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>Updated Government Bloat, Waste, and Abuse Bun

https://youtu.be/HKofLc2lDZk

We went undercover to buy access to Parliament

Democracy for Sale and Led By Donkeys

37,770 views Dec 6, 2025 Democracy For Sale with Peter Geoghegan

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For the past five months, we have been investigating access for sale in Westminster. We set up a fake Hong Kong-based consultancy, called EC Strategies, posing as an advisor to a rich Chinese family office interested in investing in Britain. Our investigation, which is also being broadcast by ITV News, found:

For a prospective payment of £5,000, Howlett set up meetings on behalf of our fake Chinese AI investor with more than 10 Labour MPs, including the chair of the influential APPG on China as well as MPs sitting on parliamentary committees for national security, intelligence, business and trade and foreign affairs.

Howlett also said he spoke to foreign secretary Yvette Cooper’s parliamentary private secretary Jessica Toale, AI minister Kanishka Narayan and trade minister Chris Bryant to gather information on our fake Chinese AI investor’s behalf. Bryant denied meeting him.

These meetings all took place in October after Howlett was charged with sexual assault earlier this year. He denies the charge.

Even after MI5 issued a rare public warning to MPs that they were being targeted by Chinese spies in October, our fictitious Chinese AI investor continued to meet MPs, obtaining opinions on politically sensitive areas such as British attitudes to China and regulating Chinese business.

ChamberUK told MPs that they were meeting a Hong Kong-based member of their “non-profit policy institute” that had “expressed considerable interest in exploring potential investment opportunities in your community”. In reality, the MPs were meeting a paying Chinese client that had no interest in their specific constituencies.

Howlett bought a 50% stake in the influential PoliticsUK Twitter/X account for just £100, from a young Conservative parliamentary staffer. As part of our investigation, we paid for two pro-China posts on PoliticsUK. These posts were deleted after we contacted Howlett for comment on this story last Friday.

Anon is surprised with all the talk of superflu that no one, including so called experts or the media, have talked about the importance of combinations zinc, quercetin, Vitamin C and vitamin D for “immune support”. Maybe I missed the reports, but if taken routinely or at earliest signs of flu it has helped this anon a lot and wonder why the silence.

To find the appropriate “dose” combination look at the Zelenko product z-flu. No prescription is needed and the components are generally available and easy to find. There are similar products on Amazon and probably other sources, so this is not an advert for the Zelenko product but he was the first to describe it.

Dr Zelenko (RIP) was an early fighter against COVID and said the same combination of zinc and helper compounds prevent RNA viruses in their tracks. COVID and influenza are RNA viruses. Vitamin D is critical for immune function, is naturally made by the body exposed to sunlight and also critical, so rainy, sunless days of winter lead to naturally low levels of Vitamin D

Maybe this is old news and everyone knows this already, but just in case…

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UK Column News — 8th December 2025

00:00 Introduction

02:31 Right Wing: Danger!

04:13 Fornethy: Teacher found guilty of abuse. Reaction to sentence

21:04 Covid Crimes: Proof UK police were ordered not to accept evidence of vaccine harms.

34:31 Devolution: Democracy eroded as local powers handed to globalists

49:40 AI: Chat GPT labels transgender agenda ‘a conspiracy theory’

57:08 LGBT: Workplace training for ‘justice’

1:00:04 Looney Left: Do we trust these people with economic policy?

From 21:04 to 34:31 good reporting on Operation Tall and the Spiers Directive to NOT take any crime reports on vaccine related matters.

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The SHOCKING story of a police officer involved in a GROOMING GANG | The Crime Agents

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Dec 12, 2025 The Crime Agents

In this special episode, Andy exclusively reveals bombshell allegations of child abuse against a former Met Police officer, who has been accused of being part of a grooming gang by two different survivors.

He tells a shocking story of children in care being abused by a VIP paedophile ring that allegedly involved an MP and a judge, as well as this former police officer. Andy explains why some of the allegations were recorded properly at the time - and why some weren't. And he and Neil discuss whether this issue may have been covered up by the Met Police.

Tune in to hear a powerful story of alleged abuse by figures at the top of the establishment - and Neil's reaction to yet another potential case of a police officer being involved in serious criminal behaviour.

For the full report head to LBC: • Grooming gangs in London: "It's as bad as …

Canada #86

Pakistan Offers To 'Take Grooming Gang Leaders' If UK Hands Over Dissidents

via Middle East Eye Thursday, Dec 11, 2025

Pakistan has reportedly offered to take back grooming gang leaders in exchange for Britain handing over Pakistani political dissidents living in the UK.

Pakistani media reported that the proposal was made in a private meeting last Thursday in Islamabad between Pakistani Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi and Jane Marriott, the British high commissioner. Naqvi reportedly urged the UK to hand over anti-government figures Shahzad Akbar and Adil Raja.

Akbar, who was a minister in Imran Khan's government, and Raja, a former army major, are both living in the UK. They have both strongly criticized the Pakistani government over its alleged human rights abuses and suppression of political dissent.

The British government has previously requested that Pakistan extradite Adil Khan and Qari Abdul Rauf, who were jailed in 2012 as ringleaders of a grooming gang that sexually assaulted and abused 47 girls over two years in Rochdale.

Both Khan and Rauf, Pakistani immigrants, were stripped of their British citizenship after being convicted. But days before a judge ordered them to be deported to Pakistan, they renounced their Pakistani citizenship. Pakistan has since refused to accept them.

According to Pakistani media, the Pakistani government said it would accept Khan and Rauf if the UK hands over dissidents Akbar and Raja.

'Unprecedented and deeply disturbing'

This comes as the Labor government is facing mounting pressure to take further action on child sexual exploitation. Its attempts to set up a nationwide inquiry into grooming gangs have faced repeated delays and debates about how wide its scope should be.

Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch said on Monday the inquiry must "consider the role of ethnicity, religion and other cultural factors" and should "leave no stone unturned".

It is thought that Britain is highly unlikely to agree to the reported Pakistani proposal, and the Home Office and Foreign Office have declined to comment on the reports.

Raja, now a freelance journalist, told The Telegraph that the report "is unprecedented and deeply disturbing. It shows the extent to which an authoritarian regime is willing to go to suppress dissent".

"I have broken no UK law. My only 'offence' is practicing journalism and exercising free expression," he said. "I trust that the UK, a country committed to the rule of law and press freedom, will not allow political critics to be traded away under pressure from a foreign government."

Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan was ousted from government in April 2022 through a parliamentary no-confidence vote following a fallout with the country's influential military.

He has spent more than two years in prison. Last year a UN report concluded that his detention is arbitrary and in contravention of international law.

https://www.zerohedge.com/political/pakistan-offers-take-grooming-gang-leaders-if-uk-hands-over-dissidents

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NSW Police are urging people to avoid Bondi Beach after shooting

Police are urgently warning people to avoid Bondi Beach after multiple people, including a police officer, were shot.

