The path to freedom for Belarusians did not begin in 2020 - not even in 2010, when thousands protested on this day after stolen elections. We all stand on the shoulders of those who came before us. Because the need for freedom is inside every one of us & it can't be extinguished.

'I do not believe that Mr Clarkson should appear on our television screens again' thenational.scot/news/23201876.…

When Sunak tells us we can’t afford to pay nurses more Consider this… Meeting nurse pay demands would cost £1.2bn And yet… Earlier this year Sunak was accused of losing £11 BILLION for failing to insure Govt debt against rising interest rates. That’s a lot of pay rises…

Sunak says focus should be on ‘most pressing’ issues not Scottish independence msn.com/en-gb/news/ukn…

The Armed Forces of Ukraine have recaptured part of the settlement of Pisky, wresting it from the Russian fascist invaders. The morning report from the General Staff indicates defenders repelled an attack by the rashists on Pisky. There has been combat in this area since 2014.

And the world can judge us for not offering safe routes to get to sanctuary….daughters or not, you talk solidarity with one breath whilst threatening the same people fleeing this nightmare who come on boats as only way to get to safety with internment and deportation to Rwanda..

As the number of imprisoned journalists worldwide hit a new sad record this year, Belarus stands as one of the world's worst jailers of media workers. Journalists are targeted because they speak the truth & expose the lies of dictators. They all need our solidarity & support.

Taxes up 📈 Pay down 🔻 An economy 5.5% smaller..all thanks to #Brexit Is this the future British people voted for? or was Brexit a con? cer.eu/insights/cost-…

TORY MSP Jackson Carlaw has breached the MSP Code of Conduct after failing to accurately declare a paid trip to Israel funded by the Israeli Embassy in the UK. thenational.scot/news/23207749.…

The Swiss get it, why doesn't England?

That would have paid a few nurses, ambulance medics, teachers, rail workers, and helped to reduce energy bills. Pity all that money went instead to hedge funds and investment bankers who shorted our economy.

It is despicable that Russia, a permanent member of the UN Security Council, is now using weapons procured from the DPRK and Iran – in violation of UN Security Council resolutions – to pursue its brutal, unprovoked, and illegal war of aggression against Ukraine.

The visual effects team behind ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT brought the battleground center-screen, crafting a "faithful and heartwrenching adaptation" of the acclaimed novel. Watch now on Netflix. For your consideration.

'Not only is Sunak perpetuating some of Johnson’s lies by, for example, claiming there are 40 new hospitals in the UK when everyone knows that is a falsehood, but he is letting his ministers add their own untruths into the mix' // Richard Murphy thenational.scot/politics/23208…

President Zelensky is truly inspiring. No current world leader has so exceeded the original expectations of them. Courageous, civilised and modest, he’s manned the trenches of democracy against tyranny with real skill. His country will prevail and his legacy will be churchillian.

russian aggression has stolen from us one more bright person, Oleh Rybalchenko "Ryba". Rest in glory

What a year this Woman has had like and retweet if you agree 👏 Have a great Christmas FM Nicola Sturgeon First Minister and a great New Year you deserve a few days rest thank you for all you have achieved on behalf of us Scot’s at home and around the World we appreciate all you do.

What a sight! You can imagine what the first post-ice age hunter gathers traveling north made of that. The only explanation would be supernatural and together with the lunar calendar pagan beliefs respecting and living with nature.

I’m surprised people aren’t angrier about what the brexiters are — and are not — spending our money on.

Telling it like it is: Garry Kasparov on the the apologists of genocide.