube - which I'd recommend subscribing to!
George is such an articulate, passionate voice about who money corrupts democracy - and what needs to happen to change it. Must watch
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7JHO...
George is such an articulate, passionate voice about who money corrupts democracy - and what needs to happen to change it. Must watch
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7JHO...
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Scottish Labour introduced quasi feudal tiers of membership. Encompassed in the 'Thistle Network' of 3 orders of merit.
Silver £1,000 per year
Gold £3,500 per year
Platinum £8,000 per year
Each level gets increasing benefits, access and influence
How very Scottish Labour.
How very unsocialist
Silver £1,000 per year
Gold £3,500 per year
Platinum £8,000 per year
Each level gets increasing benefits, access and influence
How very Scottish Labour.
How very unsocialist
October 1, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Scottish Labour introduced quasi feudal tiers of membership. Encompassed in the 'Thistle Network' of 3 orders of merit.
Silver £1,000 per year
Gold £3,500 per year
Platinum £8,000 per year
Each level gets increasing benefits, access and influence
How very Scottish Labour.
How very unsocialist
Silver £1,000 per year
Gold £3,500 per year
Platinum £8,000 per year
Each level gets increasing benefits, access and influence
How very Scottish Labour.
How very unsocialist
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#GoVegan - and save the planet
"Today, we clear a soccer field’s worth of tropical forest every six seconds, a loss dramatically worsened by humanity’s growing hunger for meat"
Wean ourselves off meat now, or the switch to a Pliocene climate that's locked in will do it for us
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Wean ourselves off meat now, or the switch to a Pliocene climate that's locked in will do it for us
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Meat is a leading emissions source – but few outlets report on it, analysis finds
Sentient Media reveals less than 4% of climate news stories mention animal agriculture as source of carbon emissions
www.theguardian.com
October 1, 2025 at 6:28 PM
#GoVegan - and save the planet
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"Like so many of these so-called think tanks, the Tony Blair Institute dances to the tune of its funders"
Was so great to talk about Blair, Larry Ellison, Keir Stamer and corporate capture with @georgemonbiot.bsky.social on Democracy for Sale
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/george-mon...
Was so great to talk about Blair, Larry Ellison, Keir Stamer and corporate capture with @georgemonbiot.bsky.social on Democracy for Sale
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/george-mon...
George Monbiot on Blair, Starmer and the capture of democracy
I spoke with the celebrated journalist and activist about ‘junk tanks’, dark money - and how we can fight back
democracyforsale.substack.com
September 27, 2025 at 5:04 PM
"Like so many of these so-called think tanks, the Tony Blair Institute dances to the tune of its funders"
Was so great to talk about Blair, Larry Ellison, Keir Stamer and corporate capture with @georgemonbiot.bsky.social on Democracy for Sale
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/george-mon...
Was so great to talk about Blair, Larry Ellison, Keir Stamer and corporate capture with @georgemonbiot.bsky.social on Democracy for Sale
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/george-mon...
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Revealed: the arms industry bosses, executives at major polluters and senior bankers overseeing government departments:
open.substack.com/pub/abolishw... <- by me
open.substack.com/pub/abolishw... <- by me
REVEALED: The big polluter and arms industry bosses overseeing government departments
Two in three Whitehall department non-executive directors have corporate backgrounds - and only one is a trade unionist - analysis released ahead of Labour conference reveals.
open.substack.com
September 29, 2025 at 5:59 AM
Revealed: the arms industry bosses, executives at major polluters and senior bankers overseeing government departments:
open.substack.com/pub/abolishw... <- by me
open.substack.com/pub/abolishw... <- by me
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What has Yvette Cooper’s proscription of Palestine Action done to this country?
Beyond absurd. It’s extreme authoritarianism. These police should be arresting rapists & crooks, not neglecting those duties to spend time arresting citizens standing against genocide.
It undermines police and the law.
Beyond absurd. It’s extreme authoritarianism. These police should be arresting rapists & crooks, not neglecting those duties to spend time arresting citizens standing against genocide.
It undermines police and the law.
September 29, 2025 at 6:22 AM
What has Yvette Cooper’s proscription of Palestine Action done to this country?
Beyond absurd. It’s extreme authoritarianism. These police should be arresting rapists & crooks, not neglecting those duties to spend time arresting citizens standing against genocide.
It undermines police and the law.
Beyond absurd. It’s extreme authoritarianism. These police should be arresting rapists & crooks, not neglecting those duties to spend time arresting citizens standing against genocide.
It undermines police and the law.
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Since privatisation England's water companies paid £88.4bn in dividends.
90% of water companies owned by foreign investors/govts.
