#  @rosscolquhoun Ross Colquhoun Ross Colquhoun posts on X about prime minister, keir starmer, london, edinburgh the most. They currently have [------] followers and [---] posts still getting attention that total [-----] engagements in the last [--] hours. ### Engagements: [-----] [#](/creator/twitter::15971748/interactions)  - [--] Week [---------] +4,787% - [--] Month [---------] +5,134% - [--] Months [---------] +1,109% - [--] Year [---------] +85% ### Mentions: [--] [#](/creator/twitter::15971748/posts_active)  - [--] Week [--] +220% - [--] Month [--] +1,075% - [--] Months [--] +209% - [--] Year [--] -41% ### Followers: [------] [#](/creator/twitter::15971748/followers)  - [--] Week [------] +0.01% - [--] Month [------] -0.05% - [--] Months [------] -0.29% - [--] Year [------] -0.46% ### CreatorRank: [---------] [#](/creator/twitter::15971748/influencer_rank)  ### Social Influence **Social category influence** [countries](/list/countries) 13.27% [travel destinations](/list/travel-destinations) 8.85% [finance](/list/finance) 6.19% [us election](/list/us-election) 4.42% [celebrities](/list/celebrities) 3.54% [technology brands](/list/technology-brands) 0.88% [ufc](/list/ufc) 0.88% [social networks](/list/social-networks) 0.88% **Social topic influence** [prime minister](/topic/prime-minister) 4.42%, [keir starmer](/topic/keir-starmer) 3.54%, [london](/topic/london) 3.54%, [edinburgh](/topic/edinburgh) 3.54%, [donald trump](/topic/donald-trump) 3.54%, [keir](/topic/keir) 3.54%, [gibraltar](/topic/gibraltar) 2.65%, [malta](/topic/malta) 2.65%, [to the](/topic/to-the) 1.77%, [in the](/topic/in-the) 1.77% **Top accounts mentioned or mentioned by** [@jamieross7](/creator/undefined) [@johnswinney](/creator/undefined) [@flyerargyll](/creator/undefined) [@jimmerfaestoney](/creator/undefined) [@thedemocrats](/creator/undefined) [@kamalaharris](/creator/undefined) [@anassarwar](/creator/undefined) [@seanmcdonald01](/creator/undefined) [@reformuk](/creator/undefined) [@scotlandteam](/creator/undefined) [@alexkerrsnp](/creator/undefined) [@sscnapoli](/creator/undefined) [@andrewrbarr](/creator/undefined) [@frcola1](/creator/undefined) [@kneecapceol](/creator/undefined) [@thesnps](/creator/undefined) [@keirstarmer](/creator/undefined) [@elonmusk](/creator/undefined) [@oasis](/creator/undefined) [@calumam](/creator/undefined) **Top assets mentioned** [Auroracoin (AUR)](/topic/aurora) ### Top Social Posts Top posts by engagements in the last [--] hours "This makes you wonder how many Scottish Labour and Labour MSPs/MPs are actually Mandelson's picks for the job. To quote a famous unionist "Oh what a tangled web we weave when first we practice to deceive"" [X Link](https://x.com/rosscolquhoun/status/2019387417745375420) 2026-02-05T12:27Z 39.3K followers, 13.8K engagements "👋 Theres only one man that picked Mandelson and Sweeney - Keir Starmer" [X Link](https://x.com/rosscolquhoun/status/2020527282717176220) 2026-02-08T15:56Z 39.3K followers, [----] engagements "Scottish Labour: Vote for Labour we don't even believe in our own UK Government leadership" [X Link](https://x.com/rosscolquhoun/status/2021603672896029116) 2026-02-11T15:14Z 39.3K followers, [----] engagements "Whilst Labour and Westminster are in chaos your SNP Scottish Government is laser focused on providing cost of living support to the people of Scotland. EXC: ScotRail fares to be frozen by SNP Government from April 1st this year. https://t.co/lORnyYG5iF EXC: ScotRail fares to be frozen by SNP Government from April 1st this year. https://t.co/lORnyYG5iF" [X Link](https://x.com/rosscolquhoun/status/2021881769939632344) 2026-02-12T09:39Z 39.3K followers, [----] engagements "@jimmerfaestoney He was discharged from the Sutherland Highlanders I assume because he was training up tailors in the regiment towards the end of his service. He served in Corfu Gibraltar Crimea and India. I wrote about him and my other connections to the GH here. https://www.rosscolquhoun.com/journal/2025/5/11/woven-into-the-fabric-my-familys-history-with-the-gordon-highlanders https://www.rosscolquhoun.com/journal/2025/5/11/woven-into-the-fabric-my-familys-history-with-the-gordon-highlanders" [X Link](https://x.com/rosscolquhoun/status/2022713967626297743) 2026-02-14T16:46Z 39.3K followers, [--] engagements "😍 Take my money. 🧧💫 With Lunar New Year approaching weve teamed up with hummel to create our most eye-catching collection yet. Hearts x hummel #LunarNewYear https://t.co/xHFqHqSsO2 https://t.co/K30KOqe47m 🧧💫 With Lunar New Year approaching weve teamed up with hummel to create our most eye-catching collection yet. Hearts x hummel #LunarNewYear https://t.co/xHFqHqSsO2 https://t.co/K30KOqe47m" [X Link](https://x.com/rosscolquhoun/status/2021923921600426265) 2026-02-12T12:26Z 39.3K followers, [----] engagements "📺 🏴 Against the backdrop of Labour and Westminster chaos the SNP is putting money back in your pocket. Make it #BothVotesSNP on Thursday 7th May [----] for a Scottish Government that is on your side. https://t.co/QYtUqHnhrR 🏴 Against the backdrop of Labour and Westminster chaos the SNP is putting money back in your pocket. Make it #BothVotesSNP on Thursday 7th May [----] for a Scottish Government that is on your side. https://t.co/QYtUqHnhrR" [X Link](https://x.com/rosscolquhoun/status/2021996377233142109) 2026-02-12T17:14Z 39.3K followers, [----] engagements "RT @JohnSwinney: 👇" [X Link](https://x.com/rosscolquhoun/status/2022022916020592660) 2026-02-12T19:00Z 39.3K followers, [--] engagements "RT @seanmcdonald01: Unlucky @ReformUK" [X Link](https://x.com/rosscolquhoun/status/2022634786028949714) 2026-02-14T11:31Z 39.3K followers, [---] engagements "Im part Londoner via my Great Great Great Granny Mary Ann Brown who married my Great Great Great Grandpa William Ross in Gibraltar in [----]. She was born in Clerkenwell in London in [----]. Thats William on the left he was the master tailor of the 92nd Gordon Highlanders" [X Link](https://x.com/rosscolquhoun/status/2022642506966667486) 2026-02-14T12:02Z 39.3K followers, [----] engagements "RT @JohnSwinney: With love to Scotland on Valentines Day. 🏴" [X Link](https://x.com/rosscolquhoun/status/2022768437823525206) 2026-02-14T20:22Z 39.3K followers, [--] engagements "🏴 Yaaaaaaaas @Scotlandteam" [X Link](https://x.com/rosscolquhoun/status/2022732232935510252) 2026-02-14T17:58Z 39.3K followers, [----] engagements "RT @AlexKerrSNP: 🥀 Labour's shadowy think tank was digging up dirt on journalists in the run-up to the election after deliberately failing" [X Link](https://x.com/rosscolquhoun/status/2022994519764201890) 2026-02-15T11:20Z 39.3K followers, [--] engagements "There are also those in our political class that have brought intolerance and hatred for migrants and their descendants into the mainstream instead of showing leadership on the issue. Theyve ceded political ground to the far right and have emboldened them. These mindless riots are doing untold damage to the UKs reputation right across the world. And yet the secret sympathisers still say Of course I disapprove of whats happening but And then they make the racists case for them. These mindless riots are doing untold damage to the UKs reputation right across the world. And yet the secret" [X Link](https://x.com/rosscolquhoun/status/1820389272467235077) 2024-08-05T09:19Z 41.4K followers, [----] engagements "😲 Oh wow A study of the 6-tonne altar stone at the heart of Stonehenge has shown that it was brought there all the way from northeastern Scotland much further than any other stone in the megalithic structure https://t.co/R8Gp1MvOLW A study of the 6-tonne altar stone at the heart of Stonehenge has shown that it was brought there all the way from northeastern Scotland much further than any other stone in the megalithic structure https://t.co/R8Gp1MvOLW" [X Link](https://x.com/rosscolquhoun/status/1823985400295129169) 2024-08-15T07:29Z 41.2K followers, [----] engagements "Labour are desperately attempting to rebrand brutal Tory austerity as grown up politics whilst pretending that their cuts dont have a direct impact on Scottish Governments spending on public services. The SNP warned that Labours change ruse really meant more of the same. Chancellor Rachel Reeves has said the Scottish Government is 'as guilty' as the previous Tory government on the countrys finances. https://t.co/EzusPxNGQR https://t.co/WdeOzKrSxv Chancellor Rachel Reeves has said the Scottish Government is 'as guilty' as the previous Tory government on the countrys finances." [X Link](https://x.com/rosscolquhoun/status/1828912333290373272) 2024-08-28T21:47Z 41.2K followers, 19.3K engagements "This is still the best football boot ever made alongside Mundial for five-a-side. red black and white. just timeless.🔥 introducing the PREDATOR MANIA. part of the 'Made in Germany' collection. available 9/9 https://t.co/Kj8YCx2SPv red black and white. just timeless.🔥 introducing the PREDATOR MANIA. part of the 'Made in Germany' collection. available 9/9 https://t.co/Kj8YCx2SPv" [X Link](https://x.com/rosscolquhoun/status/1831615819085750293) 2024-09-05T08:50Z 41.2K followers, [----] engagements "🏴 Ill be honest [--] years later Ive got limited time for nostalgia about #IndyRef. It was an incredible time for political engagement - for good and for bad - but its more important that we continue to focus on now and actively persuade people to back independence" [X Link](https://x.com/rosscolquhoun/status/1834933000397553690) 2024-09-14T12:31Z 41.2K followers, 16K engagements "The UK is a prime example of this. Tories pander to UKIP/Reform and then Labour do the same to compete with Tories. The race to the bottom is also happening closer to home. Europe is in thrall to the far right thats the result of appeasement by so-called moderates Gordon Brown https://t.co/CIi9fpIPxQ Europe is in thrall to the far right thats the result of appeasement by so-called moderates Gordon Brown https://t.co/CIi9fpIPxQ" [X Link](https://x.com/rosscolquhoun/status/1836019976903196959) 2024-09-17T12:30Z 41.2K followers, [----] engagements "🔍 At its peak independence support reached 58% when people believed it was a way of Scotland being independent and rejoining to the EU. If we pay attention to public opinion regain trust and put forward a vision that gives voters confidence we can achieve independence. If independence meant rejoining the EU 56% of Scots including 27% of current 'No' supporters would back it. 