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๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€โšง๏ธ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Scottish, boat-dweller, writer, performer, occasional poet. Definitely of the pro-LGBTQ+ 'woke' persuasion. Left wing boomer given to reminiscing about the future, possibility, diversity and new ideas. Sorry, No live chat. No TERFs. No GCs.

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UN experts warn of legal uncertainty and rights implications following UK Supreme Court ruling GENEVA โ€“ A group of independent human rights experts* today expressed concern about the implications of the recent UK Supreme Court judgment interpreting the definition of โ€œwomanโ€ under the Equality A...

The disgraceful EHRC misconduct is now drawing fire from the United Nations. www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...

22.05.2025 14:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 819    ๐Ÿ” 310    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 27    ๐Ÿ“Œ 27
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Charity Commission opens investigation into IEA | Good Law Project Are the Tufton Street crew responsible for Trussโ€™s disastrous micro-budget acting for the public benefit? We think not.

After more than a year of threats from us, the Charity Commission has finally agreed to open a formal investigation into the Institute for Economic Affairs, the so-called charity responsible for Liz Truss' calamitous mini budget. goodlaw.social/00rn

22.05.2025 17:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1022    ๐Ÿ” 291    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 49    ๐Ÿ“Œ 25
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Kate officially names new Royal Navy warship HMS Glasgow It is the first of eight Type 26 frigates to be built by BAE Systems at its shipbuilding facilities on the River Clyde

Well! Gosh & golly! Don't we Scots just feel SO included in the jolly union! Hurrah!

Still voting independence though.

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

22.05.2025 21:06 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Last year my wife had breast cancer and a double mastectomy.

This morning, for the first time ever, she was challenged in the changing rooms at the swimming pool. Her breasts were not what make her a woman - but, breasts or not, she is entitled to dignity and protection from vigilantes.

21.05.2025 13:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 19224    ๐Ÿ” 3914    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1151    ๐Ÿ“Œ 505
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Wild camping on Dartmoor backed by Supreme Court The Supreme Court upholds the legal right to wild camp on Dartmoor in Devon.

#UK Supreme Court win for wild camping on Dartmoor.

Supreme Court backs wild camping on Dartmoor www.bbc.com/news/article...

21.05.2025 15:06 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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via Unify

21.05.2025 08:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 170    ๐Ÿ” 54    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 6    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Shell pays no tax on North Sea drilling and gets ยฃ12.4m back from HMRC THE oil giant Shell effectively paid no tax in the UK last year and got ยฃ12.4 million back from the UK Government, new filings show.

While committing climate change mass murder
"Shell pays no UK tax on North Sea drilling & gets ยฃ12.4m back from HMRC"
'In contrast, the company paid a total of $3.4 billion to the Norwegian government last year & $243m in Germany'
www.thenational.scot/news/2517667...
#MakePollutersPay #TaxTheRich

21.05.2025 08:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 113    ๐Ÿ” 81    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Unfortunately that's not what I'm hearing amongst family in Scotland. The general impression seems to be that immigration is becoming more obvious and socially impactful. Not my view. But it's what I'm picking up.

21.05.2025 09:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Yep. Gary Lineker has the moral backbone to call things as he sees them.

21.05.2025 09:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Headline reading: "Gary Lineker could not keep quiet. In the end, it finished his BBC career".

Headline reading: "Gary Lineker could not keep quiet. In the end, it finished his BBC career".

BBC News website is still running this disgraceful front page headline. Presenters should not be expected to "keep quiet" on basic human rights abuses. And his past record of speaking out shouldn't be conflated with his error re the rat reposting (I didn't know that was an antisemitic slur either).

20.05.2025 08:59 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 161    ๐Ÿ” 40    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 13    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3

It's more than a decade and a half. I've observed this process since the 80's.

20.05.2025 23:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Nadia Whittome M.P.

Wealth Tax Now

20.05.2025 04:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 70    ๐Ÿ” 20    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Last night, Labour ministers were emphasising that we remain outside the EU and that decision will never be open to renegotiation in any way.

The sheer arrogance ignorance and incompetence

20.05.2025 08:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
A colorful acrylic painting by Jim Musil depicting a woman riding her bike through blossoming pink trees. The grass is a bright yellow green for Spring.

A colorful acrylic painting by Jim Musil depicting a woman riding her bike through blossoming pink trees. The grass is a bright yellow green for Spring.

My painting SPRING RIDE

19.05.2025 13:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10105    ๐Ÿ” 790    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 273    ๐Ÿ“Œ 37

I can't stop thinking about how the "Gender Critical" response to hundreds of leading UK biologists signing a letter saying sex isn't binary or immutable is "I can't believe that school kids know more about biology than these biologists". Can you imagine saying that out loud without thinking?! Mad

19.05.2025 09:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3992    ๐Ÿ” 719    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 87    ๐Ÿ“Œ 32

Well, you have to look at it from the Devil's point of view. He has to get all the torture implements ready, and that takes time. Naturally there's a bit of a wait.

19.05.2025 18:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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... the BBC was always the propaganda arm of the British Establishment, the difference nowadays is that it's becoming more blatant

19.05.2025 08:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 304    ๐Ÿ” 99    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 5    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Latest โ€“ Heart operation waiting list in NHS England 50% longer than in NHS Scotland Professor John Robertson OBA In the Guardian today, the above prompted me to check the media reporting of waiting lists for heart operations in Scotland. In February 2025, STV had: Waiting times foโ€ฆ

talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2025/05/19/l...

19.05.2025 08:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 24    ๐Ÿ” 21    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Not coming to #USA at all - legally or otherwise. , #ICE =Gestapo

19.05.2025 17:59 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Shamima Begum was a child when she was groomed by ISIS operatives. She has paid heavily for her mistakes, made as a 15year old. If she were white she would not have had her citizenship stripped from her and would be home now with her parents.

19.05.2025 07:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 322    ๐Ÿ” 56    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 13    ๐Ÿ“Œ 4
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This isn't a Brexit reset. It's a face lift. Some of the most visible symptoms get a bit of correction: holiday queues & touring musicians. But the fundamental problems surrounding trade, investment, agriculture, fishing and freedom of movement still remain. It's lipstick on a pig. A wasted chance.

19.05.2025 02:41 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 183    ๐Ÿ” 40    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 13    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3

68.

19.05.2025 16:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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At least ยฃ64bn of property in England and Wales is hidden behind opaque trusts Campaigners say secretive ownership structures are becoming the โ€˜go-to vehicle for kleptocratsโ€™

Owners of 236,500 properties in England and Wales worth ยฃ64bn are hidden behind opaque trusts.

Appeasement of the rich facilitates corruption, illicit financial flows.

Compare this to how govts treat the poor. Soon their bank accounts will be snooped on.

19.05.2025 06:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 454    ๐Ÿ” 208    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 18    ๐Ÿ“Œ 4
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Gary Lineker: A sorry end to a BBC career His years as a BBC host end in circumstances nobody would have wanted, but some might have predicted.

A cowardlt piece from #BBC. Gary Lineker spoke out about fascism, putting morality before career, and paid the price. Ok, he made a mistake with his choice of symbol, but fascism is fascism whoever perpetrates it. He did right.

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

19.05.2025 16:35 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Much like mine it appears.

18.05.2025 21:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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via Iva Wedgy

18.05.2025 12:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 312    ๐Ÿ” 165    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 5    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Unsurprising really.

18.05.2025 20:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Also discriminatory since it can only affect women. I would've thought it might be open to legal challenge.

18.05.2025 20:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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