Have you ever wondered why Westminster is so desperate to keep control of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland? And yet they make up the narrative of that we rely on their broad shoulders rather than the reality that they actually rely on us. #IndependenceIsNormal #AreYouYesYet #DissolveTheUnion

Thank you to my excellent team and the many hardworking volunteers who were out in the constituency meeting voters and hearing their views during our positive 2026 campaign. It was a great experience even if the Dumfriesshire result didn't go our way. @snp.org #dumfriesshire 🩷

A re-elected SNP government will deliver 150,000 apprenticeships over the next Parliament and introduce an Apprenticeship Accelerator Grant to help young people build skills, confidence and a real path into work. Make it #BothVotesSNP tomorrow for a government that’s on your side.

We have the energy. We just don’t have the power. With independence we can lower electricity bills, support community ownership of renewables, and make sure Scotland’s energy wealth benefits the people who live here. Make it #BothVotesSNP on May 7 for a fresh start with independence.

A re-elected SNP government will create a Better Surfaces Fund to support councils to fix potholes, resurface roads and improve drainage, helping deliver up to £350 million of investment in better roads across Scotland. Make it #BothVotesSNP on May 7 for a government that’s on your side.

A re-elected SNP government will legislate for a national mobile phone ban in Scotland’s classrooms, putting clear rules in place to support learning. Make it #BothVotesSNP tomorrow for a government that’s on your side.

A re-elected SNP government will expand Techscaler, create local Pre-Start Centres to help turn ideas into viable businesses, and back under-represented founders and young entrepreneurs with targeted grant funding and support to scale. Make it #BothVotesSNP on May 7

youtube.com/shorts/eLntj... Chapelcross has not produced electricity for us since 2004 but is a burden of responsibility for generations to come. The renewable energy from Solway Bank and Ewe Hill opposite is safer, cleaner and, on any given day, part of Scotland's energy surplus. #wiseup @snp.org

Campaigning in Moffat today to elect SNP in Dumfriesshire @snp.org

A re-elected SNP government will create a Better Surfaces Fund to support councils to fix potholes, resurface roads and improve drainage, helping deliver up to £350 million of investment in better roads across Scotland. Make it #BothVotesSNP on May 7 for a government that’s on your side.

Finally, after what must have started about 10 years ago, the Moffat Town Hall Trust own the old Police Station. Well done to the trust and volunteers for staying the course. More details to follow after the election period @dtascotland.bsky.social #moffattownhall

A re-elected SNP Government will extend childcare from 9 months old to the end of primary school, 52 weeks a year. Make it #BothVotesSNP on May 7 for a government that’s on your side.

Out again in Heathhall after today's launch of the SNP Manifesto for 2026 - very encouraging for Dumfriesshire and thanks once again to our volunteers. @snp.org Full manifesto available here as a PDF: issuu.com/hinksbrandwi...

Scotland is an energy superpower, yet we pay the highest fuel prices in the UK. This is a scandal of Westminster’s making - and while other countries act to support people, the UK government does nothing. It’s time to take control of our energy with independence.

Higher bills, rising costs, energy jobs disappearing. That’s the reality of Westminster control. Scotland’s energy wealth should work for people in Scotland. On May 7th, make it #BothVotesSNP.

Scotland is one of the richest energy nations in the world. So why are bills still through the roof? If Westminster won’t bring them down, they should hand energy powers to Scotland. And if we're returned to government that's exactly what we'll demand. Make it Both votes SNP on Thursday 7 May.

We’ll provide Childcare support for every child, from 9 months to the end of Primary school. Make it Both Votes SNP on May 7th, for a Scottish government that’s on your side.

Scotland is an energy-rich nation - yet families face sky-high energy and fuel bills. While other European countries act, the UK government is sitting on its hands. Scrap the fuel duty hike. Remove VAT on energy costs. Cut the cost of living now.

Not quite the blue skies we had yesterday in Edinburgh but out campaigning in Lockerbie this morning in more stereotypical Scottish weather @snp.org @dumfriesshiresnp.bsky.social

Parents across Scotland have told us they need more support. The working day does not stop at 3pm. A re-elected SNP Government will extend childcare from 9 months old to the end of primary school, 52 weeks a year. Make it #BothVotesSNP on May 7 for a Scottish Government on your side. #SNP26

We're unlocking home ownership for a new generation with help for renters and first time buyers. Up to £10,000 to help first-time buyers. Make it #BothVotesSNP on 7 May for a Scottish Government working for Scotland.