In a video, police can be seen tending to two men on the ground, with a shotgun underneath one of the men and multiple spent shotgun shells on the ground.

A bystander can be heard “f*g bash him” before a shirtless man approaches and kicks the man on the ground, before police move him away.

In a statement, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said “We are aware of an active security situation in Bondi”.

“We urge people in the vicinity to follow information from NSW Police,” he said.

NSW Premier Chris Minns said the “reports and images coming out of Bondi tonight are deeply distressing”.

https://twitter.com/i/status/2000114709509665273

British Police Will NOT Investigate Former Prince Andrew’s Alleged Use of Taxpayer-Funded Security Officer To Dig Dirt on His Accuser, Late Epstein Victim Virginia Giuffre

by Paul Serran Dec. 14, 2025

Randy Andy is still protected from prosecution.

Now that Former Prince Andrew lost all his royal titles and honors, you could be excused for believing that he was finally about to face real law enforcement consequences for his decades of alleged crimes.

But you’d be wrong.

The British establishment is still fiercely protective of Mr. Andrew Mountbatten Windsor.

Today (13), it arises that the Metropolitan Police of London will not launch an investigation into the reports saying Andrew asked a taxpayer-funded officer to help dig up dirt on the woman who accused him of sexual assault.

Sky News reported:

“The Mail on Sunday claimed in October that Andrew tried to get his personal protection officer to investigate Virginia Giuffre for a smear campaign in 2011.

He reportedly passed Ms. Giuffre’s date of birth and social security number to his taxpayer-funded bodyguard in 2011 and emailed the late Queen’s then-deputy press secretary telling him of his request.”

The two-tier policing in the UK has never been exposed so out in the open.

“The Met said the force first received allegations, including one of trafficking to central London in 2001, and Ms. Giuffre was interviewed as part of an assessment of the evidence.

But the force decided not to launch a full criminal investigation in 2016 after officers and prosecutors concluded other international authorities were best placed to act on the allegations, which primarily concerned events outside the UK.

That decision was reviewed in August 2019 and again in 2021 and 2022; in each instance, the position remained unchanged, and Ms. Giuffre and her legal representative were informed.”

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2025/12/british-police-will-not-investigate-former-prince-andrews/

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04:13 - 21:04Fornethy: Teacher found guilty of abuse. Reaction to sentence

https://www.copfs.gov.uk/about-copfs/news/fornethy-house-worker-found-guilty-of-abusing-children-sentenced/

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Fornethy House worker found guilty of abusing children sentenced

03 Dec 2025

A retired Fornethy House teacher who systematically abused vulnerable young children in her care over the course of 15 years has been sentenced.

Patricia Robertson, now known as Baxter, abused girls aged five to 12 while volunteering and later working at the residential school in Angus.

The prosecution led evidence which showed the now 77-year-old had subjected the children to verbal, emotional and physical abuse between 1969 and 1984.

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“COPFS is committed to robustly prosecuting non-recent allegations of abuse of children, regardless of how long ago the offences took place.”

High Court in Glasgow heard evidence from a number of former residents who were sent to the school for respite care.

Robertson’s offending included acts of physical violence, forcing children to eat food and causing them to vomit, as well as humiliating girls that had wet the bed.

Following an extensive investigation and prosecution, Robertson was found guilty of 18 charges of using cruel and unnatural treatment towards children.

On 3 December 2025, at the High Court in Glasgow, she was given a Probation Order comprising of supervision for a period of three years.

She has been ordered to pay £1000 compensation to each of the complainers, totalling £18,000.

Robertson was also ordered to remain within her home address between 3pm and midnight each day for the next 12 months.

Procurator Fiscal Faye Cook, of the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service, said:

“Patricia Robertson should have nurtured and supported these children but instead inflicted lasting trauma through her criminal actions.

“Cruel and unnatural treatment is a charge used by prosecutors to capture the dynamics of systematic child abuse over a period of time.

“It is now a matter of public record that she grossly violated her duty of care while holding a position of trust and power at Fornethy House.

“Her offending may have taken place several decades ago, but this type of abuse has never been acceptable and it should not have happened.

“COPFS is committed to robustly prosecuting non-recent allegations of abuse of children, regardless of how long ago the offences took place.”

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The CUNT Song - Steve Coogan (from The Trip)

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Tony Blair’s Millions EXPOSED — How Did a Public Servant Get So Rich?

Patriot Pulse

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Northumbria Police, 9 January 2022 - Relating to Civid Crime Reports linking to CRN 6029679/21

Ethical Approach UK

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Relating to Covid-related evidence submission - Recorded 10 March 2022 - Durham Constabulary.

Ethical Approach UK

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The Lord’s Prayer in Aramaic ✝️ The Language Jesus Spoke — Aramaic Chant | Aramaic Prayer

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Experience The Lord’s Prayer in Aramaic, sung in the very language that Jesus spoke.

This sacred Aramaic chant brings to life one of Christianity’s oldest prayers, echoing the devotion of the first believers in the Ancient Near East.

Each line carries the sound of Christ’s world — simple, reverent, and filled with spiritual light.

Perfect for meditation, prayer, quiet reflection, and moments of inner peace.

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Grooming victim labelled a 'child prostitute' by those meant to help her | ITV News

ITV News

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6,039 views Dec 10, 2025

ITV News has been following 'Taylor's' story as she campaigns for the Scottish government to acknowledge the abuse she suffered by a group of Pakistani men while she was living in care as a teenager, and her calls for a full public inquiry into grooming gangs in Scotland.

Last week the Scottish government announced a national review into grooming gangs to understand the scale of the abuse in Scotland, but Taylor and other victims say the review doesn't go far enough.

They are concerned about the independence of the review if it is to be led by the Care Inspectorate and His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary in Scotland, a Scottish government body that provides scrutiny of Police Scotland to the Scottish parliament.

They say these are the same bodies who let them down in the first place and are calling for the government to appoint an independent chair of the review, similar to the role held by Baroness Casey in England and Wales.

After Taylor, which is a pseudonym to protect her identity, spoke out, the First Minister invited her to Bute House for a private in-person meeting.

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General Research #29259

Labour's 'stop the boats' promise in tatters as more than 41,000 migrants have arrived in Britain on small boats in 2025

By Matt Strudwick 21 December 2025

The number of migrants arriving in Britain on small boats this year has surpassed 41,000, casting further doubt on Labour's promise to 'smash the gangs'.

The latest Home Office figures showed some 803 people made the dangerous journey across the English Channel in 13 dinghies from northern France, starting overnight on Friday and into Saturday.

The total number of Channel crossings for 2025 now stands at 41,455 people. The annual record stands at 45,755, recorded at the end of 2022.

