2026-05-30T03:54:21Z https://yabu.me Ferryoons https://yabu.me/npub1p44eqjca2hh9d92qx7mcgf8qg8a6zxnp24uuevn4pq6uej43fmkss5mx4v https://media.mastodon.scot/accounts/avatars/109/315/937/643/194/727/original/9e00fa6b7c4f716e.jpeg https://media.mastodon.scot/accounts/avatars/109/315/937/643/194/727/original/9e00fa6b7c4f716e.jpeg https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstjrcz837fqsqndhzld56r0uj2gj82lur0gvwsj8nm3a4wj6fa0tqzyqxkhyztr427u454gqmm0ppyupqlhgg6v92hnn9jw5yrtnx2k98w6ge5ms3 Wouldn’t it be better if the commentariat stopped frothing about Wes Streeting’s desire for the big chair, and looked at how much money he’s taken from the private health sector while he dismantles the NHS? 2026-05-13T07:33:40Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsgefd7utg8sg7fgctm569g3llzxp3zds7erptm82utvg2cdyggg5szyqxkhyztr427u454gqmm0ppyupqlhgg6v92hnn9jw5yrtnx2k98w6jdvdfq He is out of his mind, isn’t he?<br/> <img src="https://media.mastodon.scot/media_attachments/files/116/189/807/380/122/972/original/be4c44b5c4dcbe7b.jpg"> <br/> 2026-03-07T20:36:41Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsq9ksguwakanec3v0rht7xz734gumlrw3j4fycgk9ngd82eh53rrgzyqxkhyztr427u454gqmm0ppyupqlhgg6v92hnn9jw5yrtnx2k98w65tp0lg Starmer: “let’s wait and see how the wind is blowing, while in no way implying the slightest criticism of the gangster. There, I think that covers it.”<br/><br/>Grow a spine, man! 2026-01-03T16:11:55Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsyfqdx7quu9qf5hmr9p0dq902rucs0fk46gz9gkxmv7mgxz2fqmtgzyqxkhyztr427u454gqmm0ppyupqlhgg6v92hnn9jw5yrtnx2k98w62lvhml Well according to yet another fascist BBC Scotland were platforming this morning, all this stuff is out of date now.<br/><br/><a href="https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ptfmAY6M6aA">https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ptfmAY6M6aA</a> 2025-08-27T08:32:29Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsy4gfl230a09t9q2tx3jxsspvk2ztrjhtp97xx0xk3jmpe5spvmcszyqxkhyztr427u454gqmm0ppyupqlhgg6v92hnn9jw5yrtnx2k98w6xvl4yf The moment a chancellor says “trickle down” we know:<br/>1 they’ve been captured<br/>2 they need firing <br/>3 they’ve learned nothing from the past about what the finance sector does if left to its own devices: stuff its own pockets, crash world economies, demand bailouts.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/jul/15/rachel-reeves-to-say-cuts-to-city-red-tape-will-bring-trickle-down-benefits?CMP=share_btn_url">https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/jul/15/rachel-reeves-to-say-cuts-to-city-red-tape-will-bring-trickle-down-benefits?CMP=share_btn_url</a> 2025-07-15T06:24:18Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqyefsaj9drl70glx8qa6rucjpsdsmkre229g6lgjhrzlrem24y5czyqxkhyztr427u454gqmm0ppyupqlhgg6v92hnn9jw5yrtnx2k98w6hlx58v In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswmghjrfwvk6f7k69k0h2xm50zsnhldpaanp25daqme4n922fdtnq25s2gj'>nevent1q…s2gj</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Unfortunately the English Government has long abandoned the idea of public service. Now private companies are allowed to extract as much profit as they can get away with. Royal Mail wants to be a parcel courier because it’s where the money is, and it seems to be killing letter post as fast as possible. 2025-07-11T18:28:27Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswmghjrfwvk6f7k69k0h2xm50zsnhldpaanp25daqme4n922fdtnqzyqxkhyztr427u454gqmm0ppyupqlhgg6v92hnn9jw5yrtnx2k98w635cu6j A reminder that when Křetinský bought Royal Mail in April, there was a solemn guarantee that current levels of service would be maintained.<br/><br/>That lasted three months. Now we see second class post being dismantled. What is UKGov for, actually? 2025-07-11T18:23:42Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsf2vgdkyn78xtlrdqny36zly8lv529x5uml4s4p3lqeyk6470g6tqzyqxkhyztr427u454gqmm0ppyupqlhgg6v92hnn9jw5yrtnx2k98w6snf2wa In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxkmehfgwlqs9t4ep7um8z7vzpx6p8e8hs3ecguw9af295qka5aeqqjqpwx'>nevent1q…qpwx</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>This issue refers specifically to England and Wales, and not to Scotland where water was never privatised. You really should know that if you want to be taken seriously. 