It's 1998. Peter Mandleson has resigned in disgrace from Labour. It's 2001. Peter Mandleson has resigned in disgrace from Labour. It's 2025. Peter Mandleson has resigned in disgrace from Labour. It's 2026. Peter Mandleson has resigned in disgrace from Labour.

Peter Mandelson – the great genius at the heart of New Labour. Dominic Cummings – the great genius at the heart of 'Leave'. Nick Timothy – the great genius at the.... Morgan McSweeney – the great genius at the.... Can we ban all alleged great geniuses and cast them into outer darkness forever?

Quilt made to raise funds for @paulinestaffordsnp.bsky.social I wanted colours to go from dark to light and called it Hope over Adversity. Because we all need Hope atm and To Keep the Faith!

I am delighted to announce that I have been confirmed as the SNP candidate for Bathgate in next year’s Scottish Parliament election. Thank you to all local members for their generous support. 1/2

Asked to make a quilt in 3 weeks 🫣 for auction. Occasion was a fundraiser for Pauline Stafford, SNP candidate for Bathgate. She was in conversation with @nicolasturgeon.bsky.social Quilt raised £310. I was gobsmacked! Pauline will make the best of MSPs. Photo includes daughter and grandson.

Poll Analysis: YouGov 8th - 14th of January 2026 Holyrood Seats Projection: SNP ~ 64 Reform UK ~ 21 Labour ~ 16 Green ~ 11 Conservative ~ 9 Lib Dem ~ 8 Independence: No ~ 53% Yes ~ 47%

Art Nouveau illustration by Scottish artist Jessie M. King, c.1915 #womensart

If you missed it (extra, due to Bluesky crash) late last night, results of the Glenrothes Central and Thornton by-election. Won't get to charting til late this evening, but final round was SNP 53.7% (+2.6), Lab 29.1% (-10.4), Didn't Transfer 17.2% (+7.8); pretty dire for Labour, this one.

By-Election Result analysis: Broxburn, Uphall and Winchburgh (2025) Labour continue to struggle to pick up transfers from a surging Reform UK, allowing the SNP to narrowly squeak a win in a ward Labour easily won an earlier by-election in.

Poll Analysis: Survation 6th - 13th of March 2025 Holyrood Seats Projection: SNP ~ 55 Labour ~ 25 Reform UK ~ 19 Conservative ~ 14 Lib Dem ~ 8 Green ~ 8 Note: No Westminster or Independence figs in this one!

North East (Glasgow) by-election transfers, vote at final head-to-head stage (vs Nov24 BE / vs 2022): SNP: 815 (40.8%, +3.4 / -3.1) Labour: 728 (36.4%, -7.5 / -12.5) Didn't Transfer: 455 (22.8%, +4.1 / +15.6) SNP elected stage 8.

North East (Glasgow) by-election, first prefs (vs Nov24 BE / vs 2022): SNP: 689 (34.5%, +2.3 / -8.1) Lab: 573 (28.7%, -5.6 / -15.3) RUK: 472 (23.6%, +5.3 / new) Con: 81 (4.1%, -1.3 / -4.6) Grn: 70 (3.5%, -0.7 / +0.5) TUSC: 52 (2.6%, -1.1 / +1.0) LD: 37 (1.9%, -0.1 / ) UKIP: 24 (1.2% /) SNP elected

I'm pretty sure (I haven't run back through all results, I have a dug to talk for a sunny walk) this is the first by-election in quite some time where the SNP's two candidate preferred share is higher than in 2022, not merely slumping less badly than Labour's.

Recently ex-Labour MSP holds no punches in his resignation letter to Starmer... "what gets me most is the lies you tell when you try to dress up your sneering contempt as a 'desire to get people back to work'"

I am seething with anger at Labour’s abuse of people with disabilities, made so abundantly clear yesterday. No doubt they think this performative cruelty will work well for them with Reform voters. I loathe them for it. www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/03...

Future under @labouruk.bsky.social

@labouruk.bsky.social are doing well, aren't they? Looking good for Holyrood. Not so good for disabled people, cold elderly people, WASPI people.

