I don’t know how we got here that people can say such damaging, awful and false things and get away with it. That was an NHS dr hounded from her job who had to leave the country. This is the real “hounding” and witch hunt.
Almost everything we argue about is a substitute for the thing we should be arguing about: the immense wealth & power of an oligarchic class, which captures governments, ruins lives and wrecks the living planet.
This class redirects our rage at scapegoats. To resist its lies is to resist its power.
OMFG I had to go and check that this ACTUALLY happened.
Since when does the BBC ever do chyrons with a political party's branding, rather than their own? Not to mention this is during a pre-election campaign purdah.
(h/t @iainsol.bsky.social)
A new Survation poll has shown a “miserable” level of support for nuclear power in Scotland. The polling makes grim reading for Scottish Labour and the LibDems who are both promoting new nuclear bellacaledonia.org.uk/2026/04/20/n...
Starmer to admit he inadvertently gave MPs misleading information on Mandelson Prime minister to tell Commons he was himself misled and would ‘never knowingly mislead parliament or the public’
Sir Keir also hit out at Reform’s candidate, Matthew Goodwin, saying he showed the party would bring a politics of “toxic division” to the contest. He said: “That’s not what that constituency is about, that’s not what Manchester is about. So this is a straight fight between Labour and Reform.”
Starmer: I would "never knowingly mislead... the public"
Well, that's demonstrably not true, is it?
It's not brainwashing it's just exposure to a better life!
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More renewable energy produced in #Scotland Highlands per household than any other area of UK
Annual renewable generation across Highlands totals 7,826,475 MWh, spread across 113,906 households
68,710 kWh of renewable electricity per household
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2603052...
Former first minister Nicola Sturgeon has won a prestigious award for her 'visionary leadership' at an international event in Iceland
I can hear lots of bitter old men’s heads exploding 😂😂😂😂
Hopefully JK sees this and it ruins her weekend 😂😂😂
That's just what's happening just now - they do what they want, in this case possibly at Trump's request, and deal with the consequences by denial, and only if they feel they must, they will scapegoat. Any scruples have left the building.
Mandelson didn't need vetting for anyone to know he was a bad choice. His widely known history made him a bad choice. They have just been caught out by this technicality.
BREAKING - Peter Mandelson failed his security vetting clearance but the decision was overruled by the Foreign Office
Investigation from Paul Lewis, @direthoughts.com and @pippacrerar.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
He’s a drowning man. He’s attacking his last remaining far-right ally in a position of power in Europe
America is a cold and lonely place now thanks to this pathetic old fool
A re-elected SNP government will put a price cap on a basket of essential foods in large supermarkets, including basics like bread, milk and eggs, so families can afford the essentials and no one is priced out of a balanced diet.
Make it #BothVotesSNP on May 7 for a government that’s on your side.
A re-elected SNP government will establish a ScotWind Wealth Fund so the benefits of Scotland’s renewables boom help deliver long-term energy and financial security for the future.
Make it #BothVotesSNP on May 7 for a government that’s on your side.
Update: We are starting to see some early recovery, but many users and services are still impacted.
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Yes, I thought I'd lost my account!
BREAKING: The SNP government will set a price cap for 20 to 50 essential food items, if re-elected, John Swinney has said.
The First Minister announced the planned public health intervention at the party's manifesto launch.
95% of ferry sailings in Scotland go ahead and sail as normal.
Some of the 5% cancelled due to weather.
That’s the fact.
Listen to yoons and you’d think it was 95% didn’t sail.
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The SNP were set to do this until Westminster interfered and threatened to withhold money for it. So do some research before spouting.
Vapes could soon be treated in line with cigarettes as the SNP have pledged to ban the display of vapes in shops and advertisements 👇
Good news! They targeted kids with their bright colours, fruity flavours and checkout displays in shops near schools. Definitely needs more regulation.
Cutting benefits to pay for a defence increase is not a good look. Why is it more palatable for them to take from the poorest in society than to tax the most wealthy?
£64bn is the cost of UK capitulation to pharmaceutical companies and Trump.
Secret deal commits the NHS to pay higher price for new and existing drugs
No debate in parliament.
Govt can tax the rich, cut other services, let people die, start manufacturing drugs and become self-reliant.
Fascinating contrast with the UK's grovelling towards US tech giants.
Remember how France was long mocked for its tech nationalism - cringey home-grown search engines that flopped etc.
Now, as Mujtaba says, it's on the way to insulating itself somewhat from US tech giants.
**Huge story** @ScotNational
Is Anas Sarwar funded by the CIA? WTF.
Sarwar was recruited by a CIA-linked organisation called British American Project that aims to promote US policy (that’s Donald Trump’s policy 🤔) in the UK.
BAP recruits & funds right-wing politicians in the UK.
