The Ambassador was followed by Sid Khan, a Scot who was recently held in an Israeli jail following his attempt as part of an international flotilla to deliver aid to Gaza. #SNP25

🇵🇸 The UK finally recognised the State of Palestine just three weeks ago. At SNP Conference, we were privileged and honoured today to hear from the new Ambassador of Palestine to the UK, Dr Husam Zomlot. #SNP25

It was great to hear from Roz Foyer, STUC General Secretary at SNP Conference this afternoon. This is the first ever address by the Scottish Trades Union Congress to our party.

Quick matcha latte from Skinny Coffee on the platform at Uddingston train station then off to Aberdeen for my party's national conference. #supportlocal

🚌 The guidance used to assess ‘safe’ walking routes to school is over 20yrs old and not fit for purpose — it doesn't even require a pavement. ❌ Labour have used that document to remove school transport from over 8,000 kids. 🟡 Today we brought a motion requesting a local review. 🥀 They blocked it.

Renewing a driving license online: £14 Renewing a DL by post because the online system doesn't work: £17 fee + £10 photo booth prints + £2.13 postal order fee + £1.70 stamp Why is the UK Government so technologically illiterate and why does it make a £14 application £31?

We have submitted an urgent business request to discuss Labour’s cuts to school transport at the Executive Committee meeting this morning. We demand that Councillors have a chance to scrutinise the final details of the cuts before they are introduced - this may be the last opportunity.

There's a certain cruelness in life that finding your glasses would be a lot easier if you were wearing your glasses.

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Extremely disappointed to see Labour effectively fabricating figures and quoting me as a source. When my (simple, full election, not a by-election prediction) model had Labour narrowly ahead of the SNP, I was not yet showing Reform figures. I have never published anything with these exact figures.

Today's life management – getting Control Centre organised on my phone. Frequent controls on page 1, then a page each for downstairs/upstairs smart tech. Only annoyance is that there's no IF statements in Apple Shortcuts so my work phone line on/off can't be one button. #tech #Apple #PhilipsHue

Sweltering day to rally for a republic on Calton Hill, Edinburgh. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿's tradition of popular sovereignty is much older than the Windsor rule of these islands. A modern, democratic nation deserves an elected head of state that represents and is answerable to us all. @ourrepublic.scot #RepublicDay

Standing room only for Bothwell Futures AGM this evening.

Matching lighting on my desk, keyboard and controller are really tingling my brain right now.

It was devastating to hear this morning that Christina McKelvie MSP had passed away. She was an absolute gem. Even when I was just some wee guy in the party, she always made every interaction feel like a real conversation, not the usual political patter. My thoughts are with Keith, Jack and Lewis.

We are once again talking about "welfare" instead of social security. "Welfare" individualises state support, when what the UK built in the post-war years was a social security system which served our common endeavour. "Welfare" is the language of tabloids; it should not be the language of Labour.

The internet remembers 😂 @ollymann.bsky.social

I've been thinking about this hard and I believe the world really started turning for the worse when we stopped making swappable fascias for mobile phones.

Your SNP Group believes you should be able to see where your Council Tax is spent. Watch on Wednesday at 12:30pm using the "SL Committees" YouTube channel.

I'm glad my amendment to a motion was accepted today and the the council will no longer use Twitter/X (other than to share vital emergency updates). We can no longer ask our staff to subject themselves to hate and violent/sexual material on that platform when managing our account.

I enjoyed getting out on the doors with Stephanie Callaghan MSP and other Uddingston and Bellshill SNP members this morning. It's vital as local representatives to hear from residents about what matters to them. #ActiveSNP

You can't trust a word from Scottish Labour. I'd feel bad for Anas Sarwar after this five minutes of squirming if it wasn't entirely of his own making. Great work by Colin MacKay at STV.

@marcjenko.bsky.social was there something juicy in the Mhairi B episode? Stopped playing mid way through now doesn't seem to be in the feed.

1. My name does have between 5 and 32 characters. 2. What about people with longer or shorter names? 3. The actual problem was that my name has a hyphen. The is web dev 101 and I can't stand that we're still dealing with this in 2025.

🧵 Migration strengthens Scotland. It boosts tax revenue, sustains our NHS, and fuels businesses as employers and customers. Scotland is open, welcoming, and thriving with diversity.

