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Maureen Pickering

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Retired Depute HT, Scottish granny. Wants Scottish Independence for a fairer, more equal society where Scotlandโ€™s vast resources are used for the benefit of the people of ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ, not Westminster. I am a Sovereign Scot and will bow to no monarch. No DMs

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A shame NI assembly elections are next year. this leak from the UKGOV is huge for the Senedd & Scottish elections.

I think there's a growing awareness in the two devolved nations and NI region that London are not to be trusted. Especially on spending.

10.03.2026 17:58 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Please read thisโ€ฆ.๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿคข๐Ÿคฎ

11.03.2026 07:53 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Heโ€™s just another right wing Tory.

11.03.2026 10:00 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Now on NETFLIX !

Just watched it again, and I think that I was greetinโ€™ more than I did at the cinema

One of the most moving and inspiring things that Iโ€™ve ever seen

You do Scotland proud John Davidson๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ

โ€œSPUNK FOR MILKโ€ ๐Ÿ’ช

11.03.2026 10:08 ๐Ÿ‘ 9 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Devolution has and is a dead fish in the water

Independence

11.03.2026 08:54 ๐Ÿ‘ 11 ๐Ÿ” 6 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Ireland declared #UDI

Just sayingโ€ฆ..

11.03.2026 07:15 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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11.03.2026 10:14 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Starmer, Labour, their branch office in Scotland and the whole of Westminster are scheming to undermine our own governments in Scotland, Wales and NI. They will intervene and chisel away at our own nations' powers all in the name of their precious Union, a greater Englandshire.
#ScottishIndependence

11.03.2026 09:02 ๐Ÿ‘ 6 ๐Ÿ” 3 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

So sad & worrying that someone like Trump gets into power in America: appointing dubious people to powerful positions, treating other government depts with disdain, bullying independent agencies & threatening sovereign countries with lethal destruction.
We can only fear for people everywhere.

11.03.2026 05:27 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Itโ€™s not humiliation. Farage doesnโ€™t feel such things. His fragile ego wouldnโ€™t allow it. He fends off things like embarrassment & humiliation like a pro.

11.03.2026 07:57 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Does anyone in Scotland have any respect for this mealy mouthed charlatan, I certainly donโ€™t.

11.03.2026 10:04 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Reform MSP squirms as he's challenged to 'defend Brexit' during debate A REFORM MSP was left squirming trying to defend Brexit after he was heckled during a hustings in Edinburgh.

www.thenational.scot/news/2592489...

11.03.2026 08:26 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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2 #SkyNews #itvnews #C4News #LBC #r4today #bbcbreakfast #gmb #bbcqt #bbcaq #pmqs #politicslive #GBNews #scotlandtonight #SNP #independence #bbcsundayshow #RadioScotlandBreakfast #BBCLauraK '

11.03.2026 06:36 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The man is a two faced lying sack of garbage just like his sidekick Sarwar.

11.03.2026 09:58 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The SNP must raise this issue in HR.
BBC Scotland are ignoring this story but BBC Wales are headlining it. This is a huge story & an opportunity to query BBC Scotlandโ€™s objectivity ahead of the HR election.

11.03.2026 08:12 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Letโ€™s compare BBC Scotland News V BbC Wales. Oh Scotland is all about ferries while Wales tells us about the undermining of Devolution by Labour.
Fact BBC Scotland has an agenda and is hiding the true stories.

#endtheunion #labourout #snp #bothvotessnp

11.03.2026 07:49 ๐Ÿ‘ 14 ๐Ÿ” 6 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Keir Starmer: Leaked memo says ministers can go against Wales and Scotland The memo was obtained by Plaid Cymru, which has accused Labour of turning its back on devolution.

In the Senedd on Tuesday, Plaid's ap Iorwerth said the memo showed "Keir Starmer's own version of Boris Johnson's muscular unionism, not only dealing with devolution in bad faith, but undertaking a direct assault on the democratic views of devolved governments".

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

11.03.2026 09:36 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Starmerโ€™s autocratic Labour Regime. The views of Scots donโ€™t matter a damn & not one Labour MP supposedly representing Scots has questioned this policy to undermine the elected Scottish Parliament.

x.com/bellacaledon...

11.03.2026 09:05 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 3 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Can anyone explain why Iceland can be independent but not Scotland?

11.03.2026 09:33 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Interesting, not a bad idea.

However ahead of the elections in May it does seem to be a bad strategy pointing out the fact that Westminster still rules Scotland and we are denied making these choices through our own parliament.

11.03.2026 08:22 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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I do wonder what is stopping the Republicans, fear, corruption or they are also child rapists๐Ÿค”

11.03.2026 07:22 ๐Ÿ‘ 94 ๐Ÿ” 32 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 9 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
A cartoon by Ron Cobb (1975), showing a shadow of US B-52 bomber above cratered landscape. Two people who look like Vietnamese peasants look up; one says โ€œtheyโ€™re having problems with their economy again.โ€

A cartoon by Ron Cobb (1975), showing a shadow of US B-52 bomber above cratered landscape. Two people who look like Vietnamese peasants look up; one says โ€œtheyโ€™re having problems with their economy again.โ€

This is from 1975.

11.03.2026 07:02 ๐Ÿ‘ 1052 ๐Ÿ” 443 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 14 ๐Ÿ“Œ 14
Falling Behind: The government is failing private renters by freezing Local Housing Allowance Briefing by Sarah Hadfield on why the government needs to uprate Local Housing Allowance in the Autumn Budget, 2025.

A Labour Government that persists with the freeze. Shameful

www.citizensadvice.org.uk/policy/publi...

11.03.2026 10:04 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Labour housing support freeze 'deepening child poverty crisis'

The UK Government has been urged to take immediate action on child poverty as the SNP say a continued freeze on Local Housing Allowance is pushing more families into hardship

11.03.2026 07:57 ๐Ÿ‘ 14 ๐Ÿ” 4 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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WAKE UP SCOTLAND!

#EndLondonRule
#ScottishIndependence

11.03.2026 07:49 ๐Ÿ‘ 12 ๐Ÿ” 11 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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EXCLUSIVE: A Reform UK MSP was left squirming and trying to defend Brexit after he was heckled during a hustings in Edinburgh

Read here: www.thenational.scot/news/2...

11.03.2026 06:07 ๐Ÿ‘ 29 ๐Ÿ” 17 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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To plant, or not to plant, that is the tree question Paul Brannen is the Director of Public Affairs at the Confederation of Timber Industries and author of Timber! How wood can help save the world from climate breakdown (Agenda Publishing 2024). Here he...

"Scotland already builds 92% of its new family homes using timber frames whereas in England it is less than 10%." @paulbrannenne.bsky.social
forestrycommission.blog.gov.uk/2025/05/20/t...

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