David Birkett SNP @davidbirkettsnp.bsky.social · 02/10/2026So, it's official! nice convenient bus routes in from TECA! who's going? 000
David Birkett SNP @davidbirkettsnp.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Fringe Event Anyone! www.thenational.scot/news/2660334...thenational.scotNew ‘Independence’ group to launch on opening night of SNP conferenceAN SNP pressure group set up to push the party to “reprioritise its core mission” of Scottish independence will hold its first event during the party’s conference in Aberdeen ... 011
David Birkett SNP @davidbirkettsnp.bsky.social · 02/10/20261/ Good morning fellow @snp.org Members. Conference Nominations went out yesterday so please take a wee look at my "e-flyer". I'm delighted to see so many members standing for the North East rep. Though it lessens my chance of re-election it's great to see an uptick in interest. 100
David Birkett SNP @davidbirkettsnp.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Hey fellow @snp.org members, BBC Debate Night is going to be in Aberdeen the night before our conference starts. If you're going to be in Aberdeen overnight before conference then you could apply to be in the audience... eu.castitreach.com/ag/mentorn/d...eu.castitreach.comCAST IT REACH 011
David Birkett SNP @davidbirkettsnp.bsky.social · 22/09/2026If any of your friends are in one of those "Not Far-Right/Just Right" or "Concerned Parents" groups it might be worth them reading this. davidbirkettsnp.substack.com/p/if-you-wai...davidbirkettsnp.substack.comIf you wait long enough… the mask always slips…You’d have to be both blind and deaf to miss the rise of the far right in our communities… of course they don’t like to be labelled far right, they much prefer the title “concerned parents” or “not fa... 011
David Birkett SNP @davidbirkettsnp.bsky.social · 22/09/2026I appreciate the opportunity to offer a grassroots perspective on today's vote, and all things @snp.org and Independence on Radio Scotland this morning. I'm on at 1hr 10mins - my colleague Keith Brown is on at 2hr 9mins www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...bbc.co.ukRadio Scotland Breakfast - 22/09/2026 - BBC SoundsNews from across Scotland and the world, plus sport, weather and big name interviews. 000
David Birkett SNP @davidbirkettsnp.bsky.social · 18/09/202612 years ago today, we came within touching distance of independence. Today isn’t about looking backwards. It’s about redoubling our efforts, winning over the unconvinced and rebuilding the movement that will deliver independence. #independenceisnormal 000
David Birkett SNP @davidbirkettsnp.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Happy Birthday Keith... until we rave again! 010
David Birkett SNP @davidbirkettsnp.bsky.social · 17/09/2026With 23hrs to go until nominations close please join me in standing for @snp.org's internal elections at our conference. Read more about why we need ordinary members to stand at the link below. DM's are open for anyone who has questions. thenational.scot/politics/265... 011
David Birkett SNP @davidbirkettsnp.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Thanks to @scotnational.bsky.social for publishing this. If you want to help @snp.org there are four days to go folks; - To register as a Conference Delegate - To register as a Candidate in the Internal Elections DM's are open if you want to talk.thenational.scotWhy scunnered SNP members MUST attend party conferenceIT is becoming an almost annual ritual, The SNP releases its draft conference agenda, members look at it, members are unhappy, then come the… 034
David Birkett SNP @davidbirkettsnp.bsky.social · 11/09/2026It is becoming an almost annual ritual, The SNP releases its draft conference agenda, Members look at it, Members are unhappy... Click the link to read more...davidbirkettsnp.substack.comScunnered SNP Members MUST attend ConferenceIt’s never been more vital that we do... 123
David Birkett SNP @davidbirkettsnp.bsky.social · 07/09/2026Not my first word on this, I'd like it to be the last, but that's unlikely.... davidbirkettsnp.substack.com/p/lets-stop-...davidbirkettsnp.substack.comLet’s Stop Playing the Good Sport in a Union That we don't want to be in…It never ends well for us... 163
