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Submissions wanted! 🎨 Is your child/ pupil aged 9-13? We're creating a short animated film to inform young people about #ecocidelaw and we’re looking for artwork and voice submissions to bring it to life! Get involved HERE: www.stopecocide.eart...#ecocidelaw #StopEcocide #Ecocide

Lovely sunny sessions in Cambuslang today and a warm response on the doors for our candidate, @monicalennon.bsky.social. 🌞 After two wasted decades, Rutherglen & Cambuslang needs a fresh start - Scottish Labour is best placed to beat the SNP and deliver the change our communities need.🌹

Why protect nature with criminal law (#EcocideLaw)? Criminal law: 👼 Shapes moral boundaries 💰 Redirects financial flows 🤵 Creates personal accountability More🔗 www.stopecocide.eart...#EcocideLaw)? #StopEcocide

I’ll stand up to leaders and ministers at Holyrood and Westminster when it’s the right thing to do. Come and join our grassroots campaign in Rutherglen, Cambuslang and Blantyre. Want to see me back in the Scottish Parliament fighting for progressive causes? I need your help. 👇

Four seasons in a few hours in Blantyre today but that won’t stop Scottish Labour from listening to people discussing their priorities. Our candidate, @monicalennon.bsky.social, is from here and understands the issues that matter to the community. Vote for a new direction on May 7th.🌹🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

🌞 Lovely sunny morning in High Blantyre and a warm reception on the doors for our fantastic candidate, @monicalennon.bsky.social. Only Scottish Labour can beat the SNP here and deliver the change Scotland needs. On 7th May, choose delivery over division and decline. 🌹❤️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Amazing to see individual MSPs 📸 supporting the STUC Women’s Committee to demand better ✊ #WomenDemandBetter @scottishtuc.bsky.social @katysclark.bsky.social

Massive thanks to @monicalennon.bsky.social for supporting the committee and welcoming all of us. We were urging MSPs to place women’s voices front and centre in the election.

At the parliament today with @lizmcg1578.bsky.social and the Young Women’s Movement to discuss our election manifestos with MSPs. Check out the STUC Women’s Committee manifesto asks here👇 www.stuc.org.uk/equalities-w...

In two days, the Scottish Parliament faces a defining vote on the Assisted Dying Bill. It has been robustly scrutinised and contains strong safeguards. In my Sunday Mail column today, I explain why I’m voting yes to dignity, autonomy and compassion for terminally-ill people in Scotland. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

On International Women’s Day I’m celebrating the incredible women I have the privilege of working alongside. Across our workplaces & our union, women continue to achieve amazing things & stand up for fairness & equality. Proud to work with so many inspiring women across UNISON Scotland 💜

Starting the day at UNISON Scotland’s Labour Link Forum hearing from Monica Lennon MSP about taking UNISON’s priorities into the heart of the Labour Party and tackling inequality within our public services 💜

NEW: @monicalennon.bsky.social is "profoundly disappointed" after a Holyrood committee blocked her ecocide legislation progressing before May's election. 90 out of the 129 MSPs backed the bill at the stage one vote. The SNP government was also supportive. www.scotsman.com/news/politic...

'So I can be remembered as I lived, not as I died' Terminally ill women Lisa Fleming, Tish McEwan and Lorna Weir, who are pro-assisted dying, demonstrate outside the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh on Wednesday. 𝘐𝘔𝘈𝘎𝘌: 𝘑𝘢𝘯𝘦 𝘉𝘢𝘳𝘭𝘰𝘸/𝘗𝘈 𝘞𝘪𝘳𝘦/𝘗𝘈 𝘐𝘮𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘴

Another weekend, another party conference. This time it was the Scottish Labour Party Conference, a single day conference which proved both busy and fruitful for #MEAction Scotland volunteers, Janet and Judith. #MyalgicEncephalomyelitis#MyalgicE#MyalgicE #HealthEquality

