#Scottish

Jonn Elledge

JonnElledge

Please please please can we stop blaming London for everything okay thanks byehttps://www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk/2020/12/why-simplistic-bashing-london-needs-end My mentions tonight are going to be an absolute blast aren't they One

Obsolesence

Obsolesence

Anyone confused about why women, & sensible men, are raging about rape & sex on Twitter today (& for some time to come)? Well, there is a new Bill going

Nish D.

acaciathorns

Why are white people so uncomfortable whenever their true histories are told? National Trust, Scottish railways networks, Liverpool, etc all built on the backs of slaves and through genocide via

Marc Ellison

marceellison

THREAD: After several months of lobbying and an FOI appeal, Public Health Scotland is now publishing #coronavirus case data by intermediate zone.I took a gander at this for @BBCScotlandNews to

Robert Saunders

redhistorian

The UK is sleepwalking towards a truly dangerous constitutional crisis, in which we no longer agree on how we make democratic decisions or on what constitutes a valid referendum. Its

jackie kemp

jackiekemp

When the UK government decided to ignore #Scotland’s strong vote to remain in the #EU they made a choice. The choice was to prioritise the demands of English nationalism over

H.K. Belvedere

HKBelvedere

The Magna Carta was the first ever document in human history that granted individual sovereignty to non royal or nobility members. It was a Royal Charter that was signed in

Eileen May

suleskerry

Scottish Gaelic wordsBard: 1600s vagabond minstrel Ben: beinn (mountain.)Bog: soft (related to boglach swamp)Bothan: A hut, or illegal drinking den. Caber: cabar, a wooden pole.Cairn: càrn. Capercaillie: capall-coille "horse of

Edward Madigan

MadiganEdward

On the centenary of the interment of the Unknown Warrior at Westminster Abbey, a photograph of the Rev. David Railton MC, who conceived of the memorial while serving as an

Jess Sargeant

Jess_Sargeant

Today is the day the UK Internal Market Bill is published. The bill will have *big* implications for the constitution, devolution, public spending, and the UK's international obligations (just a

Henry Hepburn

Henry_Hepburn

"I have some anxiety about the reopening of schools because of the degree of change this represents," John Swinney tells @SP_EduSkills #schoolsreopening #reopeningschools #CoronavirusScotland "There will be limited opportunit

Ceres Arabs

CeresArabs

This week, several articles have appeared using language such as "hostilities", "bad blood" and "grudge match" ahead of Newco Rangers v Dundee United. These articles have been awash with disingenuous

The SNP

theSNP

Deputy First Minister @JohnSwinney: "Good afternoon, everybody. Thanks for very much joining us again today. I'll start with the usual update on today's statistics." JS: "The total number of positive

forwomen.scot

ForwomenScot

Thread on sex and the #HateCrimeBillWe continue to be bemused by the determination of some in government and funded orgs to dismiss and undermine important work on sex in hate

MurrayBlackburnMackenzie

mbmpolicy

This thread from Scottish Affairs notes that a critical response to our 2019 article on policy capture was unilaterally released early by its authors, separately from our right to reply.

Paul Waugh

paulwaugh

New letter from ministers to the Lords on Internal Market Bill. Looks like attempt at olive branch on devolution. Gives Scottish, Welsh and NI govts right to be consulted. But

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