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Bylines Scotland
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UK and US sink to new lows in global index of corruption
Countriesâ drop in scores in annual table comes amid âworrying trendâ of backsliding in established democracies
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/feb/10/uk-and-us-sink-to-new-lows-in-global-index-of-corruption
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Peter Stefanovic
4 days ago
Reform UK will face a police investigation in Gorton and Denton after admitting it sent out letters from a âconcerned neighbourâ which did not state they had been funded and distributed by the party
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Reform faces police investigation over âconcerned neighbourâ byelection letters
Material distributed in Gorton and Denton did not have legally required imprint stating it was funded by party
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/feb/06/reform-police-investigation-letter-byelection-campaign-gorton-denton
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weegingerdug
8 months ago
I've updated my blog piece to include the latest graph of the Norstat indy poll by
@indyvoices.bsky.social
It's safe to say that Scotland is well on the way to support for independence being the settled will of the people of Scotland
weegingerdug.wordpress.com/2025/06/02/m...
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Making plans for Nigel
Iâve been preoccupied with a family emergency involving my motherâs health, which has taken a sharp turn for the worse, so Iâve been too distracted to sit down and write a piece aâŚ
https://weegingerdug.wordpress.com/2025/06/02/making-plans-for-nigel-2/
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Emma Seith on X: "Exclusive interview: Scotlandâs childrenâs commissioner is calling on ministers to âtake the leadership roleâ and produce a timeline for the delivery of the Scottish Diploma of Achievement - as recommended in the Hayward review https://t.co/HwzJL956Cm" / X
Exclusive interview: Scotlandâs childrenâs commissioner is calling on ministers to âtake the leadership roleâ and produce a timeline for the delivery of the Scottish Diploma of Achievement - as recommended in the Hayward review https://t.co/HwzJL956Cm
https://x.com/Emma_Seith/status/1925259445191237931?t=qdHh0UDyqY5nGDGzW4Hreg&s=19
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Cllr Paul Oldham
10 months ago
Last week the SNP government offered nurses, midwives and healthcare staff across Scotland a pay increase of 8% to ensure they continue to be the best paid in the UK. The offer is designed to guarantee their pay will be one percentage point above inflation over the period.
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The SNP
10 months ago
If Labour at Westminster can nationalise British Steel, why not the same for Grangemouth? If it can fund Londonâs supercomputer, it can reinstate Edinburghâs. If it green-lights carbon capture in England, the north-east of Scotland must follow. Scotlandâs people deserve better.
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George Takei
11 months ago
Despite Donald's lies, a tariff is, in fact, a tax. Tomorrow, Todd Beeton explores the transformation of the GOP into the party of tax hikes. Yesterday, Jay Kuo spoke with law professor Tobias Barrington Wolff about the looming constitutional showdown between the judiciary and executive branches.
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This Week In The Big Picture
Last week, Donald Trumpâs trade advisor Peter Navarro went on Fox and declared with a straight face: âTariffs are tax cuts.â Such Orwellian spin was brazen even for the serial liars currently occupyin...
https://thinkbigpicture.substack.com/p/week-big-picture-april-2
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Michael Wong
11 months ago
I received a heartbreaking email today: A paper in a special issue Iâm editing is being retracted because one of its authors is afraid of losing their job and their legal status in the U.S. if they publish a scientific study on evolution. Yes, on evolution, nature's engine of diversity.
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Rebecca Fielding-Miller
11 months ago
Today I lost an NIH grant training clinicians to do research about intimate partner violence with perinatal women. More women are murdered in the perinatal period than die of obstetric complications. I didn't just lose a grant. We lost an entire cohort of people building careers to prevent that.
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Iona Fyfe
11 months ago
A sneak peak of a larger filming project featuring one of the most iconic battles in Scottish history, exclusively on my Patreon. Join for ÂŁ3 a month and support independent artists đ
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Battle of Harlaw | Iona Fyfe
Get more from Iona Fyfe on Patreon
https://www.patreon.com/posts/battle-of-harlaw-124923410?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link
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weegingerdug
11 months ago
Nicola Sturgeon should announce that she's changed her mind about stepping down from Holyrood, just to make the usual suspects go into meltdown.
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about 1 year ago
What Happened to the Mastermind After the Glencoe Massacre?
