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Alistair McLean
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Stay in a wee cottage on the Scottish coast hoping one day independence will create a progressive, inclusive society for all. We're aw Jock Tamson's bairns.
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November 29, 2025 at 7:41 PM
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Scotland’s future is up to people who live in Scotland, not Rachel Reeves, Keir Starmer or any other Westminster politician.
November 27, 2025 at 6:13 PM
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Can someone please get this onto Twitter/X? I don’t know if it’s doing the rounds there or not! petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Petition: Call a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy
We are concerned about reported efforts from Russia to influence democracy in the US, UK, Europe and elsewhere. We believe we must establish the depth and breadth of possible Russian influence campaig...
petition.parliament.uk
November 23, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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November 14, 2025 at 5:46 PM
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November 14, 2025 at 9:45 AM
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Epstein survivor: “It strikes me as odd that this was a campaign promise of Trump, and he has backpedaled on that...

This is an issue that has been highly politicized when it's not a political issue whatsoever.”

I think we all know why the White House has politicized this.
November 12, 2025 at 7:21 PM
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In case you missed it: *of course* the guy who wrote the BBC memo was a paid lobbyist.
🧵On our revelations today about the BBC Coup and the Prescott Dossier.

The leaked ‘BBC Bias’ memo Trump used to attack the BBC was authored by Michael Prescott — a Hanover lobbyist paid by US tech/media giants tied to Trump. Full story: bylinetimes.com/2025/11/11/b... 1/12
'BBC Bias' Memo Was Authored by Lobbyist Tied to Pro-Trump Tech Giants
The leaked memo that fuelled Trump’s attack on the BBC was written by a lobbyist at a firm paid by US tech giants tied to the President
bylinetimes.com
November 12, 2025 at 10:42 AM
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Off you fuck then, Twat-face
November 6, 2025 at 5:25 PM
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To assist both the morons at the BBC and the idiot installed as the Daily Telegraph’s executive editor, here’s Wikipedia with a handy definition of democratic socialism … en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democra...
November 6, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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Vital piece of investigative reporting from Sky. They've uncovered the X algorithm which feeds users extremist right wing material from the moment they join the site. It is a far-right radicalisation engine, by design.

news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
Elon Musk is boosting the British right - and this shows how
Elon Musk is boosting the British right - and this shows how
news.sky.com
November 6, 2025 at 7:23 AM
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Absolute classic

Bravo
October 27, 2025 at 5:43 PM
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Farage: epic grifter
October 27, 2025 at 12:45 PM
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October 26, 2025 at 9:49 AM
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From the Archives. February 2021.
October 22, 2025 at 3:14 PM
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October 18, 2025 at 9:58 AM
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I have a Bluesky block finger faster than a gunslinger in Tombstone circa 1888

We put up with shit-talking on Twitter too much. Just shut the fuckers down so we never have to hear from them again. It's the only way to keep this site half-way sane and useable

No tolerance for wanks: that's my motto
October 17, 2025 at 10:31 AM
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Keep it under your hat.

#ReformRussianBribes
October 18, 2025 at 5:25 AM
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October 16, 2025 at 6:14 PM
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October 14, 2025 at 5:32 PM
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October 14, 2025 at 6:22 PM
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This Is Fascism
October 12, 2025 at 1:43 AM
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October 6, 2025 at 5:17 PM
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October 5, 2025 at 7:36 PM
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October 5, 2025 at 9:06 AM
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October 2, 2025 at 2:42 AM