David Birkett SNP @davidbirkettsnp.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Parental Advisory - This may come as a shock to some...davidbirkettsnp.substack.comThis May Come as a Surprise to Some People… But Tories CAN Be Good MPsHonest Guv’... 000
David Birkett SNP @davidbirkettsnp.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Hi folks, though it's highly unlikely here's my take on whether accepting a Section 30 from Nigel Farage is acceptable.davidbirkettsnp.substack.comYes I Would Take a Section 30 Order from Nigel Farage...In fact I'd snap his hand off accepting it... 000
David Birkett SNP @davidbirkettsnp.bsky.social · 31/08/2026Hey fellow @snp.org friends and Independence Supporters. This guy is a friend of mine, a self made businessman who is not political at all. His socials generally promote his business. Check out what he posted today. The North East should be like Dubai... It's not though... Why would that be? 167
David Birkett SNP @davidbirkettsnp.bsky.social · 24/08/2026Great to see my friend Seamus Logan MP not letting them off the hook... www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...independent.co.ukFailure to strip Mandelson of peerage would be a public ‘betrayal’, SNP warnsLord Peter Mandelson is currently under investigation by UK police and EU anti-fraud officers on suspicion of offences committed in public office. 000
David Birkett SNP @davidbirkettsnp.bsky.social · 20/08/2026It's not always about me, me & me... If you are a fellow @snp.org member this may be about you too. I'm obviously standing for a couple of internal positions at our national conference in October. BUT SO COULD YOU! I'm encouraging all Ordinary Members to join me in standing. 001
David Birkett SNP @davidbirkettsnp.bsky.social · 05/08/2026Hi Folks, It's been a while since my last Substack... Winning elections is all well and good, but we need to do better... davidbirkettsnp.substack.com/p/the-snp-ne...davidbirkettsnp.substack.comThe SNP Needs a New Independence StrategyThis one isn't working... 021
David Birkett SNP @davidbirkettsnp.bsky.social · 03/08/2026Read my letter in the Sunday National... www.thenational.scot/politics/264...thenational.scotIt's time for SNP to rethink presumption against new oil and gas licensingMY party colleague and friend Luke Buchan recently argued in these pages that support for the oil and gas industry is not a right-wing position. I… 000
David Birkett SNP @davidbirkettsnp.bsky.social · 31/07/2026Hey folks, My daughter and her chums will be taking their award winning musical theatre school to the @edfringe.bsky.social this year. Come see them. 000
David Birkett SNP @davidbirkettsnp.bsky.social · 23/07/2026I had my say on the Commonwealth Games with Stephen Jardine on BBC Radio Scotland this morning. I didn't hear a lot of love for the games.. I'm still convinced we should have let it fail. I'm on at 09:17hrs for those scrolling www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...bbc.co.ukRadio Scotland - Listen Live - BBC SoundsListen live to Radio Scotland on BBC Sounds 000
David Birkett SNP @davidbirkettsnp.bsky.social · 04/07/2026🧵/1 It's the 4th of July, and you know what that means! Yes it's Damaging, Divisive Separation Day in the United States of America! The day when Americans mark the worst day in their history, when they made their dumbest mistake ever... Separating from the UK....static.klipy.comWaving USA Flag: Stars and StripesALT: Waving USA Flag: Stars and Stripes 121
David Birkett SNP @davidbirkettsnp.bsky.social · 04/07/2026Thanks yet again to @scotnational.bsky.social for publishing my tuppence worth. Particularly where one of their own columnists holds the opposite view. It is an example to those I'm appealing to in the SNP about tolerance and inclusiveness being a two way street www.thenational.scot/politics/262...thenational.scotKate Forbes row exposes a weakness in the SNP – and a roadblock to independenceI WAS shocked by the fall out from former deputy first minister Kate Forbes attending a recent conference ... 101
David Birkett SNP @davidbirkettsnp.bsky.social · 03/07/2026Even a stopped clock is right twice a day... It's not often I have my writings validated by Murdo Fraser but in this case he's not wrong... (right once) He also has nice taste in cars... (right twice) davidbirkettsnp.substack.com/p/the-snp-ca... 000