Are you on Substack? Head to our page to find deep dives & insights from the #ecocidelaw movement! 🔗 stopecocide.substack...#ecocidelaw #StopEcocide

The ‘R900 Positivity Crew’ from Calderwood! Out and about in our local community spreading love, kindness and positivity! Thank you to Specsavers, Rutherglen, for providing our hi-vis vests, too! 🩷 @rutherglen900.bsky.social

Brilliant reception in Blantyre! From her world-leading Period Poverty Act to her landmark Ecocide Bill, @monicalennon.bsky.social has a track record of delivery. Rutherglen & Cambuslang needs an MSP who gets things done and that’s Monica. Only Scottish Labour can beat the SNP here. 🌹

Excl: A Holyrood committee has been accused of ignoring the will of parliament after trying to kill @monicalennon.bsky.social's legislation to criminalise ecocide - despite being backed by MSPs to proceed. Opponents claim the Bill is being "rushed" through. www.scotsman.com/news/politic...

👋 Scottish Labour members. Final reminder that the regional list ballot closes at midday tomorrow. I’m standing on the Glasgow list - it includes the Rutherglen & Cambuslang constituency where I’m thrilled to be our candidate. If you haven’t voted yet, please check your emails and vote for me #1.

Reminder for Glasgow/Rutherglen @scottishlabour.bsky.social members: 1 week left to vote for your preferred regional candidates. Ballots close on Thursday 19 February. Please cast your 1st preference vote for me to place a strong and experienced representative at the top of our list. 🌹

Monica Lennon MSP, introducing the Ecocide (Scotland) Bill: “By advancing the Ecocide Bill, we are making it clear that eco-criminals will not be tolerated here ... It’s a powerful deterrent that puts polluters on notice to clean up their act. www.stopecocide.earth/bn-2025/scot...

Lots of support for our brilliant candidate, @monicalennon.bsky.social, in Rutherglen this morning. After almost 20 years of SNP failure, people here are ready for a fresh start - only Scottish Labour can beat them. It’s time to choose delivery over division and decline. 🌹🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿❤️

"Scotland values our nature above illegal profit" Scotland has voted to advance the ecocide prevention bill. We are delighted with this result and congratulate Monica Lennon with this historic step. Our ED Kate Mackintosh was part of her advisory team. bit.ly/45U7jRG

"The bill would make Scotland the first part of the UK to create the offence of #ecocide" BBC News reports on the progress of @monicalennon.bsky.social's proposed #ecocidelaw in the Scottish parliament yesterday. Story: bbc.co.uk/news/article... #StopEcocide

The Scottish Parliament has voted to move @monicalennon.bsky.social's Ecocide (Scotland) Bill to Stage 2. Our Scottish Labour and Co-operative Party representatives in Holyrood are making a difference for the future of our planet, and the future of Scotland, today

Scotland moves one step closer to making history as MSPs vote to advance the #Ecocide (Scotland) Bill! The bill would make Scotland the first UK nation to introduce #EcocideLaw. Learn more: www.stopecocide.earth/bn-2025/scot... #StopEcocide

NEW: MSPs have voted 90-26 in favour of Monica Lennon's legislation to criminalise ecocide at the stage one vote. Amendments drawn up by net zero secretary Gilliam Martin and Monica Lennon will be "streamlined" at stage 2, with the final vote taking place before the election.

Excl: @monicalennon.bsky.social has warned it would be "unwise" to pause her legislation to criminalise ecocide in Scotland. MSPs will vote on the Bill at stage 1 today. The Scottish Government has confirmed it will support the general principles of the legislation. www.scotsman.com/news/politic...

Critical win for the Ecocide (Scotland) Bill as MSPs vote to progress it to Stage 2 ⬇️ Congratulations and thanks to @monicalennon.bsky.social for her unrelenting work! We look forward to the next steps. Press release: www.ercs.scot/news/landmar...

