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Rev Ayatoly Ally🏴 retweeted
All past and present members of the Scottish Parliament have now been invited to the SCG Conference 2026 to hear the Laurentjoye Report. Be there or be square! Anyone that can dispute his report is welcome to try! Tickets on Eventbrite.
Rev Ayatoly Ally🏴 retweeted
The man who found out what happened to the Franklin expedition was a Scottish doctor who walked 6,500 miles across the Arctic on foot, lived off what he shot, and never lost a man. The Royal Navy never forgave him for it.
John Rae was born in Orkney in 1813 and went to the Hudson's Bay Company as a surgeon. He learned to hunt, to snowshoe, to build a snow house and to sleep in it, from the Cree and the Inuit, and he saw no reason to carry a year of salt pork when the country was full of food. On his first survey he took 12 men 1,200 miles with provisions for 4 months and fed them for 15 on caribou, fish and seal.
The Admiralty's expeditions went the other way. Franklin sailed in 1845 with 129 men, 2 ships, a library, silver cutlery and 8,000 tins of meat and soup, and died with every one of them. In 1854 Rae met Inuit on the Boothia Peninsula who had seen the last of the sailors, 40 men dragging a boat south, starving, and who had found the bodies after. Some had been eaten by the others.
Rae reported it as he was told it. London was outraged. Charles Dickens wrote that no Englishman would do such a thing and that the natives were lying. Lady Franklin saw to it that Rae never received the knighthood every other Arctic explorer of his rank was given, and the memorial in Westminster Abbey names Franklin as the discoverer of the passage Rae had actually found.
He died in 1893 at 79, still fit, still walking.
The Navy's men had the best provisions in Europe and died of scurvy in a land full of game. The Orkneyman ate what the Inuit ate, walked further than any of them, and was punished for coming home with the truth.
Rev Ayatoly Ally🏴 retweeted
I've read and heard a lot about the launch of this group, but having looked at their "five asks" all I see are reasonable expectations.
I'm intrigued, I'll be heading down after conference, hopefully I'll see you all there.
Rev Ayatoly Ally🏴 retweeted
On the afternoon of 30 June 2007, Glasgow Airport was packed. It was the first Saturday of the Scottish school holidays, and Stephen Clarkson, a Glasgow construction worker, had come to collect his brother, sister in law and niece from their holiday flight.
Then two terrorists rammed a Jeep loaded with gas canisters and petrol into the terminal’s glass doors and set it alight. One of them, Kafeel Ahmed, climbed out engulfed in flames, lashing out at the police officers who rushed to stop him, and made for the boot where the canisters were packed.
While crowds ran for their lives, Stephen ran the other way. He charged straight at the burning man, knocked him to the ground with what he later called a “wee forearm smash”, and held him down with his own body weight until police could get the handcuffs on. In the chaos, he was caught by pepper spray himself. He didn’t let go.
Afterwards, Stephen kept quiet.His part stayed secret for over two months, until his proud brother told a newspaper, much to Stephen’s annoyance. “I’m no hero,” he said years later, insisting he’d only done what thousands of Scots would have done.
The Queen thought otherwise. In 2010, Stephen was awarded the Queen’s Commendation for Bravery, alongside the police officers, airport staff and fellow members of the public who stood their ground that day. Ahmed d*ed of his burns weeks after the attack. His accomplice was jailed for life.
According to his brother , it wasn’t the first time Stephen had put himself on the line. Years earlier, he’d dangled over the edge of Arthur’s Seat in Edinburgh to pull a stranger to safety.
Stephen Clarkson d*ed in March 2025, aged 59, after a short battle with cancer . He never asked for thanks. So we’ll say it for him: thank you, Stephen.
TOTAL RESPECT FOR THIS LEGEND.
Rev Ayatoly Ally🏴 retweeted
People have been given only weeks to understand a technical, long-term proposal involving an Environmental Impact Assessment, major electricity demand, water and cooling infrastructure, construction impacts and claimed economic benefits.
