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Gavin Williamson

@soosider3.bsky.social

Glaswegian, life long Indy supporter, long suffering Scotland fan. 40+ years working finally discovered my true vocation - retirement. Politics, family, Pugs x 2, DIYer & woodturner. We can do better than this Far is tainne an abhain ‘s ann is mò a fuaim

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Pam Duncan-Glancy, the Scottish Labour MSP who had the whip withdrawn over her friendship with Sean Morton, has hit back at her treatment, saying she was “deeply disappointed” at the party’s decision and “not yet clear” why they had chosen to do so now...

11.02.2026 16:59 — 👍 2    🔁 2    💬 1    📌 0

Brave women.

11.02.2026 17:02 — 👍 32    🔁 14    💬 0    📌 0
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There is no Scottish Labour Thinking about Scottish football and the similarities to the way Scottish politics is viewed from down south

"Labour politicians need Starmer still in office so that they can blame him for the inevitable calamity. Sarwar looked desperate yesterday, and by saying what he did, he underlined his own irrelevance."

#Holyrood2026

11.02.2026 16:31 — 👍 25    🔁 11    💬 2    📌 0

Pam Bondi was Florida’s Attorney General from 2011 to 2019 and refused to bring charges against Jeffrey Epstein. He was charged with sex trafficking in Florida and New York six months after she left office.

11.02.2026 16:24 — 👍 59    🔁 31    💬 4    📌 4
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11.02.2026 16:32 — 👍 5    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0
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I and millions of Americans believe exactly the same thing Kasparov does.

Too many troops, too many new prisons, too much money not under Congressional supervision.

We're not just witnessing a mass deportation scheme anymore.

This is something significantly bigger and scarier.

11.02.2026 09:37 — 👍 8243    🔁 4002    💬 280    📌 248
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For months, we have been digging into a big myth — that strong social protection holds back economic growth.🔍

Spoiler: it doesn’t.💪

We launch our findings tomorrow in our report 'More than a Safety Net'. Stay tuned.🚀

For now, hear it from @stephenboydippr.bsky.social ⤵️

11.02.2026 12:03 — 👍 17    🔁 12    💬 0    📌 0
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Labour sleaze and its dangerous association with Palantir To paraphrase Shakespeare, Oh what a revolting web we weave when we mire ourselves in sleaze. Labour’s self inflicted paedophile adjacent chaos continues. Starmer has now belatedly removed th…

Labour sleaze and its dangerous association with Palantir. Anas Sarwar's incessant attacks on NHS Scotland are an attempt to soften up the Scottish public for private company involvement in NHS Scotland. Only indy parties will protect NHS Scotland.

weegingerdug.wordpress.com/2026/02/11/l...

11.02.2026 14:39 — 👍 34    🔁 31    💬 0    📌 2
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Keir Starmer scolded by Speaker after raising SNP embezzlement case at PMQs KEIR Starmer was admonished by the Speaker at Prime Minister’s Questions after raising the “live case” against former SNP chief executive…

"Keir Starmer scolded by Speaker after raising SNP embezzlement case at PMQs"

As a lawyer, he knew what he was doing, it was quite deliberate. Just like Johnson always calling @snp.org the "Scottish Nationalist Party".

The drip, drip of anti- #SNP propaganda

www.thenational.scot/news/2584562...

11.02.2026 13:40 — 👍 15    🔁 6    💬 3    📌 0

Telegraph columnist Camilla Tominey says putting VAT on private schools is unpopular. Maybe she should get out of the Telegraph r/w echo chamber more as all polling shows putting VAT on private schools is popular.: 62% support via YouGov. #PoliticsLive

11.02.2026 12:34 — 👍 14    🔁 5    💬 1    📌 1
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Keir Starmer must go

📹 fb.watch/Fbm-MoRlB8/

10.02.2026 21:27 — 👍 5    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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a stuffed monkey is wearing a green shirt and blue shorts and making a funny face . ALT: a stuffed monkey is wearing a green shirt and blue shorts and making a funny face .