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Cllr Paul Oldham
11 months ago
Here's my final chart of the percentage council tax rises across Scotland ranging from 6% for South Lanarkshire to 15.6% for Falkirk. My own
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Bylines Scotland
11 months ago
Quick summary of Trump's press conference: His nose is getting longer.
#DumpTrump
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BladeoftheSun
12 months ago
Dr Seuss in 1941 knew what was going on.
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Bylines Scotland
12 months ago
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Trump administration ends funding for UN program fighting HIV/Aids
Peter Marocco sends letter to UNAids terminating US involvement in serious blow to live-saving health service
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/27/trump-un-hiv-aids-funding
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Unbelievable. Donald Trump has been invited to a state visit to the UK. We should not be rolling out the red carpet to celebrate this man. Agree? Add your name to the petition today:
you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/no...
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No second state visit for Trump
This is UNBELIEVABLE. Keir Starmer has just handed Donald Trump a letter from King Charles, inviting him for a second state visit to the UK. Itâs totally unprecedented, and I was so outraged when I he...
https://you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/no-2nd-state-visit-for-donald-trump?source=bluesky-share-button&utm_campaign=blast96412&utm_medium=socialshare&utm_source=bluesky&share=3919c0b0-5277-4e00-a35a-a5d42b49733f
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weegingerdug
12 months ago
Scotland, let's do this times 100,000 when the Putin loving Orange balloon visits Scotland. It's what Janey Godley would have wanted, now more than ever.
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Completely unacceptable USA under Trump is a Russian ally
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12 months ago
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BladeoftheSun
12 months ago
Tax Evasion a problem 360x worse than Benefit Fraud.
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Discovered thanks to Iain Anderson on radio Scotland, Michael McMillan song, Amazing Disgrace
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Scotland fully understands that
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weegingerdug
12 months ago
The energy price cap has risen by ÂŁ281 since Labour took office promising to reduce bills by ÂŁ300. Even if they reduced bills by ÂŁ300 immediately, that's only a reduction of ÂŁ19 annually compared to July 2024. If you're a pensioner who lost the winter fuel payment, you'd still be ÂŁ181 worse off.
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Bylines Scotland
12 months ago
From last last year... "Ronnie Barbour talks to Bylines Scotland writer, Stuart Donald about Proportional Representation. Stuartâs a writer and researcher and is committed to using data to prove that âfirst past the postâ no longer works and is driving countries that use it to destruction."
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Proportional Representation â The pathway to true democracy? -
A conversation about how "first past the post" no longer works and is driving countries that use it to destruction
https://bylines.scot/podcast/proportional-representation-the-pathway-to-true-democracy/
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Association for Scottish Literature
12 months ago
When Christian I of Norway failed to pay a dowry for his daughter Margaret, queen to James III, Orkney & Shetland were annexed by the Scottish crown
#OTD
, 20 Feb, 1472 NORTHERN-NESS looks at literature from the northern isles, from the sagas to the far future
www.thebottleimp.org.uk/2019/07/nort...
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Iona Fyfe
12 months ago
Iâm a Scottish independent DIY musician on tour in Canada. đ´ó §ó ˘ó łó Łó ´ó żđ¨đŚ Can you help me get the word out about my shows? Iâm trying my hardest sell as many of them out as possible. Itâs hard right now. If you like Scottish folk music, or know friends who might like my music. Please SHARE!
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Believe in Scotland
about 1 year ago
đ Join us on Bute this Friday, where Gordon MacIntyre-Kemp of Believe in Scotland will explain how everyone can be heard on this new road to an independent Scotland:
https://bit.ly/3Qeupdz
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In the Highlands the Tories joining Lib Dems
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Bylines Scotland
about 1 year ago
Wherever you are...whatever you do... we've got a publication just for you! (Yes, it rhymes!) If you love Scotland and want to write for us, join us! We're all volunteers with a passion for citizen journalism!
[email protected]
#CitizenJournalism
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Jason Koebler
about 1 year ago
Suddenly, out of nowhere, a declassified World War II-era CIA guide to sabotaging fascism in the workplace has become one of the most popular free ebooks on the internet:
www.404media.co/declassified...
