The HUGE Elephant in the Room is, Scottish Independence. Anton and Anas are DEFINITELY not looking at THE incredibly obvious way to grow the Scottish Economy! VAT and Spirit Duty goes to England. Scotland is HALF UK renewable energy, and a THIRD of Food and Drink Exports! Grow the economy? Eh?

One thing to say: #AxeDrax No. Cutting down trees, grinding them up, shipping them across the Atlantic and then burning them is NOT "green". #ClimateEmergency #NatureCrisis www.theguardian.com/business/202...

Centuries of overgrazing & muirburn for grouse moors mean Highland Scotland looks treeless & desolate. But it doesn't have to be this way. New film Scotland's Missing Forests went online y'day. Chuffed to see almost 10k views. www.youtube.com/watch?v=MuTV... @chrisgpackham.bsky.social

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez: “A few tech-oligarchs are clearly influencing electoral processes. We’ve seen it in the UK, Germany, France, Hungary…and I’m sure we will see it in Spain.” (El Pais)

Today in 1974, the missile submarine USS James Madison (SSBN-627) collided with a Soviet attack submarine in shallow waters as it departed the sub base at Holy Loch, Scotland, leaving a 9-foot scratch on the Madison’s hull. The United States did not report the accident to avoid embarrassing the UK.

Time for #ScottishIndependence www.heraldscotland.com/news/2558793...

This is the Royal equivalent of the amputation of a gangrenous limb to stop the rest of The Firm getting infected. An act of self-preservation. If it was integrity, then they'd have booted Andrew out years ago. They didn't. www.ft.com/content/a7d6...

Recorded crime in Scotland is at one of the lowest levels since 1974. Police numbers are higher than when the SNP came into office. And all that Anas Sarwar offers is empty rhetoric, hypocrisy and no solutions.

I present to you the Scottish Cops and how they treat certain Football fans ,I say certain as some Football Fans get treated better than others it depends what Team you support and Your Colour of top !!!! 1312 🤬

If you're a bit silly, you probably don't realise, the UK Government uses Scotland, to dump and hide dodgy stuff. Decrepit old Nuclear Power Stations and Weapons, Old and Rotting Nuclear Subs, from the 1970s. Scotland has NO SAY, over ANYTHING. Only a fool doesn't want Independent Scotland.

Labour completely misunderstood their win in Scotland at the last election. They were given a last chance mission to undo at least some of the chaos the Tories have caused, and they’ve totally borked it in the pointless pursuit of fascist votes. They’re done.

MSPs have backed renewed calls for a statue of an acclaimed socialist to be installed in a major Scottish city 🗣️ 'John Maclean was a hero of the Scottish working class and a brave and honest man'

Independence is normal. And if independent countries like Ireland, Denmark and Finland can be wealthier and fairer than the UK, so can Scotland.

I thought exile, the Tower, or the Malmsey butt were more traditional ways for English kings to dispose of unwanted royal brothers – but last week we saw a new innovation. www.thenational.scot/politics/255...

Prince Andrew has given up his royal titles including Earl of Inverness after discussions with the king. Time to #AbolishTheMonarchy

Scotland didn't vote for #Brexit but we got it anyway. When we have 57 out of 650 MPs that's no surprise. Westminster can and does ignore Scots. It's time for #ScottishIndependence, time to make our own choices.

After almost 50 years, the Scottish Government is finally revisiting the rights of children and parents to opt out of religious observance in schools. But somehow, ministers have managed to bungle what ought to be a basic question of children's rights. www.thenational.scot/news/2551810...

I want to live in Scotland free from child poverty, where we look after the vulnerable, where people feel part of strong, supportive communities. Organisations like Fresh Start in north Edinburgh are vital partners in building that fairer, more caring Scotland. Thank you for all you do. 💛

The Emigrants by Gerald Laing (1936–2011) in Helmsdale. The statue commemorates the huge numbers of people evicted from their ancestral homes during the Highland Clearances. Pic: Carsten Flieger

Oh look a private company with a nice gov contract making a huge profit while providing a substandard service. Every fucking time this is what happens. #KeepThePrivateSectorOutOfPublicServices www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Why Scotland should be independent Former economist and senior civil servant, John Randall gives the reasons for Independence 👇 bylines.scot/opinion/why-...

