Everything you need to know about Nigel Farage.

It was lovely to accompany the Cabinet Secretary for Transport, Fiona Hyslop, on her visit to the active travel project on the A807 between Torrance and Milngavie. Highlight of the visit was speaking to the very bright, articulate and friendly pupils from Milngavie Primary School!

Real pleasure attending East Dunbartonshire heat of Euroquiz 25. Questions were pretty difficult so well done to all P6 teams who represented their schools. The knowledge on display was impressive. Special well done to winners Baljaffray Primary School. We'll be cheering you on at the final in June!

From this time last year

Word of the Day is ‘bayard’ (16th century): one who has the supreme self-confidence of ignorance.

Looking forward to meeting with Cash Access UK to discuss their proposal for a banking hub in Bishopbriggs. In person banking facilities are sorely needed in the town.

Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen got a boost yesterday night after a poll showed the vast majority of Greenlanders do not want to be part of the United States.

All EDC schools and early years centres closed tomorrow www.eastdunbarton.gov.uk/about/our-co...

Wellbeing in the UK is being held back by a "tidal wave of inequality and poverty" plus an unfit political system… Says a new report by Carnegie UK.

🇪🇺 Europe is hope. 🇪🇺 Europe is solidarity. 🇪🇺 Europe is social justice. 🇪🇺 Europe is its 450 million citizens. As the new Commission takes office, we asked the Commissioners what Europe means to them. What does Europe mean to you? Tell us in the comments below 👇

“Just three companies, News Corp (Murdoch family), Daily Mail & General Trust (DMGT, Viscount Rothermere) and Reach plc, control over 80% of daily newspaper circulation… The hyper-rich continue to invest huge sums in acquiring control of media” We need a free press - ie free from the billionaires.

In July, I FOI'd the Home Office for the full breakdown of spending on the Rwanda scheme I was refused because the government planned to publish the data in future, and today is the day. These numbers are in millions www.gov.uk/government/p...

Such a wonderful evening at Glasgow Royal Concert Hall for East Dunbartonshire Schools Christmas Concert. Excellent performances from the secondary school orchestra, the primary schools choir, the ED Junior choir, Meadowburn Gaelic choir, ED schools pipers & Woodland View choir. Very well done all!

Morgan McSweeney has been looking at the polling and has noticed Labour has lost support to the right not to the Greens or LibDems. A Find Out Now poll published today is the latest example: CON: 27% (+3) LAB: 25% (-10) RFM: 22% (+7) LDM: 12% (-1) GRN: 9% (+2) SNP: 3% (=)

Utterly appalled by the attack on LGBT Youth Scotland by the Tories. We cannot - we must not - go back to the dark days of Section 28. I will always stand in solidarity with trans people, against those who wish they didn’t exist. www.thenational.scot/news/2473613...

EXCL: The Scottish Tories’ deputy chair has provoked anger with “Trumpian scaremongering” about the LGBT community. Pam Gosal was fact-checked by a leading Scottish charity after writing to a council questioning why pupils were being educated about LGBT people. www.thenational.scot/news/2473613...

That we don't think 'it can happen here' is *exactly* why it could. There are many lessons the UK needs to learn from the chill crossing the Atlantic. Really proud of my 68th edition of Byline Times 👇 Available soon in the shops or subscribe now & join us: subscribe.bylinetimes.com #BuyARealPaper

“Don’t bother. We’re waiting to die.” The world has failed the Palestinian people. Keir Starmer and David Lammy included. Thank you for trying @rohantalbot.bsky.social

Self-care week.

We collected some of this feedback last year as part of #16daysofactivism resharing here as all still as relevant today. If you are experiencing domestic abuse please reach out to us or your local group. You are not alone. 0141 776 0864 [email protected] 💜 #domesticabuse #womensaid

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After careful consideration I've decided that it is time to leave the other place, not least for the sake of children and young people

Every spec of light here is a distant galaxy, containing billions, if not trillions, of stars. There are over 45,000 galaxies here. 🔭 🧪