Very glad to see both @snp.org and @plaidcymru.bsky.social have fully back this EDM.

Oh wait until you find out who the "former SNP Convener" is.

I mean this very gently. This is very old news and previously reported waaaaaay back in 2021. It was spent on party operations, otherwise known as furthering the cause of a referendum and independence.

Currently watching this parliament's first debate on the NHS and there's been some good contributions. Some really unhelpful ones from reform but otherwise decent enough first speeches from various members. Gives a bit of hope.

Don't worry, nothing toxic to our society and institutional structures in a country with no written constitution when a Supreme Court decides to become activist judges willing to ideologically tear up human rights law.

Media minister Ian Murray 'will not intervene' to stop STV job cuts Of course, he will not. Labour NEVER tries to save Scottish jobs, it interferes in the asset stripping of Scotland. www.thenational.scot/news/2616013...

1/🧵 The Supreme Court has today overturned Cheshire West and removed important protections for severely disabled people. This case hits all the keywords: guidance, segregation, “never had the right”.

Thank you to @petewishart.bsky.social for questioning the minister on the draft EHRC Code of Practice in the House of Commons yesterday. Labour spin about 'dignity and respect', but the plain reality is they're pushing to make the UK one of the worst countries in Europe for trans people to live in.

Actually fills me with joy to see so many unions step up.

I normally despair when reading about the NEC in the papers, especially from former or current members but this piece by Tommy is the exception. Candid, frank and forward thinking.

credit where credit is due, glad to see a major party pushing back

Finding out the guy who went to the Sun saying they saw Nicola buying pizza in Asda is a full on Slab activist is another layer in the frenzy shit sandwich. Really pitiful behaviour.

Harrowing report that the govt will take all the wrong lessons from.

When you get AI to write your headlines. Inaccurate nonsense.

Just the culmination of a lot of anger and frustration today. Not much else to say.

No disrespect intended, but anyone still outraged by JS meeting and working with the democratically elected government of the north of Ireland could probably do with an amount of intensive therapy.

They're still absolutely fuming they lost Shetland.

Yeah, no sympathy with anyone that invested with brewdog. Utter disdain for anyone who invests in brewdog 2.0.

The discourse re there only being one MSP from a working class background is fascinating. Not to speak ill of any attempt to improve access to elected office but I have to ask. What actual metrics did they use to decide that? Because it's clearly not accurate.

So, it's otherwise known as the same FMQs, almost same length, just broken up into two sessions. Sure. Okay. I don't think it will make either the backbenchers or 7 party leaders any happier.

Rural... City of Dunfermline?

Superb appointment. Jenny is an extremely hard worker, I recall her time as a backbencher while running SNP Students, she always made time for folk and was very able at getting things done.

I will be a First Minister for all of Scotland.

Oh no! How sad! What a shame! Anyway. Successive UK govts have completely failed to take any action on reducing gambling harms. Tax it and tax it to oblivion. If not, devolve authority over betting to Holyrood, the Senead and Stormont so we can do it properly.

Can someone check on Russell Findlay? That speech was one of the most depressing things I've seen. Image below.

Personal and niche Holyrood bugbear. A bit silly that new MSPs are given a month from swearing in to declare their interests. A month. To shift about and cloud their assets before filling out a single A4 form. Appreciate that's what the legislation says but it's far too generous.

went for a walk today

Yeah, they are actually responsible for conduct in the chamber. Which is why POs can compel members to either withdraw offensive comments or face being booted out. See Ross (2021-26) and Kelly (2011-16).

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A lot of talk re the performance of NHS England and the drop in waiting times. And sure, if you give a £2.5b cheque to the private sector, yeah, you'd expect waiting lists to come down. Don't think they've appreciated that this is going to absolutely cripple NHSE in the medium to long term.

Delighted to have successfully baited Streeting into the silliest timeline

It is 20 past 12. I dare say that Streeting has absolutely bottled it. Realized he's more unpopular that Starmer and probably looking for a way to call off his dogs whilst saving face.

*clears throat* Folk can grow up when it comes to a person winning an election fairly and by the rules everyone overwhelmingly agreed to. Park your increasingly blatant racism you hypocritical chancer.

Deeply sorry to hear Susan Aitken is stepping down from one of the absolute hardest jobs in Scottish politics. For nine years she's clocked in, delivered and worked to transform Glasgow for the better. Wishing her well for the future.

Could make a bingo card of this speech. If you've not got it on in the background, it's a chatgpt amalgamation of his past speeches for the last 2 years, meekly uttered to a room full of loyalists.

I don't buy the "it's Starmer's fault" line for a second. SLAB, for once, amputated UK Labour early on. You had your own billionaire doners, developed your own uninspired manifesto and you lost fair and square.

Has someone checked on Kevin Mckenna yet?

reform only hold 13% of the seats in our parliament and reform + tory is fewer than the number of tory seats in the last term in scotland this election has been an unqualified win for progress and human rights and we should be really proud

What. A. Day.

What a day.

The SNP wants to lower your bills. Other parties want to stop us. If you want action on the cost of living, make it Both Votes SNP today. Polls close at 10pm.

Imagine spending £5 million on security and still looking like you've been through a horrible accident at McDonalds

Same guy who calls for other parties to be respectful also injects this hateful bile into our politics. Despicable chancer.

Courtesy of Inverness Tourist Board

Oh, I was kindly invited by @betterbusesspt.bsky.social to their hustings to discuss buses, the good work we're doing and that we need to go faster on owning our buses. P/c to Neil Scott.

You don't want to see the emulators on my phone

The thing that's very frustrating re this. The majority of staff and journos at the national are good folk, capable of really good and quality work in a sea of despair. This isn't journalism where you're holding a group accountable through reporting or debate. It's just taking their money.

I WAS COMPELLED

Labour doth protest too much about this evening's revelation of Sarwar sidling up to Offord. It's believable because they have clearly been briefing that they planned to do exactly that.

current status: weeping with laughter