Scottish Labour want to pretend Keir Starmer doesn't exist Just like they pretend that they are a separate political party. They aren't. www.thenational.scot/news/2550409...

Late Afternoon Light ~ Cyril Cox, 1958

Labour's GB Energy hires just 13 staff in Aberdeen. So much for being at the heart of the UK's energy revolution. www.thenational.scot/news/2548045...

First snow of the season forecast for Cairngorm this weekend :-) Where did I put my ski wax?

How can we change the ENTIRE Tax structure, in Scotland? Spoiler: It's NOT by having Nigel Farage, as UK Prime Minister! Theres a MASSIVE 'elephant in the room' and these 'Industry Figures' are totally ignoring it! Scottish Independence.

Scotland take heed Wake up before it's too late 👇

New technology: A grid-scale battery in Scotland saved the day when a massive generator shut down unexpectedly. Suddenly 1,877 megawatts of supply was missing! But the new 200-megawatt battery station leapt into action within milliseconds. spectrum.ieee.org/grid-scale-b...

Tour de France 2027 to start in Edinburgh with presumably a few other stages following. #tdf

Gutted, Skiing Doo in Aviemore is closing. Big rise in costs and all the other factors Highland businesses struggle with :-( www.facebook.com/watch?v=8597...

I thought we were told in 2014 that Scotland's oil was running out and we'd be too poor to be Independent. Seems not! www.lbc.co.uk/article/nort...

A former Scottish Labour councillor who quit the party amid a row over 'racist' remarks has joined Reform UK 🤯 Audrey Dempsey’s decision to join Nigel Farage’s party comes just one day after MSP Graham Simpson defected from the Conservatives. 👇 www.thenational.scot/news/2542259...

What a f*cked up place the UK has become. Bad enough to convince me to vote Yes to Scottish independence in 2014, but now so bad, greedy, cruel and dystopian that I'm struggling to understand why *anyone* in Scotland wants the UK to continue. 😳😬

Reform UK, which has a grand total of four MPs, was just given an uninterrupted platform for an hour and a half on the BBC and Sky News channels, in order to talk about its plans for mass deportations When was the last time the Greens (with four MPs) or the Lib Dems (with 72) were given the same?

Don't be fooled. The only reason anyone would want to leave the European Convention of Human Rights is so that they can abuse the rights of people less fortunate than themselves. The only reason.

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Unity is strength, great to see young folk getting a fairer deal. Too many are exploited.

Frankly, it's not realistic for a political party to enforce a stance that there can't be an independence referendum until a support threshold is reached if they haven't got an actual campaign to increase those numbers. 🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️😬

Scotland, you're being manipulated.

I've been out knocking doors the last few weeks, picking up some casework and chatting about local issues. I'll get to as many doorsteps as possible, but you don't have to wait for me to show up to raise an issue. Reach out - contact info & more at www.emmaroddick.scot

The UK Government is reportedly set to sign a multi-billion-pound contract with Elbit Systems, Israel's largest weapons manufacturer 👇 www.thenational.scot/news

80 MILLION Bottles of Gin are sold every year, just in the UK. HMRC Duty, on each Bottle, all collected in London, is £10+. 70% of UK Gin is Scottish. It's no surprise. A THIRD of ALL UK Food and Drink Exports are also Scottish. Do the sums. There's no argument against Scottish Independence.

Bus stops are getting more high tech by the day, this one has installed VLC player

We're living through biggest rollback of social progress, and it's happened in under 10 years. Trans people vilified in a tag-team effort between the US and the UK, likely the latter to appease the former. Undoing diversity. Denying women bodily autonomy already normalised. Next: Marriage equality.

That'll be another Scottish Government policy making it's way down south. Yet we're too stupid to govern ourselves we're told! www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...