Palantir is still involved in peoples Health Data in England. The Scottish Government has kept Palantir oot of Scotish NHS.
A vote for Labour/Sarwar, Tory, Reform & Libdem in 🏴 is a vote for Palantir
Sarwar & Baillie will lie down for Streeting propped up by ACH
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
The grotesque politicisation of history must end. In Scotland, historical displays in publicly-owned train stations riddled with inaccuracies and propaganda are being used to promote the union. The past is being bastardised to support the causes of the present
My @heraldscotland.bsky.social column
(3/3).
..that mean government cannot increase (current) deficit much - whatever the fiscal rules.
But none of that stops radical reform of (eg) council tax, social care finance, pensions, etc, etc, or reversal of economically/socially damaging immigration policies...
Telegraph newspaper editorial on Mandelson's appointment in December 2024 versus editorial today
A summary of th state of polling in Scotland.
There needs to be an industry inquiry after these elections into MRPs and then, to be frank, there needs to be a strengthening of BPC rules and potentially even actual regulation to control the recent proliferation of lobbyists dressing up as pollsters and undermining the entire sphere
The election is a good excuse!
Which journo was this?
The BBC executive has endorsed six key points from the report, which it expects all journalists to consider carefully when working on stories about migration: cover the substance and not just the politics ensure audiences have enough context hear from migrants explain migration terms clearly represent the full range of opinions remember good stories also come from outside Westminster
"Ensure audiences have enough context" is simply is not happening often enough (even on overall immigration numbers dropping over 2 years while more recent reversal in small boat trends in the last 6-9 months overlooked)
So over 80% of people don't know the key context on the biggest public issue
BBC reports "more than 600 people crossed the Channel on small boats on Saturday, making it second busiest day so far this year".
BBC reports "Over the past three years, crossings have increased" while omitting 33% year on year fall this year
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
If your MRP has the Scottish Greens on 10% and two constituency seats but still only on 8 seats overall your model is bad and you are idiots. This has been my initial review of the headline figures from More in Common's MRP.
Tomorrow's front page 📰
Stark warning for Anas Sarwar over Reform UK dealings
I've asked the BBC to correct this news report's mistake in claiming 100,000 small boat arrivals last year
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Could use BBC Verify data to get numbers right + more accurately report the context:eg, that small boat numbers are falling in 2026
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Essential Food Price Capping
As the media mock the SNP for suggesting it, they avoid mentioning that it works in France.
Feed the poor or fatten the rich: why the SNP plan to put price caps on essential groceries is morally right
Profiteering supermarkets are showering money on shareholders. As the cost of food rises even further amid war, low income families must be protected
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It is obvious - as a revealed preference - that a 33% rise in crossings is treated as x10 or x100 as newsworthy as a 33% fall in crossings.
When this is most salient issue, BBC and public service broadcasters [if not the newspapers] should be checking that skew: it feeds a big public misperception
This is also true in the U.S. in the used EV market if you're looking at the low-end daily driver segment.
Recently priced America's cheapest used hybrids vs. America's cheapest used EVs, and the EVs came out on top *right off the lot*
Now add in the next 5 years of fuel and maintenance savings
These are big significant shifts on the highest profile issue, so the national broadcaster should try to be aware of them, and to consider sharing them with the public, so that it can fulfil the commitments in its issue-specific review to try to inform viewers on context
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latest data
🏴 57% of patients began treatment within the 62-day period target 75%
🏴 68.7% target 85%
In NHS Scotland where the target is 95%, 70.7% of patients started treatment within 62 days
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Brutal assessment. Hard to argue with.
I’ve no brief for Olly R but the time line is crazy:
He’s appointed 8 Jan 25.
Mandy announcement had already been made 20 Dec 24 in advance of vetting.
Trump inauguration was 20 Jan.
So we’re basically talking about Robbins’ first 12 days.
This is poor reporting from the BBC
"Lower earners in Scotland pay slightly less, external tax than they would if they lived elsewhere in the UK, while middle and higher earners pay significantly more."
Middle income earners do not pay "significantly more" - assuming middle means around median.
Very important thread.
THIS IS SO IMPORTANT.
Farage says a woman who has been here for years, is married to a British person and has indefinite leave to remain, will need to apply for a work visa after they abolish indefinite leave to remain.
@chadbourn.bsky.social @sturdyalex.bsky.social @bestforbritain.org
There's so much wrong with this MRP, starting with having the Greens winning a share of the vote in every constituency when they're only standing in a handful.
When you get into the individual constituency results, it gets even worse. Lib Dems *fifth* in Edinburgh Northern??
Lads, when you brief that you can get Anas into Bute House on the back of unionist MSPs *and the party projected to be the biggest Unionist party is Reform UK*, the implication is clear!
Wait, what? Scottish Labour were, themselves, briefing that they'd do such a deal around 9 days ago!
If the BBC had focused its report on dodgy immigration advisors exploiting people seeking asylum and providing them with false information that would be one thing, and it is an issue which needs addressing. Instead they have framed this as people seeking asylum pretending to be LGBTQIA+ 5/
A big ongoing development in UK EU relations is Labour MPs now understanding the importance of freedom of movement. Replacing the cakeist Customs Union calls with this shows a real evolution in thinking to respond to what Brussels is saying.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
