I only met Matt once and he was on his way to meet Liz Truss's team in No 10 to advise them....
12.02.2026 20:21 โ ๐ 308 ๐ 66 ๐ฌ 14 ๐ 1@smacr.bsky.social
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I only met Matt once and he was on his way to meet Liz Truss's team in No 10 to advise them....
12.02.2026 20:21 โ ๐ 308 ๐ 66 ๐ฌ 14 ๐ 1Quick question - who normally appoints v senior civil service posts?
12.02.2026 19:34 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0Even by his own previous standards, Radcliffe's comments in this piece are deplorable
11.02.2026 18:18 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Nigel Farage has declared that he is against working from home.
It's not a surprise given he is never in Clacton.
Sarwar's speech this afternoon pointed out perfectly the benefits of Scottish independence - he has no say over Westminster decisions that affect 'my country, Scotland' (said several times) even when he is their Scottish leader.
09.02.2026 19:15 โ ๐ 25 ๐ 8 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Listened to him with my wise 84yr mum this afternoon - she pointed out he made a great argument for independence from Westminster.
09.02.2026 18:27 โ ๐ 3 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Sarwar's speech this afternoon pointed out perfectly the benefits of Scottish independence - he has no say over Westminster decisions that affect 'my country, Scotland' (said several times) even when he is their Scottish leader.
09.02.2026 18:23 โ ๐ 9 ๐ 4 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0BREAKING: The Epstein survivors are releasing this ad on this Super Bowl Sunday to send the message that they will not โmove onโ from the largest sex trafficking scandal in the world. #standwithsurvivors
08.02.2026 17:07 โ ๐ 44545 ๐ 16963 ๐ฌ 971 ๐ 965I went to school with a few curlers. Idiots wasting their teenage years in early sessions on the rink, before the general public skating/ice disco started.
Guess who got Olympic medals?
Surprised to see Chope still an MP.
Not surprised to seeing him agree/support pure mysogny in the house. Fs.
NIH, rather than NHS surely?
03.02.2026 16:14 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 2 ๐ 0I'm just old enough to remember US voting for an actor for president.
But just imagine how glorious a Parton presidency could be, compared to this shower of shits...
You would've thought he'd be keeping his stable doors shut to keep the heat in these days
12.01.2026 11:55 โ ๐ 4 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Wait, what? There's such a thing as a Yes Minister Miscellany?
08.01.2026 21:44 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Having our NHS, I struggle to understand your 'workplace health-care' systems
But I do understand folks losing what little they have...
But is anyone expecting midterms to happen this year, really?
โWe served the UK with loyalty. We will always value that service. Now we want the same loyalty toward Scotlandโs future. Independence means responsibility, accountability, and dignity, and we believe Scotland can carry that weight.โ
Veterans For Scottish Independence
NATO has invoked Article 5, the common defense tenet of the alliance, one time:
When the United States was attacked on Sept. 11, 2001.
Watching on from my wee corner of Scottish Highlands, why aren't more organisations doing this?
We've seen USA's checks and balances fall apart within 12 months of Trump's 2nd term - honest question, Duncan, where's the fight back within the US?
Genuinely seeking people/projects to support xx
Heartbreaking, but fucking hurrah to CPB for standing by their principles.
Big Bird would be proud, I reckon
Most of us Scots have been keen to get rid of the largest US nuclear base in EU, within 25 miles of Glasgow, for some time now
04.01.2026 20:52 โ ๐ 4 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0Whilst also writing a list of which small child got which present from which auntie...
25.12.2025 09:35 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0You've just reminded me why I originally followed you over on the dark side years ago.
Love #duvetknowitschristmas, it's just a joy!
Cheers Rhodri, all the best to you and yours, fingers crossed you all have a proper bed (with no washing machines/printers/bikes in sight) this year xxx
Is the Daily fecking Mail turning against Farage?
09.12.2025 19:34 โ ๐ 9 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 4 ๐ 0TBF, Alex, that had been a genuine question.
I'm sure I'm not alone in your listeners who struggle with Christmas.
I'd just come back home from a stressful day and saw your post, including the tree on Downing St - I honestly couldn't tell.
That was the whole point of my question
Are you referring to the PM or the journalist?
(TBF, either or would work)
Well, that's just an annoying new fact that Ellie and myself will no doubt be adding to our lifelong discourse :-)
22.11.2025 16:34 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0I'm horrified I did not know this until now.
Looking forward to pointing this out for the rest of my days
To be fair, who orders a Guinness in Madrid?
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