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If pensioners who get 12k per year are considered too well off to receive the winter fuel allowance, shouldn't MP's on 96k per year be considered too rich to receive housing, heating, travel, and meal subsidies?
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Lisa Nandy says Huw Edwards should return 200k, it's what the public expects. Whilst not disagreeing, i think she and her fellow MPs should return their heating allowances for the past five years, its what the public expects.
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I'm Scottish, not British. I don't want to live in the United Kingdom of Great Britain. I want Scottish political parties with manifestos I can choose to support, and who will govern my country for better or worse. It should be our children's futures, a future worth fighting for.
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Listening to those bereaved getting angry at what? Did Scot gov have parties, tell lies, send jokes, or act like those down south? Or did they provide better information and advice and save more lives? I'm sorry for their loss but bitterness doesn't bring the truth or justice.
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Unison sending out begging letters to 150k Scottish members to vote Labour. Spending its membership money to vote against the party that has come to agreements with its members without strike action. Whose interests are they really representing, not Scottish workers? Just saying
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Amazed by the number of angry unionist who feel saying I'm Scottish not British is somehow a slur on England or the UK. Would i get the same reaction saying I'm English or Welsh or Irish not British? Unionist appear to be so insecure they attack Scots for claiming to be Scottish.
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@LordMcConnell
Lord Jack McConnell; never built or modernised a ship, or built a social house during his reign. Who administered the ten poorest areas in Britain, but refunded 1.5 billion to a Labour Westminster because he didn't know how to spend it. Wants us to vote Labour. Well, GTF Jack.
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For all the pensioners who vote no to independence because they're worried about their pensions, National insurance pays your old age pension and the average earner is going to pay £900 per year less national insurance. Do you still think your pension is safer in the union?
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I hope that if the far right does have a rally in Glasgow, there is, no counter-demonstration just total apathy. leave them standing in a wee huddle in the middle of George Square being ignored as the irrelevance they are. They won't represent Scottish views.
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Can anyone tell me the difference between the new Scottish hate crime laws and the current English hate crime law? There is an awful lot of doom and despondency out there but no explanation of how Scots law is worse than any other part of the UK.
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Would it be a fair comment if I said the UK government doesn't want Scotland to gain from cheap renewable energy, as high-use companies would move their operations to Scotland and create massive job opportunities and tax revenue here?
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Labour has begun its Scottish 2026 election campaign. Not by telling you the advantages of a Labour-controlled Scotland, but by Eroding the Scottish block grant so they can blame the SNP for Labour's austerity policies, and deny the SNP the funds to maintain socialist policies.
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Has any independence supporter ever heard or read any unionist giving any true reason why it would be better for Scotland to stay in the union? By true I mean factual, not made-up fairytales about pensions, currency etc.
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Sky politics. The Labour guy is talking about a new setup with the EU. The first thing out of the box was increasing Salmon and whisky exports, already talked about Scottish green energy in the campaign. Funny how Labour's plan for the economy revolves around Scottish exports.
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Simple question, If 50+% of people are pro-independent how come 95+% of reporters, journalists, TV presenters, and newsrag editors are unionists? What happened to unbiased reporting and programming?
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Why do people, even Scots, not living in Scotland keep telling us that the majority of people living in Scotland don't want independence. Is this the public equivalent of MPs telling us "what the people want"when it's definitely not what we want.
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So Anas now says the Scottish office will now be Scotland's voice. In other words, Labour can't win at Holyrood so power will be taken from it.
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I talked to two people in the pub, one won't be voting because he believes everything the unionist media says and the other will vote to support his football colors. I can't believe how ignorant and unthinking people can be.
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Labour, conservative , lib dems all telling the SNP that they shouldn't be talking about independence in parliamentary debate, yet unable to grasp the fact that the people of Scotland elected the SNP on that basis.
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Is it just me. I used to believe that unions were there to represent their members and fight for their interests. But it's becoming more evident by the day that unions now put support for the Labour Party before their member's interests. True or False?
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You know, I look at Americans supporting Trump and think how stupid are they? Can't they see him for what he is? Then I think, what do the rest of the world see when they look at UK politics? Scotland needs to get out of this shit show ASAP!
