Rarely mentioned but about much of Ratcliffe’s business ‘success’ is based on draining public money (very common among these ‘self made tycoons’) Eg democracyforsale.substack.com/p/ineos-set-...

Thanks to funding from the Scottish government, ASL is offering free class sets of Donald S. Murray’s play SEQUAMUR – a set text for Higher English – to secondary schools in Scotland. See our website for details: @educationscotland.bsky.social @qualifications.gov.scot asls.org.uk/publications...

A senior Labour source messages: "Currently looks like Anas has gone over the top by himself."

My Daily Record column today. The Prime Minister has shown appalling judgment. His days in office are numbered.

🥀 Anas Sarwar has taken yet another U-turn - this time betraying his London boss, Keir Starmer. ‼️ Last Thursday, Anas Sarwar publicly expressed confidence in Starmer. ❌ Labour promised change. Instead, all we have seen is betrayal and chaos. 🗳️ On 7 May, the choice is clear: Vote @snp.org.

Busy day in politics today, my second blog piece of the day, Keir Starmer gets bitten by his soon to be neutered Scottish poodle. This is all a massive opportunity for the SNP and the Scottish Greens in May's Holyrood elections. weegingerdug.wordpress.com/2026/02/09/k...

Oh pulease! He doesn't give a flying fk about Scotland.

Who'll be gone first - Starmer or his Scottish branch office manager?

Did you know that, contrary to what the tabloids would have you believe, Calmac actually has the youngest and best island ferries in the world? #Scotland #Holyrood26 #SNP1SGP2 indyposterboy.scot/ferry-good/

Huge breaking news. Anas Sarwar is going to call for Sir Keir Starmer to quit. Emergency press conference at 2.30pm. Follow @heraldscotland.bsky.social live blog here www.heraldscotland.com/news/2583840...

This is the #PeterFiles

Good to see Guardian following up Democracy for Sale’s story about Labour Together paying a PR firm to investigate journalists Key point: confirms our reporting McSweeney knew what was going on When will Labour Together come clean about what happened? www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Democracy for Sale's scoop about Labour Together paying a firm to investigate journalists has now been picked up in FT, Politico and the Guardian Huge questions to answer - for Morgan McSweeney, Josh Simons, and Keir Starmer Oh, and do support D4S 😀 democracyforsale.substack.com/subscribe

This is the question I have been saying to everyone who has called today about Democracy for Sale's scoop last night democracyforsale.substack.com/p/exclusive-...

BREAKING: Police are searching Peter Mandelson’s houses as part of the investigation into alleged leaks from Downing Street to Jeffrey Epstein during the financial crisis Officers are searching his properties in London and Wiltshire as they probe allegations of misconduct in public office

🔴 BREAKING: Labour Together paid controversial PR firm £30k to investigate journalists who were digging into how its undeclared funding Reporters from Sunday Times, Guardian and other outlets targetted *And* Morgan McSweeney knew about it Full story: democracyforsale.substack.com/p/exclusive-...

Visa free travel (for < 30 days) twixt Scotland and China now I hear. ✔️ Thank you China. Scotland now in line with most countries. No thanks to UK governments. Being part of Yow Kay holds us back in so many ways. reuters.com/world/uk/chi... #IndependenceIsNormal

Deeply weird and menacing scenes in Minneapolis. ICE agents sat in masks and balaclavas in unmarked, often blacked out cars, watching local residents. They themselves being observed by a network of locals, trying to deter them from mounting raids. Profoundly abnormal.

It’s not for Keir Starmer, or whoever replaces him, to deny Scotland’s democratic right. Scotland’s future is up to people in Scotland - and if the SNP win in May, we must have that choice. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Cur air bhog "Slighe Fonn na Bàrdachd" 🎉🎉🎉 Bidh Màiri Anna NicUalraig sa chathair, agus cluinnear na fuinn ùra air an cluich is air an seinn le Alasdair MacIlleBhàin, Calum MacColla, Wilma Kennedy, agus Màiri Challan. Eventbrite: bit.ly/slighefonn

Political shifts in the Arctic 🇨🇳🇷🇺 This panel explored how science partnerships, particularly with #Russia and #China, intertwine with evolving security dynamics in the Arctic ❄️🌍 Organized by Centre for Arctic Studies, University of Iceland 🇮🇸

2025 The Frederik Paulsen Arctic Academic Action Award Winner 🏆 Nan guk’anàatii ejuk t’igwinjik (The land we are taking care of is changing) More on the Winning Project: www.arcticcircle.org/frederik-pau...

