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#BREAKING Georgian police fire tear gas as protesters try to enter presidential palace

Couldn’t agree more with this para from @jonathanfreedland.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

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Actually, Frankenstein is a doctor success at the Venice film festival

Brilliant news for local shipbuilding jobs. 1/2

The UK is becoming a dumping ground for slave labour goods in between tougher protections in place in the US and EU markets. This story should accelerate action to beef up our anti-slavery laws. inews.co.uk/news/uk-800m...

Farage adviser said UK would be better off if it had not fought Nazi Germany

Despots who don’t have to worry about term limits or public opinion can play for time and manipulate our open societies. They will only respect and be influenced by strength. Long past time for the US to stop playing Putin’s game.

Anyone know what this crest on a building in my patch signifies?

Who is Jimmy Lai? 'Prisoner of conscience' who has endured 1,600 days behind bars

Thinking of the buckets of abuse tipped over us a decade ago for saying the SNP's prospectus for leaving the UK was threadbare only for Nicola Sturgeon to now admit she thought it was too. Extraordinary. www.youtube.com/watch?v=hYeO...

Good to see @blairmcdougall.com introducing a 10 minute bill to remove crown immunity from SPS. Our office has been calling on UK and Scottish govts to progress this since 2022. Statements here: shorturl.at/TaPWJ shorturl.at/z5SeO

BREAKING Russia launched some 400 drones, 18 missiles in overnight attack, says Zelensky

I left X months ago. At some point, surely, a threshold is passed where it is no longer appropriate for Governments to continue to have a presence on that platform. If its AI going full-on Nazi is not that threshold, what is? www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...

My letter to Glasgow City Council's SNP leader with @martinmccluskey.bsky.social @blairmcdougall.com @alisonstaylormp.bsky.social & Johanna Baxter MP. As representatives of Glasgow's neighbouring constituencies, we are appalled at the suggestion our constituents should pay a Clyde Tunnel Toll Tax.

Our Patron @blairmcdougall.com called on the 🇬🇧 government to keep its promise to the people of #HongKong and maintain the 5+1 #BNO pathway.

I met Badri just a few days ago in London. Georgia Dream is now engaged in an all out war against democracy in Georgia. I'm pleased the UK Government summoned the ambassador over this but I'll be calling for more action against the regime in Parliament . civil.ge/archives/688...

Big news for my Rare Cancers Bill! - Yesterday, it took a major step forward as the UK Government confirmed the funding needed for it to progress. This clears the way for the Bill to move to the committee stage—where it will be examined line by line—and, hopefully, to a 3rd Reading on 11 July! >>

Yesterday, we launched our latest business and human rights report in 🇬🇧 Parliament, featuring our Patron @blairmcdougall.com, @carmenlau.bsky.social, Lara Strangways, and our Senior Research and Policy Advisor Thomas Benson. www.hongkongwatch.org/all-posts/20...

Deeply troubling

Very strong intervention by the Royal College of Psychiatrists on eve of the final vote on assisted dying. www.rcpsych.ac.uk/news-and-fea...

I called out the Iranian regime’s hypocrisy on international law today. They’re sending thousands of drones to Putin’s war against UkrIne and plotting against jewish communities and dissidents in the UK while demanding the protection of an international rules based order. youtu.be/gTl8wCRMZl8?...

Here’s Swinney’s “austerity” in graph below. The big divide in modern politics is between those who are interested in the hard work of fixing real problems & those who want to create an unreality to disguise their true intentions. Swinney is choosing the path of bullshit here.

We are launching our latest business and human rights report in 🇬🇧 Parliament, featuring our Patron @blairmcdougall.com, @carmenlau.bsky.social, Lara Strangways, and our Senior Research and Policy Advisor Thomas Benson. Join us here: forms.gle/5BFpqrkFhtdY...

This is a must read by the brilliant @natalie-fleet-mp.bsky.social www.glamourmagazine.co.uk/article/nata...

This is an important read on a huge byelection result. Swinney was relying on a distracting fight between reform and the SNP to avoid an election judgement on his appalling record. He’s now naked and open to scrutiny at next year’s election. www.holyrood.com/comment/view...

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Prime Minister Keir Starmer has criticised the SNP’s opposition to Trident, labelling it the “single most important part” of the UK’s defence capability. www.holyrood.com/news/view,ke...

It would be helpful for Reform to warn donors that, if you (for example) buy some bitcoin for £2k, and its worth £4k when you donate it, then you’re taxed on a £2k capital gain.

Demonstrably untrue comments and absurd nonsense on crypto. I’ve grave concerns about any party’s ability to accept such donations and adhere to electoral law. Key question; why do this? www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

I wouldn’t encourage comparisons of my approach to cryptocurrency to that of Trump if I was Farage. Trump’s crypto grift has opened the door to unimaginable levels of corruption. Farage might want US style politics over here, most of us shudder at the thought.

A good explanation of full fiscal autonomy, which is much needed given @johnswinney.bsky.social's apparent insistence on pursuing the policy even though none of his ministers - including his finance minister! - seems to understand what it would mean. Worse, they seem not to want to understand!

I've spoken out against the listing of Shein on the London Stock Exchange in Parliament, so I'm pleased to see them head elsewhere. Congratulations to Uyghur campaigners and anti-slavery activists who wouldn't let this one go. www.reuters.com/business/fin...

Lads, its better that this stuff stays between you and your internet service providers.

this is very awkward for Kemi Badenoch

How to react to Reform. Try not to react but if we must, go unashamedly for their weaknesses. blairmail.substack.com/p/connection...

Tomorrow the 200th Neilston Agricultural Show will take place- a truly remarkable milestone for a cherished community event. I am looking forward to attending with @blairmcdougall.com who, like me, published a motion to commemorate the bicentenary. Read my motion below 👇

🧵Reform UK is trying to convince voters ahead of the local elections that it is now “professional”. Farage has condemned union members who, he said, were “telling kids that Reform is a racist party”. So we looked into some of Reform's candidates and here's what we found 👇

One lesson for UK conservatives from the Canadian election may well be the serious risk of looking like a pro-Trump party.

Day 150 of #GeorgiaProtests, And the first time that a grassroots march demands the outright resignation of the illegitimate regime as opposed to new elections. The location is also not Rustaveli, unnerving the regime and introducing more dynamism. "Leave!" 📷 NEWS. On. ge

This week I took an opportunity to pay tribute to the late Pope Francis. In a debate about the current international situation, it felt only right to talk about the leadership and compassion he showed in times of trial and conflict.

Any American capitulation to Putin won’t stop Ukraine fighting for their liberty. All it will do is create many more scenes like this, as US supplied air defence cannot be easily or quickly replaced.

“It’s a compliment to be targeted by a thuggish criminal regime" — @blairmcdougall.com "I'll wear this retaliatory sanction as a badge of honour — as will my Lib Dem colleagues also placed on Moscow’s blacklist" — @helenmaguiremp.bsky.social MPs say they aren't intimidated by Russian sanctions

Am told I have just been sanctioned by Vladamir Putin for my support for Ukraine and my “outright rudeness.” Proud to be targeted by this thuggish, criminal regime.

Thank you to our Patron @blairmcdougall.com for calling on the Foreign Secretary to meet #BNO visa holders affected by HSBC’s withholding of #MPF savings. We urge the Foreign Secretary to heed this call and work to release these funds for Hong Kongers in 🇬🇧 www.dailymail.co.uk/money/market...