UK nuclear weapons spending not transparent enough, says watchdog ft.trib.al/ph224Ef

Alberta has a population of 5m with 3m eligible voters. A petition with just 10% or 300,000 voters signatures has triggered an independence referendum. In Scotland a record 73 of 129 MSP’s were elected in favour of independence. Why not Scotland? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

At the @byretheatre.bsky.social in St Andrews to see Stand & Deliver: Lee Jeans Sit-in.The cast and writers have created a fantastic production in the best tradition of 7.84 and Wildcat theatre. More like this @ntsonline.bsky.social

Food profiteering or greedflation? Lidl’s profit rose to £314m in 2025. Aldi’s profit rose to £435m in 2025 Tesco’s profit leapt to £3.1bn in 2024/25, an increase of 72%. Sainsbury’s operating profit has risen slightly over the same period. www.thecanary.co/uk/2026/01/2...

Our ambition is to rejoin the family of nations. Help us by joining the party at snp.org/join.

Gordon Brown's key failings: Sold UK gold reserves at rock-bottom prices, raided pension funds, and borrowed during boom years while claiming to have ended boom and bust — leaving Britain exposed when the 2008 financial crisis hit, which his own light-touch banking regulation helped cause.

Independence MSP's 1999 - 36 2003 - 34 2007 - 49 2011 - 71 2016 - 69 2021 - 72 2026 - 73 SNP has won 5 Holyrood elections in a row, Labour had their worst ever election & Tories fell to 4th. Independence MSP's have been the majority since 2011. If that's not a mandate what is?

Scottish Conservatives suffered the heaviest losses, dropping 19 seats to finish in fourth place overall. In my old constituency their vote plummited from 2nd place on 32.3% to 14.3% and 3rd place!

The last time any UK government won over 50% of the popular vote was the 1935 general election. No UK general election since 1935 has seen the winning party reach a majority of the popular vote. • 2019 Tory: 43.6% • 2017 Tory: 42.3% • 2024 Labour: 33.7% (lowest-ever vote)

Great result

Polls are open until 10pm tonight.

Polls are open today from 7am to 10pm. Everyone over the age of 16 can vote, no polling card needed just vote! Lets get rid of a Labour Party that lie constantly, the toxic Tories and the hatred of Reform. Both votes SNP for Scotland and for independence.

From 2007, the year the SNP came to power. to 2024, more than 136,000 affordable homes had been delivered, including 97,000 for social rent of which 21,000 were council houses. When Labour were in power they built SIX council houses between 2003 and 2006.

In the horrific scenario of a limited nuclear exchange, Faslane would be a priority target, and Scotland would be safer not hosting nuclear weapons. It’s questionable whether the Trident system is sustainable, is reliable and the US, is no longer a dependable partner.

If you are thinking about voting Labour/Tory instead of SNP remember this

The last time any UK government won over 50% of the popular vote was the 1935 general election. No UK general election since 1935 has seen the winning party reach a majority of the popular vote. • 2019 Tory: 43.6% • 2017 Tory: 42.3% • 2024 Labour: 33.7% (lowest-ever vote)

Scotland has to contribute over £9 billion a year towards UK government debt as part of the UK. Remember that when reading GERS! 💵 Debt Interest Paid Today: £71.16m £109bn/year. ~£3,455/sec. www.ukdecline.co.uk

John Swinney announced that if re-elected, an SNP government would use public health powers to set a maximum price for essential food items — including bread, milk, cheese, eggs, rice and chicken — at large supermarkets. SNP Delivering for Scotland!

Did you know a Labour council has been in dispute with workers for a year! Unite Sharon Graham said “The council should now honour the deal scoped out at Acas and stop wasting millions of pounds of residents’ money on failed attempts to break the strike” www.itv.com/news/central...

Free prescriptions, free tuition, publicly owned rail and publicly owned water are worth standing up for. On May 7th, make it both votes SNP for a government that's on your side. #BBCDN #BothVotesSNP

Labour dominated politics in Scotland, winning at every UK election from 1964 to 2010 that’s 46 years. Years of failure! The SNP has since made Scotland a better place to live despite the financial crisis, Brexit, Covid & Ukraine war. Don’t turn back the clock. Vote SNP on May 7th!

Labour dominated politics in Scotland, winning the largest share of the vote in Scotland at every UK election from 1964 to 2010 that’s 46 years. The SNP has made Scotland a better place to live despite the financial crisis, Brexit, Covid & Ukraine war Don’t turn back the clock Vote SNP on May 7th

According to the MRP poll, not only will the SNP gain 67 seats, giving us a majority, but also that Scottish Labour’s depute leader Jackie Baillie is set to lose her Dumbarton constituency for the first time since devolution in 1999.

Scotland is a major oil producer yet Petrol stations have been forced to close after running out of fuel. With shortages in Dundee, across Fife, South Queensferry and North Ayrshire. Why are Norwegian drivers not facing the same empty pump crisis? news.stv.tv/scotland/pet...

