Scotty Doug
@scottydoug.bsky.social
Indy all the way. Scottish NEVER British.
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Here, in 60 seconds, are 5 things we’re delivering for you. 🏴
June 27, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Here, in 60 seconds, are 5 things we’re delivering for you. 🏴
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list of MPs that did not sign the rebel amendment are 👇
June 25, 2025 at 1:44 PM
list of MPs that did not sign the rebel amendment are 👇
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“A national memorial to Queen Elizabeth II could cost as much as £46m “
You read this right £46M !!!
That tells you where the priorities of Britian lies.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
You read this right £46M !!!
That tells you where the priorities of Britian lies.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Elizabeth II: St James's Park memorial could cost up to £46m
The project will aim to create "an emotionally powerful place", with celebratory spaces as well as areas to encourage reflection, and a standalone monument.
www.bbc.com
June 25, 2025 at 11:38 AM
“A national memorial to Queen Elizabeth II could cost as much as £46m “
You read this right £46M !!!
That tells you where the priorities of Britian lies.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
You read this right £46M !!!
That tells you where the priorities of Britian lies.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Unauthorised migrants in UK: pleased @pewresearch.org have *finally* corrected & revised their estimate.
JOURNALISTS PLEASE NOTE:
When Reform/Matt Goodwin/Telegraph refer to "1.2 illegal migrants", it's a discredited number that *includes legal residents*.
www.pewresearch.org/global/fact-...
JOURNALISTS PLEASE NOTE:
When Reform/Matt Goodwin/Telegraph refer to "1.2 illegal migrants", it's a discredited number that *includes legal residents*.
www.pewresearch.org/global/fact-...
June 25, 2025 at 10:51 AM
Unauthorised migrants in UK: pleased @pewresearch.org have *finally* corrected & revised their estimate.
JOURNALISTS PLEASE NOTE:
When Reform/Matt Goodwin/Telegraph refer to "1.2 illegal migrants", it's a discredited number that *includes legal residents*.
www.pewresearch.org/global/fact-...
JOURNALISTS PLEASE NOTE:
When Reform/Matt Goodwin/Telegraph refer to "1.2 illegal migrants", it's a discredited number that *includes legal residents*.
www.pewresearch.org/global/fact-...
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“We will have fund-raisers in the US, in Monaco, and we will have huge fund-raisers in the UAE, where we have an expat community there who are unhappy with the amount of regulation and tax in the UK.”
Nick Candy
Let’s not forget this…
Nick Candy
Let’s not forget this…
Nigel Farage's Reform UK Funded by Tax Haven Linked Firms as Party Seeks Tax Exile Donors
The party is seeking overseas funding from those who are "unhappy with the amount of regulation and tax in the UK"
bylinetimes.com
June 24, 2025 at 12:41 PM
“We will have fund-raisers in the US, in Monaco, and we will have huge fund-raisers in the UAE, where we have an expat community there who are unhappy with the amount of regulation and tax in the UK.”
Nick Candy
Let’s not forget this…
Nick Candy
Let’s not forget this…
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Labour group leader Anas Sarwar has supported the UK Government's planned cuts
See the full list of Labour MPs rebelling on UK welfare and Pip cuts 👇
www.thenational.scot/news/2526178...
See the full list of Labour MPs rebelling on UK welfare and Pip cuts 👇
www.thenational.scot/news/2526178...
Scottish Labour MPs set to rebel on UK welfare reform – see the full list
MORE than 100 Labour MPs have lined up to oppose the UK Government’s proposed changes to disability benefits ...
www.thenational.scot
June 24, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Labour group leader Anas Sarwar has supported the UK Government's planned cuts
See the full list of Labour MPs rebelling on UK welfare and Pip cuts 👇
www.thenational.scot/news/2526178...
See the full list of Labour MPs rebelling on UK welfare and Pip cuts 👇
www.thenational.scot/news/2526178...
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More than half the UK population regret Brexit, (70% in Scotland) yet the Beeb keep pushing this nutter
56% of the public now want the UK to rejoin the EU
Most Britons say they would support rejoining the EU ahead of Brexit vote anniversary
A majority of the public now regret the vote to leave.
leftfootforward.org
June 23, 2025 at 4:17 PM
More than half the UK population regret Brexit, (70% in Scotland) yet the Beeb keep pushing this nutter
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Reform UK is proposing a "Britannia card" that would let wealthy foreigners pay a £250k fee to move to the UK, and live here exempt from all tax on their foreign assets
What they don't say: it would cost the UK £34bn
Report here, and thread below: buff.ly/gpe2Dpf
What they don't say: it would cost the UK £34bn
Report here, and thread below: buff.ly/gpe2Dpf
June 23, 2025 at 8:13 AM
Reform UK is proposing a "Britannia card" that would let wealthy foreigners pay a £250k fee to move to the UK, and live here exempt from all tax on their foreign assets
What they don't say: it would cost the UK £34bn
Report here, and thread below: buff.ly/gpe2Dpf
What they don't say: it would cost the UK £34bn
Report here, and thread below: buff.ly/gpe2Dpf
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Faragonomics
* Exploit the desperation of the poor with the lure of a bribe.
