Life-long Socialist.History graduate. SNP Member. 🏴🇵🇸 #ScottishIndependence I'll follow any & every Indy supporter - when 🏴 is Independent, we can debate everything else.
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🏴🇵🇸If you know about the Highland Clearances, you know what's happening in Palestine. If you know about the Irish Famine, you know what Israel is doing to Palestinians. If you know about theft of resources by colonial powers, you know Israel is stealing land & minerals from Gaza & West Bank. 🇵🇸🏴
GB Energy is a SCAM. ❌ It won't reduce your bills. ❌ It won't generate jobs in Scotland. 🥀 With Labour, Scotland always loses. Well, Of course it's a scam, Anything with 'GB' in it is designed to scam Scotland out of what it has.
#GazaGenocide #GazaHolocaust www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfe...
let's remove all Scotland's money from Wetherspoons by not stepping foot in there. Help to shut it down...👇 #ByAllPeacefulMeansNecessary #BoycottWetherspoons
I can feel the love from here 🤣
I don't know what Britain's odious pest Nigel Farage was doing in Congress today. But this country already has an oversupply of fascists who eagerly carry water for Vladimir Putin. We certainly don't need to be importing them from the UK.
Today we went along to interview Scottish Government Education Secretary, @jennygilruth.bsky.social when she attended the formal launch of the Centre for Teaching Excellence at the University of Glasgow, with staff and teachers on secondment. We were the only Scottish broadcaster at the event.
Tomorrow's front page 📰 Scotland votes to boycott Israel
"Israel is not welcome in the Basque Country and we urge the withdrawal of the Israel-Premier Tech cycling team from La Vuelta 2025..." La Vuelta a España organisers in discussions with Israeli Premier Tech tonight about the team withdrawing from race. Race neutralised after Basque Protests today.
Scotland 🏴 Where is England Yap, just remembered Dirty Angie is the main topic
🏴 Scotland’s future must be up to the people of Scotland. I will be saying more on this tomorrow at 9am.
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R.I.P. David Graeber
#Scottish #independence
BREAKING: MSPs have voted for the Scottish Government to 'immediately' impose boycotts and sanctions on Israel It comes after First Minister John Swinney outlined other actions that the SNP administration would take
🏴🇵🇸 I am proud that the Scottish Parliament has overwhelmingly voted for our motion to call for the recognition of the State of Palestine. Scotland stands proudly in solidarity with the people of Gaza in the face of genocide.
You’ve heard of elf on a shelf….
Nigel Farage is claiming to Congress that the UK gov deliberately withheld details of the Southport attacker from the public. This is dangerous and it’s false. The attacker was under 18, and so a court had to give express permission to release his name in exceptional circumstances, which it did.
BREAKING: MSPs have voted for the Scottish Government to 'immediately' impose boycotts and sanctions on Israel It comes after First Minister John Swinney outlined other actions that the SNP administration would take
UK Govt didn't even have the decency to inform Scotland of the budget date (now finally set)! Scotland discovered it through social media! An independent Scotland would get the respect they deserve! English Government serve Israel before they will even acknowledge neighbouring Scotland...........
Protestors against Genocide in Palestine have forced the Vuelta a Espanga to be neutralised with 3kms to go. Organisers and commentators unsure how to finish the stage.
Well done the folk of Bilbao during todays La Vuelta cycling stage. Palestinian flags a plenty (and throughout the route) Will be going down like a pail of sick with all the right people. With a 'hartu ezazu zuzenean' or translated from Basque 'get it right up you' Israel!
More lies from Sir Flip Flop
Over the long weekend, the Trump administration quietly tried to deport 76 unaccompanied children to Guatemala – ignoring laws protecting such minors from speedy deportations. Thankfully, a federal judge blocked the effort. The cruelty of this regime knows no bounds.
The SNP and Scottish Labour are to be challenged to 'match words with actions' in a Holyrood vote on a Scottish state boycott of Israel
English Exceptionalism. Definition: The non-thinking hardwired mental auto reflex of English people designating that England=GB=UK all mean one of the same thing and no more than stating the obvious and the natural order of things. The explanation for the reasoning behind this is rather sad. 1/
via Mike and the Molotovs
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All these powers will return to us in an independent Scotland.
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Deregulation is no friend of the people, but it's best friends with corporations.
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We desperately need Scottish Independence. We need all the Energy Taxes, Whisky Duty and VAT, so we can invest in transport services, car park infrastructure, electric buses, modern railways and 'park and ride'. There's a REALLY easy solution. We need Scotland's Tax and Duty. Wake up Scotland!