Saturday's crossings are the largest number of people to have made the journey since October 8, when 1,075 crossed in a day.

It also appeared to be a record number of crossings for a day in December in seven years, when compared with data stretching back to 2018.

It is not, however, the largest total across the month of December compared with previous years.

December is traditionally one of the quietest months for Channel crossings, with a combination of low temperatures, poor visibility, less daylight and stormy weather making the journey particularly difficult.

The most arrivals recorded in the month of December is 3,254, in 2024. Some 2,163 people have arrived across the month so far this year.

On Saturday morning, a Border Force vessel could be seen bringing people thought to be migrants into Dover after an incident in the Channel.

This followed a busy night, in which a large number of boats were witnessed leaving the shores of France.

A video emerged yesterday of French police throwing tear gas at migrants as they tried to launch a small boat in the town of Grand-Fort-Philippe, near Calais.

Fisherman Matthew Coker said earlier this month it was 'farcical' to claim Labour was getting on top of the problem. The lull in crossings in November, he said, was simply due to a prolonged period of strong winds and waves in the Channel this month.

'I've only had three [fishing] trips in the last 28 days – and they were quite rough,' he said.

'There has been no weather at all where a migrant boat would have managed to cross in the last 28 days. When the weather has allowed, there's been massive numbers [of migrants crossing].

'It's just as well we didn't have a fine end of the year, like we did last year, otherwise they would have been in real trouble with their numbers.'

The Government, meanwhile, continues efforts to grasp the so-called 'upstream' causes of the migration crisis, including through work with neighbouring countries.

Just this week, Germany passed a new law which could see people smugglers face up to 10 years in prison for trying to bring migrants to the UK.

The law change, which will come into force before the end of the year, aims to give more powers to law enforcement and prosecutors, and boost information sharing between the UK and Germany.

Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper said: 'This major change in German law is the result of our close partnership working to tackle illegal migration and organised immigration crime.

'We will continue to ramp up our international co-operation to strengthen our own border security.'

France has meanwhile recently indicated it plans to halt small boats at sea before they pick people up heading for the UK.

A Home Office spokesman said: 'The number of small boat crossings are shameful and the British people deserve better.

'This Government is taking action. We have removed almost 50,000 people who were here illegally, and our historic deal with the French means those who arrive on small boats are now being sent back.

'The Home Secretary has announced the most sweeping reforms to tackle illegal migration in decades, removing the incentives that bring illegal migrants to the UK and scaling up the return of those with no right to be here.'

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15403581/small-boat-crossing-figure-labour-promise.html

"We have removed almost 50,000 people who were here illegally" From where?, sent where? (other than Scotland)

Updated Abuse Bun

>>23150283 Sick mum arranged for sex offender to stay at her home to abuse daughter

>>23173066, >>23173074, >>23173082, >>231731685 William, George, Billy & Scotch Myths re the Cullen Report on Dunblane

>>23177609, >>23177611 Survivors of Fornethy 'House of Horrors' plead for redress as debate taken to Holyrood

>>23222342, >>23222364, >>23222369 Inside Ireland's unmarried mothers house of horrors - by historian whose discovery shocked the world

>>23421516 The day Angela Constance got her Mob middle name of "CROCODILE TEARS" (video)

>>23425726 Abuse inquiry bill rises to £111million as cost to the taxpayer continues to soar

>>23442246 Father of boy, 8, sexually assaulted in Highland campsite 'saw suspect walk away'

>>23460010, >>23460022, >>23460045, >>23460049 How child slaves are being ‘delivered like takeaways’ & sold for ‘premium’ prices to sick new wave of Brit sex predators

>>23474496 "Massive cover up!" Keir Starmer blamed for failure to jail Jimmy Savile as Nigel Farage lashes out (video)

>>23496298, >>23496304 Chairman of abuse inquiry slams 'disgraceful abdication of responsibility' at top school

>>23496600 Shamed former Labour councillor jailed for 27 months for abusing schoolgirl, 15

>>23500501, >>23500508 Care home with links to 'Scotland's Jimmy Savile' added to child abuse inquiry schedule

>>23504281, >>23504299 Judge in charge of Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry pockets £2.5million

>>23569567 UK Court Hears of Plot To Rape, Dissolve in Acid Children For Pleasure of Unnamed ‘Top Politicians’

>>23639462 Baraka Amuri: The Labour Party Paedophile Mapped (video)

>>23822404 BBC shut down VIP abuse allegations (video)

>>23842603, >>23842612, >>23842656 NHS manager who groomed young girls on Snapchat jailed for 28 years for rape and abuse (video)

>>23854927, >>23854933 Detention centre guard a 'prolific sex offender'

>>23861748 Man admits sex offences against boys at summer camp

>>23903261, >>23903264 Graham Grant: Grooming gang victims face losing out because of SNP's failure to act… and that's only good news to the predators who inflicted so much pain

>>23905917, >>23905927 Paedophile lawyer allowed to keep working months after admitting vile crimes

>>23906111, >>23913846 Barry George appears in court charged with historic rape from 1987 (video)

>>23927782 Victims' growing calls for SNP to open inquiry into Scottish grooming gangs

>>23974784 The shocking story of a police officer involved in a grooming gang

>>23975619 (Canada #86) Pakistan Offers To 'Take Grooming Gang Leaders' If UK Hands Over Dissidents

>>23983707, >>24003747 Fornethy House worker found guilty of abusing children sentenced

>>24004276, >>24004281 Angela Constance may have breached ministerial code TWICE as she admits phone call blunder

>>24007456 Freed from prison, one of UK’s worst paedophiles who ran gay teens charity

>>24008344 Grooming victim labelled a 'child prostitute' by those meant to help her (video)

Updated Covid and Other Pestilence Bun

>>23122771, >>23122778 Nicola Sturgeon and SNP made us wear face masks for two years in panic over PPE shortages

>>23137045, >>23137050 I asked the Covid Inquiry NOT to publish my statements.. but I still hope the truth WILL come out

>>23171019 Vaccine against gonorrhoea to roll out in Scotland

>>23171074, >>23171081 Vaccination plea after measles cases rise in Scotland

>>23245306, >>23245322, >>23245328 Experts issue warning that Covid vaccine may trigger deadly brain inflammation - after man was struck down by just one jab

>>23262986, >>23271689 COVID’s Fall-Guy The Matt Hancock Inquiry (video)

>>23294783 (Canada #79) COVID-19 mRNA “Vaccine” Harms Research Collection

>>23399149 Dutch police arrest lawyer suing Bill Gates, Pfizer CEO over COVID jab injuries

>>23525722 UK Covid Inquiry 30th June to 31st July (video)

>>23525879 The Care Home Killing Fields: COVID-19 Inquiry Testimony (video)

>>23535318 UK COVID-19 Inquiry: Module 3 & 6 Testimony Highlights (video)

