I get my first name from my Grandpa’s surname. His family came from Highlands & North East. This is my 4x Great Grandpa, William Ross, Sergeant Master Tailor of the 93rd Sutherland Highlanders. He made the uniform he’s wearing - and those of regiment. Served in Corfu, Gibraltar, India, & Crimea.

Increasing UK inequality created a fertile ground for anti-migrant sentiment and Brexit due to perceived scarcity > Nigel Farage and Reform back Brexit which further increases inequality in UK > Whilst Tories and Labour echo them on Brexit and stoking up anti-migrant sentiment.

Vive la France.

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 The SNP will always keep Scotland’s water in Scotland’s hands. The current fiasco in England shows that public ownership works. Scottish Water delivers a better service, reinvestment not profit, and 20% lower bills than England. 🚰

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

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿💦 That’s that settled then.

Keir Starmer and other world leaders have stood by - or in his case, enabled - the deliberate starvation of Palestinians by Israel. It’s a shameful stain on history few of us will ever forget. It’s time to stop this now.

Let this sink in. ‘Scottish’ Labour are seeking advice from Blair who took the UK into an illegal war against Iraq, that killed 1 million people & who is now advising on the annexation of Gaza to create a Riviera style beach resort (FT). How utterly low can Labour sink?

What greater indictment of our age than this: those who cry out for Gaza are silenced, while those who starve and kill its people walk free. A world that fears the oppressed more than the oppressor’s weapons is not just broken - it is complicit.

Scottish Labour are seeking advice from the Tony Blair Institute for the Scottish Election, whose staff have been taking part in a project investigating turning Gaza into a Riveria. The final plan proposes “paying half a million Palestinians to leave the area”.

It’s 2025 and too much of geopolitics has de-evolved into modern cave men throwing rocks to protect power. All while many of the real existential threats to our planet and human survival go unanswered.

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland’s future in our hands, or his?

Every year in the UK we rightfully commemorate the defeat of Nazism. Yet today, we see how ideology still radicalises people to the point where the murder of Palestinian children is justified. History isn’t just something to leave behind - it is a warning we are meant to heed.

Humanity is the light in the dark, the song in the silence, the hand reaching out when all else falls. In these times, be the reason the world remembers kindness.

With just over two weeks until polling day in Hamilton, Larkhall & Stonehouse, we’re getting our positive message of hope and delivery out there. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 When Labour cut the Winter Fuel Payment - the SNP brought it back. 🔥

I am not willing to see Scottish pensioners struggle because of Labour broken promises. The SNP government will bring back the Winter Fuel Payment by St Andrew's Day this year.

Ah yes, the famous “best of both worlds” from 2014… Out of the EU, sky-high shopping costs, energy bills, rents and mortgages. We’ve had Johnson - and now Farage looms. Remind me: what planet are we on if we ever fall for that lot again? news.stv.tv/politics/sco...

The antithesis to Reform in Scotland is independence. Their predecessor, UKIP, wanted to abolish the Scottish Parliament. Scots want hope - better jobs, affordable homes, and a better quality of life, powered by Scotland’s resources. The SNP is perfectly placed to counter them.

On Thursday I was rushed to hospital with severe abdominal pain and had keyhole surgery. Grateful beyond words to the NHS Scotland staff who are caring for me - and for my wee boy, my partner, and my family when we have needed it most. Thank you.

Reform will unravel when they gain power at Westminster and are expected to deliver for the very people who put their trust in them.

Westminster keeps misdiagnosing why voters turn to Farage. Mimicry isn’t cure - it feeds decline. The real remedy is education, a better standard of living, and hope. Brexit sped up UK’s decline and left voters searching for easy targets to blame, aided by Reform/Tories/Labour.

Labour benefited from a political tide that turned their way after the Tories collapsed and voters were simply desperate for a change. But within months of promising a new direction, they’ve squandered that goodwill and shattered the trust people placed in them.

🤔 Scottish Labour are currently running Facebook ads through a Facebook page that isn’t using their branding (around £20k spent so far). This is a technique the Tories have used in the past on leaflets due to the toxicity of their brand in Scotland. www.thenational.scot/news/2511719...

