Wee Ginger Dug: Operation Branchform rumbles on as conclusion no closer THE legal maxim “justice delayed” has a long history. It has been attributed to the Victorian prime minister William Gladstone, who used it in a…

Even the brit establishment must know that they have milked this nonsense for all its worth and now it’s going to blow back in their faces

The SNP's Stephen Flynn called out a Labour Minister for backing policies which 'go after the poorest in society' live on the BBC ⬇️

This was introduced by the Scottish govt in 2021 -Free breakfast clubs for primary and special schools. Good to see the English govt catching up with Scotlands initiatives - Better late than never

Labour undermining Scottish democracy! The people of Scotland voted twice for devolution in referendums in 1978 when yes won 52% and again in 1997 when it was endorsed by 74%. When were Scots asked if the Labour Government could undermine the will of the people of Scotland?

'Follow our lead': Stephen Flynn challenges Keir Starmer on visit to Scotland

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The Scottish Fiscal Commission underestimated by £777m the tax take in 2023/2024, this was due largely to increased economic activity in Scotland and thereby increased tax take.
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Access to GP appointments is a key public concern among NHS services. Scotland has more GPs per capita then England or Wales. The BMA in England states 'The NHS has lost the equivalent of 1,333 full-time fully qualified GPs since 2015'. Over this period, the number of GPs in Scotland has grown.

Yet again we've got a Scottish budget full of measures designed to mitigate Westminster policies. Instead of constantly having to protect Scots from Westminster decisions we should aim for a Scotland that protects itself forever from Westminster decisions by removing itself from Westminster rule.

Scotland’s severed tongues The Scottish languages bill is currently winding its way through the Scottish Parliament. The Bill gives the Gaelic and Scots languages official status in Scotland and makes improvement to the supp…

We've all heard of Gaelic Scottish English & Scots, but there's even more to the story of Scotland's languages, here's a piece I wrote some weeks ago about Scotland's severed tongues, the Scottish languages that are no longer spoken, Pictish Cumbric & Norn

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Progressive governance from the SNP.

My morning run today was brightened by the beautiful Christmas tree in Charlotte Square Gardens - placed there by the magnificent hospice, St Columba’s.

Covid corruption commissioner gets to work Tom Hayhoe's first task will be reviewing the £8.7bn of pandemic PPE that had to be written off.

Covid corruption commissioner starts fraud probe

Well I hope he gets a lot of our money back after the Tories and their PPE corruption..

And I also hope some of the profiteering wrong 'uns go to jail

Let's see.

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🥀 As soon as they got into government, Labour decided to cut the Winter Fuel Payment.

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 We don’t think that’s right - so we’ve introduced a universal Winter Heating Payment for 900,000 Scots pensioners.

Angela Merkel’s first principles The former chancellor’s memoir Freedom reveals how her childhood in East Germany helped forge a doctrine of moral decency and realpolitik.

I reviewed Angela Merkel’s fascinating memoir, Freedom, for @newstatesman. You can read it here.
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UK border guards 'block 100 French schoolchildren on trip to Scottish Highlands' ONE hundred French schoolchildren heading on a trip to the Scottish Highlands were prevented from entering the UK by British border guards, French…

I am so sorry that French schoolchildren were prevented from coming to Scotland.
They were blocked by petty-minded *UK* border control, NOT by Scotland.
We voted *against* #Brexit.

Pls support #independence & #EUmembership for Scotland.
@yesforeu.bsky.social
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My sister @charlottecurrie.bsky.social and my brother @cagian.bsky.social are here, now. Both indy supporters. Give them a wee follow and get them settled in, if you fancy. Thanks folks.

Nigel Farage's Reform will back Anas Sarwar to be next First Minister Reform UK's deputy leader has said they will back Anas Sarwar to be the next first minister to stop the SNP from forming the next Scottish…

Well this just says it all doesn't it? "Nigel Farage's Reform will back Anas Sarwar to be next First Minister" Time for #ScottishIndependence
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As Janey Godley has her funeral, here is her roasting Michelle Mone.

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Very close to 3K followers. Please repost with your Scottish based crowd to see that smashed!! A Scottish currency is the key to unlocking Scotland's potential

Scotland at 7 - 29/11/2024 - Broadcasting Scotland On tonight's Scotland at 7, Douglas MacKenzie and Roxana Daascalu discuss the fallout from the Romanian Presidential Elections

Tune in at 7:00pm this evening for a special #Scotlandat7, in which @douglasmackenzie.bsky.social and Roxana Dascalu take a close look at the situation in Romania in the aftermath of the first round of the presidential elections.

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It's not free.
We pay for it all.
The Barnett Formula is the return of less than half the taxes raised sent to Westminster.
A year in arrears and invariably late.
The last one saw millions slashed with Westminster giving us ninety minutes notice.

In one of those random coincidences the universe sometimes serves up, having been unable to make Janey’s Edinburgh send-off, I found myself behind her hearse all the way back west. ‘You better no crash intae the back as me’ I could hear her say.
An honour to chum you home, pal. See you tomorrow 😢

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All Scottish pensioners to get winter fuel payment - BBC News Scots missing out on the benefit this year will receive extra cash in winter 2025.

A devolved government shouldn't have to use their budget to mitigate Westminster austerity.
It's time for #scottishindependence
#indywales

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Me being a positive force after finding construction noodles!

(train cancellation with a bunch of funny strangers)

John Swinney calls on the UK Government to re-think the withdrawal of the winter fuel payment.

"I make the plea today...to get the UK Government to reverse an unwarranted cut in winter fuel payments which is damaging the livelihoods and circumstances of pensioners." #FMQs

Following an FOI request by @thesnp.bsky.social, the Labour UK government confirmed that the Chancellor held ZERO meetings with Labour MSPs ahead of the budget.

That includes their leader in Scotland, Anas Sarwar.

They didn't just fail to stand up for Scotland - they didn't even try.

They already get that in Scotland! Thanks, SNP-led Scottish Government. Way ahead of Labour in social justice policies.

Reminder to the good people of Drumchapel & Anniesland for their upcoming by-election tomorrow, that their Labour candidate, Davena Rankin, was a Tory.

#RedTories

New tartan scarves will help Helensburgh Food Bank Helensburgh business Tweedie is hoping to spread a little warmth this Christmas -supporting Helensburgh Food Bank. It has launched the Helensburgh and Lomond District Tartan lambswool scarf and, for every scarf sold, the team at Tweedie will donate £3 to Helensburgh Food Bank. This first weaving of the lovely local tartan has created 150 scarves and their sale will bring in £450 for the food bank which will be made up to £500 by Tweedie.

The limited-edition scarves feature the Helensburgh and Lomond District Tartan