Kirkwall Gets Christmassy!.......From ‘Free Tibet’……
by Bernie Bell - 09:57 on 27 November 2025
Kirkwall Gets Christmassy!.......
A stroll around Kirkwall – taking in the vibe…..
The ‘Mind-On’ charity shop….
Santa with Uppie & Doonie hats….
‘I’m leanin’ on a lamp-post at the corner of the street…..’
‘Wicked’......
Sparkling Rudolph….
The Tree….
‘To infinity and beyond’ - (you need to be there)…..
Winter Flooers….
And…….The Cathedral…..
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From ‘Free Tibet’……
“The UK government is poised to approve China’s Mega Embassy plans.
Free Tibet, friends from across the Tibetan community, and local residents have been pushing back against China’s plans to build a huge embassy complex in the heart of London.
However, it is now being reported that the government may approve the plans. Against official advice. In spite of concerns from Tibetans. And ignoring local democratic decisions.
In yet another apparent flip-flop, UK intelligence agencies MI5 and MI6 have now said that they can ‘mitigate’ national security threats caused by the site. This comes despite warnings from MI5 Director-General Ken McCallum in October that China is one of the “big three” state actors that pose a significant national security risk to the UK.
The threat that this embassy poses to the UK is only compounded in recent days as an official alert was issued to Parliamentary staff about CCP espionage.
For Tibetans in the UK, these embassy plans present a very real risk.
Reports from around the world show the lengths that the CCP will go to in order to control Tibetans overseas: threatening phone calls, drone surveillance, and punishments given to family and friends inside Tibet.
China wants Tibetans to be silent, and this new embassy would provide the necessary infrastructure to ramp-up transnational repression not only in the UK, but across Europe.
This may be our final chance to STOP these mega embassy plans.
We are going directly to the top this time. The decision over the future of this embassy rests with Steve Reed MP, Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government.
We need you to help in a coordinated effort to flood his inbox with objections.
If the government will not listen to official advice, we must instead raise the voice of thousands in opposition.
Have your voice be heard. Together, we will stop this mega embassy.
https://secure.freetibet.org/mega-embassy-mega-no
Tenzin Rabga
Campaigns Lead | Free Tibet
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