Bill Cruickshank
@BjCruickshank
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Socialist and believer in the right of the Scottish people to determine their own future: In the proud tradition of John Maclean, James Connolly and Jimmy Reid.
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One thing has become very clear the British have decided to increase their efforts to destabilise
@TheSNP
the only party capable of delivering independence. Hence I will not be taking part in any discussions or promoting any event which helps the British.
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Scotland fans with a Scottish Republic banner in Cyprus tonight. My night is made! lol
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So Johnson is now telling us he was so ill that a statement announcing his death was being prepared. Yet we were also told he was never on a ventilator. Something is just not adding up here???
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Songs of hate from 10's of thousands, broken glass thrown on to the opposition goalkeeper's 18 yard box & a Butcher's Apron with 'Culloden' emblazoned on it. A battle where wounded Scots were bayoneted to death by Cumberland's troops. How utterly utterly disgusting!
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What is the point of a Hate Crime Bill if these bigots are allowed to march through our Highland Capital?
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Hi
@NicolaSturgeon
I have heard some political statements in my time, yours today was the best ever. Your clear & concise delivery was terrific & in stark contrast to the mumblings & confused messages from the UK Prime Minister.
#ThankYouNicola
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Sunak is toast he has to resign over this:
🚨Rishi Sunak has been reported to Westminster's sleaze watchdog over his £1000 Rwanda bet with Piers Morgan
The bet is said to be a 'clear breach' of the ministerial code
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I am normally a placid type of guy, but I am absolutely furious with these CV-19 tourists who have arrived in my Highland village buying up limited supplies meant for locals & spreading this virus. Elderly locals, friends & neighbours are going to die because of incoming idiots!
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Today
@NicolaSturgeon
took the diplomatic gloves off & stood up for Scotland with her
#DetestToryValues
comments. Every decent Scot must surely
#DetestToryValues
it's time we let the world know that Scots want no part of Tory insanity. Please keep tweeting & retweeting. Thanks.
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Hey
@piersmorgan
Catherine Calderwood has resigned as Scotland's CMO feel free to now go after the criminally irresponsible Charlie Windsor after he & his entourage brought Covid-19 to my Highland community. Look forward to hearing from you! Thanks.
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There is growing evidence that someone or some organisations are trying to smother accounts who support Scottish independence. My own being an example. Just to say thank you to all who support Scottish independence. Your support is greatly appreciated.
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I know the good folk of Liverpool have banned the Sun from their city for many years. Perhaps we in Scotland should follow their example?
#bantheSun
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So if the the Brits block a referendum in the Supreme Court we go with the next General Election as a plebiscite vote.
@NicolaSturgeon
has today outfoxed & sent the Brit Est. into complete meltdown.
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I have always said that when an MP switches party, a by-election should be held. For people who voted for an SNP MP to be now be represented by a Tory is an affront to democracy.
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Last night
@RishiSunak
was on tv claiming that there was no extra money to pay NHS workers. Covid Charlie's coronation in May is estimated to cost £100m. What's more important to ordinary people, a decent well funded NHS or a medieval pantomime?
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£162m for a funeral, £250m on a coronation = £412m of taxpayers money spent on one of the richest families on the planet. In a UK where ordinary people are having to choose whether to eat or heat; that is simple obscene!
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I taught in Catholic & non-Catholic schools for 35 years. 1, Priests held services in Catholic schools, CoS ministers held services in non-Catholic schools. 2. No school in my experience encourages sectarianism. 3. The real source of sectarianism in Scotland is the Orange Order!
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As a Glaswegian born & bred sometimes I am incredibly proud of my native city: today was one of those occasions.
#NotScotlandsKing7
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We got over 10,000 signatures to stop the Orange Order walking their hate in Stonehaven. Let's stop them walking anywhere in Scotland for good. Let's make this massive!
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Scotland has 96.5% of the oil & 65% of the gas in the North Sea, yet we are told by Rishi Sunak that we are all going to have to get used to higher fuel bills. Meanwhile there will be no windfall tax on energy companies. I feel a
#ScottishRevolution
is on the way!
#YesScots
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So we now know Hoyle's father set up Labour Friends of Israel, Hoyle himself visited Israel complete with flak jacket recently, 2/5 of Starmers Shadow Cabinet receives funds from Israel & Labour MP's have received £280,000 in donations from Israel, but
@theSNP
is playing games?
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#DetestToryValues
has fairly taken off. Many Scots must agree with
@NicolaSturgeon
let's keep it going folks.
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Hearing that membership of
@theSNP
has increased significantly in the last few days. It appears Scots detest Anglo British State bullying.
