William Linegar

The Guardian article: Radioactive water from UK nuclear bomb base leaked into sea, files show.

🚨The UK's Nuclear Weapons are leaking radioactive materials into a Scottish Loch!

It's time to get these dangerous weapons of mass destruction out of Scotland.

Picture of JD Vance. Title: Not Welcome in Scotland. STV News Article: Police Scotland 'planning' for US vice president as he holidays in UK. Scottish police are thought to be on notice for a visit by the US vice president, who is on holiday in the UK with his family.

JD Vance could visit Scotland in the coming days.

Since taking office, the Vice President has:
❌Lied about Scotland
✂️Supported cuts to International Aid
👮Cheered on anti-migrant raids in LA
🌍Destroyed our climate

➡️Just like his boss, he isn't welcome in Scotland.

Netanyahu announced full occupation of Gaza — while people starve, are displaced and killed.

This is genocide.

EU must act now:
- Impose a full arms embargo
- Suspend the EU-Israel Agreement
- Move to recognise Palestine

Stop the war. Ceasefire and humanitarian aid — now!

Screenshot of BBC news headline which says MP Rupert Lowe mistakes charity rowers for 'illegal migrants'

Not to worry chief mistaken identity happens all the time, for instance I’m sure people have mistaken you for a rational human being at times.

Poster for “All Out Against Fascism” protest. Aberdeen events: 12pm and 5:30pm at 213 Links Road on Saturday 9 August. Message reads “Stand against hate, racism and lies” with protest photo and supporting group logos.

Hate groups are planning to gather outside the Links Road Hotel again this Saturday at noon.

A counter-protest is being organised to stand in solidarity with the city’s asylum seekers.

Share and help spread the word.

Recognise Palestine Now. Scottish Greens.

Labour are using Palestinian lives as a bargaining chip, telling Israel that if it behaves, then Starmer won't recognise Palestine.

Over 60,000 Palestinians have been murdered by Israel in Gaza, playing political games with a genocide is barbaric.

Recognise Palestine NOW! 🇵🇸

Holyrood Hub: Scottish Parliament Election 2026 Ballot Box Scotland’s full coverage ahead of the May 2026 Scottish Parliament Election.

The Ballot Box Scotland Holyrood Hub page for the 2026 Scottish Election is now live; with all you need to know about stuff like boundary changes and MSPs standing down/deselected. As the big day approaches, check back regularly for the latest polling and analysis. ballotbox.scot/scottish-par...

A photo I took in 2014 of the Atomic Bomb Dome, a famous and iconic building preserved in a state of ruin resulting from the atomic bombing of Hiroshima.

I visited Hiroshima just over a decade ago, the fact that so many thousands of these weapons still exist is a blight on our species and a gross misuse of resources and brainpower.

A permanent threat of annihilation is neither peace nor security.

Union demands SNP and UK ministers act over energy firm collapse and 'decimated' industries Fears have been made about a just transition for energy workers after decommissioning firm Cesscon Decom was made subject to winding-up petition.

As things stand, we are not seeing the just transition the North East was promised. We need secure and sustainable jobs now.

The Scottish and UK governments need to step up and produce credible transition and implementation plans. My region cannot wait any longer.

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There must be no caveats for Palestinian state recognition There must be no caveats for Palestinian state recognition - Starmer must act without delay and end this shameful abandonment of a nation at risk of being extinguished by genocide

“Gaza has been decimated, entire generations of families have been wiped out, and the most basic universal human rights have been stripped away from people.”

Recognition of Palestine must be unconditional. Peace and justice must prevail. The violence needs to end now.

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This won’t be the worst storm we’ve had recently but it still deserves respect and awareness. Check your local forecast if you need to be out and about tomorrow.

NEW: Reaching net-zero will be much cheaper than previously thought, and the cost of climate breakdown far more severe, according to the OBR.

The amount of investment needed to reach net zero will be just over half as much as previously thought: obr.uk/frs/fiscal-r...

As the Land Reform Bill moves through the Scottish Parliament, one thing remains clear.

Without bold changes to how land is owned and managed, Scotland cannot unlock its potential on housing, inequality, productivity, and the climate.

Here's why the Bill matters and where it falls short.

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BBC news article reading: "UK will recognise Palestinian state in September unless Israel meets certain conditions, Starmee says"

Or, you know, we just recognise Palestine now without any strings attached

Starmer and Reeves should prepare UK for wealth tax, say top economists PM could raise ‘tens of billions’ while positioning Britain as progressive, say Thomas Piketty and others

There's more than enough wealth in the UK to build first-class public services and a good standard of living for everyone. But it's increasingly hoarded in the hands of a few.