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Scotland and Wales are basically in the same boat. All high wage high employment industries are being abandoned in both countries but saved in England we lost petrochemical refinement and Wales lost steel. We are now service economy for England, or more accurately London.
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Question. When the conservatives came to power they claimed the finances were a mess ;hence austerity, Labours fault. When the Labour came to power they claimed the finances were a mess ;hence austerity, Conservatives fault. Why do Scots keep voting them into power, are we daft?
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For those living in northern England who believe Scotland gets more per head than England. Do you think England should be an independent nation concentrating on England's needs and wishes?
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Sir Kid Starver blames the SNP for an additional 30k Scottish children living in poverty but ignores the additional 650k additional children living in poverty in England and Wales under Labour and Conservative control. He's now passing UK economic failure onto the SNP.
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Has anyone noticed the staunchest unionists appear to be ex-services? Hats off to the training camps for a fine job of indoctrination. I guess it's all about having your mates back? Shame they haven't realized that Westminster doesn't have Scotlands back, we're cannon fodder
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Jesus! It gets worse. GB energy will own and produce nothing. He says its an investment company to get private investment in energy. So the headquarters will be distributing and monitoring public handouts to energy companies. 67k jobs? FFS
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If there is an SNP win in Scotland, and we demand independence. Will Starmer insist we stay part of the union because it's in Scotland's best interest, or will he revert to English nationalist; forcing us to stay part of the union because it's in England's best interest?
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Is it just me or does Sir Kid Starver appear to be parachuting lots of MP candidates in from Englandshire? The latest for Perth being a Geordie? Labour activists, how does it feel when your choices are overruled? He won't stand for any challenge to his actions, will he? Colony?
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Why is it that we consistently have information about PFI scandals revealed on X but most people are totally ignorant of these Labour left over costs paid from council budgets. We're just not getting the message out to Joe public.
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@ScotNational
Buying a Scottish island doesn't allow anyone to ignore Scottish law. They will be expected to uphold all our laws or be prosecuted.
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Ash Regan backed by Fergus Ewing reinforces the unionist impossible ask for the SNP to complete white papers describing in minuscule detail everything Scotland would do when independent; a task that no government could achieve without the ability to see into the future.
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Who knew that Labour would backtrack and obfuscate on every promise they made during the election campaign, using "The country's finances are worse than we thought"? I did! And so did all of those Scottish branch Labour hopefuls who lied to our faces.
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If the missiles used to kill the aid workers in their convoy were supplied by the UK, should our government and its ministers be prosecuted in the Hague for facilitating war crimes?
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@LewisMcKenzie94
It's a pity he forgot to mention the additional 670k children in poverty in Wales and England under Conservative and Labour control. Or the additional 100k children taken out of poverty in Scotland. It's a pity you forgot to mention it too, Lewis.
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Reform Uk headed by Nigel Farage is taking conservative votes 18% to date. If labour win this time and lose the following election Farage could be your prime minister. Only one way to make sure this never happens to Scots, vote for the SNP and independence
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Unrwa is the vehicle used by most developed nations to deliver relief to the Palestinian people. The Conservative and lib-dem Scottish branches have insinuated the humza was underhand by using this vehicle to supply relief to Gaza. They lie.
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The SNP hierarchy should now send out a questionnaire to all present and lapsed members. Ask them if they or anyone they know abstained or voted for Labour and why. Include a tick box questionnaire and a space for comments. Collate the info, publish it, and then formulate a plan.
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The incoming Labour chancellor wants to resurrect PFI. Using Private finance to build public works. The last Labour PFI projects are still taking billions out of Scottish council's budgets at 4 X the cost of public financed projects, Billions wasted for years to come. "Change"?
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@msm_monitor
It's very difficult for the Scottish Unionist parties to blame the SNP for all of our problems when their own leaders in England are shown blaming each other's parties. Can't have it both ways although BBC Scotland is doing their best to do so.
