Iain_Baile_Iain

it sure is.

"I don't think Reform have got any interest in what goes on around here. They're just a load of multimillionaires from England.

Independence is normal.

And if independent countries like Ireland, Denmark and Finland can be wealthier and fairer than the UK, so can Scotland.

Congratulations to the people of Caerphilly!! Rejecting the Black Shirts and a Tory version of a long dead Labour Party! Time for the smaller nations of this unpleasant "union" to take their leave!!

SNP/Greens bottle return scheme was effectively sabotaged by the UK Government for political reasons return scheme has claimed it was offered ‘unequivocal’ assurances that the plan would go ahead. Biffa Waste Services is seeking more than £166 million of reparations over the decision t…

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America,
the East Wing Demolition was just the beginning...
. . . finally understand what's happening here !

He won't stop !!

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Hungary to ensure Putin can enter Budapest for summit with Trump – Europe live Russian president is facing arrest warrrant from International Criminal Court for war crimes

Why does the EU tolerate this anti-democratic state?

www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...

BERNIE: “I worry we are increasingly becoming an oligarchic form of society, where a very small # of people control our economy + have huge influence over both political parties. if there was ever a time to stand up for working families and prevent authoritarianism, this is it.”

This is what passion and ‘knowing what is right’ looks like 👏🏻👏🏼👏🏽👏🏾👏🏿

No other country on the Planet has Private Health Insurance like the USA does.

Everyone else pays money for guarenteed Healthcare.

You pay so they can say, "Nah, our profits are more important."

Health Insurance companies shouldn't exist, you need to get rid of them.

Graphic: Independence: A Fresh Start for Scotland.” The text lists six key points: fight the 2026 election on what independence can do for Scotland, win a Holyrood majority for a lawful referendum, deliver a democratic legal path back into the EU, launch a Scottish Constitutional Convention, build a cross-party civic campaign, and publish a shared independence plan and clear answers for voters. SNP and Scottish flag logos appear at the bottom, with a circular “YES” badge at the top right.

We’ll fight the 2026 election on what independence can do for Scotland - building the mandate, the movement and the plan to make it happen. #SNP25

Promotional graphic for SNP Annual National Conference 2025 featuring a quote from John Swinney MSP on Scotland's political challenges and independence.

We’ve seen what Westminster chaos brings - it’s time to take control and build a fairer, more hopeful Scotland. The need for independence has never been greater. #SNP25

Quote from Roz Foyer emphasizing the Scottish Parliament's right to hold an independence referendum if a pro-independence majority exists.

The General Secretary of Scotland's largest trade union body is absolutely correct.

Scotland's future must be decided by Scotland's people. #SNP25

Britain is Broken and the Westminster way isn’t working. — Scottish National Party Read Stephen Flynn’s full address to the SNP’s 2025 National Conference…

Since 2014, we've been forced to live through the worst of Westminster - Brexit, Boris, Truss, and no change with Labour.

Only independence offers a fresh start for Scotland.

Read Stephen Flynn's speech here: https://www.snp.org/britain-is-broken-and-the-westminster-way-isnt-working/

SNP-branded graphic with text: “Watch SNP Westminster Leader Stephen Flynn – Live Today 10.30am – Follow on our social media channels.” The background shows a person in a suit speaking at a podium, smiling under stage lighting. SNP and Saltire logos appear at the bottom.

Watch SNP Westminster Leader Stephen Flynn MP address #SNP25, live from 10:30am.

Tune in: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t8RxLJayBVY or watch on our Facebook page!

Rising bills. Falling living standards. The UK economic model is broken.

Independence is the fresh start for Scotland - so we can build a wealthier, fairer nation shaped by the people who live here.

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Donald Trump's war on public health enters a new phase Another bad day at the CDC

Trump’s presidency has been defined by the decay of public information sources and dismantling of public health institutions.

So firing the people who produce the CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Report certainly tracks.

The whole reason Democrats are having to push for the Obamacare subsidies now is because Trump & Vance excluded them from their bill earlier this year, because Trump & Vance prioritized tax breaks for the wealthy over health care costs for the poor and middle class.

Around 450 jobs have been lost at the Grangemouth oil refinery due to its closure.

The refinery, Scotland's only oil processing facility and the UK's oldest, stopped crude oil operations in April 2025.

None of the £200 million pledged by the UK government for Grangemouth has been paid out.

The Madness of King Donald After the recent bewildering slew of Trump administration outrages, Alexandra Hall Hall questions conservative commentator and fierce Trump critic Bill Kristol

"America is 'going in an authoritarian direction at an accelerated pace', with centralisation and personalisation of power under Trump, attacks on independent institutions, and criminalisation of protests. 'All the US’s checks and balances are collapsing.'”

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Scottish government says schools must have separate toilets for boys and girls Schools encouraged to also offer gender-neutral facilities for trans pupils or access to disabled and staff toilets

Sanity.

www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

US might have just one opportunity to stop its slide into dictatorship. Democrats need a viable plan! The world needs the Democrats to have a viable plan .

Kamala Harris’s election memoir shows just how deluded the Democrats still are | Nesrine Malik This unapologetic trawl through a doomed campaign reveals a celebrity-obsessed party high on its own supply. It would be hilarious if it wasn’t so tragic, says Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik

USA Democrats. This:

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Five corporations control 90% of the US media market.

Airlines merged from 12 major carriers in 1980 to 4 today.

Four giants control 80% of meat processing.

A handful of companies control the pharmaceutical industry.

The evidence of corporate concentration is everywhere.

Brexit party MEPs vote against plans to tackle Russian propaganda Resolution seeking upgrade of EU counter-disinformation unit nevertheless passes easily

In the light of his colleague and Reform's Welsh leader admitting to taking bribes from Russia, is Farage going to be asked about his and his Brexit party MEPs' vote in the EU parliament in 2019 against plans to tackle Russian propaganda?

www.theguardian.com/world/2019/o...

Trump's “Big Lie” about the 2020 election remains the worst piece of MAGA disinformation, but not far behind is the claim that Russian links to the 2016 Trump campaign were a hoax. There WAS Russian interference, lots of it. Trump is determined to ruin Comey to keep people from grasping the truth.