So let's remove local gov't assets & sell them off on the cheap? Local buyouts unlikely in poorer areas, so developers end up with community assets at knock-down prices. WM cuts local gov't budgets further (is the patient still breathing?). Is there any public services RW govt's won't commidify?
Scotland’s vast energy resources should be in Scotland’s hands, so we can deliver lower bills for people and businesses.
So lots of room in rUK politics for the right & Far-Right to get massive media coverage & win voter support, but 2 left-wing parties is too many? Guardian still shit scared of Corbyn then? Good luck Zack, Good Luck Jeremy & Zarah - remind rUK about left-wing politics & rattle a few cages. 🏴 #VoteSNP
Just a reminder to all all those bleeding hearts and media taking up the Father Ted Guy's case getting arrested, this is where the toxic debate got us. Teenagers jailed for ‘exceptionally brutal’ murder of Brianna Ghey | Knife crime | The Guardian share.google/46bUpWcwjPhN...
"If you celebrated justice for Hillsborough, you have to support the European Convention on Human Rights Without article 2 of the European Convention on Human Rights the gross negligence behind the deaths at Hillsborough would never have been uncovered"
Zack Polanski, "Nigel Farage is the leading cause for Brexit, one of the biggest disasters, I believe, for this country" "That man has the audacity to say on the international stage that he wants to remove us from other organisations" "I believe that ultimately our heart is in the European Union"
According to Oxfam the wealth of the richest 1% has surged by $33.9 trillion since 2015, enough to eliminate annual global poverty 22 times over
Asylum hotels have been in the news a lot lately. Some politicians are using lies & misconceptions to stir up fear and division in our communities. But what is the truth behind the headlines? Scroll through the pictures to find out more. We all deserve to be safe & to feel like we belong.
As many as 100 survivors of Jeffrey Epstein and other victims of sexual abuse are expected to attend a rally Wednesday in Washington, D.C. as a bipartisan Congressional effort gains steam to force the U.S. Department of Justice to make public its controversial files on the disgraced sex trafficker.
🏴 Liberty ✅ - SAVED !! 🏴 Port Talbot ❌ - Only TAFFS 🏴 Grangemouth ❌ - Only JOCKS
History shows it clearly: austerity creates the conditions in which fascism thrives. When governments strip away public services, weaken safety nets and deepen inequality, people lose hope in democracy and turn to authoritarian “strongmen.” youtu.be/UMa-aZVLI6I?...
We must do better than this. Please find someone who doesn’t vote and persuade them. We don’t have much time left.
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
God bless our SNHS💙
Utter, utter idiot McFadden, at a time when there’s a possibility of a fascist government, is suggesting digital ID cards. Presumably he wants to give Farage’s version of the SS the tools to round up members of whatever minority he wants to target whenever. Labour paving the way for fascism.
🇵🇸 The Global Sumud Flotilla is on its way to Gaza with over 50 ships, carrying food, medicine, and aid. Their mission: to break Israel’s genocidal blockade of Gaza and deliver aid to the Palestinians.
This is what the BBC calls the "Israel-Gaza War" but any rational person calls genocide. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...
Meanwhile Real politics from a powerful Strong Proud Nation #FreeScotland
Somebody needs to remind Kemi Badenoch that the state no longer has control over North Sea oil and gas exploration, because her heroine Thatcher privatised Tony Benn's British National Oil Corporation
"I spoke with a Midlands-based Reform UK candidate. Instead of trying to convince me to support the party by discussing its manifesto policies and ability to govern, he took another approach: he told me that the UN were sneaking ‘military-aged’ migrants into asylum hotels"
So much for Labour's promise to reform the Lords. They kick some hereditary peers out and then stuff it with their pals. Well beyond time the whole dated institution was ditched. But the English establishment won't want that. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Genuinely shocked by the pre-emptive arrest of the Defend Our Juries Five. I'm sure their real offence was their direct challenge to Labour's authoritarianism.
“SCOTLAND REMAINS THE DRUGS DEATH CAPITAL OF EUROPE” ⬆️ This is not a quote, it’s a “bbc in Scotland” statement As the bbc continue their news Black Out on Anas Sarwar on the back of the latest LABOUR SEX SCANDAL, this is how they report a 13% reduction in drugs deaths www.bbc.com/news/article...
Strong start.
This is what the situation in the West Bank looks like: more than 900 checkpoints and gates have turned it into a giant open-air prison. Treating arabs like animals in the zoo 🤢
Labour in England has serious opposition from the left and from the right. Meanwhile his Labour party tries to be both. So what does it stand for now?
Tory Robert Jenrick slammed for 'appalling' Lenny Scott murder trial post "A barrister in the trial said the senior politician had put his 'political ambitions first and the requirements of justice second'" www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpo...
