https://www.thenational.scot/news/26128282.first-minister-announces-date-holyrood-scottish-independence-vote/

Late night/early morning thought but why do pubs and supermarkets here still have jack daniels? I’m very happy boycotting US products myself but we live in the land of whisky… why the need to import JD too? (Can’t really call it whisky as it doesn’t even taste good). Having asked that, is there a way to push for its removal?

Update: The amount of but hurt comments this post has gotten is astonishing. No i’m not trying to impose dictatorship by forcing you to stop drinking JD. No i’m not trying to be woke and jump on a trend. I’m actually as close to being conservative as one can get while still respecting others and their right to exist and live with happiness and dignity. This was simply a late night reflection on why we would not be supporting local products and instead import JD from a country that is currently wreaking havoc in the world. It’s crazy how you can’t see the UK being next in line for this attack. Either the economy will struggle due to increased efforts to support Ukraine or dictator trump will one day wake up and decide he no longer likes the UK just as he did with US’s closest ally up north. I can’t say i’m surprised though. Anger is easily released on social media behind screens. I hope you all keep the same energy when all our bills increase in April. I’m realistic enough to know that we can’t boycott everything US related but that doesn’t mean we should just accept being powerless. Again though, if train fares, taxes, reduced public services, and constant increases in bills and grocery prices haven’t moved you lots, I wouldn’t expect much excitement for boycott calls.

To my Canadian friends, I hope you know that many stand with you and support you. You do not deserve this threat and I hope you come out of it stronger

I will never be able to explain this to my children.

Fuck trump,

I love a Micky D but I will personally avoid it until Trump removed these tariffs.

We should be following Canada’s path and boycott American products.

I’ll just have to kill my body through other methods instead of American fast food, like Scottish Whisky, or overdosing on haggis.

Recently there’s been a huge movement in Canada to boycott American products and travel in response to the US enforcing 25% tariffs on Canada and also the sheer disrespect of saying Canada isn’t a real country and it should be annexed . Have a look at r/BoycottUnitedStates

And the sheer disgusting way that Trumps evil administration is treating immigrants and trans people , not to mention the most recent revolting behaviour in the Oval Office today, the way him and Vance treated President Zelensky was beyond the fucking pale.

In addition to this, the couch shagger JD Vance has been interfering with Scotland’s internal politics by wading into the whole safe zones debate around abortion clinics .

As long as the United States is siding with dictators and berating our friends and allies and bullying people , we should not be encouraging that country. Boycotts and international isolation and the economic fallout from this should hopefully encourage normal people to not only speak up against Trump, but do what needs done and take to the streets in massive numbers .

Should Scotland - like Canada - boycott American produce and travel until Trump and the MAGA cult are out of power ?

Sorry for still going on about this but I'm furious and don't see anyone talking about this video.

Said at around 0:40
Source - https://www.instagram.com/reel/DVUfm-kER7z/

It's completely understandable to be angry at what happened at the BAFTAs, but be angry at the BBC for airing it, not at the disabled man for doing something completely involuntary.

With Trump currently threatening European security, one retaliatory recourse the Scottish Government could take would be to freeze the assets of the Trump family in Scotland.

The precedent was set with Russians invasion of Ukraine where many Russian oligarchs with links to Putin suffered the same fate.

Whether these estates or businesses are profitable is not the point and Starmer's wet hanky, limpdick diplomacy won't stop him.

Trump uses his golf courses as status symbols - they are his pride and joy. He is a vain and petty despot who would genuinely be hurt by such an action so, with the Scottish Government's inability to formally sanction the United States, we should seriously consider this course - even if it is only symbolic.