David Birkett SNP @davidbirkettsnp.bsky.social · 28/06/2026The pearl clutching over-reaction to Kate Forbes "Platform Sharing" shocked me. She's a private citizen now, She didn't say anything Anti-Independence. Read on to see why pearl clutching is just as big an issue among progressives. davidbirkettsnp.substack.com/p/the-snp-ca...davidbirkettsnp.substack.comThe SNP Can't Win Independence With Half a Country!Why We Must Become a Broad Church Again 011
David Birkett SNP @davidbirkettsnp.bsky.social · 26/06/2026You’ll often hear those on the political right refer to migrants as “fighting-age men” and hear them ask questions like: “Why are they all fighting-age men?” “Where are the women and children?” “Why aren’t entire families coming?” Read on to find out davidbirkettsnp.substack.com/p/migrant-my...davidbirkettsnp.substack.comMigrant Myth #6 - It's An Invasion of Fighting Aged Men...You’ll often hear those on the political right refer to migrants as “fighting-age men”… 020
David Birkett SNP @davidbirkettsnp.bsky.social · 25/06/2026Thanks to @scotnational.bsky.social for publishing my comment on the Aberdeen South By-Election. It's refreshing that they give ordinary members and other voices access to their platform. www.thenational.scot/politics/262...thenational.scotAberdeen South should prove a wake-up call for the SNP. Will they listen?YOU could hardly miss the by-elections held last week. Before getting into the results themselves, a note of caution is necessary 110
David Birkett SNP @davidbirkettsnp.bsky.social · 23/06/2026Few claims in the immigration debate are repeated more confidently, or more incorrectly, than the idea that asylum seekers are legally required to claim refuge in the first safe country they reach. They are not. Read More... davidbirkettsnp.substack.com/p/migrant-my...davidbirkettsnp.substack.comMigrant Myth #7: They should stay in the first safe country...Nigel Farage said so... 010
David Birkett SNP @davidbirkettsnp.bsky.social · 21/06/2026Not really a Substack I wanted to write, but politics isn't always back slapping and congratulating. We can't win them all, but we really didn't have to lose this one. davidbirkettsnp.substack.com/p/aberdeen-s...davidbirkettsnp.substack.comAberdeen South By-Election Defeat:AKA What happens when a Party starts believing its own spin 010
David Birkett SNP @davidbirkettsnp.bsky.social · 18/06/2026There is no doubt that looking after Asylum Seekers comes at a cost, that we taxpayers are paying. But attempts to link the issue to strained public services, and finances are loaded, and wide of the mark. Read More at this link... davidbirkettsnp.substack.com/p/migrant-my...davidbirkettsnp.substack.comMigrant Myth #8: Asylum Seekers are Bankrupting the Country...or are they? 000
David Birkett SNP @davidbirkettsnp.bsky.social · 13/06/2026Migrant Myth No 9 - we've all heard accusations that Asylum Seekers are given all the latest smartphones and designer clothes... The reality is somewhat more ordinary... davidbirkettsnp.substack.com/p/migrant-my...davidbirkettsnp.substack.comMigrant Myth #9: Logos, Smartphones & Luxury LivingOne of the stranger features of Britain’s asylum debate is how often ordinary items are presented as evidence of “luxury living” that some Brits can’t afford. 021
David Birkett SNP @davidbirkettsnp.bsky.social · 08/06/2026Ach well, the engagement with PHD United was short and sweet. So onto the myth-busting! Charting at No10! it's the myth that Migrants area all kicking back in the lap of luxury in posh hotels! davidbirkettsnp.substack.com/p/migrant-my...davidbirkettsnp.substack.comMigrant Myth #10: They get to stay in luxury hotels…One of the most repeated phrases in Britain’s immigration debate is the claim that asylum seekers are being housed in “4 & 5-star hotels.” It sounds outrageous, conjuring images of Luxury, Comfort, Ho... 011
David Birkett SNP @davidbirkettsnp.bsky.social · 05/06/2026In my hame toon the far right finally arrived last year. It's fair to say we don't see eye to eye, but that's not to say we can't talk, here is my Olive Branch... davidbirkettsnp.substack.com/p/an-open-le...davidbirkettsnp.substack.comAn Open Letter tae the Far Right in my Hame Toon!To Peterhead United 000
