The Labour minister who thought Scotland could be a dumping ground for people smugglers, resigns. Lovely story. www.thenational.scot/news/2589664...

Immigration is good. www.cato.org/white-paper/...

"Some of our politicians seem ­intensely comfortable making remarkably ­serious accusations against the integrity of the ­judicial process on the basis of no ­evidence, on the off chance there’s a gram of political advantage to be found in it." #law #scotland www.thenational.scot/politics/258...

This Scottish legislation is gathering global attention. #scotland #communitywealthbuilding www.thenational.scot/politics/258...

"Globalization is “over” when Eurasia says it is, NOT when the USA has a protectionist temper tantrum" open.substack.com/pub/adamtooz...

"We live in a country with a one-dimensional media class that all says the same thing and all agrees about everything. In no particular order: everything in Scotland is dreadful; the Union is sacrosanct forever; we desperately need new nuclear power" open.substack.com/pub/fiftysix...

"The abuse had happened over 30 years ago, but it still had a hold over her. It was still destroying her. Indeed, it was clear from this admission that it would likely kill her, at an all too young an age." open.substack.com/pub/dangoyal...

"Call me old-fashioned, but identifying journalists’ sources, listing reporters as “persons of interest”, and mapping out “leverage” over one of them sounds like “investigating journalists”. open.substack.com/pub/democrac...

"Had the funding been declared, the press, the public and - crucially - Labour party members would have seen that Labour Together’s kumbaya vibe was all an act." open.substack.com/pub/democrac...

"Labour Together paid a controversial PR firm at least £30,000 to investigate journalists that were digging into how its undeclared funding bankrolled Keir Starmer’s successful Labour leadership campaign" open.substack.com/pub/democrac...

"everyone always knew, from his long career, that Mandelson was a wrong ‘un. But why did three British Labour prime ministers – Blair, Brown and Starmer – persist in appointing him to high office?" www.thenational.scot/politics/258...

"Had it not been for the release of these files, the exercise in Mandelson’s rehabilitation would be ongoing, with the backing of many of the insider media club" www.thenational.scot/news/2581907...

"Small modular reactors are merely a concept. Renewables and CCGTs are real. Any claims from Labour and the Tories on the cost and schedule are based on a myth – and the SNP must hit this point at every possible turn" www.thenational.scot/news/2581338...

Join the festival this March in Leith. #economics #scotland Mainstream economics has failed us – our festival hopes to change the conversation www.thenational.scot/news/scottis...

""The United Kingdom has chosen not to base a single offshore patrol vessel, frigate or destroyer in Scotland – requiring vessels to be dispatched from the south coast of England when the flagship of the Russian Northern Fleet arrived off Scotland,” #defence #scotland youtube.com/watch?v=8VkG...

Is the private sector more productive? #reform #economics substack.com/profile/5921...

"You cannot live within the lie of mutual benefit through integration, when integration becomes the source of your subordination" open.substack.com/pub/adamtooz...

"Political power is being concentrated in the hands of a tiny class of ultra-rich individuals who no longer just buy influence - they have become the state" open.substack.com/pub/democrac...

"While GPS operates primarily through satellites, it is reliant on four antennas on the ground, placed at different places around the earth to maintain global coverage. Two of these are on British territory" open.substack.com/pub/abolishw...

This is what progressive looks like. #SNP

@peatworrier.bsky.social "The introduction of a general 'opt-out' procedure in Scotland would be the most significant change to civil procedure in Scotland for nearly 500 years. It would have a seismic impact on the class actions landscape in Scotland" What might this look like? #law #scotland

Well this looks very interesting indeed. #community #energy #scotland spring.site/blog/power-s...

"The Home Office has finally got the hardline anti-immigrant government it has long yearned for, and is displaying its longstanding brand of cruel incompetence to the world." #Westminster #immigration #ScottishIndependence open.substack.com/pub/abolishw...

"The announcement of 15% civil service cuts over the next decade moves in exactly the wrong direction" #economics #civilservice #uk #politics open.substack.com/pub/marianam...

"The global wealthiest 10% of individuals account for 77% of global emissions associated with private capital ownership, underscoring how the climate crisis is inseparable from the concentration of wealth" #inequality #climatechange wir2026.wid.world/insight/exec...

Scotland must wear it's own currency, simples. "Stability very often requires adaptation. We all intuitively understand this principle in daily life – to maintain a stable body temperature, you do not dress identically in July and in January," www.thenational.scot/politics/256...

Aye #Scotland #TartanArmy www.threads.com/@mhairi_blac...

The UK Government’s decision to strike down gender reforms in Scotland shows why the country needs independence, Alan Cumming has said, as he told Westminster to 'get your boots off our necks'

"Baron Laidlaw dodges taxes and lives in Monaco, ordinary Brits are struggling with rising bills, NHS cuts, and climate collapse" #inequality #uk www.thenational.scot/news/2561563...

Congratulations Gillian Martin #environment #climatejustice www.thenational.scot/news/2561401...

How can Scotland have a "soft touch" approach to crime, and the biggest prison population in history, hitting just under 8,400 last month? This weekend's Herald on Sunday / Sunday National column on Anas Sarwar's pitch for the "tough on crime" vote. www.thenational.scot/politics/256...

"I trust that the information contained in this report will be enough to support the proscription of the SNP, ...The Proclaimers, Lorraine Kelly and anyone who has ever mentioned that the only place that Elvis ever went to in the UK was Prestwick Airport." www.thenational.scot/news/2560629...

"Founded in 2018 by Edinburgh couple Nicola Wood MBE and Garreth Wood MBE, Kids Operating Room has installed 111 paediatric operating rooms across 36 countries" www.thenational.scot/news/nationa...

Britain’s tarnished royal house has only done what became necessary and expedient after multiple attempts to temporise their way out of it, with the minimum possible concessions. www.thenational.scot/politics/255...

No *hit Sherlock #snp #scottishindependence

"The department said in its response that “no information is held in scope of your request” – meaning no Scottish Labour MPs or MSPs contacted any ministers about whisky tariffs in that period" #whisky #scotland #tariffs www.thenational.scot/news/2558835...

"The UK Statistics Authority (UKSA) found that housing minister Steve Reed – formerly the environment minister – was found to have risked "misleading the public" after falsely claiming "pollution levels in Scotland are worse than they are in England" www.thenational.scot/news/2558059...

"Said media’s disappointment at Reform’s failure was palpable. Plaid’s handsome victory, leaving Reform far behind in their wake, did not fit the narrative of Farage’s inevitable rise to power, which the British media has been touting for months." www.thenational.scot/politics/255...

The Climate Inequality Report 2025 reveals how wealth drives the climate crisis, and proposes new policy options to address it. wid.world/news-article...

On the way to talk and learn about the 'gubbins' of Scottish independence. #scottishindependence www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/scottish-c...

"“Despite Scotland representing 60% of our fishing capacity, despite landing almost 50% of the catch in these islands, despite more than 75% of all species caught landed by Scottish vessels, we are offered a mere 7.78% of the fund.” #fishing #funding #Scotland www.thenational.scot/news/2556623...

Telt #SNP

"Westminster has been quite successful at sweeping successive Scottish independence mandates under the carpet, but the addition of Wales and Northern Ireland will be impossible to conceal. That stinging verdict on the Union will be visible from outer space." www.thenational.scot/politics/255...

Democracy and central banking go under the microscope. #central-banking #democracy

Owned. #snp #scottishindependence

We don't need any unelected chamber in an independent Scotland. #SNP #ScottishIndependence

"As always, the UK is not far behind following the US into this fascist madness" #fascism #uk #usa www.thenational.scot/politics/254...