Day Nurse, Night Nurse and the Risks of Privatisation of the NHS. This is a guest post from The Bear, and tells a tale of two coughs - one in Johannesburg, one in London - and what they reveal about the price of being cared for...

A story of two countries - in my newsletter share with @jujuliagrace.bsky.social this week, I travel back in time to when a doctors appointment meant beautiful white sofas and thirty minute consultations, but also having to choose between antibiotics and rent.

🐻

Landed yesterday via postman, even better than expected.
Thank you

“Scottish doctors’ branch union organiser lies about there being fewer GPs and ignores Scotland having 25% more of them to staff new SNP drop-in services.”

Nigel Farage never did answer why he met the Russian Ambassador.

All he did was call the interviewer a nutcase.

This interview is a real insight in to how little Nigel Farage likes being asked about his ties to Russia.

archive.ph/rTLvd

#ReformRussianBribes

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 The First Minister of Scotland is just about to give his Leaders Speech at the SNP Conference:

This is the bbc Propaganda Units’ TV coverage -

bbc1 in Scotland :
“Escape to the Country”

bbc2 in Scotland :
“Great british Menu”

bbc Scotland :
“Amazing Hotels”

It’s called propaganda by omission

two women are sitting next to each other and one is pointing at the camera ALT: two women are sitting next to each other and one is pointing at the camera

SNP delegate...and I quote:
"SNP....the only party that managed to fill a conference hall this week" 😂
#SNPcon2025
#IndependenceIsNormal

There’s a small anti-immigration protest taking place outside the conference venue, do these thick gits not get it IMMIGRATION IS A RESERVED MATTER!!! 🤦

Stephen Flynn gives his reaction and calls the ongoing discussion about flags and use of the saltire "tedious"
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Cycling is a simple sport where by a combination of teamwork, physical strength, tactics, and aerodynamics riders vie for hours to reach the end of the course first, before Tadej gets bored halfway through and dusts them all. #illombardia

Who wouldn't want to swear at Douglas Ross?.

Stephen Flynn in the House of Commons during the Mandelson debate was on fire, called it as it is, in words that are in touch with what the people are thinking and saying. Done without notes, spoken from heart and with integrity.
Masterful

Douglas Alexander tries to claim UK Government credit for Alexander Dennis furlough DOUGLAS Alexander has said that the UK Government has been “leading intensive work” on saving jobs at Alexander Dennis – despite the bus…

Another disingenuous arsehole, Labour, 'spin doctor'.

There are rather a lot of them!

Why does ANYONE is Scotland still vote Labour?

Stop voting like your Grandad!

Unfortunately there are people in politics and the media with their heads firmly planted in the sand. We have to accept that fascism is here.

Again.

And these people are bloody MPs 🤦
really open their gubs without a bloody clue what they're talking about 😡

Aaaand they’ve just covered it up.

Which is just another layer of irony…

…given that this is state action against protest about state action against protest.

I'm guessing this will probably be from the 'if you oppose genocide then you are anti-Semitic' brigade. Frankly, if my opposition to genocide in Gaza earns me an 'anti-Semite' label I can live with that.

Fahrenheit 32

Scotland is a nation - and nations have the right to decide their future.

Today I have launched and signed the Right to Decide declaration.

Let’s make Scotland’s voice heard loud and clear. Add your name here: yes.scot/decide

There's a connection to 60's English satire in there.

This Brit nails it.

#Immigration

I came home from work one night and my wife was listening to some crap on Alexa and I said "Alexa shut the fuck up" and it did. I was impressed by its ability.

Scotland supplies 59% of the UK renewable Energy.

Half of Scotland is very silly.

A reminder to folk in Scotland. If you don't get your kit, and miss the reminder, you can request a bowl screening test online... it costs nothing, is fuss free, and could save you a whole world of pain.

www.nhsinform.scot/healthy-livi...

No one will be surprised to hear that this project has nothing to do with the Labour Westminster government and they’ve delivered nothing whatsoever.

One ticket for regional trains (second class) and public transport everywhere in Germany. €58 per month.

Scotland ALREADY supplies 50% of ALL UK Renewable Energy.

There are only 5.5 million people in Scotland.

Only a twit doesn't want Scottish Independence.

We must have a choice about our future.

In 2011, a majority of SNP MSPs were elected by the people of Scotland, and an independence referendum followed.

For the love of God, Radio 4, the EU will NOT pay a 15% tax. US consumers will.