>>23649735 Campaigner's anger as new Scottish Secretary passes the buck on Lord Advocate's dual role

>>23692437 UK Covid-19 Inquiry Live Stream

>>23692845 NewsDrift: Michelle Mone PPE Scandal: UK Government Wins £122m Case Over Faulty Pandemic Contracts (video)

>>23692857 ITV News: Firm linked to Tory peer Michelle Mone told to pay back £122 million for faulty Covid PPE (video)

>>23692964 Freedom Podcast: Is the UK COVID-19 Inquiry Misleading the Public? (video)

>>23822769 Debbie Hicks Was Right? What the Covid Inquiry Just Revealed (video)

>>23881675 Nicola Sturgeon and John Swinney face Covid Inquiry D-Day as they are accused of 'deliberate cover up'

>>23898977 UK COVID19 Inquiry: 60,000 Excess Deaths during 10 week LOCKDOWN (video)

>>23918828, >>23918832 (Canada #85) They've Learned Nothing… Because That Would Expose Too Much (Parts 1&2)

>>23999597, >>23999599 PPE firm linked to Michelle Mone wound up after being ordered to pay back £148m

Updated Government Bloat, Waste, and Abuse Bun

>>23122244 Holyrood's 'impartial' Presiding Officer accused of being biased against John Swinney's opponents

>>23125964 Alison Johnstone refuses to correct Holyrood record after being caught 'not telling the truth'

>>23147246 Nicola Sturgeon and John Swinney would face criminal record over WhatsApp deletions under crackdown

>>23231986 UK launches £54 mn Global Talent Taskforce to attract skilled foreigners

>>23263713 Edinburgh Uni Chief squirms as he's grilled over FREE HOUSE amid £140m funding crisis (video)

>>23277486 (Canada #79) Professor Warns UK Gov't Is Preparing For Civil War, Using Russian Invasion Threat As Cover

>>23477313 NHS Scotland dragged into another secrecy storm over Sandie Peggie after internal docs reveal it tried to water down information released

>>23507265 Political Horizon: Sadiq Khan GRILLED by the Public - Can’t Escape 4 Minutes of TRUTH (video)

>>23634822 Taxpayers to fork out £20 million to cover Donald Trump's security costs for his five-day visit to Scotland

>>23833996 Taxpayers fork out £134,000 to help chief constable Jo Farrell buy second home

>>23896762, >>23896769 Covid Inquiry 'saw no evidence' of the SNP's Scexit push… because Sturgeon and Swinney deleted it all

>>23897686 Digital ID plans TORN APART in intense Parliament committee session (video)

>>23963264 Spiralling cost of public inquiries under SNP revealed as taxpayers lumbered with huge bill

>>23967386 Democracy For Sale with Peter Geoghegan (video)

Updated Immigration Bun

>>23222734 Migrant THREATENS Express reporter outside London asylum seeker hotel (video)

>>23268290 GB News: illegal immigrants illegally working for Deliveroo, Just Eat and Uber Eats (video)

>>23394324 (Canada #80) Trump Warns Europe on Immigration: ‘Horrible Invasion’ is ‘Killing’ the Continent

>>23455936 Aberdeen protest Hotel. Local 25 year old woman scared to walk the streets at night (video)

>>23477711, >>23477746 Glasgow facing £110million bill to house asylum seekers as city chiefs warn of cash crisis

>>23496653 Falkirk is far right now apparently (video)

>>23496673 Clydebank Patriotic Alternative Radical Banner Parade 20 08 25 (video)

>>23641991 REVEALED: Life Of Luxury Inside Migrant Hotels "Women Getting Pregnant To Force UK Stay" (video)

>>23642447 Asylum seeker hotel resident jailed for 12 months for sexual assault of girl, 14

>>23644409 Hotel attacker made threats day before stabbing six people

>>23673015 Scooby Doo News: Aberdeen Anti migrant banners paraded full support for Aberdeen against illegal Migrants 28 09 25 (video)

>>23806364 SNP demand money from the UK Government to house hundreds of migrants in Scotland

>>24011610 (General Research #29259) Labour's 'stop the boats' promise in tatters as more than 41,000 migrants have arrived in Britain on small boats in 2025

Updated Law and Disorder Bun

>>23141556 Paedo lawyer worked at charity accused of ignoring child sex harassment claims

>>23170970, >>23170972 Death inquiry chairman defends meeting Sheku Bayoh's family

>>23171284, >>23171293 Four jailed over 'outrageous' £6m NHS contract fraud

>>23204238, >>23207029, >>23210325 Group of 'neo-Nazis' escorted from council meeting

>>23236238 Sovereignty's Leader and Deputy discussing how Scotland's police and judiciary TARGETS THE PUBLIC (video)

>>23257931, >>23257936 Angela Constance boasts Scotland 'remains a safe place to live' despite sexual crimes rising to second highest rate ever

>>23271773 'Shameful' SNP 'capitulate' to criminals as cons to be let out after serving just 15% of sentence

>>23394328 (Canada #80) UK DYSTOPIA: British Police Forms ‘Elite Team’ to Monitor Social Media Searching for ‘Anti-migrant’ Posts, as Leftist Labour Government Braces for Citizens’ Revolt

>>23426739 Top lawyer loses appeal against misconduct ruling

>>23458747 Sicko Scots scientist who plotted to rape two kids walks free from court

>>23517149 Court hearings in Scotland to be live streamed in bid to improve transparency

>>23517490 Police Scotland admit couple involved in Dundee 'axe' girl incident were Bulgarians

>>23528628 Does Parliament Have ANY Real Authority Over You?? A Deep Dive into the ENGLISH Constitution (video)

>>23532054, >>23532057 Dundee grooming gang facing life sentences as 'Scotland's Rochdale' puts spotlight on Lochee

>>23569541, >>23569543 Protest over evidence rules in sex crime cases

>>23582063 Lotus Eaters Daily: The Police Force Is Collapsing (video)

>>23608870, >>23609446, >>23609505 African tribe mock eviction authorities in bizarre twist, as powerless police are forced to retreat (video)

>>23786640 Scottish protester charged with ‘hate crime’ for saying Whites have right to exist

>>23792092 Jon Wedger - The Whistleblower They Tried to Silence (video)

>>23818266 The Other Night - Episode 3 - Judges Co-ordinate the COMBAR Conspiracy (video)

>>23854737, >>23854751 Judges set to decide fate of police chief constable guilty of contempt of court

>>23858914 Trump says he will take legal action against BBC over Panorama edit

>>23861826, >>23861833 Judges say Scottish courts are risking right to fair trial in sex cases

>>23862910, >>23863065 Aberdeen Sherrif Court Police undertaking Hate Crime Bollox 13 11 25 (video)