* Enable massive tax avoidance by the wealthiest (including self).
* Hope no-one realises that the sums don’t add up and will lead to public service cuts, hurting the poorest the most.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
* Exploit the desperation of the poor with the lure of a bribe.
* Enable massive tax avoidance by the wealthiest (including self).
* Hope no-one realises that the sums don’t add up and will lead to public service cuts, hurting the poorest the most.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Reform unveils plan to top up poorest workers from £250,000 fee on rich UK newcomers
Nigel Farage will outline Britannia Card policy that could give the low paid £600 to £1,000 extra a year
www.theguardian.com
June 23, 2025 at 5:54 AM
Faragonomics
* Exploit the desperation of the poor with the lure of a bribe.
* Enable massive tax avoidance by the wealthiest (including self).
* Hope no-one realises that the sums don’t add up and will lead to public service cuts, hurting the poorest the most.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
* Exploit the desperation of the poor with the lure of a bribe.
* Enable massive tax avoidance by the wealthiest (including self).
* Hope no-one realises that the sums don’t add up and will lead to public service cuts, hurting the poorest the most.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Farage has a plan to increase migration into the UK at cost to everyone already living here - and he obviously thinks we're daft enough to fall for it. www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/06...
Farage is planning to boost migration into the UK at cost to the poor
Reform has come up with one of the most stupid tax proposals I have ever heard of. As The Guardian summarises it:
Reform UK are to offer wealthy foreigners and returning British expats a bespoke tax ...
www.taxresearch.org.uk
June 23, 2025 at 6:23 AM
Farage has a plan to increase migration into the UK at cost to everyone already living here - and he obviously thinks we're daft enough to fall for it. www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/06...
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There's bare-faced lying
and lying by omission
at which the BBC excels
every hour of every day
Via People's Chancellor
and lying by omission
at which the BBC excels
every hour of every day
Via People's Chancellor
June 21, 2025 at 8:55 AM
There's bare-faced lying
and lying by omission
at which the BBC excels
every hour of every day
Via People's Chancellor
and lying by omission
at which the BBC excels
every hour of every day
Via People's Chancellor
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This is the same tory councillor that shut down lgbt events at a Norwich library because it had a sign up saying it was lgbt+ welcoming.
She is, without a doubt, a heinous skank.
She is, without a doubt, a heinous skank.
So far, so Tory 🤷♀️
www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news...
www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news...
June 21, 2025 at 8:54 AM
This is the same tory councillor that shut down lgbt events at a Norwich library because it had a sign up saying it was lgbt+ welcoming.
She is, without a doubt, a heinous skank.
She is, without a doubt, a heinous skank.
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🔴Resignations, Cancelled Meetings and Culture Wars: How Reform UK Councils Are Descending Into Chaos
Farage’s band of newly-elected councillors are already starting to struggle, reports Josiah Mortimer
bylinetimes.com/2025/06/16/r...
Farage’s band of newly-elected councillors are already starting to struggle, reports Josiah Mortimer
bylinetimes.com/2025/06/16/r...
Resignations, Cancelled Meetings and Culture Wars: How Reform UK Councils Are Descending Into Chaos
Nigel Farage's band of newly-elected councillors are already starting to struggle, reports Josiah Mortimer
bylinetimes.com
June 20, 2025 at 1:11 PM
🔴Resignations, Cancelled Meetings and Culture Wars: How Reform UK Councils Are Descending Into Chaos
Farage’s band of newly-elected councillors are already starting to struggle, reports Josiah Mortimer
bylinetimes.com/2025/06/16/r...
Farage’s band of newly-elected councillors are already starting to struggle, reports Josiah Mortimer
bylinetimes.com/2025/06/16/r...
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Absolutely despicable
In addition to being incompetent, in thrall to the rich and powerful, and politically inept, this woman has now been caught making deals with foreign oil corporations
She has to go
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
In addition to being incompetent, in thrall to the rich and powerful, and politically inept, this woman has now been caught making deals with foreign oil corporations
She has to go
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Reeves promised oil industry ‘quid pro quo’ over windfall tax in private meeting
Government accused of making ‘secret exchange deal’ with fossil fuel companies to compensate for tax hike
www.theguardian.com
June 19, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Absolutely despicable
In addition to being incompetent, in thrall to the rich and powerful, and politically inept, this woman has now been caught making deals with foreign oil corporations
She has to go
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
In addition to being incompetent, in thrall to the rich and powerful, and politically inept, this woman has now been caught making deals with foreign oil corporations
She has to go
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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So Starmer will remove PIP from up to 800,000 people while DWP’s own impact assessment, published earlier this year, estimated the reforms would see an additional 250,000 people – including 50,000 children – pushed into relative poverty. But no wealth tax proposals which could have funded it.
