Thanks. For anyone wondering about my absence for the past two months, I had a major heart attack and several operations but now home again, convalescing. It’s going to be a long journey. I will chip in when able to, but don’t be disappointed by my radio silence.

Thank you. A great compliment!

Nine jobs Nigel Farage hasn't updated his ­register of interests in months. Potentially hundreds of thousands of ££££ from his many "outside interests" remain undeclared observer.co.uk/news/politic...

Lucky for Nigel Farage that he never met that bloke who took bribes from the Russians, otherwise the media would be all over it.

Reform UK’s Nigel Farage with the Russian Ambassador (that he denied meeting), and with Oleg Voloshyn's wife Nadia Borodi, Voloshyn bribed Nathan Gill. Farage is still silent. It’s deafening. #ReformRussianBribes

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All things that the SNP didn’t do.

Is there really noone left who dares to say no anymore? What next?

Uncomfortable fact: the UK is still struggling to recover from the devastation of Thatcher’s ‘privatisation’ of key public assets, which have gone on to make millions for private pockets. ☹️

Anas Sarwar called John Swinney "elitist" at FMQ's. Here's Sarwar defending his decision to send his children to a £10,000 a year elite private school. (MSM Monitor)

Tom Watson

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Where to start? I will make some notes and email you, but it will need to be later in the week as I have local meetings today and tomorrow 👍

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WTF?! Not a statement that I would expect from any self-respecting Labour Party member.

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Nigel Farage's attendance record as an MEP was 748 out of 751, yet he turned up to vote AGAINST plans to tackle Russian disinformation. Now one of his MEPs has admitted taking bribes to spread Russian propaganda. Why is this not all over the media?

Great for the English ladies team, but the usual hyperbole from the media. I really hope this is not going to be another 1966 moment on constant replay. Well played the team 👏

Beautiful

Talking about ‘de-extinction’ only legitimises the conversation. It is nonsense. Once a species is extinct it is GONE. No comeback. It may be possible to implant genes in a related species, but that is not recreating a species!

I’m really looking forward to giving the keynote address at the European Rural Parliament in Inverurie (Scotland) on 21 October. Fantastic to see that Scotland is still an enthusiastic and engaged partner in the eurozone. 😍

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Tolsta, Isle of Lewis this morning

Libraries are so cool. Whenever I'm away from home and need a place to hang out between things, I find a library. There's a bathroom, a water fountain, chairs, and I can read, meditate, use the computers, or just be, and no one tries me make me buy anything.

ScotRail’s train service, *renationalised* in 2022 by the Scottish Government, has the lowest cancellation level in the UK - just 2% compared with a UK average of 3.3%. That means a train elsewhere in the UK is +65% more likely to be cancelled. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Watching, yet again, otherwise intelligent people who write ‘England’ when they should write ‘Britain’ and ‘Britain’ when they should write ‘England’. Have they really misunderstood what the ‘United Kingdom’ means, or is it intentional? 🤷‍♂️

Wonderful

They are being seen fairly regularly these days.

In 2016, the Kremlin-backed broadcaster RT offered Nigel Farage his own show. It is clear that the Kremlin regarded Farage as a useful tool to serve Russia and weaken the UK and EU. Farage has fulfilled exactly that role and continues to do so. He is a traitor.

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As if he has no vested interests in opposing the redistribution of wealth… 🙄

“In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Those affected receive a small apartment & counselling with no preconditions. 4 out of 5 people affected make their way back into a stable life. And all this is CHEAPER than accepting homelessness.” It costs a lot less to house people.

In case you missed it ... Both "Tommy Robinson" and Charlie Kirk were funded by the same US tech billionaire fascist Robert Shillman. #FightFascism

Gordon Brown 2014: “Stay in the UK to create a more socially just country.” Gordon Brown 2025: “Nothing prepared me for the child poverty I see in Britain.”

Labour promises being delivered in Scotland by the SNP reported by #PrivateEye.

Now is the time to push back against racism and xenophobia, not later when it has become normalised.

I think he means Brexit was worth it even though it made OTHER people poorer. Twat.

Cardinal Timothy Dolan failed to report direct admissions of rape by multiple priests, lobbied against extending the statute of limitations for sex abuse, and moved money off the church books to hide it from victims of sex abuse. In case you were wondering.

The Apprentice

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Flying a flag is the last defence of the zenophobe

I just cannot understand why anyone would deliberately vote NOT to end a war! A very low point in history for the USA. ☹️

While you’re cancelling your Disney and Hulu subscriptions, don’t forget to cancel Disney vacations. Their theme parks and cruise ships make a ton of money. Boycott Disney and you can boycott Florida at the same time!

Where the separate divisions of ANTIFA landed on the beaches of Normandy on June 6, 1944:

The 10 non permanent members of the UN security council proposed a resolution demanding an immediate, unconditional & permanent ceasefire in Gaza, along with the release of all hostages When it came to the vote, 14 countries voted for it but the US voted against, vetoing it.

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