Adam Wilson

Now a proud member of the 30 Club

[Bridget Phillipson @bphillipsonMP]

Men should not beat up women.

Full stop. No excuses.

[Adam Wilson @Adam_D_Wilson]

I always said the friction between factions in the Green Party would come out into the open.

I didn’t expect it to be so quick.

[Noa Hoffman @hoffman_noa]

EXCL: As Keir Starmer struggles to keep his crown, another leadership battle is raging. Away from the media spotlight, there is a struggle for the future of the Green party between its various official ‘Special Interest Groups’ and its leader, Zack Polanski.

On one side, Polanski and his officials are at least trying to appear to be dealing with allegations of anti-Semitism and extremism within the party. On the other, a powerful affiliate group, the Global Majority Greens (GMG), is accusing its leader of creating a ‘hierarchy of racism’, with allegations of anti-Semitism taken more seriously than other complaints.

Polanski, it claims, has failed to be truly anti-racist because he has not backed the ethnic-minority Greens who have been suspended over alleged anti-Jewish rhetoric. Most extraordinarily of all, it believes the Greens – yes, the Greens – are too pro-Zionist.

Crucially, the group is formally backed by Mothin Ali, who serves both as deputy leader of the party and GMG treasurer. Ali has endorsed official reports compiled by the GMG accusing Polanski of a litany of crimes against racial justice. In private WhatsApp groups, documents and Zoom calls leaked to The Spectator, Ali’s disdain for his boss’s conduct is plain.

Included in the leaks is a scathing draft GMG report that will be presented at the Green party AGM later this month. It accuses Polanski and his team of ‘performing anti-racism’ without putting it into practice. The report, which covers the first year of Polanski’s leadership, condemns a ‘serious governance problem inseparable from institutional racism’. Specifically, it criticises the party for suspending members accused of anti-Semitism – even though in most cases the evidence of anti-Semitism is clear-cut.

[Bridget Phillipson @bphillipsonMP]

The Gestapo marched hundreds of thousands of innocent people to their deaths.

I've ended private schools' tax breaks to invest in state schools.

No responsible leader makes vile comparisons like this. Kemi Badenoch is not fit to be Prime Minister.

[Michael Shanks MP @mgshanks]

A narrow view of the UNCRC that I’m afraid lets children down.

The UNCRC seeks to protect children’s health, wellbeing and safety from exploitation. A social media ban for under-16s upholds all three.

[Adam Wilson @Adam_D_Wilson]

The last thing Scottish Labour needs right now is a leadership contest.

Absolutely change is needed, but not a continuation of the revolving door of leaders.

[The Daily Record @Daily_Record]

Daily Record Political Editor Paul Hutcheon says MSP Michael Marra may become the next leader without a challenge - due to a dearth of contenders

https://t.co/SuHBRUqaSA

[Lewis Goodall @lewis_goodall]

Josh MacAllister on the lunch time round showing again why he's easily one of the most impressive MPs of the new intake. Whether you approve or disapprove of the ban today, much of the legwork, pushing and thinking behind it within Labour's ranks has been down to him.

[Adam Wilson @Adam_D_Wilson]

The last thing this country needs is Parliament spending more time debating a bad bill on assisted dying.

I don’t support assisted dying, but putting that aside I fail to understand why proponents would attempt to repeat their mistakes through a PMB.

[Adam Wilson @Adam_D_Wilson]

@Ross_Greer @YvetteCooperMP Are you calling for France to fully sanction Smotrich and Ben-Gvir Ross or are you just taking pot shots at Labour?

[Tracy Gilbert MP @tracygilbert72]

This week I travelled to Jordan on an @CommonsIDC delegation with @SarahChampionMP .
You can read about the visit and my call on the Israeli government to let aid flow freely into Gaza.
https://t.co/QKP7EM3sPN

[Adam Wilson @Adam_D_Wilson]

Newsflash:

Scottish Labour is SCOTTISH @JustForScotland

[Daniel Johnson MSP @DJforEdS]

Reform’s dog whistle politics must be called out.

Offord’s mumbling routine should not mean we ignore his words.

[Andrew Quinn @AndrewJQuinn97]

Ironic that the great Scottish Nationalist Nicola Sturgeon did her first interview after Peter Murrell's guilty plea with UK media

She knows Scottish media would have scrutinised her more

Too many pro-indy politicians love Scotland until its journalists hold them to account

[Daniel Johnson MSP @DJforEdS]

You know it’s bad when Have I got News For You has a round of “pick which one of Peter Murrell’s coffee machines is the cheapest”

[Adam Wilson @Adam_D_Wilson]

I’ve emailed my only Reform UK representative if they will also make carrying sgian-dubhs illegal which would break Scottish traditions.

[Zia Yusuf @ZiaYusufUK]

I don’t care what religion you are.

NOBODY other than law enforcement will get to carry deadly weapons under a Reform government.

Reform will repeal the exemption for Sikhs to carry the kirpan.

We will deploy stop and search and get deadly weapons off our streets.

[Paul Hutcheon @paulhutcheon]

2) Here is the letter from @jackiebmsp on calls for a Holyrood inquiry into the Peter Murrell scandal.

[Yvette Cooper @YvetteCooperMP]

The E1 settlement plans in the West Bank are egregious.

With international partners, we are clear: these settlements  are illegal and threaten a viable Palestinian state.

https://t.co/cQvTnQgy2W

[Adam Wilson @Adam_D_Wilson]

To my reckoning Kenny Gibson has carried out the biggest shake up of Scottish Parliamentary procedure and scrutiny in his first week than his predecessors have managed in decades.

[Adam Wilson @Adam_D_Wilson]

If this is how he treats Western detainees, just imagine how he treats innocent Palestinians 😥

[Channel 4 News @Channel4News]

Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir has released video footage on social media of himself berating detained activists from the Gaza flotilla.

The video has prompted international outrage, while the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Ben Gvir’s actions were ‘not consistent with the values of the State of Israel’

[Adam Wilson @Adam_D_Wilson]

Shame he didn't push this in his previous role of *checks notes* - Special Advisor to the First Minister, John Swinney

[Alistair Grant @alistairkgrant]

Business rates must be reformed 'as quickly as possible', says new SNP MSP

https://t.co/lNe81Ptwlk

[Adam Wilson @Adam_D_Wilson]

@suzanwking @kath14sangster @ScottishLabour Congratulations- fitting to have our Chief Activist in this leadership role as we build back after a difficult election.