The only question worth asking until it's answered:
How does Scotland leave the Union?
If one partner needs permission from the other to be "allowed" to leave, or even to ask the question of its people, then say so.
There's no point in discussing anything else with Westminster until that's settled.
The only question worth asking until it's answered.
How does Scotland leave the Union?
If one partner needs permission from the other to be "allowed" to leave, or even to ask the question of its people, then say so.
There's no point in discussing anything else with Westminster until that's settled.
Reform are in realistic contention for exactly 0 (zero) constituency seats. Voting Scottish Greens will only keep Reform out on the Regional List (peach-coloured) ballot.
For your local constituency MSP (lilac-coloured ballot) it's between the SNP & one of the UK parties in practically every seat.
The biggest story in Scottish politics today is Malcolm Offord's claim that Anas Sarwar approached him offering a deal between Reform and Labour to keep the SNP out of power. The Scotsman and even BBC Scotland news have it as their lead story, but The Herald seems to be doing its best to ignore it.
'We Scots find ourselves still in the extraordinary position that slightly over fifty percent of us (according to most recent polls) hold views that are almost entirely unrepresented in the mainstream media.'
Jamie Jauncey, via 'Don Roberto and Me'
The National’s foreign affairs editor is among those to receive an honorary degree from the University of Glasgow for their 'outstanding contributions' to their respective fields, it has been announced
Daily Express are terrified:
Rik Mayall as Alan B'Stard, Conservative MP explains how to end povery in 'The New Statesman' (1987).
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GwvJ...
Glad to see the Australian government on board. Massive milestone today with Bowen acknowledging EV growth is already offsetting the oil crisis. Increasing reserves while demand falls makes no sense.
Now for a solar carport mandate!
Charge baby charge. ☀️⚡ #Bettrification #EVs
This is less than 1 minute. Short discussion with Alan Cumming highlights that SNP 1 and 2 will benefit Reform. Give your second vote to a different progressive party. Reform know they can benefit from the second vote.
But most importantly, VOTE on 7th May! 🗳️
Spread the word 📣
World Cup games sound great:
"extortionate ticket prices, hugely increased accommodation costs, quadrupled train prices, $150 to park, tailgate parties banned, arrive to stadium area at least 90 minutes early to allow for security searches".
And that's if you avoid airport arrest & ICE death squads.
ProPublica dropped a bombshell on how Trump dismantled every guardrail that stopped him in 2020 — and replaced them with election deniers. Just in time for the midterms. 🧵
#SheShed
If the unionist parties only hope to attract votes is to churn out disinformation trashing our public services that tells us EVERYTHING we need to know about those parties and the pathetic unionist media lapdogs that amplify it.
We need #scottishindependence so we can have real discourse again!
It would be totally on-brand for Celtic, who could have signed McKenna on a free transfer in both 2024 and 2025, to pay £10 million for him just before he turns 30.
Benjamin Netanyahu has delayed his corruption trial again, for 'security reasons' that he created, again.
Are Israel going to let him commit as many war crimes as he likes, just so he can't go to jail?
Generative artificial so-called intelligence: actually plagiarism on a giant scale
www.theguardian.com/books/2026/a...
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The most efficient way to keep the far-right racists of Reform out of Holyrood on May 7th is to vote Scottish Greens on the regional list (peach-coloured) ballot.
But the only clear shot at an Independence referendum seems to be to maximise SNP seats.
Tough decisions ahead.
May Victor Orbán simply be the first in a string of countries engaging in overdue housecleaning by kicking their authoritarian leaders to the curb.
"The country's had enough of chaos!"
Wes Streeting rules out Scottish independence, telling @lewisgoodall.com that there will be no fresh referendum even if the SNP get a majority.
Your regular reminder that the US had a pain-stakingly negotiated and workable deal with Iran when Trump came to power, but he tore it up. He's now desperately trying to secure a deal much worse than the one he set aside.
The Home Office' anti-immigration agenda is strangling growth across the economy. It prevents a closer relationship with Europe, deprives us of the workers we need and undermines universities.
getting-out-of-the-hole.uk/labours-red-...
46 years ago, this is what John Peel was playing.
Full show 9 April 1980.
Undertones, Delta 5, Madness, Toots, Echo…ahh, the promise and optimism of 1980
youtu.be/nBCXCr9wwn4?...
Wow, Mark Carney speaks on multiculturalism (what a contrast to island of strangers Starmer!)
Mark Carney, "Canada is a nation forged through accommodation, not assimilation"
"Through partnership, not domination"
"The founding insight of our country is that unity does not require uniformity"
I used to think that Nick Cave might be prone to being held to a higher standard than most artists, due to his fan base (and reputation) being on the 'progressive good guy' end (cf. Neil Gaiman), and try to give him the benefit of the doubt.
The last couple of years have removed the doubt.
