Bob McAllister

Bob McAllister

@bobbyscocks.bsky.social

Full Time Carer. Music Lover (Reggae/ Rock) & watching Korean t.v.

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Without a hint of irony, today, the UK Chancellor declared if Scotland's oil money had been better invested there would be a trillion £+ sovereign wealth fund. - Unionists tell us Scotland would be ruined without UK support. Utter bastards. That's our kids futures they have helped themselves to!!

weegingerdug@weegingerdug.bsky.social

I'm against drilling for fossil fuels but isn't it odd* the BBC and Sky aren't mentioning in their reports about drilling in the Jackdaw gas field being approved that they told Scots loudly and repeatedly in 2014 that all the oil and gas would be gone within 5 years. *entirely predictable

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𝗪𝗲𝘀 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗹𝗮𝗶𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗦𝗰𝗼𝘁𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱'𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗶𝘀 '𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗳𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗱' 𝗯𝗼𝘁𝗵 '𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗰𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲' 𝗮𝗻𝗱 '𝗶𝗿𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲'. 🤨 Scotland does have military defences. But whether they're adequate, and why major Royal Navy surface warships are still based hundreds of miles away, are perfectly reasonable question👇

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George Monbiot absolutely nails it, as he perfectly describes how ‘extractive’, London centric, unionism has drained Cymru for generations If only Cymru was fully governed by those who prioritised the interests of Cymru,to become just another modern, small & successful, European country 🇫🇮🇮🇪🇪🇪🇩🇰🇸🇪🇫🇴🇮🇸🇪🇪

George Monbiot@georgemonbiot.bsky.social

On Question Time last night, I talked about the extractive economic model that has left Wales - and many other nations - impoverished *because they were so rich in resources*. You can see the problem simply by looking at the map: the infrastructure looks like a drainage system.

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In December 2018 the government gave a £13.8 million Brexit ferry contract to a company that had no ships. The related cancellations and legal settlement cost about £84 million. Here's what happened 👇

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RUTH’S THREE BIG QUESTIONS — AND MINE In an interview published today, Ruth Davidson has said that John Swinney, MSP, has failed to answer the three most important questions before demanding that Scots have the right to decide their future: 👇

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I refuse to be labelled as British by virtue of a (third country) passport & a driving licence. I am Scottish born in SCOTLAND with Irish heritage to which am proud of. Saor Alba Tiocfaidh ár lá