Christine R
@chrisr49.bsky.social
Archaeology, local history, genealogy, environment and Scottish independence
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Different Nations, different values, on very different political journeys
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September 27, 2026 at 9:28 AM
Different Nations, different values, on very different political journeys
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How could an associate professor in divinity at Cambridge be expected to know that lying is bad?
thecritic.co.uk/mone...
thecritic.co.uk/mone...
September 5, 2026 at 8:44 AM
How could an associate professor in divinity at Cambridge be expected to know that lying is bad?
thecritic.co.uk/mone...
thecritic.co.uk/mone...
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🇬🇧 🏴 When Burnham talks about ‘the North’, he is talking about the South
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July 25, 2026 at 10:15 AM
🇬🇧 🏴 When Burnham talks about ‘the North’, he is talking about the South
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Always we have lies about immigration, here are some facts.
June 20, 2026 at 5:11 PM
Always we have lies about immigration, here are some facts.
Politics isn't working. It's time to call time on the broken culture in Westminster and have a fresh start with a fair voting system. Add your name to @electoralreform.bsky.social's call to #MakeSeatsMatchVotes
action.electoral-reform.org.uk/page/3782/pe...
action.electoral-reform.org.uk/page/3782/pe...
First Past the Post means millions of our votes make no difference to parliament. Add your name now to demand a fairer voting system
It only takes 30 seconds
action.electoral-reform.org.uk
June 18, 2026 at 5:33 PM
Politics isn't working. It's time to call time on the broken culture in Westminster and have a fresh start with a fair voting system. Add your name to @electoralreform.bsky.social's call to #MakeSeatsMatchVotes
action.electoral-reform.org.uk/page/3782/pe...
action.electoral-reform.org.uk/page/3782/pe...
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"The oldest tabloid trick: Take one incident, yell “migrant”, and make everyone think only migrants commit crime.
Facts tell a different story:
"Sensationalist headlines spread like wildfire — but hard evidence gets ignored ... it’s deliberate scapegoating to divide us."
via Refugee Rock the Boat
Facts tell a different story:
"Sensationalist headlines spread like wildfire — but hard evidence gets ignored ... it’s deliberate scapegoating to divide us."
via Refugee Rock the Boat
June 16, 2026 at 6:00 AM
"The oldest tabloid trick: Take one incident, yell “migrant”, and make everyone think only migrants commit crime.
Facts tell a different story:
"Sensationalist headlines spread like wildfire — but hard evidence gets ignored ... it’s deliberate scapegoating to divide us."
via Refugee Rock the Boat
Facts tell a different story:
"Sensationalist headlines spread like wildfire — but hard evidence gets ignored ... it’s deliberate scapegoating to divide us."
via Refugee Rock the Boat
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Everything on this earth is borrowed. There is no "mine" or "yours." There is only "ours." Even time is borrowed. People kill over a piece of land that belongs only to Mother Earth. All you have is what you came with... and what you will leave with: your spirit.
-Native American Proverb-
-Native American Proverb-
May 28, 2026 at 1:04 PM
Everything on this earth is borrowed. There is no "mine" or "yours." There is only "ours." Even time is borrowed. People kill over a piece of land that belongs only to Mother Earth. All you have is what you came with... and what you will leave with: your spirit.
-Native American Proverb-
-Native American Proverb-
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You spend millions every year so well paid MP's and Lord's can get subsidised alcohol at work.
There are 27 alcohol serving taxpayer subsidised bars and restaurants in the UK.
ALL of them in Westminster.
It's time to make it 0.
Like/RT if you agree.
There are 27 alcohol serving taxpayer subsidised bars and restaurants in the UK.
ALL of them in Westminster.
It's time to make it 0.
Like/RT if you agree.
May 21, 2026 at 6:36 PM
You spend millions every year so well paid MP's and Lord's can get subsidised alcohol at work.
There are 27 alcohol serving taxpayer subsidised bars and restaurants in the UK.
ALL of them in Westminster.
It's time to make it 0.
Like/RT if you agree.
There are 27 alcohol serving taxpayer subsidised bars and restaurants in the UK.
ALL of them in Westminster.
It's time to make it 0.
Like/RT if you agree.
Too often, outsourcing comes at the expense of our services and the workers who keep them going. If you want public services to work for people, not just profit, sign the Record of Support for Labour’s insourcing pledge. www.megaphone.org.uk/petitions/of...
Official Record of Support: Back the Biggest Wave of Insourcing in a Generation
Outsourcing companies frequently compete to win public contracts by reducing costs: it's a race to the bottom on the pay, terms, and conditions for their workers.