🏴 The people of Scotland want the powers of independence to help realise our full potential. https://t.co/gARCliouYa If independence meant rejoining the EU 56% of Scots including 27% of current 'No' supporters would" [X Link](https://x.com/rosscolquhoun/status/1836020660994277836) 2024-09-17T12:33Z 41.2K followers, [----] engagements "🤷♂ Labours defence here is that the Tories also did this. The problem with that is their entire campaign was built around the word change. Using the Tories example as a defence is the opposite of what they claim to be. Labour sources say the Prime Minister really does like football. https://t.co/lbpFo3dL0X Labour sources say the Prime Minister really does like football. https://t.co/lbpFo3dL0X" [X Link](https://x.com/rosscolquhoun/status/1836725291881837037) 2024-09-19T11:13Z 41.2K followers, [----] engagements "If you need lots of sweeties to become Prime Minister you are maybe in it for the wrong reasons" [X Link](https://x.com/rosscolquhoun/status/1836795819703337383) 2024-09-19T15:53Z 41.2K followers, [---] engagements "Its been fascinating watching Labour get tangled up in the huge quantities of donations to their politicians such as expensive clothes and hospitality tickets whilst lacking awareness that it demonstrates that theyre not the party of change" [X Link](https://x.com/rosscolquhoun/status/1837783925143306731) 2024-09-22T09:20Z 41.2K followers, 22.5K engagements "By suggesting that its always been like this it betrays their own mantra that attempted to portray themselves as being somewhat better than the Tories. Instead people are starting to see that they are in the pocket of the same forces as the Tories were. And they cant pivot" [X Link](https://x.com/rosscolquhoun/status/1837783927974490413) 2024-09-22T09:20Z 41.2K followers, [----] engagements "Theyre also doing it against the backdrop of Labour depriving vulnerable pensioners via their Winter Fuel Payment cuts at a time when people are already struggling due to the cost of living. Its remarkably tone deaf and a sign of a complacent party intoxicated by its own power" [X Link](https://x.com/rosscolquhoun/status/1837785425584284031) 2024-09-22T09:26Z 41.2K followers, [----] engagements "For those with long memories this happened to the previous Labour administration at Westminster and along with the Iraq War it was a reason many lost faith in the party. They have taken the goodwill towards them by the electorate as an endorsement rather than punishing Tories" [X Link](https://x.com/rosscolquhoun/status/1837789314903585218) 2024-09-22T09:41Z 41.2K followers, [----] engagements "Labour back the Tories most damaging policy in Brexit and continue to suggest its to Tories fault. Its dishonest politics that puts their party and their electoral success ahead of the economic interests of the UK. How strange. That's very close to the estimated damage done by the unmentionable Brexit. The dishonesty on that topic continues from both main parties. https://t.co/4cVo0zQcX9 How strange. That's very close to the estimated damage done by the unmentionable Brexit. The dishonesty on that topic continues from both main parties. https://t.co/4cVo0zQcX9" [X Link](https://x.com/rosscolquhoun/status/1838190936100098210) 2024-09-23T12:17Z 41.2K followers, 97.5K engagements "This current crop of Labour politicians are heavily influenced by the previous generation of politicians who made Labour unelectable once they had achieved power. And again they are demonstrating how out of touch they really are. The public expected change not more of the same" [X Link](https://x.com/rosscolquhoun/status/1838917774078263786) 2024-09-25T12:25Z 41.2K followers, [----] engagements "Scott McTominay is a model professional footballer. When he faced unfair criticism at Manchester United he just kept his head down and grafted (even banging in some goals). Im pleased to see its going well for him at Napoli and the fans are responding in the way they should. 📹🏴 Gi innamorati di 🥰 #JuveNapoli @sscnapoli https://t.co/CuBkCd45Zj 📹🏴 Gi innamorati di 🥰 #JuveNapoli @sscnapoli https://t.co/CuBkCd45Zj" [X Link](https://x.com/rosscolquhoun/status/1841748892502667425) 2024-10-03T07:55Z 41.2K followers, [----] engagements "Labour dont do themselves any favours her new role sounds like shes a diplomat being sent to some far away land outside of London. Breaking Sue Gray has stepped down from PMs top team and has been appointed as the Prime Ministers envoy for nations and regions Keir Starmer said: I want to thank Sue for all the support she has given me both in opposition and government and her work to prepare us for Breaking Sue Gray has stepped down from PMs top team and has been appointed as the Prime Ministers envoy for nations and regions Keir Starmer said: I want to thank Sue for all the support she has" [X Link](https://x.com/rosscolquhoun/status/1842911057070727512) 2024-10-06T12:53Z 41.2K followers, [----] engagements "Labour cuts Winter Fuel Payment for pensioners and points the finger at the SNP instead of their colleagues in the UK Government at Westminster. This is the most pathetic Ive seen Scottish Labour in a while. We need action to protect struggling Scots this winter. Read more about Scottish Labour's plans: https://t.co/PfM6IYRIfs We need action to protect struggling Scots this winter. Read more about Scottish Labour's plans: https://t.co/PfM6IYRIfs" [X Link](https://x.com/rosscolquhoun/status/1843675467955745132) 2024-10-08T15:31Z 41.2K followers, 12.3K engagements "🏴 A wee artwork on my wall by @AndrewRBarr" [X Link](https://x.com/rosscolquhoun/status/1844481223902757373) 2024-10-10T20:52Z 41.3K followers, [----] engagements "📸 Being able to photograph an aurora borealis in Edinburgh used to be something I thought didnt happen very often" [X Link](https://x.com/rosscolquhoun/status/1844490714908066102) 2024-10-10T21:30Z 41.3K followers, [----] engagements "Im old enough to remember when Labour promised to abolish the House of Lords (last year). 🚨 NEW: Keir Starmer has given a peerage to Poppy Gustafsson so she can become his Investment Minister Gustafsson resigned as the CEO of Darktrace last month ahead of a [---] billion takeover She will now be responsible for promoting the UK as a place to invest and do business https://t.co/kpyCr9fu1B 🚨 NEW: Keir Starmer has given a peerage to Poppy Gustafsson so she can become his Investment Minister Gustafsson resigned as the CEO of Darktrace last month ahead of a [---] billion takeover She will now be" [X Link](https://x.com/rosscolquhoun/status/1844658201725137162) 2024-10-11T08:36Z 41.3K followers, 220.7K engagements "It is still a taboo to talk about baby loss trauma and the grief that follows openly. The 24th/25th of June [----] will be etched in my partner and Is minds not because it was the weekend of the SNPs Convention on Independence its because it was when our first baby left us. Losing a baby hurts. It doesn't matter what stage that loss occurs or how many years ago it was the grief is one that can stay with you for life. It is okay not to be okay. This #BabyLossAwarenessWeek let's end the taboo around baby loss so no one has to suffer in silence. https://t.co/XFhvUcM313 Losing a baby hurts. It" [X Link](https://x.com/rosscolquhoun/status/1845053177621574032) 2024-10-12T10:45Z 41.3K followers, 11.1K engagements "Alex Salmond was the great moderniser of the SNP. He took a party on the fringes into the Scottish Government and our nation close to independence. It will be left to a future generation to deliver his dream. 🏴 Alex Salmond former leader of the SNP and First Minister of Scotland has died. His leadership brought the SNP into the mainstream and the Scottish Government. He was a titan of the independence movement. Our thoughts are with Moira and his family. https://t.co/RRz1A8iGTz 🏴 Alex Salmond former leader of the SNP and First Minister of Scotland has died. His leadership brought the SNP" [X Link](https://x.com/rosscolquhoun/status/1845159631963791660) 2024-10-12T17:48Z 41.3K followers, 10.7K engagements "🍂 A beautiful acer in full autumnal-mode" [X Link](https://x.com/rosscolquhoun/status/1848041150701302247) 2024-10-20T16:38Z 39.5K followers, [----] engagements "Janey was a really special woman who brought joy and laughter to so many. Such sad news. Scottish comedian Janey Godley has died. The [--] year old had been receiving end of life care after her cancer spread. Her management says she passed away surrounded by her loved ones. https://t.co/qhDZFKGr9t Scottish comedian Janey Godley has died. The [--] year old had been receiving end of life care after her cancer spread. Her management says she passed away surrounded by her loved ones. https://t.co/qhDZFKGr9t" [X Link](https://x.com/rosscolquhoun/status/1852647727584190840) 2024-11-02T09:43Z 41.2K followers, 21.1K engagements "Positive polls always make me nervous so close to polling day because they can breed complacency and reduce voter turnout. If you are US based and registered make sure you vote for @TheDemocrats @KamalaHarris on Tuesday November 5th. End the Trump era" [X Link](https://x.com/rosscolquhoun/status/1853187791330435438) 2024-11-03T21:29Z 41.2K followers, [----] engagements "@Frcola1 @TheDemocrats @KamalaHarris In [----] there were lots of silent Trump supporters that didnt show up in the polls. I hope the same has not happened this time" [X Link](https://x.com/rosscolquhoun/status/1853188390595768729) 2024-11-03T21:31Z 41.2K followers, [--] engagements "Someone should ask @AnasSarwar if he backs this Labour policy because I'm sure voters Scotland would be interested. 🚨 CONFIRMED: Labour is raising tuition fees in England for the first time in eight years. 🚨 Starmers Labour Party is looking at ways to reintroduce tuition fees via the back door in Scotland. The SNP is clear - no tuition fees in Scotland. https://t.co/GXKG6CUls1 🚨 CONFIRMED: Labour is raising tuition fees in England for the first time in eight years. 🚨 Starmers Labour Party is looking at ways to reintroduce tuition fees via the back door in Scotland. The SNP is clear - no" [X Link](https://x.com/rosscolquhoun/status/1853453862159429664) 2024-11-04T15:06Z 41K followers, 17.8K engagements "There's always a tweet. The Tories have raised tuition fees to [----]. But were fighting this rise and well scrap tuition fees when were in government. https://t.co/jcg87wYw33 The Tories have raised tuition fees to [----]. But were fighting this rise and well scrap tuition fees when were in government. https://t.co/jcg87wYw33" [X Link](https://x.com/rosscolquhoun/status/1853829564822352164) 2024-11-05T15:59Z 41K followers, 36.2K engagements "The media landscape has completely changed in both USA and UK. Cant be underestimated how much media landscape is changing. Trump basically ignored most of the traditional media like [--] mins and only did one debate which he lost. But spent most of his time on podcasts like Rogan etc. More diverse media is the future and the now. Cant be underestimated how much media landscape is changing. Trump basically ignored most of the traditional media like [--] mins and only did one debate which he lost. But spent most of his time on podcasts like Rogan etc. More diverse media is the future and the now" [X Link](https://x.com/rosscolquhoun/status/1854079926191993277) 2024-11-06T08:34Z 41K followers, [----] engagements "They are currently in power at Westminster where they can do exactly what they are suggesting now. EXC: Scottish Labour will re-introduce a universal Winter Fuel Payment if they win the Holyrood election. Anas Sarwar will reverse a cut introduced by his own Labour Government. https://t.co/bkoX1xqrSV https://t.co/bkoX1xqrSV EXC: Scottish Labour will re-introduce a universal Winter Fuel Payment if they win the Holyrood election. Anas Sarwar will reverse a cut introduced by his own Labour Government. https://t.co/bkoX1xqrSV https://t.co/bkoX1xqrSV" [X Link](https://x.com/rosscolquhoun/status/1858796549121146880) 2024-11-19T08:56Z 40.2K followers, 31.2K engagements "The International Criminal Court issues an arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Situation in the State of Palestine: #ICC Pre-Trial Chamber I rejects the State of Israels challenges to jurisdiction and issues warrants of arrest for Benjamin Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant. Learn more https://t.co/opHUjZG8BL Situation in the State of Palestine: #ICC Pre-Trial Chamber I rejects the State of Israels challenges to jurisdiction and issues warrants of arrest for Benjamin Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant. Learn more https://t.co/opHUjZG8BL" [X Link](https://x.com/rosscolquhoun/status/1859592213639893397) 2024-11-21T13:38Z 40.2K followers, [----] engagements "🎬 The @KNEECAPCEOL film is worth a watch on Amazon Prime. 🤭 They were in the news last week as they won a discrimination case against the UK Government specifically the department formerly led by the current Tory leader. 📢 Tr gan teanga tr gan anam. KNEECAP. For Your Consideration: Best International Feature Film. A film by Rich Peppiatt. Starring @KNEECAPCEOL and Michael Fassbender. https://t.co/kjckt4Z5hJ KNEECAP. For Your Consideration: Best International Feature Film. A film by Rich Peppiatt. Starring @KNEECAPCEOL and Michael Fassbender. https://t.co/kjckt4Z5hJ" [X Link](https://x.com/rosscolquhoun/status/1863701558782722399) 2024-12-02T21:47Z 40K followers, [----] engagements "🏴 @theSNP's #ScotBudget for 2025/26 is delivering for you and your family. 