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90+2' Greenock Morton 1⃣ Partick Thistle 1⃣

Samuel!!!! We leave it late as Samuel's header finds the back of the net.

#GMFCvPTFC #WeAreThistle

Trump is fighting sleep during this antifa roundtable and sleep is gaining the upper hand

EXCLUSIVE: Journalist Peter Oborne sat down with The National ahead of his soon-to-be released book, Complict: Britain's Role In The Destruction Of Gaza

🗣️'The way in which the British public were being lied to about what’s been happening is beyond belief'

Read more: tinyurl.com/3rmx858p

Conservatives Accused of ‘Trumpian’ Tactics After Barring Second Byline Times Journalist From Conference Veteran award-winning investigative journalist David Hencke has attended Conservative party conference since 1987 but is now hundreds of pounds out of pocket after being blocked from attending

The Conservative party's treatment of David, who exposed the cash for questions scandal, is a former political journalist of the year, and has been covering party conferences for almost 40 years, is a disgrace
bylinetimes.com/2025/10/08/c...

"15 years ago, Polish workers came here to find opportunity. Now Poland is growing twice as fast as we are," says Kemi Badenoch.

Any ideas what may have happened in the interim?

Annual cost of Eton school fees: £53k

Average UK salary: £35k

Guess which one the right-wing press is more concerned about?

We won't let those intent on dividing our communities use the real fears of women as a smokescreen for their hatred.

We stand together against the far right. ✊️🤝

"The police don’t actually end up spending their time fighting violent criminals. Instead, they enforce administrative regulations and endless rules. So rather than protecting us against violence, police actually bring the threat of violence into situations where it would have never occurred otherwise. Most incidents of violence —domestic violence, a drunken brawl, or gang fights— the police don’t get involved. On the other hand, try driving down the street with no license plates: how long will it be before you are surrounded by people with weapons." - David Graeber

David Graeber on the police.

From an interview he gave a few years ago with the Scottish publication called Bella Caledonia. davidgraeber.org/interviews/t...

Robert Jenrick complained of ‘not seeing another white face’ in Birmingham neighbourhood Shadow justice secretary criticised for suggesting he could tell how integrated Handsworth was based on short visit

Under any other leader Jenrick would have been sacked for saying this.

Under Badenoch he'll probably get a promotion www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

[Labour Party looking at polls that show a far-right government incoming at the next election] Let's introduce entirely unprecedented and extreme restrictions on the right to protests. There will be no bad or regretable consequences to this.

Rare medieval remains uncovered in Glasgow An archaeology team uncovers pottery and well-preserved wooden posts and fencing at a site in the Gallowgate area.

Rediscovered Glasgow...

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

A Free Press, Not a Free Pass – It's Time for Fair Regulation For too long, the UK press have bullied people, harassed grieving families, and destroyed lives, all to sell papers. We’ve all seen the heartbreaking consequences. They’ve hacked phones, listened to ...

Did you watch The Hack? Billionaire mouthpiece newspapers have gotten away with destroying lives for so long. That's why I've signed the petition, set up by Hugh Grant and other phone hacking victims, to demand fair, independent regulation. Join me: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/a-...

FT’ Queen’s Park 0️⃣ Partick Thistle 1️⃣

Hard fought 3 points for Thistle who come out on top at the end of the 90. ❤️💛

#QPFCvPTFC #WeAreThistle

Movies of Scotland: Robin Williams tries out Irn-Bru on the set of 'Being Human' in 1994. Directed by Bill Forsyth.

Good god.

Thanks for the ear worm. I won’t share some of the associated lyric changes. It won’t benefit anyone.

1. I've long contended that austerity doesn't save money. It merely transfers costs from one group (the very rich, who would otherwise pay more tax) to others. Last night was a powerful reminder of that. Before I go further, I should say I’m fine. Just a black eye, cuts & bruises, no serious harm. 🧵

Byline Podcast: Nick Lowles: How To Defeat The Far Right Nick Lowles from Hope Not Hate joins Byline Times political editor Adam Bienkov to talk about his new book, "How To Defeat The Far Right".Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg. Learn more about...

NEW NEW NEW: 'How To Defeat The Far Right'.

Nick Lowles @hopenothate.org.uk talks to @adambienkov.bsky.social @bylinetimes.bsky.social

Prod: @goldbergradio.bsky.social

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Very pleased with the cover (and reviews) for my new book "Travels through the Spanish Civil War" out on 20 November with @hurstpublishers.bsky.social
Pre-orders, etc here www.hurstpublishers.com/book/travels...

RIP Danny Thompson

RIP Danny Thompson. Here's a playlist featuring just some of the hundreds of songs that were graced by his bass playing. Includes Nick Drake, Pentangle, Donovan, John Martyn, Sandy Denny, Marc Bolan, David Sylvian, Kate Bush, Talk Talk, Lilac Time, Julian Cope etc
▶️ open.spotify.com/playlist/4XS...

Inside the Tony Blair Institute A former PM, tech tycoon Larry Ellison and Britain's data - what could go wrong?

Think the Tony Blair Institute looks sinister? You've not seen anything yet. Crucial investigation by @petergeoghegan.bsky.social and Democracy for Sale:
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/inside-the...

Train cancellations: Britain's worst major stations named Figures show around one in 13 scheduled stops at City Thameslink were cancelled over the past year

ScotRail’s train service, *renationalised* in 2022 by the Scottish Government, has the lowest cancellation level in the UK - just 2% compared with a UK average of 3.3%. That means a train elsewhere in the UK is +65% more likely to be cancelled.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

If you, like me, are the parent of a neuro-atypical child dreading this autism press conference, please remember: These are the people hurting our kids. Not us. They are the ones stigmatizing and pathologizing them. They are the ones peddling untested science. And we should be very, very angry.

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.

Billy Bob Thornton and Barack Obama.

Businessman Richard Allen exposed a Channel Islands export-import VAT scam used by major retailers, saving taxpayers billions. Despite his detailed evidence, HMRC suppressed it, letting the illegal tax evasion continue for six more years.

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It would be good if the only political pushback against Nigel Farage's plans to mass deport hundreds of thousands of our neighbours, friends, family and colleagues didn't just come from a handful of backbench MPs and one regional mayor

Reform are now coming after people with permanent residency. It'll be citizens next. No one is safe from authoritarian governments.

So Reform / Farage want to deport hundreds of thousands, possibly millions of UK residents, turning the country into an effective police state, breaking treaties, and impoverishing the economy and health service?

Just focus on all that. The moral gutter of politics.