David Lammy, in response to the calls for an investigation into Morgan McSweeney, says "I really don’t believe that there’s anything to see here". Do the police get to make their own decision? If not, Nicola Sturgeon missed her chance a few years back. With just a few choice words...

Experts show that autism is not caused by paracetamol. It astonishes me that time has to be wasted on this to counter the Trump administration's claims. What next? Having to prove that using butter doesn't make you a jihadist? We live in seriously weird times.

The silliness of politics... Douglas Alexander tells the SNP to put indy on the back burner. People voted for the SNP knowing that they support Scottish independence. However, if we are doing cross-party requests can someone please put the following on said back burner: Starmer Reeves Farage? Ta!

Israel committed genocide in Gaza says the UN. Surely that can't be right! Our WM government assured us that it wasn't genocide earlier this month. Surely they weren't ... LYING! The unedifying spectacle of the Gov't defending the indefensible by spouting the incomprehensible surely has to stop.

<whinge> I'm so sick of hearing unionists call the Scottish Government and the wider independence movement 'divisive'. Why? Because we disagree with them? But they disagree with us! Their approach is like going to a tug-of-war and complaining about just one side pulling on the rope! Crazy! </whinge>

£4m furlough scheme announced for Alexander Dennis workers - by the Scottish government. Multi-million pound furlough scheme announced for Alexander Dennis workers www.thenational.scot/news/2546635...

It really saddens me to see the Saltire being abused as part of the Anglo-centric "Raise the Colours" campaign. The language used within Scotland, as described in the linked article, is truly shocking. We need to separate from the UK and remove the environment where such hatred thrives.

This made me laugh out loud. Of course, if Grok was really good it would respond to Musk's retort and point out that the cringe idiocy comes from EM himself...

Another piece of infrastructure struggling to get money from WM, just like the Grangemouth Refinery. Amazing how quickly Starmer rescued troubled English facilities...

I wonder if Mandelson was the nominated WM adult' in John Swinney's meeting with Trump? If so, it raises the question: quis custodiet ipsos custodes? What a bunch of hypocrites the UK government are.

Well done to the local council. Nice to see some positive news from Falkirk after all the "stop the boats" nonsense. Let's hope we get independence before any new PFI initiatives are introduced!

They say nothing to the Scottish Government, nor to the Scottish people. This comes at a time when Starmer wants the SNP to reconsider their opposition to nuclear weapons. Why on earth would they reconsider when the WM regime behaves in this indefensible manner? Please get us out of this union...

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Starmer insists that what is happening in Gaza isn't genocide. A quick look at the definition of the word negates his assertion. I insist that what is happening at WM is complicity in genocide.

My OH was watching iPlayer tonight. When her programme finished she came back to 'normal' TV, just in time to see empathy on the BBC News for the three young girls so tragically killed in Southport last year. I couldn't help but note the marked difference from coverage of children killed in Gaza...

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 “Contrary to media hysteria, there was not one anti-semitic violent attack recorded in Scotland in 2024” The latest example of the attacks on Scotland, by the lying british, unionist fundamentalist, media 🇬🇧

For 15 years the 99% have suffered in the UK so the richest 1% could triple their wealth and the billionaires could increase it nearly 10x It is time for the 1% to suffer, it is time for them to get poorer, it is time for all the wealth they have stolen from you to be taken back

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In the increasingly toxic relationship between WM and HR, Anas Sock-Puppet was fed the party line from London, ahead of a debate in HR. So, Scottish politicians shouldn't speak to anyone international without a WM minder but they have no problem interfering with our parliament. Independence now! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Wow! Hats off to Lush. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

This country was awful before but it's getting worse by the day now. ID cards back on the agenda to support the crusade against migrants. Labour getting its money from private healthcare and promoting a model that many people won't be able to afford. Same agenda as Reform. Why do folks buy into it?

Baillie caught out again? Couldn't have happened to a less nice person...

Farage has got this so wrong. He is not the "antidote to the far-right". He is the reason that we need an antidote to the far-right!

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Sadly, yes. But I am sure that there many of us in Scotland who want to see the country be strong enough to kick Reform out of Scotland altogether. His only political achievement is to push us towards the economic catastrophe of Brexit. So sad that some of our population would vote for his hatred.

Yep! That'd do it! 🤣

We shouldn't underestimate the BBC's effect - nor should we forgive it.

