Settlerwatch? Black Saltires waved by SNP MSP's at Bannockburn? AUOB marches attended and promoted by SNP MSP's, Ministers etc led by Sìol nan Gàidheal? Exceptionalism has always been part of Nationalism.
October 8, 2026 at 12:12 AM
Settlerwatch? Black Saltires waved by SNP MSP's at Bannockburn? AUOB marches attended and promoted by SNP MSP's, Ministers etc led by Sìol nan Gàidheal? Exceptionalism has always been part of Nationalism.
EXC: After a six-month wait, @heraldscotland.bsky.social can reveal how City of Edinburgh Council staged a late-night operation to remove flags linked to anti-migrant groups.
The council spent more than £11,000 to remove 168 flags across several occasions.
www.heraldscotland.com/politics/wes...
The council spent more than £11,000 to remove 168 flags across several occasions.
www.heraldscotland.com/politics/wes...
Inside the top-secret operation to remove anti-migrant flags under cover of darkness
Documents obtained via Freedom of Information (FOI) legislation reveal that multiple contractors declined to take down the Saltires amid safety concerns.
www.heraldscotland.com
October 7, 2026 at 3:29 PM
EXC: After a six-month wait, @heraldscotland.bsky.social can reveal how City of Edinburgh Council staged a late-night operation to remove flags linked to anti-migrant groups.
The council spent more than £11,000 to remove 168 flags across several occasions.
www.heraldscotland.com/politics/wes...
The council spent more than £11,000 to remove 168 flags across several occasions.
www.heraldscotland.com/politics/wes...
Congratulations Maureen Cullen! Cullen’s short story collection, Havoc Shore, has been longlisted for The Saltires Fiction Book of the year 2026!
Cullen’s short story, Havoc Shore, was first shortlisted in the 2018 Bristol Prize and published in Volume 11 of our anthology
Cullen’s short story, Havoc Shore, was first shortlisted in the 2018 Bristol Prize and published in Volume 11 of our anthology
October 2, 2026 at 3:30 PM
Congratulations Maureen Cullen! Cullen’s short story collection, Havoc Shore, has been longlisted for The Saltires Fiction Book of the year 2026!
Cullen’s short story, Havoc Shore, was first shortlisted in the 2018 Bristol Prize and published in Volume 11 of our anthology
Cullen’s short story, Havoc Shore, was first shortlisted in the 2018 Bristol Prize and published in Volume 11 of our anthology
What about saltires? 🏴 🇯🇲 🇧🇮
September 25, 2026 at 11:27 AM
What about saltires? 🏴 🇯🇲 🇧🇮
We’re delighted to share that #TheUnfragileMind by Gavin Francis has been longlisted for Non-Fiction Book of the Year in The Saltires 2026!
Congratulations to Gavin Francis 🎉
#TheSaltires
Congratulations to Gavin Francis 🎉
#TheSaltires
September 24, 2026 at 4:42 PM
We’re delighted to share that #TheUnfragileMind by Gavin Francis has been longlisted for Non-Fiction Book of the Year in The Saltires 2026!
Congratulations to Gavin Francis 🎉
#TheSaltires
Congratulations to Gavin Francis 🎉
#TheSaltires
We’re delighted that @writercatherine.bsky.social has been longlisted for Non-Fiction Book of the Year at The Saltires, Scotland’s National Book Awards, for Hold Fast: Motherhood, my autistic daughter and me.
Congratulations to Catherine and all the authors and publishers on the longlist!
Congratulations to Catherine and all the authors and publishers on the longlist!
September 23, 2026 at 3:37 PM
We’re delighted that @writercatherine.bsky.social has been longlisted for Non-Fiction Book of the Year at The Saltires, Scotland’s National Book Awards, for Hold Fast: Motherhood, my autistic daughter and me.
Congratulations to Catherine and all the authors and publishers on the longlist!
Congratulations to Catherine and all the authors and publishers on the longlist!
Thrilled to have been longlisted for the Saltires Research Book of the Year award for An Odious Campaign, published by Tippermuir Books. As a former librarian, an award for research is doubly meaningful.
#BookCommunity #Scotland #Saltires #RossandCromarty #Churchill
#BookCommunity #Scotland #Saltires #RossandCromarty #Churchill
September 21, 2026 at 8:09 AM
Thrilled to have been longlisted for the Saltires Research Book of the Year award for An Odious Campaign, published by Tippermuir Books. As a former librarian, an award for research is doubly meaningful.
#BookCommunity #Scotland #Saltires #RossandCromarty #Churchill
#BookCommunity #Scotland #Saltires #RossandCromarty #Churchill
And the First Minister, cough, is a graduate of that institution. Sitting on his hands, as usual. No doubt some pious and sanctimonious word salad will emerge in due course. 20 years of decline but, you know, saltires and that.
