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Bruce Springsteen @brucespringsteen.net · 15/05/2025

Tonight, Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band opened their Land of Hope & Dreams Tour. Bruce launched this run of shows with three statements about the situation in the United States, with comments preceding his songs Land of Hope and Dreams, House of a Thousand Guitars and My City of Ruins.

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John Swinney @johnswinney.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

Eradicating child poverty is my top priority and we’re making progress. Labour should abandon austerity and match our ambition. New LSE report says the UK government could lift 700,000 children out of poverty by matching our Scottish Child Payment. 👇 www.lse.ac.uk/News/Latest-...

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The SNP @snp.org · 02/04/2025

Christina McKelvie saw the very best in people, and growing up she also saw firsthand the injustice faced by her family and her community. Her experiences made her determined to address the many injustices facing society. We will carry on that fight in Christina’s honour.

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Fraser MacDonald @fr4ser.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

"The UK government could lift 700,000 children out of poverty overnight by matching Scotland’s fiscal commitment to driving poverty down." - Professor Ruth Patrick www.lse.ac.uk/News/Latest-...

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New analysis shows 700,000 children could be lifted out of poverty overnight by following Scotland

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Chris Marshall @chrismarshll.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

Former Labour MSP quits party over welfare reforms which "stigmatise the weak, poor and the vulnerable".

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John Swinney @johnswinney.bsky.social · 13/03/2025

29 years ago today the Dunblane atrocity took place. We will always remember those who suffered from what happened that day.

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Fergus Morgan @fergusmorgan.bsky.social · 12/03/2025

Some stunning production pics of Wild Rose at the Lyceum, from the brilliant Mihaela Bodlovic...

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Fraser MacDonald @fr4ser.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

A heartfelt tribute to Jack Vettriano by Scotland's Culture Secretary @angusrobertson.bsky.social "Scotland owes him a debt of gratitude for his remarkable contribution to our cultural landscape."

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The SNP @snp.org · 04/03/2025

✅ We’ve met our CAMHS targets - over 90% of those referred to CAMHS were seen within 18 weeks. 👦🏻 When it comes to child mental health, there’s always more we can do. That’s why we’ve more than doubled mental health investment since 2020/21 - to £1.3 billion next year.

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Fraser MacDonald @fr4ser.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

First Minister @johnswinney.bsky.social delivers a statement on Solidarity to Support Ukraine in the Scottish Parliament now. 📺 Watch live on www.scottishparliament.tv

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Fraser MacDonald @fr4ser.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

FM @johnswinney.bsky.social tells journalists he did not want his government's Budget to "limp through on the neutrality of abstentionism" - saying the Budget was able to "reshape Parliamentary politics", bringing support from the Liberal Democrat and Green MSPs.

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Fraser MacDonald @fr4ser.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

A full-throated rejection of nuclear weapons by @johnswinney.bsky.social this morning from Bute House: "Nucelar weapons provide no tangible or realistic benefit to the military challenges we face... and indeed, I think they are an inhibitor because of the resources that they command."

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The SNP @snp.org · 25/02/2025

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

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Fraser MacDonald @fr4ser.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

First Minister @johnswinney.bsky.social: "The world is changing around us – quite literally in terms of global temperature rises. "It is a time of growing uncertainty, an age of anxiety. In response, too many are offering easy answers when what we need are the right answers."

First Minister John Swinney delivers a speech in front of a green backdrop at Glasgow's Botanic Gardens

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David Bol @davidbol.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

First Minister @johnswinney.bsky.social delivering a speech on climate at the Glasgow Botanics, warning there is an emerging political consensus, attempting to block action on the climate crisis. The FM says there is a need to "mobilise" the mainstream against right-wing populism.

John Swinney speaking at the Glasgow Botanics, surrounded by lovely trees.

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Fraser MacDonald @fr4ser.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

Scotland's First Minister @johnswinney.bsky.social has announced an additional £25 million in the upcoming Budget to establish a Grangemouth Just Transition Fund. The fund will support businesses and stakeholders to bring forward investible propositions over the next 12 months and beyond.

