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Nicom Nigel 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

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indy indy indy. Fek off if you vote tory or for the union. #DissolveTheUnion

Scotland Katılım Haziran 2017
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The Scotsman
The Scotsman@TheScotsman·
Independence would 'risk cultural identity' of people living on England-Scotland border trib.al/9R5Z2NF
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Nicom Nigel 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
@denkmit Manx people🤷‍♂️ so not british🤦 Fuck me you don't even realise what you are typing 🤣 Colonial thinking runs deep in this one im sure🤦 Ps im Scottish not british👍
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Simon Patterson
Simon Patterson@denkmit·
@Nicomnigel I love how all the British people are arguing with me that the Isle of Man isn’t British, and all the Manx people are arguing that you’re wrong 😂
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Simon Patterson
Simon Patterson@denkmit·
This morning, I drove past a police officer, on a two lane British public road, that was open to traffic, at speeds considerably in excess of 100mph 🤯 They waved 😂 I love the Isle of Man
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Sara Salyers
Sara Salyers@SSalyers2·
Excerpt from upcoming response to the 2nd Report, 2026 (Session 6) of the Constitution, Europe, External Affairs and Culture Committee of the Scottish Parliament, ‘Options for a legal mechanism for triggering any independencereferendum’ Here is the inescapable logic which demonstrates either the nullity of the UK’s legal authority in Scotland or else that of the Scotland Act. One or the other is illegitimate: 1. The Treaty and Acts of Union 1706/1707 are characterised by the British state as the foundational instruments of the United Kingdom. (These are said to have created the new, kingdom state of Great Britain, its Parliament, and the legal order within which all subsequent statutes operate). In other words, it is from this constitutional ‘arrangement’, from the foundational instruments that are the Treaty and Acts of Union, that the UK derives its authority in Scotland. If this characterisation holds good, if the Treaty and Acts are the foundational instruments of the United Kingdom, then the UK Parliament, as a creature of those instruments, possesses no inherent power, nor any power it can claim to have otherwise derived, to override, subordinate, or make “subject to” its own, later enactments the instrument that brought it into being. To assert such a power is to claim that the creature is superior to its creator - a logical and legal impossibility. 2. Section 37 of the Scotland Act ,1998, which provides that the Acts of Union have effect “subject to the provisions of the Scotland Act 1998”, purports to effect precisely the subordination of the creator, the Treaty and Acts of Union, to the creature, the Parliament created by them. The Parliament at Westminster here openly assumes the right to alter the terms of its own creation. This is the equivalent of a child claiming the right to modify its own birth certificate. The fact that this claim has continued unchallenged since 1998 diminishes neither its constitutive incoherence nor its gravity. No lawful statutory provision can thus alter the hierarchical supremacy of a founding treaty absent a surviving party to that treaty with amendment authority. 3. The UK Government, through its representative organs and authorities, asserts that the original contracting parties, the kingdoms of England and Scotland, were extinguished by the Union and have no continuing legal personality. If this assertion holds good, then no party remains with authority to alter of the Treaty’s terms. Conclusion: The pre-eminence of the Treaty and Acts of Union cannot be altered by Westminster unless they do not in fact, provide, define or limit its authority in any way. If they do not provide it with its constitutional authority, however, then there no constitutional basis for that authority exists and nor does any lawful ‘union’. In other words, either the Acts of Union remain part of the unalterable, constitutional foundation of the UK and any later enactment that purports to subordinate these to a mere statute of their created instrument, (a union parliament), is legally void. Or the Acts of Union do not form part of the unalterable, constitutional foundation of the UK. In that case, however, they cannot confer legitimacy on the UK government in Scotland. Only one or the other can be the case. Accordingly, a consistent and lawful constitutional position dictates that either: · the Scotland Act 1998 - to the extent that it conflicts with or subordinates the Acts of Union - is ultra vires and void ab initio; or · the UK must articulate a new, coherent legal basis for its jurisdiction in Scotland. No such basis, however, exists. The