Pretty much retired. Hugely enjoying life on the farm and being Grandad. Interested in NHS, green issues, philanthropy and Scotland's future.
Dumfries and Galloway
Joined October 2014
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Bob Lee retweeted
Quite clear to me that @RosieisaHolt has some dark money pumping out her digital operations. Questions for her
1. Is the Money Russian?
2. Is Dominic Cummings organising the Big Data?
3. Did Liz Truss or Nadine Dorries ghost write her book?
We need answers
🚨THE BIGGEST MUST WATCH INTERVIEW OF THE ELECTION!!
I speak to Conservative @RosieisaHolt - hoping to retain her seat as MP for Akenfield West - about her new book WHY WE WERE RIGHT - A Catalogue of Conservative Successes
HOLD ONTO YOUR SEATS!
lnk.to/WhyWeWereRightBook
Bob Lee retweeted
Labour now saying out loud they’ll ignore Scottish’s election result, just like the Tories did. 👎
This is a democratically unsustainable position & won’t hold.
However, it does remind people of the need to control our own future & rid ourselves of Westminster’s arrogance. 🏴
NEW: Labour leader Keir Starmer is asked if he’ll negotiate with the SNP on independence if the latter wins a majority of MPs in Scotland - “no”
@LBC @LBCNewsScot
Bob Lee retweeted
And then there's this...
"Why is there a shortage of tomatoes and other fruit and vegetables in the UK?"
This is how BBC bias shapes the news agenda. They quote Sainsbury's ex-CEO Justin King in the article, but DON'T mention that he blamed Brexit for much of the problem 48H ago.
bbc.co.uk/news/business-6471…
Bob Lee retweeted
SOURCES
Tomato story
theguardian.com/business/202…
Turnip story
youtu.be/MZ6_HkRBrjY
Wouldn't want to be accused of making anything up!
Bob Lee retweeted
Things the BBC News website hasn't reported...
1. The UK's largest tomato producer (650m/year) said part of the supply issue is definitely down to Brexit.
2. The UK's largest turnip grower has given up on growing turnips. Can't get the staff, because of Brexit.
Bob Lee retweeted
as we begin summer in a few days, I'm sure there'll be lots of stories celebrating (some) people's favorite season. To help editors out, here are some photos you can use to illustrate these articles.
"BBQ is a summertime tradition"
Bob Lee retweeted
So when you call for less climate ambition and more patience when we only have 8 years left, (2030) please tell us, at the same time, why you think another half a degree doesn’t matter. #auspol #EvidenceBasedPolicy
Bob Lee retweeted
My consituent, believed tortured, has been held in arbitrary detention in India for 4+ years, and now faces the death penalty.
Why does @BorisJohnson prioritise trade deals over the life of a young Scottish Sikh from Dumbarton?
#FreeJaggiNow
Bob Lee retweeted
Something toxic and dangerous has happened in politics in recent years: people who have been made sicker and poorer since 2010 have voted for the party responsible.
📝 New @BylineTimes column on the divorce of lived reality from electoral politics
bylinetimes.com/2022/04/26/c…
Bob Lee retweeted
@mrfarmqueen In these darker than dark times, why not take five minutes for a shaft of sunshine.
marksimonfrankland.blogspot.…
Bob Lee retweeted
Received 2 further donations to support our research in last 2 weeks, for which I am incredibly grateful.
Our research would not be possible without generous supporters/funders.
Sincere thanks to research councils, charities & individuals who support our work #ThankYou
Bob Lee retweeted
BREAKING: UK Govt considers making smoke alarms 'less sensitive'. "As fires become more prevalent, it's going to be annoying having these noisy devices going off all the time," says spokesperson.
Bob Lee retweeted
I’m a chef at a busy restaurant and as of 19th July I’m ordering the kitchen to cease most hygiene precautions.
Screw it.
Fed up of being told what to do by the nanny state.
No hand washing, no food washing, surfaces will get cleaned once a day.
Freedom! 🏴
Bob Lee retweeted
The SNP and Greens #Yes should use all our creative flare for the coming independence campaign @rosscolquhoun
Bob Lee retweeted
Taking a quick Covid test twice a week helps ensure we’re not missing any cases in the community. Test site locations and more info at crowd.in/qO94wt
Bob Lee retweeted
I wonder if some of the newspaper commentary around the Hate Crime Bill might be a little more informed and a little more proportionate if people realised threatening or abusive behaviour is already a criminal offence in Scotland, & has been for a decade. legislation.gov.uk/asp/2010/…
Bob Lee retweeted
‘Act with love’ - wise words from Sturgeon. If her slogan doesn’t work then we’ll pivot to ‘don’t f**k about’ in October
Bob Lee retweeted
I asked someone the other day at what point we should be frightened. She said, "when they start arresting people". Another person said: "no, by then it is too late."
Bob Lee retweeted
The plans Boris seems to have to take the teeth out of the Scot Parliament will mean any form #scotref might be impossible.
Establishing the legitimacy of the will of the people for independence will probably only be possible at a Parliamentary election.
Thoughts?