@labourhame.com Why have child poverty rates in Labour controlled areas of the UK increased while in Scotland? As Prof Dorling says “it’s hated in Westminster” No press coverage of it either. youtube.com/shorts/Pf6ea...

@dannydorling.bsky.social on how we measure child poverty - and why that measure doesnt work in the US youtube.com/shorts/zb_pD...

It's Friday! This week's podcast comes from the Festival of Politics at Holyrood and the excellent session by @dannydorling.bsky.social These are our top ten favourite bits from his talk - and don't miss Marlene's maiden speech at #Holyrood! scottishindypod.scot/scottish-soc...

At the Rural Affairs & Islands Committee meeting today, Andrew Thin said the Crofting & Scottish Land Court Bill would allow the Crofting Commission to enact enforcement in a more streamlined way, while still protecting rights. Watch the full meeting here: www.scottishparliament.tv/meeting/rura...

"She doesn't have a compelling account for why she is continuing to have to make these 'difficult decisions'." With tax-rise rumours swirling, is Rachel Reeves planning to blame a tricky November budget on 14 years of the Tories... again?

What has Yvette Cooper’s proscription of Palestine Action done to this country? Beyond absurd. It’s extreme authoritarianism. These police should be arresting rapists & crooks, not neglecting those duties to spend time arresting citizens standing against genocide. It undermines police and the law.

Labi Siffre has issued Tommy Ten Names with a cease and desist order against the use of his song 'Something inside so strong'. Good man! I hope he sues him. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025....

Looks like Putin's attempt to bully Moldova has failed. With 90% of votes counted, the pro-European Party of Action and Solidarity (PAS) has a 20 point lead over the Russian-funded Patriotic Bloc open.substack.com/pub/arthursn...

Republicans would rather shut down the government than help millions of Americans afford health care. This article tells some of their stories, and is a good reminder of what’s at stake.

A former small-scale industrial building dating from around the end of the Victorian era in the Hidden Lane in the Finnieston area of Glasgow. #glasgow #architecture #glasgowbuildings #hiddenlane #finnieston #industrialarchitecture #architecturephotography

Nighttime at Glasgow University's Saint Andrew’s Building on Eldon Street in the West End of the city. #glasgow #glasgowatnight #nightphotography #glasgowuniversity #glasgowwestend #architecture #architecturephotography #modernarchitecture

Argyle Street ash in Glasgow wins tree of the year competition

'A lot of this is chaos as the hegemony of British politics disintegrates. Polling is speculation, and all could change in the coming months. But there are possibilities that out of this chaos comes a better future for Scotland.' Mike Small, via @bellacaledonia.bsky.social

If you missed this week's #FullScottish with @brian-liddy.bsky.social, @bellacaledonia.bsky.social and Maureen Watt discussing the week's Scottish and international news, including #Gaza, #Ukraine, #BritCard, Labour and STV, it is on catch-up now. www.broadcastingscotland.scot/full-scottis...

Sky News and the BBC repeatedly mention the "migrant crisis" in doing so they are normalising and legitimising far right talking points. There is no "migrant crisis", there is only migrant hysteria, which the British media is feeding into instead of countering.

Unite threatens to break link with Labour on eve of conference news.sky.com/story/unite-...

MAGAs always leaves their trash behind.

Before he was so rudely interrupted… 👏

⚡️Estonia ready to down Russian aircraft if necessary, foreign minister says.

Up the road

This is how much the price of food has risen in 5 years... 🤯 🥛Milk, eggs and cheese: +47% 🍖 Meat: +35% 🧈 Oil and butter: +60% 🍞 Cereal and bread: +34% 🍓 Fruit: +26% 🥦 Vegetables: +35%

This is essentially the end, at least for now, of the US government as a credible source of health information. That’s bad in any circumstances, but…if we get hit with another pandemic in the near future, god help us all.

Autumn has arrived in Glasgow! #glasgow #autumn #autumnleaves #pollokcountrypark #leaves #colour #autumnphotography

This should have been a moment of profound national learning - about the corruption that serves our elite - but the Cabinet Office which ran the VIP Lane sought to close the discussion down and Labour unaccountably let them. www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...