The clock is ticking on Scotland’s chance to lead the world in environmental justice. 🌍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 This Thursday, my Ecocide (Scotland) Bill faces a crunch Stage 1 vote in the Scottish Parliament. Here is why this matters - and why we can’t afford to wait. 🧵 (1/6)

Busy speaking to local residents in Burnside today where it’s a huge privilege to be the Scottish Labour candidate for Rutherglen, Cambuslang and Blantyre. The constituency is in the Glasgow parliamentary region. If you’re a member please consider giving me your 1st preference vote in the ballot.

UK intelligence services just made the case for criminalising #ecocide. Jojo Mehta writes for Earth.Org about the UK’s national security assessment, which has identified ecosystem collapse as a national security threat. Full article: earth.org/uk-intelli... #ecocide.#StopEcocide

I am proud to support @monicalennon.bsky.social and her Ecocide (Scotland) Bill. I would urge all MSPs to support this bill at stage one and allow further debate and hopefully later implementation! #scotland #ecocide #StopEcocide #environment #ScottishParliament #countryside #waterways

On a fact finding visit to the site of the Monklands replacement hospital this morning – it was great to see the site preparation underway Now we need the Scottish government to sign off the business case and put up the capital

Real frustration at declining educational standards and having to wait years for NHS treatment in today’s Cambuslang session. After two decades of SNP failure, there’s an appetite for change - many here know that Scottish Labour is best placed to beat them and deliver that.

A state-mandated review in Ghana has proposed establishing a domestic crime of #ecocide. If implemented, Ghana would become the first African nation to establish ecocide as a domestic crime. Full story: www.stopecocide.eart...#ecocide. #StopEcocide #EcocideLaw

There are fire stations without working toilets while the Scottish Government throws millions of pounds at multinational corporations for an IT system fb.watch/EEUYu4nXTz/

This May, it’s a choice between more SNP decline or a fresh start with Scottish Labour. Our candidate, @monicalennon.bsky.social, grew up in Blantyre and knows what matters to our communities. With a track record of delivery, Monica will be a strong voice for Rutherglen & Cambuslang.

Lots of changes coming with new boundaries and many new candidates. As the Scottish Labour candidate for Rutherglen & Cambuslang (which includes my hometown Blantyre) I will be standing on the Glasgow list. @ballotbox.scot always worth a read 👇

Later this month in #Hamburg - join an exciting international workshop on #ecocide and climate litigation! Stop Ecocide International's Sue Miller will be there discussing #EcocideLaw progress. 📅 29-30 January 2026 Info: www.stopecocide.eart...#Hamburg#ecocide#EcocideLaw#StopEcocide

The first live RocknRoll Politics show of 2026 is at main concert hall, Kings Place, on February 11..time to delve deep and make sense of it all. Tickets here: www.kingsplace.co.uk/whats-on/wor...

Mass harm to nature could soon be a crime in #Scotland. Watch Monica Lennon MSP explain to SPNetZero why her #ecocide bill is urgently necessary. Full clip: www.youtube.com/watc... Learn more: www.stopecocide.eart... #Scotland.#ecocide#StopEcocide #ecocidelaw

In less than a week, I will be sworn in as the next mayor of New York City. It was only possible because of the more than 100,000 people who volunteered on our campaign. Here’s a story about one of them, my mother.

When entire ecosystems are destroyed, the perpetrators routinely walk away untouched #EcocideLaw changes that by introducing individual criminal accountability for mass environmental damage, LEARN MORE🔗www.stopecocide.eart...#EcocideLaw #StopEcocide

Why the 2026 Holyrood election matters more than you think. 🧵 In my latest Sunday Mail column, I’m digging into the rise of Reform UK and what it means for Scotland. We can’t afford to ignore the threat of "populism" that offers easy slogans but zero solutions for the working class.

Tomorrow I’ll be hosting my first Lucy Listens online event as Deputy Leader. Search your inbox for my email from Team Labour and join me. 👇🏻

Sleep well 😴 #sleepmanifesto