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@CliveWismayer @RussellFindlay1 @PeterCherbi Serendipity just dropped this in my Timeline.. A message from @Calvinn_Hobbes to all in @ScotGov involved in this fiasco: twitter.com/Calvinn_Hobbes…

@dylan04gla @Malcolm_Offord @Teebear138 Almost, but not quite True; you will go far in Reform Ltd.

@Malcolm_Offord @Teebear138 No candidacy and voting should be for British and Irish citizens only. No other country in the world (besides Ireland) lets Britons vote in elections to their national parliament.

Encouraging! If the Scottish Greens refuse to back our bill to stop temporary residents standing for the Scottish Parliament again, then maybe the SNP will?

@TomTugendhat Tom - Please research context on your statements: Broken Recuitment Promises forced Clyde departures and Mutiny Starvation conditions for dependents, promised support to emigrate Army role in suppression of Civil unrest PS. Clan Chiefs as much to blame as UK Gov

Glasgow is a great city. Its connection to HM Armed Forces goes back generations. Sailors and soldiers set off from the Clyde to fight for the King for centuries. Ships brought trade and wealth leading to the glorious past that made the once ‘second city of empire’ one of the most amazing cities in Britain today. Rejecting that history won’t change the past but it says clearly what some think of those who walked these streets before. That’s a choice. It says everything.

@WingsScotland @SportSJA @guardian Amazing that @SportSJA overlooked giving this Award to Trump ; could have inspired all to identify as British and a Journalist to ensure equal access and eligibility #AnotherJokeAward

@SportSJA @guardian You should be ashamed of yourselves.

🏆✍️ WINNER! Jonathan Liew (@guardian) is named SJA Columnist of the Year at the British Sports Journalism Awards, sponsored by Canon. 🥇#SJA2025 #BritishSportsJournalismAwards #sportsmedia #sportsjournalism

@CitizynKayne @gracebrod1e Its reasonable to argue we have too many layers of Government; so Referendum where Scotish voters decide : Eliminate either Holyrood or Westminster Should make the choice clear to all

@gracebrod1e A turnout below 50%, we really should be thinking about a referendum on closing Holyrood.

My predictions Reform better than expected due to people lying to pollsters 33 seats SNP down to core vote around 50 seats Greens harmed by the UK Greens 8 seats Labour not disastrous but not great 17 seats Tories nor great 12 seats LibDems a bit better 7 seats Independent 2

@Scotlandteam #ToTM Jack Devanney, Kinross v Perthshire 28th March 2026 First game starting for Kinross 1st XV

As someone who’s a US veteran but half British, I’ve got some shit to say. During my 10 years in the Navy and Army I’ve spent a lot of time working close with NATO operatives from all over Europe. The British soldiers used to always make fun of me because I had a US flag on my shoulder, always being told (you’re In the wrong uniform). Until 2009 when I was in Afghanistan operating medevac flights from Bagram to Ramstein and we had about 60 UK soldiers being flown back, missing limbs, almost fatal wounds and even a few deaths. That was when I realized that It didn’t matter of which flag was on our uniforms, we were all brothers and sisters fighting in the common enemy. 457 British soldiers lives were lost fighting a war we asked them to jump into and you know what, they did without fuckin hesitation!! That’s what you call a true ally. A true hero. And real brother in arms. So to that fat orange piece of shit who said that they were standing “a little back off the front lines” I want to remind all of his boot licking cult members that I have a friend who’s a former royal marine, that lost his left arm and right leg for being “a little back off the front lines” and even though he’s living his life with his family, he made the ultimate sacrifice. When I spoke to him today he wasn’t just angry, he felt betrayed. I reassured him that you don’t know how grateful we are. So to all who are laughing at this………. Go FUCK YOURSELVES!!! I couldn’t be more proud to serve my country during the hell that we went through in both Iraq and Afghanistan, but I couldn’t be more prouder than serving along side my NATO forces. Because if they weren’t there, I would probably be dead today!!! FUCK TRUMP ALL THE WAY TO HELL AND HIS BOOTLICKING ASSHOLE SIDEKICKS MAY THEY ROT IN PISS!!!!!

@Andy111321 @afneil Alternatively, threats of counter-tarrifs are primarily negotiation tactic to demonstrate that unilateral tariffs to "protect" from external competitors doesn't work if everyone else also applies tariffs; encouraging the instigator to halt application when it has only down-side.

This is a great mini-essay on the subject. I support Trump on a lot of things, but he's going about this the wrong way. Can't rule out these are threats aimed at getting the Europeans to step-up (he seems to have a way of achieving this), or, his plan is to use the tariff income and push ahead with the hostile purchase, at the European's expense, of course. Either way, I'm not on board with the approach.