A wealth tax has overwhelming support in the UK. So why are Labour fighting against it?

The views held by Ms Peggie are utterly abhorrent. Those backing her in our politics and media should be ashamed of themselves.

The racist and homophobic tendencies being revealed about a certain tribunal-embroiled nurse come as no surprise. Loud and proud transphobia is seldom without deeper roots.

Time for the politicians who fell over themselves to support her to unequivocally apologise and learn some kind of lesson.

The concept of realpolitik or ‘making do’ is self-fulfilling. Politicians are scared of billionaires, bigots, and bullies. Failing to stand up to them or curtail our engagement with them simply builds their confidence and further strengthens their grip on the world.

We need politics with principle.

Gestures at SSEN pylons and substations, BESS sites and turbine substations.

Then, gestures at GP surgery closed, sheltered housing closed, busses missing, church closing, businesses closing, giant holes in the roads to dodge in between caravans of HGV.

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A speaker addresses the rally on Union Terrace Gardens with the William Wallace Statue and His Majesty’s Theatre in the background. Several Palestinian flags can be seen in the crowd.

A speaker addresses the rally on Union Terrace Gardens. Several Palestinian and a Scottish flag can be seen in the crowd.

A crowd of people can be seen holding signs that say - “Trump Tyrant”, “Epstein’s Bestie”, “Trump = Scum”, and “Together We Stand”

The crowd on Union Terrace Gardens can be seen and a large “Stop Gaza Genocide” banner hangs in the background.

Huge thank you to the organisers of today’s Stop Trump Rally.

The toxic politics of Donald Trump and his far-right MAGA movement are not welcome here!

@scottishgreens.org will always stand up for the marginalised and the politics of eco-socialism, peace, and progress.

Our village health centre was closed because we couldn't cover a £7000 bill...but we can give a felon and billionaire hundreds of thousands.

Offering up pocket money to the school bully.

Scotland should be ashamed of this.

Tell Trump he's not welcome in Scotland. Protests. Edinburgh, Saturday 12 noon, US Consulate, 3 Regent Terrace. Aberdeen, Saturday 12 noon, Wallace Statue, Union Terrace.

A convicted criminal who works to destroy democracy and human rights is about to land in Scotland.

Join the protests tomorrow and tell Donald Trump that he and his destructive political project are not welcome here.

Patrick Harvie: It's long past time to probe Donald Trump's dealings WITH the UK and global media descending on Scotland to cover the visit by Donald Trump, it’s a good moment to reflect on how he has taken this…

Scotland must not turn into the personal playground of the super-rich. Nobody is above the law.

Convicted criminal Donald Trump's Aberdeenshire golf estate has been specifically cited by courts in New York. We have the tools to hold him to account, we should use them.

Screenshot of a social media post from the Prime Minister's office, @10DowningStreet. The text reads "We're taking action to stop migrants working illegally as food delivery drivers". The black and white image shows a silhouette of a cyclist with a food delivery box on their back. The text in the image reads "DELIVERED BY WHO? Our new agreement means the government will share asylum accommodation locations with Deliveroo, Just Eat and Uber Eats. So they'll know if riders are staying there and can take action."

This is every bit as sinister and dangerous as the worst anti-immigrant propaganda from the last Tory government. Starmer's Labour is a disgrace.

🌿 Join us for a Nature Open Day at St Fittick’s Park, Aberdeen!
📅 Sat 27 July | ⏰ 10am–3pm

Hosted by NESBiP, the drop-in session features guided walks, workshops & a BioBlitz—helping ID as many species as possible!🐛

To book walks & find out more: ow.ly/gui850WuwUL

Climate breakdown is an "urgent existential threat” and countries have a legal obligation to act, the International Criminal Court has ruled.

We can already see the huge cost of inaction as heatwaves, droughts, floods and wildfires sweep the UK. There's no time left for excuses.

More than 100 humanitarian groups warn of mass starvation in Gaza A joint statement says aid workers are

The UN has recorded the murder of more than 1,050 Palestinians who were trying to get food by the Israeli military in the last two months.

In the face of this genocide Labour continues to provide the Israeli military with training, weapons and political support.

It’s worse than “Gaza is being starved and destroyed and no one cares.” It’s that hundreds of millions *do* care and are powerless to stop it. We need a world where that can never happen, where the masses actually have political power.