This has a knock-on effect for servic...
www.megaphone.org.uk
May 19, 2026 at 10:58 AM
Too often, outsourcing comes at the expense of our services and the workers who keep them going. If you want public services to work for people, not just profit, sign the Record of Support for Labour’s insourcing pledge. www.megaphone.org.uk/petitions/of...
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May 6, 2026 at 10:51 AM
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"I was ...."
via Karl Robins
via Karl Robins
April 29, 2026 at 10:08 AM
"I was ...."
via Karl Robins
via Karl Robins
Private Eye latest edition.
April 29, 2026 at 9:24 AM
Private Eye latest edition.
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I’m not sure why we still have a monarch. It seems like a medieval anachronism to me; a demonstration of inherited status and the the pinnacle of an entrenched aristocracy. And I’m really not sure why our monarch has gone to the US to stand next to another man with too much power, land and money.
April 28, 2026 at 5:48 PM
I’m not sure why we still have a monarch. It seems like a medieval anachronism to me; a demonstration of inherited status and the the pinnacle of an entrenched aristocracy. And I’m really not sure why our monarch has gone to the US to stand next to another man with too much power, land and money.
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CORRECTED Man in charge of getting Brexit done now says we should get it undone as do Times readers - so far in a small sample. Why not cast your vote? bit.ly/4sOfs2B
April 24, 2026 at 6:13 AM
CORRECTED Man in charge of getting Brexit done now says we should get it undone as do Times readers - so far in a small sample. Why not cast your vote? bit.ly/4sOfs2B
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Sharing this again, as the first postal votes are dropping through letterboxes.
Don't fall for the fashy fake greens - look for the logo and vote for the real @scottishgreens.org to demand better for Scotland!
Don't fall for the fashy fake greens - look for the logo and vote for the real @scottishgreens.org to demand better for Scotland!
April 17, 2026 at 4:07 PM
Sharing this again, as the first postal votes are dropping through letterboxes.
Don't fall for the fashy fake greens - look for the logo and vote for the real @scottishgreens.org to demand better for Scotland!
Don't fall for the fashy fake greens - look for the logo and vote for the real @scottishgreens.org to demand better for Scotland!
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A gentle reminder of how utterly irrelevant Scotland’s ‘voice’ is within the uk🇬🇧
Despite all 32 Regions in Scotland voting to massively reject England’s Tory brexit, the entire vote of the people of Scotland was cancelled out by just ONE brexity English Region🇬🇧
🏴 Are you YES yet ? 🇪🇺
Despite all 32 Regions in Scotland voting to massively reject England’s Tory brexit, the entire vote of the people of Scotland was cancelled out by just ONE brexity English Region🇬🇧
🏴 Are you YES yet ? 🇪🇺
April 18, 2026 at 5:35 AM
A gentle reminder of how utterly irrelevant Scotland’s ‘voice’ is within the uk🇬🇧
Despite all 32 Regions in Scotland voting to massively reject England’s Tory brexit, the entire vote of the people of Scotland was cancelled out by just ONE brexity English Region🇬🇧
🏴 Are you YES yet ? 🇪🇺
Despite all 32 Regions in Scotland voting to massively reject England’s Tory brexit, the entire vote of the people of Scotland was cancelled out by just ONE brexity English Region🇬🇧
🏴 Are you YES yet ? 🇪🇺
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‘Leaving the island later on his private plane’,
yep, that’s reform, representing ‘working people’.
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yep, that’s reform, representing ‘working people’.
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BREAKING: Nigel Farage has been heckled in Shetland and branded a 'scrounger'
The Reform UK leader is expected to be leaving the islands on his private plane later today
The Reform UK leader is expected to be leaving the islands on his private plane later today
April 14, 2026 at 12:46 PM
‘Leaving the island later on his private plane’,
yep, that’s reform, representing ‘working people’.
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yep, that’s reform, representing ‘working people’.
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In the first big leaders' debate of the election, @ross-greer.bsky.social spoke up strongly for a welcoming Scotland and against the racism of the far right.
And most of the audience agreed - rejecting Reform's lies and dogwhistles.
And most of the audience agreed - rejecting Reform's lies and dogwhistles.
The fact the Labour Party, Tories and Reform all have specific policies to make it harder to come here and be a social care worker is absolutely disgraceful when this country is going through a social care crisis. #bbcdn
April 12, 2026 at 8:20 PM
In the first big leaders' debate of the election, @ross-greer.bsky.social spoke up strongly for a welcoming Scotland and against the racism of the far right.
And most of the audience agreed - rejecting Reform's lies and dogwhistles.
