How bad is this? Well, Β£1 in every Β£4 paid by by councils for the care of children now goes directly to Keysβ investors. Thatβs Β£88 million last year and Β£84 million the year before. Preference shareholders alone have pocketed Β£100 million over the past two years.
11.12.2025 15:18 β π 0 π 1 π¬ 1 π 0
The Government has promised to end profiteering in childrenβs homes. Somebody should tell the money men at the private equity firm G Square Capital. They have just stung local councils out of another Β£330 million and are celebrating their best-ever year. π§΅
11.12.2025 15:16 β π 14 π 12 π¬ 1 π 1
I spoke in Parliament today to challenge the misinformation from those claiming this tribunal as a 'win' for the anti-trans agenda.
In fact it found Ms Peggie harassed a colleague for being trans, and it dismissed almost all her claims.
It also found that trans segregation is not supported in law.
09.12.2025 16:57 β π 444 π 173 π¬ 26 π 0
TAX THE SUPER RICH
Making the richest in society pay more has helped Scottish Greens deliver for working-class Scots.
π Free bus travel for Under 22s
πΈ The Scottish Child Payment for families
π₯ͺ More free school meals
π Increased funding for local services
23.11.2025 08:39 β π 33 π 17 π¬ 1 π 0
Trans awareness week. Scottish Greens.
The Scottish Greens stand with trans people this week, next week and always. π³οΈββ§οΈπ³οΈβπ
13.11.2025 15:52 β π 141 π 27 π¬ 0 π 0
Water Washed by Wind*
(*from Let The Light Pour In, Lemn Sissay) | Available Work
Oil on hessian, 35 x 85cm
Contact me for more details.
A quick bit of news: I will be holding an online charity raffle (if I can sort a UK platform!) for this painting in the coming weeks. Will update as and when! Painting details here: artachart.com/available-wo...
12.11.2025 12:19 β π 97 π 20 π¬ 2 π 1
Less swims recently π’ but more climbing hills in the morning ππ» beautiful sunrise as I squeezed in a loop before workβ¦
11.11.2025 09:44 β π 7 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
Mist at sunrise this morningβ¦
07.11.2025 13:16 β π 9 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
The National article:
BP slammed for 'obscene' Β£1.7 billion profit amid climate crisis
Our planet is on fire, and workers are being hit hard by the cost of living, but the super-rich couldn't care less.
BP pocketed Β£1.7 billion in profit, whilst our energy bills are rising and climate chaos intensifies.
It's time for climate action, it's time to tax the rich!
04.11.2025 11:46 β π 283 π 127 π¬ 4 π 5
Beagle with waterfall behind
Waterfall
Marcus walking along path with trees
Landscape view across to mountain and blue sky
Beautiful autumnal walk with @marcusscotney.bsky.social and Sherlock at Glen Finglas π΄σ §σ ’σ ³σ £σ ΄σ Ώ
01.11.2025 17:09 β π 14 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
'Give your money away,' Billie Eilish tells billionaires
The singer called on the mega wealthy to donate more to charity, during a speech at the WSJ Awards attended by the likes of Mark Zuckerberg and George Lucas.
"If you're a billionaire, why are you a billionaire?" Billie Eilish speaking directly to Mark Zuckerberg, as she donates $11.5m to food poverty and climate justice organisations.
31.10.2025 08:28 β π 2797 π 709 π¬ 43 π 95
The coldest swim so far this autumnβ¦ but beautiful mist rising off the loch π
30.10.2025 17:56 β π 43 π 1 π¬ 1 π 0
π¬π«£ itβs much easier changing the oven clock than the dog clock!!!
26.10.2025 19:19 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
The day the clocks go back is the longest day of a beagleβs life π₯£ππ
26.10.2025 14:35 β π 25 π 1 π¬ 3 π 1
Beautiful sunriseβ¦. But seen through the window today as no time for swim. Mountain Rescue training day instead β°οΈ
26.10.2025 07:36 β π 12 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
It would be one of the axe-cipiters surely π«£π¦
25.10.2025 21:25 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
Thanks so much! π
25.10.2025 19:13 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
View of distant mountain with blue skies
Track down forest
Orange tree next to track
Reflection on sign which says βlisten to the treesβ
Autumnal walk with @marcusscotney.bsky.social this morning in local woods π #scotland
25.10.2025 17:00 β π 23 π 4 π¬ 1 π 0
Join the Scottish Greens
Join the Scottish Greens today and be part of our growing movement.Β Why should I join?Β We are always told that the system is broken, but itβs not. Itβs rigged. It's rigged in favour of corporations,...
Over a thousand people have joined the Scottish Greens since the start of September. That's more than the total membership when I joined the party.
We are building a movement to take on the super-rich and fight for people & planet. Join us.
members.greens.scot/join
24.10.2025 17:09 β π 124 π 37 π¬ 0 π 2
MEMBERSHIP DOUBLED
With photo featuring Zack Polanski, Anthony Slaughter, Mothin Ali, Tessa Marshall and lots of Green Party activists!