#ScottishIndependence2024
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Wow breaking news
@Peston
has just said on
@ITVNews
that
@BorisJohnson
's
@GOVUK
is going to announce that it plans "getting every drop of oil & gas out of the North Sea". So there we have it Scotland, our oil & gas which was finished in 2014 is going to save the UK once again.
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Is anyone else a tad annoyed that Covid-19 deaths are being reported on a UK basis. It's as though they are trying to dilute the death rate in England by inferring that people are dying in large numbers all over the UK when that is not the case.
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The British nationalists have made a big mistake with their Covid Inquiry in Scotland. They sought to destroy
@NicolaSturgeon
&
@theSNP
. They have done exactly the opposite.
#ScotlandStandsWithNicola
#ScottishIndependence2024
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@southayrshire
Have you any idea how offensive that is to the memory of William Wallace? He was tried & sentenced to the most horrific death in the Great Wall of Westminster where Elizabeth Windsor lies in state. Absolutely unbelievable!
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When this Scottish political legend is finally cleared of any alleged wrong doing, as she surely will be: there will be a reckoning & I for one will support & actively work towards crowdfunding a legal challenge to those who sought to bring her down.
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Sorry can't support the calls for
@BorisJohnson
to resign, the man is a walking advert for Scottish independence.
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Hey
@piersmorgan
you like me am on twitter a lot. You like a debate well here is one. Why have you never once mentioned the criminal irresponsibility of Charles Windsor fleeing London knowing he was ill & bringing his infected entourage with him to my Highland village? Thanks.
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@trussliz
@ZelenskyyUa
Hiding behind Ukraine is not going to solve your self-made economic catastrophe here in the UK. You are ruining lives, if you had an ounce of decency you would resign.
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Good grief
#DetestToryValues
now trending on 22.2k tweets that's additional 4000 tweets in less than half an hour. Can
#YesScots
be greedy & see if we can get to 30k for
#DetestToryValues
by midnight. Thanks to all taking part. Especially our friends in England.
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Hey
@NicolaSturgeon
I have heard many speeches/statements from politicians over many decades. The one you just delivered, is one of the best I have ever heard.
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So the Brit occupied six counties & Gibraltar get customised deals with the EU but Scotland, a country that voted overwhelmingly to Remain gets what England wants. That is not democracy, that is dictatorship.
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Right Scotland now that everyone's had their say, it's time to put the claymores & broadswords back in the thatch. On May 6th Scotland stands at a crossroads. We either vote in huge numbers for
@theSNP
or we let the Boris's Brits rule us forevermore. Let's unite as never before
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The idea that
@NicolaSturgeon
's resignation is a set back to Scottish independence is ludicrous. I joined
@theSNP
in 1968 support for the party was in single figures. Today its around 50% this struggle is not about one individual, it's about our country taking control of itself.
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Once again losing dozens of followers in the space of a few hours. Whoever is behind this whether it be 77th Brigade or some other Brit security outfit, you will not drive me off twitter. I will be here until Scotland is independent again.
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Lot's of bitter British nationalists bitching tonight simply because
@NicolaSturgeon
is now widely respected across the world as the most outstanding political leader in the UK.
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This is Tory MP Jonathan Gullis he serves as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in the Dept. of Education in England. As a retired teacher of children with Additional Support Needs I am appalled that anyone never mind a politician would utter such a fascist sentiment.
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So border now closed to all but essential traffic, well done
@NicolaSturgeon
&
@scotgov
a brave, bold decision but one that I am sure all decent, unselfish & responsible Scots will applaud.
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So the fascists have won England but I'll tell you what, as long as I breathe they will never win Scotland. I would hope all decent Scots would back me in that!
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Ex-Tory Leader loses for the last time in Scotland. 😂🤣
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What Glasgow is witnessing this evening is not just celebrations because a football team won a league championship. Organised British nationalism is sending out a very sinsister message to those who want an independent Scotland.
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Lost almost a hundred followers in recent weeks. Is that because I have been tweeting my support for a re-unified Ireland? If so, good, I don't want bigots as followers!
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So Buckingham Palace has 775 rooms, Holyrood Palace has 280 rooms & Balmoral Castle has 52 rooms with many associated empty properties on the estate. I make that at least a grand total of 1,107 rooms available for our Ukrainian friends. Not bad from just one family, eh?
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Margaret Ferrier has had much more media coverage than Michelle Mone. Margaret Ferrier made the same mistake as so called Covid King Charlie Windsor. The UK stinks of corruption, hypocrisy & double standards.
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It looks like twitter has had enough of my argument for Scottish self determination. I am at 28.4 thousand followers & seem to be hitting a glass ceiling. My presence on here is not for followers, but for my country if I suddenly disappear you will know why. Thanks to all.
