The Labour Westminster Government is destroying the North Sea oil & gas industry & any hopes of a just transition.

The easiest way to get rid of the Lords is independence. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

The SNP Scottish Government owned Prestwick Airport employs 500 people & has reported an increase in profit as well as in its cargo operations in the last year. Recording a £3.5m profit for the year the sixth consecutive year of profit for the airport. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

UK Internal Market Act gives the UK government the power to intervene in areas that are the responsibility of the Scottish & Welsh governments. Welsh Labour said it should be "removed from the statute book". Scottish labour were against it what happened? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

UK Labour membership has halved since Keir Starmer became leader down from 564,443 in 2017 with recent reports suggest the drop has accelerated. Leaked internal figures indicate Labour's paid-up membership has fallen below 250,000.

Whisky industry suffering job losses, stalled investment and business closures. Yet the Labour government budget increased alcohol duty on whisky. Has the Labour party given up on Scotland and is now out to undermine our industries? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

In August 2020, the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority announced a new date of 2333 for Dounreay to become available for other uses. That's over 300 years from now! constructionmanagement.co.uk/dounreay-nuc...

SNP curriculum for excellence providing construction pathways for young people. "At Wester Hailes High School, pupils are laying bricks, carving stone, and slating roofs, all while building something much more important: confidence." www.heraldscotland.com/news/2568119...

IPSOS poll predicts that there will be a record number of MSP's who believe in independence being elected in 2026. At 77 MSP's this more than double the 36 elected in 1999. This will be the 4th Holyrood election since 2011 that the people have returned an independence majority.

Since 2015, almost 50,000 homes across Scotland have been supported through the SNP's Warmer Homes Scotland scheme including 480 homes in my constituency. In the last year, the scheme has helped homes in all 32 of Scotland’s Local Authorities for the tenth year running.

Congratulations to Shadrach from Clovenstone PS in winning my last Xmas card competition. Ollie from Canal View and Rory from Currie were worthy runners up. Thanks to Tesco and Kimberley, the community champion, for sponsoring this years competition.

My December newsletter can be downloaded from here: mailchi.mp/c6f2212e4a6b...

Child poverty in Scotland has fallen to its lowest level in three decades, with both absolute and relative rates continuing to sit well below the UK average. For 2023–24, those rates were 22% and 17% respectively – 9% lower than the UK’s 31% and 26% www.newstatesman.com/spotlight/20...

Last week, Edinburgh Tenants Federation celebrated its 35th anniversary at a Scottish Parliament reception. www.edinburghtenants.org.uk/edinburgh-te...

Scotland the only country that has a payment to support families out of poverty at £27.15 per week.

Data from Public Health Scotland shows that new NHS outpatient waits of over a year reduced by 18% between April & October with waiting times falling for 5 months in a row. Over the same period the total waiting list size for new inpatient/daycase procedures also reduced by 26%.

No austerity under Labour? Labours budget last year we were told that a slate had been “wiped clean” and she was emphatic: “I’m not coming back with more borrowing or more taxes”. On Wednesday she’ll be back for more - and the Labour tax rises are expected to be hefty. www.itv.com/news/2025-11...

Following on from recent announcements on the Improving Access Fund, a reminder that Young Carer's Grant has also been extended, as part of our commitment to a Scotland where everyone can have a good and dignified life; real choices, autonomy, and access to support.

Labour has:- 💴 Refused to tax Billionaires ❌ Failed to lift the two child cap ⚡️ Raised household energy bills 🐝 Betrayed the WASPI women ⚒️Introduced a tax on jobs They have moved from True Labour, to New Labour, to Blue Labour. They are Tories in all but name.

Last year Labour in Wales called for the devolution of TV and radio. Why not Scotland? www.gov.wales/independent-...

Labour promised a £300 cut to energy bills but the cost is going up again from January! Anas Sarwar 'must come clean on rising energy bills' as Labour price vow in tatters. www.thenational.scot/news/2564117...

Labour can find millions to save industry in England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 - or even Belgium. 🇧🇪 But nothing for Grangemouth or Mossmorran in Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 - what are they playing at?

UK Labour government plans to slash electricity prices for AI data centre companies while families struggle with high energy prices. Labour promised families a £300 cut but instead companies could save £80m per year! www.thenational.scot/news/2563567...

Labour getting it wrong on the UK economy! UK unemployment at 5%, a 5 year high. Guilts at one of its highest levels at 4.75% and this is the rate at which the government borrows money. GDP growth is at 0.1% and inflation is still above the target of 2% www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottis...

British Gas Energy Trust has announced £500,000 additional support for those struggling with their bills in Scotland, on top of grants of up to £2,000. You can learn more about the support available here: britishgasenergytrust.org.uk.

