Ken 500. Assange is ego merchant like some of you so called Scottish Nationalists. He would probably be free by now if he had obeyed the law and turned up at court. He thinks he is some biblical figure giving deliverance to the masses and issuing bread and fish.
There is overwhelming concern across Scottish civil society about the potentially negative impact of Brexit on human rights: an important read on #Brexit considerations by Human Rights Consortium Scotland link to hrcscotland.files.wordpress.com
This week’s #AlexSalmondShow features top commentators from both sides of the Irish Sea. Alex concludes the series on #NorthernIreland with an interview with the doyen of Ulster political journalism, Eamonn Maillie, while Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh interviews leading columnist Peter Oborne on his recanting of his previous support for #Brexit. link to youtube.com
Speaking with @NicolaSturgeon about the delay to Brexit. The First Minister has written to the PM calling for the time to be “used constructively and not wasted”
I also asked the First Minister about what this delay will mean for her #indyref2 plans and her response to some members urging her to use the Brexit delay to push for another independence referendum link to twitter.com
No deal bluff has been thoroughly called. Tory brexiters cannot now use it to force through the brexit deal negotiated by the Prime Minister. link to facebook.com
We have waited too long on this. Corruption by leave campaigns, concealment by former Home Secretary May having been advised of this by MI5, footdragging by the Met. This needs to be the straw that breaks the camels back. But because it would destroy Brexit, nothing. link to twitter.com
Internet regulation proposals could censor the lawful speech of millions link to archive.is
“This sets a dangerous precedent… any journalist can be extradited for prosecution in the US for having published truthful information about the US” Julian Assange’s lawyer Jennifer Robinson confirms Wikileaks co-founder will fight extradition link to twitter.com
WATCH: Should the FM use the #Brexit extension to push for an #indyref2? Councillor @SNPChris says “September is an optimal time” to hold a second ballot. link to twitter.com
Inundated with anti-SNP/anti Indy guff from “Ruth Davidson’s Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party”, including a personally addressed letter in the post. How much is this propaganda bombardment costing and who’s paying for it?
Who is this Ruth Davidson? I seem to vaguely recall somebody of that name who had her own political party for a while, but in the end that didn’t add up to much, did it? =grin=
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Ken 500. Assange is ego merchant like some of you so called Scottish Nationalists. He would probably be free by now if he had obeyed the law and turned up at court. He thinks he is some biblical figure giving deliverance to the masses and issuing bread and fish.
Links
link to gov.scot
There is overwhelming concern across Scottish civil society about the potentially negative impact of Brexit on human rights: an important read on #Brexit considerations by Human Rights Consortium Scotland
link to hrcscotland.files.wordpress.com
link to weegingerdug.wordpress.com
This week’s #AlexSalmondShow features top commentators from both sides of the Irish Sea. Alex concludes the series on #NorthernIreland with an interview with the doyen of Ulster political journalism, Eamonn Maillie, while Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh interviews leading columnist Peter Oborne on his recanting of his previous support for #Brexit.
link to youtube.com
Speaking with @NicolaSturgeon about the delay to Brexit. The First Minister has written to the PM calling for the time to be “used constructively and not wasted”
I also asked the First Minister about what this delay will mean for her #indyref2 plans and her response to some members urging her to use the Brexit delay to push for another independence referendum
link to twitter.com
link to scotgoespop.blogspot.com
SNP’s @joannaccherry skewers Theresa May on opposition to #PeoplesVote
link to twitter.com
Blackford says
link to twitter.com
link to thoughtcontrolscotland.com
No deal bluff has been thoroughly called. Tory brexiters cannot now use it to force through the brexit deal negotiated by the Prime Minister.
link to facebook.com
link to theferret.scot
link to euronews.com
link to eulawanalysis.blogspot.com
link to thepeoplesnewsonline.co.uk
link to chrisgreybrexitblog.blogspot.com
UK stands down 6,000 no-deal Brexit staff – after spending £1.5bn
link to archive.is
link to bloomberg.com
link to prospectmagazine.co.uk
link to skwawkbox.org
link to independent.co.uk
NHS privatisation one step closer as Tories dish out £35million in new contracts in just six weeks
link to welfareweekly.com
A short thread on the madness of Westminster. (1/5)
link to twitter.com
We have waited too long on this. Corruption by leave campaigns, concealment by former Home Secretary May having been advised of this by MI5, footdragging by the Met. This needs to be the straw that breaks the camels back. But because it would destroy Brexit, nothing.
link to twitter.com
Internet regulation proposals could censor the lawful speech of millions
link to archive.is
link to taxresearch.org.uk
“This sets a dangerous precedent… any journalist can be extradited for prosecution in the US for having published truthful information about the US” Julian Assange’s lawyer Jennifer Robinson confirms Wikileaks co-founder will fight extradition
link to twitter.com
link to bylinetimes.com
link to thecanary.co
Brexit: confusion reigns
link to eureferendum.com
link to politico.eu
link to thoughtcontrolscotland.com
WATCH: Should the FM use the #Brexit extension to push for an #indyref2? Councillor @SNPChris says “September is an optimal time” to hold a second ballot.
link to twitter.com
Re Leith by election and dark money Davidson
Inundated with anti-SNP/anti Indy guff from “Ruth Davidson’s Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party”, including a personally addressed letter in the post. How much is this propaganda bombardment costing and who’s paying for it?
link to twitter.com
Nana @ 09:38
Who is this Ruth Davidson? I seem to vaguely recall somebody of that name who had her own political party for a while, but in the end that didn’t add up to much, did it? =grin=
Still drinking the kool-aid?