Gosse Bootsma

It surprises me that Scotland has both the shortest and the longest waiting list.

Related question - is it allowed to travel elsewhere for healthcare in Scotland, e.g. Glaswegians travelling to the Edinburgh GIC?

Israel’s ecocide in Gaza sends this message: even if we stopped dropping bombs, you couldn’t live here | George Monbiot Consider the annihilation of agricultural land alongside the genocide – and grasp the chilling totality of this attempt to eliminate all life, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

When you consider the *ecocide* alongside the genocide being perpetrated in Gaza, you begin to grasp the totality of the Israeli state’s attempt to eliminate both the Palestinians and their homeland.
My column today.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Petition: Do not introduce Digital ID cards We demand that the UK Government immediately commits to not introducing a digital ID cards. There are reports that this is being looked at.

One of the unexpected things I've learned from my advocacy for trans people is how malignant parts of the State can be, how it can misuse data for positively evil purposes. It's taught me people can't be safe with a digital ID card and so I've signed this. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...

I don't know of any country that has mandatory digital ID - Many countries issue physical ID cards, but that isn't the same thing at all!

Jess Davies - Jess Davies - Protestwyr neu Droseddwyr? Yn sgîl deddf newydd ynghylch protestio'n aflonyddgar, mae Jess Davies yn gofyn a ydyn ni'n colli'r hawl i brotestio. Jess Davies explores the impact of new laws that govern how...

I really recommend this programme on the Welsh language movement and Just Stop Oil for anyone who hasn't seen it yet!

Spoken in Welsh, but English subtitles are available.

www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...

The truth: we need migration.

The problem: too many politicians are terrified to say it.

Why? They're led by a) toxicity of the charlatans & b) wealthy media organisations who demand these useful distractions rather than us talking about inequality.

Reject it. Draw the line.

Could I ask which app this is? It's a lot clearer than either the NESO app or the Electricity Maps app!

Israel has committed genocide in Gaza, says UN commission of inquiry Commission’s 72-page legal analysis cites examples including scale of killings, aid blockages and forced displacement

NEW: Israel has committed genocide in Gaza, says UN commission of inquiry

Commission’s 72-page legal analysis cites examples including scale of killings, aid blockages and forced displacement

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...

The UK government is complicit.
wedonotcomply.org

It's an insane plan, especially when there is such an obvious solution: just give people the healthcare they need, so they don't end up on waiting list that are years long!

Boreholes leaking methane? Not as funny as it sounds | First Dog on the Moon It is in fact actually quite dangerous

Methane leaks are a climate disaster - but one that is relatively cheap and easy to fix. We need to demand politicians force fossil fuel companies to fix the mess they have made, whether the leaks are in the oil, fossil gas, or coal infrastructure!

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Many people don't pay close attention to politics, so it is understandable people did miss that

Even if the costs of eliminating fossil fuels were a net reduction in GDP globally, we should still do it, because we all consider our lives, our safety and our environment to be more important than a weird metric that means nothing to most of us

I'm not convinced there will be - it would require a lot of people in Labour to make a choice that will almost certainly cost them their own jobs.

Daily record. Patrick Harvie calls on BBC to join Eurovision broadcasting boycott if Israel takes part. Patrick Harvie MSP said the annual musical extravaganza should not be used "to whitewash genocide".

The UK should join the growing boycott of Eurovision if Israel is allowed to take part.

Eurovision is a celebration of diversity, love and unity. But that's not possible if it’s being used to whitewash genocide.

Israel should be removed as Russia was after its invasion of Ukraine.

It Is Journalism’s Sacred Duty To Endanger The Lives Of As Many Trans People As Possible The task of reporting is not a simple one. Each and every day, reporters and editors at publications like The Onion make difficult decisions about which issues should receive attention, knowing that o...

From ‘The Onion’ Editorial Board:

It's time we had a discussion about abolishing the Terrorism Act

From an allegedly serious newspaper at that, this is really bad.

What are they thinking?

Home Office tells foreign students they will be removed if they overstay visas About 130,000 to be contacted for first time in response to ‘alarming’ spike in numbers claiming asylum

“This is an attack on international students, nothing to do with visa overstays and everything to do with apeing Reform.” Our GS, @drjogrady.bsky.social

International students are vital to our campuses, economy and communities. Govt must stop scapegoating.

www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

Visit Norway! The only petrostate that is massacring whales, yet somehow many people believe it is a sustainable country

Almost like we should consider raising the water table of the fens!

Trans rights are, in fact, human rights. Pass it on. 🏳️‍⚧️🫂

Fossil capital is a death cult

Trying to rank the post-2010 prime ministers in order from best to worst is an interesting exercise, mostly because it shines a light on how terrible all of them are.

That film is very good, but for some mysterious reason consistently got bad reviews from people who work in media.

I wonder why?

This seems to highlight the dangers of looking at very short timeframes!

Revealed: How colonial rule radically shifts historical responsibility for climate change | @drsimevans.carbonbrief.org @vernerviisas.bsky.social #CBarchive

Read here ➡️ bit.ly/3TecPJx

It's really sad how @sciencemuseum.org.uk hasn't learned from a few years ago, when I visited their climate exhibition, which was both sponsored by Shell and really far from the science. I'd go as far as saying it was actively trying to divert people from taking the climate crisis seriously.

Wait which idiot is making this argument?

Never let reality get in the way of a news story.

Especially if the news story can shit on renewables!

One thing you certainly shouldn't do if you're trying to "keep out the right" is vote for right wing parties, and that includes Labour under Starmer at present.