>>24004078 Humza Yousaf brother-in-law cleared of extortion and drugs charges

>>24004314 Newspaper editor arrested and charged over 'indecent communications'

Updated Lord Peter Mandelson Bun

>>23582315 ITV News Mandelson sacked after Epstein revelation (video)

>>23590204 Epstein paid for Mandelson's travel in 2003, documents show

>>23599744 ITV News: Mandelson and Epstein's close relationship shown in new leaked emails (video)

>>23599752 Good Morning Britain: Scottish Secretary Grilled Over Past Comments on Peter Mandelson (video)

>>23601249 “Mandelson Is Part Of The Cabal” Says Rupert Lowe MP (video)

>>23601522 “I Have To STOP You” Furious CLASH Over Lord Mandelson's Conduct (video)

>>23611942 UK Column News: From Epstein to Savile: Mandelson’s Web of Secrets Unravels

>>23612025 The Mirror: MPs question Peter Mandelson appointment in the Commons (video)

>>23616121 IRV News: Mandelson and Epstein: The birthday book fallout (video)

>>23683204 Double Down News: EXPOSED: Starmer, Epstein, Mandelson & the REAL Prime Minister (video)

>>23697309 Disgraced Former British Ambassador to the UK Peter Mandelson Loses Another Civic Honor Over His Close Ties to Late Pedophile Jeffrey Epstein

>>23842847 Civil Service bosses grilled over Epstein-Mandelson friendship in tense Select Committee (video)

Updated NHS Bun

>>23171284, >>23171293 Four jailed over 'outrageous' £6m NHS contract fraud

>>23477313 NHS Scotland dragged into another secrecy storm over Sandie Peggie after internal docs reveal it tried to water down information released

>>23496506, >>23496511 Scottish hospitals inquiry: What is being investigated?

>>23608754 Mothers and babies at risk of harm in ‘toxic’ NHS cover-up culture, health leader to say

>>23609273, >>23609278 Hospitals inquiry enters new phase after dispute over expert reports

>>23889879 Rupert Lowe CONFRONTS ‘WOKE’ NHS boss for hiring ‘foreign doctors’ (video)

>>23906301, >>23906310 Scots patients forced to have electric shock treatment more than 1000 times

Updated Nicola Sturgeon & SNP Bun

>>23148234 One in three Scots would abolish Holyrood as support grows for movement amid SNP failures

>>23250631 Dorothy Bain STILL sits in on SNP Cabinet meetings despite Scottish Government being probed over Alex Salmond evidence

>>23263727 SNP MSP grins in disbelief at "Unenforceable" WhatsApp ban in tense exchange (video)

>>23442372 Nicola Sturgeon opens up on arrest and says she thought about 'disappearing into sea'

>>23442532 Nicola Sturgeon: 'I thought about leaving politics after first Holyrood term'

>>23451564 SNP Minister Angela Constance accused of breaching Holyrood rules over website

>>23460075 Nicola Sturgeon: The Extended Interview | ITV News (video)

>>23468284 Nicola Sturgeon gets snappy over her deleted WhatsApp messages & 'STALINIST' leadership style (video)

>>23496624 Nicola Sturgeon on misogyny in politics, Scottish independence & suffering a miscarriage in 2010 (video)

>>23504422, >>23504425 Concerns raised over Nicola Sturgeon's murky £586m loan to Sanjeev Gupta as his English business plunges into administration

>>23545298 Sanjeev Gupta could leave taxpayers stuck with £586m bill as SNP Government refuses to reveal if it has financial guarantees

>>23545368 SNP Government fail to say when Sanjeev Gupta will pay back £7m taxpayer-funded loan handed to him by Nicola Sturgeon

>>23609409 SNP 'turn blind eye' to grooming gangs as it blocks attempt to launch inquiry

>>23609597 SNP council leader slammed over her 'desperate attempt' 'attacking Glaswegians with differing views as she speaks out over 'misinformation' around migrants

>>23609770, >>23609773 SNP-led Glasgow City Council accused of 'corruption' and 'cover-up' over £1m golden goodbyes to five senior staff members

>>23642045 Council leader resigns and quits SNP after embezzlement charge

>>23650127 SNP election candidate and Nicola Sturgeon ally quits over secret swinger's profile

>>23663896 The Late Late Show: Nicola Sturgeon Full Interview (video)

>>23663960 Nicola 'Showbiz' Sturgeon spends thousands on styling and clothes for her book tour

>>23834056 Nicola Sturgeon corporate manslaughter probe is 'ongoing' as cops examine new evidence

>>23893847, >>23893848 Nicola Sturgeon slated for 'impeding' UK Covid Inquiry through deleting WhatsApps - and secretive Gold Command meetings reduced government 'transparency'

>>23893907 Secretive SNP Government 'waste' nearly £100k of taxpayer cash fighting to withhold documents in Nicola Sturgeon scandal

>>23897636, >>23897641 Sturgeon excluded ministers from Covid decisions, inquiry says

>>23952929 Holyrood demands answers over Humza Yousaf and Aamer Anwar friendship as lawyer nets 'significant public funds' through public inquiries

Updated Royals Bun

>>23125841 King Charles SHOCKS Canada With Land Acknowledgement Message | ‘Unceded Territory’ STUNS Viewers (video)

>>23369006 (Canada #80) Prince William’s cousin found dead aged 20

>>23402979 Virginia Giuffre was 'proud' in her part in the downfall of Prince Andrew

>>23403125 Mystery surrounds Prince William and Kate's Greek holiday aboard 'environmentally-friendly' £40m superyacht

>>23451621 Prince Andrew's response to HIV rumours reveals true colours as he's labelled a 'disgusting sexual pig'

>>23497121 Massive Late-Night Royal Motorcade Caught Outside Buckingham Palace (Prince William & Royal Family)

>>23513136 The High Class ESCORT Prince Andrew Was OBSESSED With – Andrew Lownie (video)

>>23650043 Sarah Ferguson is 'finished' after 'sycophantic, fawning email' to paedophile Jeffrey Epstein

>>23786663 BBC News: Prince Andrew hosted Epstein, Maxwell and Weinstein at Royal Lodge (video)

>>23787807 Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson agree to vacate Royal Lodge on one condition (video)

>>23822806 Andrew 'avoiding the US like a plague' to avoid being compelled to testify about Epstein (video)

>>23822839 Andrew summoned by US Congress after losing royal protections (video)

>>23842670 Disgraced prince Andrew could face jail time amid new misconduct allegations (video)

>>23871802 Clip from EP. 152 Wake Up: Abolish The Monarchy (video)

>>23889831, >>23889838 Queen Elizabeth II was a 'client' of Jeffrey Epstein, bombshell document claims

>>23979260 British Police Will NOT Investigate Former Prince Andrew’s Alleged Use of Taxpayer-Funded Security Officer To Dig Dirt on His Accuser, Late Epstein Victim Virginia Giuffre

