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Glaswegian - lefty - believer in Scottish independence - rising tide raises all boats - kindness - humanity - Scotland Rugby nut - 🏴󠁧󠁒󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

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Why would the people of Durham not vote Reform - what's not to like about increasing council tax, cutting Β£12.9m from services, having a Deputy Leader who posts AI lies or a Leader who ran two companies that went bust owing more than Β£500k in tax?

07.03.2026 08:35 πŸ‘ 517 πŸ” 124 πŸ’¬ 10 πŸ“Œ 4
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Reform’s Scottish leader may or many not be racist but he’s definitely wrong as knife crime falls in Scotland Please Support Talking-up Scotland at: on the above.Or direct bank transfer at Sort Code 08-91-04 Account – 12266421 Name – JOHN ROBERTSON From BBC Scotland yesterday, the above and: Th…

Reform’s Scottish leader may or many not be racist but he’s definitely wrong as knife crime falls in Scotland talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/03/07/r...

07.03.2026 08:56 πŸ‘ 172 πŸ” 60 πŸ’¬ 9 πŸ“Œ 1
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Reform manifesto: Dan Thomas says party will publish costings in U-turn Dan Thomas was contradicted by his boss Nigel Farage when he said the costings wouldn't be published.

The Reform UK Welsh Manifesto that they said was fully costed, is full of fantasy figures.

Reform's Welsh leader confirms manifesto costings U-turn

07.03.2026 09:05 πŸ‘ 73 πŸ” 38 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 1
'Who benefits?': Maddow NAILS TRUMP on motivations to attack Iran
'Who benefits?': Maddow NAILS TRUMP on motivations to attack Iran YouTube video by MS NOW

'Follow the money'

@maddow.bsky.social shares her instant reaction to the U.S. striking Iran, examines the Trump administration’s explanation for starting a war, and, finding it unconvincing, considers β€œwho benefits” from the action.

WATCH: youtube.com/watch?v=QiNsRu2E1As&feature=youtu.be

28.02.2026 19:17 πŸ‘ 296 πŸ” 165 πŸ’¬ 35 πŸ“Œ 26
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Tomorrow's front page πŸ“°

Scots-based firm urged to rule out Gaza gas grab

25.02.2026 22:04 πŸ‘ 20 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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Reform UK had 57 councillors in their flagship Kent Council in May 2025.

The number needed for a majority is 41.

Today they stand at 46.

Just 5 councillors.

Linden Kemkaran has been a disaster.

#SackKemkaran

25.02.2026 22:09 πŸ‘ 95 πŸ” 44 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 2
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BBC Debate Night host shamefully tries to suggest Scottish Child Payment is β€˜just sticking plaster’ when it is β€˜turning Scotland into a European pioneer in reducing child deprivation’ Please Support Talking-up Scotland at: on the above.Or direct bank transfer at Sort Code 08-91-04 Account – 12266421 Name – JOHN ROBERTSON In a Debate Night session in Ayr, after a deep…

talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/02/25/b...

25.02.2026 22:44 πŸ‘ 22 πŸ” 18 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1
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Bizarre 'Englishman's castle' policy aims to repeal Scottish legislation

Failed Reform UK MP Rupert Lowe has launched a bizarre 'Englishman's castle' policy – and it aims to repeal Scottish laws πŸ‘€

25.02.2026 22:46 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 10 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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BBC Debate Night host shamefully tries to suggest Scottish Child Payment is β€˜just sticking plaster’ when it is β€˜turning Scotland into a European pioneer in reducing child deprivation’ Please Support Talking-up Scotland at: on the above.Or direct bank transfer at Sort Code 08-91-04 Account – 12266421 Name – JOHN ROBERTSON In a Debate Night session in Ayr, after a deep…

Don’t watch BBCScotland!

BBC Debate Night host shamefully tries to suggest Scottish Child Payment is β€˜just sticking plaster’ when it is β€˜turning Scotland into a European pioneer in reducing child deprivation’ talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/02/25/b...

25.02.2026 22:53 πŸ‘ 41 πŸ” 23 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 2
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Andrea Jenkyns who asked for an extra Β£147k to help answer emails has been posing with a fake "budget box" because yes that's a totally normal thing that regional mayors do.

25.02.2026 23:25 πŸ‘ 489 πŸ” 108 πŸ’¬ 94 πŸ“Œ 15
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SNP MP demands answers on why UK 'withheld Β£100m' for bust Scottish space firm THE UK Government has been pushed to explain why it β€œwithheld funding” promised to a Scottish space firm which has now gone into administration

This is a story from The National on the failure of the UK Gov to provide the promised funding
What will it take for ALL Scots to waken up to the inescapable fact that the UK Gov wants Scotland to fall at every hurdle in order to sabotage Indy ambitions?

www.thenational.scot/news/2585448...

20.02.2026 06:39 πŸ‘ 16 πŸ” 15 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1
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Orbex - Wikipedia

or other industries the UK Gov seems to quietly sabotage efforts
This is Orbex wiki page
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orbex

20.02.2026 06:36 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Orbrex was a small start up space company with a very promising future
It was based in the Highlands and had secured business with the EPA to launch satellites
The UK Gov had initially promised funding for the project but failed to follow through
Every time Scotland seems to get ahead in technology/

20.02.2026 06:35 πŸ‘ 17 πŸ” 14 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0
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Newly qualified midwives left unemployed amid 'chronic' staff shortages | LBC The Royal College of Midwives said there is a

Almost a third of newly qualified midwives are unable to find a job - even though there are "chronic" staff shortages across the sector, the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) said

www.lbc.co.uk/article/midw...

20.02.2026 06:56 πŸ‘ 108 πŸ” 56 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 3
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"Should Israel be expected to even pay one penny to rebuild Gaza?"