Was out for a walk in Uddingston and took a notion to stop in at the The Rowantree Inn . There's not many places these days where you can sit with a pie and a pint by an open fire. Perfect for a day like this. #supportlocal

Forget Die Hard, is Zodiac a Christmas movie? 😂 🍿

Rutherglen Westminster constituents (including my Bothwell & Uddingston constituents), here is your MP being confronted with his own lack of principles Shanks was right when he wanted your vote & supported WASPI compensation. He's wrong now that he's in government & wants to brush 50's women aside

Nearing the end of 2024, here’s a handy thread keeping track of Labour’s “achievments” in Gov: 👵 Refused WASPI Justice Compensation 🚸 Kept 2 child cap & ‘rape clause’ 🇵🇸 Lack of recognition & open complicity in Gazan genocide ❄️ Winter Fuel axed for 10m pensioners 🏦 No bankers’ bonuses cap 1/🧵

#PMQs now: Badenoch going after Starmer on WASPI compensation is a bit bold. The Tories and Labour are two cheeks... sides of the same coin on WASPI compensation. Only the SNP have been robust in our support for these women who have been done wrong by the UK Government.

I'm at the stage of my Spanish learning journey where my social media algorithms have caught on. But unfortunately I'm not at the stage where I can understand the Spanish social media content I'm being served.

We can only hope that this is yet another promise Starmer's government will break. Labour's disrespect for Scottish democracy is astounding.

@marcjenko.bsky.social Listening to the latest ep. You sound bitter that you're in my 3rd place 😂 Love the pod, even if I am a weapon inspector (listening doesn't mean I agree with them tho)

Thanks to @glasgowtimes.bsky.social for covering this motion, I'm proud to have written it with Cllr Frame Vapes can play a role in helping smokers quit but they are now the primary source for new nicotine addicts Anything to keep these fruit flavour death batteries away from kids is worth a shot

🎅 Head down to Uddy Cross for Grow Uddingston's Xmas Fayre. There's a raffle/tombola. Free hot choc at the Church of the Nazarene I bought a wreath for my front door, a choc orange highland coo, tablet & a Muiredge/SJB tote bag Got something else but can't post that in case my wife sees her gift 😂

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 👏

Conservative MP Dr Luke Evans supporting the bill: “Today's debate is not about whether we support palliative care, it is about what happens when palliative care doesn't work or can't work. The truth is palliative care has limits.”

There are many things that have been said in this debate that I've disagreed with, or I believe were misinformed. But Robert Jenerick's shoehorning of an anti-EU argument into this debate is the first contribution that I've believed is a purposeful, cynical, bad-faith argument. Shameful.

John Hayes' argument that his mentally ill professor would have died by suicide earlier if assisted suicide was available is simply false. Mental illness is not included in this Bill. The bill is solely about terminally ill adults. #YesToDignity

A good thread to keep an eye on today. Of course this won't apply in Scotland but we have a similar Bill going through Holyrood that will, and many of the same arguments will be made.

Great points from SNP MP Seamus Logan. Scotland produces more electricity than we use & does it in the cheapest way possible – renewables. Yet the price of electricity is pegged to the most expensive way of producing it – burning gas. We could have free power at times if London changed this rule.

Free reign for Putin to saunter down the Champs-Élysées. (btw, the ICC considered jurisdiction and ruled that they had it, this isn't a matter for individual governments to consider)

Cursed what3words location.

Stay safe

@marcoarment.bsky.social loving the new listening stats (Overcast wrapped haha) Seems to be a bug with app and/or the ATP feed listing twice.

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Policing is in fact the responsibility of the Home Secretary.

Following an FOI request by @thesnp.bsky.social, the Labour UK government confirmed that the Chancellor held ZERO meetings with Labour MSPs ahead of the budget. That includes their leader in Scotland, Anas Sarwar. They didn't just fail to stand up for Scotland - they didn't even try.

I'm proud to have brought this motion to SLC with Cllr Frame. Vapes can play an important role in helping smokers quit, but they are now becoming the primary addiction drivers for new nicotine addicts. Anything we can do to keep these fruit flavour death batteries away from kids is worth a shot.