Old cynic
Edinburgh, Scotland
Joined December 2010
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It must have been a different John Swinney who said in February 2025 that blocking Jackdaw was “the only sustainable judgment you can arrive at in considering these questions".
Selective communication, no mention of how hard it is for a Scottish student to get into their first choice university
Just heard John Nicholson give a masterclass on sycophancy regarding Sturgeon on #bbcdrivetime unbelievable!
Alba Party withdraws from Scottish election with questions over 'viability' heraldscotland.com/news/2587…
John Swinney secretly briefed on Peter Murrell’s ‘£460k SNP swindle’ case thescottishsun.co.uk/news/15…
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Streeting is trying to distance himself from his best friend Mandelson.
So if you've got any respect at all for Wes Streeting, don't retweet this photo. 😁
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As one of the women who contributed to The Women Who Wouldn't Wheesht and a lifelong supporter of libraries, esp in Scotland, I'm furious that the National Library of Scotland - of all places - has behaved in such an unprincipled and censorious way.
National Disgrace of Scotland
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👇New ‘hierarchy of road user’ rules in @highwaycode look to be working well 🙄
#PedestrianPriority @roadsafety #cyclists @MayorofLondon
The @MayorofLondon says that those bus stops that comply with @TfL guidance are usable by blind people. This one here in the heart of the City of London does comply, but is clearly unusable for blind people. Retweet to support blind people’s. Access needs:
Taxpayers money being well spent as usual
Happy Pride Month from Scottish Government USA. 🏳️🌈
We were delighted to once again walk in the Capital Pride Parade alongside @UKINUSA.
ALT Team Scotland ahead of the Capital Pride Parade this weekend.
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⏰Tick Tock ..."Scottish Government confirmed that it spent £10,213 on the anti-Reform summit. This includes £4,000 for the venue (Merchants House of Glasgow), £4,000 on Audio Visual equipment and £2,000 on catering alone, with civic leaders well fed on the taxpayers dime." ⏰
scottishdailyexpress.co.uk/n…
Green MSP Maggie Chapman vote result confirmed after Supreme Court 'bigotry' row scotsman.com/news/politics/g… Not a surprise, the indefensible being supported by the policy captured cultists.
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Remarkably, the governing board of the Faculty Of Advocates who approved the statement includes two office-bearers (Ruth Crawford KC and advocate Lesley Shields) who were the Scottish Government's own counsel in the For Women Scotland case. wingsoverscotland.com/the-di…
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Foxhunting was debated for 800 hours in Parliament
How long was NetZero discussed?
89 minutes.
Of 650 MPs, how many spoke?
25
How did the vote go?
There was no vote
hansard.parliament.uk/Common…
