Professor Lesley Stark

Dear government, don’t send startling, high-pitched alerts about wildfires to ordinary people's phones. Send them to the CEOs of fossil fuel companies and make them impossible to switch off until they stop the destructive plunder that's contributing to climate change.

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There are 74M Americans who aren’t smart enough to understand this. See the problem?

The new Health Secretary took more than £165,000 from donors linked with the private healthcare sector, it has emerged

This has never been a “Labour” government! It’s a sham!

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... Look. At. This 🔥🔥🔥🔥🤬🤬 Bloody unforgivable! I’m glad I didn’t vote for him in the GE.

When more negative press coverage is given to a Scottish independence party whose party official stole £400,000 from it than to a right wing Unionist party whose former leader is guilty of raping an 8 yr old child, it tells us the UK press is not holding power to account but protecting it.

I’m focused on delivering for people in Scotland. This week, we will bring forward plans to cut the cost of living, expand childcare and help first-time buyers. And tomorrow, Parliament can back Scotland’s right to hold a referendum on the fresh start of independence. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Thanks to @worldwidecancer.bsky.social for funding vital research by @lesleys20.bsky.social tackling the question of why you are more likely to get cancer as you age - and for pulling together this amazing video showcasing IGC's facilities 👉 youtu.be/5tL_W-aXY3o @cmvm-edinburghuni.bsky.social

Truth always comes out.

This is well worth a read: “Russell Findlay & Anas Sarwar remain in post despite leading their respective parties to their worst-ever Holyrood results, compounding the impression of a (Unionist) political elite completely divorced from reality, mired in hubris and self-deceit.” x.com/bellacaledon...

The Gazafication of Lebanon At least 3,020 Lebanese killed and 9,273 wounded since March 2, says Lebanese Health Ministry -Quds NN

Some important context from @pippacrerar.bsky.social

A very similar scheme, which was about to start in Scotland, was vetoed by the UK Government. Any Scot STILL not wanting Independence, is soft in the head. Independent Scotland will be one of the Richest Countries in Europe.

If there was a cost of living crisis the Energy Companies, Water Companies, Supermarkets and Banks would be going bankrupt. Instead they are making record profits. If you're not stupid you can work it out.

Male Marsh harrier at RSPB Loch Leven this morning came fairly close 😃 @rspbscotland.bsky.social

Isn't it odd* that the pro-Union media have barely mentioned (if at all) that the SNP won more seats than ALL of the unionist parties combined? #Scotland

Immigration make Britain brilliant

Chinese newspaper cartoon (Today... 😂 )

It is time for every country in the UK to decide their own future.

Did you know that Scotland’s very low level of #HospitalAcquiredInfection was achieved through introduction of #ScottishPatientSafetyProgram in 2007 which put #PatientSafety front & centre! Recognised internationally!

The arrogance of our putative colonial rulers, liberally doused with petulance and denial, on full view. Scotland will choose our future as an independent nation.

We were told our data would stay under NHS control. But an internal document just revealed the truth: Palantir staff are being granted “unlimited access”. Join us demanding this spy-tech firm gets out of our NHS 👇 goodlaw.social/658abc

Our ambition is to rejoin the family of nations. Help us by joining the party at snp.org/join.

The big question we must all ask unionist MSPs, MPs and UK Parliament ministers in the weeks and months ahead . . indyposterboy.scot/our-right-to...

According to the UK parties & press, everything is shite due to the SNP, but also no one's interested in indy. Yet the SNP keeps on winning more seats than the anti-indy parties combined, so either the SNP is running Scotland better than we're told, or there really is a wish for indy.

Not to excuse this, & it’s a while since I presented anything on the BBC, but I do recall noting an almost subconscious desire to disprove bogus allegations of bias by being particularly tough on Labour & Lib Dems (Ed Davey once complained!) This is another victory for right wing media gaslighting.

Yessers will be relieved Reform was seen off at constituency level. But their list presence in Holyrood will warp our parly rightwards without a clear restatement of independence purpose. After all Yes won. Reform didn’t. And to the winners, the spoils. www.thenational.scot/politics/260...

Nearly half a century after joining the SNP, John Swinney has led his party to Holyrood victory Here is the list of all 58 SNP MSPs 👇

Channel 4 News is generally the best of a bad bunch in UK news broadcasting but it was odd in their report on the Scottish and Welsh elections today that they said Plaid and SNP had failed to win majorities but didn't say both countries use PR systems which make majorities almost impossible.

Hello @devolvedelections.bsky.social do I get a physical medal with this or is it just the intense feeling of satisfaction? Beyond chuffed that Ballot Box Scotland, a labour of love hobby project by Some Random Nerd, was more accurate than every single Holyrood MRP. Say it with me: NO MORE MRPs!

Very dissapointed that even @channel4news.bsky.social framed the list seats won by reform as a massive win for them. Not emphasising the huge difference in seat numbers and votes cast between them and SNP..yes they had a muted breakthrough here but the big up from the news promotes them.

'Future beyond the Union' looms for UK, says Sinn Féin leader on working with John Swinney www.heraldscotland.com/news...

BREAKING: John Swinney has confirmed he plans to request another independence referendum from Westminster The First Minister said he still plans to hold a vote on a Section 30 order, though the SNP did not achieve a majority

John Swinney urges Starmer to show Scotland ‘greater respect’ after SNP victory

Everything you need to know about the moral vacuum at the heart of Labour. The party deserves its agonising death ‘A former Scottish Labour MP has taken up a job as an adviser to Reform UK's Scottish leader Malcolm Offord’

Some initial thoughts on the SNP's historic fifth election victory, the record Scottish Green performance, the highest ever pro-indy majority in Holyrood and the gracelessness of the Scottish press who with Labour and the Tories are the big losers. weegingerdug.wordpress.com/2026/05/09/m...

We will not abandon Palestinians to the depraved genocidal Israel and its Zionist colluders whose humanity and reality have been Sacrificed. #PalestineWillBeFree

"The Scottish people just elected the largest ever majority of pro-Indy MSPs, standing on a commitment for a second independence referendum. The Scottish people have voted for a second referendum and that means they should damn well get one."

The only question to which Gordon Brown is the correct answer is - "Which lying Prime Minister vowed to Scotland during the indy ref that within 3 years of a No vote the UK would be a federal state and he'd hold the party leaders to it, only to vanish & tell us we should have read the small print?"

I will build a Scotland where everyone feels seen, where everyone feels at home, and where everyone is able to contribute to Scotland’s story.

The combined might and wealth of all any-Indy parties with the full weight of the corporate media and the BBC behind them were only able to take a couple of seats off the SNP. 😳

This made me laugh a lot 🤣🤣🤣🥰

From facebook. If we had the same voting system as Westminster we would have 60 SNP 4 tories 4 Lib Dem 2 labour 2 greens. So, when Unionists start talking about majorities it's to muddy the waters. Look at the numbers above and tell me that's not a mandate for a referendum.