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@busygranof6

Retired Head Teacher. Trying hard to learn Gaelic. So want independence for Scotland especially for my grandchildren.🏴󠁧󠁒󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

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You know they lie because their lips are moving.

09.03.2026 20:00 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Labour lawyers β€˜blocked’ from briefing MPs on jury trials overhaul before vote Leader of rebel group says there is deep concern within Society of Labour Lawyers about courts and tribunals bill

This is shocking. Labour lawyers β€˜blocked’ from briefing MPs on jury trials overhaul before vote. The Prime Minister is completely out of control on this. MPs must come together and stop him from undermining & restricting a fundamental cornerstone of our democracy
www.theguardian.com/law/2026/mar...

09.03.2026 20:07 πŸ‘ 156 πŸ” 80 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 4

A spokesperson for Tony Blair said his remarks at a Jewish News event in the US were for private not public consumption. Which is exactly why voters get pissed off - saying one thing in private and quite another in public.

09.03.2026 11:25 πŸ‘ 64 πŸ” 27 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 1

We need more greens to get rid of these unionist millstones round our necks.

09.03.2026 20:51 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Relieved that no serious injuries have been reported after the devastating fire in Glasgow.

My thanks to the emergency services and partners for their hard work overnight.

We will support Glasgow’s recovery and work to get the city centre up and running as quickly as possible.

09.03.2026 16:24 πŸ‘ 118 πŸ” 33 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

The Justice Secretary - a former barrister - suggesting that being wrongly accused of a crime and imprisoned for 3 years is just like β€œscraping your knee” in order to justify undermining and restricting a fundamental cornerstone of our democracy is absurd, embarrassing and shameful

09.03.2026 20:37 πŸ‘ 76 πŸ” 21 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 3

I would never trust her at all. She lies and whines thinking that will people to like her but she is just unlikeable.

09.03.2026 20:45 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Scottish Conservative drugs spokesperson
Annie Wells MSP told the Scottish Daily
Express: "This organisation has become
nothing more than a mouthpiece for the
SNP. They are enabling the nationalists
failed approach to tackling Scotland's drug
deaths emergency. Over Β£4million of
taxpayers' money has been given to the
Scottish Drugs Forum by the SNP to help
them lobby against common-sense policies
like the Right to Recovery Bill.

Scottish Conservative drugs spokesperson Annie Wells MSP told the Scottish Daily Express: "This organisation has become nothing more than a mouthpiece for the SNP. They are enabling the nationalists failed approach to tackling Scotland's drug deaths emergency. Over Β£4million of taxpayers' money has been given to the Scottish Drugs Forum by the SNP to help them lobby against common-sense policies like the Right to Recovery Bill.

Disgraceful comments from Tory MSP Annie Wells about the Scottish Drug Forum.

Who would you trust more:

- an expert and user-led advocacy group who've real knowledge & ideas on how to tackle the drug crisis?

OR

- a Tory politician whose Government presided over failed "war on drugs" dogma?

09.03.2026 15:30 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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The scale of the drift to privatisation – Nearly 100% of GPs in Scotland work in the NHS but only 66% do so in England With only 7 days left, support Talking-up Scotland’s work to counter the lies and get you the facts, daily, at: or by direct bank transfer method – John Robertson, Sort code 08-91-04, A…

Reposted to show the scale of what we might lose as Scottish Labour try to hide their slavish commitment to the Tony Blair plans, approved by Starmer, to privatise NHS Scotland
talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2025/09/23/t...

09.03.2026 13:42 πŸ‘ 21 πŸ” 23 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

You mean England moving them to Scotland and then hiding the facts there have been leaks?

09.03.2026 12:23 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

a cartel of corrupt spivs,thieves,fraudsters,fuhrage is washin the taste of trumps arse out of his mouth,these bastards want to take EVERYTHING the tax payers have,WAKE THE FK UP!no welfare,no rights,no pension,no NHS,if you can't pay for it,lose savings,home then life,they DONT work for YOU,wake up

09.03.2026 11:37 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Is this another Labour MP telling lies??? Surely not.

09.03.2026 12:21 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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England’s Pisa scores are based only on a tiny selective sample of higher achieving schools making Paul O’Kane’s sad desperate attempt to claim they are better than Scotland just another under-educate... Please Support Talking-up Scotland at: on the above.Or direct bank transfer at Sort Code 08-91-04 Account – 12266421 Name – JOHN ROBERTSON Paul O’Kane Labour MSP and former head b…

England’s Pisa scores are based only on a tiny selective sample of higher achieving schools making Paul O’Kane’s sad desperate attempt to claim they are better than Scotland just another under-educated failure from Scottish Labour talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/03/09/e...

09.03.2026 10:54 πŸ‘ 34 πŸ” 27 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 1
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John Swinney: 'I won't rest until child poverty is eradicated in Scotland' In his Daily Record column, First Minister John Swinney says he will today unveil further steps to tackle child poverty.

Scotland has the lowest child poverty rate in the UK, and 90,000 fewer children live in poverty thanks to our policies.

But decisions at Westminster have too often held us back.