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@AnasSarwar
How dare you, the butchery at Culloden & the aftermath of the genocide of the Clearances, the land grabbing, the house burnings, the execution of the 1820 Martyrs were all British brutality in Scotland. Go do your homework before commenting on Scottish history!
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This is my Tory MP Andrew Bowie. He is supposed to be a 'Scottish' MP but he voted to empty raw sewage into English waters. IMHO he & his fellow 'Scottish' Tory MP's have shamed Scotland.
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Sometimes you can be a critic of someone, perhaps not knowing the full facts, but I tell you this, if this lady returns to the struggle for Scottish independence: I will be right behind her. Welcome back
@NicolaSturgeon
I feel a reckoning is coming.
Listening to Nicola
@NicolaSturgeon
telling us were NOT alone as she will be with us all along the way until we get
#Independence
#Indyref
WOO HOO 👏 👏👏👏 rt
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Hi
@NicolaSturgeon
that was one of the best party leaders speech I have heard in many decades of political activism. Led by a 100% commitment to
#ScottishIndependence
just Brilliant!
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I am 67 & not exactly a Che Guevara but I'll tell you what if the Tories ever try & privatise Scotland's NHS I will take to the streets & I know I will not be alone! You listening
@Douglas4Moray
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The woman in the chair is now our supposed Queen Consort who herself was married but had an affair with our new King Charles while he was married to his wife Diana who died in circumstances which she predicted in a TV interview. Have I missed anything?
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As does every decent person in Scotland. Well said
@NicolaSturgeon
#YesScots
say we
#DetestToryValues
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Hello
@bbcdebatenight
be grateful if you could inform viewers in Scotland why your programme from Pitlochry tomorrow night appears to be having its audience vetted by this office: Mentorn Media 4th Floor. No 1 Smiths Square, 77-85 Fulham Palace Road. London W6 8JA. Thanks.
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This picture has not been tampered with in any way. It's 2023, 1 in 4 Scottish children are living in poverty, Scotland has been dragged out of the EU against its will, we are not "allowed" to vote on our own future & we have Trident on the Clyde. Wakey wakey, fellow Scots!
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@NileGardiner
As a Scot I find your comments disgusting. For 800+ years Scotland has had to defend our country from English invasion & domination. I am pretty sure the Irish, Welsh, Indians. Kenyans, Palestinians, Malayans etc. would agree & find your musings equally offensive!
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Would you say the Jewish people should ever forget the Holocaust, or the Irish forget the British famine? No of course you wouldn't. That is why Scots should never forget Culloden & the Highland Clearances which were mass murder, rape, genocide, land grabs & deportations.
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I taught in Scottish schools for 35 years I retired in 2010. I averaged 3 colds a year when teaching, since I retired I have had two colds, one in January of this year. Be in no doubt schools are breeding grounds for all sorts of illnesses!
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Tell you what's "out of order" sycophants like this expecting Scots to sing allegiance to a man who cheated on his wife, was a close friend of Saville & who is not King of Scots:
Ally McCoist said that perhaps "SNP fans" were to blame for the booing
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Starmer says he only "urged" Hoyle to take the Labour motion. It was
@theSNP
's opposition motion day, he had no right even to approach Hoyle, "urged", encouraged, hectored, bullied, blackmailed. Call it what you will, the fact is Starmer tried to interfere in democracy.
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Such a simple message presented in such a powerful way. Today
#VoteSNP
for our children, their children & their grandchildren. Hand on the right to determine Scotland's future to the people who really matter: Our descendants!
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#YesScots
believe that BBC Scotland has finally gone too far with this all out attack on Jason Leitch: it's now painfully obvious to all Scots that the BBC in Scotland is
@GOVUK
's propagandist broadcaster.
#WeStandWithJason
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In remembrance of the brave Highlanders who were butchered at Culloden & those who were tortured, raped, murdered & driven from their homes in the ethnic cleansing aftermath.
#BoycottRedcoatCafe
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So Charlie has rhe virus which he brought up from London to his country home on Deeside. Wonder many of his entourage have it & are now spreading it in the local village Ballater? Criminal irresponsibility!
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#ScottishIndependence14
🏴🏴🏴🏴🏴🏴🏴🏴🏴🏴🏴🏴now trending at 74K tweets & guess what folks
#ScottishIndependence
campaign has achieved 1.5 Million tweets. 🍾🍾🍾🍾🍾🍾🍾🍾🍾🍾🍾🍾🍾🍾
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I have family in England & I just love it when English cousins in Scotland tell of their experiences in Scotland.
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So the wife of Rees-Mogg gets a £7m Government grant to upgrade her stately home. The 'Royals' get £369m to refurbish Buckingham Palace. The
@WASPI_Campaign
working class women get another kick in the teeth. This union is a corrupt stinking cesspit loaded against ordinary people!
