By far the most capable politician in the UK of the last decade. Ran rings round umpteen opposition leaders and prime ministers, @NicolaSturgeon leaves independence movement in a far stronger position than when she took over and deserved to go out on her terms. Be sorely missed🏴
Alan Cumming has handed back his OBE.
The Scottish actor won the award in 2009 for his activism in LGBT rights but said recent conversations around the history of the British Empire has 'opened my eyes' .
During her press conference on the NHS, Nicola Sturgeon was asked if she 'personally used private healthcare'
The First Minister replied: 'No I don’t and never have'
It will probably come as no surprise to anyone to learn the Conservatives have fulfilled scarcely a single one of their election pledges. Mostly they have achieved the precise opposite
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I think about that Danny Dyer “if you’re working 40 hours and you can’t cover your bills thats the fault of the slags paying you” quote all! The! Time!
Happy #StAndrewsDay! 🎉 To celebrate, here's an iconic view of the largest equine sculptures in the world, created by Glasgow-born sculptor Andy Scott 😍💙
📍 The Kelpies, @HelixFalkirk 📷 IG/scotdrone
Have you ever seen a scallop dredge up close?
If you're buying scallops, it's a good idea to find out where they came from and how they were caught.
Scallop dredging damages our seabeds and marine habitats. Choose hand dived to protect our seas for future generations 🛥️
"I'm with all victims of slavery, colonialism, and imperialism... those eggs are the only justice those people will see... for all the people who died so that man could wear a crown."
The man arrested for throwing eggs at King Charles in York speaks out.
Energy stats for 2022:-
•British Petroleum is making a profit of £3.25 million every single hour;
•UK Shell is making a profit of £3.6 million every single hour;
•One death in the UK every 52 minutes is linked to cold housing conditions.
Nationalise energy.
Matt Hancock isn’t a ‘celebrity’, he’s the former health secretary who oversaw the UK having one of the highest death tolls in the world from Covid-19 whilst breaking his own lockdown rules.
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We’re dehumanising people. Our Home Secretary is. Others are.
Forget excuses, deflections and self-exculpatory references to “Godwin’s Law”.
Recognise instead: what’s happening leads nowhere good.
Here’s a letter from Peter, to his sister and her husband, to remind us.
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