Swinney turns down Trump invitation to White House state banquet The Scottish government said Swinney

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Wise decision!

Each letter of the Gaidhlig alphabet is associated with a native tree or plant

The "lines to take" script given to Labour MPs for Keir Starmer's statement has been leaked 👇

That’s some talent you have!

A Willow Warbler standing on top of a broken branch, facing to the right. Very light grey sky background

Feasgar math. Good afternoon #Bird #Benbecula #Scotland #WillowWarbler

Internet access restored after Orkney broadband cable repairs Hundreds of people in areas such as Sanday, Stronsay and Westray had been affected.

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In case you’re wondering why no Holyrood politician has been doorstepped for this lack of resilience, telecommunications is reserved to Westminster.

So Graeme Downie Labour MP for Dunfermline wants to ditch the triple lock pension? He suggests these savings are diverted to defence spending. Don’t you just love “new” Labour?

As people get postal votes for the Scot Parl election please be careful of the spoiler operation which is 'Independent Green Voice'. They are listed second on the regional ballot paper in South of Scotland with the real Green Party further down. IGV is a right-wing spoiler operation.

Shows you how duplicitous the press are, in England, Labour are the enemy but in Scotland it's the SNP, so the same media completely change their tune depending on where they are. They play us for fools.

Exactly what I was thinking!

Don’t be fooled if you’re voting for the Green Party the second from top is not the actual Green Party they are a front for a right wing group in Scotland, don’t get caught out.

Starmer accused of 'skulking' and shunning Sarwar in Scotland It is the first time the prime minister has been north of the border since the Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar called for him to step down in February.

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Archaeologists in the Holy Land just uncovered a 3,000-year-old Israelite tablet…

It reads: “Iran is only weeks away from developing a nuclear weapon.”

Huh. Where were you in 2014?

I live in Scotland, the BBC has been undermining democracy and enabling foreign interference in our politics for its entire existence.

The London parties were forced to answer "if the UK is a voluntary union, what's Scotland's route out" at last night's Peebles hustings.

I can see why they normally refuse to answer...

Reform: "if it were voluntary the SNP would have already taken us out: no idea what the route is"

1/3...

Do The Right Thing - Indy PosterBoy Did you know that every age group from 16 to 64 supports Scottish independence, and even 40% of those over 65 support it? Do the right thing for the next

Jee. Pers. What world are they pretending to live in? 😳😳😳
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Belgium just seized 2 British military shipments bound for Israel. At Liège Airport. 33 crates. Military components including lasers, sights, fire control systems, aircraft parts.
The cargo arrived by truck from the UK. It was supposed to fly to Tel Aviv.

Be like Belgium
#stopthewar #Lebanon #gaza

Nearly 160,000 uninsured cars seized on UK roads Seizure numbers hit a 17-year high as an estimated 300,000 uninsured vehicles are driven each day.

The stats here are horrific.
300,000 uninsured drivers on roads every day.
1 person affected every 20 minutes by an uninsured driver.
1 person a day left with life changing injuries every day by an uninsured driver.
Yet successive govts have failed to tackle this
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Minister defends Starmer amid Mandelson revelations, saying vetting decision ‘utterly unacceptable’ – UK politics live Darren Jones says he has ordered an urgent review into news that the Foreign Office ignored security vetting advice

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I’ll leave this here for any 🤡🤡out there.

Too subtle 😂

The meek shall inherit the earth, as long as that’s OK with the rest of you.

Starmer won't resign over Mandelson vetting row, senior minister tells BBC - live updates Opposition parties say Keir Starmer should go; No 10 insists the PM didn't know Lord Mandelson had failed vetting to become US ambassador until this week.

Starmer won't resign over Mandelson vetting row, senior minister tells BBC - live updates - BBC News
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Is the BBC helping Reform’s election campaign? During an election campaign the BBC is expected to remain impartial. Its coverage of asylum fraud risks damaging that

The BBC asylum fraud report is factually correct. But its framing risks exaggerating the problem.

This is a national politics issue, not a local one.

Why is this of concern so close to May local elections?

Stephen MacNair explains...

One hundred jobs at risk at Spirit Energy in Aberdeen Spirit Energy - a gas production company - employs about 150 people in the city's Justice Mill Lane.

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Indeed

Male Hen Harrier in flight with a good view of his back, right wing and distinctive tail. Grey sky background and a bit of out of focus ground in the lower third of the photo

Hen Harrier, male. #Bird #Benbecula #Scotland