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Man in green, "Tax evasion is a far bigger problem in this country than benefit fraud" #BBCQT

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In 2019 Wes Streeting signed an Early Day Motion in parliament demanding the then govt withdraw its invitation to Trump for a state visit because of his misogynism, racism and xenophobia. Why is public trust in establishment politicians so low? Its a real mystery.

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GSK to increase CEO pay packet from £10.6m to £21.6m a year. Corporate wealth is generated by workers. Will their pay increase by the same rate? No chance. Govt tells workers wage rises are inflationary. But hikes in exec pay, dividends, share buybacks are OK It is class war. archive.ph/3Q5ht

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It's the 51st anniversary of the McCrone report when Westminster covered up the true extent of Scotland's oil wealth. Now they're downplaying Scotland's renewable energy wealth & exporting it while Scotland has some of the highest fuel bills in Europe. www.thenational.scot/business/174...

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We should tax the rich, not cut foreign aid. Repost of you agree.

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🌟Good morning. Here’s today’s content from #BrandScotland showcasing Scotland as a fantastic place to live, work, invest, study, and visit. Please share. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🌍

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I got into politics to improve people’s lives - and that’s what our Budget is all about. 👉 Improving NHS waiting times 👉 Building thousands of new affordable homes 👉 Lifting children out of poverty For Scotland, by Scotland, focused on your priorities.

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Not such a shock really is it? She’s been in the firing line recently, and I predicted several weeks ago that she’d be ousted (probably replaced by someone more keen on further NHS privatisation, because that’s Starmer and Streeting’s agenda) 🚨🚨🚨 www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

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Surely, one of the greatest things we do as a country is our commitment to foreign aid. #We'reallJockTamson'sBairns"

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Scottish Government budget passed: 💷 Record £21 billion for our NHS 🏠 8,000 new affordable homes ❄️ Winter Heating Payment for every pensioner household ✂️ Ending Labour’s two-child cap, lifting 15,000 kids out of poverty This is a budget that puts Scotland’s priorities first

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🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 I’m delighted that our Budget was passed by the Scottish Parliament - with backing from all parties apart from Labour and the Tories. It’s good news for our NHS, for Grangemouth, for tackling child poverty, and for our economy. We will keep working hard to deliver progress for all of Scotland.

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The Scottish budget just passed, despite containing measures to mitigate the axing of the winter fuel payment & the 2 child benefit cap, Labour MSPs abstained even though they claim to support these things. Siri: Show me an example of spinelessness.

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"He (Anas Sarwar) also said that he would not have supported the Gender Recognition Reform Bill at Holyrood “knowing what we know now.” Bylines Scotland requested clarity as to what it is that we know now, but did not receive a response."

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Federal workers began receiving emails Saturday asking them to describe what they did last week — as Elon Musk warned on social media that, if employees fail to respond, it will be taken as a resignation Imagine the outrage if this happened in the UK www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/...

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The Silence of the BBC - let’s misinform or omit the news that threatens the union. talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2025/02/20/f...

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This proposed change is outrageous, particularly when unionist MPs say Scotland needs to be more entrepreneurial. Whisky is the already the UKs largest drink export. I’d love to know how much proper Scottish Whisky is registered as an export from England. www.thenational.scot/news/2495113...

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'Sabotage on Scotland': Outrage at English single malt whisky definition change "The Scotch Whisky Association and Scottish Government insiders claim the plans could undermine the £5.4billion whisky industry in Scotland." which is the intent - asset stripping. www.thenational.scot/news/2495113...

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🏥 We promised 64,000 NHS procedures by the end of March - by the end of January, we’d exceeded our target and delivered 75,500. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 This targeted extra SNP investment has helped reduce NHS waiting times in Scotland.

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❗️Disgruntled staff at the Guardian have compiled an “exhaustive spreadsheet” of the paper “amplifying unchallenged Israeli propaganda…or treating clearly false statements by Israeli spokespeople as credible”. www.declassifieduk.org/battle-for-the-truth-pro-israel-bias-inside-uk-newsrooms-revealed/

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My piece for @scotnational.bsky.social Sarwar & Starmer's move to the right is dangerous and self-defeating www.thenational.scot/politics/249...

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⚠️ Scotland has been failed by the UK Government yet again. 🟥 Here are five key points you need to know about the Grangemouth situation: www.believeinscotland.org/uk_government_s_failure_to_back_grangemouth_shows_contempt_for_scotland

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Think solar farms are bad for nature? Think again. Those designed for nature in East Anglia are teeming with birdlife - including threatened species. A new study reveals why. ⤵️ @eastangliabylines.co.uk

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🚨51 years ago a UK Government memo detailed the astonishing energy wealth of Scotland. It was deliberately kept secret for decades. Today in 2025 Scotland has some of Europe's HIGHEST energy bills. What's going on? Our new investigation starts 24.02 www.thenational.scot/news/2494284...

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Would you buy a used car from this man? #indyclan #Scotland

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A first look at tomorrow's front page of The National 📰 'Disgusting': Fury as Labour arms sales cover-up claims emerge

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If you read social media posts from Labour claiming to support SNP policies, e.g. free tuition, Scottish Child Payment, etc. Remember, labour abstained last week on the budget that pays for these SNP policies and in previous years voted against the budget!!!

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After 10 years, 'Talking-up Scotland' by Professor John Robertson for the first time is asking for support to keep the valuable blog going. Please consider financial support if you can. www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/talking-up...

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🚜 Farmers and crofters will benefit from £20 million additional capital support this year and £26 million next year, First Minister John Swinney has confirmed. 💛 Your @thesnp Government is supporting a flourishing rural Scotland. 👉 More: https://buff.ly/4jRh0pd

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Deputy FM Kate Forbes on #bbcqt: “Labour promised energy bills would go down by £300 - instead, bills have been hiked twice. We can do things differently in Scotland when we have power in the hands of the people.”

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Labour in 2024: we will save jobs at Grangemouth. Labour in 2025: it’s a privately owned company. Another broken promise. Is that what they meant by change?

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Scottish media closely aligned with the Labour narrative of SNP run SNHS doing poorly but facts don’t convince! talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2025/02/06/s...

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My government is right behind the renewable energy revolution which is bringing jobs and investment all over Scotland. Anas Sarwar wants me to support ultra-expensive nuclear plants, but let me make this crystal clear: we will not be doing that. The future is with renewables.

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NEW: A Scottish Government programme has reached a huge milestone and has been hailed for contributing to Scotland’s reputation for being one of the best places in the world for tech start-ups www.thenational.scot/news/2491456...

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Me, in The National this morning. www.thenational.scot/politics/249...

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Why a nuclear waste train crash just south of the border is timely reminder of Scottish Labour's risky support for new nuclear plants in Scotland talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2025/02/05/w...

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🚨 Labour's Anas Sarwar says he’s open to working with Nigel Farage’s Reform UK ‘on a case-by-case basis' to become First Minister of Scotland. ‼️ People across Scotland will be rightly alarmed that Sarwar is so desperate for power that is willing to open the door to Farage.

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🎻 I would like to welcome the news that Scottish Government investment last year benefitted more than 65,000 Scottish pupils with free instrumental music tuition, a record high.

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