"Keir Starmer’s Government’s refusal to explicitly condemn the Reform leader’s plans to tear thousands of families and communities apart is only clearing his path to Downing Street" @adambienkov.bsky.social writes

Oot the back

There are 4.24m people with Indefinite Leave to Remain (or equivalent). 82% are in work, compared with 74% of Britons 3.8m are in relationships with Britons They have about 2.4m British-born children. This bullshit is never going to happen. Again. But... www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...

Labour have branded Nigel Farage’s migration attacks "unfunded, unworkable and falling apart in real time." And the classic: "Unserious". They seem very reluctant to say "immoral" or "wrong".

Not just Unpopular! He's also the Most Unworthy-Unqualified-Unethical-Uneducated-Unprepared-Undemocratic-Unfortunate-Unhinged-Unjust-Unread-Unappealing-Unconscionable-Untrustworthy-Unscrupulous-Unstable-Unbearable-Unlikable-Unreliable-Unsound & Unctuous President in Modern American History. 🇺🇸 🙄

On a chilly day The garden is slowing down A new end begins #DailyHaikuPrompt #Chilly #Haikufeels #Fall #Prompt #Haiku #Poetry #Garden #Autumn #SeasonsOfChange #MindfulMoments

A year ago, many thought Reform would merge with the Tories. Even I told them the most right wing party in UK history wasn’t right wing enough for Farage. Those on the far right of the Tory party are now queuing up to get into Reform. Tories are dead in the water. Fascism is waving, not drowning.

In a moment like this, when tensions are high, part of the job of the president is to remind us of the ties that bind us together.

The UK Government’s recognition of Palestine is a welcome step, and one that is long overdue. But words alone will not stop the genocide in Gaza. Sanctions, an end to arms sales, a ban on goods from settlements, and the suspension of the UK–Israel trade deal must follow.

Anti-immigration and anti-racist protesters clash in Glasgow www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

Beyond the hot takes and hatchet jobs: I returned to Lochee a month after Musk and Robinson spread misinformation about the Dundee district www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

This week's #FullScottish with @brian-liddy.bsky.social and guests Cllr Siobhan Tolland and @williamduguid1.bsky.social is available to watch on catch-up now.

Diageo’s plan to demolish its Talisker distillery on the Isle of Skye and replace it with one that would be twice the size and run by robots is meeting fierce local resistance from the local community. @vickyallan.bsky.social

Kelvin Court on Great Western Road in Glasgow. Designed by J.N. Fatkin in a late Art Deco style and constructed in 1938, it was essentially the first luxury flat development in the city. Cont./ #glasgow #architecture #artdeco #glasgowbuildings #glasgowarchitecture #architecturephotography

See YouTube link by Gordon MacIntyre Kemp about Sat 20th Sept’s Believe in Scotland (BiS) national Day of Action focusing on their “iSwitch” energy campaign. On 20th we’ll be hosting a Saltcoats iSwitch stall. For more info email James at [email protected] youtu.be/r2f-FDo_VK4

With an operational range of up to 500 kilometers (310 miles), the Iskander-M can reach six NATO countries from Kaliningrad: Poland, Germany, Sweden, Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia, putting key military and civilian infrastructure within its strike radius.

This guy is such a scumbag. Do not buy Dyson products.

I think Simon Jenkins means, ‘England’, when he says, ‘Britain’. A common mistake. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

British and Irish governments to unveil new Troubles legacy proposals

Peter Mandelson unlikely to retain Labour whip if he returns to Lords, senior peer says – UK politics live

Scottish minister Jamie Hepburn quits after Douglas Ross assault accusation

Jimmy Kimmel pulled off the air after MAGA outrage. Kash Patel clashed with Dems in Congress while lying about Epstein. And Trump’s approval just cratered to 39%, the lowest of his presidency. Don't miss a beat:

⚡️Estonia asks NATO to activate Article 4 after Russian fighter jets violate airspace. Article 4 allows member states to call for discussions with allies if they believe their security is threatened. Russian MiG-31 fighter jets violated Estonian airspace over the Gulf of Finland on Sept. 19.

🔴 BREAKING: Jamie Hepburn resigns as SNP Government minister after allegedly assaulting Douglas Ross www.scotsman.com/news/politic...

Tomorrow's front page 📰 1000 GB Energy jobs in Scotland? Right now there are 29