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Disability benefits here in the UK are less than most people believe.
They're harder to get than most people believe.
Fraud is lower than most people believe.
The evidence you need to get them is more than most people believe.

The Government and media rely on this collective ignorance.

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07.11.2025 10:25 β€” πŸ‘ 24    πŸ” 22    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

You get the government you vote for.

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Not a close second.

30.10.2025 12:04 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Scotland’s homicide rate plummets by more than half in last 20 years, below Denmark and well below rUK, in wake of 18 years of reducing inequality, predicted by researchers but the story falls off BB... BBC Scotland did report Scotland’s dramatically falling homicide level yesterday but this morning it has completely disappeared from the their website, not just the top stories above, but all…

Scotland’s homicide rate plummets by more than half in last 20 years, below Denmark and well below rUK, in wake of 18 years of reducing inequality, predicted by researchers but the story falls off BBC Scotland in only hours talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2025/10/29/s...

29.10.2025 22:52 β€” πŸ‘ 20    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Independence won't increase energy prices, according to Octopus CEO, Scotland would have cheaper almost free electricity
Remaining in the toxic union is guaranteed to increase the price alongside suppliers profits
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29.10.2025 16:34 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2

Anything to make the Scot Gov look bad. It doesn't matter to them if it's in Scotland's interests or not. They did it out of spite. I hope the court case finds for the Scot Gov. Biffa have a case but it was WM that caused it to collapse not HR.

28.10.2025 22:56 β€” πŸ‘ 18    πŸ” 14    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Things like this keep happening.

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NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde has one of the lowest operation cancellation rates in Scotland with nearly 99% completion rates Professor John Robertson OBA The Herald has the above today and: Children inΒ GlasgowΒ have been taken toΒ EnglandΒ for vital heart surgery due to staff shortages at the Royal Hospital for Children. It…

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde has one of the lowest operation cancellation rates in Scotland with nearly 99% completion rates talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2025/10/23/n...

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Nelson's Victory crew included a Brazilian and a Russian, 2 Indians, 2 Swiss, 2 Portuguese, 3 Danes and 3 Norwegian sailors. There were 3 Germans, 4 Italians, 6 Swedes, 7 Dutchmen, 9 West Indians and an African, as well as 21 Americans, 63 Irish, 64 Scots, 441 English.... oh, and 3 French men, too.

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There will be a lot of nonsense talked about government borrowing today The Guardian published this at 7.20 this morning: Newsflash: UK government borrowing has hit its highest level since the Covid-19 pandemic in the first half of this tax year, eating into chancellor R...

There will be a lot of nonsense talked about government borrowing today www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/10...

21.10.2025 07:37 β€” πŸ‘ 100    πŸ” 54    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 4

Yea but Reform has no majority and will slip further in polls yet.

21.10.2025 15:10 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Westminster Voting Intentions by Nation | Created with Datawrapper YouGov MRP Model, 20-Oct-2025

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21.10.2025 14:44 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Why most tax rises now would be economic madness
YouTube video by Richard J Murphy Why most tax rises now would be economic madness

Rachel Reeves says she needs to raise taxes to β€œbalance the books.” But that’s not how government finance works. In this video, I explain why the government’s job is to sustain spending power, not drain it.

youtu.be/iUxvARzRi8U?...

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Westminster Voting Intentions by Nation | Created with Datawrapper YouGov MRP Model, 20-Oct-2025

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Westminster Voting Intentions by Nation | Created with Datawrapper YouGov MRP Model, 20-Oct-2025

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21.10.2025 14:31 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Release the Gove Files!

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Reform in Cornwall imploding within six months of sweeping election Nigel Farage's party took more Cornwall Council seats than anyone, but after a shocking week for the party, can it regroup and become a serious political force or will it fall apart?

Reform UK in Cornwall imploding within six months of sweeping election

www.cornwalllive.com/news/cornwal...

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Are Scotsman’s journo staff too aged to find things out? CalMac has the youngest ferries and is the best in the world Professor John Robertson OBA The Scotsman has another go at the ferries, ill-informed as always. I’ll do the second one first. On average, CalMac ferries are the youngest of six comparable (s…

talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2025/10/20/a...

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Farage's duplicity on Russia makes him totally unfit to lead our country Farage fears his desire to reach Downing Street might be thwarted by this simpering stance towards a bloodstained war criminal

The i Paper: Farage's duplicity on Russia makes him totally unfit to lead our country
inews.co.uk/opinion/fara...

20.10.2025 12:36 β€” πŸ‘ 26    πŸ” 19    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Americans call it the World Series because it was originally sponsored by the New York World newspaper, a name that stuck despite the championship being limited to American teams.

20.10.2025 23:00 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

"I thought it would've been stopped several dead ppl ago!"

Just think about that.

What is happening to make a statement like that becoming the normal accepted parlance?

It's becoming clear these boats aren't drug boats at all. Where's the evidence?

bsky.app/profile/ronf...

20.10.2025 22:49 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

If you are confident that a boat near Venezuela is carrying drugs, you stop it and board it. That way, you have evidence.

If you don't really care if a boat near Venezuela is carrying drugs, but you just want to kill people, you blow the boat up. That way, the irrelevant evidence is gone.

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β€œBrexit was hugely divisive both politically and socially”

BBC Verify examines its impact including
4% reduction of UK economy and large increases in migration..

And the people who said that #Brexit would help UK prosper and fix our borders are still lying to you

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

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Record public support for Scottish independence Ipsos’s Scottish Political Monitor, run in partnership with STV News, finds the highest level of support for independence yet recorded among the Scottish public.

Now's the day, now's the hour... 🏴󠁧󠁒󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Record public support for Scottish independence | Ipsos share.google/3AnN6PIWygJi...

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DOJ whistleblower says he witnessed government officials undermining the rule of law Former Justice Department lawyer Erez Reuveni speaks out about the disregard of due process and for the rule of law that he says he witnessed in his final weeks at the Department of Justice.

If you missed this last night, watch or read the whole thing now.

www.cbsnews.com/news/justice...

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man this guy just sucks

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