BBCR4 World@One item today (2/9/25) about serious allegations & police charges against Colin Smyth, Labour MSP. Report by BBC Scotland’s Lynsey Bews who NEVER MENTIONED the words *He’s a LABOUR MSP*. The bias of omission, again. Concealment of key facts is shoddy reporting. We see you BBCScotland.
This is how dictatorships behave
This is the Green party’s moment – not Farage’s. As leader, I’ll offer real solutions to Britain’s problems | Zack Polanski www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
She is Just another Satan Watched her deteriorate right in front of me
BBC news highlights this today. Never report county lines drug dealers moving into rural areas in Scotland. Never report improved access to Naloxone to stem overdoses. Never report better performing SNHS. NB Heroin arrived in Scotland just as Thatcher was wielding her axe. Her legacy lives on.
2025: Yvette Cooper suspends the rights of child refugees to come to the UK, effectively rejecting Article 8 of the ECHR 2016: Yvette Cooper making a passionate plea for child refugees to come to the UK Cooper spent over a decade speaking up for child refugees, now she rejects Article 8 of ECHR
There is another way. Spain’s economy outpacing its European neighbours - GDP expected to grow 2.5% this year. Our left-leaning social democrats atribute this to immigration & renewables 90% of the increase in the labour force since 2021 comes from immigration - 40% drop in wholesale electricity
Fuck look at the huge red mass in the Central belt now that Laboit have the most MPs. That was literally clear before the GE
Congratulations to @zackpolanski.bsky.social on his emphatic victory earlier today - the UK desperately needs politicians on the left who have both moral clarity and can communicate well. I hope the Greens under Zack take on Farage & the rise of the far right www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
And I used to faithfully vote for the Labour Party. I wish I could take back every single one of those votes over decades of my life. They are an absolute disgrace 😡
More good news in our NHS. ✅ Highest number of operations since the Covid pandemic. ✅ 91.8% of young people were seen within 18 weeks for CAMHS. ✅ 8 and 12 hour waits in A&E are down. Real progress, but plenty more to do. Thanks to our NHS staff for all your hard work.
Mandelson kept working with Epstein 5 years after paedophilia conviction. Leaked emails show Blair's right-hand man kept asking convicted child rapist and trafficker for help and advice for years...
The Northern Lights were visible across the UK overnight on September 1, and may appear again on Tuesday following a powerful solar storm 🤩
#Seaweed farms are a dual solution for climate change & sustainable energy. - don't require freshwater, fertilizer, or arable land to grow, making it one of the most eco-friendly resources - naturally absorbs massive amounts of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere through photosynthesis helping 1/...
A quarter of England state secondary schools have no dedicated physics teacher. Shortages in other subjects too Govts don't plan long-term, quick to cut real wages of public sector workers. University fees and student debt are a disincentive. Migrant labour can't solve all systemic failures,
. THIS is one of the biggest problems of our time . . . ⬇️ ⬇️ ⬇️ .
#FreePalestine 🇵🇸
Ban them from EVERYWHERE, every financial/sports/culture event EVERYWHERE IMMEDIATELY!!! secure.avaaz.org/campaign/en/...
Tell me. Does he put another flag up every time England loses a major football tournament. 😊
For proper dafties, remember, it was Margaret Thatcher and her 'Entrepreneurs' who made sure we have no proper housing for ANYONE, let alone Asylum seekers. Wake up, unenlightened saps.
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Reposted in anticipation of media claiming Scot Gov not doing enough to reduce drug deaths: talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2025/03/04/d...
Well this is a good opportunity to wheel out Jonathan Gullis's Desecration of War Memorials bill. www.cornwalllive.com/news/cornwal...
Moss 🟢 A wall of mossyness and The Water of Leith Do something for yourselves, even if it's a wee walk or run or just sitting on a bench watching the birds fly by
The late Iain Banks remarks have never been more relevant. Asylum seekers actually get a pittance from the state and they haven't caused any political problems. Immigration is a good and positive thing and it has helped build Scotland into the modern tolerant and free country it is today.
Scotch has been on a massive upward sales trajectory, for decades. It's STILL only 2% of the largest Whisky market in the World! We need Scottish Independence. Keep Tax and Duty in Scotland. It's just common sense
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.'
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I worry that the decades it took to build anti-racism norms are unravelling quite quickly. Clearly the protests/social media drumbeat has created a permission structure that makes people think they can behave like this. Hard to see how it can be easily re-bottled.
I’ve been a Labour supporter all my life, and a party member for much of it. But enough is enough. That’s me gone. Should have done it months ago.
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