Vicki Redpath-Watson
@vickir-w.bsky.social
An artist based in Stromness and a member of the Society of Scottish Artists.
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Let's hope this positive news gets as much attention as the people who try to convince us that the UK is a murder ravaged hellscape.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Homicides at lowest level in nearly 50 years, ONS statistics show
The 499 homicide cases in the year to September were the lowest in England and Wales since 1977.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 29, 2026 at 2:50 PM
Let's hope this positive news gets as much attention as the people who try to convince us that the UK is a murder ravaged hellscape.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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How anti-migrant groups are hijacking women’s rights to promote their agenda
How anti-migrant groups are hijacking women’s rights to promote their agenda
How anti-migrant groups are hijacking women’s rights to promote their agenda
www.independent.co.uk
January 2, 2026 at 11:36 AM
How anti-migrant groups are hijacking women’s rights to promote their agenda
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As ever, the first decoration on our tree, toasted with the words "Remember the dead and fight like hell for the living".
Ever since Covid this feels different though. We found out then what the world does when people it actually gives a shit about start dying.
We live, we learn, we never forget.
Ever since Covid this feels different though. We found out then what the world does when people it actually gives a shit about start dying.
We live, we learn, we never forget.
December 1, 2025 at 9:15 AM
As ever, the first decoration on our tree, toasted with the words "Remember the dead and fight like hell for the living".
Ever since Covid this feels different though. We found out then what the world does when people it actually gives a shit about start dying.
We live, we learn, we never forget.
Ever since Covid this feels different though. We found out then what the world does when people it actually gives a shit about start dying.
We live, we learn, we never forget.
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Interesting how John always talks about how "we" voted to remain in Europe, but never about how "we" voted to remain in the UK. Funny, that.
Good to see you, @guyverhofstadt.bsky.social.
Despite the disastrous Brexit that we never voted for, Scotland remains a proud European nation. We will be back, with our own seat at the table. 🏴🇪🇺
Despite the disastrous Brexit that we never voted for, Scotland remains a proud European nation. We will be back, with our own seat at the table. 🏴🇪🇺
November 2, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Interesting how John always talks about how "we" voted to remain in Europe, but never about how "we" voted to remain in the UK. Funny, that.
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Good to see @dailymail.co.uk @thetimes.com and @telegraphnews.bsky.social all delete their articles - sad the lies went up in the first place
Totally untrue garbage from @thetimes.com & @dailymail.co.uk today - smear dressed up as journalism. Some facts:
- There is no “£900 desk”
- my constituency office has Ikea desks/chairs
- we significantly underspent the new MPs allowance to set up an office
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
- There is no “£900 desk”
- my constituency office has Ikea desks/chairs
- we significantly underspent the new MPs allowance to set up an office
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
Treasury minister leading budget plans spent £900 on desk
Torsten Bell, who is working with Rachel Reeves to fill a £30 billion hole in finances, also used his parliamentary expenses to claim £600 for three chairs
www.thetimes.com
October 27, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Good to see @dailymail.co.uk @thetimes.com and @telegraphnews.bsky.social all delete their articles - sad the lies went up in the first place
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Even author of study used by Trump to warn about Tylenol said pregnant women should still consider the medication
Researcher Trump cited to warn about Tylenol says pregnant women can still use it
www.independent.co.uk
September 23, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Even author of study used by Trump to warn about Tylenol said pregnant women should still consider the medication
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63% of people think net migration rose in the last 12 months
8% of people think it fell
Yet it fell by 400,000 in 2024 vs 2023
[It is falling further in 2025]
Public service broadcasters are doing a core part of their job on this topic badly if that 8% is not closer to 30% at least
8% of people think it fell
Yet it fell by 400,000 in 2024 vs 2023
[It is falling further in 2025]
Public service broadcasters are doing a core part of their job on this topic badly if that 8% is not closer to 30% at least
August 23, 2025 at 7:12 AM
63% of people think net migration rose in the last 12 months
8% of people think it fell
Yet it fell by 400,000 in 2024 vs 2023
[It is falling further in 2025]
Public service broadcasters are doing a core part of their job on this topic badly if that 8% is not closer to 30% at least
8% of people think it fell
Yet it fell by 400,000 in 2024 vs 2023
[It is falling further in 2025]
Public service broadcasters are doing a core part of their job on this topic badly if that 8% is not closer to 30% at least
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this is wrong in so many ways - buckle in for a quick thread
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August 21, 2025 at 5:40 PM
this is wrong in so many ways - buckle in for a quick thread
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Scotland’s finance secretary Shona Robison made this statement in a Scottish Government news release - the first assertion is simply not true, as explained here
www.these-islands.co.uk/publications...
www.these-islands.co.uk/publications...