David Birkett SNP @davidbirkettsnp.bsky.social · 02/06/2026It's not a new idea, an SNP Leader has more hats to wear than any other Party Leader. Is it all too much for one mere mortal? Read on... davidbirkettsnp.substack.com/p/are-we-ask... 010
David Birkett SNP @davidbirkettsnp.bsky.social · 31/05/2026Misogyny is awful, I hate it, as the father of a teenage Daughter the rise in "Hypermasculinity" scares me. But this week has led me to examine the danger of the word Misogyny being misused, overused, and potentially losing it's power. Read on... davidbirkettsnp.substack.com/p/the-misogy...davidbirkettsnp.substack.comThe Misogyny MythAnd why it does strong women no favours... 001
David Birkett SNP @davidbirkettsnp.bsky.social · 29/05/2026Yeah all those guys cable tying Union Jacks to lampposts, they're just normal blokes.. concerned citizens.. salt of the earth.. misunderstood.. fed up of feeling powerless.. and left behind.. they just want their country back.. what's wrong with that? www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news...mirror.co.ukRaise the Colours founder Billy Allison charged with murder after pub boss diesPolice said they were called to reports of two men being punched at the Ricco and Loren bar in Lichfield on Sunday night 064
David Birkett SNP @davidbirkettsnp.bsky.social · 28/05/2026There's a lot of serious crap flying about just now. So here I want to cover something a bit lighter. We've all hear variations of the phrase "That's not what we're hearing on the Doorsteps" Here it is demystified from an activist viewpoint. davidbirkettsnp.substack.com/p/thats-not-...davidbirkettsnp.substack.com“That’s Not What We’re Hearing On The Doorsteps”The truth behind the soundbite 122
David Birkett SNP @davidbirkettsnp.bsky.social · 26/05/2026Well that didn't take long, Keir Starmer couldn't even answer himself, leaving it to some civil servant to do his talking... Contemptible... but Predictable... davidbirkettsnp.substack.com/p/well-its-g... 051
David Birkett SNP @davidbirkettsnp.bsky.social · 25/05/2026There will be many way more notable folk commenting today. But for what it's worth here's my take. davidbirkettsnp.substack.com/p/peter-murr... 011
David Birkett SNP @davidbirkettsnp.bsky.social · 24/05/2026It’s the 6th Anniversary of this famous Tweet today. Posted in reaction to “Cummingsgate” during the Pandemic. @ThatCivilTweet reposted it twice a day until the Tories were removed from office. Sadly their successors weren’t any better. 032
David Birkett SNP @davidbirkettsnp.bsky.social · 22/05/2026My fifth and final substack article on why we have a mandate for a referendum. Enjoy, read the other ones, and share. davidbirkettsnp.substack.com/p/why-we-hav... 036
David Birkett SNP @davidbirkettsnp.bsky.social · 20/05/2026I told you all that Mandates were a big subject. This is article No4, with one to go. In this one we look at how a Soundbite was allowed to become a Straitjacket, and why it should never have happened. davidbirkettsnp.substack.com/p/why-we-hav...davidbirkettsnp.substack.comWhy we have a Mandate for a Referendum - Episode Four - RhetoricA Soundbite shouldn't be a Straitjacket 155
David Birkett SNP @davidbirkettsnp.bsky.social · 18/05/2026In my 3rd Substack Article on the thorny subject of Mandates. I explore the effect Political Climate has (or more accurately doesn't) davidbirkettsnp.substack.com/p/why-we-hav...davidbirkettsnp.substack.comWhy we have a Mandate for a Referendum - Episode Three - Political ClimateHaving just won the 2026 Scottish Election, the SNP and wider Independence Movement now face the inevitable argument over mandates. 023
David Birkett SNP @davidbirkettsnp.bsky.social · 15/05/2026In the second episode of "Why We have a Mandate" I explore Precedent. Scotland has exceeded the thresholds on which the UK has held similar referenda, but still we are denied. Read on. davidbirkettsnp.substack.com/p/why-we-hav...davidbirkettsnp.substack.comWhy we have a Mandate for a Referendum - Episode Two - PrecedentHaving just won the 2026 Scottish Election, the SNP and wider Independence Movement now face the inevitable argument over mandates. 063
David Birkett SNP @davidbirkettsnp.bsky.social · 13/05/2026In an article last week I explored the measures by which we measure society. I got some questions sent back which I was happy to give my take on. davidbirkettsnp.substack.com/p/rethinking... 000