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ScotInTraining

@ScotInTraining@mastodon.scot

Scottish immigrant
Brexit is still a bad idea

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ScotInTraining, to random
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Farage being given the oxygen of publicity by the BBC.

This is a company who has never won a seat at an election.

And yet there the cunt is - on the radio.

He has never done a day's work and has made his fortune by sprouting racist nonsense at every opportunity

This is a man so vile his own turds recoil at being associated with him.

He should apologise to every tree he sees for wasting its oxygen

therightarticle, to random
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The UK’s coastal ‘ghost enclaves’ are the result of government failure on low-use homes

https://theconversation.com/the-uks-coastal-ghost-enclaves-are-the-result-of-government-failure-on-low-use-homes-227743

ScotInTraining,
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@therightarticle we moved up to West coast of Scotland. Talking to my neighbour after we moved in there was a collective sigh of relief when the village heard our house wasn't going to be a holiday let.

We are in a low income coastal area. House prices are often unaffordable. The village has 30ish houses of which there are 6 holiday lets

Admittedly 2 are scenery accommodation of people who live on site (ie rent out rooms/ annex)

But overall the effect is to rise house prices, and rents

ScottishGreens, to random
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Scottish Green MSP Mark Ruskell MSP has written to Anas Sarwar calling on any future UK Labour government to rule out a new nuclear reactor being built in Scotland - after the UK Tory Government announced plans to do so.

Scotland has extraordinary access to renewable resources. This is what we must invest in as we build for the future, not expensive reactors that will only leave behind a toxic legacy for future generations.

ScotInTraining,
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@ScottishGreens Scotland needs to be very angry about this.

Not only are the tories wanting to build a new nuclear power station against our will.

They are also saying devolution has failed and needs HOL oversight.

They are saying the Scottish Government (who we voted for) should answer to an unelected chamber that the tories have appointed hundreds of people to.

Absolute bullshit.

Independence is the answer, and soon.

ChrisMayLA6, to random
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Its been clear for ages that many public service cuts are false economies.... as a friend of mine pointed out some time ago, if you cut early intervention & prevention services (which can be relatively cheap & effective), you then enlarge the demand for more expensive (and often mandatory) crisis services....

A new IFS study that looked at closing police stations, suggests, likewise that every £1 saved by closing a location increased social costs by £3!

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/article/2024/may/04/spending-cuts-are-often-false-economies-that-end-up-costing-society-dearly

ScotInTraining,
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@jwi @ChrisMayLA6 @tkinias an excellent example is homelessness in Finland.

Spend less than we do and has functionally ended homelessness.

I think it comes back to Graham Norton quote on taxes "we can spend money to build a wall or pay taxes so we don't have to" ie life is better for all if we properly fund societal improvement

simon_brooke, to random
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Humza isn't a great politician, but he isnae a rubbish politician either, and the is short of talent at Holyrood. would be unwise no tae gie him a cabinet seat; and gien hoo has performed on an ither maitters furth o Scotland, it would be guid tae see him in a foreign relations brief.

If we're aiming for , we need to be developing strong relationships with the rest of Europe and beyond.

ScotInTraining,
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@Thebratdragon @Lassielmr @simon_brooke I agree Black would be an excellent FM and /or the face and voice for independence.

ScotInTraining,
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@Thebratdragon @muminitaly @Lassielmr @simon_brooke I think a more likely route is she stands as an msp.

I understand why she is jaded with Westminster, but she is a clever and talented politician, who stands by her morals. She would be a great loss to politics if she retired, and I can see her continuing to serve Scotland well for decades

Geri, to random
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"Of the 850,000 people who are long-term sick, fully half say they have depression or anxiety," said Sunak in such a manner today that these were not real illnesses.
....

"It would be wrong to sit back and accept this growing trend."

Oh, fuck off

ScotInTraining,
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@Geri so they stack the system against workers. They remove workers rights. Raise inflation, cut health service, cut benefits. Blame the poor, then have the brass balls to complain about MH.

