UK politics are broken & failing. But Scottish politics, democracy & govt are not in good health. Neither is the SNP or independence & we should recognise this, discuss it & do something abt it. My Sunday essay on my site. gerryhassan.com/blog/scotlan...

The BBC is a parody. Its endless platforming of Farage is now like a piece of absurdist performance art. The channel symbolises the rotten state of the British media and its dangerously incestuous relationship with this extremist who offers no policy except the policy of using hate to divide Britain

Think this is the purest and most open distillation of what is an increasingly influential among elites, strain of thought on the British Christian right which goes “I oppose Islam because it is hostile to mainstream modern British thought, which I am explicitly hostile towards”.

By-Election Preview: Barrhead, Liboside and Uplawmoor (East Renfrewshire) 21st of August 2025 The sad death of a long-serving Labour stalwart kicks off what could be a close contest between them and the SNP in East Renfrewshire's most left-leaning ward.

By-Election Preview: Barrhead, Liboside and Uplawmoor (East Renfrewshire) 21st of August 2025

The sad death of a long-serving Labour stalwart kicks off what could be a close contest between them and the SNP in East Renfrewshire's most left-leaning ward

Yip. I'm afraid Johns no more affective than a supply teacher

Despite figures showing positive news about Edinburgh and Scotland’s economy, the fact of l continued economic damage of Brexit remains. It is clear: would be doing so much better within the EU👇

📈Recent figures show the strength of Edinburgh’s economy. GDP per capita now greater than London. Details in Edinburgh Evening News. www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/opinion...

It’s for unaccompanied child refugees, you heartless fucking bastards. Kids whose parents are probably dead and they’ve fled regimes like the Taliban

Got damn

All Jews support Israel? You do realise this is antisemitism

The great tradition continues. We opened this beauty just a few weeks ago.

The two most damning political & economic failures of the past 45 years: Thatcherism & its legacy & Brexit still do huge harm to the UK. And yet these are the two totems the UK political class dare not question despite the discontent & wreckage related to them all around us.

Unsustainable

YouTube video by LBC James O'Brien meets Gary Stevenson | LBC

Really excellent interview here. A year old, but as relevant now as it was when it was recorded, and well worth an hour of your time.
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Opinion | "Musk says he is building an alternative to mainstream information. In fact, he is replicating his own radicalisation process in the form of an advanced system", writes @iandunt.bsky.social‬ https://trib.al/RHnq4tj

YouTube video by Scottish Independence Podcasts: IndyPod Extra Let's Not Be Strangers

More than 80% of Scots under 34 would vote for independence as the first step towards EU membership
We share the same culture & history, so it's not fair that our young people have been cut off from our European friends
@believeinscotland.bsky.social
@greens-efa.eu

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Elon Musk's Grok Chatbot Goes Full Nazi, Calls Itself 'MechaHitler' Elon Musk's Grok chatbot unleashed a slew of antisemitic commentary and praised Hitler after apparent change allowed it to be 'politically incorrect'

I called my US senators and rep to ask them to publicly call for investigations of Twitter's Nazi posts, to call for a boycott of Twitter, and to delete their own Twitter accounts. If you agree, feel free to call your own reps.

You can find them here: reps.fyi

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Seven unrelated thoughts about Labour's first year in power A torrid week in Westminster made it a uniquely inopportune time to celebrate an anniversary. What the hell is going on?

I've taken down the paywall on the Striking 13 podcast, so it now goes out to all subscribers - paid and unpaid. You can listen here. It's a feast of editorial inadequacy iandunt.substack.com/p/seven-unre...

Always skip Promised you a miracle, but apart from that...Of it's time and of all time. A rarity 🙏

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I'm hoping there's someone in the wings. I suspect his sale will pay Shanks wages

Tomorrow's front page 📰

Scottish Labour MPs 'have power to block cuts'

If only the place had some self belief in '14. It would be triumphant right now.It's a source of embarrassment that my home city voted No. Surely the only Capital in history to vote against being a Capital.

I mean, I can't *prove* that Epstein was working for Israeli intelligence... but I'm guessing Bibi got all that juicy kompromat and is squeezing it for all it's worth.

" that cunts a fanny"

You useless fucks always talk about cradling your guns to fight tyranny. But as it's actually now imposed by conservative authoritarians, you won't do shit. Just post internet memes and defend the next moron who stands his ground by shooting whatever black kid knocks on the door to ask directions.

Independent Ireland - Indy PosterBoy Download this design as a printable PDF document, perfect for printing using your home inkjet or laser colour printer at A5, A4 or even as big as A3 size.

Independent Ireland is the world’s 3rd richest country. Its poorest have a living standard 62% higher than the UK poorest. It now has 44+ direct EU trade routes bypassing England, & increased EU trade by 50% in just 6months. If Ireland can *of course* Scotland can.
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