Welsh Labour MSs accuse Keir Starmer of 'rolling back devolution' #UK

STEPHEN Flynn has said that Chancellor Rachel Reeves’s opinion on another independence referendum doesn't carry much weight. #scotland

The foundations of the UK “can’t and won’t be fixed”, SNP Westminster leader Stephen Flynn has said, as he pushed Scots to back his party next year in the hopes of securing an independence referendum. #holyrood

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Watch as First Minister John Swinney marks Scotland's national day.🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 #scotland

Indyref2 can happen even if not 'priority' for voters, MSPs told

Scotland deserves better. Only independence will give us a fresh start and the power to protect our energy future.🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 #Scotland

ANAS Sarwar has been urged to visit the North East to see the "damage" the UK Government's windfall tax is having on Scotland's energy industry. #labour#snp

Should the UK Government be able to block a second independence referendum, or should the decision lie in the hands of the people of Scotland?

here won’t be another referendum on Scottish independence even if the SNP wins a majority at Holyrood next year,Chancellor Rachel Reeves has said.Scotland’s finance secretary Shona Robison accused the chancellor of an astonishing level of arrogance and suggested such a position can’t hold. #Scotland

The rate of Consumer Prices Index (CPI) inflation fell to 3.6% in October, from 3.8% in September, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said. #Prices #NationalStatistics #inflation

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"My poll numbers have never been better."

Dangerous shortage of medics threatens safe patient care in England, top GP says Royal College of GPs chair says surgeries desperate to hire more doctors but lack funding to do so #NHS#UK

Two pro-independence podcasters were arrested under terrorism laws. So, we went from being an extremist to a fucking terrorist.😱

Overseas-trained doctors leaving the UK in record numbers Medical bodies warn that hostility towards migrants is behind a 26% rise in departures that imperils NHS. #NHS

Labour is no longer the party that is most trusted on crime, healthcare and the environment, according to a new poll. #Labour #crime #healthcare #party

Answer me this. Which political leader do you think is presently best placed to be Scotland’s First Minister, after the Holyrood elections due in May? #scotland

Anas Sarwar has been slammed for defending the UK Government’s hostile immigration plans that will 'devastate' Scotland’s care sector

Independence versus change: Sarwar and Swinney set stage for showdown. #labour#snp#scotland

Can Edinburgh University survive cutting£140 million without sacrificing its quality and staff?#Edinburgh#university#strike

The public overwhelmingly supports the monarch's decision to strip Prince Andrew of his title, with 79 percent of Britons saying it was the right decision. #public #prince #Britons

UK ministers have continued to insist they would refuse a request for a second independence referendum to take place even if the SNP secures a majority. But Swinney said:If that [a majority] was to happen in May of next year, then I have no doubt that the prime minister would not survive in office.

Around one in three people have turned to AI for mental health help Mental Health UK called for urgent safeguards to be put in place to ensure AI can only use information from reputable sources Can a robot truly understand you? #uk#mentalhealth

THE Scottish Parliament has voted overwhelmingly to call for the reversal of Labour's "damaging" proposed funding allocation for Scotland's fishing industry.This would allocate just £28 million of the £360m Fishing and Coastal Growth Fund to Scotland. #scotland

Reeves is facing a Budget black hole of at least £20bn but she is struggling to come up with the tax rises needed to close the gap.

Top Scottish Labour donor says UK Government 'getting it wrong' on the economy as tax rising Budget looms. The tycoon criticised Rachel Reeves' record on everything from inflation to unemployment. #labour#scotland

Asking the House of Lords to vote for its own downsizing is like asking a fox to design a better henhouse.🤫

SCOTLAND has contributed £600,000 to a UN humanitarian fund to support the Occupied Palestinian Territories, with one official saying it is a “lifeline” for those facing hardship in the region.

Treasury Secretary Rachel Reeves' proposed "hidden tax" is a direct hit to hard-working families who are already struggling with the cost of living. This is not economic policy - it's economic punishment. #FairTax #WorkingClassMatters

Dr Amir Khan told Sir Kier on ITV's Lorraine on Tuesday that he had "never felt so unsafe" as a person of colour and asked him what Sir Kier was doing to unite the country. #uk

Starmer: Reform's racist rhetoric is tearing Britain apart. Are immigrants being used as political scapegoats? #UK#POLITICE

Thousands of NHS staff in England are set to lose their jobs after a deal was struck with the Treasury allowing the health service to overspend this year to cover the cost of redundancy payments. #NHS#UK

notably, the data reveals that Labour, the Tories, the Lib Dems and the Greens are all polling within three points of each other. There are no dull days in politics, eh?

Zack Polanski's Green party will be delighted to see that 16 per cent of British adults would back them in a general election, with the environmentalists leapfrogging the Liberal Democrats, on 15 per cent. #labour#uk

New drug for advanced prostate cancer halves death risk for thousands of men in England. #England#death#prostatecancer

The demise of the British economy, the associated defenestration of the Labour government and Conservative opposition, and the simultaneous surge in support for the Reform party may, in future years, be seen as a once-in-a-century event worth studying in close detail.

As Labour grapples with mounting economic woes ahead of the Budget, Andy Maciver argues that John Swinney could seize the moment-offering Scots a tax cut and a vision of competent governance that contrasts sharply with the chaos unfolding at Westminster. #Scotland

Scots families could be celebrating a tax cut – thanks to SNP #SNP#Scotland

Dave Doogan to seek SNP Westminster leadership if Stephen Flynn enters Holyrood. #westminster#snp#scotland

The £76 million a year Scotland was due to receive from the prosperity fund now appears as if it will be halved – to £36m. #scotland

SCOTLAND could lose out on millions in cash after the UK Government’s Pride in Place funding is set to replace an existing scheme. #snp#scotland

That dire economic reality has been deepened by the disaster of Brexit and its impact on the public finances - and now the architect of that Brexit disaster Nigel Farage is coming back to impose more damage on pensioners and the most vulnerable.

It is worth remembering and repeating that Westminster governments have left the UK with one of the lowest state pensions in the OECD. #westminster

Whether it's under Starmer right now or with Farage in the future, Westminster governments are a real threat to Scottish pensioners and their pensions. #scotland#westminster#snp

SCOTTISH independence is the only way to protect pensioners, the SNP have said, after Nigel Farage issued a fresh threat to the triple lock. #Scotland#independence

West of Scotland needs convinced When we break down the regions, West of Scotland is a clear outlier. Support for Yes is highest in Glasgow at 63%, followed by North East Scotland at 55%, and Mid Scotland and Fife at 54%. #independence#scotland#yes