@TrickyDicky1954

Retired Englishman in Scotland, contributing to the Scottish economy. Don't want to live in an indy Scotland. SNP are incompetent chancers. Atheist.

 Near Aberdeen.
Joined December 2017
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The Scottish Government needs to get out of the way of local councils, and let them get on with attracting investment and jobs. Blocked yet again, the council first approved this project 8 years ago!
Max Bannerman MSP 🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
@Max4MorayOct 22
SNP Ministers have scuppered the Coul Links golf course near Dornoch. A major development that would have added £12m a year to the local economy of East Sutherland and created 400 new jobs. Coul Links was overwhelmingly support by the local community. This was the wrong decision and yet another example of Edinburgh Ministers running roughshod over Highland communities.
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As long as China and India are building coal fired power stations at pace, you can take your whinging and shove it where the sun doesn't shine.
Carla Denyer
@carla_denyerOct 22
We are in a climate emergency & yet the government just approved Jackdaw. As Green MPs, we've tabled an Early Day Motion calling on the Government to keep fossil fuels in the ground (including Rosebank) and to focus on things that would actually lower bills & create secure jobs.
Image shows a screenshot of the motion title and the MPs that have signed it - showing all five Green Party MPs

ALT Image shows a screenshot of the motion title and the MPs that have signed it - showing all five Green Party MPs

Image shows a screenshot of an Early Day Motion 'Drilling at Jackdaw'. The Motion Text reads: "That this House notes that the UK Government’s decision to license new drilling at the Jackdaw gas field in the North Sea is at odds with their 2024 manifesto commitment not to issue licences to explore new fields because they will not take a penny off bills and cannot make us energy secure; believes that this decision ignores the climate science consensus and the UN’s warning that immediate and sustained cuts to greenhouse gas emissions are crucial to avoid the worst impacts of climate breakdown; further notes that Jackdaw is projected to contribute just 2% of UK gas demand at most over its lifetime, will only create 27 direct full-time jobs and, according to the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, does not solve the problem of affordability; further believes that the only way to achieve genuine energy sovereignty is to get the UK off fossil fuels as fast as possible..."

ALT Image shows a screenshot of an Early Day Motion 'Drilling at Jackdaw'. The Motion Text reads: "That this House notes that the UK Government’s decision to license new drilling at the Jackdaw gas field in the North Sea is at odds with their 2024 manifesto commitment not to issue licences to explore new fields because they will not take a penny off bills and cannot make us energy secure; believes that this decision ignores the climate science consensus and the UN’s warning that immediate and sustained cuts to greenhouse gas emissions are crucial to avoid the worst impacts of climate breakdown; further notes that Jackdaw is projected to contribute just 2% of UK gas demand at most over its lifetime, will only create 27 direct full-time jobs and, according to the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, does not solve the problem of affordability; further believes that the only way to achieve genuine energy sovereignty is to get the UK off fossil fuels as fast as possible..."

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Where are these people educated that they turn into brainless morons.
Graham Grant@GrahamGGrantOct 21
🚨 EXCLUSIVE: Glasgow's Kelvingrove Museum has removed Egyptian mummies from display because there was no 'informed consent from the deceased individual'👇 mol.im/a/16227743 #Exclusive #Scotland #Glasgow #Museums #EgyptianMummies #Woke @MailOnlineScot

'Woke madness' as museum removes Egyptian mummies from display...

Bosses at one of Scotland's most popular museums are at the centre of a 'woke' row after removing mummies from display because of a lack of 'informed consent from the deceased individual'.

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Would that be the political minion who surrounded herself with a very effective PR team. Who spent more time pushing gender bollox than anything else. Also adept at deleting incriminating WhatsApp messages.
Andrew McDonald@9andrewmcdonaldOct 21
Nicola Sturgeon has subtly expressed her opposition to the Jackdaw approval (that the SNP and John Swinney aren’t opposing) by retweeting a blog which is firmly against it The SNP’s shift towards oil and gas not universally welcomed within the party
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Idiot.
Cllr Blair Anderson@blairanderson35Oct 21
Jackdaw will create 27 jobs but will cause 8000 deaths from extreme heat. Jackdaw won’t save you a penny on energy bills but will cause £16 billion of climate damage, like more wildfires and droughts. A great day for fossil fuel bosses, not for anyone else.
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Hypocrisy on stilts. Always someone else to blame. You're a net zero nutcase.
John Swinney
@JohnSwinneyOct 21
🧵 I hope today’s announcement on Jackdaw will provide some certainty for the North East after many years of difficulty thanks to UK Government policy. It must also kickstart a renewed drive to deliver our long-standing clean energy ambitions.
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About time BBC News - bbc.co.uk/news/live/cw8rzgvl… UK government approves Jackdaw gas field, and says production will start this month - follow live - BBC News

UK government approves drilling in Jackdaw gas field with production to start this month - follow...