The US ambassador to Israel: "Absolutely not, & if anything, there ought to be reparations for Israel"

Making Palestinians pay for the American & Israeli bombs & bullets that murdered their children.

20.02.2026 07:02 πŸ‘ 99 πŸ” 85 πŸ’¬ 13 πŸ“Œ 12
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Tommy Robinson was barred from the US. Trump's border force has now let him in The anti-migrant activist reportedly received a visa hours before his flight departed

Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, said he had β€œlanded in the United States of America” and that he was there to β€œwarn” the USA of β€œwhat’s coming”.

The US is the position that it is in, due to its own doing. Whatever he has to say is nonsense.

Can someone do us a favour PLEASE?

inews.co.uk/news/tommy-r...

20.02.2026 07:02 πŸ‘ 24 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 1
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Whoops
but Reform Ltd don't care
he's antisemitic & misogynistic
they all are
his crime is being found out

"Reform UK has suspended Adam Mitula, its interim campaign manager in Gorton & Denton by-election, after complaints about antisemitic & misogynistic posts"
www.facebook.com/permalink.ph...

20.02.2026 07:04 πŸ‘ 31 πŸ” 13 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 1

Alongside all the defections from Reform UK, this week they failed to win a single by-election.

It’s important to note that the Zetland by-election this week saw their disgrace candidate Mike Manning stand after our expose (and their subsequent disavowing of him).

20.02.2026 07:04 πŸ‘ 132 πŸ” 40 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 0
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20.02.2026 07:05 πŸ‘ 24 πŸ” 16 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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Zionists condemned by their own
sick psychopathic words

meme via Principles NOT Parties

20.02.2026 07:06 πŸ‘ 45 πŸ” 33 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 3
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Reform Councillor slammed after tweeting 'I stand with ICE' after fatal shooting of nurse Alex Pretti | LBC A Reform councillor has sparked fury after showing support for ICE following the brutal shooting of nurse Alex Pretti.

Reform UK in Leicestershire are in trouble.

It has been a minority administration since May, but it’s now down to just 23 councillors on a 55 seat council.

There’s also still questions over Joseph Boam’s future and also questions over the racism of Virge Richichi.

www.lbc.co.uk/article/ice-...

20.02.2026 07:16 πŸ‘ 186 πŸ” 87 πŸ’¬ 21 πŸ“Œ 4
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Hillsborough Law will 'criminalise lying' by senior ministers, say campaigners It's via a new standalone offence - which will apply to the prime minister - of "misleading the public", punishable by up to two years in jail.

We’ve all had enough of politicians lying to us, right?

Reckon on that we can all agree

Which is why I’m absolutely buzzing for this legislation that would criminalise lying in politics

…”punishable by up to two years in jail!”

GAME-CHANGER

news.sky.com/story/hillsb...

20.02.2026 07:24 πŸ‘ 1122 πŸ” 327 πŸ’¬ 76 πŸ“Œ 18

Tommy Robinson with a criminal conviction, was given a visa to enter the US. This is Trump’s America. ICE agents arrest brown β€œcriminals”, law enforcement ignore white supremacists. It’s a false moral hierarchy, where the violence of some is treated as isolated incidents and are ignored.

20.02.2026 07:25 πŸ‘ 66 πŸ” 21 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 2
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Please don't condemn old people
remember we had decades
of right-wing racist brainwashing
propaganda from almost every newspaper
spewing out day after day after day
with no social media and precious few
counter voices nailing the lies

Prove your truth, your worth
by trying to convince them

20.02.2026 07:14 πŸ‘ 32 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 9 πŸ“Œ 0
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Hillsborough Law will 'criminalise lying' by senior ministers, say campaigners It's via a new standalone offence - which will apply to the prime minister - of "misleading the public", punishable by up to two years in jail.

New law will 'criminalise lying' by senior ministers

news.sky.com/story/hillsb...

20.02.2026 07:28 πŸ‘ 336 πŸ” 87 πŸ’¬ 28 πŸ“Œ 3
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Reform UK has another Russia problem.

#Gorton & #Denton candidate Matt Goodwin has been shown to have been paid significant Russian oil money via OrbΓ‘n’s Hungary.

#GortonAndDentonByElection

20.02.2026 07:33 πŸ‘ 312 πŸ” 196 πŸ’¬ 17 πŸ“Œ 9
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Getting reports that Andrew Thorp, Reform UK councillor on Leicestershire Council is about to resign from the council after a dispute with Leader Dan Harrison. This will force a by-election.

20.02.2026 07:37 πŸ‘ 73 πŸ” 25 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 1
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Ex-Prime Minister Blair & ex-Prince Charles
getting sucked into the Mandelson-Epstein
-Mossad spy scandal

Either they were briefed about the paedophilia
& Zionist spying and chose to ignore it

Or the whole of MI5, MI6, British security services
should be sacked for gross incompetence

20.02.2026 07:45 πŸ‘ 66 πŸ” 35 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 3
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BBC bosses don't seem to care
their right-wing bias is getting
dangerously close to election criminality

"The Green Party have slated the BBC after it handed Reform UK their third Question Time slot in a row the week before a crucial by-election in England"
via The National Newspaper

20.02.2026 07:48 πŸ‘ 683 πŸ” 369 πŸ’¬ 32 πŸ“Œ 25
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At the 'board of peace' the Israeli foreign minister pays tribute to IDF soldiers killed in Gaza

The IDF dropped 2,000lb bombs on refugee camps, destroyed hospitals & schools, shot kids in the head, murdered journalists & healthcare workers, crushed starving people under tanks.

20.02.2026 07:53 πŸ‘ 85 πŸ” 46 πŸ’¬ 13 πŸ“Œ 2