🏥 Record NHS funding 🥀 Ending Labour's two-child cap lifting [-----] kids out of poverty 🔥 Winter Heating Payment for every pensioner household 💷 Majority of Scots paying less tax than rest of the UK" [X Link](https://x.com/rosscolquhoun/status/1864329392387711140) 2024-12-04T15:22Z 40K followers, [----] engagements "🎭 34million increase for culture budget next year and reiterates commitment to 100million investment. 🏡 [---] million for affordable housing to deliver at least [----] homes. ⛴ Free inter-island travel for people under [--] years old" [X Link](https://x.com/rosscolquhoun/status/1864330298785214883) 2024-12-04T15:25Z 40K followers, [----] engagements "🏴 Scottish Parliament constituency polling by Norstat: SNP: 37% (+4) Scottish Labour: 21% (-2) 🗳 Independence support at 54% - the highest level in [--] years. 🔍 @JohnSwinney the most popular politician in Scotland. John Swinney is on course to command a pro-independence majority in Holyrood and lead the SNP into a third decade in power after a popular debut budget as first minister according to a new poll https://t.co/TJuVDTEEN8 John Swinney is on course to command a pro-independence majority in Holyrood and lead the SNP into a third decade in power after a popular debut budget as first" [X Link](https://x.com/rosscolquhoun/status/1865497370588299774) 2024-12-07T20:43Z 40K followers, 59.7K engagements "🥀 Wheres the change you promised @Keir_Starmer This is just more of the same" [X Link](https://x.com/rosscolquhoun/status/1869038112783192320) 2024-12-17T15:13Z 40K followers, [----] engagements "Sarwar is making a habit of looking powerless within his own party. NEW: Scottish Labour leader criticises UK Government's rejection of compensation for WASPI women. @AnasSarwar says 'I don't think it's the right decision on compensation' and some form of payment could have been offered https://t.co/yDdVnwZlmQ NEW: Scottish Labour leader criticises UK Government's rejection of compensation for WASPI women. @AnasSarwar says 'I don't think it's the right decision on compensation' and some form of payment could have been offered https://t.co/yDdVnwZlmQ" [X Link](https://x.com/rosscolquhoun/status/1869418769657057722) 2024-12-18T16:25Z 40K followers, 10.5K engagements "😒 I think this should be kind of a big deal: @elonmusk tweeting at 1:03am Only the AfD can save Germany. The AfD is Germanys neo-Nazi party. I think this should be kind of a big deal: @elonmusk tweeting at 1:03am Only the AfD can save Germany. The AfD is Germanys neo-Nazi party" [X Link](https://x.com/rosscolquhoun/status/1870190468098666651) 2024-12-20T19:32Z 40K followers, [----] engagements "I warned about pandering to the far right and the threat of Donald Trump and his allies almost a decade ago yet sections of our political class continued to cede ground to the likes of UKIP and more recently Reform. It isnt a new threat. Musk is just the latest incarnation. 🔍 I wrote the below in [----] about Boris Johnson's attempts to defend Donald Trump and the far right after I witnessed its rise observing the [----] US Presidential Election. The Tories called for me to apologise and implied I should be sacked. How times have changed. https://t.co/4DNXpq4YVI 🔍 I wrote the below in 2016" [X Link](https://x.com/rosscolquhoun/status/1875551167641743375) 2025-01-04T14:33Z 39.9K followers, [----] engagements "Westminsters broken political system leaves itself open to external influence good and bad. Its political leadership that will ultimately make a difference and win people over from the far right. You lose if you cede political ground to the far right in the name of power" [X Link](https://x.com/rosscolquhoun/status/1875551171408228452) 2025-01-04T14:33Z 39.9K followers, [---] engagements "This is partly why Labour are struggling - they are showing little leadership and are pandering to these forces - see hostility to migrants. Their tagline change hangs around their neck as a reminder of their failure. Its a road to political disengagement and losing power" [X Link](https://x.com/rosscolquhoun/status/1875552467653648440) 2025-01-04T14:38Z 39.9K followers, [----] engagements "My X timeline is currently full of right wing oddballs that I dont follow talking about the USA annexing Greenland from Denmark - in perfect sync with Donald Trump Jrs visit to Greenland. Xs algorithm seems to be amplifying current MAGA talking points" [X Link](https://x.com/rosscolquhoun/status/1876699916308791619) 2025-01-07T18:38Z 39.9K followers, [----] engagements "Scottish Labour have become Scotlands newest pop group Nae Direction. EXCLUSIVE: Scottish Labour have dumped their change slogan after a troubled first six months for Keir Starmers UK Government. https://t.co/yY6yWzV9Yb EXCLUSIVE: Scottish Labour have dumped their change slogan after a troubled first six months for Keir Starmers UK Government. https://t.co/yY6yWzV9Yb" [X Link](https://x.com/rosscolquhoun/status/1876956696557301976) 2025-01-08T11:38Z 39.9K followers, 19.7K engagements "Long way to go but its no bad for a party thats been the Scottish Government for nearly [--] years - just under two decades. NEW: SNP in big Holyrood opinion poll lead as Scottish Labour slump continues. 🟡SNP on 35% and 31% on FPTP and List votes. 🔴Lab: 22% and 21%. Seats: SNP [--] Lab [--] Tories [--] Reform [--] LD [--] Green [--]. https://t.co/TuV9xDLRgp https://t.co/TuV9xDLRgp NEW: SNP in big Holyrood opinion poll lead as Scottish Labour slump continues. 🟡SNP on 35% and 31% on FPTP and List votes. 🔴Lab: 22% and 21%. Seats: SNP [--] Lab [--] Tories [--] Reform [--] LD [--] Green [--]. https://t.co/TuV9xDLRgp" [X Link](https://x.com/rosscolquhoun/status/1879463288385470465) 2025-01-15T09:39Z 39.5K followers, 11K engagements "I wonder what it was about promising "change" and delivering more of the same that the public didn't like Scottish Secretary Ian Murray quizzed by journalists at Holyrood today asked about Labour's poor polling after a dismal start for Keir Starmer as PM. He says: We were honest with the public back in July that it would be tough maybe the public dont like honesty after all. Scottish Secretary Ian Murray quizzed by journalists at Holyrood today asked about Labour's poor polling after a dismal start for Keir Starmer as PM. He says: We were honest with the public back in July that it would be" [X Link](https://x.com/rosscolquhoun/status/1879506726766182564) 2025-01-15T12:31Z 39.8K followers, [----] engagements "Scotland has unique needs that are not being served by Westminster. WATCH LIVE First Minister John Swinney calls on Westminster to develop 'tailored' migration policy for Scotland. https://t.co/BeaBCbvqV5 WATCH LIVE First Minister John Swinney calls on Westminster to develop 'tailored' migration policy for Scotland. https://t.co/BeaBCbvqV5" [X Link](https://x.com/rosscolquhoun/status/1882008484440600577) 2025-01-22T10:12Z 39.6K followers, [----] engagements "🏴 An excellent win for the SNP and a gain from Labour. Back to being the biggest party in Stirling. 👏 The SNP has won the Bannockburn by-election Congratulations to Bob Buchanan and the rest of his campaign team. 👏 The SNP has won the Bannockburn by-election Congratulations to Bob Buchanan and the rest of his campaign team" [X Link](https://x.com/rosscolquhoun/status/1882572621168234684) 2025-01-23T23:34Z 39.5K followers, 33.9K engagements "Labour won because voters were desperate to get rid of the Tories. Now Labours change tagline has become a symbol of their lack of delivery in power. Theyve over-promised and under-delivered - opening the door to Reform. Scottish Labour implodes. https://t.co/8H0LEJKifi Scottish Labour implodes. https://t.co/8H0LEJKifi" [X Link](https://x.com/rosscolquhoun/status/1885831066650279956) 2025-02-01T23:22Z 39.5K followers, 14.4K engagements "What do you call it when you forcibly remove a people from their lands #BreakingNews President Donald Trump has said Palestinians will not have the right to return to Gaza under his plan for US ownership of the war-torn territory https://t.co/qiKHWU4ZwH #BreakingNews President Donald Trump has said Palestinians will not have the right to return to Gaza under his plan for US ownership of the war-torn territory https://t.co/qiKHWU4ZwH" [X Link](https://x.com/rosscolquhoun/status/1888985703066853612) 2025-02-10T16:17Z 39.5K followers, [----] engagements "A great initiative and exactly the kind of leadership we should be seeing at Westminster. BREAKING: John Swinney has announced a cross-party initiative to unite civic Scotland against the 'real threat' from the far right More to follow https://t.co/D9DrXg1zyU BREAKING: John Swinney has announced a cross-party initiative to unite civic Scotland against the 'real threat' from the far right More to follow https://t.co/D9DrXg1zyU" [X Link](https://x.com/rosscolquhoun/status/1894693141548023872) 2025-02-26T10:17Z 39.4K followers, 42.8K engagements "Zelenskyy a wartime hero who has defied Russian aggression and become an international symbol of resilience - only to be belittled by Donald Trump for political theatre. A stark contrast between courage and cowardice dignity and disgrace" [X Link](https://x.com/rosscolquhoun/status/1895533986786730317) 2025-02-28T17:58Z 39.4K followers, 18.9K engagements "Im partly descended from the Irish who crossed the sea from Dublin to Liverpool in search of a better life - a journey millions have made. When they arrived in England and the US they experienced anti-Irish sentiment and hate including from the political class of the time" [X Link](https://x.com/rosscolquhoun/status/1901919501928600026) 2025-03-18T08:51Z 39.3K followers, [----] engagements "Conor McGregor traces his roots to Scots who migrated to Ireland with his surname linked to a clan from the shores of Loch Lomond. As the old Scottish saying goes - were a Jock Tamsons bairns" [X Link](https://x.com/rosscolquhoun/status/1901936762101895492) 2025-03-18T10:00Z 39.3K followers, [---] engagements "What happened to this Liz Kendall A #budget that was decent & fair would not slash 590m from the disabled & hand a 630m capital gains tax cut to the wealthy few next year A #budget that was decent & fair would not slash 590m from the disabled & hand a 630m capital gains tax cut to the wealthy few next year" [X Link](https://x.com/rosscolquhoun/status/1902088294441349392) 2025-03-18T20:02Z 39.3K followers, 18.7K engagements "First they took winter support from the elderly. Now theyre cutting support for the young and disabled. Labour are targeting the most vulnerable in ways even the Tories wouldnt have dared" [X Link](https://x.com/rosscolquhoun/status/1902274021560877149) 2025-03-19T08:20Z 39.3K followers, [----] engagements "Labour benefited from a political tide that turned their way after the Tories collapsed and voters were simply desperate for a change. But within months of promising a new direction theyve squandered that goodwill and shattered the trust people placed in them. Starmer ought to sack his catastrophic political strategist and chief of staff Morgan McSweeney after this debacle. Starmer ought to sack his catastrophic political strategist and chief of staff Morgan McSweeney after this debacle" [X Link](https://x.com/rosscolquhoun/status/1918396359914271043) 2025-05-02T20:05Z 39.3K followers, [----] engagements "Farage is leading the political agenda with toxic politics that play on primitive human emotions. Labour are dancing to their tune. As with Brexit Westminster is self-destructing over staffing of our health service. And Scotland is strapped in for the ride. "We are closing care recruitment from abroad" Home Secretary Yvette Cooper says care