John R.
@joro55
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Welsh by birth, Scottish by residence, British by temperament. Like common sense and a good malt.
Scotland, UK.
Joined November 2010
Dubious tactics from estate agents. I’m shocked.
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Undercover filming and whistleblower testimony reveals how commission is put ahead of customers.
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Another fiasco at @EDI_Airport and @Ryanair . Apparently when luggage is taken off a Ryanair flight, the next lot has to be loaded before the others are taken to the terminal. Saves Ryanair money by shortening turnaround time it seems. Not great for passengers though.
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Swinney 'very moved' after Pope's funeral in Rome. Are we paying for this?
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First Minister John Swinney is among the Scots who have travelled to the Italian capital for the ceremony.
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The incessant ads for ‘The Scotto ’ are cracking me up. They’re so bad, makes me want to turn over
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Will we notice. Shona Robison and Fiona Hyslop to stand down as MSPs.
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Both Scotland's finance secretary and transport secretary have confimed they will stand down in 2026.
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In a nutshell .
This 'why do you care about a tiny fraction of the population?' line is, and always was, utterly ridiculous. Gender ideology has undermined freedom of speech, scientific truth, gay rights, and women's and girls' safety, privacy and dignity. It's also caused irreparable physical
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This 'why do you care about a tiny fraction of the population?' line is, and always was, utterly ridiculous. Gender ideology has undermined freedom of speech, scientific truth, gay rights, and women's and girls' safety, privacy and dignity. It's also caused irreparable physical
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Stabbed schoolboy a best friend to all, say family. There should be no online speculation about the assailants ethnicity. Not to protect him but to protect the integrity of his prosecution. #Sheffield
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The family of Harvey Willgoose, 15, say they are "utterly heartbroken" over his fatal stabbing.
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#AxelRudakubana the judge did his best, 52 years is a decent sentence. Let’s hope that this is just the start of this young man’s troubles in prison.
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BBC news says that cervical cancer screening is offered to all women AND “people with a cervix” between 25-64. So that’s just women then.
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Probably just me but I’ve never heard of either of them. But it’s on the BBC so it must be important.
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The singer and actress wrote "forever begins now" as she posted an engagement ring picture on Instagram.
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Unpleasant little man as Wallace appears to be, not showing the rest of the current series would be a shame for viewers and contestants.
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Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy held talks with BBC bosses over the Gregg Wallace row, Downing Street says.
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That’s not how our system works says the PM when talking about the petition Starmer says we are doing the difficult things first and i understand that makes us unpopular. Let’s look at them difficult things he’s done first shall we. Lock people up for tweets and calls
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Two million signed. Starmer must not underestimate the anger that exists all over the country. Keep signing and sharing. https://t.co/d0KBqGtZq2
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I would like there to be another General Election. I believe the current Labour Government have gone back on the promises they laid out in the lead up to the last election.
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We already have assisted dying, this bill should more honestly be called assisted suicide. We need to beef up end of life care generally and hospice care specifically not have state assisted suicide.
@sandieshoes I'm with you 100%. My mother died after several weeks of agony. I decided that if the issue of assisted death came up I'd support it, but now I'm unsure. I just don't trust the authorities.
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