anne mullin

"Truth is not born nor is it to be found inside the head of an individual person, it is born between people collectively searching for truth, in the process of their dialogic interaction" ~ Mikhail Bakhtin

Blackstone pours billions into glossy new-build BTR on greenbelt sites because those deliver the fat, predictable private-equity yields pension funds demand. Retrofitting the million+ empty homes? Too fragmented, too costly for their model. This 'economic growth' obsession is pure moral vacuum, giving illusory cover to the govt-Blackstone partnership that keeps the unbalanced status quo profitable for them, while brownfield and existing stock rot. Build where the returns are, not where the need is.

After watching @LesleyRiddoch film on #Finland last night, I just had to repost this…the magnificent library the Finns built to celebrate 100 years of their independence (can’t recall Scotland doing anything to “celebrate” 25 years of devolution). We need our #independence too!

A UK wholesaler reports shocking price surges seen over the course of just one week. "This time last week, a box of broccoli cost me £9.90. Today, it cost me £24 a box." "A box of tomatoes usually costs £7. This morning it cost me £20." Are you prepared for the incoming food shortages?

kind of incredible that in only a short time with Mamdani as mayor, NYC has gone from only 31 percent feeling the city is moving in the right direction to 56 percent feeling it is.

‘The nation would go bankrupt’ @wesstreeting The reality is Labour & Conservatives have chosen not to fund health, roads, infrastructure Tax in UK is relatively low compared with similar nations Those that can pay private healthcare (12%)

@LeftieStats @YouGov #ScottishIndependenceNOW

‼️POLL | Reform lead by 5pts ➡️ Ref: 24% (=) 🔵 Con: 19% (=) 🟢 Grn: 18% (+2) 🔴 Lab: 17% (+1) 🟠 Lib: 13% (=) ⬛️ Res: 4% (=) 🟥 YP: 0% (-1) -- Seats -- ➡️ Ref: 282 🟢 Grn: 91 🔵 Con: 83 🟠 Lib: 81 🟡 SNP: 47 🔴 Lab: 34 Poll: @YouGov, 12-13 Apr (+/- vs 7 Apr)

Will Péter Magyar release the “Orbán Files”? Frédéric Martel’s latest exposé pulls back the curtain on Budapest, revealing it not as a sovereign capital, but as a ‘high-priced’ laboratory for the global dismantling of democracy. Under the guise of "cultural preservation”, Viktor Orbán has spent a decade laundering state funds into a sprawling web of far-right influencers, creating a "Reactionary International" that stretches from the halls of the U.S. Capitol to the far-right fringes of France. The MCC: A Multi-Billion Dollar Indoctrination Camp At the heart of this scheme is the Mathias Corvinus Collegium (MCC). While it masquerades as an academic institution, Martel exposes it as a $1.7 billion slush fund, an astronomical sum stolen from the Hungarian public to train a new generation of "anti-woke" apparatchiks. The hypocrisy is staggering: While Orbán shouts about anti-communism, he has built a textbook authoritarian state defined by a single-party chokehold, a suppressed press, and systemic kleptocracy. The article highlights the cozy relationship between Orbán and U.S. figures like J.D. Vance, who decry "interference" in Washington while flying to Budapest to meddle in European affairs and swap strategies on how to "dynamite" the rule of law. The most damning implication is the “Orbán Files”. Evidence suggests that Hungary has become a "black box" for funding the European far-right, including Spain’s Vox and France’s National Rally. The MCC isn’t just teaching "Blue Ecology. It’s likely serving as a financial conduit for parties that seek to destroy the European Union from within. Furthermore, the rot extends to Moscow. Martel notes that while Orbán’s lackeys preach "Western values”, they are simultaneously funneling confidential EU intelligence to Putin’s regime, acting as a Trojan Horse for Russian interests. The tide may finally be turning. With Péter Magyar threatening to open the books, the world may soon see the receipts for every "fellowship" and "consultancy fee" paid to right-wing grifters. If these "Orbán Files" are made public, they won't just be a scandal for Hungary, they will provide a roadmap of how dark money and radical ideology have conspired to rot the foundations of the liberal world. For the "reactionary tribe" currently sipping coffee in Budapest, the party of corruption may be nearing a very loud, very public end. ( article in the comments )

Scottish Greens co-leader Gillian Mackay says North Sea drilling won’t lower bills and is incompatible with the climate crisis. She calls for investment in renewables and a fair transition for affected communities.

