"The roots of sustainable development are (...) deeply shaped by the legacies of colonisation and coloniality", writes @ids.ac.uk's @lylamehta.bsky.social on our blog, suggesting pathways towards decolonising the discipline and calling out remaining challenges. www.developmentresearch.eu?p=2402

Racism is a huge problem in Scotland, and the fact that anti-Scottish racism is generally trivialised is a root cause of this. Racism that allows colonial systems of abuse to thrive affects the welfare of a huge sections of the Scottish population. And not just indigenous people.

Scots 318yrs we've been held back in this Rank Rotten UK for The English Establishment's Rule, with Bankers Controlling our Economy, they have Stolen £Trillions from Scotland since 1707. Lets end their Theft & Start working for ourselves & not for their GREED.

Grangemouth is a tragedy that has received so little attention from Holyrood that it is clear that it has no real value to working class Scots. Universities allowing systematic racial abuse of working class Scots to go unchecked is a further sign of alienation of Scots from political sympathy.

Yep, highest bills in Europe, might even be the world, and all that renewable energy is being directed south. A lot of people in 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 still can’t see we,re being ripped off

Participants in this study clearly have never interacted with a gay man!!!!! www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

The culture of Settler Colonialism is spreading racism. We oppose the use of "blood and soil" to describe people who are clearly not fascists.

We regularly encounter working class Scottish kids whose confidence and ability to function as adults in the real world were significantly compromised by anti-Scottish racism at university. For some it has been as scarring and detrimental as any form of abuse or traumatic event.

The event doesn't actually ever refer to this as "snobbery" (that's the term used in media reports that covered the event). Our work argues that elitism is the enabling mechanism of linguistic discrimination at UoE, i.e., an ideology of how the "typical" student speaks/acts.

Thank you, appreciated.

“My dad thought it was part of his duty to lower my expectations to a level his life experience as a working class Scottish guy has taught him would mit lead to disappointment. He was against me going to uni. when I went I could hardly open my mouth. i often struggled to stop nervous giggling.

We find the notion that events like this had to be organised to gain attention shows that Scots, like many colonised peoples, can’t be recognised as victims of racism by the dominant population. Calling racism “snobbery” is classic colonial racism which downgrades oppression of the indigenous.

England’s decision.

Glasgow and surrounding areas had their industry decimated by Westminster with the sole purpose of making them and their people politically weak. It was a racially motivated attach on the personal welfare of the people of Glasgow.

DON’T BE TAKEN IN. THIS IS THE THIN EDGE OF THE WEDGE! This is going to be a fight - and common sense has to prevail. #Labour

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Here are the rules for initial contact. We are not here to dox or shame people. But anything that has been posted publicly we will free to address without safety protocols. If you put things online you are responsible for them.

We are not here for students alone, academic staff who are marginalised or who suffer abuse we can also help. We include members who have worked in HR at educational institutions and who can bring professional guidance to any abusive situation.

Independence is normal. Scottish independence poster/meme designs for downloading, printing and sharing. #VoteForScotland indyposterboy.scot/independence...

Your Party Good summary on their position on Scottish Independence. Well worth a listen. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jumw...

Sadly Scotland is being de-industrialised. Colonies do not have normal levels of industry or infrastructure. The classic example is Wales a country which only has one small stretch of motorway. The Clyde won’t be developed.

We don't use a complainers ethnic background or religion or person appearance or any other personal attribute to conclude that anti-Scottish racism has taken place. We exclusively assess the nature and quality of the racist act or statement. Fixation on race is not our problem.

We are here to help. But our rules are specific to assess possible racist abuse. We are, however, happy to have posts sent to us that on the face of it contain comment that indicates racism. Our ultimate goal is to have anti-Scottish racism criminalised the same as any other racism.

Sounds crazy, he lost two UK general elections, had some of the lowest leader polling in history, he had so little appeal he took no.of Lab MPs back to 1935 after his disastrous Brexit & 2019 challenge to Boris Bonkers. But far left are never happier the when they are both performative & powerless.

Just to clarify a question from a follower. This stunning banner was created Colin Dunn @indyposterboy.scot and the domain name freewales.cymru is currently owned by Meidas Scotland but available for donation to the Welsh Independence movement.

