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Good news! 91.8% of young people referred to CAMHS were seen within 18 weeks, according to the latest statistics from Public Health Scotland. This is a slight increase from 91.6% in the previous quarter, and above the national standard of 90%.
GMB's Susannah Reid clearly furious with Kevin Maguire for telling the truth about asylum seekers. Maguire was right and correct to say that Reid's fellow ITV presenter Rylan Clark "regurgitated a load of myths and lies" about asylum seekers. Full item: youtu.be/PC7m5f_Ryp8?...
Apparently he worked for Mossad to obtain blackmail material on high ranking government officials, especially in the United States. No one just hands over a multi-million dollar townhouse as a gift, especially to a high school drop out with absolutely nothing to offer.
EXCLUSIVE: Pro-independence parties have reacted with outrage after a campaign organised by far-right agitators has led to the Saltire being co-opted as part of an anti-immigrant push 🗣️'Anyone using the Saltire to promote hate and prejudice does not represent Scottish interests or values.'
Pritzker: Any rational person who has spent even the most minimal amount of time studying human history has to ask themselves one important question: Once they get the citizens of this nation comfortable with the current atrocities committed under the color of law, what comes next
No reason offered. Called them, they asked to email. Emailed, they asked to call. Will continue tomorrow again. This is despicable. I have 27 events/meetings arranged at and around UNGA80.
What they’re doing is - prohibiting me to access UN during the general assembly - where they’ll vote on Palestine and also hear out Russia on Ukraine
The millionaire CEO who stole a hat from a child at the US Open is, ultimately, indicative of the whole ruling class. This is what we’re up against, a small number of people and a system that will gladly and unapologetically steal from children and from all of us. www.jphilll.com/p/who-steals...
As reposted by @jazzyg-lin.bsky.social Well worth reading. 👇👇👇
We’re back in session after Speaker Johnson let us out early at the end of July, feeling the pressure from our subpoenas for the Epstein files. Today, @oversightdemocrats.house.gov sat down with survivors who endured horrific abuse. What we heard was beyond disturbing. (1/2)
Meanwhile, not a single mention of the fact that drugs are a reserved matter, & every proposal that Holyrood has suggested has been turned down flat by Westminster. They won't even let us bring a packaging recycling scheme, FFS.
Journalist Nour Aborokba breaks down on AlJazeera live as she reports on her own family whose displaced on the streets with no where safe to go.
This is utter madness It has to stop I thought I was watching America
Scotland’s vast energy resources should be in Scotland’s hands, so we can deliver lower bills for people and businesses.
Pete Wishart SNP MP to Yvette Cooper she should “try something different”, adding: “How about just occasionally saying something positive about immigration? How about not dehumanising asylum seekers, and showing them some compassion, decency and humanity.” Well said Mr Wishart
Today though, newly elected Zach Polanski of the Green Party said exactly what needed to be said about both Farage & Starmer. The UK sorely needs so much more of this.
The SNP Scottish Government will continue implement our world-leading New Scots Refugee Integration Strategy and will always do everything in its power to welcome those who need sanctuary when fleeing persecution. 3/3
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I agree 💯
Deset godina je prošlo od kada je ova slika malog Alana Kurdija šokirala svijet. Od tada do danas, "demokratske" zemlje su izgradile zidove, gaje islamofobiju i mirno gledaju kako se 50000 nedužne palestinske djece ubija i ranjava u genocidu. Civilizacija je umrla a naše obraze neće ništa oprati.
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This interview contains great commentary from the man behind TalkingUpScotland. A must watch to get you buoyed up for Saturday's march in Edinburgh. Thanks to Prof John Robertson and The Scotland Channel, two great Independence resources. 🏴🏴🏴 youtu.be/SV1hR4a_k4s?...
"Norway has become a global leader in using seaweed farms as a dual solution for climate change and sustainable energy. Seaweed, unlike land crops, does not require freshwater, fertilizer, or arable land to grow, making it one of the most eco-friendly resources" via The Knowledge Factory
I am proud of this flag. It is one of the oldest in the world, it stands for a warm, open, welcoming country. It says, come on in, the kettles on. It says let's be friends, family, let's enrich our cultures, lets learn and grow together. It does NOT stand for hate. #ScottishIndependence
BBC quote: ‘In 1972, in a famous speech at the University of Glasgow, the trade unionist Jimmy Reid said Britain's "major social problem" could be summed up in one word - alienation.’ Drug deaths down but claim this is just a blip saying it stems from the above quote yet still blaming the SNP!
Thank you on this labor day!!
A senior trade unionist who represents Stormont’s top civil servant has urged ministers to defend her pay and pension contributions soaring by £30,000 in a year – but no one has come forward to do so. Neither the DUP nor SF will say if they approved it.
The world's largest academic association of genocide scholars - the 500-member International Association of Genocide Scholars - has passed a resolution saying that the legal criteria have been met to establish Israel is committing genocide in Gaza. genocidescholars.org/wp-content/u...