For all of my life Russia has tried to decouple Europe from America and break the North Atlantic Alliance. It never succeeded. Instead it lost the Cold War, leaving NATO more powerful than ever.  But now success is staring the Kremlin in the face. All thanks to Donald Trump.  Denmark’s Prime Minister says that if Trump tries to take Greenland by force it would destroy NATO. He’s right, of course. The problem is President Trump doesn’t seem to care.  Previous Presidents have toyed with the idea of acquiring Greenland. Harry Truman even made an offer in 1948 — $1.5 billion in today’s money, since you ask. The Danes turned him down.  But Trump is the first President to threaten force if he can’t get what he wants by negotiation.  Nobody should underestimate the catastrophic consequences for NATO if its leading member annexed the territory of a smaller member. It would be the abnegation of everything NATO is meant to stand for.  Nobody denies Greenland is gaining in strategic importance to America. Melting ice is opening up new sea lanes around it of growing geopolitical and economic significance. It sits almost midway in the Arctic region between Russia’s northern coast, with its intercontinental ballistic missile bases, and the US mainland. It is on the approach route to America should these missiles ever head this way. It’s why America already has a crucial Space Force base in Greenland.  So when it comes to Greenland the US obviously has skin in the game. But the crucial point is that, in security terms, America can have whatever it wants in Greenland without annexing an ally against its will.  After it turned down Truman, Denmark signed up to the 1951 Greenland Defence Agreement (renewed in 2004). It gives the US the right to build as many bases as it wants and station unlimited numbers of military folk there. During the Cold War around 15,000 US person were based in Greenland. It’s now 200.  Trump claims Greenland is under threat from imminent takeover by China and/or Russia. It isn't, of course.  They haven’t seen a Chinese ship up there for 12 years. But if Trump truly believes it, there's nothing to stop him from ramping up US military assets in Greenland back to Cold War levels or more. Moreover his European Nato allies are on side – the defence of what's being called the 'High North' does need to be bolstered. That's why they sanctioned some extra troop deployments to Greenland last week, a small first step to increase Nato resources in the Arctic.  But instead of welcoming the move, Trump inexplicably saw it as a threat to America, designed to thwart his ambition to grab Greenland.  So he slapped penal tariffs on the UK and seven other NATO allies. He always puts higher tariffs on America’s friends than its enemies   The Trump administration depicts Greenland as a defenceless frozen waste in danger of being picked off by NATO’s enemies. It’s a nonsense.  Greenland is a self-governing Danish protectorate. As such it is fully covered by NATO security guarantees, including the all-important Article 5 — which says an attack on one of us is an attack on all of us. Yet Trump still wants to grab Greenland, all part of his mission not just to be Imperial President of the USA but Imperial Overlord of the whole Western Hemisphere.  In an almost deranged message to Norway’s prime minister today he even suggests he’s keener than ever because Norway denied him the Nobel Peace Prize. There is no dealing with such nonsense. Europe and Canada will need to start preparing for a NATO without America, embracing all the extra defence spending that will entail.  Under Trump America is on the brink of becoming the enemy, not our most important ally. As a lifelong supporter of the US it is chilling to write and say such words.  The stakes could not be higher. As I speak there is despair in European capitals and delight in Moscow. That should tell you everything about the dangerous watershed we’ve now reached.

@mickbrick54 @MonicaLennon7 @AnasSarwar Political opportunists & griffters who inhabited "Scottish" Labour when thought they would "always" be in power, destroyed it. Then moved to SNP as new route to power; So now SNP shows little interest in Independence & consulting outsiders 😡 Which mould are Sarwar & Lennon in ?

@MonicaLennon7 @AnasSarwar Pathetic. Would you like to talk about MRSA and clostridium when Labour were in power? We don’t all have memories as short as you think. That’s not a defence of the SNP. It’s a plea for honesty.

The QEUH scandal is a heartbreak that was entirely avoidable. The SNP boasted this was their “flagship” project - they must now take responsibility. Thanks to the tenacity of the families, @AnasSarwar, and dogged journalists, the truth is finally out. We demand justice.

@grok @DMification @GBNEWS @DrHoenderkamp @grok Does GB News exhibit any bias in their selection of Right Wing, Centre, Left Wing and Independent politicians and commentators ?

GB News has faced Ofcom sanctions for multiple impartiality breaches, including a £100,000 fine for a biased Rishi Sunak interview lacking balance and rulings against unchallenged false claims on COVID policies and transgender issues. Presenters like Josh Howie drew complaints for misleading statements linking LGBT+ communities to pedophilia, deemed a gross falsehood stoking hatred. While regulatory scrutiny highlights lapses, cross-verification across sources remains key to discerning truth amid any outlet's editorial leanings.

