I suspect we can learn a thing or two from our Finnish friends. 'Finland's approach offers a roadmap. Strategic reserves, high domestic production, public-private cooperation and household-level preparedness are all essential components of a robust food system.' www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

The mind boggles. Ireland has incredibly brave & experienced soldiers as part of our Defence Forces. They are UN peacekeepers all over the world. I was pointing out the merits of each of 3 presidential candidates, one an ex-soldier, & this tulip dismisses his sacrifice. Privilege personified.

Well done, Scot.Gov 👏

It's not PR that Starmer needs, Carol, it's PR. #PRNow #ProportionalRepresentation @carolvorders.bsky.social

Smacks of Thatcher's YOP scheme back in the late 70s when unemployed youngsters got dole money for a full time job training scheme and when their year was up they were dumped back on the Bru while another youngster was taken on in their place. Cheap labour for benefits.🤬🤬🤬 #RedTories

I feel this.

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I'm reposting this as I made a blunder today. The photo of the banner just outside Kingussie is included this time. Thanks @indyposterboy.scot for pointing out my error. Excuse? Old person typing furiously with two wizened arthritic fingers and no glasses on.

Are Scots the most indoor folk in Europe? Daytrippers. Next to no family weekend huts. Priced out of overnight stays. Lost family links to the land. Why no outrage? Chuffed to be at Blether of Books Nov 2 Robert Burns Birthplace Museum, Alloway. tinyurl.com/bdfcfev2

🚨MSPs have just agreed to my @scottishgreens.org proposal to lift the cap on Council Tax for second homes & empty properties. Scotland has 15,000 homeless children, but 21,000 second homes and 46,000 empty homes. This is a problem we can solve by 'encouraging' second/empty home owners to sell.

Five days ago, an ICE agent shoved a woman asking questions about the detention of her husband. Today they attacked two journalists. We cannot accept or normalize what has now become routine violence at 26 Federal Plaza. It has no place in our city.

Someone should remind English politicians that Scotland was an independent sovereign state much longer than it's been in this Union Independence is the normal state The union is the aberration

Independent: "12 new towns set to be built around UK" Translation "12 new towns set to be built around England" (Technically 1 is on Welsh border ) The sooner we end the colonisation of Scotland the sooner they'll understand what they're talking about... England 🤔🥴🙉🙈🙊🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇪🇺🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Source: BBC search.app/Tkhje But what about the Scottish and Welsh governments? No consultation with, or consideration there.

Hmm so Covid cases are rising with new variants Nimbus and Stratus… Ironic then that so many right wing thugs are wearing masks when during the pandemic they were the very people refusing to do so Equally ironic they rage about women in Berkers (Burkas) when they do love a mask so much 🤷🏼‍♂️

To be fair, Scotland is full of dicks who say the SNP hate Scotland … and many get paid for it!

It's one on the frustrations of producing media to support Scottish independence: we get *very* little feedback or support, yet the pro-indy numbers still continue to go up. Is our material helpful or are we just wasting our time and should let the numbers rise by themselves?

EXCLUSIVE: The Scottish activists taking part in the Global Sumud Flotilla have issued a final plea to the UK Government as they face an 'imminent threat'

Keir Starmer suggested that the SNP 'want Britain to fail' in a speech at the Labour Party conference. I have news for you Keir, Britain has failed Scotland for the last 300 years. If you say that you love our flag, Why not respect those who fly it & stop denying us our democracy? #AreYouYesYet

📣 Let's make independence impossible to ignore in Edinburgh on 28th March 2026! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Follow this event page for updates: www.believeinscotland.org/march_and_ra...

I welcome the diplomatic efforts underway to halt the suffering of Palestinians in Gaza. The Israeli Government must end the conflict, humanitarian aid must flow and the hostages must be released. These steps can pave the way to a two-state solution.

In the rest of the UK council tax debt is written off after 6 years. In Scotland it's 20 years or longer. Fear of bailiffs means people don't go to councils for the help they need, locking them in a cycle of poverty. Today the Scottish Parliament can vote for our amendment to change that.

Clyde and Hebrides ferries have been brought under public control after a £4 billion contract has been agreed

I see Sky News is determined to big up Reform UK in Glasgow now, interviewing a random assortment of racists & bigots and making out they are representative of the city. The UK media will try to make the 2026 Holyrood elections a dry run for the next UK GE & will platform Reform at every turn.

A Scottish LGBT charity has said it is 'deeply concerned' by updated guidance for schools on toilet facilities

How humiliating for the United States military

Jeremy Corbyn has panned the appointment of Tony Blair as interim leader of Gaza, saying it is 'not up to' Donald Trump, Blair or Benjamin Netanyahu to decide the future of the enclave 👇

Hmm. This would be a bit more believable if he'd not made that horrible 'Island of strangers' speech a couple of months ago.

Hegseth’s urgent meeting with the generals and admirals is a multimillion-dollar taxpayer-funded anti-DEI call to action stunt. My wife and I were watching it live in bed, jaws dropped. I knew this was coming, but it’s quite something else to see and hear it live. We’re a deeply unserious nation…

If this doesn't make you angry, you're a unionist collaborator who's complicit in Westminster's stripping of Scottish assets. Independence is vital 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2025/09/30/n...

Owen Jones has been banned from 'Labour' Party conference - but Maya Forstater is welcome. And they wonder why progressive voters are deserting them in droves.

Donald Trump has declared War on Americans that he doesn't like.

If Labour goes through this madness of forced volunteering for immigrants, I feel like we should create a pro-Scottish independence charity solely aimed at migrants who want to contribute towards Scotland's democracy whilst simultaneously telling the UK Gov to get stuffed

Since privatisation England's water companies paid £88.4bn in dividends. 90% of water companies owned by foreign investors/govts. 90% of dividend not recirculated in the UK economy. No UK tax paid on dividends. Public ownership would make a difference.

Reform’s Russia connections are a danger to our national security. It’s time for a public inquiry. 🔥

Did you know that Starmer's Government is bringing in Digital IDs for children? This will create permanent records tracking them throughout their lives. Please sign and share the Petition: Withdraw the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill petition.parliament.uk/petitions/72...

The implication from Labour is that we, migrants, don't contribute enough, don't integrate enough, don't work enough. Meanwhile I've volunteered in political activism for no pay, I've taken Gàidhlig evening classes, I make a living as an artist creating abstract renditions of Scottish landscapes.

Scotland provides much of this electricity Yet, as we sit in the shade of wind turbines and along the route of mega-pylons, We pay the highest fuel prices, We pay the cost of Westminster decisions. Scotland has the energy Now, we need the power.

Stop the Yachts.

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People thinking that Reform's suggestions of getting rid of legal immigrants will fix the NHS have no idea how much it will hurt healthcare. Immigrants & children of immigrants keep the NHS functioning. Same with social care.

Israeli soldiers were filmed detaining two Palestinian children in Hebron, in the occupied West Bank, while demanding to know their father’s whereabouts. When a passerby intervened and urged their release because of their young age, a soldier replied, “I don’t care”.

Moldova’s pro-European party is set for a majority in Parliament, in a vote that was widely seen as a showdown between Europe and Russia. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/28/w...

Former assistant to AfD politician found guilty of Chinese spy charges

A man who worked for a prominent German far-right lawmaker in the European Parliament was convicted of spying for China for more than four years, according to German news agency dpa.

International naval forces have been mobilized in response to a 'serious accident' involving a Russian nuclear submarine that was compelled to surface near UK waters over the weekend.