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It's patently obvious that the conservative party and it's MP's have dragged the UK into the gutter and Labour have gone down the drain looking for them. Scotland can do much better, a chance to reset our constitution and politics. Independence is a must for our children's sakes.
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@PeterStefanovi2
@BobGeor27574923
Doesn't anyone find it worrying that our prime minister; Rishi Sunak, appears to know nothing about anything.
Bullying, party gate, his and his wife's shares, his tax affairs, failing Brexit, Zahawi's tax affairs, Russian interference. The list is endless?
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I was disappointed at the recent SNP members questionnaire. It felt like a closed question fact finding mission on a narrow range of SNP policies. If we don't get a grip on getting good info to the voting public, we wont win the Scottish elections. We need new innovative ideas.
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@joannaccherry
I'm more interested in why you are in the SNP Joanna. You only pop up every so often to have a dig. Raise your concerns and solutions at the conference then decide whether you stay or go.
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@implausibleblog
@Jules23744754
And there we have it. Nothing to do with UK security. nothing to do with reducing bills. Nothing to do with saving on distribution or transportation. Nothing to do with jobs as they can be reskilled into renewables. Everything to do with Tax revenue. Still too poor Scotland?
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Another Herald regurgitation of the ferry problems. This and any other SNP bad story will be front and centre of all unionist media until 2026. We need to bypass this type of media; we cant compete with the cash and influence of unionist parties. SNP hierarchy are you listening?
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Let's hope that this year, Scots finally realize, that we are merely subservient components used by successive failing UK governments for our services and energy wealth. For our children's and grandchildren's sakes grow a pair Scotland. Vote for the SNP and independence.
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If pro-independence parties and groups pooled their resources for a poster campaign from now until the Scottish elections. Wouldn't this mitigate the unionist bias media and increase the electorate's understanding of the drawbacks of the union and opportunities for independence?
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@StephenFlynnSNP
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They conned the people of Rutherglen & Hamilton West. Their new MP showed them his values with two abstentions on Socialist votes in parliament. Sir Kid Starver: a Tory apologist, now a Thatcher supporter. Dumped 14 promised socialist policies. Still, thinking of voting Lie-bor?
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There you go fellow scots Labour CouncilorMcCabe wants our democraticly elected parliaments devolved decisions to be over ridden by a conservative minister. Labour do not believe in our democratic parliament because they dont controle it.They work hand in glove with conservatives
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Why hasn't Starmer started an inquiry into ppe corruption? Is it another one of those inquiries that are only started and concluded when all of those implicated are dead?
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There you go folks. Bi-election proving conservatives are now ultra right wing Reform UK, lead by Tice & Farage. Labour are now the conservatives and Lib-Dems are now as dead as Dodos. Lets get the F out of dodge and leave them to it . Vote SNP & independence.
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How many SNP supporters have read the "Building a new Scotland" papers 1-13? I would suggest not many. Even fewer yessers, very few Dont knows, and No's. I would suggest we should concentrate on catchy posters detailing facts, figures, rebuttals & positive Scottish opportunities.
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Just got a flyer through the door for Labour Councilor Mark Griffin. No Labour logo, and not one mention of Labour in the whole double-sided a4 blurb. He could be the best MSP in Scotland but if he's so ashamed of Labour and its policies, why is he still a Labour MSP?
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During the blood contamination and cover up labour were in government in the 70s and the conservatives in the 80s. You can't trust them to do the best for Scotland, same brush different strokes.
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Grant Shapps. "The world sent a message to the rebels". So if the world sent a message why was it only the USA and GB that bombed Yemen. Another arrogant little Britain trying to convince itself that it's still a major player. Totally delusional. Sir kid Starver supports it.
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How is it that Sir Kid Starver can't tell us what his change policies are because he doesn't know the state of our economy until he's elected? Accepted by Yoons who constantly demand that the SNP set out our independent economic policies before we become independent. Pot/kettle?
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@RoyBertram4
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Simples, because England wants control of the oil. If we can't move the oil and gas fields we'll make sure you can't process it. And we're going to do the same with the electricity network and water.
