@jurahen.bsky.social
Hebridean Island Hen. Granny. Mad dog Lady. Free Scotland. SNP. Sassenach for Indy. Still European. Save Our NHS. Save the Planet. 🌍🏴🏴🇪🇺
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The Old Post Office Jura
www.theoldpostofficejura.com
Hebridean getaway retreat on the beautiful Isle of Jura Scotland 🦌⛰️🥾🎣😌 www.theoldpostofficejura.com
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Eleven bail hostels due to house early release prisoners in England and Wales closed
Eleven bail hostels due to house early release prisoners in England and Wales closed
Exclusive: seven facilities shut for lack of staff and four over issues such as infestations or lack of running water
Eleven bail hostels that were supposed to have housed dangerous prisoners during the early release of stalkers and domestic abusers in England and Wales have been closed, the Guardian can disclose.
Seven of the halfway house facilities, known as approved premises, were shut because of a lack of qualified staff and the other four because of problems such as infestations or lack of running water, Whitehall sources said. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
October 7, 2026 at 4:07 PM
Eleven bail hostels due to house early release prisoners in England and Wales closed
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Dae it, dae it, dae it.
October 7, 2026 at 1:50 PM
Dae it, dae it, dae it.
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I know Farage is not on side of anybody except super rich.
October 7, 2026 at 3:49 PM
I know Farage is not on side of anybody except super rich.
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As a Scot, from the country in the UK which voted Remain but was dragged out anyway,
A nation whose people have voted repeatedly for a 2nd independence referendum because Brexit exposed the lack of fairness and lack of democracy within the existing constitutional framework
This is all infuriating.
A nation whose people have voted repeatedly for a 2nd independence referendum because Brexit exposed the lack of fairness and lack of democracy within the existing constitutional framework
This is all infuriating.
I spoke to WATO about the Brexit options the UK can choose from
October 5, 2026 at 9:51 AM
As a Scot, from the country in the UK which voted Remain but was dragged out anyway,
A nation whose people have voted repeatedly for a 2nd independence referendum because Brexit exposed the lack of fairness and lack of democracy within the existing constitutional framework
This is all infuriating.
A nation whose people have voted repeatedly for a 2nd independence referendum because Brexit exposed the lack of fairness and lack of democracy within the existing constitutional framework
This is all infuriating.
It’s getting more like Russians falling out of windows by the day
LUTNICK WHISTLEBLOWER IS FOUND DEAD
The former British banker who spent more than 35 years working in financial markets has died by suicide. @GOP #suspicious #windows #maga
www.thebanker.com/content/0228...
The former British banker who spent more than 35 years working in financial markets has died by suicide. @GOP #suspicious #windows #maga
www.thebanker.com/content/0228...
Whistleblower who flagged Lutnick’s links to Epstein dies
The former British banker who spent more than 35 years working in financial markets has died by suicide
www.thebanker.com
October 5, 2026 at 9:58 AM
It’s getting more like Russians falling out of windows by the day
This is unacceptable. Also unacceptable that England has 44% higher rates
Today we’re at the launch of @jrf-uk.bsky.social’s Poverty in Scotland report.
We must see bolder & upscaled action from all levels of govt to end poverty & build a Scotland where everyone can afford the essentials.
More here 👇
We must see bolder & upscaled action from all levels of govt to end poverty & build a Scotland where everyone can afford the essentials.
More here 👇
📣 New report launched this morning!
Today, we've published Poverty in Scotland 2026, the flagship report looking into the depth and breadth of poverty across Scotland.
🗣️ Hear from our Lead Analyst @carlaonion.bsky.social as she shares some of the key findings.
Today, we've published Poverty in Scotland 2026, the flagship report looking into the depth and breadth of poverty across Scotland.
🗣️ Hear from our Lead Analyst @carlaonion.bsky.social as she shares some of the key findings.
October 5, 2026 at 9:56 AM
This is unacceptable. Also unacceptable that England has 44% higher rates
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"Do you have to be white to be English?"
That this is even being asked is a sign of how much racism has been legitimised by our media & politics over the last two decades
That this is even being asked is a sign of how much racism has been legitimised by our media & politics over the last two decades
October 4, 2026 at 8:50 AM
"Do you have to be white to be English?"
That this is even being asked is a sign of how much racism has been legitimised by our media & politics over the last two decades
That this is even being asked is a sign of how much racism has been legitimised by our media & politics over the last two decades
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This "union" only ever makes Scotland poorer, our vast resources sold for the benefit of WM, Scots kept ignorant about the wealth of their country being exploited. Scots democratic choices ignored time & time again
It's time we regained our independence & made our own decisions
#ScottishIndependence
It's time we regained our independence & made our own decisions
#ScottishIndependence
Diesel in the UK reached record levels this week. Now, It begs the question, how much would Scotland’s last refinery be making just now?