2024-12-26T14:00:20Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsryj5put0j3mnrw09lxfz3nrv0aev4mlt62rgynq8t4qgwfh7censzyqxkhyztr427u454gqmm0ppyupqlhgg6v92hnn9jw5yrtnx2k98w6h04nyh Come on Scotland, time we got free of the evil Empire. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿<br/><br/><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/dec/23/britain-victorian-christmas-charity-state-social-economic-problems?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other">https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/dec/23/britain-victorian-christmas-charity-state-social-economic-problems?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other</a> 2024-12-23T13:42:39Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsrfkytfm06x3setghman7lj9vzun5fsev0ueu9lyy9heke538g0nszyqxkhyztr427u454gqmm0ppyupqlhgg6v92hnn9jw5yrtnx2k98w6pezgwp In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvtpmqwk342q4cf6u9attjjh7szn6n0j535r5tm8v9ffn07l4fcpcsfdz9g'>nevent1q…dz9g</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Not necessarily, but a pencil can hypnotise a cat. 2024-12-22T09:56:50Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstk37c0yvawz99vrg9y4dk4xhygyg3sew7rf297e2dp6ydg38ddtszyqxkhyztr427u454gqmm0ppyupqlhgg6v92hnn9jw5yrtnx2k98w6hxl625 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8udnu0telha3wphfugv7hv83vgmta6gds65fdaekdu7p2y8qs6cg7j3ax6'>nevent1q…3ax6</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>not to mention the tax dodgers and money launderers [sorry, the ”reputable” banking sector] in the City of London 2024-12-19T18:26:47Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxwxcx6zayrev66cgswn3m0n26pt5h9vevp0sv89erm2xsm0zs6wczyqxkhyztr427u454gqmm0ppyupqlhgg6v92hnn9jw5yrtnx2k98w6m544k4 Time to clean up Labour’s overt conflicts of interest. Lord Walney’s fresh ties to the defence industry. <br/><br/><a href="https://goodlawproject.org/revealed-lord-walneys-fresh-ties-to-the-defence-industry/?utm_source=twitter&amp;utm_campaign=lordwalney_post_14364&amp;utm_medium=social_media&amp;utm_content=10-12-2024">https://goodlawproject.org/revealed-lord-walneys-fresh-ties-to-the-defence-industry/?utm_source=twitter&amp;utm_campaign=lordwalney_post_14364&amp;utm_medium=social_media&amp;utm_content=10-12-2024</a> 2024-12-10T22:13:23Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsgssdhu2rsyxk4rxeyfflzjcm07m0tv6a7f6e9h5p84pmxv3hr3qczyqxkhyztr427u454gqmm0ppyupqlhgg6v92hnn9jw5yrtnx2k98w69md5r0 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsx9cmy3tnjgzrsc7zps024gsh7axexlsc3tej4requqpaumcr0fksfeqksq'>nevent1q…qksq</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Never Google for this house.🦆🦆Go for us. 2024-12-07T15:01:20Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqst4qtf0uuxy8xenfyq6j46kmls727089elewwlka40zhqwzcxfazqzyqxkhyztr427u454gqmm0ppyupqlhgg6v92hnn9jw5yrtnx2k98w6exfn7e In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsx2d22f2j5jddlsvmz8vxg9cf9h2mqddh7nl9erh3yxdprcle2ygqu40dtf'>nevent1q…0dtf</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>OK. Well, first I looked up what a burrito is. (Not unlike a pitta, fair enough.) Then I watched someone making an absolute pig’s ear of demonstrating the method. Lots of giggling with a bed too wide to reach over. So I cut the video and decided to look at another one later on, while reminding myself that what takes me most time changing a duvet cover is fiddling with the **** buttons. <br/><br/>I also spotted a restaurant in Aberdeen called Los (plural) Burrito (singular). Inner pedant snarls. 2024-12-02T08:50:01Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0qgxaux720jgw94w2lq8j0mpjltgwrrtllraldhv78dqdezmev2qzyqxkhyztr427u454gqmm0ppyupqlhgg6v92hnn9jw5yrtnx2k98w6curked In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstjyk4asxgpfxw7pdtfrw58ylnqmqktupt8nuu07teq8ppy42lupscm07t7'>nevent1q…07t7</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Do please explain that. You may help solve a lifelong problem in this house. 