August 20, 2025 at 7:50 AM
Scotland’s finance secretary Shona Robison made this statement in a Scottish Government news release - the first assertion is simply not true, as explained here
www.these-islands.co.uk/publications...
www.these-islands.co.uk/publications...
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grateful as ever to the National for highlighting the important and impactful work @theseislands.bsky.social is doing to inform the constitutional debate - if you would like to support our ongoing efforts, you can donate to these Islands here > www.these-islands.co.uk/funding/d5/
August 9, 2025 at 8:49 AM
grateful as ever to the National for highlighting the important and impactful work @theseislands.bsky.social is doing to inform the constitutional debate - if you would like to support our ongoing efforts, you can donate to these Islands here > www.these-islands.co.uk/funding/d5/
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Domestic violence is a major threat to women around the world but it is also a warning sign for political violence. And yet, it rarely gets the political attention it deserves and requires.
Two in five arrested for last summer’s UK riots had been reported for domestic abuse
Police data indicates overlaps between public violent disorder and domestic violence and abuse
www.theguardian.com
July 26, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Domestic violence is a major threat to women around the world but it is also a warning sign for political violence. And yet, it rarely gets the political attention it deserves and requires.
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"The pandemic saw the biggest sacrifice from one generation for another, since the war. Then we said to children: off you go to navigate the [mental health fallout] on your own."
An MP with empathy? IT'LL NEVER CATCH ON!
Seriously, well done @chrismurraymp.bsky.social. A touching contribution. ~AA
An MP with empathy? IT'LL NEVER CATCH ON!
Seriously, well done @chrismurraymp.bsky.social. A touching contribution. ~AA
July 21, 2025 at 1:55 PM
"The pandemic saw the biggest sacrifice from one generation for another, since the war. Then we said to children: off you go to navigate the [mental health fallout] on your own."
An MP with empathy? IT'LL NEVER CATCH ON!
Seriously, well done @chrismurraymp.bsky.social. A touching contribution. ~AA
An MP with empathy? IT'LL NEVER CATCH ON!
Seriously, well done @chrismurraymp.bsky.social. A touching contribution. ~AA
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The pace has slowed over the last 24 hours but this time last week we were at around 55,000 signatures! So what caused the #ParkyPetition100K to go viral? Find out in half an hour on my Substack. open.substack.com/pub/rorycell...
July 7, 2025 at 6:11 AM
The pace has slowed over the last 24 hours but this time last week we were at around 55,000 signatures! So what caused the #ParkyPetition100K to go viral? Find out in half an hour on my Substack. open.substack.com/pub/rorycell...
More work in progress. My ankles and legs are positively dancing if not running.
#bodyart #bodyimageawareness #nikerunclub #stravarun #runningdiaries #islandgames2025 #MótiCollective
#bodyart #bodyimageawareness #nikerunclub #stravarun #runningdiaries #islandgames2025 #MótiCollective
July 6, 2025 at 6:24 PM
More work in progress. My ankles and legs are positively dancing if not running.
#bodyart #bodyimageawareness #nikerunclub #stravarun #runningdiaries #islandgames2025 #MótiCollective
#bodyart #bodyimageawareness #nikerunclub #stravarun #runningdiaries #islandgames2025 #MótiCollective
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Listen to @stephenfry.bsky.social - sign the #parkypetition100K to improve care for people with #parkinsons
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/71...
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/71...
July 2, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Listen to @stephenfry.bsky.social - sign the #parkypetition100K to improve care for people with #parkinsons
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/71...
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/71...
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⏲️For too long refugees, and immigrants of all kinds, have been demonised.
❤️Tomorrow is World Refugee Day - it is time to dispel the myths.
❓How many are in the UK? How much do we spend to protect refugees? Who takes the most refugees globally?
www.bestforbritain.org/faq_what_is_...
❤️Tomorrow is World Refugee Day - it is time to dispel the myths.
❓How many are in the UK? How much do we spend to protect refugees? Who takes the most refugees globally?
www.bestforbritain.org/faq_what_is_...
FAQ: What is the truth about refugees?
For far too long asylum seekers, and immigrants of all kinds, have been demonised. Their existence weaponised for political gain, their struggles ignored in favour of a narrative designed to stoke di...
www.bestforbritain.org
June 19, 2025 at 12:45 PM
⏲️For too long refugees, and immigrants of all kinds, have been demonised.
❤️Tomorrow is World Refugee Day - it is time to dispel the myths.
❓How many are in the UK? How much do we spend to protect refugees? Who takes the most refugees globally?
www.bestforbritain.org/faq_what_is_...
