In an era of multiparty politics - first past the post is utterly broken. It is time for Proportional Representation. The climate crisis & our inequality crisis cannot wait for another general election. Failing to fix our democracy immediately will betray future generations.

Tip Toe begins tonight on Channel 4 - and the challenges it spotlights are vital to this moment. My article in the Observer about how we are heading in the wrong direction. It doesn't have to be this way. We need to make different political choices. And quickly.

A recognised tool of ethnic cleansing is to make an area uninhabitable Genocide in Gaza, Ethnic cleansing in the West Bank and Lebanon, illegal war on Iran, abduction and torture of hundreds of civilians from international waters 🇬🇧 Keir Starmer, “Israel has that right” 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Are you YES yet ? 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Israel has invaded 40% of Lebanon and is busy destroying every single building. But there are no sanctions for Israel, they won't even suspend free trade with them. They just pretend to be against it while doing nothing.

Absolutely not shocking. This is Reform. No idea how things work… what laws really mean… how they protect us… Just peddlers of prejudice. Puppets for whoever’s bought them. They don’t even find out what their party is about when they decide they want to be an MP. All of them unfit for office.

Boils my piss that Scotland was taken out of the EU because it's what England wanted, and that if the UK rejoins it'll be because England will decide that's what it wants to do. Again.

The Union at a crossroads: Scotland & England looking like two very different countries after the next election. Polling: @Nowcast_UK Graphics: @LeftieStats

And they steadfastly refuse to look north for any ideas about how to do things better- including the Guardian deliberately ignoring this. talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/05/30/n...

The world is watching Lebanon going through the same nightmare Gaza has endured — and once again, powerful nations are doing nothing. How many cities have to be destroyed before the world calls it what it is?

Labour hates you Scotland. Ming Yang now accepted by Norway to partner in wind turbine manufacturer Are you ready for Yes to independence, we cant cope with this Labour grudge and grievance. I bet if Anas actually won Holyrood they woulda volt faced! Guaranteed www.rechargenews.com/china/mingya...

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Youth unemployment in Scotland at 10.2% far lower than UK average of 16.2% due to SNP policy focus on youth employment and efforts to align education with employer needs talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/05/28/y...

We’re asking for the right of the people to decide if they want independence.Surely that is the right of any democratic country The people are sovereign and should decide their future .WM must be very sure the vote would go against them and can not contemplate all they would loose ref.Murdo Fraser

Ridge "I actually think [Alan Milburns] done some really serious thinking here.. [young people] have been crippled by social media & phones & what are we going to do about that. These are big questions we need to put" Serious thinking would require acknowledging the role played by austerity

Unionist Bingo! 🇬🇧🖊️ The unionist parties are in severe need of new patter as well as credible arguments. Decisions about Scotland should be made by the people who live here, not imposed by Westminster politicians.

🔥 We promised to support first-time buyers - and we will deliver.👇

The Daily 'Talking Up Scotland'... Long after Murrell was charged, trust in the SNP was way ahead and after this smelly media feeding frenzy has passed, it will be the same talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/05/27/l... INDEPENDENCE NOW 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇨🇮🇨🇮🇨🇮🇨🇮

To view Scottish independence as a single issue separate from everything else, is looking at it through a Westminster lens. Independence is the answer to the cost of living, growing the economy and improving public services. How do we know? Every other country does it. #indyref2

Decisions about Scotland should be made by the people who live here. There’s a clear pro-independence majority in the Scottish Parliament and that majority voted for a referendum. For politicians in London to deny that choice is a democratic outrage.

People across Scotland will be deeply worried by another rise in energy bills announced today. We produce enormous amounts of energy, yet despite Labour’s promises to cut them, bills keep soaring. It’s time Scotland had control of Scotland’s energy. Why do we need to put up with this shite?

Or if your blood isn't four parts capitalist Kool aid. But yeah...

2026: Tony Blair calls for Labour to scrap Net Zero because the UK accounts for 1% of global emissions and he doesn't understand the logic behind it 2003: That time Tony Blair announced the UK was going to war with Iraq for what turned out to be non-existent WMD

They silenced the scientists. Banned them from WHO calls during an active Ebola outbreak. 139 people are dead in the DRC. This isn’t a policy failure. It’s a choice made by people in suits, very far from the dying. Please read and share everywhere. open.substack.com/pub/demcastu...