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@TheNewsAgents
@GlobalPlayer
@maitlis
@lewis_goodall
Any charges brought? Eh No! Is any wrongdoing Proven? Eh No! Has her popularity dropped? Eh No! Did she say let the bodies pile high? Eh no! Did she have parties? Eh no! Was Scotland's death rate higher than England's? Eh No! Did she lose her phone or spend 200k evading questions
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@alanferrier
If so, he should be arrested when returning to the UK and charged with inciting violence.
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@janforindy2
Absolutely. There is no way 400 plus English Lie-bor MPs would let Scottish students have free tuition and their constituents not have it. Lie-bor would use smoke and mirrors to quietly cancel it.
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@libby_brooks
@BBCJamesCook
That's what happens when journalists make news rather than report news. If you begin a question with unsubstantiated accusations, don't do your homework, and continually demean one particular political party, you cant blame supporters for disliking you.
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I've slagged off Labour unionist supporters; I apologize. It's the Scottish Labour branch activists, councilors, and union officials I despise. They know they're lying, and eagerly participate in coning their country folk out of a fairer more prosperous life for their benefit.
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Has anyone noticed the recuring theme with wanabe labour candidates in Scotland. They comment on weather, great support, people want change. SNP supporters are turning to labour. I think labour head office tweets the party line for them after they supply the photo. True or false
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@johnmcternan
Oh dear! You got it wrong again. The hypocrisy of your tweet is mind-blowing. In fact, it's a bare-faced lie, and you know it. Labour facilitated the genocide. It was the SNP and then the Scottish branch of Labour; whom you ignored, who pushed for an immediate ceasefire.
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@80_mcswan
Alba won't take any votes from unionist parties, the only thing they will do is split the independence vote and give unionists a better chance of winning seats. That's not working together.
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@TheGrimm5
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@PennyMordaunt
That says it all. Penny believes England is Great Britain and Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland are minor states who should be told what to do.
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@msm_monitor
This is piss-poor broadcasting, anyone with a brain could have ripped Tam; from Kilmarnock, comments to shreds. Kaye doesn't and by doing so gives the impression that Tams comments are true or reasonable. She's cherry-picking for effect.
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Why is it that none of the news papers or tv channels mention the company's status re length of trading , assets etc when reporting on this. It's as if they're trying to make this as easy as possible for her to defend.
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@msm_monitor
I will be very interested in the amount Labour spent on Shank's election in Rutherglen. I bet they hid the costs of all those English MPs' traveling expenses when they came to Scotland to support him. I'm fairly sure the allowance was broken.
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Think about this Scottish branch of Labour supporters. Vote SNP get independence and new Scottish-controlled Labour, conservative, liberal etc parties. Vote for any other party and get Farage, Cruella, Mordaunt, Mogg, or another odious cretin as pm in the future. Guaranteed.
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@PamGosalMSP
Oh dear, Pams making up figures again. Maybe one of our priorities should be cutting down on the number of people claiming salaries from our parliament, whilst doing nothing but tweeting rubbish? Just a thought.
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@progressScots
@Edinburgh_Rocks
@Ianmac611
@Douglas4Moray
@ScottishLabour
They count on their constituents not knowing that Labour and Conservatives voted together and hope the blame lands on the SNP. A nice leaflet drop explaining the facts would go down well.
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@MrJohnNicolson
@Ofcom
They are breaking the rules. It's just like every other so-called regulatory body; filled with political appointees who have absolutely no intention of fulfilling their statutory obligations unless it suits their political masters.
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@FreddieBailey96
Thank goodness we left the EU and ditched all of those unnecessary rules? Hate to think what could have happened to out rivers?
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Is there no process where some smart lawyer could take the BBC to court for failing to provide the service it charges, ie an unbiased balanced factual service?
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@g_gosden
I'm an old person, and i probably shouldn't be saying this , but there comes a time when some old people should accept that the world has changed and they haven't a clue about what's going on. Ann, get on with the gardening.
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@msm_monitor
No, it can't. I suggest they gather the evidence and then on the next round of interviews explain why they will no longer cooperate or answer questions from BBC Scotland's representatives until an investigation is undertaken into its lack of impartiality.