With 'friends' like these who needs enemies? It's a dangerous world.

Two very unsavoury peas in a pod...

Seven-year-old Mai Abu Arar, now reduced to skin and bones, is among tens of thousands of Palestinian children suffering malnutrition as Israel’s assault on Gaza City worsens a man-made famine aje.io/okedgi

Goodnight

They 'inherited' a £20 billion black hole, which they denied until after they were elected. Now they claim over £40 billion of a shortfall this year, as they prepare for another tilt at the disabled and the elderly. They have continued the work of the Tories in producing a truly toxic society.

Sarwar and co have been caught lying so many times. They know no shame. What better way to continue their morally bankrupt approach to politics than by making it appear that their message agrees with a newspaper's point of view. Most people in Scotland seem unaware of the appalling bias in the MSM.

If Scotland is really the drain on England that is claimed, why aren't any of England's 533 MPs demanding the immediate dissolution of the Union? They won't even subsidise a spare bedroom, so why would they subsidise an entire country? Answer comes there none. Ever. search.app/uYzyo

What Operation Branchform did was prove this set piece smear works. 1. Contrive a complaint. 2. Police investigate taking years 3. Leak, Brief. Innuendo statements 4. Media primed before any police action takes place Still ongoing with Murrell trial at the most politically damaging time to the SNP

Trump says that Putin won't 'mess around' with him. His confidence, no doubt, comes from his towering intellect...

I am not holding my breath. She doesn't like truth to get in the way of a 'good' unionist story.

A task force appointed by the UK gov't wants to speed up development of nuclear power stations by removing regs that work against them. WM expects the report to focus on the “culture of risk aversion”. Or, as I would describe it, a culture of putting safety above WM wet dreams. Scotland beware.

Amazing how most things with economic benefit go to England with Scotland retaining the things that have detrimental environmental or political outcomes. Apparently even England, with raw sewage in its rivers, can stomach neither the dangers of radioactive leaks nor the housing of nukes. Hmm.

So, there was no unsafe release of radioactive material into Loch Long... but there WAS an accidental release of radioactive material! Given the cavalier lack of care that seems to have been taken, do we feel deep trust for those responsible? Scotland needs indy and the removal of these weapons.

Interesting reading when considering the UK-US trade deal v the EU-US deal. The headline figure shows lower tariffs for the UK but the EU has a lower tariff for certain items. And, for example, the EU won't compromise by making deals on US beef and ethanol. Brexit benefit fail, again.

Well, the ballroom could be plainer...

Silly Scotland, stop being dafties! Sensible Scots are getting pissed off.

Trump has upped the tariffs on Canada from 25% to 35%. "Foreign leaders 'ringing Trump's phone' for tariffs deals, says White House", according to news sites. This is announced like Trump is a genius. Dear me, those are responsible countries trying to avoid the chaos of continuous change. 1/2

At last. A 'success story' for Starmer. He has extinguished the name Keir as a choice of name for new parents. Now, if he would just do us all a favour and step down then, perhaps, we wouldn't have a 'Keir' in the world... I can dream.

Labour trying to claim that they are meeting their 2030 net zero target by agreeing to a massive Scottish wind farm. That power is devolved. For good or ill, it was approved by the Scottish Government. Labour should consider a new maxim when they approve their candidates: “I am Labour ergo I lie”.

It really is not a good look to give Scottish Government money to support a golf tournament using Trump's course in Aberdeenshire. I appreciate that it is intended to be supportive of a Scottish sporting event, but it is bringing stinging criticism of the SNP's apparent support of Trump. 1/2

Maybe it's just me but I have come across a lot of absolutely vile posts in the last couple of days. Having right wing politicians set the agenda in the UK has emboldened hate speech, it seems. Makes me wonder if it's worth going through the Bluesky verification process which also comes from WM.

So, still the UK Environment Secretary will not agree that he told lies about Scottish rivers being dirtier than England's rivers, despite all the evidence to the contrary. This is Trump-like politics. All Labour want is to sell off Scottish water by privatisation and transfer the funds to England.

Many people in this country are getting their news/TV from alternative sources such as YouTube. Now the TV powers that be want to force YouTube to promote content from the BBC and other PSBs. This is pushing what many have rejected. Any chance of this country giving us some freedom of choice?