bartly @bartlydoc

@BBCNews They don’t want to talk about this though! DISGUSTING ANTI SCOTTISH PROPAGANDA! STOP PAYING FOR LIES, CANCEL YOUR TV LICENSE TODAY

Britain Grates @BritainGrates

11 hours ago

Andy Burnham & Keir Starmer flew the UK Government’s VIP Airbus A321, registration G-GBNI at an approximate cost of £14,000 PER HOUR. The Government published these G-GBNI travel costs earlier in 2026: Starmer to Cork: £40,519.26 in travel costs. Starmer to Munich: £44,404.16.

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Edinburgh last weekend: you couldn’t hold a placard supporting Palestine Action, but you could display an Ulster Defence Association banner. The UDA is a proscribed terrorist organisation responsible for hundreds of killings. This is what two-tier policing actually looks like.

Hi @SuellaBraverman. Do you know that your tweets are public before you lie? You did call the use of tents by homeless people a “lifestyle choice.”

“Found dead in Gaza” That’s how the Guardian described Israel killing Hind Rajab with 335 bullets. Never forget.

Stop selling them arms then, Ed.

Ed Miliband @Ed_Miliband

2 days ago

The Israeli Government’s launch of tenders for the E1 settlement project is unacceptable and destructive. Britain will not stand back and accept the destruction of the two state solution. My statement:

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🚨 Is that compatible with being an impartial Investigating Officer? 🤔 Mackinnon forced to admit Salmond was effectively done for before she was even officially appointed Investigating Officer. The Murrell of all stitch-ups! 🎭 Tick tock, Nicola. ⏰

£58,950 towards Luke’s legal fight. ❤️ The CrowdJustice campaign has now reached an incredible £33,950, with 1,052 pledges — just £50 away from £34,000 through the campaign alone. It’s important to note that the £34,000 figure includes CrowdJustice platform fees and charges, meaning the net amount available for Luke’s legal fund is slightly lower. Alongside that, Luke’s family have contributed £25,000 towards his legal fees. That means £58,950 has now been contributed towards Luke’s legal fight. It’s an incredible amount, and we are genuinely so grateful to every single person who has helped get us this far. But we also know we still have a long way to go. The legal fight ahead is a significant one, and the funding will continue for as long as the legal fees are needed, to ensure Luke has the strongest possible opportunity to have his case properly investigated and challenged. For now, though, we wanted to stop and recognise just how far you have all have come. £33,950 raised. £25,000 from Luke’s family. £58,950 contributed in total. And just £50 away from £34,000 (before fees). Every single person who has stood beside Luke and his Mother has helped bring them this far. Thank you. ❤️ linktr.ee/Westandwithluke

Andy Burnham's register of interests, reflecting donations for the last year, were released last night. They make for very dispiriting reading. They will do little to dispel fears he is simply a continuity Labour Together/Starmer candidate and I think they raise serious issues with his judgment. Burnham took over £350k in donations in cash and kind over the last year. Most was taken to pay for his Labour leadership campaign in June and July this year. This includes £25k from Gary Lubner, one of the biggest donors to Labour Together and Starmer's Labour from 2021. He also took £22k from ThinkLabour (the new name of Labour Together after it was disgraced by repeated scandal, including reporting me and other journalists to the security services after I investigated Morgan McSweeney and LT's unlawfully undeclared donations). ThinkLabour gave him staff and IT services, so it was basically embedded in his campaign. He also took £164k from Lord Sainsbury, another big historical donor to Labour Together. I think this reflects very poorly on Burnham'sjudgmen. He should have sought funding and support from other sources not so closely associated with Labour Together. I'm sure he could have raised money from other sources. Many of his MPs and the Speaker of the House have called for an inquiry into Labour Together and APCO Worldwide. Will Burnham agree to institute an inquiry into LT now if he's funded by the think-tank and it's biggest donors? It also suggests ThinkLabour might have lots of influence over Burnham's government. That will mean some form of re-heated marketing and polling driven strategy that is basically Blue Labour with a smile. That's not good enough for our moment of polycrises and I really don't it is sufficient to beat Reform. Deeply disappointing.

Reminded of this.

Jason Arday got his job because of the colour of skin, unlike me who got my job because my dad is a Viscount/CEO of a super market/Mates with the owner of a news network/In the Epstein Files. Signed, just about every Journalist in the UK.

