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85 years since the #Clydebank Blitz.
On the nights of 13th and 14th March 1941 German bombers devastated the Burgh. 528 people were killed and around 35,000 were left homeless. Scotland greatest loss of life in the modern era. Do not forget their names.
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Great news for Inverclyde.
“Forbes told parliament that the award of the four contracts would help unlock up to £14.2m of promised funding to modernise the Port Glasgow shipyard.”
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Think I’d rather breathe in an independent Scotland 🏴
Sky News@SkyNews
🗣️ Back Labour even "if you do it holding your nose". Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar delivers a speech in Scotland, ahead of the May elections for Holyrood, pitching that the SNP are bad, and Labour are the least worst alternative. 🔗 trib.al/18ZMLjx
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A #democracy that weakens its intellectual infrastructure weakens its capacity to govern. Different systems make different choices about how education is funded and valued, and the model matters, because it shapes what survives when finances tighten. #HigherEducation #Democracy
Times Higher Education@timeshighered
UCL will close its Institute of Advanced Studies this summer, stating the interdisciplinary research centre is no longer financially sustainable, reports @jgro_the timeshighereducation.com/news/ucl-axes-…
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If you've seen the Sunday Times today you'll know Labour Together were secretly hiring people to investigate journalists. Sadly you won't know that The National exclusively broke this story six months ago, since our work is not credited at all.
Laura Webster@LauraEWebsterr
The National revealed that Starmer's allies at Labour Together were hiring investigators to look into journalists and writers back in September, in this great piece by @PulaRJS and @OborneTweets These are the people running the country. It's bleak. thenational.scot/news/25504037.…
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… I’d say Technology governance is too important to outsource to X threads @columeastwood and stacked headlines and dramatic quotes are not proof of runaway autonomy.
Colum Eastwood@columeastwood
This is really serious
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AI capability is advancing rapidly that’s a fact. Let’s also be mindful that threads are not evidence, resignations and dramatic quotes are not proof of runaway autonomy.
Governance requires data, transparency and regulatory design. Not adrenaline @michaelgove
Michael Gove@michaelgove
We cannot ignore
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A message of condolence from our Chair, Susan Douglas-Scott, following the sad passing of Jeane Freeman OBE.
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A life lived to the full in the service of Scotland, a phenomenal work ethic, the sharpest of intellectual rigour, and exemplified dignity, fairness and respect in her contribution to public life.Jeane and her wonderful laugh will be remembered and missed by many.
BBC Scotland News@BBCScotlandNews
Former Scottish health secretary Jeane Freeman dies aged 72 bbc.in/3NTUPn7
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@jodymcintyre_ has been on the ball for sometime & you only to look at the 2024 Lab MP intake to see who took the money 💷💷💷
Jody McIntyre@jodymcintyre_
I’ve been contacted by THREE Labour Party whistleblowers, inc. a former frontbencher, + been passed a sensitive Excel spreadsheet by a senior politician in Scotland. The evidence is clear: Mandelson + McSweeney built a covert network of Labour MPs. Here’s what they’re hiding:🧵
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@AustinRSheridan @HouseofCommons Oh the folk on there are hard to overwhelm
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@MartinJDocherty @HouseofCommons Good. I just wonder though, this is going to be such a big job for ISC it could overwhelm them. So much to go through it’s a tough task ahead.
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… been a while since I watched @HouseofCommons debate. 👀
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@AustinRSheridan @HouseofCommons I can’t image the IS committee tolerating any interference from No 10
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@MartinJDocherty @HouseofCommons Never seen anything like it.
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More often than not it’s a coalition of voters that get a party over the line & @Plaid_Cymru have done it in an extraordinary way. A well deserved result for Lindsay Whittle Aelod o’r Senedd
Plaid Cymru 🏴@Plaid_Cymru
🏴 Plaid Cymru WIN Caerphilly 💚 Plaid Cymru yn ENNILL Caerffili. Llongyfarchiadau Lindsay Whittle - the new Member of the Senedd for Caerphilly. 🏴
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@Keir_Starmer heads to India today & no word on Jagtar Singh Johal, a UK citizen detained for nearly 8 years without a fair trial.
The #PM must raise Jagtar’s case at the highest level. We can’t let Jaggi be forgotten. #FreeJaggiNow
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