Updated John Swinney Bun

>>23181036 John Swinney oversaw £1.1bn Budget black hole as he struggles to defend SNP record at FMQs

>>23268244 Swinney Under Fire: Did Buying Chinese Buses Cost Scottish Jobs? (video)

>>23553376 John Swinney may 'fuel prejudicial action' against Jews in Scotland through Israel sanctions

>>23553423 John Swinney claims more immigration after independence will stave off massive tax rises

>>23608843, >>23608854 Swinney considering use of X over 'reprehensible' Musk remarks

>>23644028, >>23644039, >>23644040 BBC: The blossoming relationship between Trump and Swinney

>>23644429 John Swinney publicly humiliated by Donald Trump as budding bromance destroyed

>>23682603 John Swinney humiliated as Scots back plans for mass deportation of illegal immigrants

>>23693146 SNP asked 'where has the money gone' as John Swinney accused of losing £5.2bn of public cash

>>23806399 'Desperate' SNP flog tickets to meet John Swinney to young Nats for under a tenner

>>23806430 John Swinney 'running scared of school kids' as he dodges grilling by pupils

Initial Operation Talla Bun

>>23795804 Moira Brown: 30th March 2024 members of the public are prevented from reporting serious crime

>>23795860, >>23795869 Operation Talla: Scotland's Police Force were used to enforce and track the democide, aka "covid response".

>>23795900 Police were instructed to ignore people trying to bring complaints of vaccine/hospital injuries and deaths

>>23795950 Operation Talla: Two Realities

>>23795978, >>23795988 Open Email Re: Operation Talla/Speirs Directive: Public Interest Fact-Finding under Scottish Law

>>23796006 Assistant Chief Constable Owen Weatherill on Operation Talla (video)

>>23796045 The UK Police Operation Talla Awards Ceremony (video)

>>23796059 Extract from oral evidence of Dominic Cummings - Parliamentary Committee meetings in May 2021 (video)

>>23914716 Mark Sexton introduces constitutional correspondence which has been placed into the public domain (video)

>>23927626 Pages 1-5 of 23

>>23927640 Pages 6-10 of 23

>>23927681 Pages 11-15 of 23

>>23927690 Pages 16-20 of 23

>>23927746 Pages 21-23 of 23

>>23927768 Sir Graham Brady, interviewed in July 2023 (video)

>>23932746 An update following our 'evidence reveal' on 1/12/25 - New info from members of the public (video)

>>23937925, >>23937937, >>23937965, >>23953057 Why Did the NPCC Take Control of All COVID-Related FOI Disclosures Across the UK?

>>23953057, >>23953063, >>23953080 The hidden contradictions of Operation Talla

>>23971301 UK Column News — 8th December 2025 (video)

>>23992568 Northumbria Police, 9 January 2022 - Relating to Covid Crime Reports linking to CRN 6029679/21 (video)

>>24004432 Relating to Covid-related evidence submission - Recorded 10 March 2022 - Durham Constabulary (video)

Notables are NOT Endorsements

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>>23121635, >>23121644, >>23121658 Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse by-election

>>23122441 The Land Rome Couldn't Conquer (video)

>>23174592, >>23174738, >>23174744, >>23223165 Remove 'far-right racist' banners from Clydebank landmark – councillor

>>23454968 British Navy behind radioactive leaks – investigation

>>23506633 Embarrassment for SNP as Turkish shipyard launches island ferry just two years after being awarded contract

>>23743705 Initial Dundee 'Axe Girl' Bun | Updated Government Bloat, Waste, and Abuse Bun

>>23743720 Updated Royals Bun | Initial Colin Smyth and Holyrood Loocam Bun

>>24011623 Updated Abuse Bun

>>24011627 Updated Covid and Other Pestilence Bun

>>24011628 Updated Government Bloat, Waste, and Abuse Bun

>>24011630 Updated Immigration Bun

>>24011633 Updated Law and Disorder Bun

>>24011635 Updated Lord Peter Mandelson Bun

>>24011636 Updated NHS Bun

>>24011639 Updated Nicola Sturgeon & SNP Bun

>>24011642 Updated Royals Bun

>>24011644 Updated John Swinney Bun

>>24011647 Initial Operation Talla Bun

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>>24011639

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cq5q1xd21w3o

Labour MSP to quit Holyrood over links to sex offender

Megan Bonar

21 December 2025

Scottish Labour MSP Pam Duncan-Glancy will not seek re-election to Holyrood next year as she does not want her friendship with a convicted sex offender to "become a distraction".

Earlier this month Duncan-Glancy stood down as the party's education spokeswoman after admitting an "serious error of judgement" over her links to Sean Morton.

The Glasgow region MSP submitted her resignation after the Daily Record newspaper, external said she had maintained contact with Morton, a former Labour councillor who admitted having indecent images of children and extreme pornography in 2017.

At the time Labour said she had done the right thing and it considered the matter closed.

Duncan-Glancy, who was elected to Holyrood in 2021, had been selected to contest a Glasgow seat.

But in a statement, issued on Sunday, the MSP confirmed that she had withdrawn her candidacy.

'Very difficult decision'

Duncan-Glancy said: "While this has obviously been a very difficult decision - and it is the greatest honour of my life to represent Glasgow - I do not wish for a personal friendship to become a distraction.

"I am grateful to have had the opportunity to serve, and I remain committed to returning a Scottish Labour government next year."

Morton, a former councillor for Fochabers Lhanbryde, was ordered to carry out unpaid work and put on the sex offenders register after he pled guilty to possessing two indecent child image offences.

He had claimed the images were sent to him anonymously.

A Scottish Labour spokesperson said: "Pam Duncan-Glancy has withdrawn as a parliamentary candidate for the Glasgow Kelvin and Maryhill constituency.

"She has taken the decision to step aside as she does not wish recent stories to become a distraction from the work of the party or its priorities.

"The selection process will now be reopened so that a replacement candidate can be chosen."

>>24015980

8kun back to not accepting images over 14kb

>>23506633

>>23112638

>>>23112566 Final Ferry Failures Bun

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0ed5jr3130o

CalMac ferry Glen Rosa delayed again by up to six months

Calum Watson

BBC Scotland

Published

19 December 2025

The delivery date for MV Glen Rosa - the second of two dual-fuel ferries being built for CalMac - has been pushed back by up to another six months.

The state-owned Ferguson shipyard said corrosion had been discovered during recent inspections and the ship will require an extra period in dry dock next year.

In a letter to MSPs,, external it said that would have a knock-on effect on commissioning the ferry, and it was now aiming to deliver it in the final three months of next year.

In a separate update, external, ferries body CMAL confirmed that MV Isle of Islay, the first of four CalMac ferries being built in Turkey, faces another short delay and will not be handed over this year.

