Tomorrow, Edinburgh council will decide whether to tear up a quiet route for pedestrians, wheelchairs and cyclists which has been in place for five years- why? Read below www.edinburghinquirer.co.uk/p/low-traffi... @edi.bike @spokes.org.uk

Scotland has put its trust in the SNP, and that trust will never be taken for granted. However you voted, we will work every day to improve lives, stand up for Scotland, and build the fairer, stronger future our country deserves.

🏡 Affording a home is a real issue for Scotland’s young people. Here’s the SNPs plan to fix it. 👇

A re-elected SNP Government will extend childcare from 9 months old to the end of primary school, 52 weeks a year. Make it #BothVotesSNP on May 7 for a government that’s on your side.

The SNP wants to lower your bills, roll out GP walk-in clinics and give you a choice over your future. Other parties want to stop us. The best way to get things done for Scotland is by electing a majority SNP government. On 7th May, make it both votes SNP.

Unlike the other parties, the SNP is always on Scotland’s side. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

This election is a clear choice for Scotland: experienced, reliable leadership with me and the SNP government focused on cutting the cost of living, or more chaos and distractions from Labour. #BothVotesSNP

Make it Both Votes SNP on the 7th of May to cap the price of essential food items.

If you want to know what a Scottish Labour government would look like, just look at Labour at Westminster. In serious times, we’ll focus on what matters: the cost of living, our NHS, our economy, and Scotland’s future with independence. On May 7, make it Both Votes SNP.

Renting should not mean losing your home with no say in what happens next. If re-elected the SNP will give private renters the first chance to buy the home they live in at a fair market price if the landlord decides to sell. Make it both votes SNP on May 7th for a government that’s on your side.

We’ll provide Childcare support for every child, from 9 months to the end of Primary school. Make it Both Votes SNP on May 7th, for a Scottish government that’s on your side.

Vote for me, and @snp.org on the 7th May - we need our independence because life can be so much better. #ActiveSNP #SP26

Childcare shouldn't be a burden on any family - that's why we're making sure care is available for every child in Scotland, every day of the year, from 9 months old to the end of primary school. Thank you to The Yard for letting us join the play session this morning!

🍫 Then off to Create Business Properties with Kate Campbell. They offer affordable workspaces for businesses - helping enterprise to start and to thrive. 📈

✅ A new poll released today shows Scottish businesses trust the SNP government more than the Labour government. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Good timing - First Minister @johnswinney.bsky.social was out meeting with businesses all across Edinburgh today. 🧵👇

✊ Transport committee votes for Greenbank to Meadows quiet route permanence (‘Option C’) 🥳 Still to be ratified at TRO Sub-committee in June (dare they try it on?) but a significant win for one of the few measures supporting active travel in South Edinburgh. 🚲💕

Fantastic turnout and incredible energy today. Scotland will be independent. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

A historic SNP majority can unlock transformational change with independence - and make Nigel Farage irrelevant in Scotland’s Parliament. Without it, there is always the risk of a grubby Labour-Reform deal. #BothVotesSNP on May 7th is the only way to ensure Scotland’s future in Scotland’s hands.

When I started campaigning for independence as a teenager, it seemed like a distant dream. Now it is there to be won - and it's up to all of us to finish the job. Join me at the march and rally for independence this Saturday, from 11.30AM at Parliament Square in Edinburgh.

Magdalene this morning - big support for @kate-c.bsky.social & @snp.org. Plenty folk who backed Starmer's Labour in 2024 sickened by the disaster at Westminster, & saying they will #VoteSNP #ActiveSNP

Extra support for families with young children. Make it #BothVotesSNP on Thursday 7th May 2026 for a Scottish Government that is on your side.

On 7 th May, make it Both votes SNP Let’s build Scotland’s future together.

Fantastic to be out in windy Musselburgh after an inspiring conference. With lots of positive reasons for people to vote SNP it was good to chat to folk about our pledge to extend childcare from 9 months, and support first time buyers with deposits up to £10k. #ActiveSNP

It's clear it must come back - the integrity of the process has been shown to be completely compromised. Key Q now is will Labour reverse its dreadful position of voting with Tories & Lib Dems to rip out measures protecting kids travelling safely to & from school? If they don't this means nowt.

If you live in Edinburgh Eastern, Musselburgh and Tranent I'd like to know what matters to you. Click here to let me know. snp.org/vote/

We are cutting long waits in our NHS, opening GP walk-in centres, and we will certainly not be taking any lectures from Tony Blair.