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Declassified CIA Guide to Sabotaging Fascism Is Suddenly Viral
The World War II-era "Simple Sabotage Field Manual" is full of steps that office workers can take to resist leadership.
https://www.404media.co/declassified-cia-guide-to-sabotaging-fascism-is-suddenly-viral/
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Bylines Scotland
about 1 year ago
"Minds are like parachutes - they only function when open." Thomas Dewar
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Bylines Scotland
about 1 year ago
Very timely... âManâs inhumanity to man makes countless thousands mourn,â wrote Robert Burns."
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Robert Burns is the man for our times - Bylines Scotland
Burns humanitarianism reminds the world that all people matter
https://bylines.scot/society/culture/robert-burns-is-the-man-for-our-times/
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Peter Stefanovic
about 1 year ago
EU medicines agency quits X & moves to Bluesky "EMA will no longer post updates and content on X. We believe the X platform no longer suits our communication needsâ the agency said in a statement
www.reuters.com/world/europe...
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EU medicines agency quits X, moves to Bluesky
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) said on Monday it would no longer post on X and would use rival Bluesky instead, becoming the latest organisation to quit a social media platform that some have criticised for its content.
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/eu-medicines-agency-quits-x-moves-bluesky-2025-01-27/
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Association for Scottish Literature
about 1 year ago
Word of Mouth: Jackie Kay on the Scots language Currently on BBC Sounds: poet Jackie Kay has written a book in Scots: Coorie Doon: A Scottish Lullaby Story. She joins presenter Michael Rosen to talk about her love of the Scots language & what it meant to her growing up.
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
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BBC Radio 4 - Word of Mouth, Jackie Kay on the Scots language
Jackie Kay has written a book in Scots and tells Michael about her love of the language.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00274yk
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weegingerdug
about 1 year ago
Trump's administration is trying to define personhood as starting at conception.
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I hope Scotlands fine universities can welcome some of these academics
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Association for Scottish Literature
about 1 year ago
But I am half a Scot by birth, and bred A whole one, and my heart flies to my head,â The great Romantic poet George Gordon Byron, 6th Baron Byron â Lord Byron â was born on this day, 22 Jan, 1788 A đ đ§ľ 1/4
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Protect or NHS only achievable in Scotland by regaining our independence đ´ó §ó ˘ó łó Łó ´ó ż
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The SNP
about 1 year ago
đ´ó §ó ˘ó łó Łó ´ó ż Scotland can flourish - but only if we make the right decisions for Scotland - using our natural resources for the benefit of our people, building an immigration policy that suits Scotland - and rejoining the EU as an independent country. đ
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Association for Scottish Literature
about 1 year ago
The History of Burns Night 23 Jan, online â tickets ÂŁ10 Dr
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delves into the rich history of Burns Night â how this annual celebration of Scotlandâs national poet began & how it evolved over the centuries
us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: The History of Burns Night. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.
Dr. Pauline Mackay of the University of Glasgow delves into the rich history of Burns Night, shedding light on the origins of its cherished traditions and customs. She will explain how this annual c...
https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/3517373695324/WN_uN-kss27TheF1wKPYXjkcg#/registration
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Association for Scottish Literature
about 1 year ago
When we take prisoners from other worlds we are not cruel. We let their bodies die. They become words, filtered into air⌠âEdwin Morgan, âTwilight of a Tyrannyâ a
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â from COLLECTED POEMS,
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www.carcanet.co.uk/cgi-bin/inde...
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The world seems a dark scary place tonight
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Cllr Paul Oldham
about 1 year ago
My letter is in 'The Northern Times' today responding to a Lib Dem councillor who thinks we should treat our loans to fund the Highland Investment Plan like a repayment mortgage. That isn't how local government finance works ...
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Iona Fyfe
about 1 year ago
I've signed this petition against Stirling Council's plans to cut instrumental music tuition by almost ÂŁ250,000! Please sign.
chng.it/4F8Ddbc9p2
via @Change
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Save Our Children's Music
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Andy Richter
about 1 year ago
A phys. therapist friend of mine told me that in 3 or 4 years radiologists will all be out of a job bc of AI. He said what makes a good radiologist good is that theyâve seen 10,000 images and know how to interpret the gray blobs and shadows, AI can look at a million in seconds. Yeesh.
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Mike Galsworthy
about 1 year ago
RedNote is cracking me upâŚ
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