❤️Tomorrow is World Refugee Day - it is time to dispel the myths.
❓How many are in the UK? How much do we spend to protect refugees? Who takes the most refugees globally?
www.bestforbritain.org/faq_what_is_...
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Pope Francis did not just speak about the need for compassion toward refugees - when on a visit to camps in Lesbos he took home 21 Syrians
www.thetimes.com/article/f8ea...
www.thetimes.com/article/f8ea...
Scars, selfies and elation of Pope’s refugees
In St Peter’s Square, a Syrian refugee with a scar above his right eye watches the tourists hoping for a glimpse of Pope Francis and wonders at the man who cha
www.thetimes.com
April 21, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Pope Francis did not just speak about the need for compassion toward refugees - when on a visit to camps in Lesbos he took home 21 Syrians
www.thetimes.com/article/f8ea...
www.thetimes.com/article/f8ea...
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Very much worth three minutes of your time. An authoritative voice delivering an unimpeachable argument against the moral vacuum of JD Vance and the administration he represents.
The former ambassador to Denmark for the United States, Rufus Gifford, posted this video on his Facebook account:
Ht: @hpsc24.bsky.social
Ht: @hpsc24.bsky.social
March 29, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Very much worth three minutes of your time. An authoritative voice delivering an unimpeachable argument against the moral vacuum of JD Vance and the administration he represents.
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The big US academic conferences will be much smaller in future.
French researcher, going to a conference in Houston, was forbidden entry to US; his work and personal electronics were both confiscated.
Why? Because a “random search” of his cell phone revealed a negative personal opinion on Trump and the Trump administration. www.lemonde.fr/internationa...
Why? Because a “random search” of his cell phone revealed a negative personal opinion on Trump and the Trump administration. www.lemonde.fr/internationa...
Etats-Unis : un chercheur français refoulé pour avoir exprimé « une opinion personnelle sur la politique menée par l’administration Trump »
Le ministre de la recherche a dit sa « préoccupation », mercredi, après cette décision des autorités américaines. Le chercheur du CNRS aurait subi un contrôle aléatoire à son arrivée, avant que son or...
www.lemonde.fr
March 19, 2025 at 6:19 PM
The big US academic conferences will be much smaller in future.
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www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p...
Has the US really sent Ukraine $350 billion for its war? In less than 5 minutes @timharford.ft.com calmly demolishes Trump’s big lie
Has the US really sent Ukraine $350 billion for its war? In less than 5 minutes @timharford.ft.com calmly demolishes Trump’s big lie
BBC Radio 4 - More or Less: Behind the Stats, Defence Spending, Rare Earths and Trunk Truths
The numbers behind Ukraine’s rare earth worth and the UK’s defence spending ambitions
www.bbc.co.uk
March 5, 2025 at 5:13 PM
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p...
Has the US really sent Ukraine $350 billion for its war? In less than 5 minutes @timharford.ft.com calmly demolishes Trump’s big lie
Has the US really sent Ukraine $350 billion for its war? In less than 5 minutes @timharford.ft.com calmly demolishes Trump’s big lie
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Reality:
The Tories lied about allocating £5 million funding to Dunfermline. In reality they allocated nothing. When Labour came to power they discovered the Tories had lied and allocated nothing, and said so.
You would think the SNP might attack the Tories for this, huh? You'd be wrong.
The Tories lied about allocating £5 million funding to Dunfermline. In reality they allocated nothing. When Labour came to power they discovered the Tories had lied and allocated nothing, and said so.
You would think the SNP might attack the Tories for this, huh? You'd be wrong.
The Labour UK Government have confirmed they have withdrawn £5 million in funding for Dunfermline.
This is not the 'change' that people were promised.
This is not the 'change' that people were promised.
February 18, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Reality:
The Tories lied about allocating £5 million funding to Dunfermline. In reality they allocated nothing. When Labour came to power they discovered the Tories had lied and allocated nothing, and said so.
You would think the SNP might attack the Tories for this, huh? You'd be wrong.
The Tories lied about allocating £5 million funding to Dunfermline. In reality they allocated nothing. When Labour came to power they discovered the Tories had lied and allocated nothing, and said so.
You would think the SNP might attack the Tories for this, huh? You'd be wrong.
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Don’t mess with @ellenlweintraub.bsky.social
Received a letter from POTUS today purporting to remove me as Commissioner and Chair of the FEC. There's a legal way to replace FEC commissioners-this isn't it. I've been so fortunate to serve the American people and stir up some good trouble along the way. That's not changing anytime soon.
February 7, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Don’t mess with @ellenlweintraub.bsky.social