When Labour and other Westminster parties make cuts that push people into precarity, they create a fertile ground for the far right - signalling that migrants and disabled people are to blame, when the real issue is political choices. That’s the race to the bottom.

First, they took winter support from the elderly. Now, they’re cutting support for the young and disabled. Labour are targeting the most vulnerable in ways even the Tories wouldn’t have dared.

The Tories in Scotland are a paradox - unpopular populists.

It seems 2025 will be very unsubtle with its metaphors and foreshadowing.

🗓️ For me, 2024 was the year two turned into three when I became a father. There are many challenges in life, but being my son’s Dad is honestly the most life affirming responsibility I’ve ever had. 🎉 Happy new year to you and yours when it comes. All the best to you for 2025!

A huge thank you to First Minister @johnswinney.bsky.social for choosing us for his 2024 charity Christmas card. It was a real honour & delight for some of the young people we support to join the FM & Jane Barlow to launch the card at Bute House. Read more: www.childrenfirst.org.uk/firstministe...

💡 Scotland is capable of becoming an economic powerhouse. We have the industries, the resources, and most importantly, the talent. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 It’s our job to build confidence and to give the people of Scotland hope for the future.

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scottish Parliament constituency polling by Norstat: SNP: 37% (+4) Scottish Labour: 21% (-2) 🗳️ Independence support at 54% - the highest level in 4 years. 🔍 @JohnSwinney the most popular politician in Scotland. www.thetimes.com/uk/scotland/...

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @theSNP's #ScotBudget for 2025/26 is delivering for you and your family. 🏥 Record NHS funding 🥀 Ending Labour's two-child cap, lifting 15,000 kids out of poverty 🔥 Winter Heating Payment for every pensioner household 💷 Majority of Scots paying less tax than rest of the UK

Best wishes to Scotland’s new Makar Pàdraig MacAoidh. See the link below to his outstanding work as a Gaelic poet via the Scottish Poetry Library @byleaveswelive.bsky.social

🦦 In a time of what seems like constant upheaval, this is a beautifully directed and uplifting film about one man who adopts a wild Otter in Shetland. You can watch it on @disneyplustr.bsky.social - you won’t regret it. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

The SNP Scottish Government will introduce a universal Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, following the UK Labour government's decision to cut the Winter Fuel Payment to 900,000 Scots. "We will not abandon older people this winter or any winter" - @sa4dunfermline.bsky.social 👏

🥀 As soon as they got into government, Labour decided to cut the Winter Fuel Payment. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 We don’t think that’s right - so we’ve introduced a universal Winter Heating Payment for 900,000 Scots pensioners.

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 It's the SNP that is delivering for Scotland by fixing Labour's winter fuel crisis. 🥀 Labour promised "change", but instead they delivered more of the same by betraying pensioners.

❌ Despite promising ‘Change’, Labour removed the Winter Fuel Payment from 900,000 pensioners immediately. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland doesn’t need Labour’s change - we need progress with an SNP Government.

🔍 75% of Scots believe Labour’s budget will make them worse off or make no difference to their living standards. 👎 The buyer’s remorse is real.

Read this and you’ll feel better about life. Thank you, Glenn. www.bbc.com/news/article...

Despite a massive head start, BlueSky has now overtaken Threads in the US 👇

This is really getting quite remarkable • BlueSky user numbers have doubled in the past week and now total 3.5 million across US & UK 🚀 • Number of people deleting their X/Twitter account remains way up And the next chart is particularly notable...

Is Reeves being economical with the truth? This is a really odd story that should be getting more attention if true. It's been suggested that Chancellor Reeves removed part of her CV, specifically that she worked for Bank of Scotland as an economist, due to it being untrue.

"Have you been mis sold a government, you may be entitled to compensation"

🔥 Ben Doak 🤝 John McGinn.

What’s the return policy on a Labour UK Government?

And a Dalry kid, where I grew up 😊 He's some talent 👏

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Ben Doak is raw talent at 19 years old. Kudos to Clarke for giving him a chance. A solid result for Scotland against Croatia.

*Takes in a deep breath of fresh air*