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Despite explicit warning STV ignore yearly fall and trumpet a '3 month' increase in drug deaths: 'Note that numbers of suspected drug deaths fluctuate from quarter to quarter. Care should be taken not to interpret movements between individual calendar quarters as indicative of any long-term trend.'

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NEW: Labour left SNP ministers to see Winter Fuel Payment U-turn on social media – and still haven't said what the impact on Scotland's budget will be, Cabinet Secretary says Read the full story: www.thenational.scot/news/2522686...

submitted 11 hours ago • 1 comment

It seems that Labour spends more time listening to Nigel Farage than listening to the people of Scotland. #VoteSNP to stop Farage and put Scotland’s interests first.

submitted 6 days ago • 8 comments

Today is polling day in the Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse by-election. Katy Loudon has shown she would be an outstanding MSP. This is now a two-horse race between the SNP and Farage. #VoteSNP to stop Farage and to build a better Scotland. Vote @katyloudonsnp.bsky.social today.

submitted 5 days ago • 20 comments

Tomorrow, voters in Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse will have first say on the choice that all of us in Scotland will face next year: #VoteSNP to stop the party of Nigel Farage. Let’s not give the far-right a foothold. Vote SNP to keep The Scottish Parliament Farage-free.

submitted 6 days ago • 11 comments

☔️A wee bit of rain ain’t going to dampen our spirits to get @katyloudonsnp.bsky.social elected! Fantastic wee team out in Larkhall today. 💛

submitted 7 days ago • 1 comment

In an indemnity deal with The Sunday Times dated 17 November in which she handed over a dossier to the Murdoch Sunday paper, Oakeshott said: “I am in no doubt Banks and Wigmore have been acting as agents of influence for the Russian state”. bylinetimes.com/2022/03/08/p...

submitted 7 days ago • 15 comments

If Westminster rule delivers terrible outcomes under the Tories, no discernible philosophy or change under Labour, and the prospect of Farage as Prime Minister, what exactly is the case for Scotland remaining part of the UK?

submitted 9 days ago • 95 comments

You have that right. It shouldn't take the spectre of Boris Johnson or Nigel Farage, symptoms of our differing values, to motivate us. The case for independence is democratic. It's also about positive economic outcomes to finally benefit Scots mobilising our own resources through our own currency.

submitted 9 days ago • 0 comments

We are being dragged back to dark days by cruel politicians and cynical billionaires. Stand up. Say no. Not in my name. This poor man. What he and his husband endured.

submitted 7 days ago • 1 comment

Starmer rules out a Scottish independence referendum. Starmer rules out referendum on Irish reunification. Starmer rules out return to the EU, Single Market or Customs Union. Never asks what we want - just tells us what we're "allowed". Let's just call him Viceroy Starmer.

submitted 7 days ago • 12 comments

Great craic back in Hamilton out @snp.org campaigning for our fantastic candidate @katyloudonsnp.bsky.social with the man the legend Mr Bruce Crawford, Cllrs Gene Maxwell and Scott Farmer, nice of the locals to name a street for him! 😂

submitted 10 days ago • 0 comments

Only the SNP and Scottish Greens are registered in Scotland. The other parties are branch offices except Reform which isn’t even a political party. Literally! It’s a company. Come on Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿. Be wise

submitted 11 days ago • 10 comments

The wonderfully triangular Caerlaverock Castle and its inner moat. Standing some seven miles south of Dumfries, it was built in the 1260s and 1270s to replace a slightly older castle whose traces can still be seen nearby. More pics and info: www.undiscoveredscot... #Scotland #DumfriesAndGalloway

submitted 10 days ago • 0 comments

With the lastest polling showing support for Welsh Independence at 41%, that suggests that almost everybody who feels strongly Welsh wants it to be an independent country. Tick Tock

submitted 12 days ago • 2 comments

Labour have cut the winter fuel payment for pensioners, the SNP is restoring it. My government will always be on your side.

submitted 12 days ago • 3 comments

We’re taking action to tackle the cost of living crisis - reintroducing a Winter Fuel Payment, and scrapping the two-child cap. Unlike the other parties, the SNP is on your side. 👇

submitted 12 days ago • 8 comments

Most arguments against independence come from those who don’t want to believe - or even look. A bit of research into currency, pensions, defence or social policy shows much of Scotland’s infrastructure already exists. Independence isn’t the day after a referendum. There’s a transition period.

submitted 13 days ago • 6 comments

#BothvotesSNP

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Scotland's government achieves this without the full financial powers available to independent nations. Imagine what we could achieve for Scotland's people if we made the decisions on how our nation's wealth was spent? Delivering #SocialJustice is one reason why I support #ScottishIndependence.

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This is essential viewing. A remarkable interview with Dr Tanya Haj-Hassan, a paediatrician working in Gaza, following the killing of her colleague’s NINE children by Israeli forces. Going to post this video in two clips. Here she responds to ludicrous IDF denials & calls out the genocide. 1/2

submitted 16 days ago • 13 comments

Meanwhile, in Scotland, Constrained by Westminster's financial controls, We have the Scottish Child Payment, described as 'a game changer' by anti-poverty charities, Scotland's Government will cancel Labour's two-child cap next year. Imagine how much more we could do with #ScottishIndependence

submitted 17 days ago • 2 comments

Went to the brilliant Holmwood, the Alexander Thompson designed house near Glasgow. Amazing restoration by #NationalTrustScotland. Also saw Ruth Goodman the social historian there. Hope she enjoyed it as much as my wife and I

submitted 16 days ago • 0 comments

Just 11 days to go! 🗳️ 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 The SNP is working hard across Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse for our excellent candidate Katy Loudon - a strong voice who’s on your side! Vote Katy Loudon on the 5th of June. #VoteSNP

submitted 17 days ago • 3 comments

The man with the nuclear codes walked into a wall. 😬

submitted 20 days ago • 1123 comments

What a load of absolute bollocks.

submitted 21 days ago • 11 comments

The UK has used the Scottish fishing industry as a bargaining chip for its own ends - again. They didn’t even bother to consult the Scottish Government this time. Only independence would allow us to negotiate our own settlement, and protect Scotland’s fishing industry.

submitted 22 days ago • 43 comments

Keir Starmer is telling us all today there can be no free movement with EU countries. This is a betrayal of everything he once stood for - and a shocking reversal of the promises he made when he ran for the Labour leadership. We need immigration - as I told LBC.

submitted 22 days ago • 10 comments

Scotland’s fishing industry has been undermined by the UK government - again. Like the Tories, Labour didn’t even consult the Scottish Government and treated our fishing communities as expendable. Only independence would give us the seat at the EU table to defend Scotland’s interests.

submitted 22 days ago • 28 comments

Whilst Labour lets you down, the SNP is delivering for you.

submitted 22 days ago • 7 comments

Reform is a Limited Company Farage owns 53% It was formed in 2019 to push for a “no-deal Brexit” It wants to reintroduce the Liz Truss budget It wants to privatise the NHS & invest in fossil fuels Close the BBC & break International law It’s a scam Please retweet widely

submitted 25 days ago • 88 comments