I want to fully eradicate child poverty, and Scotland should have the full powers to do it.

09.03.2026 09:02 πŸ‘ 156 πŸ” 90 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 5
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England’s Pisa scores are based only on a tiny selective sample of higher achieving schools making Paul O’Kane’s sad desperate attempt to claim they are better than Scotland just another under-educate... Please Support Talking-up Scotland at: on the above.Or direct bank transfer at Sort Code 08-91-04 Account – 12266421 Name – JOHN ROBERTSON Paul O’Kane Labour MSP and former head b…

talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/03/09/e...

09.03.2026 09:03 πŸ‘ 18 πŸ” 24 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Oh, the things I could list about it being absolute made up slop....

09.03.2026 10:35 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

I'm pretty sure folks in England would be outraged to learn another country had brought nuclear weapons onto it's soil, which had they known about, they would be very much against.

Welcome to the Scotland/England dynamic!

#ScottishIndependence

09.03.2026 11:20 πŸ‘ 20 πŸ” 16 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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When asked, What about or Scotland has no plans for. I refer them to the Scottish papers "Building a New Scotland" freely available online to download.

www.gov.scot/publications...

09.03.2026 08:19 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 12 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Need to get the votes for Reform way, way down.

09.03.2026 11:43 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ‰ | Senedd Nowcast:

🌼 PLC: 36 - 28.2% (+7.5)
➑️ RFM: 30 - 26.8% (+25.7)
🌹 LAB: 16 - 17.6% (-18.6)
🌳 CON: 8 - 10.8% (-14.3)
🌍 GRN: 4 - 9.1% (+4.7)
πŸ”Ά LDM: 2 - 6.2% (+1.9)

Changes w/ 2021.
Explore: electionmaps.uk/nowcast/senedd

08.03.2026 17:37 πŸ‘ 43 πŸ” 15 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1
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How democratic is the UK? The UK has a crisis of democracy

Democracy in the UK

Unelected Head of state
Unelected second chamber of parliament
MPs pressurized to toe the party line
Political parties, too many legislators available for hire to the super-rich
Unlike the EU no workplace democracy

FPTP skews election outcomes

Deep social/economic problems.

09.03.2026 09:56 πŸ‘ 266 πŸ” 118 πŸ’¬ 12 πŸ“Œ 4
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Few resources and many commitments: fiscal reality for next Parliament Elections are about choices but choices must be understood within the fiscal environment in which they will be made

We can do more even within the fiscal cage muntil we finally achieve our independence
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2591424...

09.03.2026 11:38 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1
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Three reasons why QEUH will never have a Grenfell-like β€˜towering inferno’ Please Support Talking-up Scotland at: on the above.Or direct bank transfer at Sort Code 08-91-04 Account – 12266421 Name – JOHN ROBERTSON The Daily Record today, has the above and: Rob…

Three reasons why QEUH will never have a Grenfell-like β€˜towering inferno’ talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/03/09/t...

09.03.2026 10:55 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Telegraph. β€œThere are too many immigrants in britain!!!! We must reduce migration!!!”

Also The Telegraph. β€œRachel Reeves is throwing out too many immigrants. We must INCREASE migration!!!”

09.03.2026 11:39 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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90 years old?! Doesn't look a day over 9, does oor Wullie. πŸ€”

09.03.2026 11:29 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Education policy ❌️

Health policy ❌️

Defence policy ❌️

Foreign policy ❌️

Housing policy ❌️

Environmental policy ❌️

Crime & Justice policy ❌️

Flags βœ”οΈ

09.03.2026 11:24 πŸ‘ 17 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 1

Firemen and women and Mr Kongira. Such bravery shouldn’t be ignored. πŸ‘πŸ»πŸ‘πŸ»πŸ‘πŸ»

09.03.2026 11:34 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Glasgow Central Station: Warning of further disruption as fire brought under control Dozens of services have been cancelled and the station will be closed until further notice.

While we're acknowledging heroes, hats off to Mr Kongira here.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cd...

09.03.2026 11:16 πŸ‘ 27 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Two firefighters resting, sitting on the plinth of the "Citizen Firefighter" statue.

Two firefighters resting, sitting on the plinth of the "Citizen Firefighter" statue.

Quite an image on the BBC live page (www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cd...; no photographer credited).

Sounds as if they've saved the station and the hotel, and more importantly, without loss of life.

Citizens; heroes.

09.03.2026 07:16 πŸ‘ 465 πŸ” 129 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 8
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Liverpool and Manchester United complain to X over β€˜sickening’ Grok AI posts AI feature generated offensive posts about Diogo Jota and the Hillsborough and Munich disasters Liverpool and Manchester United have complained to Elon Musk’s X after the Grok AI feature made offensive posts about Diogo Jota and the Hillsborough and Munich disasters. The posts were generated when users asked the AI tool to make hateful posts about the two football teams. Continue reading...

Liverpool and Manchester United complain to X over β€˜sickening’ Grok AI posts

09.03.2026 11:13 πŸ‘ 77 πŸ” 18 πŸ’¬ 15 πŸ“Œ 13