providers should be recruiting from a "pool of people" that have already come to the UK as care workers #BBCLauraK https://t.co/D64yNYkwyw https://t.co/hoXgWboYPY "We are closing care recruitment from abroad" Home Secretary Yvette Cooper says care" [X Link](https://x.com/rosscolquhoun/status/1921532466256363982) 2025-05-11T11:46Z 39.2K followers, [----] engagements "Im genuinely amazed by the care I received at the Western General Hospital in Edinburgh. As it was robotic keyhole surgery - a technique the hospital pioneered in Europe in [----] - Ill have a shorter recovery time" [X Link](https://x.com/rosscolquhoun/status/1924444119847276730) 2025-05-19T12:36Z 39.3K followers, [----] engagements "Ah yes the famous best of both worlds from [----] Out of the EU sky-high shopping costs energy bills rents and mortgages. Weve had Johnson - and now Farage looms. Remind me: what planet are we on if we ever fall for that lot again Scotland can have 'best of both worlds' with devolution new report says. https://t.co/hhVLByXvZq Scotland can have 'best of both worlds' with devolution new report says. https://t.co/hhVLByXvZq" [X Link](https://x.com/rosscolquhoun/status/1924901512464957505) 2025-05-20T18:54Z 39.3K followers, 13.4K engagements "Meanwhile in Scotland the SNP isnt messing around and is bringing the Winter Fuel Payment back for pensioners. NEW: Downing Street unable to say when winter fuel u-turn will come into effect - or how many of the approx 10m pensioners who lost it will be affected. Keir Starmer's spox says PM wants to bring in change "as quickly as possible" and suggests it will be confirmed in October NEW: Downing Street unable to say when winter fuel u-turn will come into effect - or how many of the approx 10m pensioners who lost it will be affected. Keir Starmer's spox says PM wants to bring in change "as" [X Link](https://x.com/rosscolquhoun/status/1925176527634718961) 2025-05-21T13:07Z 39.3K followers, 11.9K engagements "BREAKING: Starmer says no to democracy. Starmer says no independence referendum while he is PM https://t.co/wqgps6hefd Starmer says no independence referendum while he is PM https://t.co/wqgps6hefd" [X Link](https://x.com/rosscolquhoun/status/1929828493728076068) 2025-06-03T09:12Z 39.3K followers, 145.6K engagements "🏴 The SNP can make history in Hamilton Larkhall and Stonehouse tomorrow - but only if you vote for it. Against backdrop of the rise of Farage every vote for the SNP defends Scotlands values and says: enough is enough. Scotlands future must be in our hands not his" [X Link](https://x.com/rosscolquhoun/status/1930356003712971159) 2025-06-04T20:08Z 39.3K followers, 28K engagements "It's hard not to believe we've all unwittingly entered an alternative dimension. https://t.co/yyFNTTaF2a https://t.co/yyFNTTaF2a" [X Link](https://x.com/rosscolquhoun/status/1937491864573051098) 2025-06-24T12:43Z 39.3K followers, [----] engagements "*Friendly plane wave*" [X Link](https://x.com/rosscolquhoun/status/1937492119322612127) 2025-06-24T12:44Z 39.3K followers, [---] engagements "Scottish Labour are seeking advice from the Tony Blair Institute for the Scottish Election whose staff have been taking part in a project investigating turning Gaza into a Riveria. The final plan proposes paying half a million Palestinians to leave the area" [X Link](https://x.com/rosscolquhoun/status/1941956624358269207) 2025-07-06T20:25Z 39.3K followers, 27K engagements "😎 [--] countries have gained independence from the United Kingdom - and not one of them has tried to come back. Thats because independence is normal. Decisions for Scotland made in Scotland. Its a future worth voting for. 🏴 [--] countries have gained independence from the United Kingdom - and not one of them has tried to come back. Thats because independence is normal. Decisions for Scotland made in Scotland. Its a future worth voting for. 🏴" [X Link](https://x.com/rosscolquhoun/status/1953379911986561088) 2025-08-07T08:57Z 39.4K followers, [----] engagements "🏴 Two Scotland internationals Scott McTominay and Caroline Weir have been nominated for the Ballon d'Or - one of the most prestigious individual honours in world football - in their respective categories" [X Link](https://x.com/rosscolquhoun/status/1953455631521714216) 2025-08-07T13:58Z 39.4K followers, [----] engagements "🎮 An absolutely massive drone show for the upcoming @oasis gigs in Edinburgh" [X Link](https://x.com/rosscolquhoun/status/1953574941875454322) 2025-08-07T21:52Z 39.4K followers, 35.8K engagements "I wonder if one day our schools will teach how the Westminster Government was complicit in a genocide - with same honesty we use to teach how the UK once fought Nazism. Only then might we begin to cut through the moral blindness and political insanity we are witnessing today" [X Link](https://x.com/rosscolquhoun/status/1954849758163472595) 2025-08-11T10:17Z 39.4K followers, 16.9K engagements "Increasing UK inequality created a fertile ground for anti-migrant sentiment and Brexit due to perceived scarcity Nigel Farage and Reform back Brexit which further increases inequality in UK Whilst Tories and Labour echo them on Brexit and stoking up anti-migrant sentiment" [X Link](https://x.com/rosscolquhoun/status/1960779189495214275) 2025-08-27T18:59Z 39.4K followers, [----] engagements "Sarwar: "You cant eat a flag." Labour: "Challenge accepted - pass the St George's flag bunting." NEW: Keir Starmer has said he hangs the English flag in his home and 'always sits in front of a Union Jack' He told the BBC: 'I'm very encouraging of flags. I think they're patriotic and a great symbol of our nation.' https://t.co/Q7MVltRqwr NEW: Keir Starmer has said he hangs the English flag in his home and 'always sits in front of a Union Jack' He told the BBC: 'I'm very encouraging of flags. I think they're patriotic and a great symbol of our nation.' https://t.co/Q7MVltRqwr" [X Link](https://x.com/rosscolquhoun/status/1962802103803314194) 2025-09-02T08:57Z 39.4K followers, [----] engagements "Against the backdrop of Tory chaos then Labour promising change but delivering more of the same and the prospect of Prime Minister Nigel Farage Scotland must have the right to decide its own future. ✍ Sign the declaration at http://www.yes.scot/decide http://www.yes.scot/decide" [X Link](https://x.com/rosscolquhoun/status/1963568775216730363) 2025-09-04T11:44Z 39.4K followers, [----] engagements "A long way to go but Scotland's future really is in your hands. BREAKING: SNP are [--] points ahead of Labour in a new Holyrood poll. The figures also show Reform UK leapfrogging Labour in Westminster voting intention https://t.co/51m7rbwkNJ BREAKING: SNP are [--] points ahead of Labour in a new Holyrood poll. The figures also show Reform UK leapfrogging Labour in Westminster voting intention https://t.co/51m7rbwkNJ" [X Link](https://x.com/rosscolquhoun/status/1963581679362019347) 2025-09-04T12:35Z 39.4K followers, 43.2K engagements "🚨 Polling indicates the prospect of Nigel Farage as Prime Minister of the UK is fast becoming a reality. Scotland must have a choice about its future. Sir John Curtice: How Reform's capture of the Brexit vote could be enough to win an election https://t.co/tl6KrTtXKT Sir John Curtice: How Reform's capture of the Brexit vote could be enough to win an election https://t.co/tl6KrTtXKT" [X Link](https://x.com/rosscolquhoun/status/1963873400281002008) 2025-09-05T07:54Z 39.4K followers, 17.6K engagements "This is the epitome of being on the wrong side of history. Israel not committing genocide in Gaza says UK government Read more 🔗 https://t.co/MszjvrYhjo Israel not committing genocide in Gaza says UK government Read more 🔗 https://t.co/MszjvrYhjo" [X Link](https://x.com/rosscolquhoun/status/1965538127583601050) 2025-09-09T22:09Z 39.5K followers, [----] engagements "An unelected Lord lecturing on democratic mandates is peak pro-union cognitive dissonance. You dont just get a referendum - you have to earn the right to one. Lord Offord argues Scotland should prove it can deliver growth and good government before another independence vote. @CalumAM @akmaciver @geoffaberdein https://t.co/WikvJOQoFw You dont just get a referendum - you have to earn the right to one. Lord Offord argues Scotland should prove it can deliver growth and good government before another independence vote. @CalumAM @akmaciver @geoffaberdein https://t.co/WikvJOQoFw" [X Link](https://x.com/rosscolquhoun/status/1968580665793716651) 2025-09-18T07:39Z 39.5K followers, 17.7K engagements "A generation ago buying a home cost around 3x a workers salary. Today its nearly 8x. Private renters now spend 3640% of income on housing. This isnt sustainable. In London the average home was not affordable for any household income decile. In three other regions (South East East of England & South West) the average home was only affordable to the top decile. Read more ➡ https://t.co/T4qhXhiwX5 https://t.co/ABKI1dRxf7 In London the average home was not affordable for any household income decile. In three other regions (South East East of England & South West) the average home was only" [X Link](https://x.com/rosscolquhoun/status/1968644184421683336) 2025-09-18T11:52Z 39.4K followers, [---] engagements "In [----] the median UK house price was approximately [---] times the median annual earnings. By [----] this had risen to [---] times. Private renters now spend 36.3% of their income on housing up from 26.1% a decade ago. This isnt sustainable. In London the average home was not affordable for any household income decile. In three other regions (South East East of England & South West) the average home was only affordable to the top decile. Read more ➡ https://t.co/T4qhXhiwX5 https://t.co/ABKI1dRxf7 In London the average home was not affordable for any household income decile. In three other regions" [X Link](https://x.com/rosscolquhoun/status/1968653721862046199) 2025-09-18T12:29Z 39.5K followers, [----] engagements "Weve brought my son to Malta to meet his Maltese family and walk the land that forms a quarter of who he is. Yesterday the island celebrated its Independence Day - a nation small in number with a population similar to Edinburghs yet vast in spirit. A beautiful land" [X Link](https://x.com/rosscolquhoun/status/1970141562555244565) 2025-09-22T15:02Z 39.5K followers, [----] engagements "His great granny lived in Cospicua. Back in the day she was a dressmaker who made dresses for Prime Minister Dominic Mintoffs wife Moyra. Mintoff who also lived in Cospicua went on to turn Malta into an independent republic so there will be some interesting stories to tell" [X Link](https://x.com/rosscolquhoun/status/1970221208848249278) 2025-09-22T20:18Z 39.5K followers, [---] engagements "My great-great-great-great-grandfather Andrew Ross served in the 92nd (Gordon Highlanders) Regiment of Foot. He enlisted in [----] and coincidentally he was stationed in Malta (Floriana and Valetta) for five years as well as in Gibraltar and the West Indies. Weve brought my son to Malta to meet his Maltese family and walk the land that forms a quarter of who he is. Yesterday the island celebrated its Independence Day - a nation small in number with a population similar to Edinburghs yet vast in spirit. A beautiful land. https://t.co/AL1BdURimG Weve brought my son to Malta to meet his Maltese" [X Link](https://x.com/rosscolquhoun/status/1970240663599169700) 2025-09-22T21:35Z 39.5K followers, [----] engagements "There is still a long way to go but momentum is with the SNP. 