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Erstwhile museum fella. Currently wreaking havoc with @BroadcastScot.bsky.social. If you seek a reliable source of Scottish and international news, ye canny beat Broadcasting Scotland. ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ

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Another Brexit dividend!
Thought we were taking back control?
So much controlโ€ฆ
Did we have any alternative?
For what itโ€™s worth, Ireland has decided to opt out of the scheme, but that was their CHOICE.
A choice Scotland did not have as part of the UK. โ˜น๏ธ

07.10.2025 12:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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New EU Entry/Exit system: All you need to know about digital border changes The new system will see the manual stamping of passports scrapped in favour of visitors registering their biometric details.

news.sky.com/story/new-eu...
From next week UK citizens face longer waits at border control to visit the EU due to a new digital system.

To enter the EU via Dover/Eurotunnel, border checks will be done BEFORE you leave the UK. So, you have to get out of your car to register at Eurotunnel or Dover.

07.10.2025 12:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Alastair highlights Gazan artist Ahmed Muhanna, who transforms WFP food boxes into powerful works of art.

03.10.2025 08:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 27    ๐Ÿ” 6    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Well, that's one way to spend a Sunday morning. Back to photographing Glasgow's amazing architecture this afternoon!

#glasgow #greatscottishrun #glasgowtoday

05.10.2025 11:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 60    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 7    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Jane Goodall said sheโ€™d like to send off to another planet: Musk, Trump, Putin, Xi & Netanyahu. ๐Ÿš€

05.10.2025 12:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 753    ๐Ÿ” 260    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 25    ๐Ÿ“Œ 27
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Getting the indy band back together Itโ€™s been a good couple of weeks for hopes of Scottish independence, with some very positive opinion poll results, and signs of a new assertiveness amongst the main pro-independence parties. โ€ฆ

My latest blog post on the Scottish Greens' new assertive independence strategy and the agreement between the SNP and Believe in Scotland

weegingerdug.wordpress.com/2025/10/05/g...

05.10.2025 14:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 61    ๐Ÿ” 37    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4    ๐Ÿ“Œ 4

On my way into the studio in Cowcaddens to present this weekendโ€™s #FullScottish.
I hope you can join us at midday.

05.10.2025 09:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Full Scottish - 05/10/2025 - Broadcasting Scotland On this week's Full Scottish, Brian Liddy, Chris Stephens and Anthony Salamone discuss the weeks top Scottish and international news.

Tune in at 12:00 midday for this week's #FullScottish with @brian-liddy.bsky.social, Chris Stephens and Anthony Salamone discussing the week's top Scottish and international news, including #Ukraine, #Gaza, Trump, Tory Conference, housing and energy.

www.broadcastingscotland.scot/full-scottis...

05.10.2025 09:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3
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The weighted / unweighted stats from this weeks Norstat poll give interesting reading

The unweighted results show YES closing in on 60%

WHEN we hit 60% (weighted), the british union collapses

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01.10.2025 06:04 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 94    ๐Ÿ” 49    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 7    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Starmer allies hired investigators to look into author of McSweeney book KEIR Starmer's allies hired private investigators to explore the background of an author whose book led to the resignation of the Prime Minister'sโ€ฆ

NEW: Keir Starmer's allies hired private investigators to explore the background of an author of a book on Morgan McSweeney and Labour Together, The National has learned.

From Peter Oborne and Richard Sanders in today's National

www.thenational.scot/news/2550403...

30.09.2025 08:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 68    ๐Ÿ” 46    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 13    ๐Ÿ“Œ 5
Danny Dorling - Scottish Child payment is an amazing thing!
YouTube video by Scottish Independence Podcasts: IndyPod Extra Danny Dorling - Scottish Child payment is an amazing thing!

@labourhame.com Why have child poverty rates in Labour controlled areas of the UK increased while in Scotland? As Prof Dorling says โ€œitโ€™s hated in Westminsterโ€ No press coverage of it either.

youtube.com/shorts/Pf6ea...

23.09.2025 18:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Defining Child Poverty
YouTube video by Scottish Independence Podcasts: IndyPod Extra Defining Child Poverty

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

youtube.com/shorts/zb_pD...

