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The John Elrick

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Strangely strange but oddly normal. Existentialist depressive, Amiable Anarchist and recreational misanthrope. Love my HiFi, guitars and Art books. Qualified Art Historian. Particular interests include Cinema, Oriental Culture and Military History.

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Old Photograph Auchengeich Scotland

Old Tour #Scotland #Ancestry Travel Visit #Genealogy #Scottish Family #History Blog #photography of Auchengeich, North Lanarkshire. In September 1959, 47 men lost their lives in a coal mine near the village of Auchengeich tour-scotland-photographs.blogspot.com/2014/01/old-...

03.03.2026 14:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 11    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Old Photograph Harbour Cellardyke East Neuk Of Fife Scotland

Old Tour #Scotland #Ancestry Travel Visit #Genealogy #Scottish Family #History Blog #photography of cottages and people by the harbour in Cellardyke, East Neuk Fife. Formerly known as Nether Kilrenny, #Scots for Lower Kilrenny, or Sillerdyke tour-scotland-photographs.blogspot.com/2014/09/old-...

03.03.2026 14:41 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 12    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Old Photograph Annie Swan's House Kinghorn Fife Scotland

Old Tour #Scotland #Ancestry Travel Visit #Genealogy #Scottish Family #History Blog #photography of Annie Swan's house in Kinghorn, Fife. Annie Shepherd Swan, born 8 July 1859, was a #Scots journalist, novelist and story writer tour-scotland-photographs.blogspot.com/2014/10/old-...

03.03.2026 14:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 14    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I agree 100% with this statement.

I also believe-
BBC Scotland is nothing but a hindrance to Scotland's progress and prosperity.

03.03.2026 18:35 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 20    ๐Ÿ” 13    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I studied this in high school. Helped to convince me that poetry is the highest form of written communication.

04.03.2026 00:04 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Most Reform members believe non-white UK citizens born abroad should be forced or encouraged to leave, poll finds Nigel Farageโ€™s attempts to appeal to centre-ground voters may cause tension in his party, according to Hope Not Hate

Extreme swivel eyed loons in the Swivel eyed loons party - www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

03.03.2026 23:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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In January 2026, NHS Scotlandโ€™s Type 1 emergency departments treated an extra 21 000 patients within 4 hours, 30% more than NHS England would have managed, to reveal the gap is far greater than report... Please Support Talking-up Scotland at: on the above.Or direct bank transfer at Sort Code 08-91-04 Account โ€“ 12266421 Name โ€“ JOHN ROBERTSON From Public Health Scotland โ€“ Accident aโ€ฆ

In January 2026, NHS Scotlandโ€™s Type 1 emergency departments treated an extra 21 000 patients within 4 hours, 30% more than NHS England would have managed, to reveal the gap is far greater than reported talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/03/03/i...

03.03.2026 23:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Why are BBC Scotland desperately trying to find SNHS BAD stories?
Why is BBC Scotland so intent on creating harm?

03.03.2026 18:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 21    ๐Ÿ” 18    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

How I arrived on Bluesky

03.03.2026 23:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Spike Milligan once wrote that the only way to stop a British Soldier getting "frisky" was to load up the bromide into an artillery shell and fire it at him from the waist down...

03.03.2026 23:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

BBC Scotland is absolutely intent on turning Scotland's electorate against our own government.
By hook, or by crook.

03.03.2026 18:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 25    ๐Ÿ” 10    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Scottish soul food.

03.03.2026 22:59 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Why NHS Scotland Emergency departments are not just a wee bit better than in NHS England, theyโ€™re far better! Please Support Talking-up Scotland at: on the above.Or direct bank transfer at Sort Code 08-91-04 Account โ€“ 12266421 Name โ€“ JOHN ROBERTSON Facts โ€“

Why NHS Scotland Emergency departments are not just a wee bit better than in NHS England, theyโ€™re far better! talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/03/03/w...

03.03.2026 22:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10    ๐Ÿ” 9    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Famous Blue Raincoat (Full Album)
YouTube video by Audiophiles FunClub Famous Blue Raincoat (Full Album)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=2xJY...

03.03.2026 22:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I wish I loved the Human Race;
I wish I loved its silly face;
I wish I liked the way it walks;
I wished I liked the way it talks;
And when Iโ€™m introduced to one
I wish I thought What Jolly Fun!

Walter Raleigh (not THAT one...)

03.03.2026 22:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Don't be an arse.

03.03.2026 20:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

@labouruk.bsky.social

03.03.2026 20:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Quite so, it would require the kind of written constitution they'd never allow.

03.03.2026 16:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Is that Crafty Wank?

03.03.2026 16:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Tour Scotland Video Old Photographs Dornoch

Have a wee visit to a tour #Scotland travel video Blog of old
#Scottish #ancestry #history #genealogy #photography of Dornoch a popular town and seaside resort in the North East #Highlands. It has a famous Cathedral and a notable golf course tour-scotland-photographs.blogspot.com/2016/12/tour...

02.03.2026 21:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 13    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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New by-law to stop people roaming at first Scottish Center Parcs Restrictions at the site of its first Scottish holiday village will come into force in April.

Scottish Borders Council is a Tory led administration, naturally. Maybe we need to look into Euan Jardine's commercial interests...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

03.03.2026 15:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I read it, it's prolix and limp.

03.03.2026 14:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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โ€˜Mum. Look here!
Itโ€™s another instalment from Isabel Oakeshott.
Today sheโ€™s telling us how brave her au pair was in cooking the familyโ€™s Native lobster, roasted heritage carrots and buttermilk purรฉe whilst being bombarded by enemy missilesโ€ฆโ€™

03.03.2026 08:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 370    ๐Ÿ” 78    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 30    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
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"Posted this the other day, lots of Reform supporters not aware of the Reform councilโ€™s closing care homes."
via Progressive Alliance Cornwall - against Reform

03.03.2026 08:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 92    ๐Ÿ” 59    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

The only way for any kind of Federation to work would be for Scotland to become Independent and later, perhaps, join a properly federated UK, along EU lines.

03.03.2026 14:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Despite winter pressures, Scotland's NHS is turning a corner, and we will keep building on it.

๐Ÿฉบ 6.1% increase in operations in the last 12 months
โณ Long waits falling for 8 consecutive months

Thank you to our fantastic NHS staff for all your hard work. ๐Ÿ‘

03.03.2026 12:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 124    ๐Ÿ” 53    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3

๐Ÿ’š Brilliant news !

๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ (1) SNP (2) Greens
๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ Plaid Cymru
โ˜˜๏ธ Sinn Fein
๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Greens

03.03.2026 08:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 41    ๐Ÿ” 12    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

People hate on it but it's a fine example of neo-noir.

03.03.2026 14:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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How can anyone look at this image and claim that this is a โ€˜unitedโ€™ kingdom

๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ Are you YES yet ? ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ

03.03.2026 13:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 29    ๐Ÿ” 13    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0