🚨New Scotland Poll🏴: SNP open up massive [--] point lead over Scottish Labour in Holyrood election poll by @Survation. Details in @Daily_Record https://t.co/TvD2ypQGVp 🚨New Scotland Poll🏴: SNP open up massive [--] point lead over Scottish Labour in Holyrood election poll by @Survation. Details in @Daily_Record https://t.co/TvD2ypQGVp" [X Link](https://x.com/rosscolquhoun/status/1971114906138370158) 2025-09-25T07:29Z 39.5K followers, 20.2K engagements "Joking aside Digital ID might seem innocuous until the likes of Farage become Prime Minister. Starmers Brit Card: like a Nectar card but instead of points you just lose your democratic rights if you live in Scotland. Starmers Brit Card: like a Nectar card but instead of points you just lose your democratic rights if you live in Scotland" [X Link](https://x.com/rosscolquhoun/status/1971315571297071439) 2025-09-25T20:47Z 39.5K followers, [----] engagements "Oh Ex-Reform politician admits Russia-linked bribery charges https://t.co/RCAm45uix1 Ex-Reform politician admits Russia-linked bribery charges https://t.co/RCAm45uix1" [X Link](https://x.com/rosscolquhoun/status/1971993088404140503) 2025-09-27T17:39Z 39.5K followers, [----] engagements "🚨 These polls are an early warning sign for Scotland. New Sunday Times MRP poll has Reform UK winning an election outright with a majority of [--] https://t.co/h4AaKfMAIp New Sunday Times MRP poll has Reform UK winning an election outright with a majority of [--] https://t.co/h4AaKfMAIp" [X Link](https://x.com/rosscolquhoun/status/1972194848435589539) 2025-09-28T07:01Z 39.6K followers, 49.8K engagements "Further evidence that Labours victory was more to do with disdain for Tories and urgency to remove them than anything else. Keir Starmer is now the most unpopular Prime Minister on record. Via Ipsos 11th - 17th September https://t.co/q6IRCbQtQ3 Keir Starmer is now the most unpopular Prime Minister on record. Via Ipsos 11th - 17th September https://t.co/q6IRCbQtQ3" [X Link](https://x.com/rosscolquhoun/status/1972202472723910936) 2025-09-28T07:31Z 39.5K followers, [----] engagements "It would be awkward if Farage was pictured with the wife of the very man who provided the bribe wouldnt it And it might provoke further questions of Reforms links to Russia in the name of national security Former Brexit Party MEP Nathan Gill has been arrested for taking Russian-linked bribes from Oleg Voloshyn. Heres Nigel Farage with Voloshyns wife https://t.co/c3Ns0Pe7t5 Former Brexit Party MEP Nathan Gill has been arrested for taking Russian-linked bribes from Oleg Voloshyn. Heres Nigel Farage with Voloshyns wife https://t.co/c3Ns0Pe7t5" [X Link](https://x.com/rosscolquhoun/status/1972204193638445224) 2025-09-28T07:38Z 39.5K followers, [----] engagements "@thisisclouds Would you be up for a mixtape for @welcometohr" [X Link](https://x.com/rosscolquhoun/status/19839862419) 2010-07-29T16:50Z 39.4K followers, [--] engagements "@MeganJGibson Hi Megan great piece about Nicola Sturgeon. Could you possibly correct party name to 'Scottish National Party' Thanks. :-)" [X Link](https://x.com/rosscolquhoun/status/595282530582044672) 2015-05-04T17:43Z 39.4K followers, [--] engagements "#GE15 exit poll: #Conservative [---] #Labour [---] #SNP [--] #LibDems [--] #Plaid15 [--] #UKIP [--] #Greens [--] Others [--] http://t.co/nasZFM0yYf" [X Link](https://x.com/rosscolquhoun/status/596419801268023298) 2015-05-07T21:02Z 41.2K followers, [--] engagements "@JamieRoss7 @greghemphill69 Why has nobody made a Tumblr called "Blocked by George Galloway"" [X Link](https://x.com/rosscolquhoun/status/608276193037664256) 2015-06-09T14:15Z 39.4K followers, [--] engagements "@JamieRoss7 That's gonna hurt" [X Link](https://x.com/rosscolquhoun/status/623431417964445696) 2015-07-21T09:56Z 39.4K followers, [--] engagements "If you were asked to share an iconic photograph from anywhere in the world what would be the first image that entered your mind" [X Link](https://x.com/rosscolquhoun/status/658764047094018049) 2015-10-26T21:56Z 39.4K followers, [--] engagements ".@JamieRoss7 @NeilSargent86 It's all an SNP front" [X Link](https://x.com/rosscolquhoun/status/677148805746307072) 2015-12-16T15:30Z 39.4K followers, [--] engagements ".@theSNP launch #GE15 manifesto at @EICAratho https://www.youtube.com/watchv=C_gI5vseC9k https://www.youtube.com/watchv=C_gI5vseC9k" [X Link](https://x.com/rosscolquhoun/status/682196216222973952) 2015-12-30T13:47Z 39.4K followers, [--] engagements "This is probably the biggest queue I've ever seen in #Edinburgh. #BothVotesSNP #SP16" [X Link](https://x.com/rosscolquhoun/status/722715507091234821) 2016-04-20T09:16Z 41.1K followers, [---] engagements "German Foreign Office reports on @NicolaSturgeon's meeting with German Government in Berlin http://www.auswaertiges-amt.de/DE/Aussenpolitik/Laender/Aktuelle_Artikel/Grossbritannien/160809-StM_R_Sturgeon.html http://www.auswaertiges-amt.de/DE/Aussenpolitik/Laender/Aktuelle_Artikel/Grossbritannien/160809-StM_R_Sturgeon.html" [X Link](https://x.com/rosscolquhoun/status/763023101005291521) 2016-08-09T14:44Z 41K followers, [---] engagements "@nickeardleybbc @JamieRoss7 @RossMcCaff I've encased my iPhone in Titanium" [X Link](https://x.com/rosscolquhoun/status/819560065686470656) 2017-01-12T15:02Z 39.4K followers, [--] engagements "Labour should take note. #FMQs https://x.com/iainmacwhirter/status/989465347479822336 You can say what you like about the Scottish Governments determination to defend the the principle of consent. But you cant say its about pushing a nationalist agenda. This is about defending Donald Dewars [----] Scotland Act. https://x.com/iainmacwhirter/status/989465347479822336 You can say what you like about the Scottish Governments determination to defend the the principle of consent. But you cant say its about pushing a nationalist agenda. This is about defending Donald Dewars [----] Scotland Act" [X Link](https://x.com/rosscolquhoun/status/989468089606688768) 2018-04-26T11:35Z 41.2K followers, [---] engagements Limited data mode. Full metrics available with subscription: lunarcrush.com/pricing
@rosscolquhoun Ross ColquhounRoss Colquhoun posts on X about prime minister, keir starmer, london, edinburgh the most. They currently have [------] followers and [---] posts still getting attention that total [-----] engagements in the last [--] hours.
Social category influence countries 13.27% travel destinations 8.85% finance 6.19% us election 4.42% celebrities 3.54% technology brands 0.88% ufc 0.88% social networks 0.88%
Social topic influence prime minister 4.42%, keir starmer 3.54%, london 3.54%, edinburgh 3.54%, donald trump 3.54%, keir 3.54%, gibraltar 2.65%, malta 2.65%, to the 1.77%, in the 1.77%
Top accounts mentioned or mentioned by @jamieross7 @johnswinney @flyerargyll @jimmerfaestoney @thedemocrats @kamalaharris @anassarwar @seanmcdonald01 @reformuk @scotlandteam @alexkerrsnp @sscnapoli @andrewrbarr @frcola1 @kneecapceol @thesnps @keirstarmer @elonmusk @oasis @calumam
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Top posts by engagements in the last [--] hours
"This makes you wonder how many Scottish Labour and Labour MSPs/MPs are actually Mandelson's picks for the job. To quote a famous unionist "Oh what a tangled web we weave when first we practice to deceive""
X Link 2026-02-05T12:27Z 39.3K followers, 13.8K engagements
"👋 Theres only one man that picked Mandelson and Sweeney - Keir Starmer"
X Link 2026-02-08T15:56Z 39.3K followers, [----] engagements
"Scottish Labour: Vote for Labour we don't even believe in our own UK Government leadership"
X Link 2026-02-11T15:14Z 39.3K followers, [----] engagements
"Whilst Labour and Westminster are in chaos your SNP Scottish Government is laser focused on providing cost of living support to the people of Scotland. EXC: ScotRail fares to be frozen by SNP Government from April 1st this year. https://t.co/lORnyYG5iF EXC: ScotRail fares to be frozen by SNP Government from April 1st this year. https://t.co/lORnyYG5iF"
X Link 2026-02-12T09:39Z 39.3K followers, [----] engagements
"@jimmerfaestoney He was discharged from the Sutherland Highlanders I assume because he was training up tailors in the regiment towards the end of his service. He served in Corfu Gibraltar Crimea and India. I wrote about him and my other connections to the GH here. https://www.rosscolquhoun.com/journal/2025/5/11/woven-into-the-fabric-my-familys-history-with-the-gordon-highlanders https://www.rosscolquhoun.com/journal/2025/5/11/woven-into-the-fabric-my-familys-history-with-the-gordon-highlanders"
X Link 2026-02-14T16:46Z 39.3K followers, [--] engagements
"😍 Take my money. 🧧💫 With Lunar New Year approaching weve teamed up with hummel to create our most eye-catching collection yet. Hearts x hummel #LunarNewYear https://t.co/xHFqHqSsO2 https://t.co/K30KOqe47m 🧧💫 With Lunar New Year approaching weve teamed up with hummel to create our most eye-catching collection yet. Hearts x hummel #LunarNewYear https://t.co/xHFqHqSsO2 https://t.co/K30KOqe47m"
X Link 2026-02-12T12:26Z 39.3K followers, [----] engagements
"📺 🏴 Against the backdrop of Labour and Westminster chaos the SNP is putting money back in your pocket. Make it #BothVotesSNP on Thursday 7th May [----] for a Scottish Government that is on your side. https://t.co/QYtUqHnhrR 🏴 Against the backdrop of Labour and Westminster chaos the SNP is putting money back in your pocket. Make it #BothVotesSNP on Thursday 7th May [----] for a Scottish Government that is on your side. https://t.co/QYtUqHnhrR"
X Link 2026-02-12T17:14Z 39.3K followers, [----] engagements
"RT @JohnSwinney: 👇"
X Link 2026-02-12T19:00Z 39.3K followers, [--] engagements
"RT @seanmcdonald01: Unlucky @ReformUK"
X Link 2026-02-14T11:31Z 39.3K followers, [---] engagements
"Im part Londoner via my Great Great Great Granny Mary Ann Brown who married my Great Great Great Grandpa William Ross in Gibraltar in [----]. She was born in Clerkenwell in London in [----]. Thats William on the left he was the master tailor of the 92nd Gordon Highlanders"
X Link 2026-02-14T12:02Z 39.3K followers, [----] engagements
"RT @JohnSwinney: With love to Scotland on Valentines Day. 🏴"
X Link 2026-02-14T20:22Z 39.3K followers, [--] engagements
"🏴 Yaaaaaaaas @Scotlandteam"
X Link 2026-02-14T17:58Z 39.3K followers, [----] engagements
"RT @AlexKerrSNP: 🥀 Labour's shadowy think tank was digging up dirt on journalists in the run-up to the election after deliberately failing"
X Link 2026-02-15T11:20Z 39.3K followers, [--] engagements
"There are also those in our political class that have brought intolerance and hatred for migrants and their descendants into the mainstream instead of showing leadership on the issue. Theyve ceded political ground to the far right and have emboldened them. These mindless riots are doing untold damage to the UKs reputation right across the world. And yet the secret sympathisers still say Of course I disapprove of whats happening but And then they make the racists case for them. These mindless riots are doing untold damage to the UKs reputation right across the world. And yet the secret"
X Link 2024-08-05T09:19Z 41.4K followers, [----] engagements
"😲 Oh wow A study of the 6-tonne altar stone at the heart of Stonehenge has shown that it was brought there all the way from northeastern Scotland much further than any other stone in the megalithic structure https://t.co/R8Gp1MvOLW A study of the 6-tonne altar stone at the heart of Stonehenge has shown that it was brought there all the way from northeastern Scotland much further than any other stone in the megalithic structure https://t.co/R8Gp1MvOLW"
X Link 2024-08-15T07:29Z 41.2K followers, [----] engagements
"Labour are desperately attempting to rebrand brutal Tory austerity as grown up politics whilst pretending that their cuts dont have a direct impact on Scottish Governments spending on public services. The SNP warned that Labours change ruse really meant more of the same. Chancellor Rachel Reeves has said the Scottish Government is 'as guilty' as the previous Tory government on the countrys finances. https://t.co/EzusPxNGQR https://t.co/WdeOzKrSxv Chancellor Rachel Reeves has said the Scottish Government is 'as guilty' as the previous Tory government on the countrys finances."
