Popular soundbites that people want to hear but with little substance behind them. That’s very much the Labour approach, especially during election campaigns or leadership hustings. An election campaign and leadership challenge on the horizon perhaps? Surely not.

UK political commentators: The UK is ungovernable Aidan [to Scottish independence supporters]: But what currency would you use?

But Andy is going to save the UK! Maybe even the world!

The only noticeable change will be the accent, otherwise it’s one labour clone for another. All clonetenders for the top job will say something fuzzy about rejoining the EU in some imaginary future whilst knowing that ukgov Free Ports will make it near impossible.

Apparently the future of the UK depends on one man. This is some epic dreaming on Labour's part.

At this point it's hard to believe she's not just a bit thick. I want to like this woman, but she's just as disappointing as Starmer with the the things she ought to have done but hasn't - and this Europe thing is the last straw.

Described by Nicola Sturgeon as ‘incoherent and absurd’ Andy Burnham, is no friend to Scotland Sadly, absolutely correct. Burnham is no friend to Scotland and never has been. talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/05/17/d...

Fearing a change in Labour leadership, Thames Water creditors rush a takeover plan. Want regulator to go easy on abuses. Still want dividends. Customers will be fleeced. There can be no market-based solution. No competition Captive customers No substitute goods Must nationalise. archive.ph/eJoHP

We should remember he was great friend of the Royals and Maggie Thatcher

Have you tried not uniting to force abject dreck that nobody likes or wants on the country

Interesting. Hopefully Starmer stepping down nudges the UK in the right direction, away from this Airstrip One bullshit.

Spain’s public broadcaster RTVE boycotted Eurovision 2026 for the first time since 1961 over Israel’s participation. RTVE said: “Eurovision is a contest, but human rights are not. There is no room for indifference. Peace and justice for Palestine.”

"Competing rallies draw similar crowds" - BBC

NEW: Glasgow City Council leader Susan Aitken has refused to congratulate new Reform MSP Thomas Kerr 🗣️'They lied about Glasgow, they scapegoated minority communities. They targeted Glasgow’s children. Their actions are unforgivable' Read here: www.thenational.scot/news/2...

Reposted as the Guardian once more claims to be defending press freedom but its editor still won't even reply to me on its colonial view of Scotland talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/05/10/h...

Brilliant thread, especially "why won't our politicians listen".

Another banger from Susan

Scotland has coldest weather, darkest winters & highest energy bills in UK We also have a surplus of renewable energy & transfer over 20 TWh (20 Billion kiloWatt hours) to England annually Exactly why London refuses to devolve control of energy or even to adopt regional pricing

"The SNP has fuelled a brand of inclusive nationalism. That's why it beat Reform in Scotland." Is not an article anyone in the British media would write. And yet... www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Burnham's opportunistic grab at the leadership, enabled by an unethical resignation, is yet another sign of the trouble Labour is in. But please don't drag Scotland down with this pantomime event. Just acknowledge that the Union is dead and ignoring the obvious is why England's in so much trouble.

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#OtD 17 May 1959 Kelso Cochrane, a carpenter from Antigua, was killed by racists in Notting Hill, London. Popular outrage at this and similar incidents in the area led local activists to organise a community fair which became Notting Hill Carnival stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/8916...

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And magically nobody is talking about them anymore. Ted Lieu on camera: "The Epstein files are being blocked because they show Trump raped children." A sitting congressman said this on the record.

One thing you will never think after reading a great book or listening to a great album or seeing a great piece of art is, “I’m really glad this person remained cautious while they were making this and guarded against being perceived as weird.”

For years, we have heard the phrase "Palestine is a land without a people for a people without a land," used to justify Zionism. It was a blatant historical deception - the goal was to create a land without a people, and to achieve this, they resorted to massacres, displacement, and genocide.

#FollowBackFriday I follow back everyone who supports Welsh Independence.

56 identical complaints. Typical attempt at bullying by the Israel lobby. Rejected. www.theguardian.com/media/commen...

It’s like watching a fraternity party get wild and then we can’t shut it down when it starts circling the drain.😎😡

A few more grifting questions; Who was the owner of the land, Who supplied and built the prison, What is the projected revenue to the owner, What are the terms of the lease and Who are the employees,vendors and suppliers?

No one should be surprised Trump is sacrificing Taiwan to China like he's sacrificed Ukraine to Russia. @markomihkelson.bsky.social, Roman Sohn & I warned of the Trump, Putin & Xi collusion to carve up the world into spheres of influence in a piece for @rusi.bsky.social: www.rusi.org/explore-our-...

Q: Biden described Xi as a dictator. Do you think Xi is a dictator? TRUMP: I think President Biden was an incompetent president. He gave us the Iran nuclear deal. (The Iran nuclear deal was actually made by the Obama administration ... )

We cannot afford this man. He never stops taking from us. He’s a con & a thief. I blame the entire GOP for not reining this corruption in. There is not a single working class American that has not been harmed by his disgusting corruption & criminality. It’s a sickness. A plague. #ProudBlue #Onev1

7 Republicans Voted to Convict Trump. Most Are No Longer in Office.

We are still marching for voting rights. Don't tell me there is no white privilege.

I can't wait to get to the remembering stage of this moronic nightmare.

Rejected by people but still loved by billionaires – Smug Anas leads Scottish Labour to its end talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/05/16/r...

In 2014 during the indyref, Labour's Golden boy Andy Burnham said he opposed Scottish independence as he "didn't want to drive up the M6 and get my passport out or have to drive on the right when I want to drive on the left". If this is the guy who's going to save Labour, it's game over already.

Gerrymander yourselves into extinction for all we care. There’s nothing you can do to Black people that we haven’t already survived. We endured the chains, the dogs, the fire hoses, the lynch mobs, the prisons, the redlining, the sabotage, and eventually, the very hatred in you, too.

I assumed the word "million" was accidentally dropped after the subbed note that he was fined "$200" for this but, no, the fine was two hundred dollars. For late disclosures on tens of millions of dollars. A fine of Two. Hundred. Dollars.

Starmer's England. #YouYesNow #IndyClan? It's TIME for #ScottishIndependence 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Did you known that the 2026 cross-party mandate to hold a Scottish independence referendum is larger than the 2011 Alternative Vote referendum, the 2016 Brexit referendum, *and* the 2014 Scottish independence referendum? Yet Westminster still insists there is no mandate. #Scotland

John Swinney “Before I take my oath, let me pledge that the primary loyalty of the Scottish National Party is to the people of Scotland, in line with the constitutional principle of the sovereignty of the people.”