A reminder that many trades unions are not neutral in the Scottish Parliament election. Unison, Unite, GMB, USDAW, TSSA, CWU are all part of Labour’s Executive Committee in Scotland 👇

Once you FULLY realize and accept, with the 100% certainty it deserves, that Trump is BOTH a narcissist and a sociopath, you realize that EVERY SINGLE THING HE SAYS AND DOES stems from that, and he's really NOTHING ELSE BESIDES THAT. Now that he is more broadly seen as in decline and unwell, and clearly feels his own mortality, he seethes with even greater malice toward his perceived opponents and feels an even greater need to change any history that undermines his grandiosity. This explains heightened levels of: Vengeance. Hypersensitivity. Confusion. Hypermania. Defiance. Paranoia. Deflection. Sadism. Self-glorification. I can go on ... It's time to STOP normalizing him as a president. He's a malignant narcissist who ascended to the presidency. Twice. How this occurred is a debate for another time. But from here on in, his grandiosity should be covered as symptomatic of his narcissism. His malice and vengeance should be covered as symptomatic of his sociopathy. Everything he says and does, should be covered for what it truly is - and what it TRULY is, is pathological. And THIS pathology ALWAYS gets worse.

Andrew Harnik of Getty Images has been named the recipient of the WHCA Award for "Excellence in Presidential News Coverage by Visual Journalists" for taking THIS photo. Put it in the Louvre.

Our co-chair @DrJohnPuntis said: "The lesson is that the NHS should never contract out its core services to its major competitors while mis-representing the independent sector as a valued partner with shared values." morningstaronline.co.uk/article/privat…

Von der Leyen announced the EU will move to qualified majority voting. The end of the vetocracy; a step toward a more federal Europe

🇨🇺 NEWS: The Trump administration has quietly directed Pentagon officials and other U.S. government agencies to step up preparations for possible military operations against Cuba, according to two sources familiar with the situation and a third person briefed on it, Zeteo reported Tuesday. The directive came directly from the White House, according to the report by Asawin Suebsaeng and Andrew Perez. Trump has publicly threatened Cuba on multiple occasions in recent weeks, including Monday when he said “we may stop by Cuba after we’re finished with this” — a reference to the ongoing U.S.-Israeli war on Iran.

Watch as Professor Richard Murphy (@RichardJMurphy) expertly debunks Unionist claims about Scotland's finances 🔥 'If Scotland is running a deficit, we know who to blame. It's Westminster. Nobody at Holyrood is responsible'

Gillian Mackay is 100% right to slam Malcolm Offord who claims Glasgow is ‘dumping ground’ for refugees. In fact WM changed rules so successful refugees must quit asylum accommodation after just 42 days. They’re creating homelessness. Glasgow hasn’t changed. People are people.

Lord Offord to Anas Sarwar: "This is the third time on national TV you’ve called me racist. This does not square with you coming up to me at the start of this campaign, bouncing up to me in Paisley Town Hall & saying we need to work together, Reform & Labour, to remove the SNP"

Westminster politicians do not care about Scotland and think they can ignore the voices of people in Scotland. Let’s prove them wrong on May 7th. #BothVotesSNP

Watch as Nigel Farage is heckled in Shetland and branded a 'scrounger' while on a campaign visit 🚨 In footage posted to social media, an individual can be seen shouting at the leader in Lerwick on the mainland