Note- Price is from March 2024 following an increase in the price of fuels in 2023.
And yet Westminster continuously denies us the right make our own choices!!!
Note- Price is from March 2024 following an increase in the price of fuels in 2023.
And yet Westminster continuously denies us the right make our own choices!!!
October 3, 2026 at 3:18 PM
This "union" only ever makes Scotland poorer, our vast resources sold for the benefit of WM, Scots kept ignorant about the wealth of their country being exploited. Scots democratic choices ignored time & time again
It's time we regained our independence & made our own decisions
#ScottishIndependence
It's time we regained our independence & made our own decisions
#ScottishIndependence
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THIS👇🏼
It's called Public Service Broadcasting and should be the media equivalent of the NHS. But like the NHS, Toryscum have underfunded and perverted it. We should be fighting for a better BBC in the same way we fight for our NHS.
Get people like this ⬇️ OUT OF OUR BBC
pressgazette.co.uk/the-wire/med...
Get people like this ⬇️ OUT OF OUR BBC
pressgazette.co.uk/the-wire/med...
Ex-GB News editorial director John McAndrew joins BBC
John McAndrew, who was editorial director at GB News upon its launch last year, has joined the BBC as director of news programmes.
pressgazette.co.uk
October 4, 2026 at 3:12 PM
THIS👇🏼
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I have received the first official estimate of the cost to Scotland's pensioners of the Prime Minister's attack on the triple lock.
It will take up to £4bn from Scotland's pensioners. And the Prime Minister plans to use it to pay for social care in England.
pensioner in 🏴 £2,000 worse off 👇
It will take up to £4bn from Scotland's pensioners. And the Prime Minister plans to use it to pay for social care in England.
pensioner in 🏴 £2,000 worse off 👇
October 3, 2026 at 8:59 PM
I have received the first official estimate of the cost to Scotland's pensioners of the Prime Minister's attack on the triple lock.
It will take up to £4bn from Scotland's pensioners. And the Prime Minister plans to use it to pay for social care in England.
pensioner in 🏴 £2,000 worse off 👇
It will take up to £4bn from Scotland's pensioners. And the Prime Minister plans to use it to pay for social care in England.
pensioner in 🏴 £2,000 worse off 👇
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UK chancellor to meet bank bosses for a pre-budget summit to discuss possible tax raid.
Banks profiteering but resent windfall tax.
Any chance of ending bank subsidies?
Any chance of meeting pensioners, disabled, sick, poor to hear their concerns?
Banks profiteering but resent windfall tax.
Any chance of ending bank subsidies?
Any chance of meeting pensioners, disabled, sick, poor to hear their concerns?
Healey summons UK bank chiefs to pre-budget summit next week
The chancellor, John Healey, has called in the CEOs of lenders including Barclays, Lloyds and NatWest for talks ahead of his crucial budget statement.
news.sky.com
October 4, 2026 at 8:06 AM
UK chancellor to meet bank bosses for a pre-budget summit to discuss possible tax raid.
Banks profiteering but resent windfall tax.
Any chance of ending bank subsidies?
Any chance of meeting pensioners, disabled, sick, poor to hear their concerns?
Banks profiteering but resent windfall tax.
Any chance of ending bank subsidies?
Any chance of meeting pensioners, disabled, sick, poor to hear their concerns?
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“Holy Fascism”
Expect more of the same from Farage Yaxley and Thomas what’s his name …
@peterjukes.bsky.social
Expect more of the same from Farage Yaxley and Thomas what’s his name …
@peterjukes.bsky.social
🟣 SUBSTACK
Hot Type: ‘Holy Fascism’
By Heidi Cuda
Read below. ↓
Hot Type: ‘Holy Fascism’
By Heidi Cuda
Read below. ↓
Hot Type: ‘Holy Fascism’
Heidi Siegmund Cuda reflects on how the Trump regime’s cynical use of ‘God’ as cover for its greedy, bloody, and criminal actions mirrors fascist regimes, both past and present
www.bylinesupplement.com
October 4, 2026 at 8:55 AM
“Holy Fascism”
Expect more of the same from Farage Yaxley and Thomas what’s his name …
@peterjukes.bsky.social
Expect more of the same from Farage Yaxley and Thomas what’s his name …
@peterjukes.bsky.social
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Not YOU Scotland!
Democracy is different/non existent for you.
Democracy is different/non existent for you.
The secretary of state for Justice (an MP for Nottingham) rules out holding another Scottish independence referendum.
He also says that voting on whether to be a member of the (European) Union is different to voting on whether to be a member of the union.
