Sometimes it seems that if the word 'like' was erased from the English language 85% of the smartphone generation would be unable to communicate any more.

John Swinney has branded Reform UK leader Nigel Farage a 'complete joke' ahead of his visit to Scotland this weekend

But on the way plus side, I travel the UK the whole darn time , and I meet so many kind and caring people. I’m just not sure how the cruel and greedy have taken so much and now twist people with their carefully manipulated hatred - here is to the kind, you are many

Nigel Farage has shown 'profound ignorance' of the benefits of having multilingual children in classrooms, an expert has said ahead of his visit to Scotland this weekend

“Yes, we do want to abolish the House of Lords. I don’t think anybody can defend the House of Lords” And now, he’s appointing even more of them!

Public school boy, multi-millionaire Farage, & his party backed by the super-rich yet posing as "anti-establishment" are the biggest con trick in British political history, if he gets into No 10 the public anger & fury will eclipse that experienced by that other political con artist Starmer.

I have never understood why so many other countries can be independent, but some still think Scotland cannot be. #independence #Scotland

NEW: John Swinney has responded to Nigel Farage's attack on Glasgow schoolchildren, calling it 'quite simply racist' ⬇️

From today, over 96,000 unpaid carers in Scotland will receive a £293.50 Carer’s Allowance Supplement payment - extra support that’s only available here in Scotland. Dignity and fairness in action. That’s what you get with an SNP government.

The UK Parliament has been accused of censoring human rights materials at an event marking Human Rights Day

Tomorrow's front page 📰 Nigel Farage attacks Glasgow pupils for being bilingual ... but is fine with his own children all speaking 'perfect German'

My latest blog piece, just days after the Scottish Languages Act comes into force, Farage attacks Glasgow school kids in order to scaremonger about immigration. A new low even by his disgusting standards. weegingerdug.wordpress.com/2025/12/03/f...

EXCLUSIVE: A Scottish Tory councillor has admitted taking £20k of public cash from an 'empty homes' fund to do up a house she rented out as a holiday let

A: Who gives a fuck apart from racists? B: His figure is wrong. 71.2% of Glaswegian children speak English as their first language. C: So that's 28.8% who speak it as a second and I'll bet you they speak brilliant English and that it's much better than most Reform voters I've met online.

The Trussell food banks have revealed an alarming number of people in Scotland needing support from a food bank, with more pensioners relying on them than ever before

If the incidence of broken legs were soaring you'd want to know why - not question whether they were being "over diagnosed". Why is mental health illness different? Streeting probably suspects the underlying cause. It's not something Starmer wants to treat. www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

Keir Starmer has been pilloried after claiming that Scotland is at the heart of 'every decision' his government takes

Does anyone actually know what Keir Starmer thinks about Brexit? My view hasn’t changed: Brexit is a disaster, Scotland belongs in Europe, so let’s become independent and join the EU with our own seat at the table.

Scotland needs more carers, but Westminster is driving them away. Labour’s hostile immigration plans and their tax on jobs are hammering Scotland’s social care sector. With the fresh start of independence, we can build a migration system suited to our needs and interests.

More: graemedey.info/scotlands-gp...

The SNP are set to force Scottish Labour to vote on the UK Government’s 'hostile and damaging migration policies' that have had a 'devastating impact' on the care sector

At no point in Scottish history has this country ever been home to just one language, yet for the past 300 years the sole official language of Scotland has been English, writes Paul Kavanagh ✍️

Scotland spends about £7 billion in Benefits and Tax Credits, each year. We now generate £14 billion in VAT, every year, just in Scotland. Do the sums. Independent Scotland will be one of the Richest Countries in Europe.

The progress we’re making in our NHS, explained in 25 seconds. 👇

Tomorrow's front page 📰 SNP: Starmer and Reeves's view on indyref2 carries less weight than some think

Flu cases in Scotland are on the rise, health experts have warned

I just saw a woman on Reporting Scotland referring to asylum seekers as 'fighting age men' with the clear implication that asylum seekers are here to conduct a violent invasion. That's not just a racist dog whistle, it's a racist fog horn.

Brexit: the trillion pound ‘mistake’ The recent NBER report suggests the Treasury’s 2016 analysis – slammed by Brexiters as a ‘hoax’– actually understated the impact of Brexit yorkshirebylines.co.uk/opinion/brex...

The BBC has been slammed after 'choosing not to cover' a St Andrew’s Day service where politicians and faith leaders united behind the Saltire 🔗 www.thenational.scot/news/2...

For those of you who are wondering how Scotland's national public broadcaster could ignore our national day in this way: Scotland is forced to pay for the BBC as its national public broadcaster - but, remarkably, has no control over it.

“Real scientist are delighted when they find out they wrong... There are too many people in this world who want to be right. And too few who just want to know.” ― Brian Cox

The budget didn't bother the powerful. No windfall tax on banks. Govt subsidy of £23bn+ continues. No windfall tax on energy companies, £125bn profit since 2020. Corporate profiteering and subsidies continue. No curbs on corporate welfare. 85,500 have wealth of £2.8 trillion, hardly touched.

Edinburgh is getting a brand new concert hall, the Dunard Centre - for the first time in 100 years, supported by SNP Scottish Government funding. What a delightful rendition of Caledonia by Dougie MacLean with pupils from Broughton Primary to mark the moment we broke ground. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

The BBC has refused to issue a public correction after Laura Kuenssberg made false claims about a UK Government deal for shipbuilding on the Clyde

Anas Sarwar is dogged, rightly in my view, by the impression that he toddles along after whatever has been decided in Westminster and Whitehall, and that his UK party leaders are normally unconcerned about his thoughts on any topic, writes Andrew Tickell ✍️

It is estimated that the full cleanup and decontamination of Dounreay nuclear power station will take 300 years. Yet Westminster now wants to build *more* nuclear power stations in Scotland. This design and many, many more downloadable from my indyposterboy site. indyposterboy.scot/poisoned-fut...

The Saltire flutters gently above the St Andrew’s Day service at Athelstaneford. Rev Douglas Hamilton made the parallel that Andrew brought people together with Jesus and the Saltire brings us all together in an inclusive Scotland. A beautiful message for our National Day. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

From today, Gaelic and Scots are recognised as official languages. A significant moment on St Andrew’s Day. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 www.bbc.com/news/article...

Huge respect to the papers for finding both an 88 year old worried about the tax bill on her 6 bedroom Kensington house and a 20 year old fretting about only being able to save £12k a year tax free. Top work all around. These are not easy case studies to find.

“Scotland accounts for more than 60% of the UK’s fishing capacity – yet this UK Labour Government thinks it is acceptable to give us just 7.78% of the funding. It is completely unjustifiable and an insult to the sector in Scotland." #Fishing #Economy #Scotland🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Bollocks.