Green Party
Promoted by Chris Williams on behalf of The Green Party, both at PO Box 78066, London SE16 9GQ
π¨ BREAKING π¨
π Since the election of our new leadership team, our membership has doubled, now sitting at more than 140,000.
And this is just the beginning: join.greenparty.org.uk
22.10.2025 17:01 β π 856 π 290 π¬ 36 π 54
Orange sky behind black outline of mountain. Reflected in water.
Taking the time for a morning swim before another busy day π
22.10.2025 14:30 β π 20 π 2 π¬ 0 π 0
Re-elect Mark Ruskell for Mid Scotland and Fife!
Support Mark Ruskell to get re-elect and get a second Green MSP in Mid Scotland and Fife.
Iβve had a great response to my re-election crowd funder. Thanks to those who have been able to give so far! Very grateful for contributions whatever the size! www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/lets-re-el...
19.10.2025 11:58 β π 6 π 3 π¬ 0 π 0
Join the Scottish Greens
Join the Scottish Greens
Every day thousands of new members are joining the Green Party.
And solidarity to our friends in @scottishgreens.org who are also rapidly growing as a party!
Get involved:
Greens.scot/join
16.10.2025 07:50 β π 568 π 145 π¬ 13 π 7
Saturday morning swim π
12.10.2025 18:54 β π 68 π 8 π¬ 1 π 0
Oh no! Curlews are one of my favourite birds. Love hearing them in the field by my house in spring. How sad.
10.10.2025 14:55 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Red cloudy sky over loch
Sunrise at the lochβ¦ last three day weekend for me, for a while, so making the most of it π
10.10.2025 07:32 β π 15 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Lovely to see one your paintings pop up. Hope youβre well xx
09.10.2025 18:09 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
PhD Researcher in human-wildlife coexistence and shifting baseline syndrome @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social. Parlimentary Research Intern. Certified mediator. He/Him. Views my own. πππΊπͺπͺπ΄σ §σ ’σ ³σ £σ ΄σ Ώ
He/him, pragmatic radical. Opinions my own, likes β endorsements. Scottish Greens candidate for Mid Scotland & Fife, 2026.
Promoted by Pete Morrison on behalf of Andrew Adam, both c/o Scottish Green Party, 19b Graham Street, Edinburgh, EH6 5QN.
πΏπA mother daughter team running our animal sanctuary in England ππ΄
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Thank you! β€οΈ
Journalist. Editor of @londoncentric.media, a modern news outlet covering London in the old-fashioned way: www.londoncentric.media
Independent sports historian & writer. Sharing the stories of pioneering female distance runners from the past & celebrating women over 50 who are changing their lives through running.
Member: Women's History Network & British Society of Sports History.
Cohost of Maintenance Phase. Author of two books. In a documentary called Your Fat Friend. She/her/hers. Photo by the wonderful Josh Coen.
Editor, UKHillwalking.com
Gear Editor, UKClimbing.com and UKHillwalking.com
Guidebook author
Hillwalker, climber
Co-Leader of the Scottish Greens.
MSP for Central Scotland.
Charity costumer. Star Wars enthusiast.
Posts sometimes by staff.
Democratic Socialist. Too weird to live, too rare to die.
Historic site photographer, podcaster, wild camping YouTuber, Heathrow's IT Operations Manager. Scared of fish.
25 years lawyering, in Government Departments & independent public bodies in the UK. Statutory interpretation, constitutional, regulatory & criminal law.
π Real hope. Real change.
greenparty.org.uk
Promoted by Chris Williams on behalf of the Green Party, both at PO Box 78066, London SE16 9GQ.
Programme Director at @instituteforgovernment.org.uk working on public services
Writer, poet and guinea pig fosterer. These Mortal Bodies, my debut about sisterhood, girlhood and obsession, is out now with Simon and Schuster π¦.
https://linktr.ee/elspethwrites
We are British Orienteering, the National Governing Body for the sport of Orienteering, a fun and challenging map-based outdoor adventure sport.
Bold & colourful patterns and prints
Wall art | Stationery | Homewares | T-shirts
Collaborations welcome
https://www.gailmyerscough.co.uk
Author, Lecturer, CNN contributor, (soon again) Justiaβs VERDICT columnist, contributor THE CONTRARIAN, fmr Nixon White House Counsel, fmr Goldwater Chair at Az State Un., Senior Fellow, CCLP, Annenberg USC.
Sat on a blether bench. Living in South Lakes. Happiest outside, walking, gawping, talking. Little knowledge loads of curiosity.
Education Professor, Stirling Centre for Research into Curriculum Making, University of Stirling. Mountain and prog rock enthusiast. European. Blog at http://mrpriestley.wordpress.com
Publications at https://www.stir.ac.uk/people/255862