X Link 2024-08-28T21:47Z 41.2K followers, 19.3K engagements
"This is still the best football boot ever made alongside Mundial for five-a-side. red black and white. just timeless.🔥 introducing the PREDATOR MANIA. part of the 'Made in Germany' collection. available 9/9 https://t.co/Kj8YCx2SPv red black and white. just timeless.🔥 introducing the PREDATOR MANIA. part of the 'Made in Germany' collection. available 9/9 https://t.co/Kj8YCx2SPv"
X Link 2024-09-05T08:50Z 41.2K followers, [----] engagements
"🏴 Ill be honest [--] years later Ive got limited time for nostalgia about #IndyRef. It was an incredible time for political engagement - for good and for bad - but its more important that we continue to focus on now and actively persuade people to back independence"
X Link 2024-09-14T12:31Z 41.2K followers, 16K engagements
"The UK is a prime example of this. Tories pander to UKIP/Reform and then Labour do the same to compete with Tories. The race to the bottom is also happening closer to home. Europe is in thrall to the far right thats the result of appeasement by so-called moderates Gordon Brown https://t.co/CIi9fpIPxQ Europe is in thrall to the far right thats the result of appeasement by so-called moderates Gordon Brown https://t.co/CIi9fpIPxQ"
X Link 2024-09-17T12:30Z 41.2K followers, [----] engagements
"🔍 At its peak independence support reached 58% when people believed it was a way of Scotland being independent and rejoining to the EU. If we pay attention to public opinion regain trust and put forward a vision that gives voters confidence we can achieve independence. If independence meant rejoining the EU 56% of Scots including 27% of current 'No' supporters would back it. 🏴 The people of Scotland want the powers of independence to help realise our full potential. https://t.co/gARCliouYa If independence meant rejoining the EU 56% of Scots including 27% of current 'No' supporters would"
X Link 2024-09-17T12:33Z 41.2K followers, [----] engagements
"🤷♂ Labours defence here is that the Tories also did this. The problem with that is their entire campaign was built around the word change. Using the Tories example as a defence is the opposite of what they claim to be. Labour sources say the Prime Minister really does like football. https://t.co/lbpFo3dL0X Labour sources say the Prime Minister really does like football. https://t.co/lbpFo3dL0X"
X Link 2024-09-19T11:13Z 41.2K followers, [----] engagements
"If you need lots of sweeties to become Prime Minister you are maybe in it for the wrong reasons"
X Link 2024-09-19T15:53Z 41.2K followers, [---] engagements
"Its been fascinating watching Labour get tangled up in the huge quantities of donations to their politicians such as expensive clothes and hospitality tickets whilst lacking awareness that it demonstrates that theyre not the party of change"
X Link 2024-09-22T09:20Z 41.2K followers, 22.5K engagements
"By suggesting that its always been like this it betrays their own mantra that attempted to portray themselves as being somewhat better than the Tories. Instead people are starting to see that they are in the pocket of the same forces as the Tories were. And they cant pivot"
X Link 2024-09-22T09:20Z 41.2K followers, [----] engagements
"Theyre also doing it against the backdrop of Labour depriving vulnerable pensioners via their Winter Fuel Payment cuts at a time when people are already struggling due to the cost of living. Its remarkably tone deaf and a sign of a complacent party intoxicated by its own power"
X Link 2024-09-22T09:26Z 41.2K followers, [----] engagements
"For those with long memories this happened to the previous Labour administration at Westminster and along with the Iraq War it was a reason many lost faith in the party. They have taken the goodwill towards them by the electorate as an endorsement rather than punishing Tories"
X Link 2024-09-22T09:41Z 41.2K followers, [----] engagements
"Labour back the Tories most damaging policy in Brexit and continue to suggest its to Tories fault. Its dishonest politics that puts their party and their electoral success ahead of the economic interests of the UK. How strange. That's very close to the estimated damage done by the unmentionable Brexit. The dishonesty on that topic continues from both main parties. https://t.co/4cVo0zQcX9 How strange. That's very close to the estimated damage done by the unmentionable Brexit. The dishonesty on that topic continues from both main parties. https://t.co/4cVo0zQcX9"
X Link 2024-09-23T12:17Z 41.2K followers, 97.5K engagements
"This current crop of Labour politicians are heavily influenced by the previous generation of politicians who made Labour unelectable once they had achieved power. And again they are demonstrating how out of touch they really are. The public expected change not more of the same"
X Link 2024-09-25T12:25Z 41.2K followers, [----] engagements
"Scott McTominay is a model professional footballer. When he faced unfair criticism at Manchester United he just kept his head down and grafted (even banging in some goals). Im pleased to see its going well for him at Napoli and the fans are responding in the way they should. 📹🏴 Gi innamorati di 🥰 #JuveNapoli @sscnapoli https://t.co/CuBkCd45Zj 📹🏴 Gi innamorati di 🥰 #JuveNapoli @sscnapoli https://t.co/CuBkCd45Zj"
X Link 2024-10-03T07:55Z 41.2K followers, [----] engagements
"Labour dont do themselves any favours her new role sounds like shes a diplomat being sent to some far away land outside of London. Breaking Sue Gray has stepped down from PMs top team and has been appointed as the Prime Ministers envoy for nations and regions Keir Starmer said: I want to thank Sue for all the support she has given me both in opposition and government and her work to prepare us for Breaking Sue Gray has stepped down from PMs top team and has been appointed as the Prime Ministers envoy for nations and regions Keir Starmer said: I want to thank Sue for all the support she has"
X Link 2024-10-06T12:53Z 41.2K followers, [----] engagements
"Labour cuts Winter Fuel Payment for pensioners and points the finger at the SNP instead of their colleagues in the UK Government at Westminster. This is the most pathetic Ive seen Scottish Labour in a while. We need action to protect struggling Scots this winter. Read more about Scottish Labour's plans: https://t.co/PfM6IYRIfs We need action to protect struggling Scots this winter. Read more about Scottish Labour's plans: https://t.co/PfM6IYRIfs"
X Link 2024-10-08T15:31Z 41.2K followers, 12.3K engagements
"🏴 A wee artwork on my wall by @AndrewRBarr"
X Link 2024-10-10T20:52Z 41.3K followers, [----] engagements
"📸 Being able to photograph an aurora borealis in Edinburgh used to be something I thought didnt happen very often"
X Link 2024-10-10T21:30Z 41.3K followers, [----] engagements
"Im old enough to remember when Labour promised to abolish the House of Lords (last year). 🚨 NEW: Keir Starmer has given a peerage to Poppy Gustafsson so she can become his Investment Minister Gustafsson resigned as the CEO of Darktrace last month ahead of a [---] billion takeover She will now be responsible for promoting the UK as a place to invest and do business https://t.co/kpyCr9fu1B 🚨 NEW: Keir Starmer has given a peerage to Poppy Gustafsson so she can become his Investment Minister Gustafsson resigned as the CEO of Darktrace last month ahead of a [---] billion takeover She will now be"
X Link 2024-10-11T08:36Z 41.3K followers, 220.7K engagements
"It is still a taboo to talk about baby loss trauma and the grief that follows openly. The 24th/25th of June [----] will be etched in my partner and Is minds not because it was the weekend of the SNPs Convention on Independence its because it was when our first baby left us. Losing a baby hurts. It doesn't matter what stage that loss occurs or how many years ago it was the grief is one that can stay with you for life. It is okay not to be okay. This #BabyLossAwarenessWeek let's end the taboo around baby loss so no one has to suffer in silence. https://t.co/XFhvUcM313 Losing a baby hurts. It"
X Link 2024-10-12T10:45Z 41.3K followers, 11.1K engagements
"Alex Salmond was the great moderniser of the SNP. He took a party on the fringes into the Scottish Government and our nation close to independence. It will be left to a future generation to deliver his dream. 🏴 Alex Salmond former leader of the SNP and First Minister of Scotland has died. His leadership brought the SNP into the mainstream and the Scottish Government. He was a titan of the independence movement. Our thoughts are with Moira and his family. https://t.co/RRz1A8iGTz 🏴 Alex Salmond former leader of the SNP and First Minister of Scotland has died. His leadership brought the SNP"
X Link 2024-10-12T17:48Z 41.3K followers, 10.7K engagements
"🍂 A beautiful acer in full autumnal-mode"
X Link 2024-10-20T16:38Z 39.5K followers, [----] engagements
"Janey was a really special woman who brought joy and laughter to so many. Such sad news. Scottish comedian Janey Godley has died. The [--] year old had been receiving end of life care after her cancer spread. Her management says she passed away surrounded by her loved ones. https://t.co/qhDZFKGr9t Scottish comedian Janey Godley has died. The [--] year old had been receiving end of life care after her cancer spread. Her management says she passed away surrounded by her loved ones. https://t.co/qhDZFKGr9t"
X Link 2024-11-02T09:43Z 41.2K followers, 21.1K engagements
"Positive polls always make me nervous so close to polling day because they can breed complacency and reduce voter turnout. If you are US based and registered make sure you vote for @TheDemocrats @KamalaHarris on Tuesday November 5th. End the Trump era"
X Link 2024-11-03T21:29Z 41.2K followers, [----] engagements
"@Frcola1 @TheDemocrats @KamalaHarris In [----] there were lots of silent Trump supporters that didnt show up in the polls. I hope the same has not happened this time"
X Link 2024-11-03T21:31Z 41.2K followers, [--] engagements
"Someone should ask @AnasSarwar if he backs this Labour policy because I'm sure voters Scotland would be interested. 🚨 CONFIRMED: Labour is raising tuition fees in England for the first time in eight years. 🚨 Starmers Labour Party is looking at ways to reintroduce tuition fees via the back door in Scotland. The SNP is clear - no tuition fees in Scotland. https://t.co/GXKG6CUls1 🚨 CONFIRMED: Labour is raising tuition fees in England for the first time in eight years. 🚨 Starmers Labour Party is looking at ways to reintroduce tuition fees via the back door in Scotland. The SNP is clear - no"
X Link 2024-11-04T15:06Z 41K followers, 17.8K engagements
"There's always a tweet. The Tories have raised tuition fees to [----]. But were fighting this rise and well scrap tuition fees when were in government. https://t.co/jcg87wYw33 The Tories have raised tuition fees to [----]. But were fighting this rise and well scrap tuition fees when were in government. https://t.co/jcg87wYw33"
X Link 2024-11-05T15:59Z 41K followers, 36.2K engagements
"The media landscape has completely changed in both USA and UK. Cant be underestimated how much media landscape is changing. Trump basically ignored most of the traditional media like [--] mins and only did one debate which he lost. But spent most of his time on podcasts like Rogan etc. More diverse media is the future and the now. Cant be underestimated how much media landscape is changing. Trump basically ignored most of the traditional media like [--] mins and only did one debate which he lost. But spent most of his time on podcasts like Rogan etc. More diverse media is the future and the now"
X Link 2024-11-06T08:34Z 41K followers, [----] engagements
"They are currently in power at Westminster where they can do exactly what they are suggesting now. EXC: Scottish Labour will re-introduce a universal Winter Fuel Payment if they win the Holyrood election. Anas Sarwar will reverse a cut introduced by his own Labour Government. https://t.co/bkoX1xqrSV https://t.co/bkoX1xqrSV EXC: Scottish Labour will re-introduce a universal Winter Fuel Payment if they win the Holyrood election. Anas Sarwar will reverse a cut introduced by his own Labour Government. https://t.co/bkoX1xqrSV https://t.co/bkoX1xqrSV"
X Link 2024-11-19T08:56Z 40.2K followers, 31.2K engagements
"The International Criminal Court issues an arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Situation in the State of Palestine: #ICC Pre-Trial Chamber I rejects the State of Israels challenges to jurisdiction and issues warrants of arrest for Benjamin Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant. Learn more https://t.co/opHUjZG8BL Situation in the State of Palestine: #ICC Pre-Trial Chamber I rejects the State of Israels challenges to jurisdiction and issues warrants of arrest for Benjamin Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant. Learn more https://t.co/opHUjZG8BL"
X Link 2024-11-21T13:38Z 40.2K followers, [----] engagements