Scotland is one of the most energy-rich countries in Europe, yet families here pay some of the highest bills. That simply does not add up. An energy-rich Scotland should mean energy-rich Scots. My column in today’s Daily Record 👇

'Angus Peter Campbell's character demolishes the whole colonialist and exploitative world-view.' A review by @joycemcm.bsky.social of 'Donald and His Seven Cows' by Angus Peter Campbell @aonghasphadraig.bsky.social Worth a neb/look. @thescotsman.bsky.social #books #thiwurd

@johnswinney.bsky.social and the @snp.org are correct! These racist, toxic, far right-wing unionist parasites need confronting! A MESSAGE TO THESE HATEFUL CLOWNS! HATE IS NOT WELCOME IN ALBA/SCOTLAND 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

"Independence, the assertion of full Scottish national sovereignty, has always seemed to me like an opportunity to disengage from destructive futures, as much as contribute to constructive ones" open.substack.com/pub/patkane/...

I think it's safe to say that Corbyn's ridiculously self-sabotaging political project won't pose an electoral challenge to Starmer's right wing Labour party, and that's a shame as the left really needs to get its act together. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

👀 psst!  Our #StAndrewsDaySale is coming soon! ✍️ Sign-up to our mailing lists for details... https://edin.ac/33x7KRT

Who did that? London Error - who new?

Grangemouth Refinery II Exploit the colony, its people and resources. Then run down existing key industries before shutdown. This is known as passive industrial sabotage. Forties Pipeline System predicted next on the list. We need to exit this tragic colonial situation now. #IndependenceIsNormal

'Angus Peter Campbell's character demolishes the whole colonialist and exploitative world-view.' A review by @joycemcm.bsky.social of 'Donald and His Seven Cows' by Angus Peter Campbell @aonghasphadraig.bsky.social Worth a neb/look. @thescotsman.bsky.social #books #thiwurd

Join us in the shop for a sci-fi event with Alistair Paul on Book Week Scotland @scottishbooktrust.bsky.social! *Thursday 20th of November* at 6.30pm

Thig cuide rinn sa bhùth airson tachartas sci-fi còmhla ri Alistair Paul ann an Seachdain Leabhraichean na h-Alba! *Diardaoin 20mh dhen t-Samhain* aig 6.30f Tiogaidean: bit.ly/iomallbws

Westminster's race to the right shows the urgency of Scottish independence, John Swinney is expected to say

As overall planning authority the Scottish Government must insist on specific always-on metering and real-time display of power being produced from Buchan. Same for all Scotwind & other projects. Part of the big picture of Scottish resource movement - always available to the Scottish people.

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

Independence NOW for Scotland and Cymru /Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Time to break the union, a one-sided slave union that holds us down and enslaves our destiny and prosperity for Westminster and Englands gain! 'A fresh start': John Swinney unveils new Scottish independence plans www.thenational.scot/news/2552562...

Tha Rannsachadh na Gàidhlig air ais: 14–16 An t-Iuchar 2026, @uofglasgow.bsky.social. Adhbhar toileachais!

Gairm Phàipearan Co-Labhairt | Call For Conference Papers: Rannsachadh na Gàidhlig 14−16 July 2026 www.gla.ac.uk/media/Media_...

BOOK LAUNCH ALERT - GLASGOW WEST END: 'You are warmly invited to Glasgow launch of my new English-language novel ‘Donald and his Seven Cows’ at Waterstones Byres Road Thursday 11th September.' Taing, Aonghas Phàdraig @aonghasphadraig.bsky.social #thiwurd #book #books waterstones.com/events/angus...

>>> LIVE BSKY - TODAY 12:30pm <<< AUOB Edinburgh March and Rally 2025 #AUOBEdinburgh. Join the live chat and post your comments! www.youtube.com/watch?v=oVhl...

Any Scottish person STILL voting Labour, because their Granda did, has not mastered the art of Critical Thinking. It's 2025. This sort of pish on enables Nigel Farage. We need Scottish Independence, more than ever.

So a guy who had to repay £50k expenses that he claimed ILLEGALLY for a second home gets a new job as a result of someone resigning because they cheated tax on a second home www.bbc.com/news/article...

In Memorium. @ianmurraymp.bsky.social Torcuil @scottishlabour.bsky.social

First Minister John Swinney addresses the nation about Scotland’s future. Tune in live now: www.youtube.com/live/QphZNm0...

Meanwhile in The Western Isles Waspi women confront @Torcuil the current local MP. Branch Office Rep & Westminster lobby fodder Torcuil offers - 'I would rather focus the money on the next generation rather than on the current generation.' @WASPI_Campaign hebrides-news.com/waspi-protes...

Met some American visitors at the new Stornoway Cruise Terminal, built with Scottish Government funding. They were rightly blown away by the beauty of the Western Isles. More local jobs, more money for the local economy, and Scotland on show to the world.

Madainn mhath. Just after 7am on the beautiful Isle of Harris, and we’re on our way to Uist. 🌅

Fàilte gu Innse Gall Welcome to the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. #OuterHebrides #Scotland www.visitouterhebrides.co.uk

A Scottish schoolgirl has been named on the first-ever Time magazine Girls of the Year list for designing a solar-powered blanket to help the homeless 👏