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Abbi Garton-Crosbie

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Political reporter at The National

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Abbi Garton-Crosbie @agcreports.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Tory MSP Finlay Carson asking the FM about a "bluetooth" outbreak when he meant bluetongue. Holyrood is so back
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The National @scotnational.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
BREAKING: The UK equalities watchdog’s 'transphobic' code of practice is set to face a legal challenge, it has been announced A pre-action letter sent to the EHRC and the UK Government says the guidance is being challenged for 'unlawful misstatements of the law'
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The National @scotnational.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
It was one of the deadliest mass shootings in UK history. For Rupert Lowe to dismiss it as 'one murder' is completely beyond the pale, writes Abbi Garton-Crosbie ✍️
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The National @scotnational.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
A first look at tomorrow's front page of The National 📰 How Lowe can you go?
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Dr Kevin Guyan @kevinguyan.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
Excellent piece from @agcreports.bsky.social on the Scottish Parliament and its mess around sex and gender data 🔢
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The National @scotnational.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
Moving forward with Scottish independence is proving a difficult task for the SNP 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 But the party's former policy chief has set out a plan that could break the deadlock 👀 Exclusive from @agcreports.bsky.social 👇 🔗 www.thenational.scot/news/2...
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The National @scotnational.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
A Scottish Labour MP defended taking £10,000 in donations from a think tank that ran a campaign to discredit journalists before launching an attack on the SNP
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Scottish Labour MP defends £10k spy scandal think tank donation and attacks SNP
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The National @scotnational.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Tomorrow's front page 📰 Refugees are woven into Scotland
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The National @scotnational.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
EXCLUSIVE: A Reform UK activist who campaigns with top party figures joined the racist rioters in Glasgow on Tuesday and has claimed that 'Jews' are trying 'to dilute our Protestant stock and shatter the Union', The National can reveal
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The National @scotnational.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
The SNP were happy to 'ride the rainbow' but failed to be a true ally to trans people, Mhairi Black tells The National Podcast
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Abbi Garton-Crosbie @agcreports.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
Great to have @mhairiblack.bsky.social in @scotnational.bsky.social podcast studio this week - we spoke about the EHRC draft code, LGBT rights, her response to Peter Murrell scandal and wider issues in the SNP. You can watch here 👇🏻 youtu.be/HVUyI2BhKQw
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Mhairi Black on why she HAD to quit the SNP ... and what she really thinks about Peter Murrell
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Abbi Garton-Crosbie @agcreports.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
A delight to be nominated for the Scottish Refugee Council Media Awards! My interview with Anna Tkachenko, who learned English as a hobby and used her knowledge to help fellow Ukrainian refugees in Scotland, made the shortlist. @scotnational.bsky.social www.thenational.scot/news/2616638...
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The National secures 5 nominations in Scottish Refugee Media Awards
THE National has been nominated for five Scottish Refugee Council Media Awards.
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Abbi Garton-Crosbie @agcreports.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
I have been watching this Early Day Motion (EDM) like a hawk, 79 MPs had signed in support this morning, it is now up to 86. Nadia Whittome, Labour MP for Nottingham East, lodged an EDM seeking to have the EHRC guidance on single-sex spaces “disapproved” www.thenational.scot/news/2616058...
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See the MPs trying to get UK equality watchdog's trans guidance scrapped
DOZENS of MPs have backed a bid to have the UK equalities watchdog’s code of practice excluding transgender people from single-sex spaces to be…
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The National @scotnational.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
Nicola Sturgeon announced in 2017 that she would ask for permission to hold a second referendum on Scottish independence – and launched a fundraiser for the campaign The £600k raised has been spent. Here's how donors feel about that 👇 Read here: www.thenational.scot/news/2...
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The National @scotnational.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Labour draw fury as statement on single-sex spaces 'heralds dark era of people being challenged for their compliance with gender stereotypes' ⬇️
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Labour minister slammed for 'inflammatory' statement on single-sex spaces
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Abbi Garton-Crosbie @agcreports.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
Downing Street has said the latest Peter Mandelson files release is an “unprecedented piece of Government transparency”. Sounds good until you get into it and see how much has been redacted. Thick of It reference alert 👇
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Abbi Garton-Crosbie @agcreports.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
Big news! John Swinney told MSPs the Scottish Government will bring back plans to criminalise misogyny after dropping the legislation last term. I've been covering this since 2022 (!) when Helena Kennedy first published her report, more here 👇 www.thenational.scot/news/2613960...
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Scottish Government to bring back plans to criminalise misogyny, says John Swinney
THE Scottish Government will bring back plans to criminalise misogyny after dropping the legislation last year, John Swinney has announced.
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Abbi Garton-Crosbie @agcreports.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
See the full list of purchases Peter Murrell made with SNP cash 👇🏻 This took me HOURS. I had to compare the original indictment to the plea deal to work out what got dropped, no ability to copy/paste so I typed it all out. There are so many things. www.thenational.scot/news/2613712...
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See the list of items Peter Murrell admitted embezzling from SNP
FORMER SNP chief executive Peter Murrell pleaded guilty to embezzlement of more than £400,000 in court after purchasing hundreds of items using SNP…
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Abbi Garton-Crosbie @agcreports.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
One thing I did not consider before becoming a parent is the sheer arm strength required when you have a long toddler who refuses to go in a pram earlier than you expected 😂
An image of me from behind walking down a street carrying my toddler, who has his arm wrapped around my neck. We are both wearing caps
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The National @scotnational.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
Westminster by-elections are a bit like buses. You wait ages for one and then three come along at once, writes Abbi Garton Crosbie ✍️
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3 crucial Westminster by-elections on the same day – what does that mean for the SNP?