"🎬 The @KNEECAPCEOL film is worth a watch on Amazon Prime. 🤭 They were in the news last week as they won a discrimination case against the UK Government specifically the department formerly led by the current Tory leader. 📢 Tr gan teanga tr gan anam. KNEECAP. For Your Consideration: Best International Feature Film. A film by Rich Peppiatt. Starring @KNEECAPCEOL and Michael Fassbender. https://t.co/kjckt4Z5hJ KNEECAP. For Your Consideration: Best International Feature Film. A film by Rich Peppiatt. Starring @KNEECAPCEOL and Michael Fassbender. https://t.co/kjckt4Z5hJ"
X Link 2024-12-02T21:47Z 40K followers, [----] engagements
"🏴 @theSNP's #ScotBudget for 2025/26 is delivering for you and your family. 🏥 Record NHS funding 🥀 Ending Labour's two-child cap lifting [-----] kids out of poverty 🔥 Winter Heating Payment for every pensioner household 💷 Majority of Scots paying less tax than rest of the UK"
X Link 2024-12-04T15:22Z 40K followers, [----] engagements
"🎭 34million increase for culture budget next year and reiterates commitment to 100million investment. 🏡 [---] million for affordable housing to deliver at least [----] homes. ⛴ Free inter-island travel for people under [--] years old"
X Link 2024-12-04T15:25Z 40K followers, [----] engagements
"🏴 Scottish Parliament constituency polling by Norstat: SNP: 37% (+4) Scottish Labour: 21% (-2) 🗳 Independence support at 54% - the highest level in [--] years. 🔍 @JohnSwinney the most popular politician in Scotland. John Swinney is on course to command a pro-independence majority in Holyrood and lead the SNP into a third decade in power after a popular debut budget as first minister according to a new poll https://t.co/TJuVDTEEN8 John Swinney is on course to command a pro-independence majority in Holyrood and lead the SNP into a third decade in power after a popular debut budget as first"
X Link 2024-12-07T20:43Z 40K followers, 59.7K engagements
"🥀 Wheres the change you promised @Keir_Starmer This is just more of the same"
X Link 2024-12-17T15:13Z 40K followers, [----] engagements
"Sarwar is making a habit of looking powerless within his own party. NEW: Scottish Labour leader criticises UK Government's rejection of compensation for WASPI women. @AnasSarwar says 'I don't think it's the right decision on compensation' and some form of payment could have been offered https://t.co/yDdVnwZlmQ NEW: Scottish Labour leader criticises UK Government's rejection of compensation for WASPI women. @AnasSarwar says 'I don't think it's the right decision on compensation' and some form of payment could have been offered https://t.co/yDdVnwZlmQ"
X Link 2024-12-18T16:25Z 40K followers, 10.5K engagements
"😒 I think this should be kind of a big deal: @elonmusk tweeting at 1:03am Only the AfD can save Germany. The AfD is Germanys neo-Nazi party. I think this should be kind of a big deal: @elonmusk tweeting at 1:03am Only the AfD can save Germany. The AfD is Germanys neo-Nazi party"
X Link 2024-12-20T19:32Z 40K followers, [----] engagements
"I warned about pandering to the far right and the threat of Donald Trump and his allies almost a decade ago yet sections of our political class continued to cede ground to the likes of UKIP and more recently Reform. It isnt a new threat. Musk is just the latest incarnation. 🔍 I wrote the below in [----] about Boris Johnson's attempts to defend Donald Trump and the far right after I witnessed its rise observing the [----] US Presidential Election. The Tories called for me to apologise and implied I should be sacked. How times have changed. https://t.co/4DNXpq4YVI 🔍 I wrote the below in 2016"
X Link 2025-01-04T14:33Z 39.9K followers, [----] engagements
"Westminsters broken political system leaves itself open to external influence good and bad. Its political leadership that will ultimately make a difference and win people over from the far right. You lose if you cede political ground to the far right in the name of power"
X Link 2025-01-04T14:33Z 39.9K followers, [---] engagements
"This is partly why Labour are struggling - they are showing little leadership and are pandering to these forces - see hostility to migrants. Their tagline change hangs around their neck as a reminder of their failure. Its a road to political disengagement and losing power"
X Link 2025-01-04T14:38Z 39.9K followers, [----] engagements
"My X timeline is currently full of right wing oddballs that I dont follow talking about the USA annexing Greenland from Denmark - in perfect sync with Donald Trump Jrs visit to Greenland. Xs algorithm seems to be amplifying current MAGA talking points"
X Link 2025-01-07T18:38Z 39.9K followers, [----] engagements
"Scottish Labour have become Scotlands newest pop group Nae Direction. EXCLUSIVE: Scottish Labour have dumped their change slogan after a troubled first six months for Keir Starmers UK Government. https://t.co/yY6yWzV9Yb EXCLUSIVE: Scottish Labour have dumped their change slogan after a troubled first six months for Keir Starmers UK Government. https://t.co/yY6yWzV9Yb"
X Link 2025-01-08T11:38Z 39.9K followers, 19.7K engagements
"Long way to go but its no bad for a party thats been the Scottish Government for nearly [--] years - just under two decades. NEW: SNP in big Holyrood opinion poll lead as Scottish Labour slump continues. 🟡SNP on 35% and 31% on FPTP and List votes. 🔴Lab: 22% and 21%. Seats: SNP [--] Lab [--] Tories [--] Reform [--] LD [--] Green [--]. https://t.co/TuV9xDLRgp https://t.co/TuV9xDLRgp NEW: SNP in big Holyrood opinion poll lead as Scottish Labour slump continues. 🟡SNP on 35% and 31% on FPTP and List votes. 🔴Lab: 22% and 21%. Seats: SNP [--] Lab [--] Tories [--] Reform [--] LD [--] Green [--]. https://t.co/TuV9xDLRgp"
X Link 2025-01-15T09:39Z 39.5K followers, 11K engagements
"I wonder what it was about promising "change" and delivering more of the same that the public didn't like Scottish Secretary Ian Murray quizzed by journalists at Holyrood today asked about Labour's poor polling after a dismal start for Keir Starmer as PM. He says: We were honest with the public back in July that it would be tough maybe the public dont like honesty after all. Scottish Secretary Ian Murray quizzed by journalists at Holyrood today asked about Labour's poor polling after a dismal start for Keir Starmer as PM. He says: We were honest with the public back in July that it would be"
X Link 2025-01-15T12:31Z 39.8K followers, [----] engagements
"Scotland has unique needs that are not being served by Westminster. WATCH LIVE First Minister John Swinney calls on Westminster to develop 'tailored' migration policy for Scotland. https://t.co/BeaBCbvqV5 WATCH LIVE First Minister John Swinney calls on Westminster to develop 'tailored' migration policy for Scotland. https://t.co/BeaBCbvqV5"
X Link 2025-01-22T10:12Z 39.6K followers, [----] engagements
"🏴 An excellent win for the SNP and a gain from Labour. Back to being the biggest party in Stirling. 👏 The SNP has won the Bannockburn by-election Congratulations to Bob Buchanan and the rest of his campaign team. 👏 The SNP has won the Bannockburn by-election Congratulations to Bob Buchanan and the rest of his campaign team"
X Link 2025-01-23T23:34Z 39.5K followers, 33.9K engagements
"Labour won because voters were desperate to get rid of the Tories. Now Labours change tagline has become a symbol of their lack of delivery in power. Theyve over-promised and under-delivered - opening the door to Reform. Scottish Labour implodes. https://t.co/8H0LEJKifi Scottish Labour implodes. https://t.co/8H0LEJKifi"
X Link 2025-02-01T23:22Z 39.5K followers, 14.4K engagements
"What do you call it when you forcibly remove a people from their lands #BreakingNews President Donald Trump has said Palestinians will not have the right to return to Gaza under his plan for US ownership of the war-torn territory https://t.co/qiKHWU4ZwH #BreakingNews President Donald Trump has said Palestinians will not have the right to return to Gaza under his plan for US ownership of the war-torn territory https://t.co/qiKHWU4ZwH"
X Link 2025-02-10T16:17Z 39.5K followers, [----] engagements
"A great initiative and exactly the kind of leadership we should be seeing at Westminster. BREAKING: John Swinney has announced a cross-party initiative to unite civic Scotland against the 'real threat' from the far right More to follow https://t.co/D9DrXg1zyU BREAKING: John Swinney has announced a cross-party initiative to unite civic Scotland against the 'real threat' from the far right More to follow https://t.co/D9DrXg1zyU"
X Link 2025-02-26T10:17Z 39.4K followers, 42.8K engagements
"Zelenskyy a wartime hero who has defied Russian aggression and become an international symbol of resilience - only to be belittled by Donald Trump for political theatre. A stark contrast between courage and cowardice dignity and disgrace"
X Link 2025-02-28T17:58Z 39.4K followers, 18.9K engagements
"Im partly descended from the Irish who crossed the sea from Dublin to Liverpool in search of a better life - a journey millions have made. When they arrived in England and the US they experienced anti-Irish sentiment and hate including from the political class of the time"
X Link 2025-03-18T08:51Z 39.3K followers, [----] engagements
"Conor McGregor traces his roots to Scots who migrated to Ireland with his surname linked to a clan from the shores of Loch Lomond. As the old Scottish saying goes - were a Jock Tamsons bairns"
X Link 2025-03-18T10:00Z 39.3K followers, [---] engagements
"What happened to this Liz Kendall A #budget that was decent & fair would not slash 590m from the disabled & hand a 630m capital gains tax cut to the wealthy few next year A #budget that was decent & fair would not slash 590m from the disabled & hand a 630m capital gains tax cut to the wealthy few next year"
X Link 2025-03-18T20:02Z 39.3K followers, 18.7K engagements
"First they took winter support from the elderly. Now theyre cutting support for the young and disabled. Labour are targeting the most vulnerable in ways even the Tories wouldnt have dared"
X Link 2025-03-19T08:20Z 39.3K followers, [----] engagements
"Labour benefited from a political tide that turned their way after the Tories collapsed and voters were simply desperate for a change. But within months of promising a new direction theyve squandered that goodwill and shattered the trust people placed in them. Starmer ought to sack his catastrophic political strategist and chief of staff Morgan McSweeney after this debacle. Starmer ought to sack his catastrophic political strategist and chief of staff Morgan McSweeney after this debacle"
X Link 2025-05-02T20:05Z 39.3K followers, [----] engagements
"Farage is leading the political agenda with toxic politics that play on primitive human emotions. Labour are dancing to their tune. As with Brexit Westminster is self-destructing over staffing of our health service. And Scotland is strapped in for the ride. "We are closing care recruitment from abroad" Home Secretary Yvette Cooper says care providers should be recruiting from a "pool of people" that have already come to the UK as care workers #BBCLauraK https://t.co/D64yNYkwyw https://t.co/hoXgWboYPY "We are closing care recruitment from abroad" Home Secretary Yvette Cooper says care"
X Link 2025-05-11T11:46Z 39.2K followers, [----] engagements
"Im genuinely amazed by the care I received at the Western General Hospital in Edinburgh. As it was robotic keyhole surgery - a technique the hospital pioneered in Europe in [----] - Ill have a shorter recovery time"
X Link 2025-05-19T12:36Z 39.3K followers, [----] engagements
"Ah yes the famous best of both worlds from [----] Out of the EU sky-high shopping costs energy bills rents and mortgages. Weve had Johnson - and now Farage looms. Remind me: what planet are we on if we ever fall for that lot again Scotland can have 'best of both worlds' with devolution new report says. https://t.co/hhVLByXvZq Scotland can have 'best of both worlds' with devolution new report says. https://t.co/hhVLByXvZq"
X Link 2025-05-20T18:54Z 39.3K followers, 13.4K engagements
"Meanwhile in Scotland the SNP isnt messing around and is bringing the Winter Fuel Payment back for pensioners. NEW: Downing Street unable to say when winter fuel u-turn will come into effect - or how many of the approx 10m pensioners who lost it will be affected. Keir Starmer's spox says PM wants to bring in change "as quickly as possible" and suggests it will be confirmed in October NEW: Downing Street unable to say when winter fuel u-turn will come into effect - or how many of the approx 10m pensioners who lost it will be affected. Keir Starmer's spox says PM wants to bring in change "as"
X Link 2025-05-21T13:07Z 39.3K followers, 11.9K engagements
"BREAKING: Starmer says no to democracy. Starmer says no independence referendum while he is PM https://t.co/wqgps6hefd Starmer says no independence referendum while he is PM https://t.co/wqgps6hefd"
X Link 2025-06-03T09:12Z 39.3K followers, 145.6K engagements