Well done to Plaid Cymru on their win in Caerphilly, skelping both Reform and Liebour on their way. Over to you Scotland. #SaorAlba #IndyClan #Salvo #LiberationScotland.

People moving to Scotland under a racist colonial authority that they actively defend against critical debate are a threat to the welfare of Scottish children of every colour and faith.

Corbyn wants to maintain Scotland as a colony of England. We regard this as entirely invalidating the notion that he is a socialist of any description. We believe racist thugs defend colonialism, not socialists.

Wait till their constituents realise they’re being represented now by Unionists

#SkyNews #itvnews #C4News #LBC #r4today #bbcbreakfast #gmb #bbcpm #bbcqt #bbcaq #pmqs #politicslive #GBNews #bbcgms #scotlandtonight #SNP #independence #LBC #bbcsundayshow

Colonialism can't multiculturalism, in much the same way that slavery can't be a workers collective. We are sick of racist gentrification being dressed up as multicultural engagement. Colonialism imposes a hierarchy of race on the society of the colony.

Scotland is a colony, people see this now. But we have to follow through on that. The idea that people whose residence here is underwritten solely by racist colonial authority can take part in the independence movement without addressing this will only corrupt the independence movement.

A colony is an unnatural thing. It requires those who participate in settler colonialism to be regarded as virtuous by themselves and the indigenous. This is only achieved by establishing a hegemony that denigrates the indigenous.

But why are we surprised? The UK has form on scottish fishing.

In light of Labour's Ed Milliband stating he would invite nuke companies to Scotland if Labour win in GE2026, it's worth remembering that planning for nuclear dumping was one of the powers stripped from Scotland by Westminster's Powergrab. Where do *you* think they'll want to put it?

More shit to keep Scotland a colony we reckon. We need an unpicking of the UK not a legal affirmation of it. Scotland is a colony, colonies are racism, this is nonsense.

Labour's 'dangerous' Scottish nuclear plan panned after radiation find Heaven knows they wouldn't want to ask Scots if they want this totally needless risk. www.thenational.scot/news/2556642...

Man who paid Andrew: "Ten of... [his caravan] parks have since gone into administration and Mr Gleave, who did not respond to a request for comment, now works for a renewable energy company with a focus on AI and crypto financing". He's great at picking his friends www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

"Amazing result for Plaid Cymru, so here's a guest from Reform anyway..."

@rogerneilbarton.bsky.social Hi Neil, just wanted to let you know we've a new tour of the Gorbals coming up in a few weeks. Don't book tickets though! Just come along if there's a date that works, you and Alex are due a freebie for being long-time supporters www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1651152213...

Episode 5 of Who Owns the Clyde, Journey to the Source is available now, featuring Scotland's Makar Peter Mackay, Colombian River Guardians of the Atrato, Barrister for the Earth Mónica Feria-Tinta & more podfollow.com/who-owns-the... @the-empire-cafe.bsky.social

Do you take into consideration the racism of Scotland's ongoing colonial position, the anti-Scottish racism that tends to get passed off as snobbery? We find promoters of colonial racism in Scotland often use multiculturalism as cover for settler colonialism so feel you should take this into account

Glasgow and Edinburgh in the top ten for theology and religious studies in this UK league table. Yet the national church, the Church of Scotland, might stop using them to train their ministers. The gap between academic theology and the church seems wider than ever www.theguardian.com/education/ng...

Zachary Boyd (1585–1653) was a minister, poet & #UniversityofGlasgow academic who lived through one of Scotland’s most turbulent centuries. His rediscovered library offers a rare glimpse into the mind of a man who met kings and wrote plays at a time of revolution. Read more: gla.ac/4o1qCQc

A great result... www.thenational.scot/news/2556804... Let's make it so throughout the UK. Kick the gaslighting lying party into the long grass....

How Colonial of him 🙄 In my best Scottish Ed Milliband, Get tae Fuck oot of my country Scotland produces more than we need and exports electricity to England and doesn'tget paid for it. Scrap that, not exports, plundered by another country 🙄 Stick it in yer garden so to speak

And very revealing of just how dangerous the BBC is.

The disappointment from #BBC correspondents that their hero Farage and his pathetic Reform Party lost in Wales is palpable.