The government says the move will "heat millions of homes" and protect jobs, while environmentalists argue it will hamper efforts to cut planet-warming carbon emissions.

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What's with the birds nest? It's still a no ta from me.
Terry Reintke
@TerryReintkeOct 20
Let us be one again. 🇬🇧🇪🇺 A warm welcome to every UK citizen. No matter how you voted on Brexit, our door is always open. It's time to heal the rift, look forward, and face tomorrow’s challenges together ❤️ Let us be one again 🇪🇺🇬🇧
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Had this gone the other way, we wouldn't of heard the end of it up here in Scotland. BBC News - Huge setback for Alberta's separatist movement after decisive defeat bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cjly…

Huge setback for Alberta's separatist movement after decisive defeat

Leaders of the movement for independence vow to push on but the margin of defeat could make that difficult.

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It's a hit with the lefty #FBPE brigade. So, no surprises there.
Dr David Bull
@drdavidbullOct 20
Great article . Well said 👏. Why did ITVs hit job on reform flop so badly ? spectator.com/article/why-di…

Why did ITV’s hit job on Reform flop so badly?

ITV clearly hoped their latest documentary would be a shocking exposé of Reform. Their year-long investigation involved an undercover reporter infiltrating Reform HQ by securing employment there. Now...

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It appears to be on repeat. They're like a dog with a bone.
Dr David Bull
@drdavidbullOct 20
Great article . Well said 👏. Why did ITVs hit job on reform flop so badly ? spectator.com/article/why-di…

Why did ITV’s hit job on Reform flop so badly?

ITV clearly hoped their latest documentary would be a shocking exposé of Reform. Their year-long investigation involved an undercover reporter infiltrating Reform HQ by securing employment there. Now...

spectator.com
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The business men. Every time.
Murray Foote@murrayf00teOct 20
Simple question: Who do you believe has your best interests at heart, the millionaire/billionaire Easdale brothers who have amassed obscene wealth on the back of charging you, the public, to use their buses, or the First Minister who hasn’t?
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Young Scots for Independence@YSINationalOct 18
Young Scot’s for Independence will no longer be posting on X, for any future enquiries please find us on Instagram.
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You could stop quoting them, so they don't end up on my feed.
Andrew Neil
@afneilOct 18
It’s also AI. How do I rid my feed of this slop?
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Richard retweeted
David Collier
@mishtalOct 18
I went to the Green Party conference. It is a party occupied. The Greens needed people. the extremists needed a party. The result was an explosion of antisemitism My eyewitness investigation, with names, footage and receipts: david-collier.com/inside-occ…

Inside Occupied Territory at the Green Party Conference

Inside the Green Party conference: a firsthand account of the “Zionism is Racism” motion, and the occupation of the party by pro-Palestinian extremists.

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Replying to @theSNP
People don't like seeing you in power because you're a rage-filled mental case.
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Andrew Neil
@afneilOct 16
Stephen Kinnock’s claim that there were no boat people because we were in the European Union is a straightforward lie. Illegal immigrants flooded in by lorry, train and cars. They disappeared into towns/cities and couldn’t be properly counted. When advances in technology made these methods of transport much harder to use the illegal migrants took to boats, courtesy of the people smugglers. Since the boats are usually interdicted on arrival the counting is easier. Nothing to do with being in or out of the EU.
JARDINE
@oJARDINEoOct 15
Old bird on #bbcqt really got under @SKinnock skin by trolling his traitor father & how he's benefited from the corrupt EU. Fiona Bruce kept trying to calm the panel down when it was only Stephen Kinnock losing it.
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No it isn't you delusional fool.
John Swinney
@JohnSwinneyOct 14
Independence is now supported by a majority of people in Scotland and people must have that choice. If the Prime Minister backs the opportunity to revisit the 2016 EU referendum, it is completely incoherent to deny another referendum on independence.
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Love this woman in Boston! No hesitation in her Burnham condemnation!
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And ITV news came out all guns blazing.
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