Fiona McGregor

Are you marching with @believeinscotland.bsky.social on 28th March in Edinburgh? Here's what you need to know about the start time etc. See you there!
#bis #rally #edinburgh

Iceland locks in on date for EU referendum | Euractiv As a member of the European Economic Area, Iceland is already aligned with much of the bloc's legislation

Just announced: Iceland has urgently moved up its referendum to join the European Union - to 29 August.

A reminder: 🇮🇸 is in many ways already a non-voting 🇪🇺 member because of the EEA. This would give them voting power to shape the laws they have to follow.

I'm listening to Scottish Independence Podcasts | So you want my vote? Edinburgh WFI host a hustings on Podbean, check it out! www.podbean.com/ea/pb-r7if3-...

A dangerous moron. We know what the US does to countries it perceives as a "threat"

Oh dear, wait til they find out who reads it ....

poster for March 28th Independence rally in Edinburgh. Poster features Ross Greer and Gillian Mackay.

Be there if you can!

Looking forward to rolling this out in an independent #Scotland back in the #EU

Independence NOW

a poll shows that only eight percent of UK public support going to war with Iran alongside Trump.

only 8%.

yet nearly all of the UK media are screaming from the rooftops about how we must join the war.

this tells you a lot about the extreme right-wing bias of the UK media.

Remind me which side are the religious fundamentalists??

Labour say 'abuse' means visas must be paused. But are they telling the truth? Shabana Mahmood's claim visas must be paused amid asylum 'abuse', fact checked

Mahmood's claims found to be FALSE by independent fact checker. Quelle surprise....

www.thenational.scot/politics/259...

This event will be just before the Holyrood campaigns start and could be a pivotal moment for the #yes movement. Hope to see everybody there on the 28th!

Finland film screening plus Q&A in Dundee tomorrow (Saturday 2pm); Tarland (Sunday 2pm). Next week Aberfeldy (Thurs), Arran (Fri) Largs (Sat) Prestwick (Sunday). Hoping it doesn't hail/storm/snow too much.
Details lesleyriddoch.com/events

Would be nice if westminster labour could also refrain from commenting on Scottish politics in return - and stop meddling in the elections of other parliaments!

Reform is setting out to deceive Richard Tice made abundantly clear yesterday where Reform's sympathies lie. The party exists to enhance the well-being of employers and landlords.  It exists to assist the exploitation of workers and renters. And, it also intends to facilitate the end of sustainable human life on Earth. In a speech yesterday, he did,...

'What is a surprise is that many of those voting for Reform will not have noticed how severely it intends to harm their well-being.
They are pursuing a politics of hate, and the hate is aimed at the very people they are seeking to woo.'
Richard Murphy

Hannah Spencer: the Green MP speaking to everyday people’s frustrations Winner of Gorton and Denton byelection was driven into politics by growing gap between super-rich and the ‘rest of us’

The small, brave band of MPs who represent the trampled, not the tramplers, has a very welcome new member.

We should all ask ourselves why, in a supposed democracy, such representatives are so rare.

www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Scottish Greens condemn US attacks on Iran Scottish Greens condemn US attacks on Iran - Donald Trump is acting like a gangster on the world stage.

Once again, Trump has shown total contempt for human rights, international law and negotiations.

Our hopes are for the safety of the Iranian people, who now have to fear both their own government's violence and that coming from Trump and Netanyahu.
greens.scot/news/scottis...

Labour MPs and hapless PM openly following the playbook and tactics of Trump and Deformukplc is simply repulsive.

Analysis: China’s clean-energy exports in 2024 alone will cut overseas CO2 by 1% - Carbon Brief China’s clean-energy technologies such as solar panels, batteries and electric vehicles are helping to cut emissions in other countries.

The solar panels, batteries, electric vehicles (EVs) and wind turbines exported from China in 2024 are set to cut annual CO2 emissions in the rest of the world by 1%, some 220m tonnes (MtCO2). www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-chi...

Labour MP Ian Byrne: "The lines from the PM and Cabinet today essentially labelling the Green Party as extremist is appalling, desperate and frankly embarrassing.

"It also makes very clear that the leadership has zero understanding of where it has been going wrong."

I do like a leader with smeddum!

I'm listening to Scottish Independence Podcasts | A Moment of challenge - Indypodcasters react to FM's speech on Podbean, check it out! www.podbean.com/ea/pb-bjhvp-...

Please support the fabulous work which Talking-up Scotland do.
Professor John Robertson works tirelessly for all of us.

www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/support-ta...

Why the Scottish Government bonds plan will lose us £175 million By issuing wholesale rather than retail bonds, the Scottish Government has decided to strip around £175 million from the Scottish economy ...

www.thenational.scot/politics/258...

And yet the Guardian can't fathom why we campaign for independence...

Ooh, this looks good!

Independence has never been more vital for Scotland.

Scottish Greens have a plan to build a positive case for putting Scotland’s future in Scotland’s hands.

Our reaction to John Swinney's most recent speech - this week's #podcast episode...

Scottish Government rejects Flamingo Land resort planned for banks of loch THE Scottish Government have rejected plans to build a Flamingo Land resort on the banks of Loch Lomond, after they were approved and recalled

YAY!!
www.thenational.scot/news/2588183...

A busy weekend recording that is - incase anyone thinks we were out on the town!