#OnThisDay 4 October 1861 Archibald William Montgomerie, 13th Earl of Eglinton died at the age of 49 in Mount Melville House, Fife, Scotland. He served as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland in 1852, and from 1858 to 1859. #OTD #history #iepol #irlpol #irishpolitics #ukpol #ukpolitics #scotpol #politics

#OnThisDay 4 October 1626 Richard Cromwell was born in Huntingdon, Huntingdonshire, England. He served as Lord Protector of England, Scotland and Ireland from 1658 to 1659. #OTD #history #ukpol #ukpolitics #engpoli #englishpolitics #scotpol #scottishpolitics #iepol #irlpol #irishpolitics #politics

#OnThisDay 3 October 1357 Robert Stewart, Earl of Atholl stepped down as Guardian of Scotland, having served since 1346, upon the release and return of his uncle King David II from English captivity. #OTD #history #royals #royalfamily #scotpol #scottishpolitics #ukpol #ukpolitics #politics

"Obama could have had a clamoring army of ardent supporters in the streets, defending his agenda against recalcitrants in his own party and wreckers in the GOP. He chose not to have that army. He sent that army home" -- @pluralistic

Read that again and substitute #SNP for 'Obama'.

#ScotPol […]

Andy Burnham's "National Care Service" turns out to be Free Personal Care in England.

Inspired by a policy already delivered in Scotland by the #SNP.

#scotpol #ukpol #Burnham #SocialCare

"If Andy Burnham is so determined that he won’t be the last Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, let’s have a referendum, let the people in Scotland decide, and see who is right." — John Swinney

#UKpol #Scotpol #Swinney #Burnham #SNP

#OnThisDay 29 September 1812 Archibald William Montgomerie, 13th Earl of Eglinton was born in Palermo, Sicily. He served as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland in 1852, and from 1858 to 1859. #OTD #history #iepol #irlpol #irishpolitics #ukpol #ukpolitics #scotpol #scottishpolitics #sicily #italy #politics

Here's #Iceland's Foreign Minister Þorgerður Katrín Gunnarsdóttir addressing the #UN #UnitedNations.

If #Scotland had the courage to claim its independence, this could be us; but we don't, so it isn't. And the world is poorer for our cowardice.

#ScottishIndependence
#ScotPol
#GazaGenocide […]

#OnThisDay 28 September 1745 James VIII became de facto King of Scots for a second time, rivalling his second cousin once removed George II. His son Charles Edward Louis John Sylvester Maria Casimir Stuart thus became de facto Regent. #OTD #history #royals #royalfamily #scotpol #scottishpolitics

#OnThisDay 27 September 1304 John de Warenne, 6th Earl of Surrey died at the age of about 73 in Kennington, Surrey, England. He served as Regent of Scotland in 1296. #OTD #history #scotpol #scottishpolitics #engpoli #englishpolitics #ukpol #ukpolitics #politics

Students from Gaza with confirmed places at Scottish universities risk losing them due to lack of financial support. Where is the fund that was promised? My latest for Bylines Scotland. bylines.scot/news/educati... 🍉 #Gaza #ScotPol 🎓

RE: https://mastodon.scot/@ScottishGreens/117326427512881866

Excellent news!

#FreePalestine #ScotPol #ScottishGreens

#OnThisDay 24 September 1332 Edward Balliol became de facto King of Scots, and was crowned, after overthrowing his distant cousin David II in August. #OTD #history #royals #royalfamily #scotpol #scottishpolitics #ukpol #ukpolitics #politics

#OnThisDay 21 September 1516 Matthew Stewart, 4th Earl of Lennox was born in Dunbarton Castle, Scotland. He served as Regent of Scotland from 1570 to 1571, during the minority of his grandson King James VI. #OTD #history #scotpol #scottishpolitics #ukpol #ukpolitics #poliitcs

#OnThisDay 21 September 1513 James V was crowned as King of Scots, after succeeding to the throne on the 9th. #OTD #history #royals #royalfamily #scotpol #scottishpolitics #ukpol #ukpolitics #politics

12 years ago, yesterday. And they gave it away.

#scotpol #indirectly #Sillars

Somebody has just been elected as the leader of the so-called Scottish Labour Party. I didn't hear who, and it doesn't matter.

Party in terminal decline elects one of the visionless men who it allowed on the menu. Yawn.

#scotpol

#OnThisDay 18 September 2014 a referendum was held in Scotland, in which 55.3% voted NO to independence from the United Kingdom. #OTD #history #scotpol #scottishpolitics #ukpol #ukpolitics #politics

RE: https://mastodon.scot/@ScottishGreens/117281933893947236

It's the Rich vs the Rest of Us and guess who isn't actually on the side of the rest of us?

#ButlerianJihad #ScotPol

Huge progress on dealing with data centres in Scotland today as the Parliament just voted by almost two thirds for a year long moratorium on 'hyperscale' ones, the government having earlier established that all larger ones must undergo mandatory environmental assessments. #AI #DataCentres #ScotPol