EXCLUSIVE: Not one single Scottish Labour MP or MSP pushed the UK Government to get a better deal for Scotch whisky in the months after the trade agreement with the US was announced

“Not one single Scottish Labour MP or MSP pushed the UK Government to get a better deal for Scotch whisky in the months after the trade agreement with the US was announced, a Freedom of Information request has revealed.” • Are you as surprised as I am? #OptionalIdentityMark

Total deflection from Foukes on BBC Scotland just now. ‚We are better than the Tories‘ ‚Flynn is challenging Swinney‘ ‚Media is promoting Farage‘ No self reflection….

Excellent-well worth a listen

At minus 47 Starmer’s weak position “follows a decline in popularity that is unprecedented for a new prime minister in modern British politics.” “No governing party has seen its polling fall so far in its first year in power.”

Outrageous that the UK Minister Steve what’s his name states that pollution is worse North of the border. He should have been challenged @newsagents.bsky.social

Cringe worthy supplication

HS2 Westminsters embarrassment! HS2 railway line began as a project in 2009 expected to cost £33 billion for 345 miles to be completed by 2026. Now it’s expected to reach £100 billion for 140 miles and 10 years late! www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-...

Pretty much accurately describes what’s happening, doesn’t it?

Happy to take £7.3m from Scottish Enterprise in 2016.

The Scottish Government has pursued a different social security agenda to the UK as a whole. Projections suggest that child poverty in Scotland fell between 2022-23 and 2024-25, while it rose in England. Under current policy assumptions, rates are projected to diverge further.

'The idea that permission for Flamingoland was ever in doubt has kept citizens believing that Scotland was still a functioning democracy. It wasn't, and it isn't.' Robin McAlpine robinmcalpine.org/fe...

Over 42,000 of us have told the Scottish Government to reverse their decision, reject Flamingo Land's mega-resort and #SaveLochLomond Keep up the pressure, send a message directly to the Planning Minister here ✍️ greens.scot/LochLomond

Good to meet you today @kennyaberdeen.bsky.social despite the circumstances. @bothycat53.bsky.social was an inspiration and one of life‘s good guys. It‘s up to us now

What cataclysmic event will it take to get Scottish unionists off their knees. A rich, oil-producing country now has no capacity to refine oil. One of the cradles of the industrial revolution is being asset stripped to ensure dependency on England. We must be independent to survive, then thrive.

Yet the UK government is supporting data centres in places like Cambridge where there is no local energy generation, the grid is at capacity and there’s little water available as a coolant 🤷‍♀️

#ScottishIndependence #YouYesYet #endwmrule

Reform Ltd or a NHS. You cannot vote for both.

Is this a Labour government?

Celtic ahead that’s the ticket allocation down to 15K

Frustrating game. Dons can’t play against 10 men

COYR

🚨 POLL | SNP set for landslide Holyrood victory 🟡 SNP ~ 59 seats (-5) 🔵 CON ~ 15 seats (-15) 🔴 LAB ~ 14 seats (-8) 🟢 GRN ~ 14 seats (+6) 🟠 LD ~ 12 seats (+8) 🟣 REF ~ 8 seats (+8) Estimate based on @FindoutnowUK poll, 7-11 Apr

Why is it important to save the only virgin steel producing plant in the UK but not the only oil refinery in Scotland. Both use old technology, have big losses and require significant investment to convert to new technologies albeit Grangemouth far less. The future is Green Steel why save it?

Kirsty McNeill Labour Scotland minister on BBC Radio Scotland trying to defend Labour’s inaction on Grangemouth vs Scunthorpe. These people don’t care about Scotland.

That was robbery

But not Grangemouth 🤷‍♀️

Govt for Sale. It will cost £5,000 plus VAT to engage in a Q&A session with Chancellor Reeves Only the ultra rich and big corporations can pay; influence policies, demand subsidies, privatisations Low/middle income people and SMEs can pray and buy worry beads. archive.ph/xBT3b

Right wing racist nutters

🔥 OBAMA: “IMAGINE IF I HAD DONE ANY OF THIS… I say this not on a partisan basis. This has to do with something more precious — who are we as a country, and what values do we stand for?” 🇺🇸

A disgraceful FB post from Councillor Redman elected representative of Kintyre and the Isles

"If a society cannot help the many who are poor, it cannot save the few who are rich". Prophetic words from JFK, April 1964

Oh

I’m sickened by Scotland’s industrial demise. We produce oil but can’t refine it; we need ferries but can’t build them; we produce more renewable electricity than we consume but can’t harvest the benefits because of the pricing framework.

The media must take its share of the blame for this. Most countries around the globe would award a government contract to a government yard. But CMAL were in a no win situation -give it to FML they would have been intensively scrutinised and accused of unfair practice. No wonder Petticrew went.

There’s a balance and at the moment it is all one way. Few Scots share in the economic benefit from the investment in offshore wind. Zonal pricing will stimulate economic development and reduce energy costs for most Scots.

The idiots have moved across from twitter/X Vile content full of conspiracy theory and right wing nonsense

This episode shows that Massie dislikes Nicola Sturgeon. At least Ponsonby has the decency to wish her well. Compare this to Holyrood Sources where Andy McIver clearly disagrees with her politics but remains objective.

Power station running on imported wood chips gets huge Labour subsidy.

"A UK power station that has received billions of pounds in government subsidies has failed more than once to report it burned wood from primary forests". I don't expect this story will help build public trust in energy policy.

Hilarious

Predictable that Islay Councillor Redman who was too toxic for the Tories joins Reform. He was thrown out of the Tories for his far right views and now Reform gives him the platform to openly express climate denying, Islamophobic views. To complete the picture he is a pro-Israel Rangers fan.

Musk 2017: Look up! Musk 2025: Don’t look up! Look down! (Or look at me!)

Annual release of millions of non-native gamebirds for shooting? Sure, no problem, no licences/permission required, fill yer boots, do what you like. Carefully managed & licensed reintroduction of a native species? Not if its got sharp claws and teeth. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Better Together?

Reform UK are now leading in the polls. This is the map of seats that would flip to Reform if a general election was held today. Scotland, with NO Reform MPs, would have to accept being ruled by Farage - like we had to accept Brexit, Boris, Truss etc. Are you YES yet? #ScottishIndependenceASAP

Terrible decision by Swinney. The landowning lobby still hold too much sway in this country This government is proving to be gutless.

Will the UK government scupper the Welsh scheme as they did the Scottish due to the internal market. Not that the Scottish scheme was well managed-it was screwed up by letting the big companies control it. The Scottish government should do as the Welsh are doing.