MV Glen Rosa and its sister vessel MV Glen Sannox were meant to enter service in 2018 but the build has been plagued by design challenges and disputes over costs which saw the firm fall back into administration and nationalised.

The second of the hybrid propulsion ships has been moored at the quayside of the Port Glasgow shipyard for fitting out work since its slipway launch in April last year.

At the time of the launch it was hoped it would be handed over this autumn as it was in a far more complete state than Glen Sannox, famously sent down the slipway seven years earlier with painted-on windows and plywood funnels.

But a final push to get Glen Sannox into service saw resources diverted and a nine-month delay for Glen Rosa was announced in May, meaning it has now spent 20 months in the water.

A dry dock inspection in August revealed corrosion in the propeller tubes and deterioration of paint coatings which will require a longer dry docking next year to remedy.

Ferguson Marine said difficulties in securing a timeslot for docking had a knock-on impact on the schedule for commissioning the ship, meaning it was now aiming for delivery within the fourth quarter of 2026.

Chief executive Graeme Thomson, who joined the firm in May, apologised to those affected by the latest delay including island communities.

He added: "Glen Rosa has been and will continue to be a complex project, but the team and I are fully committed to doing everything we can to bring forward delivery and being as transparent as possible about where we are in the process.

"While these setbacks have confirmed historic systemic issues within our operations, they do not define our future.

"We are embarking on an ambitious modernisation journey that will transform Ferguson Marine whilst we work extremely hard to deliver a Clydebuilt vessel that showcases our commitment to the highest standards of safety and quality."

A further update on costs is promised in January. The total bill for the two ships, if money paid out prior to nationalisation and written down government loans is included, stands at about £460m, more than four times the £97m contract price.

MV Glen Rosa is eventually expected to join MV Glen Sannox on the Arran route.

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The contracts for the two dual-fuel ships - which can run on marine gas oil and liquefied natural gas - were awarded to the shipyard in 2015, just a year after it was rescued from administration by an investment firm led by Jim McColl, a former economic adviser to the Scottish government.

Initially lauded as the start of a revival of Clyde commercial shipbuilding, the build soon ran into trouble and a bitter stalemate developed over claims for extra costs.

McColl's firm claimed a flawed specification, multiple change requests and interference by the customer - government-owned ferries agency CMAL - had left the firm facing unforeseen design complications and extra expenditure.

CMAL denied this, claiming McColl's management team had underestimated the complexity of the task and made mistakes in their build strategy while at the same time embarking on a disruptive modernisation programme.

The deadlock forced the firm into administration again and it was later nationalised but design and engineering challenges continued under public ownership with repeated delays and ever climbing costs.

A government-appointed turnaround director, Tim Hair, left in 2022 having been paid about £2m while his successor, David Tydeman, was later sacked by the Ferguson board which had lost confidence in him.

Government apology to islanders

Deputy First Minister Kate Forbes described the latest Glen Rosa delay as "deeply disappointing" and offered an apology to island communities and others who depend on the ferry service.

"I know that it is not a decision which has been taken lightly, however it is a necessity to complete the work and to help prevent future issues," she said.

Scottish Conservative transport spokesperson Sue Webber said islanders had been "betrayed at every turn by the SNP's incompetence".

"John Swinney gave a categorical reassurance a matter of months ago that the Glen Rosa would be setting sail before May's election," she added.

"That always looked like a fanciful pledge, and he owes every islander an urgent apology."

Scottish Labour's transport spokesperson Daniel Johnson said the delays were "an embarrassment for the SNP government, but they are a hammer blow to the island communities waiting for these lifeline ferries".

He added: "The SNP's ferry fiasco has caused misery for islanders, cost taxpayers hundreds of millions of pounds and damaged Scottish shipbuilding.

"Scotland cannot afford a third decade of SNP incompetence and waste."

Why have the ferries taken so long to build?

The contracts for the two dual-fuel ships - which can run on marine gas oil and liquefied natural gas - were awarded to the shipyard in 2015, just a year after it was rescued from administration by an investment firm led by Jim McColl, a former economic adviser to the Scottish government.

Initially lauded as the start of a revival of Clyde commercial shipbuilding, the build soon ran into trouble and a bitter stalemate developed over claims for extra costs.

McColl's firm claimed a flawed specification, multiple change requests and interference by the customer - government-owned ferries agency CMAL - had left the firm facing unforeseen design complications and extra expenditure.

CMAL denied this, claiming McColl's management team had underestimated the complexity of the task and made mistakes in their build strategy while at the same time embarking on a disruptive modernisation programme.

The deadlock forced the firm into administration again and it was later nationalised but design and engineering challenges continued under public ownership with repeated delays and ever climbing costs.

A government-appointed turnaround director, Tim Hair, left in 2022 having been paid about £2m while his successor, David Tydeman, was later sacked by the Ferguson board which had lost confidence in him.

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The biggest union representing workers at Ferguson's, GMB Scotland, said years of "hubris, incompetence and mismanagement" lay behind the repeated delays.

The dual-fuel ferries are the first vessels of their type built by a UK shipyard and the largest ships ever constructed at Ferguson's which is still working to modernise after decades of underinvestment.

General secretary Louise Gilmour said the 300-strong workforce were not to blame and they shared the frustration of island communities.

She said: "The contracts to build the Glen Rosa and Glen Sannox should have burnished Fergusons worldwide reputation for excellence but, instead, shredded it.

"Skilled and committed shipbuilders were lions led by donkeys as they strove to complete contracts undermined by the hubris, incompetence and mismanagement of ministers, government agencies, and executives from the very start."

The union is calling for the shipyard to be given a fresh start and chance to move on with a ship order better suited to the yard's size and current capabilities.

What's happening with the Turkish ferries?

The next new ferry to be delivered for the CalMac fleet will be MV Isle of Islay, the first of four vessels under construction at the much larger Cemre shipyard in Turkey.

The ship, which will serve the Islay route, was originally due for delivery in October 2024 but has also been delayed several times with the shipyard blaming labour shortages and supply chain issues.

CMAL recently announced that some issues identified by the UK's Maritime and Coastguard Agency regulator during sea trials were being addressed which might delay the final sign-off for the ship beyond the Christmas break.

In a new letter to Holyrood's net zero, economy and transport committee, it confirmed it would not be able to take delivery of the ship until after further inspections had been carried out on 5 January.

The ferry will then commence the two-week journey to Scotland and will have undergo crew familiarisation and berthing trials before it enters service.

The Turkish yard is then due to deliver three more new large ferries, for Islay, Harris and North Uist, at six monthly intervals.

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https://www.scottishdailyexpress.co.uk/news/scottish-news/flu-deaths-double-week-what-36421397

Flu deaths double in a week in what is ALREADY the deadliest December this century

As a mutated strain known as 'K flu' grips the country, the number of fatalities has hit 113 – which has already surpassed every single December total since 1989

Ben Borland

18 Dec 2025

Scotland has already recorded the highest number of December flu deaths since 1989 – in just the first two weeks of this month.

