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Fit like! NE loon living in Argyll. Small business owner, crofter and retired senior manager. Supporter of Scottish independence. Dons fan.

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Joined February 2014
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Holyrood debated compensation for Waspi women last Wednesday. Jackie Baillie sits on the Waspi cross party group but was absent from the debate. Only four Labour MSPs bothered to turn up. Considerably more SNP MSPs did. The Waspi women in the public gallery will have noticed.
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What you have to realise is @UKLabour is controlled by the English elite just as much as the tories liberals and reform are. All just branches of the same billionaire controlled political elite designed to strip you of cash and keep you just comfortable enough to survive.
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When a national broadcaster turns off replies you know they are in trouble If they are afraid to defend themselves and their news output it becomes no more than a propaganda machine Thus is a ridiculous position from @STVNews
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😮 CEO of Octopus energy on Sky News yesterday morning - “If we did location pricing, every region would be cheaper Scotland would go from the most expensive electricity in Europe - to the cheapest.”
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Shipped in on the Labour gravy train no clue @melanie_ward
This week on Politics Scotland, I drew attention to the unacceptable impact of 18 years of the SNP on my local A&E. As I told the SNP representative; they have £4.9 billion extra from the UK Labour Budget - now they need to get on and fix our NHS in Fife.
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Argyll Loon retweeted
Everyone at Aberdeen FC is deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Aberdeen born football legend Denis Law. One of Scotland’s greatest ever players, his legacy will live on in the North-east. Our thoughts are with his family and friends.
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I’ve had enough of X in particular the political manipulation of the platform by the owner. You will find me on @argyll-loon.bsky.social. I’ll close my account on 25th January Robbie Burns Day. Saor Alba
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Named ‘Inquisitor of the Year’ at the Spectator Awards a few weeks back. Thanks to the Tories and Labour for all the helpful material. And to Michael Gove for his visible joy. In 2025 we’ll keep at it - fighting for an independent Scotland and getting stuck into UK Labour.
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Scotland has the energy, we just need the power. It’s time for independence. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
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My wife was treated at the Jubilee for a collapsed lung in 2022 Waiting time 18 days -brilliant staff and support.
Replying to @JubileeHospital
2/2 ...most up-to-date information on how we’re performing. That’s why we’ve published a statement on our website to clarify our current activity and waiting times. Read more ➡️ nhsgoldenjubilee.co.uk/news/… #TeamJubilee #ServingScotland
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At NHS Golden Jubilee, our team works extremely hard to treat as many patients as possible. We understand that misinformation can cause unnecessary frustration, so as an organisation that values communications and honesty, we thought it would be helpful to provide our... 1/2
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I can’t help but think that this is a Unionist inspired plot to cause bickering amongst the Indy movement after the recent polling. I wonder who asked John Curtis to comment?
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Argyll Loon retweeted
Council Royal Borough Windsor 25% council tax increase being discussed or issue S114 notice. Notts Council yesterday 45% increase to maintain services….. remember this when @COSLA and pretendy 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 media froth & foam re @scotgov
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The UK state is playing us and these numbskulls are aiding and abetting.
Onlookers at Alex Salmond’s memorial in Edinburgh are heard booing and shouting “traitor to Scotland” as First Minister John Swinney arrives at St Giles Cathedral.
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On the farm land debate: it’s worth noting that over the past 25 years the value of farmland has outperformed housing, commercial property and equities. Only gold has performed better
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Mental Scotland have one of their finest results in years away from home yet its people have to watch it on fucking YouTube. We don’t even have a national tv station that’s not under the control of another country. We really need to get off our fucking knees.
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The answer is that farm land contains a lot of speculative value - which in part is driven by a very generous tax and subsidy regime
I’m trying to follow the great farming debate but, as an economics illiterate, I’m baffled. If a farm has a nominal value of, say, £3m but generates an income of only c. £40k, how can it really be worth that much? This is not, bt dubs, a loaded question. I’m interested.
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