2024-12-01T22:52:55Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsp2s475gvz3gva9h9vtjg3d5596m3z4hqcenvhv5c5mnw6ymqxjaczyqxkhyztr427u454gqmm0ppyupqlhgg6v92hnn9jw5yrtnx2k98w6sscl07 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsr0p9uqur20el9x64fzcej6rk52su0vsmecd2vk00s4ypx7mhpxmc6jgmyy'>nevent1q…gmyy</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Remember the US is where the last financial crash originated, 2024-11-29T18:36:28Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvykfcsn9u3882qs292yd2yntd7l6q4x9etutfllmxn38a5kr4wjqzyqxkhyztr427u454gqmm0ppyupqlhgg6v92hnn9jw5yrtnx2k98w60sh5rq In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqst4kv3m8gt73y68u69pfn29pythk3l5my82fs2xvs2r3gfzjhmnrs0qlptu'>nevent1q…lptu</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I’m so glad that I don’t touch Google 2024-11-12T23:35:45Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqst5erkc2vxpwyzzz7fpc3xq08jj049vyyec9pgfz9net220t5qhkgzyqxkhyztr427u454gqmm0ppyupqlhgg6v92hnn9jw5yrtnx2k98w65grnva In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsw787u75kwppp4ml6evcksvet76rltfclw6md37h9s4t9mx9tx6xs0097qu'>nevent1q…97qu</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Excellent news. We can all do this if we tell the oil barons to eff off. 2024-11-11T09:21:13Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsf9adt96p78ypxzc8kdflgfwz3l02wh4g3wr0fajm25eugk4vsq7czyqxkhyztr427u454gqmm0ppyupqlhgg6v92hnn9jw5yrtnx2k98w6jynmk9 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsyujfw92we3wlp0evxpdmh4tncxn0kwdxqtsr4dcprgs34dtcyzpsv7gur9'>nevent1q…gur9</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>And just across the road from Hugh Miller’s cottage is a really good pub. Just saying. 2024-11-04T20:52:49Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfs83q2menda8ar6322wkxwgmcrq3clmx0lhxvz0hlf7gq2jcf7lgzyqxkhyztr427u454gqmm0ppyupqlhgg6v92hnn9jw5yrtnx2k98w6hgw0cl In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszjeaz7k7yepj2580d054hu5rfwzk6apmpqpzyeq8anp8h4ucxyuczk3zcm'>nevent1q…3zcm</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Excellent policy push to get rid of this 2024-10-27T20:57:38Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs93k9yy5stn4wp8cd26sj0ma9fla5wp29ck2qcwzdf75jlemf5s5czyqxkhyztr427u454gqmm0ppyupqlhgg6v92hnn9jw5yrtnx2k98w6f7q7zm In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsql7amavkwj38tpaf4vsagntjvwf3z2xqhpmgj4azzmd645tvesfcr32h62'>nevent1q…2h62</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>That’s very metropolitan thinking. Try selling the idea in the Highlands. Actually, first of all visit us here and understand our lives. 2024-10-24T08:49:33Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8yu4llazsvpn272m8p0nxw4kf0u9dda8vv0hf3d7sr4mue434shszyqxkhyztr427u454gqmm0ppyupqlhgg6v92hnn9jw5yrtnx2k98w6qacm4e In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0k9qldpv5k5ae7gmw8me5eq0rk0jvjxmvlpdgf2rpf5h9hqem0agjhvfwr'>nevent1q…vfwr</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>We should have a bell to ring every time they come up with that one. 2024-10-23T07:08:56Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswsxjntlj85qnfqhwlj0vzym8fpphsk53yckmpwujkk829wgef00gzyqxkhyztr427u454gqmm0ppyupqlhgg6v92hnn9jw5yrtnx2k98w605wjjq In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfn6u3vhj9502tv2ad55xjufs9wlzscfueezhpatl8d7kuuk6v3sqynvc6z'>nevent1q…vc6z</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Fair to say, I suggest, that any UK Government these days is primarily concerned with its own wallets, and its collective future life prospects. The interests of the plebeians are secondary. 2024-10-22T20:06:02Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0usu3xl6h354632e2v0ntmflqzne0a4frq5selj05332lcmyy5qgzyqxkhyztr427u454gqmm0ppyupqlhgg6v92hnn9jw5yrtnx2k98w6cu2dxh In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsf98ve29y9q0425z2ufzyn3jmnht2w6rmz9x25e70vls8d63d0fqseecpnn'>nevent1q…cpnn</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>UK Government is not Scotland’s friend 2024-10-22T16:35:13Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2kwgrmyujcam0hdm4f25vcj55ylufmld6t79pvfzjdhmvc9ye3jgzyqxkhyztr427u454gqmm0ppyupqlhgg6v92hnn9jw5yrtnx2k98w6ljpfds In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsz32efgk5fp4jff5smqkre5ahert7200jadu0qmvju5ptpmeuhjjcv6dgpr'>nevent1q…dgpr</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>You forgot the No 1 rule of BBC Scotland. If it can be criticised, get out the megaphone. If it’s good, ignore it. If forced to mention something good, “yes BUT” and “ah, but WHAT IF?” And talk over the answer. 