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Scottish Labour MPs and MSPs stayed silent on US whisky tariffs, FOI reveals NOT one single Scottish Labour MP or MSP pushed the UK Government to get a better deal for Scotch whisky ...

“Not one single Scottish Labour MP or MSP pushed the UK Government to get a better deal for Scotch whisky in the months after the trade agreement with the US was announced, a Freedom of Information request has revealed.”

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Almost all children in 73 areas of England live in low-income households New official measures show levelling up attempts have failed to shift high levels of deprivation

Almost 100% of children in 73 neighbourhoods in England are living in income-deprived families.

Govts push real wage/benefit cuts, two-child benefit cap; oppose universal basic income; don't curb profiteering.

No govt targets to cut poverty.

1% has more wealth than 70% of the population combined.

You’re right, my apologies. But am I wrong to assume that we are both responding to the same post about Rachel Reeves and the replies therein? Or are you solely wishing to discuss taxation with no reference to the subject of the post?

Read the replies to your post - misogyny is mentioned a number of times. This may be a result of you inferring that the sustained focus is due to her being a woman. My point is that when you make it your job to scrutinise others, it’s not a huge surprise that others will scrutinise you.

That’s the point I’m making. If I’m under scrutiny, why shouldn’t she be? She’s making £40,000 p.a. renting out her house while living in accommodation the tax payer is funding - if my earnings should be above board, why not hers? Simple question. And why is that misogyny?

Nope, I don’t think that. The King - and his mother before him - has tried to shield Andrew for years. It’s only when the heat started to threaten the wider monarchy, that action has been taken. ‘Hurrah, the King waited until a victim committed suicide’ doesn’t have the same ring.

He must think we’re as stupid as him. Singing songs that you know are sectarian makes you a bigot - no timescale attached. It’s like saying you were only a ‘5 minute wife beater’

Perhaps it’s time for you to lower your expectations? Labour have shown us time and again that they’d rather hit the poor and vulnerable than go after their corporate donors.

These unconscionable cuts to a vital lifeline fund for some of the most vulnerable children & young adults in England are staggering - a 60% reduction from £7.5K to just £3K per child

and even worse - these changes were introduced without consultation, warning and no evidence base

‘Doing the right thing’ would have been facilitating a court of law to judge him on the evidence. Why was he allowed to evade this - it’s this revert to privilege that reflects badly on them ALL.

Nothing to do with being a woman. I’m a Waspi woman pensioner - Rachel Reeves denied me due compensation but still has access to my bank accounts so that she can extract every last penny from me. She has no right to complain if she gets put under that same scrutiny. What’s good for the goose etc…

'Blatant bias': BBC under fire over double standards for Question Time panel

BBC Question Time has come under fire after describing a Reform UK campaigner on its panel as an 'academic' – while labelling a left-wing academic an 'activist'

I see Sky News is yet again bigging up Reform UK in Scotland. They never do the same with the SNP which is actually expected to win the Scottish elections in 2026 while the Scottish Greens, who are polling strongly, never get mentioned at all.

Nicola Sturgeon named best politician in the last 30 year
Our thoughts are with all those at BBC, BBC Scotland, ITV, STV, Channel 4, GB News, Sky, Times, Telegraph, Sun, Mail, Express, Star, P&J, Scotsman, Herald, Record 'At this difficult time'
They must be spitting blood at their corporate failure

Never in the history of the US has any president openly and repeatedly called for the investigation, arrest & prosecution of his political opponents. While many continue to shrug these things off and normalize them, I will never stop pointing out that this is what autocrats do.

UK minister slapped down for his Trumpian fake news on Scotland’s water quality – BBC Scotland agenda meeting expected to deem it not in public interest Housing Secretary for England’s failing housing strategy, Steve Reed MP – Labour Professor John Robertson OBA Thanks to Dottie for guiding this piece: In the Guardian today: Steve Reed,…

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Of course he won’t investigate it! It would leave him open to investigations about current political interference from external sources that would reflect very badly on him.

Labour have a worrying record of abstaining on votes that should be important to them. I really think that the ability to “abstain” should be removed from politicians - they’re being paid to represent us and should vote when required to on our behalf.

I don't know who to credit this image to, but anyway, they got the price wrong.

That 2/9d should read £122 million

A question those Alba defectors don't appear to have asked themselves in their rush to join Your Party.

BBC Scotland – forced to apologise 5 times in 2025, often ‘politically slanted against the SNP’ and shockingly outnumbering those from all other UK BBC regional/national offices combined! Professor John Robertson OBA This is, for reasons of load, reliant almost entirely on Grog AI but I have checked it over and see no misunderstandings on its part. Critics of that must be asked what…

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A car rear view mirror. A road sign is visible reading "Independence".

Objects in the mirror are closer than they appear.

Bring it on.
#ScottishIndependenceNow
#DissolveTheUnion
#YesScots

Absolute classic

Bravo

BREAKING: Huge double-digit lead for Scottish independence in new exclusive poll.

The survey suggests Scots would vote to leave the Union if a referendum were held tomorrow 👇

‘Derservedly broken’ for those who voted for this. But I have sympathy for the millions who didn’t, who are trapped in this living hell, and who are powerless to change it.

New poll points to a Labour collapse in Scotland. The Greens fighting it out with Reform for second place. @theSNP poised to win outright majority. But #Yes supporters need to vote!

Polling: @FindoutnowUK
Graphics: @LeftieStats

It speaks volumes about the dire state of British politics that an MP can say that she gets mad about seeing Black and Asian people in adverts on TV and she hasn't immediately been expelled from her party - a party that hopes to form the next Govt.