"🏴 The SNP can make history in Hamilton Larkhall and Stonehouse tomorrow - but only if you vote for it. Against backdrop of the rise of Farage every vote for the SNP defends Scotlands values and says: enough is enough. Scotlands future must be in our hands not his"
X Link 2025-06-04T20:08Z 39.3K followers, 28K engagements
"It's hard not to believe we've all unwittingly entered an alternative dimension. https://t.co/yyFNTTaF2a https://t.co/yyFNTTaF2a"
X Link 2025-06-24T12:43Z 39.3K followers, [----] engagements
"Friendly plane wave"
X Link 2025-06-24T12:44Z 39.3K followers, [---] engagements
"Scottish Labour are seeking advice from the Tony Blair Institute for the Scottish Election whose staff have been taking part in a project investigating turning Gaza into a Riveria. The final plan proposes paying half a million Palestinians to leave the area"
X Link 2025-07-06T20:25Z 39.3K followers, 27K engagements
"😎 [--] countries have gained independence from the United Kingdom - and not one of them has tried to come back. Thats because independence is normal. Decisions for Scotland made in Scotland. Its a future worth voting for. 🏴 [--] countries have gained independence from the United Kingdom - and not one of them has tried to come back. Thats because independence is normal. Decisions for Scotland made in Scotland. Its a future worth voting for. 🏴"
X Link 2025-08-07T08:57Z 39.4K followers, [----] engagements
"🏴 Two Scotland internationals Scott McTominay and Caroline Weir have been nominated for the Ballon d'Or - one of the most prestigious individual honours in world football - in their respective categories"
X Link 2025-08-07T13:58Z 39.4K followers, [----] engagements
"🎮 An absolutely massive drone show for the upcoming @oasis gigs in Edinburgh"
X Link 2025-08-07T21:52Z 39.4K followers, 35.8K engagements
"I wonder if one day our schools will teach how the Westminster Government was complicit in a genocide - with same honesty we use to teach how the UK once fought Nazism. Only then might we begin to cut through the moral blindness and political insanity we are witnessing today"
X Link 2025-08-11T10:17Z 39.4K followers, 16.9K engagements
"Increasing UK inequality created a fertile ground for anti-migrant sentiment and Brexit due to perceived scarcity Nigel Farage and Reform back Brexit which further increases inequality in UK Whilst Tories and Labour echo them on Brexit and stoking up anti-migrant sentiment"
X Link 2025-08-27T18:59Z 39.4K followers, [----] engagements
"Sarwar: "You cant eat a flag." Labour: "Challenge accepted - pass the St George's flag bunting." NEW: Keir Starmer has said he hangs the English flag in his home and 'always sits in front of a Union Jack' He told the BBC: 'I'm very encouraging of flags. I think they're patriotic and a great symbol of our nation.' https://t.co/Q7MVltRqwr NEW: Keir Starmer has said he hangs the English flag in his home and 'always sits in front of a Union Jack' He told the BBC: 'I'm very encouraging of flags. I think they're patriotic and a great symbol of our nation.' https://t.co/Q7MVltRqwr"
X Link 2025-09-02T08:57Z 39.4K followers, [----] engagements
"Against the backdrop of Tory chaos then Labour promising change but delivering more of the same and the prospect of Prime Minister Nigel Farage Scotland must have the right to decide its own future. ✍ Sign the declaration at http://www.yes.scot/decide http://www.yes.scot/decide"
X Link 2025-09-04T11:44Z 39.4K followers, [----] engagements
"A long way to go but Scotland's future really is in your hands. BREAKING: SNP are [--] points ahead of Labour in a new Holyrood poll. The figures also show Reform UK leapfrogging Labour in Westminster voting intention https://t.co/51m7rbwkNJ BREAKING: SNP are [--] points ahead of Labour in a new Holyrood poll. The figures also show Reform UK leapfrogging Labour in Westminster voting intention https://t.co/51m7rbwkNJ"
X Link 2025-09-04T12:35Z 39.4K followers, 43.2K engagements
"🚨 Polling indicates the prospect of Nigel Farage as Prime Minister of the UK is fast becoming a reality. Scotland must have a choice about its future. Sir John Curtice: How Reform's capture of the Brexit vote could be enough to win an election https://t.co/tl6KrTtXKT Sir John Curtice: How Reform's capture of the Brexit vote could be enough to win an election https://t.co/tl6KrTtXKT"
X Link 2025-09-05T07:54Z 39.4K followers, 17.6K engagements
"This is the epitome of being on the wrong side of history. Israel not committing genocide in Gaza says UK government Read more 🔗 https://t.co/MszjvrYhjo Israel not committing genocide in Gaza says UK government Read more 🔗 https://t.co/MszjvrYhjo"
X Link 2025-09-09T22:09Z 39.5K followers, [----] engagements
"An unelected Lord lecturing on democratic mandates is peak pro-union cognitive dissonance. You dont just get a referendum - you have to earn the right to one. Lord Offord argues Scotland should prove it can deliver growth and good government before another independence vote. @CalumAM @akmaciver @geoffaberdein https://t.co/WikvJOQoFw You dont just get a referendum - you have to earn the right to one. Lord Offord argues Scotland should prove it can deliver growth and good government before another independence vote. @CalumAM @akmaciver @geoffaberdein https://t.co/WikvJOQoFw"
X Link 2025-09-18T07:39Z 39.5K followers, 17.7K engagements
"A generation ago buying a home cost around 3x a workers salary. Today its nearly 8x. Private renters now spend 3640% of income on housing. This isnt sustainable. In London the average home was not affordable for any household income decile. In three other regions (South East East of England & South West) the average home was only affordable to the top decile. Read more ➡ https://t.co/T4qhXhiwX5 https://t.co/ABKI1dRxf7 In London the average home was not affordable for any household income decile. In three other regions (South East East of England & South West) the average home was only"
X Link 2025-09-18T11:52Z 39.4K followers, [---] engagements
"In [----] the median UK house price was approximately [---] times the median annual earnings. By [----] this had risen to [---] times. Private renters now spend 36.3% of their income on housing up from 26.1% a decade ago. This isnt sustainable. In London the average home was not affordable for any household income decile. In three other regions (South East East of England & South West) the average home was only affordable to the top decile. Read more ➡ https://t.co/T4qhXhiwX5 https://t.co/ABKI1dRxf7 In London the average home was not affordable for any household income decile. In three other regions"
X Link 2025-09-18T12:29Z 39.5K followers, [----] engagements
"Weve brought my son to Malta to meet his Maltese family and walk the land that forms a quarter of who he is. Yesterday the island celebrated its Independence Day - a nation small in number with a population similar to Edinburghs yet vast in spirit. A beautiful land"
X Link 2025-09-22T15:02Z 39.5K followers, [----] engagements
"His great granny lived in Cospicua. Back in the day she was a dressmaker who made dresses for Prime Minister Dominic Mintoffs wife Moyra. Mintoff who also lived in Cospicua went on to turn Malta into an independent republic so there will be some interesting stories to tell"
X Link 2025-09-22T20:18Z 39.5K followers, [---] engagements
"My great-great-great-great-grandfather Andrew Ross served in the 92nd (Gordon Highlanders) Regiment of Foot. He enlisted in [----] and coincidentally he was stationed in Malta (Floriana and Valetta) for five years as well as in Gibraltar and the West Indies. Weve brought my son to Malta to meet his Maltese family and walk the land that forms a quarter of who he is. Yesterday the island celebrated its Independence Day - a nation small in number with a population similar to Edinburghs yet vast in spirit. A beautiful land. https://t.co/AL1BdURimG Weve brought my son to Malta to meet his Maltese"
X Link 2025-09-22T21:35Z 39.5K followers, [----] engagements
"There is still a long way to go but momentum is with the SNP. 🚨New Scotland Poll🏴: SNP open up massive [--] point lead over Scottish Labour in Holyrood election poll by @Survation. Details in @Daily_Record https://t.co/TvD2ypQGVp 🚨New Scotland Poll🏴: SNP open up massive [--] point lead over Scottish Labour in Holyrood election poll by @Survation. Details in @Daily_Record https://t.co/TvD2ypQGVp"
X Link 2025-09-25T07:29Z 39.5K followers, 20.2K engagements
"Joking aside Digital ID might seem innocuous until the likes of Farage become Prime Minister. Starmers Brit Card: like a Nectar card but instead of points you just lose your democratic rights if you live in Scotland. Starmers Brit Card: like a Nectar card but instead of points you just lose your democratic rights if you live in Scotland"
X Link 2025-09-25T20:47Z 39.5K followers, [----] engagements
"Oh Ex-Reform politician admits Russia-linked bribery charges https://t.co/RCAm45uix1 Ex-Reform politician admits Russia-linked bribery charges https://t.co/RCAm45uix1"
X Link 2025-09-27T17:39Z 39.5K followers, [----] engagements
"🚨 These polls are an early warning sign for Scotland. New Sunday Times MRP poll has Reform UK winning an election outright with a majority of [--] https://t.co/h4AaKfMAIp New Sunday Times MRP poll has Reform UK winning an election outright with a majority of [--] https://t.co/h4AaKfMAIp"
X Link 2025-09-28T07:01Z 39.6K followers, 49.8K engagements
"Further evidence that Labours victory was more to do with disdain for Tories and urgency to remove them than anything else. Keir Starmer is now the most unpopular Prime Minister on record. Via Ipsos 11th - 17th September https://t.co/q6IRCbQtQ3 Keir Starmer is now the most unpopular Prime Minister on record. Via Ipsos 11th - 17th September https://t.co/q6IRCbQtQ3"
X Link 2025-09-28T07:31Z 39.5K followers, [----] engagements
"It would be awkward if Farage was pictured with the wife of the very man who provided the bribe wouldnt it And it might provoke further questions of Reforms links to Russia in the name of national security Former Brexit Party MEP Nathan Gill has been arrested for taking Russian-linked bribes from Oleg Voloshyn. Heres Nigel Farage with Voloshyns wife https://t.co/c3Ns0Pe7t5 Former Brexit Party MEP Nathan Gill has been arrested for taking Russian-linked bribes from Oleg Voloshyn. Heres Nigel Farage with Voloshyns wife https://t.co/c3Ns0Pe7t5"
X Link 2025-09-28T07:38Z 39.5K followers, [----] engagements
"@thisisclouds Would you be up for a mixtape for @welcometohr"
X Link 2010-07-29T16:50Z 39.4K followers, [--] engagements
"@MeganJGibson Hi Megan great piece about Nicola Sturgeon. Could you possibly correct party name to 'Scottish National Party' Thanks. :-)"
X Link 2015-05-04T17:43Z 39.4K followers, [--] engagements
"#GE15 exit poll: #Conservative [---] #Labour [---] #SNP [--] #LibDems [--] #Plaid15 [--] #UKIP [--] #Greens [--] Others [--] http://t.co/nasZFM0yYf"
X Link 2015-05-07T21:02Z 41.2K followers, [--] engagements
"@JamieRoss7 @greghemphill69 Why has nobody made a Tumblr called "Blocked by George Galloway""
X Link 2015-06-09T14:15Z 39.4K followers, [--] engagements
"@JamieRoss7 That's gonna hurt"
X Link 2015-07-21T09:56Z 39.4K followers, [--] engagements
"If you were asked to share an iconic photograph from anywhere in the world what would be the first image that entered your mind"
X Link 2015-10-26T21:56Z 39.4K followers, [--] engagements
".@JamieRoss7 @NeilSargent86 It's all an SNP front"
X Link 2015-12-16T15:30Z 39.4K followers, [--] engagements
".@theSNP launch #GE15 manifesto at @EICAratho https://www.youtube.com/watchv=C_gI5vseC9k https://www.youtube.com/watchv=C_gI5vseC9k"
X Link 2015-12-30T13:47Z 39.4K followers, [--] engagements
"This is probably the biggest queue I've ever seen in #Edinburgh. #BothVotesSNP #SP16"
X Link 2016-04-20T09:16Z 41.1K followers, [---] engagements
"German Foreign Office reports on @NicolaSturgeon's meeting with German Government in Berlin http://www.auswaertiges-amt.de/DE/Aussenpolitik/Laender/Aktuelle_Artikel/Grossbritannien/160809-StM_R_Sturgeon.html http://www.auswaertiges-amt.de/DE/Aussenpolitik/Laender/Aktuelle_Artikel/Grossbritannien/160809-StM_R_Sturgeon.html"
X Link 2016-08-09T14:44Z 41K followers, [---] engagements
"@nickeardleybbc @JamieRoss7 @RossMcCaff I've encased my iPhone in Titanium"
X Link 2017-01-12T15:02Z 39.4K followers, [--] engagements
"Labour should take note. #FMQs https://x.com/iainmacwhirter/status/989465347479822336 You can say what you like about the Scottish Governments determination to defend the the principle of consent. But you cant say its about pushing a nationalist agenda. This is about defending Donald Dewars [----] Scotland Act. https://x.com/iainmacwhirter/status/989465347479822336 You can say what you like about the Scottish Governments determination to defend the the principle of consent. But you cant say its about pushing a nationalist agenda. This is about defending Donald Dewars [----] Scotland Act"
X Link 2018-04-26T11:35Z 41.2K followers, [---] engagements
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