I’m a day late, but Happy Independence Day Malta! 🇲🇹

Labour pledged to reduce household energy bills. Labour lied!

Delighted to see Callum McCaig take over the helm at SNP HQ. Callum is an extremely talented guy, who has immense campaigning & leadership experience. I wish Carol Beattie well in her future endeavours. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Labour promised thousands of GB Energy jobs for Aberdeen, that was then reduced to 1,000, but so far only 13 jobs have come to Europe’s Energy Capital. Labour have betrayed Aberdeen once again. www.thenational.scot/news/2548045...

Your SNP Scottish Government is supporting Aberdeen’s disabled people.

Yesterday in parliament, I had a good chat with David & Rob of the National Autistic Society Scotland & I support their call for inclusive communities.

Yes eleven years ago, yes now, yes always! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

The latest figures from the ONS show that food prices increased by 5.1% in the year to August. Labour has failed on one of their key election promises - to keep household bills down. Britain is broken, it’s time for independence! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Blood cancer claims more than 15,000 lives a year. This #BloodCancerAwarenessMonth, I’m proud to stand with @bloodcanceruk and those impacted by this illness. You can find more information here: bloodcancer.org.uk

Scotland is leading the way for families thanks to the policies of your SNP Scottish Government. #VoteSNP 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

I’d like to thank everyone who has sent me kind messages since I announced I was not re-standing for Parliament in 2026. I will get back to you all, but please bear with me. Thank you!

If the Chancellor is incapable of doing her job then the Prime Minister should have replaced her in his reshuffle this week. Labour are as chaotic as the Tories and Westminster is broken. It’s time for independence. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Labour’s priority was to grow the economy and they have failed dismally. Westminster doesn’t work, Britain is broken & it is without doubt time for independence. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

It was good to catch up with Scottish Youth Parliament representatives yesterday to chat about their 31 point manifesto. Scotland’s youth is Scotland’s future. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Starmer promised change, but we have the same chaos under Labour as there was under the Tories. Westminster is broken - it’s time for independence! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Check in with your friends and see if they are OK and be kind to others. Not just today, but every day. 💛

Scottish Gas customers — the Warm Home Discount Scheme 2025/26 is now open! If you're eligible, you could get a one-off payment of £150 to help with your energy bills. Find out more info here: scottishgas.warmhomediscount.com

I’ve decided not to stand for parliament in 2026 as I’m not 100% physically fit after an illness. I’m honoured & humbled to have served Aberdonians for almost 27 years. I’d like to thank constituents, my immense staff, family, friends & SNP colleagues for all your support. 🙏

Honoured to have been asked to speak at Aberdeen Mela today and to see Aberdonians from all continents of the globe come together for a great day of entertainment & celebration. #OneAberdeen #OneScotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

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Good news - your SNP Scottish Government will help fund a two year pilot for the screening of newborns for Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA). SMA is a rare condition which causes progressive muscle wastage affecting movement, breathing and swallowing.

Good news - the number of qualified paramedics in the Scottish Ambulance Service has increased by a whopping 62% from 1,331 on 31 March 2015 to 2,156 exactly a decade later.

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Boris Johnson refused to sack a Minister, who broke the Ministerial code & it looks like Starmer may well follow Johnson’s lead. With Farage there would likely be no code. Westminster is broken, it’s time for independence. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Scotland’s future must be in Scotland’s hands. Please give your backing for Scotland’s right to decide by clicking on the link below:- www.yes.scot/signup/

I’m proud that the Scottish Parliament has voted to recognise the State of Palestine. 🇵🇸 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 The UK Government must now follow suit with no caveats, no ifs & no buts. Recognise Palestine now!

Tax evasion is a crime & no ordinary Joe or Josephine would be able to deploy an “I got the wrong advice” argument as an excuse no matter what the circumstances are. It’s not one rule for Labour’s Deputy Prime Minister and another for you. Rayner must resign!

The Climate Change Committee agree that SNP Scottish Government policies such as scrapping peak rail fares & providing free bus travel for younger and older people is helping to get folk out of their cars. The SNP - helping people, cutting carbon & saving the planet.

Good news! 91.8% of young people referred to CAMHS were seen within 18 weeks, according to the latest statistics from Public Health Scotland. This is a slight increase from 91.6% in the previous quarter, and above the national standard of 90%.

I had an interesting afternoon at Offshore Europe hearing from businesses, academics, overseas visitors & political colleagues. Aberdeen has always been at the forefront of energy research, development & production & long may that continue.

The number of operations performed in July was the highest in five years, according to today’s Public Health Scotland statistics. The data shows that 23,470 operations were carried out in July, an 8.9% increase compared to last July & the highest since the Covid 19 pandemic.

Scotland’s Charity Air Ambulance rely on the support of the public to carry out their vital work. I have just signed up to their weekly lottery to help out. If you’d like to do likewise just click on the link below:- www.scaa.org.uk/lottery/

Today, is the start of Aberdeen Restaurant Weeks, which runs until the 14th September. Why not take a look to see the restaurants that are involved by clicking on the link below? Thanks to Glenhouse and Aberdeen Inspired for the photo. www.aberdeeninspired.com/festival/res...

The Westminster Labour Government is wilfully destroying the North Sea oil and gas industry & are throwing workers on the scrap heap. Labour must scrap their ludicrous energy taxation policies, retain skills & save jobs so that we can truly reach the goal of a just transition.

Today’s good news!

Let’s get out of Broken Brexit Britain. Independence! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Labour lied about reducing household energy bills and we are paying the price for Westminster’s failures. Scotland has the energy, it’s now time for us to have the power. Independence! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

I had an informative visit to Scotland’s Charity Air Ambulance at Aberdeen Airport with my colleague, Karen Adam. Pleased to hear that they are about to get a new helicopter, which will make life easy for their exceptional staff to reach, triage and transport patients.

Independence is the only route to cheaper energy as bills rise again to an average of £1,755 from October under Labour. Labour promised to reduce energy costs for households and they have failed dismally. Scotland has the energy, now we need the power.

Denny the dog with his wee Saltire neckerchief at yesterday’s Wallace 700 remembrance event.

The Kintore & District pipe band playing today at the Wallace 700 remembrance event at Aberdeen’s William Wallace statue.

Let’s….🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Grenada has decided to drop the oath of allegiance to the king, isn’t it time that Scotland followed their lead? I’ve lodged a Scottish Parliament calling for us to have the power to have MSPs pledge their allegiance to the people of Scotland and not the British crown.

Great news! Free school meals are being expanded across Aberdeen and other parts of Scotland to S1 to S3 pupils in receipt of the Scottish Child Payment. You can find out more here: www.gov.scot/news/free-sc...

The HPV (human papillomavirus) vaccine programme has had an astounding impact, and I urge all who are eligible to get immunised.

The Scottish Government’s Communities Mental Health & Wellbeing Fund for Adults has now reopened for it's 5th year! Over £550,000 is available to support grassroots, community-based initiatives in Aberdeen Find out more here: acvo.org.uk/funding/cmhwfund

Delighted to have been asked to cut the cake at the 150th anniversary of the fantastic Ruthrieston Community Centre today.

Watch out the scammers are about. #ScamAware

Spot the difference…

I visited CFINE earlier today and I am always so impressed to hear about the level of work that this fantastic organisation does to help the most vulnerable folk in our city. Their efforts are incredible, but it’s so sad that so many in our society are reliant on foodbanks.