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“Privacy is a prerequisite for independent thought. Independent thought is a prerequisite for democracy” Scotland should be an independent nation.
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Np privacy for UK users as Apple bows to Starmer's authoritarian demand. Apple pulls data protection tool after UK government security row www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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Exactly

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Use Apple products in the UK? Apple doesn't care about your privacy 👇 Apple is removing Advanced Data Protection tool from UK customers after government demand www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...

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Amazon's enshittification will return. . . James Bond's long-serving producers give control to Amazon www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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Boris Johnson, whoring himself out? He should be in prison. Boycott Usher Hall Boris Johnson fans offered £121 handshake and photo op Tickets to hear former prime minister speak in Edinburgh’s Usher Hall cost up to £160 on top of meet-and-greet www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

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Rachel Reeves is meant to serve the public's interest, not those of the financial services. Supreme court judges reject Reeves’ motor finance intervention www.theguardian.com/business/202...

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US Vice President J D Vance attacked Europe yesterday. His charge was, in essence, that we are not as fascist as he would like. The political battle lines have been drawn. We have to now stand up and fight against the tyranny he and Trump are unleashing. www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/02...

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If you support the Palestinians and it is Israel who should leave Gaza. Show you support.

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Are the tents out ? www.thenational.scot/news/2493386...

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From BBC News: The Chancellor and her expenses before she became an MP www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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Unions and the unionist media! Anything to get a SNPbad headline. talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2025/02/12/s...

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My piece for today's @scotnational.bsky.social a case of the I told you so's. www.thenational.scot/politics/249...

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BBC Scotland is now in damage limitation mode for Anas Sarwar and his broken promise to vote Labour & save Grangemouth, assuring us that he brings up the subject with Starmer & UK Govt ministers every time he speaks to them. They're clearly not listening. BBC Scotland is desperate to protect Sarwar.

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The SNP will ride to victory once again thanks to Labour betraying Grangemouth. Starmer is allowing an icon of Scottish industry to die and his party will pay for that at the next Holyrood elections Bring on Indy My column in @heraldscotland.bsky.social www.heraldscotland.com/politics/vie...

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Grangemouth is Starmer’s Thatcher moment in Scotland – the selling out of ordinary people, the smashing of their lives, the destruction of their jobs; all done while simultaneously grovelling to the rich and powerful www.heraldscotland.com/politics/vie...

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My latest blog piece, Labour's Grangemouth betrayal. weegingerdug.wordpress.com/2025/02/10/n...

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Why do the militarised 'police' forces of the British State want a 'licence to kill' when they claim 'to serve' an unarmed population? Changes to law would give police ‘licence to kill’, UK rights groups warn www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

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All our private data in the hands of unqualified and corrupt politicians of the abusive British state? You do know where this leads? UK demands ability to access Apple users’ encrypted data www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

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Keir Starmer, Rachel Reeves and UK Labour serving their tax avoiding puppet masters in the City of London and UK Overseas Secrecy Jurisdictions. Keir Starmer’s Government Votes to Block UN Plan to Tackle Global Tax Avoidance bylinetimes.com/2025/02/04/k...

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bluesky’s public launch was one year ago today

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Avoid propaganda to undermine the SNP, support Talking up Scotland talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2025/02/05/h...

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This is a brilliant and rather terrifying analysis of Starmer and the Labour right by the great @owenjones.bsky.social www.owenjones.news/p/keir-starm...

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*** LIVE ON BSKY - WED 5TH, 7PM *** With John Proctor & Prof. David Pearson from Energy Scotland. www.energyscotland.org Please support Independence Live's 2025 crowdfunder or consider a wee monthly donation independencelive.net/crowdfunder www.youtube.com/watch?v=nGaw...

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'Forcing Scottish exports through England is how the UK controls and takes credit for our salmon (£1.25bn), whisky (£5.6bn) and renewables (£6.1bn). Scotland is the UK’s export powerhouse, but you won’t hear this from a unionist.' Leah Gunn Barrett, via 'Dear Scotland'. dearscotland.substac...

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As school inspections hit the headlines on BBC UK, how they have been increasing in Scotland. Needing an update, I know: talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2019/09/03/a...

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My latest blog piece, Labour's implosion in Scotland is an opportunity the independence parties can take advantage of weegingerdug.wordpress.com/2025/02/02/l...

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If the USA wants to impose a hostile isolationist agenda, the rest of the world should shut out the USA. Stop using $USD as a global currency Boycott USA firms / brands / services. Trump tariffs: markets brace for falls as Mexico and Canada hit back www.theguardian.com/business/202...

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