SCOTLAND: The Summary The Scottish Parliament reopens The summer break did not make this go away! Scotland faces an unprecedented wave of "hyperscale" data center proposals. As of mid-2026, ~24 projects are in the pipeline with a combined power demand of up to 6,000 MW. For context: Scotland’s winter peak electricity demand is ~4,000 MW. We are effectively building an entire second country’s worth of energy consumption. The "Green" Paradox Developers pitch these sites as "green" due to Scotland’s >90% renewable grid & its Governments lack of an updated Energy Plan provides the planning gaps. However, critics (APRS, local groups) argue that diverting massive renewable capacity to low-employment server farms risks slowing national decarbonisation and potentially keeping fossil-fuel plants online longer to meet baseload spikes. The Backup Nightmare It’s not just about power; it’s about pollution. Large sites require 100–200+ diesel generators for emergency resilience. At the proposed 300 MW Larbert campus, monthly testing alone would emit ~288 tonnes of NOx annually placing it among Scotland’s top 10 industrial polluters, situated dangerously close to homes, a kindergarten, and a hospital. Land Use & "Greengrab" These aren't just server rooms; they are industrial fortresses. Each site occupies 30–60+ hectares of greenbelt or farmland dozens of football pitches per facility. From Wester Hermiston to the Borders, communities are fighting the permanent loss of biodiversity and the industrialisation of rural landscapes that define Scotland’s tourism brand. The Employment Myth Developers promise "thousands of jobs." Reality check: Independent analysis shows high automation limits permanent on-site staff to just 20–50 people per facility. Construction creates a temporary spike, but the long-term economic trade-off for rural communities is often minimal compared to the permanent loss of amenity and land. Water Scarcity Cooling these massive banks of servers requires millions of liters of water. While developers promise "closed-loop" systems, Scottish Water has flagged rising demand and future scarcity risks. In an era of climate-driven droughts, prioritising industrial cooling over community supply is becoming a major point of contention. Where are they clustering? Projects are heavily concentrated in the Central Belt, often ignoring brownfield sites in favor of cheaper, easier-to-build greenfield land. Falkirk/Larbert: High-density campus proposals. Fife (Auchtertool): Conflicts with rural tourism. Edinburgh Edges: Greenbelt encroachment. Lanarkshire: Targeted as an "AI Growth Zone." The Regulatory Shift The Scottish Government is promising to finally hit the brakes. Environmental Impact Assessments (EIAs) and requiring notification for schemes >50 MW. Campaigners are now pushing for a formal national definition of "green data centers" and a potential moratorium on greenfield sites. The Bottom Line Not every project will be built, but the cumulative impact is what matters. Without a strategic national framework, Scotland risks sleepwalking into a future where precious renewable energy and land are locked into low-employment, high-pollution digital infrastructure. Sources & Further Reading Data compiled from APRS reports, planning EIAs (Larbert/Auchtertool), and Scottish Water statements.

To SNP members & delegates soon heading to your conference: Look closely at the £300m DataVita AI project in Lanarkshire. Backed by the UK National Wealth Fund, it’s a textbook example of Westminster agendas defining Scotland’s resources leaving our communities to bear the environmental and grid costs while real control sits elsewhere. Mass data centres demand staggering amounts of power, land, and continuous backup energy. When Westminster directs the strategy, Scotland risks becoming an energy battery for external corporate priorities. The reality for rural Scotland? Massive grid strain, vast land use, diesel backup banks, and biodiversity pressure with barely ~200 permanent operational jobs. If rural communities feel our environment and energy are being exploited without democratic control or lasting local benefit, the political fallout will be long term. Voters will not back a transition where corporate hyperscalers drain our resources while local energy bills stay high. Holyrood has environmental levers, but zero say over the macro grid or market design. Scottish Ministers are constantly forced to mitigate Westminster’s framework: John Swinney & Stephen Flynn managing inward investment vs net-zero realities Gillian Martin & Stephen Gethins balancing grid constraints, water use, and renewables Jenny Gilruth & local planning boards facing the brunt of community backlash Mitigation is not power. Under an independent Scottish energy strategy, we wouldn't just manage the fallout of UK industrial policy. We would: Mandate true 1:1 renewable additionality and local co-ownership from day one Prioritise domestic grid capacity and community wealth over speculative private wire Fully protect rural environments and water supplies with enforceable national mandates That is why the de facto referendum / plebiscite motion at your next conference is not an abstract constitutional debate it is our immediate practical necessity. Every month we delay establishing an explicit electoral mandate is another month our land, water, and energy grid are leveraged under Westminster priorities we do not control. When you vote on the plebiscite/de facto motion in the hall, push for it with us your neighbours and communities in mind No half-measures, no kicked cans down the road. If we want an economy that serves Scottish communities rather than external corporate extraction, we need the full powers of independence now. Pass the motion. And let’s mobilise immediately.