Join me tonight at 7 pm in lighting this week’s #candleforcare with the focus on #NationalFoodbankDay which happens this Friday and the importance of recognising #olderage #foodpoverty. #careaboutcare.
Well done Eilidh and your parents Takes a huge amount of dedication to reach these heights.
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Of course more investment in housing, roads etc is needed, but until Scotland has access to all of its resources, & therefore MORE funding, there will be limited progress. It’s not just the economy stupid, it’s the *constitution* & it’s not working for Scotland & is actively blocking progress.
Almost always absent from items on @BBCScotlandNews #bbcgms is: where is the money to come from? Scotland has a FIXED budget & no borrowing powers. Resource is LIMITED. Just parroting “politics is about choices” should be followed by the Q: “so in a FIXED budget, what should be cut?”
That is the question none of the naysayers are never asked to answer The quality of the presenters on BBC Scotland has decreased exponentially over the past 10 years
Week after week, in a small market town, a group gathers in silence to acknowledge Gaza’s devastation. They don’t chant or march, writes Jacob Ecclestone. They simply stand, refusing to look away.
They may be dismissed, but who's ever going to lift a finger to stop them ? www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...
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The absolutely ludicrous MSM system that pumps our airtime with the views of a party with 4 MPs in England is all you need to know when thinking about Scotlands future. In 2026 whatever you do vote for parties that demand Scottish independence.
A new Scottish folk musical following three generations of women will premier with an eight-week run in London, it has been announced 😲
Anyway, the good people of England could have the same social policies as Scotland if it weren't for the MPs in England and the Westminster Parliament. They prefer to give your money to the most well off instead. Your gripe isn't with Scotland. Westminster have you where they want you to be.
Ah there is a lot happening in Scotland that the rest of you don’t have Are we making you look bad??
No one who has immigrated here in Scotland 🏴has effected anything in my day to day life. They have actually helped me in our NHS and many other areas. Thanks you #Immigration #bbcradioscotland
Another win for Donald John !!!
Well done President Trump! ‘Putin used his stage to publicly blame the West for the Ukraine war. He held hands with PM Modi of India & laughed in a huddle with the China’s Xi Jinping. Leaders of Iran, Nepal, Tajikistan, Turkey (NATO member!) & Vietnam greeted Putin warmly in meetings’ (NYTimes)
📢 We're launching a new training project to help young people spot and challenge disinformation online. In partnership with @cilipscotland.bsky.social, @youngscot.bsky.social, thanks to support from @tnlcommunityfund.org.uk. Find out more more: theferret.scot/the-ferret-h...
The perfect description of Stephen Miller (who is almost certainly running the country while Trump makes Walter Reed his home) America MUST rise up and fight these bastards. Protest. March. Register others. Make 5 Calls. FIGHT BACK.
The girls did well ☘️☘️
#Canada set for dazzling northern lights show as September skies glow www.theweathernetwork.com/en/news/scie...
The world will be watching
@samcoatessky.bsky.social hi Sam, this morning you stated “…the main opposition parties, the Cons and Reform UK…” Unless I missed 67 Parliamentary by-elections since July, the Lib Dems are very much the main opposition party with the Cons, not Reform. Do we have to keep doing this?
Each day I am astounded and mortified by this country’s descent into open and brazen racism I am equally astounded and mortified that rather than push back on the malign forces taking us to these dark places - an elected Labour government appears more interested in trying to learn from them
Celtic board have just released a statement
ITV News at Ten fail. No coverage of LibDems, Greens, SNP, Plaid tonight. Lots of mentions of ReformUK yet again & plug of a special report. Alistair Burnett & Sandy Gall must be spinning in their graves. ITN used to best by far. Keep signing for fair coverage petition.parliament.uk/petitions/71...
🇭🇷🇺🇦 A new wave of humanitarian aid has arrived in Ukraine from Croatia! Medical equipment, generators and transformers for hospitals and communities in war-affected regions. The total cost of the aid is almost $3 million.
What has the ECHR ever done for us?
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"Do you call this a genocide?" Humza Yousaf: "Yes" "Do you see the UK govt as complicit in genocide now?" "Completely"
Affordable seniors' housing units nearly complete in Happy Valley-Goose Bay #Newfoundland #Labrador #SeniorsAffordableHousing Move-in day for the 31 one-story affordable housing units is set for November /1 www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Uniting 44 nations, the Global Sumud Flotilla sails to support Gaza and challenge injustice. Let’s make our voices heard. #GlobalSolidarity #GlobalSumudFlotilla #StandWithGaza#SailToGaza #BreakTheSiege #GlobalMovementToGaza
Scotland's top prosecutor has been urged by Humza Yousaf to take a “principled” stand by making clear demonstrators “peacefully” showing support for the banned organised Palestine Action will not be pursued in the courts
Please come back
This has become so normal to us here in Scotland that we forget it is not the norm elsewhere Thank you SNP
It costs nothing to have a baby in Scotland - either in the hospital or at home. Each child receives a free Baby Box. medium.com/@colingajews...