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John Swinney @johnswinney.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

I am very grateful to parliamentary colleagues in the Scottish Liberal Democrats and the Scottish Green Party for their engagement in the Budget process and for their support. @shonarobison.bsky.social has led a constructive and inclusive process. This is good news for Scotland. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

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The SNP Media @thesnpmedia.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

It’s good to have a debate - but let’s get the facts right on Scottish Income Tax: ✅ 51% of Scots pay less income tax than in England. ✅ £1.7bn more for public services. ✅ More workers moving to Scotland from rUK than leaving. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Kate Forbes on GMS this morning:

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John Swinney @johnswinney.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

Today I’ve outlined how we will improve access to our NHS - making it easier to see your GP, using more digital innovation, and delivering over 150,000 appointments and procedures in the coming year. Here’s a summary in 50 seconds.👇

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Picture This Scotland @74frankfurt.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

An annotated map produced by the Scottish Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament in the 1980s. Pic: National Museums Scotland.

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Fraser MacDonald @fr4ser.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

This morning, First Minister @JohnSwinney delivered a speech on NHS renewal. As part of this plan, NHS Scotland will deliver an extra 150,000 appointments and procedures in the coming year. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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John Swinney announces plan to bring down NHS waiting times

The first minister says changes will make it easier to see a GP - but union leaders say they lack of detail.

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Auschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

Auschwitz was at the end of a long process. It did not start from gas chambers. This hatred was gradually developed by humans. From ideas, words, stereotypes & prejudice through legal exclusion, dehumanization & escalating violence... to systematic and industrial murder. Auschwitz took time.

A bird's-eye view of a former Auschwitz II-Birkenau camp showing a wide dirt pathway flanked by parallel rows of barbed-wire fences. Groups of visitors walk along the path, surrounded by the remnants of brick structures and barracks, now reduced to foundations. Green grass contrasts with the somber history of the site, as the path leads toward a guard tower in the distance.

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The SNP @snp.org · 27/01/2025

🧵 The NHS is personal to us all. It’s there for every family, at every stage of life. Built on the dedication of staff and innovative care, the NHS is resilient. With collaboration and patient-focused reform, we’ll ensure it thrives again—public, free, and fit for the future.

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The SNP @snp.org · 23/01/2025

👏 The SNP has won the Bannockburn by-election! Congratulations to Bob Buchanan and the rest of his campaign team.

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Fraser MacDonald @fr4ser.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

A fantastic result for @thesnp.bsky.social in Bannockburn tonight - huge congratulations to Bob Buchanan and the dedicated team of local SNP activists who worked their socks off through the difficult Scottish winter ❄️

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Ballot Box Scotland @ballotbox.scot · 23/01/2025

Bannockburn (Stirling) by-election first preferences: SNP: 565 (35.9%, +7.2) Labour: 376 (23.9%, +3.1) Reform UK: 358 (22.7%, new) Conservative: 169 (10.7%, -8.4) Lib Dem: 55 (3.5%, +1.4) Green: 53 (3.4%, +1.0) (Note: Ind got 26%, Family 1.1% in 2022) SNP elected Stage 6.

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John Swinney @johnswinney.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

The Scottish Parliament has just unanimously called on the UK government to compensate WASPI women, which the UK Labour government refused to do. The SNP has stood with the WASPI women for years, and we will stand with them until justice is delivered.

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Angus Robertson @angusrobertson.bsky.social · 17/01/2025

The world’s premier celebration of Celtic music is underway. Glasgow hosts Celtic Connections festival until 2nd February. Celtic Connections brings together the very best talent in a packed programme of events and workshops. For tickets and more info visit: celticconnections.com

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John Swinney @johnswinney.bsky.social · 16/01/2025

Labour promised “change”. What has that looked like? Failing WASPI women, cutting winter heating payments and keeping people in poverty. While Labour offer rhetoric, I am focused on delivering progress for Scotland.