September 18, 2026 at 8:55 AM
And the First Minister, cough, is a graduate of that institution. Sitting on his hands, as usual. No doubt some pious and sanctimonious word salad will emerge in due course. 20 years of decline but, you know, saltires and that.
I knew who raised them. But I didn't care, because I would love for people to raise more saltires. Everywhere.
September 17, 2026 at 8:15 AM
I knew who raised them. But I didn't care, because I would love for people to raise more saltires. Everywhere.
CAT WUMMAN by Gerda Stevenson has been Longlisted for the 2026 Saltires, Scotland's National Book Awards - Fiction Book of the Year.
September 14, 2026 at 8:59 AM
CAT WUMMAN by Gerda Stevenson has been Longlisted for the 2026 Saltires, Scotland's National Book Awards - Fiction Book of the Year.
I think we Indy minded folk should fly the RNLA flag next to our saltires… that would really piss the Yoons off and equalise their attempts to hijack oor flag! 🏴🏴🏴
September 14, 2026 at 4:56 AM
I think we Indy minded folk should fly the RNLA flag next to our saltires… that would really piss the Yoons off and equalise their attempts to hijack oor flag! 🏴🏴🏴
No saltires, then? From what I’ve seen, those who embrace the blue and white are generally far more welcoming of the newly arrived and their descendants who choose Scotland as home.
September 13, 2026 at 3:09 PM
No saltires, then? From what I’ve seen, those who embrace the blue and white are generally far more welcoming of the newly arrived and their descendants who choose Scotland as home.
Time to lower our saltires to half mast
our elected Scottish Government have continually failed on our independence.......
our elected Scottish Government have continually failed on our independence.......
September 12, 2026 at 6:17 AM
Time to lower our saltires to half mast
our elected Scottish Government have continually failed on our independence.......
our elected Scottish Government have continually failed on our independence.......
Ruin a snack by changing one letter
Saltires
Saltires
September 11, 2026 at 6:33 PM
Ruin a snack by changing one letter
Saltires
Saltires
Scottish councils removed over 770 flags from public property last year – up from just 13 the year before.
Experts warn the surge reflects rising social tensions and immigration flashpoints across the country.
1919magazine.co.uk/september202...
Experts warn the surge reflects rising social tensions and immigration flashpoints across the country.
1919magazine.co.uk/september202...
News: Councils remove hundreds of flags amid social unrest - 1919 Magazine
Amid rising social tensions, councils take down hundreds of Saltires and Union Flags
1919magazine.co.uk
September 5, 2026 at 3:30 PM
Scottish councils removed over 770 flags from public property last year – up from just 13 the year before.
Experts warn the surge reflects rising social tensions and immigration flashpoints across the country.
1919magazine.co.uk/september202...
Experts warn the surge reflects rising social tensions and immigration flashpoints across the country.
1919magazine.co.uk/september202...
Dr @niallhsmith.bsky.social is interviewed for this @1919magazine.bsky.social article about Scottish local authorities taking down hundreds of flags.
“It’s quite transparent what’s going on, and it’s obvious what people who put up these flags are trying to do”
1919magazine.co.uk/september202...
“It’s quite transparent what’s going on, and it’s obvious what people who put up these flags are trying to do”
1919magazine.co.uk/september202...
News: Councils remove hundreds of flags amid social unrest - 1919 Magazine
Amid rising social tensions, councils take down hundreds of Saltires and Union Flags
1919magazine.co.uk
September 2, 2026 at 1:10 PM
Dr @niallhsmith.bsky.social is interviewed for this @1919magazine.bsky.social article about Scottish local authorities taking down hundreds of flags.
“It’s quite transparent what’s going on, and it’s obvious what people who put up these flags are trying to do”
1919magazine.co.uk/september202...
“It’s quite transparent what’s going on, and it’s obvious what people who put up these flags are trying to do”
1919magazine.co.uk/september202...
John Swinney is turning the SNP into a party that stands for nothing.
What's the point in an independence when the vision on offer is "just like the present, just with more saltires"?
If he's not willing to stand up for what's right he should stand aside for those who will.
What's the point in an independence when the vision on offer is "just like the present, just with more saltires"?
If he's not willing to stand up for what's right he should stand aside for those who will.
Today the @snp.org made Scotland the only UK nation without a bill to ban conversion practices.
This is not good enough.
If they won't stand up for our rights, we'll do it without them.
This is not good enough.
If they won't stand up for our rights, we'll do it without them.