Anas Sarwar has been warned 'it’s time he got his story straight' on the sacking of a Labour candidate charged with fraud 👇

Bankrupt Britain Labour government borrowing has increased to £14.3bn in February, including monthly interest costs of £13 bn. The ONS said this was £2.2bn more than in Feb 2025, and the second highest February borrowing since records began in 1993.  www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Why has the Labour government blocked Ming Yang's investment in Scotland? If it is security concerns then I assume the planned new chinese embassy in London will be halted and their 33.5% stake in the Hinkley Point C nuclear power project will be rejected!

Last day in parliament as I step down as the MSP for Edinburgh Pentlands after 15 years. Thanks to my staff and all the organisations throughout the constituency who have helped to make my constituency a better place to live.

Good news from last week's Transport and Environment Committee with the quote approved for the new footpath to the nursery on Riccarton Mains Road in Currie. This will make it easier and safer for parents taking their children to nursery.

🔴NEW: A group leading the push to overturn Scotland’s opposition to new nuclear power says it is “independent” and “grassroots”. But we found links between campaign and a lobbying firm representing EDF, which owns Torness nuclear station www.theferret.scot/britain-remade-links-industry-lobbyists

Labour should cut tax! Petrol has hit £136.9 per litre in Edinburgh but did you know that the Labour Government receives 76p per litre in tax (55% of total) in the form of petrol duty (53p) and Vat (23p). Plus by March 2027 petrol fuel duty will have increased from 53p per litre to 58p.

Scotland's unemployment level rate of 3.7% was slightly down (-0.2%) from the previous quarter. This is lower than both the UK at 5.1% and the OECD 5.0% unemployment level. All comparisons as at January 2026. www.gov.scot/publications...

The MoD has published its annual report & accounts for 2024-25. Buried amongst its 250 pages are some details of RN programmes that have been axed or written off. The report details financial losses which accumulated over the year, totalling about £1.9Bn. www.navylookout.com/sunk-costs-m...

Private Eye highlights Westminster 'incompetence'.

Survation 20-25 Feb seat projection (vs last poll / vs 2021 on new boundaries); AMS Ideal seats: SNP ~ 64 (+3 / +1); 48 Lab ~ 18 (nc / -3); 23 RUK ~ 18 (nc / +18); 23 Con ~ 12 (nc / -19); 15 LD ~ 9 (-1 / +5); 10 Grn ~ 8 (-2 / -2); 10 (Projection caveats: ballotbox.scot/projections)

Breakfast clubs, GP walk-in centres and rail fares frozen. We are focusing on your priorities and delivering progress. Our Budget passed this week - here’s a short summary of what it means for you. 👇

Both Votes SNP! The only time a party achieved a majority in Scotland's parliament was 2011 when the SNP won 69 of 129 seats. Remember 16 were regional seats! Only the SNP can win a majority on May 7th. Make it - Both Votes SNP!

In just over 18 months, the Labour Party have broken countless promises from protecting the workers at Grangemouth and Mossmorran to their failure to cut energy bills by £300.

The SNP want to see an independent Scotland inside the EU. The poll found that 73% of Labour voters, 88% of SNP voters, 70% of Lib Dem voters and 89% of Scottish Greens voters want to rejoin. 80% of under 35-year-olds want to return to the EU. bylines.scot/politics/hol...

Scotland's unemployment rate at 3.8% is one of the lowest not only in the UK but also across the EU.

Scotland’s FOI Act law has received a rating of 103 out of a 150 points by the International Centre for Law and Democracy. Scotland is in the upper rankings when compared to international laws. The UK Westminster FOI Act currently has a rating of 92 points. www.foi.scot/internationa...

School spending in Scotland has increased by more than £1 billion in real terms over the past decade. Scots Gov/Local authority funding across Primary, Secondary and Special schools rose to £7 billion in 2024-25, up 19.7%. The highest education spending per head in the UK.

A wee reminder that the SNP always puts Scotland first courtesy of a Labour Lord.

Scottish Government contributes £659m to Network Rail for the operation & maintenance of the tracks. In addition, Scotrail​ pays Network Rail £516m for Track Access Charges. These are the fees ScotRail pays to "rent" the tracks and stations. Network Rail is owned by the UK Gov.

Scotrail - Scotland’s publicly owned railway - is seeing record numbers of passengers returning to rail travel with high satisfaction levels and lower fares thanks to the support of the SNP Government.

Forres rocket firm Orbex had £100m withheld by UK Labour Government just a month before sale plan announced. European Space Agency document confirmed that €112 million of UK government funding, was still “to be distributed”. www.northern-scot.co.uk/news/reveale...

✅ Rail fares: frozen ✅ Peak fares: scrapped ✅ More money in your pocket The SNP is working hard to reduce the cost of living, and this is the latest example.

Global exports of Scotch Whisky fell by -4.3% by volume. The industry’s top export market, the United States, has seen export volume fall by -15% following the implementation of the 10% tariff in April 2025. UK Labour Gov needs to cut duty and NI hike! www.scotch-whisky.org.uk/newsroom/202...