No one should have to rely on newspaper reports, campaign counters or developer presentations to know whether a planning authority has received thousands of representations.
The official planning record should be timely, accessible and independently intelligible.
‼️Chapelcross raises a wider question for Scotland.🏴
Hyperscale data centres are not ordinary applications. They need full ownership disclosure, cumulative energy and environmental assessment, credible jobs evidence and upfront, legally enforceable community benefit.
The immediate community demand is simple:
Dumfries and Galloway Council should publish a live anonymised register and weekly totals, explain its methodology, and extend the consultation so the public can participate meaningfully.
This is not an argument against staff, due process or investment.
It is an argument for a planning process equal to the scale of the decision:
transparent evidence, adequate time, visible public participation and accountable outcomes.
Anything less is an abandonment of democratic process.
A proposed 1GW data-centre campus at Chapelcross near Annan has become a major test of planning transparency in Scotland.
Communities should not be denied the right to object & people must be convinced that the planning system is hearing them.
CX Tech’s application, 26/1649/PIP seeks planning permission in principle for eight data-centre buildings, a training centre, industrial units, a substation and associated infrastructure.
The application was validated on 28 September Public comments are due by 29 October
The stated scale is extraordinary:
• eight buildings of around 120MW
• approximately 1GW total capacity
• up to 162,000m² of data-centre floorspace
• a claimed £16.5bn investment
• construction proposed from 2027 to 2035
These are applicant figures, not independently guaranteed
A 1GW campus running at 80% utilisation would consume roughly: year
1,000 MW×8,760 hours/year×80%=7,008,000 MWh/year
That is 7.008 TWh per year—roughly 7 TWh annually assuming continuous operation at an average 80% load factor.
That is a useful scale comparison not a forecast of actual use. Load, phasing, tenants and grid arrangements remain unknown.
The developer says the site can pair digital infrastructure with nearby renewables, use closed-loop non-evaporative cooling, and create high-value jobs.
Those are propositions to be tested through the Environmental Impact Assessment and planning process not facts the public should simply be asked to accept.
Opposition has been substantial and fast.
Campaign reports said more than 1,000 objections were lodged in 48 hours; the Scottish Greens later said more than 5,000 people had signed its e-action. Those figures should not be confused with a council-certified live total of formal representations.
The council’s planning portal showing “zero comments” does not mean there have been zero objections.
Dumfries and Galloway Council says it has received a significant volume of representations. It is changing its normal publication practice because each response requires manual checking and processing.
Its decision is that individual representations will not be published online as they arrive.
Instead, after the notification period, the council says it will publish:
• the number supporting and objecting
• a summary of material planning grounds
‼️That is a real transparency problem.
It is important to state this accurately. There is no evidence (yet) that objections are being discarded or ignored.
But there is also no opportunity, during the consultation, for communities to inspect the representations, see whether key concerns are being captured, or assess the emerging public record.
‼️For a small household extension, delayed publication may be frustrating. For a proposed 1GW campus one that could reshape land use, grid demand, landscape, transport and public infrastructure for decades it is a serious democratic deficit.
Public consultation is not merely a mailbox.
It should allow residents, community councils, local businesses, elected representatives and civil-society groups to see the issues raised, correct misinformation, develop evidence and make informed submissions before the deadline.
The solution does not require abandoning data protection or overburdening officers.
The council could publish a rolling, anonymised register containing:
• date received
• support / objection / neutral
• postcode sector
• key planning grounds
• redacted representation where appropriate
It could also publish a weekly dashboard:
• total representations received
• total valid objections and support
• number awaiting processing
• main issues raised
• how duplicate campaign submissions are recorded
That would protect fairness without making public scrutiny impossible. The Council should also extend the consultation period.