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The National @scotnational.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
Tomorrow's front page 📰 International outrage after Israeli minister filmed mocking flotilla activists
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Abbi Garton-Crosbie @agcreports.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
Another book finished from my stupidly long reading pile - now to decide if I want to read another Seishi Yokomizo (Little Sparrow Murders), Iain M Banks (Use of Weapons) or do what I tend to do and pick something random that wasn’t even on my immediate reading list 😅 #booksky
A photograph of a hand holding a book out with an orange cover. It is Seishi Yokomizo’s The Devils Flute Murders. There is a white circle in the middle featuring a graphic of a hand and a spilled bottle
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Abbi Garton-Crosbie @agcreports.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
If you want to know the ins and outs of who has what brief in the new Scottish Cabinet then I have a round up below 👇🏻
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Abbi Garton-Crosbie @agcreports.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
First new Cabinet appointment confirmed, Jenny Gilruth is Scotland's new Deputy First Minister. Live blog running @scotnational.bsky.social for all the latest! www.thenational.scot/news/2612278...
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Equality Network @lgbtiscotland.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
Our CEO, Dr Rebecca Don Kennedy, spoke yesterday in the National about the urgent need for a comprehensive ban on conversion practices in Scotland and the UK. Read the full article here: archive.ph/b1ZZv
Graphic with a pink to purple gradient background. It says “[An effective conversion practices ban] needs to cover all settings. It needs to cover religious settings, family settings, community settings, and so called therapeutic settings, and it has to be inclusive of trans and non-binary people and ace people, and that there has to be care taken to protect affirming practices within healthcare settings.” The Equality Network and Scottish Trans logos are at the bottom.
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The National @scotnational.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
EXCLUSIVE: Malcolm Offord didn’t show up for any first-time MSP induction sessions but took advantage of the free lunches, an MSP has said
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Malcolm Offord skipped new MSP inductions but ‘took the free lunches’
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Abbi Garton-Crosbie @agcreports.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
Some discontent, perhaps, within the parliamentary Scottish Labour Party? Is Daniel Johnson ok?
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Abbi Garton-Crosbie @agcreports.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
EXCLUSIVE: Scottish Government should “get on with” an LGBT+ conversion practices ban, a charity boss said. The UK Gov announced in the King's Speech that a draft Conversion Practices Bill is scheduled for the next Westminster term – but for England and Wales. www.thenational.scot/news/2611759...
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Scottish Government told to ‘get on with’ LGBT+ conversion therapy ban
THE Scottish Government should just “get on with” bringing in an LGBT+ conversion practices ban, a charity boss has said.
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Tristan Grayford @tristangrayford.scot · 18/05/2026
Thanks to @agcreports.bsky.social for having a chat with me about the ECT Scotland campaign and the need to finally get this ban delivered in Scotland
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The National @scotnational.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
Some of Scotland’s new MSPs are landlords, own multiple homes, or benefit from lucrative holiday lets in areas of Scotland among those worst hit by the housing crisis, The Ferret can reveal🏠
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The Ferret: These are the MSPs who are ‘contributing to country’s housing crisis’
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The National @scotnational.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
'I felt really disappointed in myself and the system,' 29-year-old Zoe said, after admitting that she had voted for a far-right group with a similar name to the Scottish Greens👀
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Voters speak out after falling for far-right Independent Green Voice on ballot paper
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Abbi Garton-Crosbie @agcreports.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
Exclusive: Voters speak out after falling for far-right Independent Green Voice I’ve spent the past week speaking to voters who feel the system let them down, while the Electoral Commission has refused to budge Read here 👇🏻 www.thenational.scot/news/2611200...
A graphic of a ballot box and the logos for Scottish Greens and Independenr Green VoiceA photograph of Alistair McConnachie in a Union Jack shirt with a megaphone surrounded by protesters with Unions flagsA screen grab from the story which reads: Alistair McConnachie, who stood as IGV’s candidate in the Glasgow region, is a former Ukip Scottish organiser, holocaust denier, and has previous links to the British National Party (BNP). He is known for his outfit A Force For Good, a right-wing Unionist group that tends to make appearances at pro-independence marches and demonstrations. 
Despite these links being publicly known, the Scottish Greens raising the issue after the last Holyrood election in 2021, hundreds of voters complaining and concerns being raised internally, the Electoral Commission (EC) has refused to budge and allowed McConnachie’s “false flag” outfit to run for a second time.
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Abbi Garton-Crosbie @agcreports.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
🚨New podcast! Glasgow Southside’s new Green MSP Holly Bruce joined me in the studio to talk through her campaign, how she will champion feminist policies in Holyrood and how the group has dealt with attacks on Scotlands first trans MSPs @scotnational.bsky.social Watch here 👇🏻 youtu.be/NqVk_lIqpOA
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Abbi Garton-Crosbie @agcreports.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
New seating arrangements for the Holyrood chamber are in! It truly says a lot about me that I squealed with excitement when this dropped 😂 Still tbc how FMQs is going to work with two parties tied in second place (they’ll probably take turns)
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Abbi Garton-Crosbie @agcreports.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
🗣️Did you vote for Independent Green Voice when you meant to vote for the Scottish Greens? I'm keen to chat to voters who think they - or someone they know - may have been confused by this at the ballot box. Hit me up in DMs or abbi.garton@thenational.scot @scotnational.bsky.social
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Abbi Garton-Crosbie @agcreports.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
Happy polling day! I've got my vote count accreditation for Glasgow locked down, my snacks prepared, and getting everything ready to keep our trackers up to date inbetween running about the count floor and getting goss. I'll be posting results and bits here and over on Insta @agc_reports
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