And most of the audience agreed - rejecting Reform's lies and dogwhistles.
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I woke at 5am this morning, distressed about the dangers to children lives as a result of 🇮🇱's new death penalty law. Had to write down my thoughts and fears. 🙏🏼 To @bellacaledonia.bsky.social for publishing so urgently. 🏴 Has a responsibility to uphold #childrensrights not just here but everywhere 📢
Israel’s Death Penalty Law and the Collapse of International Protection for Children by @nuzie.bsky.social @amnesty.org @palaction.bsky.social bellacaledonia.org.uk/2026/03/31/i...
March 31, 2026 at 12:27 PM
I woke at 5am this morning, distressed about the dangers to children lives as a result of 🇮🇱's new death penalty law. Had to write down my thoughts and fears. 🙏🏼 To @bellacaledonia.bsky.social for publishing so urgently. 🏴 Has a responsibility to uphold #childrensrights not just here but everywhere 📢
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Another triumph for deregulation! By saving a few million in monitoring and enforcement, our governments have landed us with a vast illegal waste dumping problem, new organised crime networks and a clean-up bill that could run to tens of billions.
My column.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
My column.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Say hello to the UK’s most successful growth industry: organised waste crime | George Monbiot
Thanks to a sustained ideological assault on regulation, our country has been turned into a literal dump, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
April 1, 2026 at 6:54 AM
Another triumph for deregulation! By saving a few million in monitoring and enforcement, our governments have landed us with a vast illegal waste dumping problem, new organised crime networks and a clean-up bill that could run to tens of billions.
My column.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
My column.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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🇬🇧 As far as the british parties are concerned, a Scotland that “cannae, isnae, wouldnae, couldnae, shouldnae” is a Scotland that will be forever chained to their union
british parties no longer simply put the interests of London & SE England first, they now make Scotland fail
🏴 Are you YES yet ? 🇪🇺
british parties no longer simply put the interests of London & SE England first, they now make Scotland fail
🏴 Are you YES yet ? 🇪🇺
March 28, 2026 at 5:07 AM
🇬🇧 As far as the british parties are concerned, a Scotland that “cannae, isnae, wouldnae, couldnae, shouldnae” is a Scotland that will be forever chained to their union
british parties no longer simply put the interests of London & SE England first, they now make Scotland fail
🏴 Are you YES yet ? 🇪🇺
british parties no longer simply put the interests of London & SE England first, they now make Scotland fail
🏴 Are you YES yet ? 🇪🇺
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🇬🇧 The british parties are now purposely making Scotland fail, as they see a Scotland that “cannae, isnae, wouldnae, couldnae, shouldnae” as a Scotland that is chained to their union 🇬🇧
🏴 Are you YES yet ? 🇪🇺
🏴 Are you YES yet ? 🇪🇺
March 28, 2026 at 6:45 AM
🇬🇧 The british parties are now purposely making Scotland fail, as they see a Scotland that “cannae, isnae, wouldnae, couldnae, shouldnae” as a Scotland that is chained to their union 🇬🇧
🏴 Are you YES yet ? 🇪🇺
🏴 Are you YES yet ? 🇪🇺
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My latest blog piece, the implosion of Reform's Scottish campaign and their history of under-performing in real elections compared to polling is a good sign for the Holyrood election in 6 weeks. Reform is likely to do worse than current polling suggests.
weegingerdug.wordpress.com/2026/03/26/t...
weegingerdug.wordpress.com/2026/03/26/t...
The rapid implosion of Reform’s Scottish campaign
As the saying goes, you’d need a heart of stone not to laugh. Within just a few days of Reform UK launching its Scottish election campaign to much fanfare and racist ‘jokes’ about…
weegingerdug.wordpress.com
March 26, 2026 at 3:11 PM
My latest blog piece, the implosion of Reform's Scottish campaign and their history of under-performing in real elections compared to polling is a good sign for the Holyrood election in 6 weeks. Reform is likely to do worse than current polling suggests.
weegingerdug.wordpress.com/2026/03/26/t...
weegingerdug.wordpress.com/2026/03/26/t...
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🇬🇧 “SNP Bad / Scotland Bad / Independence Bad..etc” 🇬🇧
🏴 Are you YES yet ? 🇪🇺
🏴 Are you YES yet ? 🇪🇺
March 22, 2026 at 6:42 AM
🇬🇧 “SNP Bad / Scotland Bad / Independence Bad..etc” 🇬🇧
🏴 Are you YES yet ? 🇪🇺
🏴 Are you YES yet ? 🇪🇺