x.com/stvnews/stat... Save money for folk, cut emissions, create opportunities for our next generation. The under 22 bus scheme is doing all of the above and myself and @FionaHyslop are very proud to be part of a government that is working for the people of Scotland by delivering real benefits 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

📣More culture funding available The Scottish Government’s Culture Collective Fund has opened for applications. Administered by Creative Scotland, the fund enables organisations in arts, screen & creative industries to work directly with communities. www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/opinion...

Congratulations to these two fabulous folk Ian and Amy Reid on the triumph that is todays Rooted Textiles Festival in Madderty today. So much going on and to celebrate in the smallholder organic and textile world here in Scotland

The storm has knocked out our power in an all electric house, SSEN saying Monday before they can get it back on. Thankfully we’ve got the wee stove keeping us warm. Please stay safe if you’re out folks, it’s a wild one where we are

Great to welcome Jim Fairlie, Minister for Agriculture and Connectivity, to our Holyrood exhibition. We discussed our Responsible Dog Ownership Course, focusing on tackling livestock worrying, and look forward to working together on this important issue. @jimfairliesnp.bsky.social

Stormy weather wasn’t stopping the team getting out chapping on doors in Letham this afternoon Cost of living is the worry,and more and more people are realising that independence is the antidote. Next year’s election is all about demanding Scotland’s right to choose that future

A grand wee team knocking doors and delivering “ Your Right to Choose” leaflets in Tulloch today.They’re telling me, with a tiny exception,it’s only @theSNP that folk are trusting to stand up for them and Scotland.We don’t take that for granted we just keep working harder

I’ve been posted missing on here for a while, I got out of the habit of checking in, maybe time to reengage 👍

It’s been four years since I was elected by the good people of Perthshire South and Kinross-shire, and I have striven every day to repay the faith they put in me by being their local champion with a national voice.

If you are looking for a fast paced dynamic environment with empathy and a desire to help constituents, an attention to detail and an eye for opportunities to make a difference , this may be the role for you 👇

Perhaps this is part of the fundamental issue for the @theSNP right now, as Geoff points out on @HolyroodSources , we are working so hard to make things better for folk, but not doing enough to communicate it. We can change that and we must x.com/holyroodsour...

If you are looking for a fast paced dynamic environment with empathy and a desire to help constituents, an attention to detail and an eye for opportunities to make a difference , this may be the role for you 👇

It’s been four years since I was elected by the good people of Perthshire South and Kinross-shire, and I have striven every day to repay the faith they put in me by being their local champion with a national voice.

Almost there, wee family of pied wagtails in the garden getting closer to leaving home. Been watching them for a few weeks now, 🤞they fledge soon

It was good getting out on the doors in Kinross with @PeteWishart and the @SNPKinross activists. There is a real appetite to discuss how @theSNP can and are improving the lives of the people of Scotland.

Very good CA meeting to talk about what the campaign for Holyrood 2026 at @SNPKinross branch is going to look like with @PeteWishart and brilliant activists

This is an inspirational brilliant initiative instigated by my colleague @StevieCarr66 in the @theSNP led council in PKC. Check it out and see if your group could qualify for a repurposed mini bus, well done Stevie, SNP in the service of the people of Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 👏

I have received a large volume of emails from constituents regarding the Stage One Debate on Assisted Dying, due to be heard in Holyrood tomorrow. Here is my statement on how I will be voting and why.

Excellent weather to be out delivering the message for @KatyLoudonSNP and @theSNP that it’s only the SNP who are working for the people of Scotland, Labour have abandoned any pretence as Sarwar slavishly obeys Starmer

Delighted and honoured to hear I have been formally nominated as the SNP candidate for the 2026 Holyrood elections.A huge thanks to members who have put their faith in me again and a commitment to work to represent our constituency and further the cause of Scottish Independence

Here’s a very brief update from my meeting today with @NHSTayside CEO Nicky Connor in regards to CAMHS waiting lists.

Happy World Whaup Day to MSP Nature Champion @jimfairliesnp.bsky.social! #WorldCurlewDay Find out more about these fantastic waders, the threats they're facing and the action needed to protect them: scotlink.org/species/curl...

I get all around the country meeting amazing people but this was a stand out for me. Andrew and Suzzane Jardine are new entrants on @CrownEstateScot. If you’re a potential new entrant looking for inspiration, watch this and contact #FONE to help 👇 www.youtube.com/watch?v=WE86...

Scotland’s food and drink’s industry is world leading, says @jimfairliesnp.bsky.social 👇

Great first day talking to crofters on Lewis and Harris about the upcoming crofting bill, and how to keep the crofting communities vibrant with opportunities for the next generation. It was good to have @alasdairallan help the understanding of some of the challenges

We were joined by Scottish Government Agriculture Minister @jimfairliesnp.bsky.social at Easter Howgate Farm, where he visited our GreenShed and GreenCow facilities—two pioneering projects shaping the future of sustainable agriculture.