June 19, 2025 at 7:21 AM
So Starmer will remove PIP from up to 800,000 people while DWP’s own impact assessment, published earlier this year, estimated the reforms would see an additional 250,000 people – including 50,000 children – pushed into relative poverty. But no wealth tax proposals which could have funded it.
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And there you have it "no austerity under Labour" but only if you're not old, disabled or poor.
#labourliars
#ScottishIndependenceNow
#labourliars
#ScottishIndependenceNow
June 18, 2025 at 9:46 PM
And there you have it "no austerity under Labour" but only if you're not old, disabled or poor.
#labourliars
#ScottishIndependenceNow
#labourliars
#ScottishIndependenceNow
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‘SNP Government praised for keeping your health data out of hands of Labour sponsor US spy-tech firm Palantir’
talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2023/11/20/s...
talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2023/11/20/s...
SNP Government praised for keeping your health data out of hands of Labour sponsor US spy-tech firm Palantir
Alex Karp, chief executive officer of Palantir Technologies Inc. Photographer: Bloomberg/Bloomberg From the Guardian today: The NHS is to hand a key role in handling patient data and shar…
talkingupscotlandtwo.com
June 18, 2025 at 7:05 AM
‘SNP Government praised for keeping your health data out of hands of Labour sponsor US spy-tech firm Palantir’
talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2023/11/20/s...
talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2023/11/20/s...
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A timely reminder that, with UK Prime Minister Starmer sabre-rattling in support of his superiors overseas, Scotland has little to no say in whether we're dragged into a war we neither support nor agree with.
Only Independence will do and now is the time.
Only Independence will do and now is the time.
June 18, 2025 at 7:40 AM
A timely reminder that, with UK Prime Minister Starmer sabre-rattling in support of his superiors overseas, Scotland has little to no say in whether we're dragged into a war we neither support nor agree with.
Only Independence will do and now is the time.
Only Independence will do and now is the time.
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To counter the Treasury's misrepresentation of Glasgow under the SNP today (2)
talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2025/03/12/g...
talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2025/03/12/g...
SNP-run Glasgow City builds more than SIX times as many affordable homes as Labour-run Birmingham City thanks to £94 million from SNP Government
Professor John Robertson OBA In 2023/2024: Glasgow City Council’s Affordable Housing Supply Programme (AHSP) helped to build over 1,000 [1 011] additional affordable homes in the city in the …
talkingupscotlandtwo.com
June 18, 2025 at 9:26 AM
To counter the Treasury's misrepresentation of Glasgow under the SNP today (2)
talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2025/03/12/g...
talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2025/03/12/g...
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BREAKING: The SNP have taken control of a Scottish council from the Conservatives
It came after the Tory group in Dumfries and Galloway suffered a host of resignations
It came after the Tory group in Dumfries and Galloway suffered a host of resignations
June 16, 2025 at 2:49 PM
BREAKING: The SNP have taken control of a Scottish council from the Conservatives
It came after the Tory group in Dumfries and Galloway suffered a host of resignations
It came after the Tory group in Dumfries and Galloway suffered a host of resignations
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I've been digging into what the new Reform UK councils have been up to. Thanks to everyone who's been sending in tips.
Nigel Farage’s band of newly-elected councillors are already starting to struggle:
bylinetimes.com/2025/06/16/r...
Nigel Farage’s band of newly-elected councillors are already starting to struggle:
bylinetimes.com/2025/06/16/r...
Resignations, Cancelled Meetings and Culture Wars: How Reform UK Councils Are Descending Into Chaos
Nigel Farage's band of newly-elected councillors are already starting to struggle, reports Josiah Mortimer
bylinetimes.com
June 16, 2025 at 2:49 PM
I've been digging into what the new Reform UK councils have been up to. Thanks to everyone who's been sending in tips.
Nigel Farage’s band of newly-elected councillors are already starting to struggle:
bylinetimes.com/2025/06/16/r...
Nigel Farage’s band of newly-elected councillors are already starting to struggle:
bylinetimes.com/2025/06/16/r...
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Here’s my review of Rachel Reeves Spending Review speech.
The good, the bad, and the downright deceptive
Analysis of Rachel Reeves' 2025 Spending review
open.substack.com
June 11, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Here’s my review of Rachel Reeves Spending Review speech.