"When you live to be over 70 it is sometimes tempting to think that you have seen it all and that nothing much will shock you. Then you hear something that stops you in your tracks, causing you to re-assess your definition of evil."
UK folks, do you want truly balanced political coverage from our news media? We've got 12 days to get this petition to 100,000 signatures, which will oblige Parliament to consider it for debate! Come on people, sign it and share share share!
Better late than never
At the start of the broad offensive by the russian fascist invaders in 2022 the Ukrainians proposed a grand bargain to the rest of Europe: you shelter the skies – we’ll do the rest. You keep our families safe and we’ll do all the fighting. Europe turned them down, hence WWIII.
Everyone please listen to this
I’ve a new YouTube channel! I’d appreciate a follow on YouTube. Latest post here. www.youtube.com/watch?v=GFHI...
HISTORY IS BEING MADE TODAY Today, the largest civilian flotilla ever assembled has set sail from Spain, carrying hope and humanitarian aid to Gaza. People from 44 nations, united on dozens of boats, are defying the blockade with solidarity and courage. (From #GlobalSumudFlotilla on IG & Twitter)
Petition at 12,350 as we all wake up this Monday morning. Gvmt must respond now.’13 days to get it as high as we can. Keep passing round folks. The more we get the more ammunition we have. Sign for fair coverage all year round not just at election times. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/71...
Evil has a name Russia is committing the genocide of #Ukrainians. Russia strikes our cities, kills peaceful people, kills children. It steals hundreds and thousands of Ukrainian children, tortures captured Ukrainian soldiers and civilians, consistently breaks the laws of war, murders,rapes,steals⤵️
Can the media STOP referring to Jeffrey Epstein as a “financier”? The money he made came from SEX TRAFFICKING MINORS, RAPING CHILDREN, and BLACKMAIL. He was NOT a financier. I’ve seen at least five stories from three outlets refer to him this way in the past week. This is the latest from the Times:
He’s right on this one occasion
Say it again, and again, and again. They are not "illegal immigrants". -seeking asylum is legal and has been since 1951. This legally trumps all arguments of “but they arrived by illegal means”. That’s just a fact. That’s why you don’t see asylum seekers arrested & charged. Our MSM must do better.
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Please please everybody who is fit join the March We need to show passion and commitment if we are to reach our goal Unfortunately like so many who have fought for independence age and ill health prevents me from being there but always with you in spirit
Good morning ☺️
Here’s a man that knows all about historical truth 😬
Poorer pupils in England ‘bounced out of some subjects’ by costs, Families can't afford ingredients for food/nutrition subjects, instrument lessons for music, fieldwork trips, foreign visits in languages, home technology. Lives unfulfilled by inequitable distribution of income and wealth.
One suicide impacts far more than one life. Research suggests at least 135 people are affected. Change starts with conversation. Let’s challenge stigma, prioritise mental health, and remember that suicide prevention is everybody’s business. #DaddyBlackbird #ChangingTheNarrative #WSPD2025
This is so true
Yosser Maybe time to air it again as would Cathy come home Have things changed for so many people still stuck in poverty ?
With Labour, Tories, Lib Dems & Farage's Reform UK eyeing up Holyrood in 2026 we must vote for pro-independence minded parties or individuals to protect our fairer, social Scotland that’s been built under devolution. Independence is the way forward but let's not loose what we've already created.
To fellow Scots, let's be crystal clear about this. We have absolutely no say in how we govern our country. We cannot borrow to create employment & invest in infrastructure, we cannot say who we want to be in our country, we cannot even vote on our own future! We are a colony!
If only 😂
I’m not a fan of Rainer but Tories calling for this . Catch yourself on
#SkyNews stop both sides(ing) this issue. Those mouthbreathers voted Brexit and cut off the UK from cooperation with our closest neighbours. We need immigration, most claims are upheld and the folk out ‘protesting’ each day aren’t exactly racing to their 9-5’s. They are racists plain & simple
🏴 INDEPENDENCE means that we KEEP our HUMAN RIGHTS 🇬🇧 Staying in the UNION means that we LOSE our HUMAN RIGHTS #IndependenceOrFascism2026
The media support for Farage is what’s allowing this to happen All throughout the summer he and his cohort have been given free reign to spread their propaganda enabled by the BBC and Sky plus the usual press
The chiefs of staff should be standing up for what in effect are their people
Can only say very well done Ukraine 🇺🇦🏴
Good luck
It’s difficult to recognize any of the Labour front bench from their previous beliefs to what they are now seemingly comfortable with
It’s overblown rhetoric like this that put peoples backs up when you were in government with the SNP Don’t make the same mistake again Of course you helped and have good policies but the power to implement policy is with the government in charge
We have scrapped peak rail fares across Scotland, for good. It means cheaper, fairer fares - and more money in your pocket on your commute. ✅
The SNP have scrapped peak rail fares.