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Fraser MacDonald @fr4ser.bsky.social · 09/01/2025

Anas Sarwar has absolutely nothing to offer Scotland. And his backbenches know it, by the looks on their faces. #FMQs

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Fraser MacDonald @fr4ser.bsky.social · 09/01/2025

Looks like Russell Findlay has AI writing his FMQs. A word salad of Twitter bile and nothing more… #fmqs

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vinylitis @vinylitis.bsky.social · 07/01/2025

A dream job for a vinyl addict / obsessive ...

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The SNP @snp.org · 07/01/2025

📢 There’s no acceptable level of child poverty in a modern, prosperous society. 👉 Poverty limits opportunity, harms wellbeing, and impacts generations. It holds us all back. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 We're relentlessly focused on meeting Scotland’s ambitions to end it.

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Kevin Stewart SNP @kevinstewartsnp.bsky.social · 07/01/2025

At 15:04 today there are only four Labour MSPs in attendance for this afternoon’s debate on Tackling Child Poverty & Inequality. They don’t seem to care.

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Jenny Gilruth @jennygilruth.bsky.social · 07/01/2025

Just 4 Labour MSPs in @scotparl.bsky.social chamber this afternoon, for the first debate of 2025 on eradicating child poverty. 👀

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Fraser MacDonald @fr4ser.bsky.social · 07/01/2025

The callous cut to the Winter Fuel Payment. The betrayal of WASPI women. Failure to end the hated Two Child Limit. Soaring household bills. Labour has been in power for 186 days.

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Fraser MacDonald @fr4ser.bsky.social · 06/01/2025

If people do not see Scotland’s parliament delivering progress for Scotland’s people... then we run a real risk of feeding the forces of anti-politics and of populism. And that is not something I am prepared to countenance in Scotland. @johnswinney.bsky.social

First Minister John Swinney delivers a speech in Edinburgh, with a BSL interpreter in the foreground on his left.

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Fraser MacDonald @fr4ser.bsky.social · 06/01/2025

The NHS needs this budget to pass. Our economy needs this Budget to pass. Scotland needs this budget to pass. @johnswinney.bsky.social

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The SNP @snp.org · 06/01/2025

📢 Scotland has faced tough times, some will offer soundbite solutions, pretending there are quick fixes. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 We're focused on putting in the hard work to unite Scotland and provide real long-lasting solutions to help our communities recover and renew.

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Fraser MacDonald @fr4ser.bsky.social · 06/01/2025

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 First Minister @johnswinney.bsky.social is about to deliver a speech in Edinburgh,setting out how the @scottishgovernment.bsky.social Budget delivers real progress for Scotland. Watch live on Youtube 👇 www.youtube.com/live/mT_-N8_...

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Fraser MacDonald @fr4ser.bsky.social · 04/01/2025

@johnswinney.bsky.social kicked off the 2025 campaign in Fallin this morning with a bumper Stirling SNP team - not deterred by fog and ice! Bob Buchanan will be a strong local champion for Bannockburn and the Eastern Villages. Polls open on 23rd January #ActiveSNP @thesnp.bsky.social

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Fraser MacDonald @fr4ser.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer ends #PMQs by wishing everyone a very Merry Christmas ...unless you're a WASPI women, a cold pensioner or a struggling parent with more than two children.

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The SNP @snp.org · 04/12/2024

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 This afternoon, Shona Robison will announce the Scottish Budget 2025-26. It will focus on the SNP Government’s priorities: ✅ Eradicating child poverty ✅ Growing the economy ✅ Tackling the Climate Crisis ✅ Improving public services 🎥 Watch here: www.scottishparliament.tv

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Fraser MacDonald @fr4ser.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

Scotland's Finance Secretary @shonarobison.bsky.social will deliver the Scottish Budget for 2024-25 at 14:50 today - a Budget that puts the people of Scotland first and lays the foundations for long-term success. 📺 Watch the statement on Scottish Parliament TV 👇

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Meeting of the Parliament | Scottish Parliament TV

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