Scotland's sockpuppet state. A short thread.
1/ In an article in Holyrood magazine, a campaign group calls on the Scottish government to increase the minimum price of alcohol. https://www.holyrood.com/comment/view,associate-feature-putting-prevention-first-on-alcohol#.X2B143ABJhc.twitter
1/ In an article in Holyrood magazine, a campaign group calls on the Scottish government to increase the minimum price of alcohol. https://www.holyrood.com/comment/view,associate-feature-putting-prevention-first-on-alcohol#.X2B143ABJhc.twitter
3/ In an article in Holyrood magazine, a campaign group says it is is "committed to pushing Scottish Government to make good on its tobacco control promises". https://www.holyrood.com/comment/view,associate-feature-we-must-reduce-smoking-in-all-our-communities
4/ The editorial has been paid for and the group is funded by the Scottish government (like Alcohol Focus Scotland, it receives a risible amount from private donations).
5/ This kind of thing has been going on for years, but they are particularly shameless about it in Scotland. https://www.spiked-online.com/2017/02/28/meet-the-sock-puppets-waging-war-on-your-freedom/
I’ve blogged about this here. https://velvetgloveironfist.blogspot.com/2020/09/shameless-sockpuppetry-in-scotland.html?m=1