He also says that voting on whether to be a member of the (European) Union is different to voting on whether to be a member of the union.
October 4, 2026 at 11:06 AM
Not YOU Scotland!
Democracy is different/non existent for you.
Democracy is different/non existent for you.
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John Swinney warning that Brexit costs Scotland £3bn a year in lost public revenue—equivalent to £9m every single day—proves that tinkering at the edges cannot fix the damage. Scotland's democratic will and economic prosperity demand EU membership. Why stay tied to Brexit loss? 🤔 #FBPE
'Scotland's best future lies within the EU', John Swinney says
John Swinney has urged the UK Government to work towards returning to the EU as swiftly as possible
www.thenational.scot
October 3, 2026 at 3:56 PM
John Swinney warning that Brexit costs Scotland £3bn a year in lost public revenue—equivalent to £9m every single day—proves that tinkering at the edges cannot fix the damage. Scotland's democratic will and economic prosperity demand EU membership. Why stay tied to Brexit loss? 🤔 #FBPE
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A problem entirely of our own making.
The problem a direct result of Brexit.
And being a middle-power who rejected cooperate with others, now stuck friendless, isolated.
Getting scorched by both frying pan and the fire.
Thanks Brexiters.
#UKPol #RejoinEU
The problem a direct result of Brexit.
And being a middle-power who rejected cooperate with others, now stuck friendless, isolated.
Getting scorched by both frying pan and the fire.
Thanks Brexiters.
#UKPol #RejoinEU
UK car industry faces ‘difficult trade-off’ between Chinese and EU markets
Britain under pressure to put tariffs on cheap Chinese vehicle imports ahead of protectionist trade measures
www.theguardian.com
October 4, 2026 at 9:00 AM
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'The mistaken belief that only Westminster can safeguard the incomes of Scottish pensioners is one of the important reasons why opposition to Scottish independence is highest amongst the oldest age cohorts in Scotland.'
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Burnham pensions off two Better Together arguments
One of the ways in which the Better Together campaign won the referendum in 2014 was to successfully scaremonger Scotland’s pensioners into believing that their state pensions would not be sa…
weegingerdug.wordpress.com
October 4, 2026 at 10:00 AM
'The mistaken belief that only Westminster can safeguard the incomes of Scottish pensioners is one of the important reasons why opposition to Scottish independence is highest amongst the oldest age cohorts in Scotland.'
weegingerdug
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REVEALED
Britain’s contracts with Palantir hit £1bn
The government has spent or agreed to spend at least £992m on contracts with Palantir Technologies, the Nerve’s Max Colbert - @mc00.bsky.social - can reveal
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Britain’s contracts with Palantir hit £1bn
The government has spent or agreed to spend at least £992m on contracts with Palantir Technologies, the Nerve’s Max Colbert - @mc00.bsky.social - can reveal
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October 3, 2026 at 9:11 AM
REVEALED
Britain’s contracts with Palantir hit £1bn
The government has spent or agreed to spend at least £992m on contracts with Palantir Technologies, the Nerve’s Max Colbert - @mc00.bsky.social - can reveal
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Britain’s contracts with Palantir hit £1bn
The government has spent or agreed to spend at least £992m on contracts with Palantir Technologies, the Nerve’s Max Colbert - @mc00.bsky.social - can reveal
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Do Palantir own the labour party along with friends of Israel.
October 3, 2026 at 9:51 AM
Do Palantir own the labour party along with friends of Israel.
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Jared Kushner is a "volunteer" "peace envoy" because he has a giant conflict of interest to hide. He is heavily financially invested in Israel's genocide.
The "peace envoy" is a war profiteer.
Per CNN.
The "peace envoy" is a war profiteer.
Per CNN.
October 2, 2026 at 4:34 PM
Jared Kushner is a "volunteer" "peace envoy" because he has a giant conflict of interest to hide. He is heavily financially invested in Israel's genocide.
The "peace envoy" is a war profiteer.
Per CNN.
The "peace envoy" is a war profiteer.
Per CNN.
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The ability to pour hundreds of millions of pounds into a loss-making TV channel, bent on wrenching British politics sharply to the right, is yet another of the ways in which extreme wealth is trying to remake UK democracy.
It needs to be part of any serious conversation about political funding.
It needs to be part of any serious conversation about political funding.
New GB News accounts are out. Here are their losses to date. Or "spent political donations" if you prefer
October 2, 2026 at 1:05 PM
The ability to pour hundreds of millions of pounds into a loss-making TV channel, bent on wrenching British politics sharply to the right, is yet another of the ways in which extreme wealth is trying to remake UK democracy.
It needs to be part of any serious conversation about political funding.
It needs to be part of any serious conversation about political funding.