‘The BBC is little more than a propaganda channel.’ @DrHoenderkamp says that the ‘mask is slipping’ on the BBC, believing they are a ‘symbol’ of what has gone wrong in this country. 📺 Freeview 236, Sky 512, Virgin 604

@leeharris @TraceyMcR @GoodwinMJ No fan of Fiona Bruce and obvious biases QT exhibits; but : 1. She pointed out he was well off topic 2. Wasn't "shut down" : talked further 30s, and diverted discussion onto his (legitimate, but off topic) q to Nandy 3. Looked like he wanted to avoid topic of Royals altogether

INSANE. The moment Matt mentions Pakistani rape gangs on bbcqt Fiona Bruce IMMEDIATELY shuts him down. If you ever needed a real life example of why Pakistani rape gangs were able to operate in places like Bradford, here it is. Well said @GoodwinMJ 🔥

@NewnhamTony The question to ask is how would SNP majority assert the sovereign right of Scots People to decide on Independence, not just wait for another Westminster "not now" If nothing, then they appear as comfortable with Devolution as the Unionists - which is of limited benefit to Scots

The ‘Petrie dish’ of Westminster propaganda in full sight. Just imagine how gutted WM would be if the SNP don’t get a majority…🤦‍♂️

@UKGovScotland @D_G_Alexander @BBCScotland Do u think additional economic activity from an economy dropping to 40% tarrifs is more beneficial than removing EU trade barriers England's #BrexitFiasco imposed on Scotland without consent ? The only Scots benefitting most from this UK Gov are the Labour MPs in Westminster!

"Whether it's salmon, Irn-Bru, satellites or whisky, there are a huge number of sectors across the Scottish economy that will directly benefit from this landmark deal." Scottish Secretary @D_G_Alexander on @BBCScotland The Sunday Show on the UK Government's India Trade deal👇

@JamesEsses Oh dear ... journalist MAY be using "may" to do some heavy lifting in aligning an unproven claim to provoke outrage and drive support of a ideological position. "Campaigning" in UK 2025 🙄

As if there weren’t enough reasons to leave the ECHR, the UK is now being told that recognising biological sex and stopping men entering women’s bathrooms may be unlawful. We need to leave the ECHR now. We cannot afford to wait until the next election. thetimes.com/uk/politics/ar…

@MrTCHarris x.com/mikedailly/sta…

Nicola Sturgeon's last defeat: my latest Substack (sans paywall): tomharris2.substack.com/p/nicola-sturg…

Your latest Arnold Clark Men's Try of the Month winner, Chris Innes 🔥🏅

@JohnRentoul @_SeanOGrady The "take" on this should be: If she is prepared to lie, on paper, in a publicly circulated promotion of her capabilities & achievements, then can she be trusted not to lie about more important topics? 🤔 This was not an "off the cuff" conversation with someone at a dinner !

My colleague @_SeanOGrady has investigated the hullabaloo about Rachel Reeves’s CV and this is his conclusion independent.co.uk/news/uk/politi…

@Ricardo85181265 @CV_Dalcher @carolecadwalla What Peace Treaty are you referring to? There had been bodies for co-operation and security discussions, like NFA which included pledges from Russia to not to threaten or invade any other Nations.

@CV_Dalcher @carolecadwalla NATO have been destroying the peace treaty it made with russia for decades, expanding and expanding.... in 2000 Russia wanted and applied to join Nato and immediately got blocked to enter Nato

Trump has just appointed this woman Director of National Intelligence. A pro-Russian, pro-Putin mouthpiece. To remind you the UK shares intelligence with the US. Worse than worst case scenario.

Labour produced a conference video apparently to appeal to the younger generation. Here's Ian Murray's contribution. We can only think he's drank the cool-aid and genuinely believes they are popular. Warning ... You won't be able to unsee this.

@stephenjanitor @WingsScotland Imagine no need for a Party of Scottish Independence from Westminster governance. All that has happened is the charlatans and griffter political class who previously dominated "Scottish" Labour have made SNP that vehicle for thier personal ambition

@WingsScotland Imagine if the SNP had been running an independent Scotland for the last decade. It doesn't bear thinking about.

Almost £2m of taxpayers’ money goes to LGBT Youth Scotland thetimes.com/article/b53e02…

@Janela_X English Anthem which Union 'inherited' by default because majority English WM Parliaments see no need to differentiate Nation of England from UK State. Direct your grievance against Westminster showing no respect for concept of UK x.com/mikeparry8/sta…

And yet again, Flynn not singing the national anthem. Scotland's shame. Utter disgrace of a man.