Pat Traynor

An interesting read.

Eisenhower

How do the rump of "Scottish Labour" supporters feel about this situation?

If Anas Sarwar has been told not to commentate on UK politics, how exactly does he expect us to believe he'll function as a First Minister? Westminster will make some awful policy decision and the FM will go - "I'm not allowed to talk about that."

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GB news beckons

Cuba is a Socialist country and one of the poorest in the world suffering under a 60+ year economic blockade by the richest country in the world.

Guess which one has better healthcare, life expectancy, literacy, lower infant mortality and every type of crime.

It ain't the USA.

Good question.
Maybe we'll get Laura K to ask it😕

There have now been 5 tower block fires in Scotland since 2000 and none have gone up like Grenfell – here’s why, for the 5th time Please Support Talking-up Scotland at: on the above.Or direct bank transfer at Sort Code 08-91-04 Account – 12266421 Name – JOHN ROBERTSON Notice anything about that tower block fire? N…

Reposted in anticipation of attacks on Scottish Government today not replacing enough tower block cladding that does not require replacing due to our more rigorous building standards:
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Reform’s Danny Kruger criticises UK’s ‘totally unregulated sexual economy’ Former Conservative laments divorce changes and says Reform UK will pursue policies to boost birthrate

Reform: There's too much state interference.

Also Reform: We will force you to marry, stop you getting divorced, make you have babies, dictate your religious beliefs, control your sexuality, penalise you if you are disabled and deport you if you don't look right.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

What is the real reason Trump is suing the BBC for $10bn?

Alan Rusbridger explains: www.prospectmagazine...

CRIVENS! (as no one ever says on Scotland).
The Discworld idea seems sensible by comparison!
(But don't try it at home)

Ma wee da never did bring a dug back☹️ but we did eventually get a budgie😕.
Still miss him though, my da, no' the budgie....well, maybe a wee bit.
Joey, rip⚰️

You've obviously never watched with my grandsons. 5 yo ND and 2 yo smartarse😉

Hoots Mon there's a goose loose in the caboose!

I always carry a spare goose, just in case, you never know😜

Completely agree. I find myself agreeing with much of the Guardian content and views,but it's total and vehement opposition to fairly addressing the "Scottish question" means that I cannot justify contributing financially to it.

There's something deeply disturbing about prince Andrew being arrested (so quickly) for misuse of paperwork, when allegations he sex-trafficked & raped young girls have been ignored by police for years. It's almost as if the focus isn't on the victims after all...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

🇬🇧 The rising unemployment rate in the “uk” is Headline news on bbc Network

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 The reducing unemployment rate in Scotland, which is now 38% lower than in England, is a news blackout with bbc Scotlandshire

🇬🇧 It’s called ‘propaganda by omission’, a recognised method of influencing public opinion

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇪🇺😎

Aye, bring back the speil chicken.😉

So why does "the media", including the supposedly impartial bbc, give them so much coverage?
Other smaller parties, SNP, Greens, and Scottish Greens, Plaid Cymru and even, godelpus, the Lib Dems, get next to no coverage, despite their support and even uk parliamentary presence.

As Covid Inquiry reconvenes today, a reminder of how FM, Nicola Sturgeon, and the Scottish Government kept excess mortality here at one third lower than the UK average, saving thousands, despite the d... Please Support Talking-up Scotland at: on the above. I’m grateful to @amaccj for reminding me of this and for the link to the source. When the final assessment is made, we need to set the…

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They are there to "preserve the union" and ensure the "senior partner's" continued authority.
Thank you for your question.

Quite often there are usa-specific references.
Yesterday it was "junior MINTS" wtf?
Still got it though 😉

Hey You Get Off Of My Mushroom Cloud.

A CON in any Form!

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Little seems to be made of the savings that home working can make.
My family all work partly, from home. Their employers save by not providing accommodation, heating, power etc.
The employers are, therefore, subsidised by utilities provided by the home.
There are advantages to both parties.

Plans to invade Greenland have just been cancelled after this

Does this mean there will be a "Barnet Consequential" for Scotland? @johnswinney.bsky.social

Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again.
#Pinks #ProudBlue