Nell McFurtado

It’s very obvious what Nigel Farage is doing with the murder of Ann Widdecombe. He wants to shut down scrutiny of himself and his fellow Reform politicians by claiming that holding any of them to account threatens their personal safety.

💔A young geologist was walking on Skye in 1853 when he heard a sound he could not identify, carried up the hillside on the wind. He never forgot it as long as he lived. His name was Archibald Geikie, and he would go on to become one of the most respected scientists in Britain. But that day he was simply a young man on a hill, and what he was hearing was the townships of Boreraig and Suisnish being emptied of their people. He wrote it down. He described the long procession winding down the road, the men and women who had lived on that ground for generations now carrying what they could, the wailing of the women, and the old people who had to be helped along because they could not walk unaided. He said the sound of that lament followed him for miles, rising and falling on the wind, until it faded and the glens went completely quiet. The land was wanted for sheep. Sheep paid better than people. The families were given notice, their roofs were pulled down, and those who resisted were carried out. Some were shipped to Canada. Some were dumped on poor coastal ground and told to survive on seaweed and shellfish. What makes Boreraig and Suisnish so haunting is not that they were unusual. They were entirely ordinary. This happened up and down the Highlands and Islands for the better part of a century, township after township, and most of it was never written down by anyone at all. The ruins are still there. You can walk to them. The walls come up to your waist, the hearths are full of grass, and the view is one of the most beautiful in Scotland. That is the cruellest part. The land is still lovely. It is only the people who are gone. The Scottish Bloodline🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🩸💚

Water restrictions in 6 Irish counties until the end of August. There are approximately 100 data centers in Dublin alone. I’ve no doubt they are being restricted first. Aren’t they……………… aren’t they?

New York State is about to ban Data Center construction. The rest of the world need to follow suit.

Scandals don't come much bigger than wasting £10bn of £15bn spent on unusable PPE during Covid. The Tory VIP lane for donors, cronies and chums was a rip-off door. Hunt them down and grab back the £10bn no matter whatever that costs. mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/c…

@bear1867 @twentysixbux ⚽️⚽️⚽️

The argument that Scotland was forcibly annexed in 1707 and subsequently reduced to a colonized territory is central to the decolonisation petitions currently being brought before the United Nations Special Committee on Decolonization. This perspective frames historic Scottish participation in the Empire as a survival mechanism rather than a willing partnership. Scotland in my view has been Annexed for nearly 320 years 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿👑 Not A Voluntary union 🇬🇧 forced a hostile takeover.

Liberation Scotland is in Vienna meeting permanent members of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) to discuss the colonized condition of Scotland, its unusual character as a dominion of a younger nation, England, and what can be done about it. As ever, we find ourselves talking to diplomats with a surprising and sympathetic understanding. But, then, we are talking to representatives of states with which we Scots had valued and long-standing trade and diplomatic relations. Why, after all, wouldn't they? A question asked is what the position is of Scotland's main nationalist party, the Scottish National Party. We have to explain that the international dimension of the restitution of Scotland's statehood continues to escape them.

@Roadwarrior29 @PeteWishart Correct 👍

@weenell3 @PeteWishart Yes indeed, why be the only country that would take same fudged, botched, federal bollocks than true independence, like any other normal, sovereign country.

The logical conclusion to the new debate about devolution is to move the UK towards federalism with equal powers amongst the UK nations. It could break the constitutional deadlock without compromising deeply held positions. It is a way forward for all. thenational.scot/politics/26274…

“Unsurprisingly, today at the Court of Session Lord Young refused to lift his suspension or “sist” of the Scottish judicial review of the proscription of Palestine Action. He did however grant us leave to appeal against this decision. What was surprising was an extreme extension of the UK government’s argument. The UK government stated that Huda Ammori in England and Craig Murray in Scotland are the same litigant, because both are in essence representing Palestine Action.  This case therefore is Res Judicata – a matter already judged. It has been decided in London by the Court of Appeal of England and Wales. This is an astonishing claim. A matter decided in another jurisdiction cannot be Res Judicata. The Labour government is here asserting in terms that the High Court of England and Wales has jurisdiction over Scotland. This would of course be in direct breach of the Act and Treaties of Union. That this is no misunderstanding was underlined in court by use of the words “Antiquarian” and “Desuetude” in relation to “18th Century legislation”... If accepted, this argument would mean that the finality of Scottish judicial review proceedings in reserved matters could be determined in London. That would represent a significant practical shift in the relationship between the two legal systems that have coexisted since the Union… I have to say I am furious at the total lack of interest shown by the Scottish government and the SNP in this case. It is addressing fundamental constitutional questions and the UK government is directly seeking a maximalist unionist gain in reducing the autonomy of Scottish courts from London. But the Scottish government – which could have intervened in the case – has shown no interest whatsoever and is just pretending it is not happening. The Scottish government has also had the ability this whole time to instruct Police Scotland that arresting people for holding placards is not a priority “crime”, and they should concentrate on burglary, rape and other such violence. But they have not done that either.” craigmurray.org.uk/archives/2026/…

@DubhglasTurner Well said 👏

@weenell3 Ask Sweeney to point us to the item in the UK accounts which indicates a specific transfer of £10 billion to Scotland and he’ll struggle to find it. He’s a financial and economic illiterate, like all Labour politicians.

Westminster takes Scotland's revenues and gives us pocket money back .... SIMPLES!!

❗️israeli drones are dropping bombs on agricultural land in South #Lebanon. A massive fire has already consumed more than 100 dunams of farmland. Fields. Olive trees. Crops. Livelihoods. All reduced to ashes. ❗️This is deliberate.

🚨: AI data centers are consuming 264 billion gallons of water as droughts hit 63% of the US

🚨 BREAKING: ​Pope Leo XIV: ​"The world is being dragged to ruin in the hands of a handful of tyrants."

HI @andyburnham under Keir Starmer, Yvette Cooper and Shabana Mahmood Elderly retired old women like this now 84 year old priest who hold up signs are in the same category as Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Baron Hain, "This government is treating Palestine Action as equivalent to Islamic State or al-Qaida, which is intellectually bankrupt, politically unprincipled and morally wrong... I do not support Palestine Action but proscribing it as a terrorist organisation is intellectually bankrupt... Frankly I am deeply ashamed" 2,700+ people have been arrested for holding up signs If someone commits criminal damage or attacks another person, they should absolutely be prosecuted. Those are crimes and should be dealt with through the normal justice system. But arresting people simply for holding up signs expressing support raises a serious question about freedom of expression and proportionality. Also, how can it be right for people to be treated as terrorists when a jury never convicted them of terrorism? I'm with Baron Hain on this. How about you?

@IainDawson6 No surprise there then

How Reform MSP Thomas Kerr used false crime stats to disparage Glasgow thenational.scot/news/26276591.…

@luluphooey He'd have been first in the queue in 1707 selling out his Country!

Other countries must be queuing up, to get the generosity from Westminster, and join the Union. FFS. Who believes this shit 🤡

You could watch the news 24/7 & not know that: Our planet’s at its hottest in 120,000 years. Methane levels are their highest in MILLIONS of years. CO2 levels their highest in 3 MILLION years. We're in a climate crisis. Denying it won't solve the problem. #ActOnClimate #climate #energy #panelsnotpipelines

Turns out, the so called British Patriots are nothing but gullible mugs falling for foreign interference. 🗞️🍿☕️🫖🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Meanwhile Scotland gets ignored... N.Ireland, Gibraltar and Scotland, all voted to remain. N.Ireland and Gibraltar get special, custom agreements. Scotland gets shafted.