@ScottishPower launches a scheme to help ex-servicemen and women move into long-term careers in the energy sector. The EMPower Network Programme is a year of formal training, accredited qualifications, rotational placements, and mentoring. Register here: www.scottishpower.com/pages/traine...

More than 880,000 pensioners are to receive help with their heating bills this winter from the Scottish Government Winter heating payments have begun, with eligible people of state pension age set to receive between £101.70 and £305.10, depending on their circumstances. news.stv.tv/scotland/mor...

6 months until the election. Let’s build a fairer, more prosperous, more affordable country. An independent Scotland. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Happy to support Cycling Without Age Scotland @CWAScotland. CWAS provides free rides in the fresh air in its unique Trishaws for people of any age with limited mobility, disabilities or isolated. For more information visit cwas.org or email: [email protected]

Scotland is an afterthought.

Scottish Government has been confirmed as high investment grade, by two global credit rating agencies. This matches the UK and better than Spain, Italy and Japan. First Minister John Swinney will announce next steps for our government’s Bonds programme tomorrow. www.gov.scot/news/scottis...

In his Members’ Business today, Gordon Macdonald SNP welcomes Heriot-Watt University's £35m ambition to create a new Centre for Sustainable Brewing & Distilling 🍺🌱 The centre will build on 120+ years of innovation in brewing & distilling. Watch live from 5pm: https://ow.ly/nPpJ50Xq5XC

Since Labour came to power unemployment scross the UK has risen from 4.1% to 5%. The UK's jobless rate has risen to a level not seen since late 2020, according to the Office for National Statistics who reported a figure of 5% covering the three months to September.

Real living wage employers reach record high as of November 2025, benefiting around 72,000 workers. Proportionately, Scotland has about FIVE times more accredited employers per capita than the UK average. IN LABOUR RUN WALES ONLY 5 OF 22 COUNCILS ARE REGISTÈRED WITH THE LWF.

CalMac is pursuing legal action against Birkenhead’s Cammell Laird shipyard to recover multi-million repair costs for the MV Caledonian Isles dry-docked in Jan 2024 at Cammell Laird for repairs of £5m. After repairs a hull deformity was discovered. welovestornoway.com/index.php/ar...

Currie Community High School opened without fanfare After a long community campaign to retain a school in the area, Currie Community High School was opened in a closed doors ceremony without press or MSPs officially invited. Only the Education Secretary, Jenny Gilruth, was asked to cut the ribbon,…

The NFU Scotland is calling for a dedicated ‘Buy Scottish’ campaign to help raise consumer awareness and celebrate Scotland’s world-class food production. Plus improved country-of-origin labelling to ensure accurate, transparent information. www.ruralnetwork.scot/news/shelfwa...

Corporate Welfare Drax receives subsidies for burning wood to produce electricity. £869m last year. £458.6m a year for 2027-2031. UK Govt not taken equity stake. In 2024, paid £97m dividend, £300m share buyback Drax electricity is the most expensive. It is the biggest single UK carbon emitter.

This is more of a threat to national security! UK's MOD has announced the 1st delivery of 50 Ajax armoured vehicles, 8 years behind schedule & costing £10m each. An order for 589 was placed in 2010 but delivery deadlines of 2017, 2020 & 2021 were missed. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

UK national debt is now the 4th highest in the world! What happened to the deep pockets of the UK?

Good to meet the new Swiss Ambassador Dominique Paravicini. Scotland and Switzerland share a commitment to deepening ties across culture, trade and innovation and will work toward a future of even closer cooperation. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🤝🇨🇭

NEW: Independence is necessary to protect Scotland from a Nigel Farage-led Westminster Government, John Swinney is set to say

The number of GPs by headcount in Scotland has increased in the last 10 years - from 4,393 in 2015 to 4,582 in 2025. Scotland has more GP's per head of population than other parts of the UK. GPs, nurses and more - provide 720,000 appointments a week in Scotland. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

In 2010, the four UK nations put in about the same amount per head to cover NHS dental care. In 23/24, Scotland's support for NHS dental care is nearly double that of England and higher than any other UK nation.

Fantastic result for @lindsay_whittle and @plaid_cymru Labour held the Caerphilly constituency in the Senedd for 26 years, from the first election in May 1999 and at Westminster for over a century!

The 7.4m people on NHS waiting lists in Labour-run England now far exceed the entire population of Scotland. Meanwhile, in Scotland, waiting lists are coming down with an additional 213,000 appointments and procedures thanks to record funding from the SNP Government.

“Keir Starmer’s reverse Midas touch even extends to his own political attacks, he points to waiting lists and police numbers, when waiting lists are falling in Scotland and rising in England, and Scotland has more police officers per head than Labour-run England and Wales.

Reform led North Northamptonshire Council is planning to reduce its housing waiting list not by building more homes but by removing more than 3,000 people off the social housing waiting list after its executive voted to progress the scheme. www.bbc.com/news/article...