position of the UK government is legally untenable. It cannot derive its authority from a treaty and ratifying acts while maintaining that the Westminster Parliament is entitled to alter their terms at will. Thus, the Scotland Act 1998, detaches the UK state from the Treaty and Acts of Union and its claim to be the creation of a voluntary partnership falls. It must be seen, instead, as a kind of self-constituting, self-licensing entity without any fixed constitutional foundation. Its jurisdiction over Scotland no longer rests on a claim of original consent, treaty obligation or any partnership agreement but becomes purely a matter of continued, de facto possession. This speaks of conquest or occupation, not partnership or law. The Scotland Act may define the competence of the Scottish Parliament to determine matters of Scottish policy but it simultaneously removes the basis for its own legal competence: it purports to subordinate the Acts of Union to itself, a mere statute, when it is from these that the authority of the Parliament that passed it - and therefore its own legitimacy - derives. In doing so, it cancels itself. No valid process of self-determination in Scotland can possibly occur on this basis.
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Agent P
Agent P@AgentP22·
New Survation survey out. Independence has dropped even further down the priority list. It now barely scrapes into the top 10. Are you paying attention @JohnSwinney? 😀👍
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Anas Sarwar
Anas Sarwar@AnasSarwar·
This parliament has a chance to reject the politics of fear and blame and put the national interest first. Let’s work together to deliver the change Scots demand.
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Russell Findlay
Russell Findlay@RussellFindlay1·
John Swinney is back as First Minister - so what's the first thing he's going to do? Stage a parliamentary vote demanding an unwanted independence referendum. Same old Mr Swinney. Party before country, as usual.
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Carol Mochan MSP
Carol Mochan MSP@CMochan·
It is my honour to once again be sworn in as your MSP for South Scotland. Thank you to everyone who placed their faith in me and to my party @ScottishLabour, we have lots of work to do for the people of Scotland and will continue to stand up for those who need us most.
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Alison S Taylor, MP - Paisley & Renfrewshire North
It was a honour to watch the State Opening of Parliament in the Royal Gallery in the Lords. Privileged to see the King & Queen. MP’s were able to enter a ballot & delighted to see other honourable colleagues there. Then, back to the Commons to participate in the debate.
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Bill Cruickshank
Bill Cruickshank@BjCruickshank·
@CMochan The only answer for Scotland is to govern ourselves. Independence is the answer to many of Scotland's issues.
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House of Commons Speaker
House of Commons Speaker@CommonsSpeaker·
Tomorrow, the King will open a new parliamentary session in the State Opening. I will lead MPs and party leaders in my ceremonial robes, into the @ukhouseoflords to stand and hear the #KingsSpeech. 🔴Watch the event live on @ukparliament YouTube channel. 📷 State Opening 2024
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Sir Chris of BC 🇨🇦🇺🇸
Mike Tyson was just 21 years old when he went 12 hard rounds with the undefeated Tony Tucker to become the youngest undisputed heavyweight champion ever 🥊 Tyson showed he was more than just knockout power—elite head movement, pressure, ring IQ, and nonstop aggression. One of the most complete performances of his prime. 👑
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Kirsty Blackman
Kirsty Blackman@KirstySNP·
Congratulations @DaveDooganSNP on being elected @theSNP group leader at Westminster unanimously. Looking forward to continuing my work as Chief Whip with you and the team, working to combat the cost of living crisis and further the independence cause 👏🏼
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Brian Leishman
Brian Leishman@BrianLeishmanMP·
Where’s the left wing offering in Scottish politics? No matter what Indy die-hards say, it’s not the SNP. Neither is it the Scottish Greens. The most heartbreaking thing is that it wasn’t in Scottish Labour’s manifesto either. Scottish Labour must go back to our roots.
Labour Outlook@LabourOutlook

“I want us to be the real Scottish Labour Party, rooted in traditional socialist values which might be over a century old, but are just as relevant today as they were back then.” @BrianLeishmanMP reflects on the Scottish elections. labouroutlook.org/2026/05/11/be-…

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clanMCD
clanMCD@YNWA2008·
Can you imagine the bedlam if this was John Swinney and Stephen Flynn.
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