BREAKING: Guardian's Katharine Viner was warned Arday was at risk - yet published anyway Author Kelechi Okafor released a series of internal emails showing the Guardian knew how vulnerable Arday was, yet ignored warnings thecanary.co/skwawkbox/2026… thecanary.co/skwawkbox/2026…

Nicola Sturgeon didn't give a sh*t about @AlexSalmond's mental health, before or after the trial. She just continued on.....& even in death, she carries on, not giving a sh*t about his wife & family.

The Guardian can get fucked. "The Guardian had more unsourced reporting of anti-semitic criticisms surrounding me than any other paper, including the Mail, Telegraph & the Sun" - Jeremy Corbyn.

Let's talk about the Samson Option. This is not a conspiracy theory. This is documented, publicly discussed Israeli nuclear doctrine. The Samson Option refers to Israel's reported strategy of nuclear retaliation as a last resort, the idea that if Israel faces an existential threat, it will launch nuclear strikes even if it means mutual destruction. It has been discussed by Israeli officials. It has been analyzed in mainstream Western strategic literature. Martin van Creveld, an Israeli military historian, said it plainly in an interview published in the Dutch magazine Elsevier in April 2002, and it has been quoted repeatedly since: "We possess several hundred atomic warheads and rockets and can launch them at targets in all directions, perhaps even at Rome. Most European capitals are targets for our air force. We have the capability to take the world down with us. And I can assure you that that will happen, before Israel goes under." This doctrine, of threatened nuclear annihilation as strategic deterrence, is treated in Western strategic circles as a rational, if sobering, security posture. Iran's civilian nuclear program, which produced no confirmed weapon across decades of operation, which was subjected to the most intrusive inspection regime ever applied to any non-weapons state, which exists within a country that has signed the NPT and repeatedly engaged in negotiations, is treated as an existential threat to civilization. The country with 90 warheads, no IAEA inspection in its history, no NPT signature, and a public doctrine of threatening regional nuclear annihilation is the victim. The country with zero nuclear warheads and a uranium enrichment program is the aggressor. Say it until you understand what you're actually saying.

Swinney and Robertson are ardent long term zionists: In 2010 as Finance Secretary John Swinney gave money to illegal settlement based Eden Springs to compensate for consumer boycott In 2017 as Education Secretary Swinney ordered teaching materials on Palestine removed from the Scottish govts education website They refuse to release the minutes of their meetings with the Israeli Ambassador

The Ferret @FerretScot

a year ago

🔴 NEW: The Scottish Government claimed it would be “antisemitic” to release information about Angus Robertson’s secret meeting with an Israeli ambassador bit.ly/3F0Mg5S

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No, there is currently not a single American citizen under indictment, investigation, or facing an arrest warrant from the International Criminal Court (ICC). There is no active legal proceeding or pending case against any U.S. citizen at the court. President Trump on July 31 said Secretary Rubio was seeking to destroy the ICC to protect Israeli PM Netanyahu.

Secretary Marco Rubio @SecRubio

3 days ago

Last month, I launched a diplomatic campaign to dismantle the ICC’s threat to our national sovereignty. The Trump Administration is sanctioning ICC President Tomoko Akane and Senior Trial Lawyer Abdoulaye Seye in our unwavering mission to protect Americans from this sham of a

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Steven Flynn - 5 years in Westminster, sold his soul. Now elected to Holyrood to do the AngloState dirty work in Scotland. AI Data Centres- power & water guzzlers. Who pays the price?? Demo - Holyrood 3 Sept 11am youtube.com/shorts/rHfaVWE…

CORRECTION: In this report Nathan Cofnas is titled as professor - this is incorrect. Mr Cofnas is a postdoctoral researcher at Ghent University.