Anyone who is long term sick isn't delighted about it.

Then they have rigged the system that if you are off sick, support is so poor you will end up with anxiety or depression.

The real mental health issue is hoarding whilst your fellow human suffers

Absolute fucking cunts

Indyposterboy, to Scotland
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For those put off voting indy because they can't stand the SNP - the SNP is not forever. Vote for the Scotland you want for your children, grandchildren and their children.
(This and and other printable designs available to download and share from https://indyposterboy.scot/vote-independence-vote-scotland/

ScotInTraining,
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@Indyposterboy step 1 - independence
Step 2 - get a wider range of political parties
Step 3- get the Scotland we want

ChrisMayLA6, to random
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I wouldn't normally turn to British Vogue for a strident defence of Diane Abbott, but...

''none of this parliamentary rhetoric about extremism & MP safety has been mobilised to protect Diane Abbott after the Conservative’s biggest donor said he wanted to shoot her. Quite the opposite; the system has moved to shield Frank Hester, a poor man who made a little mistake & needs to be given grace and compassion'!

A (rightly) angry piece

h/t @Karenawokekaren

https://www.vogue.co.uk/article/diane-abbott-racist-frank-hester-british-politics

ScotInTraining,
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@djr @ChrisMayLA6 @Karenawokekaren it's precisely social mobility like that that the tories are wanting to stop

alexlac51, to cymru

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ScotInTraining,
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@alexlac51 it's very interesting that The Irish rugby team is ROI and NI players. So they have 2 national anthems, neither of which involves kings being saved by god

JackTheCat, to random
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So...Marcus Smith is an englandshire hero but we can't possibly have TOO many Filipino care staff coming over or continuing to work in this sceptic island's health care sectors.

ScotInTraining,
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@JackTheCat but as soon as his playing days are over the same people will want him deported.

It's one of the reasons wemoved north. Scotland shares our views, England does not.

In fact the chasm is so deep I see no way forward but independence

RussCheshire, to random
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So tell us, imposed Prime Minister @RishiSunak: which unruly mob has been in charge of Law & Order in the UK for the last fourteen years?

I suggest if you wish to see Britain return to democratic rule, rather than calling on the police to arrest everyone who is in the slightest way disgruntled by your policies, you resign and call a General Election; because you have neither the will nor the ability to manage this country.

ScotInTraining,
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@RussCheshire @RishiSunak
The tories are a wounded party. And therefore very dangerous.

They know they will lose badly at the next election so will stay in power as long as possible.

They want to stay in power so they can continue to gain as much for themselves as possible.

They are getting lower and lower in their behaviour.

This is a very worrying time for democracy as they will do whatever they can to hold on.

thisismyglasgow, to glasgow
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A wonderfully curved 1860s blonde sandstone tenement on the corner of Wilton Street and Belmont Street in the West End of Glasgow.

For me, nice, sweeping curves are one of the major features missing from many modern buildings. I've often wondered if this is because straight-edged boxes are much easier to draw with the Computer-Aided Design software now used by many architects.

ScotInTraining,
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@thisismyglasgow as the chap from penguin books famously said "good design costs the same as bad design".

I suspect its more to do with the cost of building and materials. Square brick boxes will always be cheaper than beautiful curved stone buildings.

However one brings joy and is good for the soul, the other brings blandness and indifference.

therightarticle, to random
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“How much of your water bill is swallowed up by company debt?”

Debt is almost as much as dividend payouts. The public are being conned.

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/ng-interactive/2023/dec/18/how-much-of-your-water-bill-is-swallowed-up-by-company-debt-interactive

ScotInTraining,
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@therightarticle personally I can answer this as 0%.

But I live in Scotland.

Having moved up from England I can give an opinion on both systems.

Public owned is far better. I have had better customer service and its included in my council tax (which is still cheaper than England's council tax alone). I had a leak, couldn't find the shut off inside or out. They were here in 20 mins. I live with fields all around and 10 miles to the nearest town. Always have been great on the phone.