Good morning from a stunning moonlit Perthshire

Want to hear what a Swinney Forbes government is about and what it will deliver in these troubling times? , take a listen to John Swinney in this. Clear, calm, focused, determined and thoughtful. That’s what todays leaders need to be, and he is podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...

It was brilliant to meet Andrew and Suzanne , they are a testament to the value of giving folk a chance who bring fresh ideas and ambition helping revitalise the sector. @SAYFC meetings to follow so we can see how much more we can do. x.com/scotgovrural...

This Scottish Government proudly stands alongside our farming community,working with them to ensure resilience sustainability and a strong future.The U.K. must reverse their damaging family farm tax, do impact assessments and ensure the tenanted sector are exempt x.com/oxfordfarmin...

Not dressed for visiting a farm but was great to catch up with Niall Jeffrey on Beilgrange Farm. A great example of a mixed farm with suckler cows and arable rotation,where soil health is a driving factor in helping profitability environment and business resilience

A budget made in Scotland, for Scotland and delivered by a government focused on the needs of the people of Scotland. It’s only @theSNP can do that, Labour and Tory ties to WM means they take orders from them, not from the Scottish people 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

When you meet boyhood heroes. King Kenny was in the Scottish Parliament tonight and I had the great pleasure of having a wee blether about football and good restaurants. He’s far more fun than his telly persona 😂, and a proper legendary gentleman @kennethdalglish

Cracking morning sunrise for yesterday’s morning run, it’s snowing this morning 🥶. Beautiful Perthshire

Great to be out on the doors with the fabulous @AlmondEarn_SNP team and @CllrJohnRebbeck. The chat is about how badly Labour have let folk down, but we still have more to do. The First Ministers plan for the NHS is a very good start which folk are welcoming

Fascinating visit with Dad to the Library of Innerpeffrey in my constituency just outside Crieff. With books dating back to 1625 the oldest lending library in Scotland is a hidden gem of a place.Huge thanks to Naomi for her help enthusiasm and knowledge. Well worth a visit

I convened a meeting today at the Loaninghead flyover to discuss the safety concerns of bus users having to cross the A9 heading South at Auchterarder. The proposal of establishing a new stop on the off ramp is one possible solution, and I’ll keep folk updated on progress

Watch Colin McKay here as Sarwar being called out and reminded that he promised to save the Grangemouth jobs, now he’s running a mile that the redundancy notices are being delivered. Farage esque populism coming home to roost for Mr Sarwar www.youtube.com/watch?v=PdJT...

@richardlochhead.bsky.social role in helping our food and drink sector becoming the phenomenal force that it is was immense for which he deserves huge credit. My very best wishes go to him and Fiona for whatever new adventures come next

“I have often said to myself what are the boasted advantages which my country reaps from a certain Union that counterbalance the annihilation of her Independence, and even her very name!” Robert Burns

I am holding a surgery in Abernethy this Friday, give my office a call for an appointment

I want to see a Scotland free from child poverty, for every child to be able to thrive regardless of where they were born. Today I delivered a speech about this in Stirling - and while the task is ambitious, we’re getting on with the job. 👇

Sitting in the Holyrood chamber, listening to the brilliant speech by my colleague Kenneth Gibson,standing up robustly for the WASPI women, some who are in the gallery tonight. It’s the @theSNP who are standing up for those wronged women, Labour should hang their heads in shame

Mhor Energy in Kinross are one of those brilliant small scale start ups , working locally but thinking globally with energy storage solutions that we will need as we develop our renewable energy future. I’m looking forward to seeing their ambitions be realised

Visiting Kinross today I met the fantastic team from @broke_not Broken who do brilliant work in the area. We have taken a number of issues away that we will try to help with, but clearly Westminster austerity policies are driving even more people into poverty

Delighted that the Glen Sannox gets close to docking in Brodick on her maiden journey. Sailing today in challenging conditions she will bring much needed resilience and relief to the communities that rely on her. Well done to all @CalMac_Updates and all involved

At a time when we are seeing car crash politics from Labour in U.K. and Scotland,an alarming rise in populists like Farage,it is so reassuring to hear John Swinney and Kate Forbes deliver real stability and vision of hope for Scotland.👇@HolyroodSources.bskysocial open.spotify.com/episode/

🥀 Sarwar has said if Labour were in power in Scotland they'd immediately seek to cut spending on payments, including @thesnp.bsky.social 'game-changing' Scottish Child Payment. 👥 Then yesterday, only 4 Lab MSPs attended a debate on child poverty. ❌ This is not the 'change' Labour promised voters.

It’s clear to see that John Swinney has already been putting in the hard yards, he has been all over the country, engaging with everyone from businesses LAs charities and everyone in between. He’s working harder and smarter, demonstrating the kind of leadership that we need now.