The Scottish Parliament has just affirmed, by a clear majority, the right of people in Scotland to decide their constitutional future. This is democracy and it must be respected. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Nope - don't see a single thing there about once in a generation. In any case, ChatGPT says:

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Remember this... Eire has had gender recognition based on self-ID for over 10 years with no reports of abuse or hatred. The gender critical movement in Eire is minuscule. This is a British problem. A very sick, twisted, British cult problem. It is a disturbing European outlier . This is not normal.

The SNP and its party members are the victims of this. The suggestion that anyone should have been familiar with Murrell’s finances is ridiculous. He had earned £100,000 plus for many years and was capable of using his own money, if he had chosen to. Branchform is dead. Independence is our future.

I’m focused on delivering for people in Scotland. This week, we will bring forward plans to cut the cost of living, expand childcare and help first-time buyers. And tomorrow, Parliament can back Scotland’s right to hold a referendum on the fresh start of independence. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Unionism is done in Scotland. It has nothing to offer the people and no story to tell Today, the Scottish Parliament will vote in support of independence. Why? Because unionism has failed. It has run out of road. It has no imagination. It offers no hope. My column in @heraldscotland.bsky.social

Good Morning Scotland. Mrs G and I decided last night to make a sizeable donation to the SNP. We trust this organisation to fulfill our determination to see Scotland independent as soon as possible for all our children's sakes. This is an investment in their future. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

@rachelburden.bsky.social Why aren’t the BBC covering the concerns we have about the Reform candidate Robert Kenyon standing in the Makerfield by election? And also why aren’t the BBC covering the story of Nigel Farage and his 5 million ‘gift’?

The front page featured article is well worth reading.

I've said it before but we need to somehow restore the social cost of racism. It's always been there but it's spreading at least partly because people aren't made to feel ashamed of it any more.

We have heard all about Russia's attack on Ukraine. But nothing about the 5 people Israel murdered during the 'ceasefire' in Lebanon, or the hospital they bombed in Lebanon, or the 3 civilians they bombed in a tent in Gaza. Where is the outrage? No not even going to mention it

Why is Starmer so unpopular? It's a complete mystery... 🤯

The current state of affairs in Scotland is politicians and press exasperatedly saying to each other: How could we have lost again, when we spent five years screaming at the public about The Trans Menace? And the answer is: the public find that shit weird and unsettling, and don’t much want it.

Nigel Farage's Reform UK handed almost £15m by offshore millionaires www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...

“One of the greatest tragedies in mankind's entire history may be that morality was hijacked by religion.” ― Arthur C. Clarke

Fantastic to see @thenerve.news’s investigation trending on UK Twitter. The crypto millions fuelling Britain’s far-right turn (the exact same playbook as Trump) requires much, much more scrutiny.

This is done purposely to discourage others from going down the same road Isn't their a case for High Seas Piracy as the flotilla were in International Waters when apprehended and were not in breach of any maritime laws? Don't expect the UK Gov to do anything though as they're owned by Israel

Let’s not forget there were 9 councils where Labour and Tory joined forces to oust the majority winner (SNP).

The anti-independence parties and press often claim the indyref was once in a generation. It was never a binding pledge, it was campaign hype to boost engagement which Westminster is weaponising to avoid being held to account for breaking its own pledges. weegingerdug.wordpress.com/2026/05/23/t...

There is only one European nation with fewer hospital beds per capita than the UK Sweden but they have the highest number of care home & nursing home beds 26% fewer care home beds 23% fewer nursing beds Fewer hospital beds Then people wonder why A&E is blocked

'The British media responds to the repeated poll findings of majority support in Scotland for independence and the entrenched pro-independence majority in Holyrood by looking the other way and pretending it’s not happening.' weegingerdug

NEW The Harborne Receipts: Follow the Money Billionaire Christopher Harborne gave millions to Nigel Farage & Boris Johnson & their parties. Then the pro-crypto announcements began. We mapped a timeline of Harborne's £30m political donations and crypto-friendly announcements by Farage & Johnson 1/