Professor Lesley Stark

China spying arrests raise awkward questions about Labour Party links Sir Keir Starmer’s government is trying to deepen economic ties with Beijing

Ooft! Joani Reid claimed: “I am not part of my husband’s business activities.” However, two of her husband's consultancy businesses gave her consultancy business interest free loans with no fixed repayment terms.

Interesting and v telling if it did take Miliband, Reeves, Cooper and Mahmood to stop Starmer granting US permission to use UK bases for wider 'defensive' attacks from the start.
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Humiliation for BBC Scotland as its own poll shows a Yes majority BBC Scotland has done one of its pre-election polls to tell us what Scotland “really thinks” as we go into the Scottish election in nine weeks time. On Tuesday, BBC Scotland unveiled it…

I wasn't going to blog again today but some stories can't be missed - BBC Scotland has been humiliated as its own polling shows a lead for independence, a Yes majority when don't knows are removed. Pacific Quay is in full on damage limitation mode.

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We rescued Ferguson Marine to save jobs, and we are determined to see it succeed.

Today we have set out proposals to award four new vessel contracts to Ferguson Marine – to secure a pipeline of work, protect jobs and strengthen the future of shipbuilding on the Clyde.

It's fascinating to watch cooler Labour heads like Sadiq Khan and Andy Burnham say that comparing the Greens and Reform together is a terrible tactic.

Yet Labour ministers are hourly on shows keeping up the same narrative.

The Green Party and Reform are completely the opposite!

I didn't share that link? Hopefully not corrupt. I will try to get the talk to share.

A majority of SNP and Green MSPs got us nowhere before. As there is precedent if SNP get a majority, it ks the only chance of taking legal action to get another indyref. Despite polling.

I thought this but i saw a very good talk with worked examples. Unless 50% of Scotland vote green in the list, it will make little difference and could cost the one thing that could get an indyref, an snp majority.

I have looked at a number of worked examples and this is just not true. Voting for x or y in the list does not stop other parties getting list places. And could cost SNP the majority that leads to a ref.

This does not let in anybody. The only way these people will not get in is if nobody votes for them on the list. As they get few constituency seats they have a very high chance of gaining list seats, regardless of how snp voters vote in the list. 2 list SNP MSPs may mean a majority and an indyref.

There has never been a better time to accept and vocalize that Jews and the Israeli government are not the same thing. Yes, the Israeli government has worked hard for decades to make us believe opposing its actions is inherently antisemitic. But it isn’t true. It never was.

Shabana Mahmood’s double down on immigration ‘disappointing’, says Alf Dubs Labour peer, who was a child refugee, criticises home secretary’s response to Gorton and Denton byelection defeat

Shabana Mahmood’s double down on immigration ‘disappointing’, says Alf Dubs

Labour peer, who was a child refugee, criticises home secretary’s response to Gorton and Denton byelection defeat

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Kaine on Fox: "The president can act to defend US against imminent attack without congressional approval. But if you're going to initiate war, you need Congress. The president not only did not come to Congress, he acted without even notification to the vast majority of us. This is an illegal war."

Condemn the attack on Iran. Otherwise the credibility of the EU is lost

Hard to argue

Wars make some people a lot of money. They cost countries billions. They have no money to improve services and people's standard of living, but always money for war. In May, people of Scotland can choose another path.

US-Israeli-led bombing hit a girls school…

Death toll now at 150

A war launched illegally by two depraved men desperate to cling to power and stay out of jail

…and they call others terrorists.

Dear Ursula,

Do you condemn the US & Israeli attacks as breaches of international law?

It’s a pretty simple question:

Do you, in your role, uphold international law and condemn breaches of it, whether they be by enemies, allies or unaligned parties?

Again: Do you stand up for international law?

Under-fire Justice Department says it is ‘reviewing’ after missing Trump pages are discovered in Epstein files release - NewsBreak The Department of Justice said Thursday it is “currently reviewing” documents that appear to be missing from its public release of the Jeffrey Epstein file

They made an "oopsy" ...

The maga republikkklan PEDOPHILE PROTECTORS RELEASED A DOCUMENT OF A 13 YEAR OLD CHILD SUING PEDOrump FOR FORCING HER TO SUCK HIS PENIS, THEN HITTING HER IN THE HEAD CAUSE SHE BIT HIM ...

so they took it down, cause they gotta go back and get PEDOrump out of those pages

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Sadiq Khan sends searing 'betrayal' warning to Starmer after by-election loss Sir Sadiq Khan said trying to 'compete with Reform on the right' is a 'betrayal' of Labour values and demanded Keir Starmer 'fundamentally rethink' the party’s approach

Sadiq Khan sends searing 'betrayal' warning to Keir Starmer after by-election loss

Sir Sadiq Khan said trying to 'compete with Reform on the right' is a 'betrayal' of Labour values and demanded Keir Starmer 'fundamentally rethink' the party’s approach

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Post from Reese Waters - YouTube Yes, Congress has the SOLE power to declare war according to the U.S. Constitution, specifically in Article I, Section 8. 👀 This means that any FORMAL declar...

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Please say US attacks on Iran uacceptable.

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I hate how accurate this tweet is.

Refugee status to be temporary as Shabana Mahmood rips up rules on UK asylum Home secretary announces 30-month protection limit, with refugees required to leave if their home countries are later judged safe

So, Labour involves us in America’s aggression and simultaneously plans to make refugee status temporary.
Does politics really have to be this dangerous and cruel? They take such unforgivable risks with people’s lives.

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