So much for Labour’s promises to respect the Scottish Parliament. Only the SNP will always stand up for Scotland and protect our Parliament. www.snp.org/join

This demonstrates that the vote to rip out the modal filters and other active travel measures in the Braid estate was not only unjustifiable, but also arrived at by a tainted process which must now surely be revisited.

⚠️ Today, Standards Commission hearing (Councillors Neil Ross & Marie-Clair Munro) found both had breached the Councillor code of conduct for failing to declare they lived by the Braid Estate when dealing w/ Greenbank to Meadows Quiet Route, including their votes to remove effective traffic filtering

Yet again - Labour found cash to buy a deal with the Conservatives who keep them in power - but nothing for youth work. Bookmark this for a few months time when yet again there is not enough to go around and services are left underfunded. No hope 👍

Thanks to our guests @lezleymarion.bsky.social, Cllr Faccenda, @rosssmckenzie.bsky.social, @qmanivannan.bsky.social and @dastonsnp.bsky.social for joining us for the last session of the workshop, giving gig workers an opportunity to directly speak to elected representatives and candidates.

🟥 No Scot should go cold in our energy rich nation. 🙌 6500+ signatures already - including most pro-independence MSPs. 📣 Take action today and tell Westminster, that Scotland wont accept being ripped-off any more: www.believeinscotland.org/end_scotland...

⚡️ Scotland is energy rich, yet has some of the highest energy bills in Europe. It's time for a fresh start with lower energy bills. Support our campaign by pledging your support and encourage your followers to do the same. www.snp.org/energy

It’s not for Keir Starmer, or whoever replaces him, to deny Scotland’s democratic right. Scotland’s future is up to people in Scotland - and if the SNP win in May, we must have that choice. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Update: it appears we may have support from SNP for this proposal, which is ggod news. What about Lab, Lib Dems & Con? Are they content with 10-year delays to active travel projects, or will they take action to address this?

#EdinWebCast Living Rent #Lochend seeks safety measures following tragic injuries on local roads Cllr @stephenjenkinson.bsky.social offers to meet with them and officers to discuss @lochendpark.bsky.social @dastonsnp.bsky.social @benmacpherson.bsky.social @edcriticalmass.bsky.social

***IMPORTANT***We've had to cancel our session tomorrow, now meeting on Sunday at 11am instead, once the yellow weather warning from Storm Amy is no longer in place. Join us, sharing the positive message of the SNP and how much better Scotland could be as an independent country!

We're launching our crowdfunder for the Holyrood election campaign next year. Only an SNP win can deliver independence. If elected I'll be a hard working local representative fighting the corner of the communities I represent. Please donate if you can. www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/elect-kate...

Labour are increasing your energy bills, after promising to cut them - to pay for a nuclear plant in England.

❌ One year of Keir and the report card’s in - it’s a Fail for Keir Starmer.👇

It took a lot of luck, time and effort for @sarasheridan.bsky.social and myself to get a very small historical information board added near a cairn in the park, with considerable inside assistance, so it always irks me how easily a scheduled ancient monument and SSSI can be turned into a carpark

Really uplifting evening last night at Leith Academy's end of year awards ceremony. Huge congratulations to all the amazing young people who had their achievements recognised 👏

New student housing ban possible, following my motion to last week's Full Council meeting 👇 theedinburghreporter.co.uk/2025/06/new-... via @edinreporter.bsky.social

We’re taking action to support families with the cost of living. 💷 From August, a number of S1 to S3 pupils in eight council areas will get free school meals as part of a new trial - saving £450 per child per year. news.stv.tv/politics/fre...

While Labour cut PIP across the UK, we won’t let disabled people down here in Scotland. We will not cut Scotland’s Adult Disability Payment - our equivalent of PIP. www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/politic...

Councillors backed my call to look at a halt on new student accommodation yesterday. Developers appear heedless of changing world around them. Vital then that @edinburghcouncil.bsky.social looks to act to rein in market. www.deadlinenews.co.uk/2025/06/20/c...

Political campaigning in general & by-elections in particular are a great way of seeing bits of Edinburgh (& elsewhere) that you wouldn't otherwise. Tonight, the Rosemount Buildings - what a gem! I assume that someone knows stuff about them - @threadinburgh.scot or @stevenrobb.bsky.social?

I was quoted in Sunday's @scotnational.bsky.social - Prof Ken Gibb of Glasgow University agrees with my assessment that the student accommodation development bubble mascotny be bursting. Developers haven't recognised that yet, so @edinburghcouncil.bsky.social must look to act.

I am proposing @edinburghcouncil.bsky.social explores halt to new student accom. After bubble bursts, our city may blighted by white elephant student blocks no one wants. The Council must consider stepping in now to rein in the market before it's too late. www.edinburghlive.co.uk/news/edinbur...