Alarming figures from the National Records of Scotland (NRS) show that flu deaths have doubled in the space of a week as the country is gripped by the 'K flu' epidemic.

Some 76 death certificates mentioned flu in the latest week, up from 37 the previous week. The total of 113 is highest this century and higher than the previous record of 101, set last year.

Flu deaths usually peak in January, with 445 deaths recorded in January 2025 as Scotland saw the deadliest winter for influenza since 1989/90. However, this winter may be shaping up to be even worse.

Another set of figures suggests there is a glimmer of hope on the horizon, as Public Health Scotland (PHS) said there had been a drop in the number of laboratory-confirmed cases of flu.

The PHS stats showed 1,918 recorded cases of flu in Scotland in the week to December 14, down from 2,410 the previous week. The figures also show a test positivity rate of 22.9%, down from this year’s peak the previous week of 27.6%. And the rate of flu per 100,000 of the population also fell from 43.4 to 34.6.

Releasing the death figures for week 50 of 2025, the NRS said: "There were 76 deaths that mentioned influenza on the death certificate, 39 more than in the previous week. Influenza was the underlying cause in 67 of these deaths."

The worst December for flu deaths in Scotland in the past 50 years was December 1989 with 506 fatalities over the four weeks, according to NRS records. This included 212 deaths in week 51 – the highest weekly figure since 1979.

This winter's flu season started a month earlier than usual, and there is a new, mutated version of the traditional H3N2 virus, called 'K flu' because of the new genetic strain is known as 'subclade K'.

Experts at the Scientific American say it is still significant but still relatively minor change to the genetic make-up of the flu, known as 'antigenic drift', rather than a major change, known as an 'antigenic shift', which could trigger a pandemic.

However, it is still more serious because people haven't built up immunity against it H3N2 subclade K and also because this year's flu vaccination was developed before the mutation took place.

December flu deaths

Dec 2025 - 113 (note: still two more weeks of death figures to go)

Dec 2024 - 101

Dec 2023 - 31

Dec 2022 - 89

Dec 2021 - 1

Dec 2020 - 2

Dec 2019 - 43

Dec 2018 - 3

Dec 2017 - 51

Dec 2016 - 14

Dec 2015 - 1

Dec 2014 - 3

Dec 2013 - 1

Dec 2012 - 4

Dec 2011 - 0

Dec 2010 - 3

Dec 2009 - 10

Dec 2008 - 7

Dec 2007 - 0

Dec 2006 - 0

Dec 2005 - 1

Dec 2004 - 0

Dec 2003 - 5

Dec 2002 - 1

Dec 2001 - 0

Dec 2000 - 1

Dec 1999 - 22

Dec 1998 - 2

Dec 1997 - 0

Dec 1996 - 7

Dec 1995 - 28

Dec 1994 - 0

Dec 1993 - 18

Dec 1992 - 1

Dec 1991 - 7

Dec 1990 - 3

Dec 1989 - 506

Dec 1988 - 6

Dec 1987 - 1

Dec 1986 - 1

Dec 1985 - 14

Dec 1984 - 1

Dec 1983 - 4

Dec 1982 - 15

Dec 1981 - 20

Dec 1980 - 11

Dec 1979 - 11

Alright, admit it, who's afraid of KungFlu?

>>24011628

>>24011639

https://www.scottishdailyexpress.co.uk/news/politics/msps-claim-record-27m-expenses-36420879

MSPs claim for record £27m of expenses as Scots pick up bill for Humza Yousaf's sponge scourer and Angus Robertson's toilet seat

While hard-pressed Scots face sky-high taxes and rising bills, Scotland's politicians can claim expenses for the likes of electric heaters and bottles of bleach.

David Walker

18 Dec 2025

MSPs racked up a record number of expenses claims in 2024/25 as hard-pressed Scots were hit with a huge bill of more than £27m - as politicians charged the public purse for hundreds of everyday items like bleach and radiators. The bill was the largest ever in the history of Holyrood.

Calls have been growing for the Scottish Parliament to be scrapped due to nearly 20 years of SNP rule and public services worsening. Polling has found a hardening opinion towards the country's national Executive - with recent scandals involving Angela Constance not helping.

According to the latest expenses figures published this week, the total sum handed over to MSPs soared by 7.6% in 2024/25 compared to the previous financial year. Every year it rises record levels, with it being almost £2.1m higher that 2023/24 which also broke precedent.

Among the everyday items making up the £27.45m bill are former First Minister Humza Yousaf's sponge scourer, Culture Secretary Angus Robertson's replacement toilet seat, and SNP MSP Colin Beattie claiming for a bottle of bleach. These purchases will enrage Scots who have to deal with being the highest taxed region of the UK - and with bills rising even further.

Callum McGoldrick, investigations campaign manager of the TaxPayers' Alliance, said: "Scots will be furious to see the credit card bills of their jumped-up politicians escalate while services continue to suffer. The Scottish parliament has so far delivered little else other than higher costs, greater bureaucracy and an even higher tax burden than down south. MSPs need to remember the taxpayers that fund every penny they expense."

Holyrood officials upped the maximum allowance for many expense types, with MSPs now able to claim up to £20,700 on Edinburgh accommodation to assist with their parliamentary duties, a rise of £1,000 on the year before. Many have second homes in the capital due to long commutes.

And they were also allowed an overnight limit of £225 for hotel bookings in the city, an increase of £10, while their allowance for office costs was boosted by £1,000 to £21,100. Each MSP was also given a £156,900 staffing budget, up from £147,000 in 2023/24.

Scottish Tory MSP Edward Mountain topped the expenses list, with the Highlands and Islands representative claiming for £74,145. SNP MSP Alasdair Allan, who represents Western Isle, claimed for £63,058, while his Nat colleague Kenneth Gibson (Cunninghame North), claimed £61,987.

Many of the claims were for low-value items. Former First Minister Nicola Sturgeon claimed £11.04 for privacy film for windows on an office door in April 2024. The following month, Mr Yousaf claimed £3.02 on a sponge scourer. Mr Beattie put a claim for 79p in September to cover a bottle of bleach.

Mr Robertson, in November 2024, charged the taxpayer £17.99 for a toilet seat. Ross Greer, now co-leader of the Scottish Greens, claimed £32 for an electric radiator in March this year for his regional office.

A Scottish parliament spokesman said: "Staff salaries comprise the largest single expense, with £22.57million covering staff employment in MSPs' parliamentary and local offices. The remainder covers the cost of running those offices, travel, and support for party leaders who are not in government."

In 2023-24 MSPs expenses were £25.36m, with the increase of £2.09m bringing it to £27.45m in 2024-25.