28.09.2025 09:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Top 10 Takeaways from Prof Danny Dorling - Scottish Indy Podcasts Top 10 Takeaways from Prof Danny Dorling at the Holyrood Festival of Politics. Our top 10 insights from the 2025 Festival of Politics at Holyrood, where we attended a powerful session with Professor D...

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...

05.09.2025 18:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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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...

25.09.2025 13:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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โ€˜Rachel Reeves still blaming Tories for her fiscal decisionsโ€™ | The News Agents Chancellor Rachel Reeves gave a powerful speech on the first day of the Labour conference, highlighting government victories, attacking political enemies โ€“ but also laying the groundwork for aโ€ฆ

"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?

29.09.2025 16:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 22    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 20    ๐Ÿ“Œ 4
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What has Yvette Cooperโ€™s proscription of Palestine Action done to this country?

Beyond absurd. Itโ€™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.

29.09.2025 06:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6755    ๐Ÿ” 2667    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 624    ๐Ÿ“Œ 356

Is the problem that Euston train station canโ€™t afford a bigger flag?

28.09.2025 22:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Something inside so wrong: Labi Siffre tells Tommy Robinson to stop using anti-apartheid anthem Exclusive: UK singer, 80, says it is โ€˜absurdโ€™ as a โ€˜positive atheist, homosexual black artistโ€™ for far right to claim his work

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....

28.09.2025 19:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1306    ๐Ÿ” 339    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 34    ๐Ÿ“Œ 12
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Has Russia lost Moldova? Why the bitterly contested election in a "faraway country, between people of whom we know nothing", matters a lot

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...

28.09.2025 22:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2267    ๐Ÿ” 510    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 43    ๐Ÿ“Œ 26
These people have found their health care at the center of a shutdown showdown Small business owners, self-employed people and early retirees are among the 24 million Americans who could lose the tax credit

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 whatโ€™s at stake.

28.09.2025 16:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 20374    ๐Ÿ” 7368    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 677    ๐Ÿ“Œ 252
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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

27.09.2025 17:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 66    ๐Ÿ” 7    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Nighttime at Glasgow University's Saint Andrewโ€™s Building on Eldon Street in the West End of the city.

#glasgow #glasgowatnight #nightphotography #glasgowuniversity #glasgowwestend #architecture #architecturephotography #modernarchitecture

27.09.2025 21:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 51    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Argyle Street ash in Glasgow wins tree of the year competition Beloved specimen triumphs in Woodland Trust contest over โ€˜King of Limbsโ€™ oak in Wiltshire

Argyle Street ash in Glasgow wins tree of the year competition

26.09.2025 00:06 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 139    ๐Ÿ” 29    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3
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The Political Disorder of Late Britain British politics is undergoing a huge upheaval, as parties of the Left struggle to be born and the mainstream two-party system collapses. British politics is dividing along two axis: between the leโ€ฆ

'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

28.09.2025 10:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 6    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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...

28.09.2025 13:35 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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.

27.09.2025 11:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3304    ๐Ÿ” 1086    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 87    ๐Ÿ“Œ 57
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Unite boss Sharon Graham threatens to break link with Labour on eve of conference Ms Graham has been a long-time critic of Sir Keir Starmer's agenda, accusing him of lacking vision.

Unite threatens to break link with Labour on eve of conference

news.sky.com/story/unite-...

27.09.2025 16:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 176    ๐Ÿ” 53    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 28    ๐Ÿ“Œ 6
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MAGAs always leaves their trash behind.

22.09.2025 09:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 13    ๐Ÿ” 10    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Before he was so rudely interruptedโ€ฆ ๐Ÿ‘

24.09.2025 20:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Estonia ready to down Russian aircraft if necessary, foreign minister says "The message must be unequivocal: future violations will meet a response โ€” including, if necessary, the interception and downing of intruding aircraft. This is not only about defending Estonia's borde...

โšก๏ธEstonia ready to down Russian aircraft if necessary, foreign minister says.

23.09.2025 18:04 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 617    ๐Ÿ” 124    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 14    ๐Ÿ“Œ 4

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