Alan Thomson
@aw_thomson
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Pale. Male. Stale. Sorry about that. Engineer. Scot. European. Cogito ergo something.
Edinburgh, Scotland
Joined May 2014
1. The Israeli military has intentionally promoted disinformation about Oct 7 – such as evidence-free claims that Hamas committed unspeakable acts, including mutilating bodies and beheading babies – to justify Israeli war crimes in Gaza. Western media has willingly amplified
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What the BBC fails to tell you about October 7: Kibbutz Be’eri has been a favoured destination for BBC reporters keen to illustrate Hamas’ barbarity. It is where Lucy Williamson headed once again this week. And yet none of her reporting highlighted comments made to the Israeli
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Education secretary Gillian Keegan is recorded on camera saying others ‘have been sat on their a***s’ on schools Raac crisis and shares frustration about not being thanked for doing ‘a f***ing good job’ https://t.co/c02gI4dXiM
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THIS is a MONUMENTAL SCANDAL and puts "Scottish Ferries" into true perspective. ONE bloody HS2 station running £2.2 BILLION OVER BUDGET and FIFTEEN YEARS LATE -
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Overspend blamed on government indecision, despite eight years spent planning and designing project
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@Bridget76290525 @foreigncorr1 @ScotNational On @broadcastscot we continue to put the daily update from Ukraine at the very front of our broadcasting. Please join us if you have a moment.
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Some preparatory viewing before tonight’s Dispatches on Johnson and Lebedev
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I made a video about the death of Willie MacRae and YouTube have restricted it. To get folks to see it can I ask you to share, share share so that the story is told https://t.co/j5pu87QyJC
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People participated in a Scottish independence march in Glasgow as the coronation of Britain's King Charles and Queen Camilla took place at Westminster Abbey https://t.co/7DPpgqOCW5
#Coronation
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Republican protesters being arrested and their placards confiscated ahead of the coronation.
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Classic hypocrisy from the Tories (Scotland Branch). They called for HPMAs in their 2021 manifesto for the Scottish Parliament elections.
The SNP-Green coalition's proposals for Highly Protected Marine Areas would be deeply damaging for our coastal communities. Tomorrow, @Rachael2Win will bring forward a vote in the Scottish Parliament calling on the SNP to drop their unworkable plans👇 https://t.co/Y4Fb7VSqZL
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I've just signed the Declaration of Calton Hill in support of a Scottish republic. Add your signature now!
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I really can't ridicule the incompetence of the UK government over post-Brexit trade enough Remember the phantom Seabourne Ferries debacle? Well, the latest example is a tale of utter incompetence, phantom shipping companies and the Great UK Tomato Shortage of 2023 🧵
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10 days ago I sent Chancellor @Jeremy_Hunt a letter (below) asking him to postpone the govt's 20% increase in energy bills on 1 April. Since, SEVENTY major charities (below), & the energy industry trade body have signed up to support the letter. IF YOU SUPPORT THE CALL PLS RT
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Every single SNP interviewee is being asked about GRR when appearing on BBC Scotland, irrespective of the reason for their appearance. At the same time a protective shield is erected around Anas Sarwar who also supports GRR. Selective scrutiny is both unethical and corrupt.
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Did you know that there is a lovely 50 seater cinema in the New Town of Edinburgh? Bet you didn't - I didn't and about 60 or 70 members of my family who lived within 500 metres never mentioned it neither (Plz retweet) 🧵
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Did you know that Lesley Paterson (screenwriter, All Quiet on The Western Front) used to play scrum-half with Stirling County minis? Well she did. #BAFTAs
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