90% of dividend not recirculated in the UK economy. No UK tax paid on dividends.
Public ownership would make a difference.
90% of water companies owned by foreign investors/govts.
90% of dividend not recirculated in the UK economy. No UK tax paid on dividends.
Public ownership would make a difference.
If the government wants economic growth it must bring essential industries into public ownership
Successive governments clobber households and small businesses by hiking interest rates to manage inflation, but don’t inconvenience corporations.
leftfootforward.org
September 30, 2025 at 8:22 AM
Since privatisation England's water companies paid £88.4bn in dividends.
90% of water companies owned by foreign investors/govts.
90% of dividend not recirculated in the UK economy. No UK tax paid on dividends.
Public ownership would make a difference.
90% of water companies owned by foreign investors/govts.
90% of dividend not recirculated in the UK economy. No UK tax paid on dividends.
Public ownership would make a difference.
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Delighted that our Housing Bill was just passed by the Scottish Parliament.
It will deliver a fairer deal for tenants - more affordable rents, safer homes, stronger protections.
It will help prevent homelessness, and ultimately, change lives.
And it will bring new investment in housing.
It will deliver a fairer deal for tenants - more affordable rents, safer homes, stronger protections.
It will help prevent homelessness, and ultimately, change lives.
And it will bring new investment in housing.
September 30, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Delighted that our Housing Bill was just passed by the Scottish Parliament.
It will deliver a fairer deal for tenants - more affordable rents, safer homes, stronger protections.
It will help prevent homelessness, and ultimately, change lives.
And it will bring new investment in housing.
It will deliver a fairer deal for tenants - more affordable rents, safer homes, stronger protections.
It will help prevent homelessness, and ultimately, change lives.
And it will bring new investment in housing.
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Today, energy bills increase again across the UK.
Labour said they’d fix this - but on their watch, our energy bills are going up.
With independence, we can use our energy wealth to benefit people and bring bills down. That’s the fresh start Scotland needs. 🏴
Labour said they’d fix this - but on their watch, our energy bills are going up.
With independence, we can use our energy wealth to benefit people and bring bills down. That’s the fresh start Scotland needs. 🏴
October 1, 2025 at 8:24 AM
Today, energy bills increase again across the UK.
Labour said they’d fix this - but on their watch, our energy bills are going up.
With independence, we can use our energy wealth to benefit people and bring bills down. That’s the fresh start Scotland needs. 🏴
Labour said they’d fix this - but on their watch, our energy bills are going up.
With independence, we can use our energy wealth to benefit people and bring bills down. That’s the fresh start Scotland needs. 🏴
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🇬🇧 Her Toryness Michelle Mone of Cornton Vale🎖️🇬🇧
a piggy doll is behind bars and looking through them
ALT: a piggy doll is behind bars and looking through them
media.tenor.com
October 1, 2025 at 5:22 PM
🇬🇧 Her Toryness Michelle Mone of Cornton Vale🎖️🇬🇧
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Israeli quadcopters shooting children.
And our government continues to materially supporting Israel every day.
Even as Israel rejects a two state solution, votes to fully annex the West Bank, and murders more doctors, nurses, journalists, children.
And our government continues to assist it.
And our government continues to materially supporting Israel every day.
Even as Israel rejects a two state solution, votes to fully annex the West Bank, and murders more doctors, nurses, journalists, children.
And our government continues to assist it.
October 1, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Israeli quadcopters shooting children.
And our government continues to materially supporting Israel every day.
Even as Israel rejects a two state solution, votes to fully annex the West Bank, and murders more doctors, nurses, journalists, children.
And our government continues to assist it.
And our government continues to materially supporting Israel every day.
Even as Israel rejects a two state solution, votes to fully annex the West Bank, and murders more doctors, nurses, journalists, children.
And our government continues to assist it.
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It's her own fault, I have zero sympathy for Michelle Mone, but she's in the headlines now because she's always chased the headlines.
However, she is the tip of the VIP lane iceberg, most of them connected to the Tory Party. Utter corruption.
Read these 8 pages from The Decade In Tory
1/2
However, she is the tip of the VIP lane iceberg, most of them connected to the Tory Party. Utter corruption.
Read these 8 pages from The Decade In Tory
1/2
October 1, 2025 at 1:26 PM
It's her own fault, I have zero sympathy for Michelle Mone, but she's in the headlines now because she's always chased the headlines.
However, she is the tip of the VIP lane iceberg, most of them connected to the Tory Party. Utter corruption.
Read these 8 pages from The Decade In Tory
1/2
However, she is the tip of the VIP lane iceberg, most of them connected to the Tory Party. Utter corruption.
Read these 8 pages from The Decade In Tory
1/2