ScotInTraining, to random
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2 significant stories today

Death of Ian Lavender

King has cancer

One of these I care about more than the other. The other is getting more coverage

ScotInTraining, to random
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Local Councillor (pro union) has posted "happy brexit day" making the argument for sovereign nations to be able to make their own decisions and how much better Scotland is out of the EU.

The cognitive dissonance is unbelievable!

At best he cannot analyse basic facts objectively. At worst he's a barefaced liar.

Either way he is unsuitable to be a politician.

StillIRise1963, to random
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The British royals have shown pedophilia is preferable to Blackness in their family.

ScotInTraining,
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@StillIRise1963 the royals really are doing alot for promoting a Republic.....

ChrisMayLA6, to random
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A small but significant global movement is seeking to make free to use as a central plank to urbanism.

as the Guardian point out:

'Flourishing & accessible public transport systems are an essential feature of sustainable 21st-century living. They are a means of social inclusion & wellbeing, helping to generate a sense of place and collective belonging'!

Being free from fares can be a big part of this... but in the UK we're wedded to an altogether different model!

ScotInTraining,
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@ChrisMayLA6 and before anyone says it wouldn't work in rural communities. We live in the Highlands, and the bus service is better than when we lived next to the A1 in England

ScotInTraining,
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@ChrisMayLA6 public transport is free in Scotland for everyone under the age of 22, plus some other groups.

Absolutely brilliant resource, just a wave of a young scot card and they are off on their travels,.

Of course it should be free to everyone (just like healthcare!)

freescotlandnow, to random
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The Scotland is better off British fraud goes very deep indeed. From the name, the flag, the monarch, the anthem, the UN, the treatment of our fellow Celts in Wales and Cornwall only one country benefits from this unequal union and it's not us.

https://wp.me/p3zm3d-qX

ScotInTraining,
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@freescotlandnow I honestly believe that the corruption in English politics is so deep, so entrenched, that the only way Scotland will be free of it is by independence.

Or in other words England's political system is irredeemable.

therightarticle, to random
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‘Local’ wind farms owned by firms based abroad

Some of Scotland’s biggest ‘local’ wind farms are owned as far afield as the Cayman Islands and Canada.

https://theferret.scot/local-wind-farms-owned-by-firms-based-abroad/

ScotInTraining,
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@CloudyMrs @peterbrown @simon_brooke @therightarticle

Not sure a monarch could have joint citizenship.....

However they would probably say such matters are only for us plebs and not them. As always.

ScotInTraining, to random
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Ah! That's the tories plan! After ensuring labour go down a "backing brexit" route, the tories will fight the next election on returning into the EU.

Thus the tories bid at the next election is they will save us from the current tory government who for 13 years have screwed the country.

Someone high up has noted there's money to be made by rejoining. Not for us plebs but for the billionaires

To be fair it's probably the only policy they can bring in that may stop their annihilation at the GE

ScotInTraining, to random
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I think the biggest threat to the environment, quality of life, the NHS, Human rights, and general decency is conservative party ideology.

Acting against the populations best interests for self gain should be seen for what it is. It is an illness. Anyone who does this lacks something fundamental in being human.

It is time we stopped voting them in to power and started rehabilitation for them.

ScotInTraining, to random
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Call me cynical but I am starting to think alot of these Westminster "failures" (test and trace, HS2 etc) are not, in fact, failures....

Yes they "failed" at what we were told they were for....

But if you flip it on to its head and think the whole purpose was to syphon public money into private hands, then these are resounding successes.

It makes sense of it, and the appalling mis management.

I am thinking Westminster is beyond redemption. Scotland must get its independence as a priority.

ScotInTraining, to random
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First 3 things read on here today:-
Prince Andrew back in the fold
More sewage in English rivers
Animal cruelty by English hunt

I think it's high time Scotland let England go it's separate way. It's very clear that England's values do not match with Scotlands, and Scotland should do the decent thing and set England free.

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