Kristofer Keane

Kristofer Keane

@kris.scot

Library worker! Trade unionist! Pro-independence! www.kris.scot

1.1K followers606 following309 posts

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UNISON
@unison.org.uk

📚 Libraries have faced years of cuts. The Budget must deliver change. At our #WeShowUp statue unveiling in Westminster, librarian Alan explains why library workers deserve more than recognition. Fair pay. Proper funding. Real investment. Our public services need a bailout. ✊

Kristofer Keane
@kris.scot

Despite severe funding cuts tearing through the Higher Education sector, university library staff continue to show up every day to support our students & protect access to knowledge - now it’s time for the government and universities to show up for us. #WeShowUp action.unison.org.uk/page/201347/...

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Ballot Box Scotland
@ballotbox.scot

*banging head against the desk* We already have obscenely few! Denmark has 98! Norway has... 369? Finland is similar to Norway! Slovakia has over *2000*! Why are we in the UK so utterly, utterly hostile to local democracy? "We want efficiency savings" is peak cost of everything, value of nothing!

Chris McCall@dennynews.bsky.social

Swinney also confirmed he wants to see the number of councils reduced. But again, there's little detail on what that means. Meanwhile, Scots will be asked to vote in May to elect councillors across 32 local authorities - some of which may no longer exist in a few years.

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UNISON
@unison.org.uk

⚠️☀️ Heatwaves. Drought. Record temperatures 🌡️ As extreme weather becomes the new normal, 4 in 5 people back legal protections against extreme heat, according to new YouGov polling. UNISON is calling for urgent government action on heatwave planning and safety. 🔗 unison.org.uk/news/2026/08...

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Protect the Wild
@protectthewild.bsky.social

It's the Clacton by-election! If you're voting, don't let Farage win. Farage wants to: Protect blood sports; Ban rewilding projects on productive farmland; Abolish Net Zero targets; Scrap EU-derived environmental laws; Lift the fracking ban; Grant new oil & gas drilling licences.

Kristofer Keane
@kris.scot

The next total eclipse over central Scotland will come in 2135. That sounds like the distant future, but that's only 109 years away, a handful of babies alive now will still be alive then.

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Neil Mackay
@neilmackay.bsky.social

Wildfires sweep Scotland, even the very centre of Edinburgh, yet political debate is dominated by calls for more oil and gas from the North Sea. It’s insanity - because more drilling won’t lower prices. That claim is a lie. We’re like Nero fiddling while Rome burns In @heraldscotland.bsky.social

heraldscotland.comDrill, baby, drill: We’re like Nero fiddling while Arthur’s Seat burnsWildfires sweep Scotland yet the political debate is all about extracting more oil and gas. It’s a total delusion, and believing it is an act of…

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Count Binface
@countbinface.bsky.social

Under a Binface government, anyone who doesn’t accept human-made climate change as fact will be sent back to school, from Year 1 right the way to A Levels, to see if anything goes in the second time round. #VoteBinface

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Alan Campbell
@alancampbell62.bsky.social

Just sharing this now — because once you see #HowToGetFilthyRich on Channel 4, you’re going to want to sign it. It’s time to tax wealth, not work. Add your name and help make wealth taxes the first item on the new PM’s list. you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/de...

you.38degrees.org.ukDear future Prime Minister: It's time to tax the super-richJust sharing this now — because once you see #HowToGetFilthyRich on Channel 4, you’re going to want to sign it. It’s time to tax wealth, not work. Add your name and help make wealth taxes the first it...

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UNISON
@unison.org.uk

78,000 NHS staff have said loud and clear; 3.3% is not enough The joint health unions delivered our open letter to Health Minister James Murray, demanding long overdue reforms to the NHS pay structure. The Health Secretary must ensure there is no further delay. NHS workers won’t wait much longer

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Russ Jones
@russincheshire.bsky.social

Nigel Farage vs "the establishment" He went to private school, worked as a stockbroker, has been a professional politician for 31 years, has his own TV show, is a brand ambassador for gold, is mates with POTUS, accepted a secret £5m gift, and owns five houses bought outright with cash What a rebel

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Hugh Osborne
@available4panto.bsky.social

Can't believe that our politics has become so degraded that the Clacton by-election is going to provide nothing more than the humiliating spectacle of a complete and utter joke candidate standing against Count Binface.