Rev Ayatoly Ally🏴 retweeted
Contributory pensions weren't introduced until 1925, what are you talking about, you fool
Rev Ayatoly Ally🏴 retweeted
Wow, my blogs about the NAZI SS monument in the Scottish Borders are big news in Moldovia, it seems. Glad journos there are on the ball unlike their counterparts in the UK sad to say. Keep on keeping on brothers and sisters. Slainte Mhor for peace! ✊💪🕊️🕊️voiceofmd.eu/expert-opinions… – at Edinburgh, Scotland
Rev Ayatoly Ally🏴 retweeted
This thread 🧵
Rev Ayatoly Ally🏴 retweeted
You can own some of the asset though, and see a 10% ROI.
That's probably why France, Norway, Spain, Qatar, China, and Ireland all have a stake.
Does the uk government have a stake?
Rev Ayatoly Ally🏴 retweeted
🧵I've been The National's Westminster correspondent for almost four years now - this is what I've learnt about what Westminster thinks about Scotland
Rev Ayatoly Ally🏴 retweeted
😂Exactly Kevin! Well done. Now, see that ‘one kingdom’ ? Right. Let’s try this again. A kingdom is the territorial jurisdiction of a crown. With me so far? In 1707 there were two kingdoms & two crowns of Scotland & England. The Treaty and Acts of Union authorised the creation of a single kingdom of Great Britain - exactly as it says. But this did not happen. Instead, the English coronation oath was ‘extended to Scotland’, i.e. Scotland was added to the English Crown. its own crown remains as a constitutional institution, a fact in law while Scotland is ‘administered’ under that crown. That gives not one kingdom but two no matter how you spin it. Thats why Scotland retains its territorial boundaries and is known as a ‘sovereign territorial nation’. No ‘one kingdom’ to bee seen. So, oh dear, what the treaty said was to happen and what actually happened are two very different things. And the key is right there in the passage you cite. Careful of those dismissive emojis; you may not have as much knowledge or insight as you think!
Rev Ayatoly Ally🏴 retweeted
It was a fully English empire and the slavery was fully organised by the English colonial state. English law applied in the English empire. Jamaica was conquered in 1655 while Scots were under English colonisation by Cromwell. Scots were brought in as servants like other colonised people. That's valid for all English Carribbean colonies. So no Scotland before 1707 (Scots were forbidden by law to participate in the English empire) and of course after 1707 Scotland was fully annexed by the English colonial state...So Scots were a fully colonised people. Like all colonised people, a small minority of Scots were used or participated in the English empire but Scotland as a nation could not. Its sovereignty had been suppressed and remains suppressed by the English colonial state. Scotland did not participate in any English empire or in any English slavery. That's a lie of the English colonial state.
Rev Ayatoly Ally🏴 retweeted
Things you won't see reported on BBC Scotland news.
EXCLUSIVE: ScotRail's minimum fare scheme has led to a major fall in ticketless travel and a significant uptick in revenue, The National can reveal thenational.scot/news/265916…
Rev Ayatoly Ally🏴 retweeted
When Scotland decided to roll out free care services, it did so from Scotland's fixed, devolved budget.
When England decides to roll out free care services, in England only, it does so by reducing the future pensions of all nations.
Pooling and sharing only ever goes one way...
Rev Ayatoly Ally🏴 retweeted
Until recently, I'd never given a second thought to the origins of the name Bath Street in central Glasgow. I think I'd always assumed it was named after the city in England, but this plaque on its corner with Renfield Street reveals its true origins.
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#glasgow
Rev Ayatoly Ally🏴 retweeted
@SP_EnergyPeople i have had no power for 6 hours. My meter is broken. Main meter Won't accept UTRN or top up from the app or from the paypoint Call and webchat have tried to send from their end too. It won't work.They refuse to send an engineer. Why? Who do I call ?
Rev Ayatoly Ally🏴 retweeted
Remind you of anything Scotland? Let’s have a ‘Fuck the Scam Union Friday Night.’ There isn’t enough free space on X to list the Westminster thieving bastard’s scams, but I would put ‘GB Energy’ up there. Feel free to add to their thieving crimes. Our country is being robbed.