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Dropping to two degrees where I live in the Highlands tonight. Sitting with a fleece on wondering to whether boost our oil-fired central heating for 45 minutes. At almost a £ a litre it's a worry & I know I am not alone. Millions in Scotland face a huge challenge this winter.
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Back in Scotland after a week in the Republic of Ireland. Last visited the Republic 40 years ago. TBH I was gobsmacked in the progression Ireland has made in that time. Beautiful houses, a much cared for environment, brilliant roads, a very happy self-confident populace. Magic!
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Starmer & Sarwar have made a huge political mistake today. They have chosen the insanity of Johnson & the far right over the economic stability & social justice offered by the EU. They have chosen right wing English nationalism over operating in the biggest market on the planet.
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No fan of
@jeremycorbyn
but yesterday Phil was demanding he apologise for being anti-Semitic. Today Phil & Holly are taking selfie's with a liar, cheat, misogynist racist & fascist. Just sums this corrupt cesspit of a UK!
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I am Scottish I want my own country to govern itself. That is not nationalism, that is normalisation. If you have a problem with that, I suggest you go look up what democracy means!
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Off to bed fellow self-respecting Scots, please remember today is the 8th anniversary of Scotland's independence referendum where we were asked to "think carefully" lied to bullied & basically conned. The hashtag is
#BetterTogetherLied
please retweet & share all day if you agree.
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A wee prediction. Today was the day when many Scots finally realised that the Anglo British State tried to crucify
@NicolaSturgeon
& deny
#ScottishIndependence2024
The Brits attempt to bury our right to self-determination has failed spectacularly. Scotland will be free!
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Millions of Scots have been plunged into poverty. How can this be, when Scotland is one of the most energy rich countries in Europe? The answer: Because we have allowed our resources to be stolen by
@GOVUK
. Scots are suffering poverty because we are still chained to Westminster.
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@AnnieWellsMSP
@ScotTories
She speaks for me & many 100's of thousands of Scots; no decent person could do anything other than detest a party which is corrupt to its core & robs the poor to benefit the rich.
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What a birthday present for
@NicolaSturgeon
today. She will be facing either Sunak, Truss or Mordaunt when negotiating Scotland leaving the UK union. What a mouth watering prospect. Get the popcorn in folks!
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I have never thought about leaving Scotland, it's where I was born, where I grew up, where I raised a family & where I will die. Hence I get seriously irritated when people come to my country & tell me my country cannot govern itself. If you don't like Scotland, don't stay here!
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Let Scotland's Hogmanay twitter storm begin. To all Scotland's many friends across the world, join us in our struggle to stay with our European friends. We voted 62% to REMAIN in the EU. Please retweet these hashtags:
#ScotlandinEU
#IndyScotland21
#vonderLeyen
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Wee tip
@trussliz
Scots overwhelmingly voted for
@NicolaSturgeon
in May 2021. When you tell people to ignore
@ScotGovFM
you are telling people to ignore the will of the people of Scotland. She is our spokesperson, you ignore the Scottish people at your peril!
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There is only one reason the Brits are trying to smear
@Ianblackford_MP
& that is because he makes a clown of
@BorisJohnson
on a weekly basis at FMQ's. A much more effective leader of the opposition than Starmer will ever be. All part of the Brits dirty tricks agenda.
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Lots of British nationalists getting very worked up tonight calling Scotland's First Minister all sorts for being an outstanding political leader in time of crisis. What a pathetic bunch they are!
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This is how the Brits divide & rule. They are trying to stir the sectarian pot. They did it in India, Ireland & virtually every other country they invaded & colonised. It's irresponsible & dangerous & could get someone badly hurt or even killed. Disgusting!
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No wonder the Brits are rattled tonight. Tomorrow
@ScotGovFM
launches
#indyref2
campaign. This time
#Yes
is at 50% in polls, we have the Brexit disaster, we have
@BorisJohnson
as PM &
@GOVUK
is an international pariah for breaking the NIP. This time we win Scotland!
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Just been called a "clown" by someone flying 'Butcher's Apron' in their bio. I have been called a lot worse. However from now on it's an instant block from me for all forms of abuse. No point in tolerating vile name calling for simply wanting my country Scotland to govern itself.
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I want
@theSNP
to say vote SNP at the General Election, get an SNP majority of MP's elected, then we start negotiations on independence. No if's, no buts & no talk of another referendum. It's time to take our independence, not beg for it!
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In all my years as an activist for Scottish independence I never thought I would ever hear the leader of the Labour Party give such a racist, anti-democratic interview as this one: English nationalism has consumed Labour.
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