Kristofer Keane
@kris.scot

From hedgehogs and bats to butterflies and newts, the UK’s wildlife is disappearing fast – and our government is letting it happen. I’ve just signed @friends-earth.bsky.social’s petition calling for urgent action. Add your name: action.friendsoftheearth.uk/petition/tel...

action.friendsoftheearth.ukTell the government: act for nature before it’s too lateAdd my name Did you know the UK is one of the most nature-depleted countries in the world? There’s less wildlife today than in living memory − and it’s still disappearing before our eyes. From hedgeho...
Kristofer Keane
@kris.scot

We need as many people as possible to agree with putting in place more ways to increase funding rather than making cuts and essentially punishing those who are already suffering. Tax the Rich – Wealth Tax Now www.oxfam.org.uk/get-involved...

oxfam.org.ukOxfam GB | Chancellor Rachel Reeves: Tax wealth nowWe need as many people as possible to agree with putting in place more ways to increase funding rather than making cuts and essentially punishing those who are already suffering. Tax the Rich – Wealth...
Kristofer Keane
@kris.scot

Finally got to Anstruther on Saturday. Between being ill at the start of the year then fighting an election, it's a very delayed start to the travel season!

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WATERSHED Investigations
@watershed-i.bsky.social

Turns out, if you stop tearing up the seabed, wildlife thrives: ten years after banning bottom trawl fishing, there are 3 times the number of sea creatures + double the number of species in the South Arran MPA, Scotland, than there were before the ban 👏🦪🐟 share.google/2M5WqP3CXwSH...

share.googleSeabed life triples after bottom trawling ban in Scotland protected areaNearly a decade since Scotland established the South Arran Marine Protected Area and banned bottom trawling across much of it, life on the seafloor has thrived, a new study has found. Scientists surve...
Kristofer Keane
@kris.scot

The UK is at 22nd now for LGBT+ rights in Europe now. We were 1st only a decade ago!

ILGA-Europe@ilgaeurope.bsky.social

#RainbowMap 2026 is live! Spain breaks Malta's decade-long hold on top spot. As the rules-based international order fractures and democracy is under pressure, Spain's No’1 ranking stands as proof that political courage remains the most powerful answer. Find out more at rainbowmap.ilga-europe.org!

Kristofer Keane
@kris.scot

Too often, outsourcing comes at the expense of our services and the workers who keep them going. If you want public services to work for people, not just profit, sign the Record of Support for Labour’s insourcing pledge. www.megaphone.org.uk/petitions/of...

megaphone.org.ukOfficial Record of Support: Back the Biggest Wave of Insourcing in a GenerationOutsourcing companies frequently compete to win public contracts by reducing costs: it's a race to the bottom on the pay, terms, and conditions for their workers. This has a knock-on effect for servic...
Kristofer Keane
@kris.scot

Good to have gotten back to the bus archives today. Here's East Kilbride in a Trans-Clyde bus map, c.1980. How many bus routes we've lost since then!

Kristofer Keane
@kris.scot

716 votes! ✊ A massive thank you to everyone who backed a true Independent vision for our town. Without party machinery, we put public ownership, equality, and community on the agenda. This is only the beginning. The fight for a fairer society continues. Watch this space! #eastkilbride

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Ballot Box Scotland
@ballotbox.scot

East Kilbride (South Scotland) Constituency Vote (vs 2021): SNP: 14339 (42.4%, -9.5) LAB: 9395 (27.8%, -2.8) RUK: 5683 (16.8%, New) CON: 2251 (6.7%, -7.8) LD: 1424 (4.2%, +1.2) IND: 716 (2.1%) Valid Turnout: 55.4% SNP HOLD ^AF

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Alan Wylie
@alanwy.bsky.social

If you’re a Public Library Worker in a Reform council then join a union now and be prepared to oppose book bans etc. it’s going to be a very bumpy ride 😬

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Ballot Box Scotland
@ballotbox.scot

Polls will close in TWENTY MINUTES! If you haven't voted and your polling place is nearby, get thee to a voting both, go! Even if it hits 10pm as long as you have joined the queue to vote you will be allowed to do so. Go! You don't need ID to vote, as long as you are registered you're good!

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UNISON
@unison.org.uk

🚨 You still have time to vote! 🗳️ Today there are elections for - Scottish Parliament - Welsh Senedd - English local government - London borough councils Polls close 10pm tonight. Find your polling station. buff.ly/63Wo19W