In April last year 🥀Labour's Anas Sarwar pledged more resources for mental health services. It was part of Labour's 'Change' campaign. Is he in hiding again? (MSM Monitor)

📢 Labour before the election: "No austerity under Labour." 📉 Labour after the election: Cutting disability benefits. Labour promised "change", but instead, voters are getting more of the same.

In Scotland, we believe social security is an investment in people - and I am proud that we have introduced a fairer system based on dignity and respect. While Labour imposes more damaging austerity and threatens the vulnerable, @snp.org will stand up for those who need support.

Remember this?! 👇 Never. Forget. This. ✨

Under SNP leadership.

The SNP will always back Scotland’s frontline services, like the NHS. The Tories won’t.

Curious how so many are egging on the cut to foreign aid from 0.5% to 0.3% saying we need to invest in defence But so few are calling to rejoin the EU where we could recover 4-5% in GDP and use some of that to fund defence

Scottish Government budget passed: 💷 Record £21 billion for our NHS 🏠 8,000 new affordable homes ❄️ Winter Heating Payment for every pensioner household ✂️ Ending Labour’s two-child cap, lifting 15,000 kids out of poverty This is a budget that puts Scotland’s priorities first

John Swinney handing Labour Sarwar his backside on a plate is becoming a ritual now at FMQ's. (MSM Monitor) youtu.be/ICn-Jn5WdjA

Stephen Fry: “I’m deeply worried by the darkening shadow that’s going over the world, a shadow that we have to call fascism” Laura Kuenssberg: “You would use that word?” Stephen Fry: “Oh absolutely. It’s a cult of power; and power only speaks to power” #bbclaurak

Fascinating read. As more comes out, I find it pretty convincing.

Maureen Dowd: Trump, America’s Emperor of Chaos, is far more dangerous this time

So much fancy dress to be observed currently. How did we manage to get here? 💔

Brilliant front page

We pay to hoard USA Nukes for England, we're but expendable Nuisances, who don't want London's Rule.

We babysit these disgusting wmd ,that cost US here in Scotland ,the tax payers,Billions to upkeep,they dump their radioactive waste on our land,33 miles from Glasgow..send this shite to jobby Thames or Portsmouth..

Never forget.

BREAKING NEWS: the SNP WIN the Kilmarnock North by-election. Well done to Cllr Caroline Barton and her team. Perfect start to the Scottish Labour Conference.

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 We’re investing £25 million in a Just Transition Fund to create a sustainable future for Grangemouth. The Labour UK Government must now step up and match this. 👇

🧵 When I said my government would leave no stone unturned to find the solutions to secure Grangemouth’s future, I meant it. I’ve just set out some measures to Parliament seeking to protect workers and secure Grangemouth’s future. Here’s a thread 👇 1/8

Ukraine can no longer rely on US assistance. The US President wants a deal, and he wants it fast. Fast deals cost more for the buyer, but the US is not willing to foot the bill. So, ultimately, Ukraine will have to pay the price.🧵2/17

Drop a like and repost if you agree! 📬

To all knee warriors on this Blue place, jeez, full knee replacements are sair! 5 weeks on Wednesday, post op. Keeping up with the exercises. Anyone mention the Tour de France? 🤨

The intrepid #WASPI women on West Lothian met with @labouruk.bsky.social MP @gregorpoynton.bsky.social last week. Here's a snapshot of some of the Women's comments about the visit. Safe to say they were not impressed by him!

The SNP will ride to victory once again thanks to Labour betraying Grangemouth. Starmer is allowing an icon of Scottish industry to die and his party will pay for that at the next Holyrood elections Bring on Indy My column in @heraldscotland.bsky.social www.heraldscotland.com/politics/vie...

We will be our own big powerhouse!

The SNP looks set to be the biggest party in Holyrood after the next election, with support for Scottish Labour having “imploded,” according to a poll commissioned by The Herald. Anas Sarwar’s party list vote is now at its lowest level in three years. www.heraldscotland.com/news/2490169...

Grim new low for Labour under Starmer. -48% approval rating. Polling @YouGov graphic @LeftieStats

What a pathetic and childish insult to SNP MP Stephen Flynn and the WASPI Women as he presents his WASPI Bill in Westminster. They mock and laugh as someone shouts out "Freedom".

Agree