2024-10-22T13:10:22Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8n5e5zxvnfky885vezu2x0caxwr7a07zv8x0q4j3dssczl3q47eszyqxkhyztr427u454gqmm0ppyupqlhgg6v92hnn9jw5yrtnx2k98w60yvhsz In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvxj98p984nzrufkj0prlr9v6lnkjq0guwak0ss9tppept90f05ssn6pp2v'>nevent1q…pp2v</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>“NOTE: The NUAR is focused on England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Scotland has already built a similar system via the Scottish Community Apparatus Data Vault (SCADV).”<br/><br/>Scotland leads, yet again. 2024-10-14T21:59:06Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsrzu9h40ndz27z72eprxtmax05pcc5lg262xywdyxtyaxc3mlvfrczyqxkhyztr427u454gqmm0ppyupqlhgg6v92hnn9jw5yrtnx2k98w677nw4s In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswlh7zc56re5se8t4ht7v8hkul68gxrhwynj9m4jerd3slgtpjw5gs48yhh'>nevent1q…8yhh</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Agreed!!! 2024-09-29T10:53:02Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsx8yaf75glgg6ph07j2hyewdrf5ffu83g4sg5k2mn88ht8tgh2fzqzyqxkhyztr427u454gqmm0ppyupqlhgg6v92hnn9jw5yrtnx2k98w6gluxy8 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsp299dm3lrgvvddw848g9efk6l4t8dpnhlrklrcsm82262a7rp6rggyj8k8'>nevent1q…j8k8</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I bought a Jethro Tull the other day, having lost my original. In an antique shop. 2024-09-24T07:21:16Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsf3dxprfh88m4u2stk84fyhlf2qcjw2lyp6lu6hqv458stwmsrnpqzyqxkhyztr427u454gqmm0ppyupqlhgg6v92hnn9jw5yrtnx2k98w6wxu9x8 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs20krsshapxcaua8ry0rvw453k7he9ljnzhh5m3hprm52wr3cjpggaj0knl'>nevent1q…0knl</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Don’t worry Jude, he knows not of what he speaks. Quinag may be big, and brandish its peaks, but it hasn’t the sheer class of Suilven. 2024-09-22T08:11:21Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstmcpd0a2anzx8339wtuudv6xa2j436zq7aw6902c3gypsw2zrm5czyqxkhyztr427u454gqmm0ppyupqlhgg6v92hnn9jw5yrtnx2k98w6h3t3s2 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsv09mknunwl5qjd5cprl5r40pngd742trczv9csv95u42d9xzcpase9636r'>nevent1q…636r</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>That’s our taste in furniture 2024-09-17T06:42:49Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqz8nvrfuqhk8tfjnqs9s5406fa9jv3yrt4u6c8cvjfmwg5lwxecszyqxkhyztr427u454gqmm0ppyupqlhgg6v92hnn9jw5yrtnx2k98w6sp5vxz In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsd72juqvcyx2nwt5fgdhe6wk2qmmjqzh3cj598k37x0849w980qmgtjztff'>nevent1q…ztff</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Scotland’s NHS has an IT system on which patient notes are available equally to GP and hospital practitioners. Developed carefully over time. England has a history of going for big bang, and abandoning failing projects after wasting billions.<br/><br/>Another lesson UK politicos and civil servants really need to learn is this: don’t start building ANYTHING until you’ve pretty much finished designing it. Applies equally to IT systems and ferries, by the way. 2024-09-08T12:20:09Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsrws66p09xyatnrp5qyelrvzxxdv44dfd52dvpe57xrxwx2n6n7qczyqxkhyztr427u454gqmm0ppyupqlhgg6v92hnn9jw5yrtnx2k98w6sakwap Seems fair comment<br/> <img src="https://media.mastodon.scot/media_attachments/files/113/072/585/755/169/117/original/716fd827cec15f2f.jpg"> <br/> 2024-09-03T08:06:23Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8n8wxdpwpapqh0q85qszczpv9365vmxvz59wty933q7rpgvrhqwqzyqxkhyztr427u454gqmm0ppyupqlhgg6v92hnn9jw5yrtnx2k98w6rl5yk8 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswqjhkslxhe4krhjxy637zsgvx66uf365ajym4xhtkttfaa0hs3rslw8wxd'>nevent1q…8wxd</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Breakdown of expectations between England and the other nations is needed. People we know darn sarf have turned to private hospitals for life-saving ops out of desperation, not free choice. 2024-09-01T21:04:46Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9uzeanhehykprwe0defc569y5f7j6n6qn03crewvcef38s69v7tczyqxkhyztr427u454gqmm0ppyupqlhgg6v92hnn9jw5yrtnx2k98w647pkvm In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswynklk2uxc7zt04zt0er22mf4rd9jw2k2hckuaepaqvk5ajtjyeglhvgxg'>nevent1q…vgxg</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Grabbing. Plundering. Enslaving. Patting selves on back over it, and singing Rule Britannia. 2024-08-05T22:53:10Z