Green-fingered thalassophile with too many weans and pets.
Glasgow, Scotland
Joined November 2012
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Delighted to have discovered, as I assessed our preparation for disasters and emergencies, that the wean has got microwave and air fryer in the back of his work van hooked up to some kind of massive battery/small generator.
Just the 15 litres of water to stockpile now.
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I'm delighted to be joining Michael Marra's Shadow Cabinet as Shadow Finance Secretary.
Our focus is not just holding government to account but building a more serious and self-aware politics that can elevate Holyrood and better serve Scotland.
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Firing workers and rehiring them on worse terms is unacceptable.
That hasn’t stopped SNP-led Glasgow City Council trying to fire & rehire 23,000 people before Labour bans the practice next year.
Yesterday our govt set out how; here’s more from me & @Kate_Dearden👇
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Forget 15 minute cities, here is everything that is on Wikipedia located within a 30 minute walk of where you are:
neil-scott.com/localwiki/
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The SNP position is totally confused and has been for years. Do they support this decision by the UK government or not?
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Glasgow Labour argued the £1m legacy fund should go back through proper community consultation.
Local people and organisations deserve a real say in how money intended for the McVitie’s community is spent.
SNP councillors rejected that proposal.
glasgowtimes.co.uk/news/scot…
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🚨This is well worth downloading - it is a v useful guide about the kind of supplies you and your household might need to be self sufficient for 72 hours in the event of an emergency - from a flood or a power cut to war:
beready.campaign.gov.uk/wp-c…
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Jackdaw is a win for Aberdeen, a win for Scottish workers and a win for Britain's energy security.
The North East of Scotland has helped power the country for half a century, and it's right that it keeps doing so for decades to come. 👇🏻
Energy Secretary @Miatsf has agreed that the regulator can grant consent for gas to be produced at the licensed Jackdaw field.
Gas from Jackdaw is expected to start reaching British homes and businesses as early as the end of this month.
ALT Jackdaw gas field gets green light to begin production
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Glad to see today that Jackdaw has been approved. This welcome decision is about the UK’s energy security and jobs.
Climate change is real and I've always backed a low-carbon economy, but we'll still need oil and gas for decades.
So do we produce it here or rely on imports?
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Sixty years on, we remember those who died and stand with everyone who still carries the loss. #Aberfan
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I’ve been working to secure two Defence Technical Excellence Colleges for Scotland since March - and now working with the Scottish Government we’ll have one based in the East and one based in the West of Scotland.
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Churchill repeatedly asked Roosevelt for aid, including a high profile radio broadcast in 1941 where Churchill said, "give us the tools, and we'll finish the job". The rest is history.
Winston Churchill and Volodymyr Zelensky should never be mentioned in the same breath.
Churchill led Britain through its darkest hour and helped save our country.
Zelensky, meanwhile, continues to demand billions from British taxpayers.
Comparing the two is an insult to Churchill's legacy.
Readers added context they thought people might want to know
Churchill asked for aid from the entire commonwealth and got Roosevelt to approve the lendlease act to aid the UK.
stgeorgeswoolwich.org/garden/contrib…
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lend-Lease
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Reform UK Scotland’s Amanda Bland MSP now listed on the Scottish Parliament website as an independent.
parliament.scot/msps/current…
I am learning a lot by proxy as the wean continues his apprenticeship in HV fitting.
For example, I have learned that you can use electrical tape for virtually anything - including fashioning yourself a headtorch, and undertaking emergency first aid when you cut yourself on a job
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Devolution should not stop at Holyrood. Andy Burnham’s speech here in Motherwell today set out how we can empower Scotland’s regions and create good jobs in every part of our nation.
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I promise, you are not prepared for the first paragraph of this Real Madrid statement
realmadrid.com/en-US/news/cl…
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if Miranda was in the Touch music video x #celebritytraitors
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"My message to John is simple, I want to push economic power out into the regions of Scotland, do you?"
Andy Burnham challenges Scotland's First Minister John Swinney to "push power" out from Westminster and Holyrood "into the hands of local people"
bbc.in/4yl7lNX