The 500 words competition where weans write a story and if they win they get to go to Windsor Castle to meet the royal courtesy queen. Am I the only person thinking given current circumstances that weans should be nowhere near royal residences.
#RoyalNonces

10.02.2026 19:12 — 👍 33    🔁 10    💬 1    📌 1
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Key phrase from article, yes Scottish Labours mouthpiece will be printed in England from the spring, standing up for Scotland- Labour style

10.02.2026 21:24 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Another Labour MP with his finger on the pulse , never has a party been so blessed with so many shining examples

10.02.2026 21:19 — 👍 3    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0
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UK and US sink to new lows in global index of corruption Countries’ drop in scores in annual table comes amid ‘worrying trend’ of backsliding in established democracies

UK and US sink to new lows in global index of corruption.

The Index is flawed but tells a story. Political parties, legislators available for hire, crony contracts, VIP lanes, money buys honours

UK more corrupt than Estonia, Hong Kong, Uruguay, Ireland.

No relief in sight.

10.02.2026 08:06 — 👍 285    🔁 142    💬 19    📌 11
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Perhaps on reflection the attack line for Scottish Labour MPs is to use this reminder of who took money from Labour Together- McSweeney’s and Mandelson’s campaign?

09.02.2026 23:06 — 👍 8    🔁 8    💬 1    📌 1
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🟡The SNP has reduced income tax for those on basic and intermediate rates. 55% of Scots pay less tax than UK counterparts.

🐎It’s a 2-horse race between the SNP and Tories in Edinburgh Central.

🗳️Vote SNP and Angus Robertson for fairer taxation.

10.02.2026 07:27 — 👍 45    🔁 34    💬 6    📌 3

Created major problem for an already fractious party, normally if level of support being shown for Starmer then Sarwar would need to resign, but less than 3 months to election there may not be time. Conference will be interesting

10.02.2026 11:03 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Doesn’t seem like the actions of a contrite person, rather smacks of messaging about a deal.

10.02.2026 11:00 — 👍 8    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0

They had a hard task before. I really struggle to see any advantage from Sarwars statement I am honestly baffled by it.

10.02.2026 10:58 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

“Fall to third place” rather sums up the piece, Labour have been in third place at Holyrood for 5 years. There “routing” of SNP was 5% points. All in all rather soft puff piece for a man who has demonstrated an incredible lack of principle or political ability.

10.02.2026 09:16 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

I have made up my mind and looked into it. Vote SNP 1 and SNP 2 is my vote

Giving away to the green decreases the amount of SNP returns.

It will especially not help in areas that have high Tory and now Reform votes. Giving 2 to 🍏

So yup that's what my opinion is after reading further into it.

10.02.2026 06:26 — 👍 17    🔁 6    💬 4    📌 1
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I have today been informed that, despite personal assurances to the contrary, the Green party have once again used my image and misrepresented my words on a second leaflet circulated in Gorton and Denton ahead of the by-election. I have now lodged an official complaint with the returning officer.

09.02.2026 11:25 — 👍 656    🔁 286    💬 64    📌 64

Ahhh, it’s a trick question as only one is a party leader the other is a group leader

10.02.2026 00:18 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Breaking: Anas Sarwar said tonight he has complete confidence in Sir Kier & says he gives the PM his fool backing.

Mr Sarwar added: “I utterly condemn Anas Sarwar’s divisive intervention today which was idiotic, immature & incoherent”.
“I will be having words with him when we get him home” 👀 😳

09.02.2026 23:45 — 👍 6    🔁 6    💬 4    📌 1

It’s not about right or wrong, it’s about judging when you know the winning side and then backing it, it’s the Labour way

09.02.2026 21:10 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Scottish Labour: Hardly the politics of "Standing Up for Scotland." More accurately the politics of silence & cowardice.

09.02.2026 21:08 — 👍 18    🔁 11    💬 1    📌 0

Anyone who thinks this is Anas Sarwar putting 'country before party' needs their damn head examining. This is Anas Sarwar putting his own ludicrous hopes of becoming Scotland's First Minister ahead of both his party and country

The London commentariat are frankly embarrassing on any Scottish issue.

09.02.2026 16:32 — 👍 119    🔁 45    💬 11    📌 1

I think the best thing about Anas Sarwar's press conference this afternoon was thatmjust after calling for Starmer to quit, he took questions from the journalists present and 2 minutes in someone basically asked 'Hang on, weren't you friends with Mandelson as well?'

09.02.2026 15:51 — 👍 100    🔁 13    💬 1    📌 0

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