My latest blog post, Scotland stands at a fork in the road, democracy and decency with independence or impoverishment and authoritarianism in the UK. weegingerdug.wordpress.com/2025/10/08/t...

Economic growth for the UK is to be powered by… wait for it… English pubs.

One is a great Leader A great First Minister The other one is a dangerous Nounce

Last year 94,000 households were supported by the Discretionary Housing Payment scheme in Scotland, mitigating harsh Westminster policies. These payments are a vital lifeline for people in emergency situations, where they cannot afford the cost of putting a roof over their head.

I was born in England, but I was reborn in Scotland. And that rebirth has given me clarity - not to divide, but to stand for a Scotland that believes in itself and its right to chart its own path.👇

Homelessness deaths in Scotland are down 18%. Thery're up in England. Guess how the BBC national news covered this. (video: MSM Monitor)

Excellent news from FM @johnswinney.bsky.social 🙂🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇪🇺🙏 #supportscotland #voteSNP

Rising bills. Falling living standards. The UK economic model is broken. Independence is the fresh start for Scotland - so we can build a wealthier, fairer nation shaped by the people who live here. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿👉 yes.scot/decide

First Minister, In the country he himself said ''Should not exist''.🤣🤣🤣 @scotlibdems.org.uk www.thenational.scot/news/2552706...

I'm sorry, but anyone saying that Scotland can't be independent because it is uniquely incapable of doing what other countries do is either a xenophobe or suffering from a severe inferiority complex. indyposterboy.scot/all-the-mach...

⚡ Every year, we generate enough cheap renewable energy to cover Scotland’s needs. Yet our bills are sky high! 🔎 Here is how Scottish customers are being ripped off by the UK energy system: www.believeinscotland.org/scottish_cus... ❌ End Scotland's energy bill rip off! #BelieveinScotland

NEW: First Minister John Swinney has said that devolution has 'reached its limits' and that the UK Government is holding Scotland back

Keir Starmer has threatened to crack down on the chants used at pro-Palestine protests in England

🤝 This new payment, alongside the Carer Support Payment & Carer Supplement, provides help at a time when carers are facing even more financial pressures due to Labour’s austerity agenda & cost of living crisis. 👏 Another example of @snp.org delivering a fairer social security system for Scotland.

You won't find this on BBC in Scotland. #YouYesYet?

Brexit is leaving a generation of young Scots behind, a senior German politician has said. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇩🇪🇪🇺 👇 www.heraldscotland.com/politics/wes...

Free speech under daily attack from authoritarian government

Scotland's first car manufacturer in 54 years to create 300 new jobs | The National www.thenational.scot/news/2552099...

Scottish independence could make people £10,000 better off per year, a new paper has suggested

John Swinney has unveiled a new paper on Scottish independence which claims households would be more than £10,000 better off per year if the country was independent

Once again, the Telegraph seems shocked that the EU is acting like… the EU. This is exactly what sovereignty looks like when you’re on the outside.

Heads up for a rare London appearance for Marisa and myself. We'll be taking part in the St Andrew's Book Festival on November 29th, alongisde Allan Gaw, and we'll be chaired by none other than the incomparable @damedenisemina.bsky.social. Details at the link: www.ticketsource.co.uk/standrewsboo...

The attitude of other European countries to Scotland joining the EU is something I discuss in this free Substack. It's mostly quite different to how they feel about England. open.substack.com/pub/yesinpic...

Right-wing politicians are claiming that inequality is falling in the UK based on a tiny change in one national statistic. This is not the case in reality. Inequality is rising. In this post, I explain why and what we can and should do about it. www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/10...

Independence is about giving Scotland a fresh start - and a chance to build an economy that works for us. A future where all decisions are made by people who live here. I’m in the stunning National Portrait Gallery this morning, where I will set out more at 9am.

Kemi Badenoch says she will give a tax cut for private school fees and take away all the new workers rights brought in by Labour

🚨 WATCH LIVE First Minister @johnswinney.bsky.social outlines why Scotland should become an independent country. 👇 www.youtube.com/live/hUpF2lr...

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What's he going to run with for SP2026 'Change' when his Govt = no change? "Boot Tories out" when he's "Blue Labour". "Beat Reform" when SNP is polling ahead? Economy, when he's tanked it? Benefits when he's targeting disabled? Immigration where it's minimal? Energy when we don't want nuclear?🤷‍♂️

So, Starmer is going to be visiting Scotland more often in the months leading up to GE2026. Maybe the media could get off their arses and ask him these questions.

In Scotland we only have the choice of a British media. When it comes to politics its opinion is entirely gauged through the lense of England where its based. Scotland is quite different - as this latest YouGov poll neatly illustrates. Only independence will address this. #OnafhankelijkheidNu

I say this with the bluntness it requires: they will get people murdered if this continues. This is not just populism anymore either: it’s completely unhinged and a deliberate choice that does endanger lives. I am not saying this lightly at all.

BREAKING: Radioactive material was accidentally released at Scotland’s Dounreay nuclear site in a major environmental breach, The National can reveal

It’s a sign of how far to the right British politics have been driven that the extremist idea of leaving the ECHR is now mainstream. The correct response by a journalist when a British politician says they want to leave the ECHR ought to be an incredulous: "Are you out of your tiny mind?"

Why?

That Brexit referendum to end the Tory melodrama is going so well, isn’t it? Bet Cameron is pleased with himself.

Shadow Chancellor Mel Stride's big speech. #ToryPartyDeath

#voluntaryunion #Scottish #independence

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I am constantly struck by how poorly prepared Badenoch is for everything, and how little interest she seemingly has in major details.

The optics of 3 independence First Ministers standing alongside each other, demanding the democratic right to constitutional change, would be iconic Should this happen, it will galvanise the Indy / Reunification campaigns, and be an eye opener around Europe and the world 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🇮🇪 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

Human Rights protect all of us. Another reason why Scotland needs independence in Europe 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🇪🇺

Devastating critique of Labour’s plans to double wait to apply for ILR or claim benefits, and require volunteering to gain citizenship. RCN warns the NHS and social care would cease to function under these harsh rules, which would drive people and pander to Reform www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...