@EricBranse@mastodon.scot
Scottish Borders
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@OVOEnergy you own @SSE now? Hope that your customer service is better.
@SSE is holding my son to ransom. His electricity meter is registered to the wrong flat. Only SSE can correct this. He cannot switch supply until it is corrected.
@SSE is holding my son to ransom. His electricity meter is registered to the wrong flat. Only SSE can correct this. He cannot switch supply until it is corrected.
Useful thread if you are thinking of trying Mastodon.
Right. As a heavy tweeter/content creator who is now maintaining BOTH a Twitter and Mastodon presence, here is a short guide to what I have set up, how to do it and lessons I've learned, for others.
TLDR: It's been WAY less hassle than I expected thanks to tips from followers /1
Wild Friday night... Sussing out Mastodon.
Find me at @[email protected]
A Scottish-based server. There is also a Glasgow based server/instance.
#Mastodon #TwitterLayoffs
Just pre-ordered a copy of this. Some positive reading to look forward to this Christmas.
It's been so hard keeping this quiet bcs of all the wonderful people who have contributed to it, but the @Common_Weal cat is finally out of the bag 🤗 Available to order now in time for Xmas.
commonweal.scot/sorted-the-n…
Interesting set of stats here about social attitudes about government in Scotland.
🧵 The latest Scottish Social Attitudes report (2021-2022) has been published. Here are some of the key findings.
Two thirds (66%) of people in Scotland trust @ScotGov to work in Scotland’s best interests, compared with 22% who trust UK Government. gov.scot/binaries/content/do…
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We have a couple of talented needle-working Ukrainians living on our street who are making these gnomes for sale
#Ukrainian #handmade in #ScottishBorders
etsy.com/uk/shop/GnomesfromU…
This thread looks like an excellent reason to visit if you love books and community.
We’re Argonaut Books! We’ve been open & trading as a multipurpose community space/bookshop (hire our space for free!) since December of 2021.
Owned & operated by Leithers, we are a living wage employer & job creator. Our team of 7 has come from all over the book industry.
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Worth while diversion from Westminster nonsense here:
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@John2Win as my MP can you please ask your party colleagues to give the courtesy of properly answering Lord Sikka and let me know the response. Thank you.
In the Lords I have just formally called for a public inquiry into Tory Govt's role in mass deaths.
334,000 killed by 2012-2019 austerity;
208,000 - Covid;
117, 000 -Could not get hospital treatment;
93,000 - Poverty.
Please support this call. Tell your MP.
Had a taste of this last night. A definite yum!
The draught Firemore Ruby is also very good. A new #Scottish #microbrewery well worth keeping an eye on.
Really interesting company here making & selling clothing from organic and recycled natural materials in East Lothian has had its Twitter account restricted since tweeting support for Scotland's right to choose yesterday: oconnellsofhaddington.com/
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This is quite a startling graph showing how the broad shoulders of Scotland (in the form of oil revenues) supported the rest of the UK through the 1980s.
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Excellent resource here for people interested in historic environment conservation.
historicengland.org.uk/servi…
So we really do have a rogue government in Westminster with a chancellor gambling with the economy, deliberately ignoring the Office for Budget Responsibility.
#ScottishIndependence can't come soon enough.
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Thread of 'highlights' from Truss's local radio round this morning. Anyone done a thread of links to the audio recordings?
If @trussliz thought she’d get an easier ride by doing local radio this morning she underestimated them. This is not going well for her.
My all time favourite bridge here. When I got a job in Gateshead in the 90's, I chose to live in Newcastle, partly so I could cycle over this bridge twice a day.
Official opening of Robert Stephenson's High Level bridge, Newcastle by Queen Victoria happened #OnThisDay 1849. Here are some construction drawings of the bridge and temporary works. bit.ly/2EGEFdj tinyurl.com/4sy67cuv
Seen this? @TheBritishPsych
BERNARD: Good morning Minister
HACKER: Not so loud, Bernard. I have a hangover
BERNARD: Another 'Fizz with Liz'?
HACKER: They're called Cabinet now
BERNARD: Sorry, Minister
HUMPHREY: Good MORNING Minister!
HACKER: Not so loud
BERNARD: He has a hangover
HUMPHREY: Ah. Fizz with Liz
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Leftover cake for breakfast on Thursdays for me!
Fancy tea and cake whilst browsing our range of fabrics and #handmade items in person rather than online? Visit us on Wednesdays this autumn (except for 12 Oct, our half term)
#ScottishBorders mailchi.mp/21f7f6b556fe/blyt…
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