September 1, 2026 at 8:56 PM
John Swinney is turning the SNP into a party that stands for nothing.
What's the point in an independence when the vision on offer is "just like the present, just with more saltires"?
If he's not willing to stand up for what's right he should stand aside for those who will.
What's the point in an independence when the vision on offer is "just like the present, just with more saltires"?
If he's not willing to stand up for what's right he should stand aside for those who will.
NEW: At least 774 flags – predominantly Saltires and Union Flags – were taken down by local authorities during 2025/26
The previous year, councils recorded only 13 removals 👇
The previous year, councils recorded only 13 removals 👇
Scottish councils remove 774 flags as tensions over immigration grow
www.thenational.scot
September 1, 2026 at 10:00 AM
NEW: At least 774 flags – predominantly Saltires and Union Flags – were taken down by local authorities during 2025/26
The previous year, councils recorded only 13 removals 👇
The previous year, councils recorded only 13 removals 👇
Here are the pictures for August 2025.
It was known as "ARABICA DABRA" back then and was painted primarily black.
It was known as "ARABICA DABRA" back then and was painted primarily black.
August 30, 2026 at 8:25 PM
Here are the pictures for August 2025.
It was known as "ARABICA DABRA" back then and was painted primarily black.
It was known as "ARABICA DABRA" back then and was painted primarily black.
Another Repainted #EdinburghPoliceBox this time at St Patrick Square.
This might not be a recent repaint, it's been almost exactly a year since I lasted visited, I am pleased it retains the painted castle 🏰.
Now branded "Sonas Expression Bar".
This might not be a recent repaint, it's been almost exactly a year since I lasted visited, I am pleased it retains the painted castle 🏰.
Now branded "Sonas Expression Bar".
August 30, 2026 at 6:42 PM
Another Repainted #EdinburghPoliceBox this time at St Patrick Square.
This might not be a recent repaint, it's been almost exactly a year since I lasted visited, I am pleased it retains the painted castle 🏰.
Now branded "Sonas Expression Bar".
This might not be a recent repaint, it's been almost exactly a year since I lasted visited, I am pleased it retains the painted castle 🏰.
Now branded "Sonas Expression Bar".
thank you just liked the way the light shone through the saltires
August 27, 2026 at 8:50 PM
thank you just liked the way the light shone through the saltires
#JeremyVine
The usual suspects
There will be no X posts by Elon Musk, Nigel Farage or Ewok Powell, and no marches by the the 'Stink Ladies' or other white racists carrying Saltires or Union flags
When it's their kith and kin, they all stay indoors
news.sky.com/story/ex-wor...
The usual suspects
There will be no X posts by Elon Musk, Nigel Farage or Ewok Powell, and no marches by the the 'Stink Ladies' or other white racists carrying Saltires or Union flags
When it's their kith and kin, they all stay indoors
news.sky.com/story/ex-wor...
Ex-world snooker champion Graeme Dott guilty of child sex abuse
Graeme Dott, 49, went on trial at the High Court in Glasgow accused of lewd, indecent and libidinous practices and behaviour towards two children.
news.sky.com
August 25, 2026 at 9:52 AM
#JeremyVine
The usual suspects
There will be no X posts by Elon Musk, Nigel Farage or Ewok Powell, and no marches by the the 'Stink Ladies' or other white racists carrying Saltires or Union flags
When it's their kith and kin, they all stay indoors
news.sky.com/story/ex-wor...
The usual suspects
There will be no X posts by Elon Musk, Nigel Farage or Ewok Powell, and no marches by the the 'Stink Ladies' or other white racists carrying Saltires or Union flags
When it's their kith and kin, they all stay indoors
news.sky.com/story/ex-wor...
I definitely like 3 the best. If the worry is that its too on the nose, id argue that a) these people aren't subtle and b) florida has a long history with saltires. I also (sloppily) did up one that feels more flowy (to me) and feels a little remincent of Florida's own confederate flag (to me)
August 13, 2026 at 11:32 PM
I definitely like 3 the best. If the worry is that its too on the nose, id argue that a) these people aren't subtle and b) florida has a long history with saltires. I also (sloppily) did up one that feels more flowy (to me) and feels a little remincent of Florida's own confederate flag (to me)
Well, I'll take @philatelovely.bsky.social's example and show some more saltires! Here are one stamp from the last QEII regional issue for Scotland (2022), and one stamp from the first KCIII regional issue for Scotland (2025)!
August 12, 2026 at 1:55 PM
Well, I'll take @philatelovely.bsky.social's example and show some more saltires! Here are one stamp from the last QEII regional issue for Scotland (2022), and one stamp from the first KCIII regional issue for Scotland (2025)!