When times are tough, we pull together for our neighbours, our colleagues and our friends. That spirit of community matters - and it is why Scotland has used its Parliament to support people throughout their lives. #bothvotesSNP

Scotland’s future should be decided by the people who live here. Partnership as equals across these islands. New partnerships beyond our shores. The power to lead change, not wait for it. On May 7, Scotland can lead that change. Make it #BothVotesSNP.

First Minister @johnswinney.bsky.social at the opening of the PowerHub factory in Locharbriggs (the old Penman site). This brings jobs and provides non-lithium energy storage, reducing electric bills significantly for homes, as piloted by local RSLs @sosenterprise.bsky.social kightpowerhubs.com

A bright spring day for campaigning in Langholm and hearing about what matters to constituents. Thank you to all the volunteers helping at different times today @snp.org

A wee bit of help, right when costs are at their highest. Make it #BothVotesSNP on Thursday 7th May 2026 for a Scottish Government that is on your side.

📣 We’re delighted to welcome First Minister of Scotland, John Swinney MSP as a speaker. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland, will you march with us? 📅 28th March • 12:00pm • Parliament Square, High Street, Edinburgh.

Every day Dumfriesshire produces energy from renewables and every day we get ripped-off because UK policy chooses to use oil and gas to set the bills. Time for Scotland to decide a policy fit and fair for our people. Thanks to our Kelloholm and Kirkconnel volunteers today. #dumfriesshire @snp.org

youtube.com/shorts/qSdH8... Cross the border at Gretna Green and lose support with the cost of living - free prescriptions, free tuition fees, free eye tests, free dental checkups - these are paid for by political choices in Scotland. If you value these vote SNP on 7 May 2026 #BothVotesSNP @snp.org

www.thenational.scot/politics/258... The impact of UK Government changes in Employer National Insurance is a tax on our rural health and social care services. @thirdsectordg.bsky.social @nhsdg.co.uk

💥 Scotland’s food and drink exports per head far exceed England’s - and are among the highest in Europe, new figures have shown. www.thenational.scot/news/2585468...

When someone’s struggling, getting help should be simple, and always there.

The SNP have delivered 2.4 million free eye tests in Scotland last year alone. They cost between £24-£60 each in England 😬 That’s a big saving for Scots under the SNP. www.heraldscotland.com/news/2583306...

Scotland’s first GP walk-in centre has opened today in Edinburgh. Open seven days per week from 12pm-8pm. No appointment needed. No 8am rush.

💥 Labour’s ‘local growth fund’ will actually cut £42 million in resource spending from Scottish Councils in just one year. 😱 + A £90 million total cut from last 3 years of the old Tory fund, to the first 3 years of the new Labour one! www.heraldscotland.com/news/2585389...

Scotland's ‘game changer’ Scottish Child Payment was introduced 5 years ago today and has helped more than 322,000 children.

www.resolutionfoundation.org/publications... It doesn’t look good, Scotland - time to boost

You do not feel skint by accident. Brexit and Westminster's choices have pushed prices up and wages never caught up.

Campaigning in Canonbie and Rowanburn, The Debatable Land, under the stony gaze of Lang Sandy the reiver. @snp.org @dumfriesshiresnp.bsky.social

Burn's home at Ellisland Farm in Dumfriesshire is where he wrote Tam o' Shanter and Auld Lang Syne - imagine the royalties! youtube.com/shorts/vcHCY...

💪 Huge thanks to all our #ActiveSNP teams out campaigning across Scotland today, making the case for lower energy bills. It’s Scotland’s energy - and it should work for the people of Scotland. If you agree, join the SNP and be part of the change: https://www.snp.org/join

👀 Tory MSP Douglas Lumsden’s avalanche of AI generated questions cost the tax payer £185,000! www.thenational.scot/news/2576482...

2026 is Scotland's year of opportunity

So long nuclear, hello solar, goodbye coal bings, hello windmills. It’s Scotlands energy wealth - clean, sustainable and community-owned with @snp.org and independence #independentscotland - the alternative is already here - getting fleeced in the UK