Graeme Purves

Vital point. The expectation of far too many in the UK was that others would bear the consequences:

If states could just leave and nothing would change for citizens, why would anybody stay?

1

Community Land Scotland launches their 2026 manifesto Scotland goes to the polls in 2026, and Community Land Scotland reminds all aspiring MSPs that Scotland faces multiple and overlapping issues

Scotland goes to the polls in 2026, and Community Land Scotland reminds all aspiring MSPs that Scotland faces multiple and overlapping issues | Charlie McCarthy

@markhertling.bsky.social: “When you're talking about striking against someone who's wounded and clinging to debris…Deliberately targeting such a person isn't a tactical decision, it's a war crime by the Geneva Convention, the laws of land warfare, and the U.N. Charter.”

Sen. Kelly, "How many times in our country's history have you heard a president say that members of the Senate should be hanged, executed?"

Painting of three Indian women in different coloured saris sitting in a group facing left

Three Girls, 1935 by Hungarian Indian painter Amrita Sher-Gil #WomensArt

🇺🇦President Zelenskyy: Russia started this war and Russia is the only country that can stop this war.

I don’t consider ICE to be a law-enforcement organization. I consider them to be an organized crime syndicate. Nothing more, nothing less.

‼️‼️

Thou Shalt Not Murder Fishermen While Pardoning Drug Lords This is evil.

share.google/hDpfEO0L2PH4...

We are drowning in bullshit

With a special Easter message to Tory MP Jonathan Gullis: Given the multiple bits of embarrassing personal information we have on you, I suggest you pipe down on your attacks against me

Oh wow, that's awkward. #Gullis

Hello, foreign oligarchs and corporations! Please come and sue the UK for billions | George Monbiot The case of a planned Cumbrian coalmine shows how governments around the world are being threatened by litigation in shadowy offshore courts, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

Sovereignty? Democracy? Sorry, but we can't afford those anymore. We'll be sued if we try to defend them.
This week's column is about a massive but scarcely-covered scandal.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Priorities from the dude pretending to be president. 🙄

For context the 'Middle England' referred to here is the 0.5% of households living in homes worth more than £2 million

Walmart and McDonald’s are among the top employers of workers who rely on food stamps.

McDonald's CEO raked in $18.2M last year — over 1,000x the company's median employee pay.

Walmart's CEO pocketed $27.4M — 930x the company's median employee pay.

See the problem?

Militaries assist Asia flood victims as toll nears 1,000 Sri Lanka and Indonesia deployed military personnel to help victims of devastating flooding that has killed nearly 1,000 people across four countries in Asia in recent days.

Sri Lanka and Indonesia deployed military personnel to help victims of devastating flooding that has killed nearly 1,000 people across four countries in Asia in recent days.

Bash: "Do you believe if there was a second strike to eliminate any survivors that it constitutes a war crime?"

Mark Kelly: "It seems to."

Bash: "If you received that order, would you have carried it out?"

Mark Kelly: "No…Going after survivors in the water is unlawful."

A quote from The Book of Kells Why resist the Iona hypthesis? In part to play devil's advocate, but mostly because the wit, verve and apparent sponteneity - the daredevil quality of th...

Victoria Whitworth on the case for the Pictish monastery at Portmahomack as the place where the Book of Kells was made.
#BookSky💙📚
#BookofKells
#Pictland
#Portmahomack

“.. the 10th straight month of declining Tesla sales in Europe.”

@yahoofinance.com $TSLA
finance.yahoo.com/news/teslas-...

The Davis Downside Dossier David Davis famously said there would be no downsides to Brexit only considerable upsides - so we started recording them.

David Davis said there wouldn't be a single downside to Brexit.

Yorkshire Bylines recorded >2,000 of them from 2021-4.

Scottish Parliament overwhelmingly supports Scottish fishing The UK Government’s decision to allocate Scotland only £28mn of the £360mn Fishing and Coastal Growth Fund is condemned in the Scottish Parliament

Mairi Gougeon MSP has submitted a motion condemning the UK Government’s decision to award a paltry 7.78% of the "Fishing and Coastal Growth Fund" to Scotland.

Scotland accounts for more than 60% of the UK’s fishing capacity.

I feel like one of the most underrated explanations for what's happening right now in global politics is that almost everyone has lost their minds.

“Ah, just one more thing, sir. You’re blowing up those boats, saying they’re filled with drugs headed for the US. But then you go and pardon the guy who brought in 400 tons of cocaine. That’s billions of doses. Help me understand that.”

If the Telegraph can do this, why can’t #BBC journalists challenge all politicians who bemoan our lack of growth on the elephant in the room: the damage of #Brexit+what can be done to repair it? @omrgriffiths @Nshallice @dianamartinbbc @JonathanAspinw1 @JohntNeal @jonathancmunro Telegraph: Time to admit the truth, Brexit has been an unmitigated economic failure.

If the Telegraph can do this, why can’t #BBC journalists challenge all politicians who bemoan our lack of growth on the elephant in the room: the damage of #Brexit+what can be done to repair it? @omrgriffiths @Nshallice @dianamartinbbc @JonathanAspinw1 @JohntNeal @jonathancmunro

A full inquiry into Israel's influence in UK politics must surely follow? 🤔

Russian influence petition surges past 100,000 signatures A petition demanding a full inquiry into Russian influence in UK politics has passed 100,000 signatures

“A petition demanding a full inquiry into Russian influence in UK politics has surged past 100,000 signatures after being shared at remarkable speed across social media.”

It's good news that the two-child benefit cap will be scrapped.

All credit should go to those who have campaigned against the cap since it was introduced.

Lying in politics is wrong and should never be rewarded, says newspaper which pays Boris Johnson £1 million a year to be its star columnist

YouTube video by Aaron Parnas The United States committed a war crime, and it was ordered by Pete Hegseth.

youtube.com/shorts/ht8r6...

Wow - this guy must be really, REALLY bad with money if an extra £208 per month will “ruin” his retirement.

Let’s take a look at his situation based on what he told the @Telegraph

Because this does NOT add up!

No, this is not a “poor pensioner” scrabbling around for pennies…

🧵1/9