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@Loriagne2
Dam right, I'm just popping along to GB news to see if i can collect 100k for talking outright pish. If you can do it , anyone can do it.
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@ClemMinister
@RodW55466719
The same Israel that doesn't target, starve, freeze, and bomb civilians? Or enact genocidal policies on the Palestinian people. Of course, I believe them; not!
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@CharlesHThyme
@implausibleblog
Robert Jenrick "Suella and i were working on plan B for months". So, when Suella said there was no plan B, she was lying? Jenrick Replies, No! FFS grow up man. They lie constantly. Unless someone catches them out, they simply continue lying!
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@aggierrskine
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@WDCouncil
Do their constituents support their views on undermining the democratic parliament of Scotland by asking a conservative government minister to roll back devolved responsibilities? If not, I suggest they let Martin know.
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@J4m35c4mpb3ll
@UKLabour
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So he's decided Scots don't count unless they support Labour or the Conservatives?
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Cheap energy to boost the economy say Labour. They lie; prices are fixed on a world wide basis. Scotland. we'll get none of the manufacturing jobs, we will become England's power source, nothing else. Independence is our only way to gain from our massive green energy potential.
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Labour has now announced what change actually means. Unfortunately the six POLICIES? Are unmeasurable or wooly, like 6500 new teachers; not MORE teachers. New energy company" no idea what it produces? Total bunkum for the gullible or stupid.
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Scottish union rep used their members by striking to cause embarrassment during the runup to the Rutherglen election. Are Labour-controlled councils using their tenants in the same way by increasing council tax?
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@ScotNational
Does this mean England's not a country but a region in the UK? I suggest he tries floating that little nugget on BBC News then leaves through the fire exit.
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@unisonscot
@lilian_macer
@UNISONScotLGvt
@unisontheunion
@unison_glasgow
@unisonedin
@ScottishTUC
@UniteScotland
@GMBScotOrg
25k views only 115 likes. Think you might have gotten your priorities wrong with this one?
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170 billion on a nuclear reactor we don't need, many billions more on decommissioning and storage of nuclear waste. Why, when we can build pumped hydro and economically produce and store green hydrogen? Once more England's priorities forced on Scotland
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If all pro-independence parties put aside their differences on one issue; the need for a targeted informative publicity campaign to get the message out to the Scottish public, consistently over the following two years. And pulled their resources, would they?
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@D_G_Alexander
@ScottishLabour
@AnasSarwar
And Douglas has now moved onto the fear track. We cant explain any policies because we don't have any apart from "change". So we'll go down the " If you don't vote for us, You get them" route. How about we vote for independence and get rid of both parties in one go?
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@PeteWishart
They know full well Pete. That's why SNP supporters are telling you that the party leadership needs to urgently find new ways of getting the message to the people by using means other than the press and tv media.
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@ScotNational
In other words, yes! I support whatever my boss says. I have no policies and can only repeat the bog standard "time for change" slogan as prescribed by our communications director.
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@DrAnamorphosis
Because England sees Northern Ireland as a cost and an irritant and would quite happily ditch it. Whereas England sees Scotland as a resource and useful colony.
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@msm_monitor
Well done! That's what we should be telling those so-called presenters, Nothing! Using daily rags, spouting rubbish, as if they are trusted providers of accurate information? How about asking questions based on actual facts, not conjecture.
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@campbellclaret
You really need to follow events, Alistair. Labour has thrown everything but the kitchen sink at this in Scotland. Social media & MSM media overload. Over forty visiting English and Welsh mp's. If they don't win this with a massive majority they've no chance in Scotland. Vote SNP
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@ConnorGillies
@SkyNews
Good God! i nearly fell off my seat; Gilles asking pertinent questions and not taking no for an answer from a Labour PM. I can only hope this newfound quest for answers rolls on to the New Scottish branch of Labour MPs.
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@msm_monitor
Good god, Millions were wasted on PPE, and Millions missing due to fraud. Millions are hidden in offshore bank accounts. Millions wasted in preferred supplier and test& trace. Millions were hidden in illegal donations. Raffle ticket receipts missing? FFS!
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