Chris Stephens

[Chris Stephens @ChrisStephens]

It is with great sadness that our family announce the peaceful passing of our Mother Caroline Stephens, early yesterday evening in the Royal Alexandra Hospital.

[PCS - the civil service union @pcs_union]

To: Louise Haigh MP, Minister for the Cabinet Office:
Stop gambling with our livelihoods

Capita, the company currently failing to pay civil service pensions to thousands, is being handed the Synergy Shared Services contract worth up to £950m over 10 years.
https://t.co/uOIhXDF2Eg

[PCS - the civil service union @pcs_union]

🚨 Stop the outsourcing of Student Loans Company jobs

PCS is fighting plans to privatise and potentially offshore jobs, with no meaningful consultation or discussion of alternatives.

Take two minutes to email your MP and demand that they back our campaign to keep these jobs in public hands.

E-Action: https://t.co/DtDSB9KG7c

#PCS

[Bailie Paul McCabe @Paul4Linn]

Really delighted to attend the opening of the Community Shop in Castlemilk with Bailie Margaret Morgan. Customers were delighted with the variety & prices. Most left with full shopping bags! Huge thanks to @ardenglen and @GoodFoodScot

[Partick Thistle FC @PartickThistle]

Jags go top of the league!

[Cllr Roza Salih @RozaSalih]

Funny how they’re perfectly happy to get elected banging on about anti-migration, but when the conversation turns to the reserved matter that actually determines whether Scotland can control those powers for itself - independence -suddenly they don’t want to talk about it.

[Richie Incognito @68INCOGNITO]

Took what we come for ☠️

[Chris Stephens @ChrisStephens]

@AGM60 @StJoandPats Knew him when he was the Parish Priest at St.Bernadettes.
Got a nice note when Mum passed. Hope he has a happy retirement from me and all our family.

[John Swinney @JohnSwinney]

Many congratulations to Leigh Payne, the latest @theSNP Councillor for Avondale and Stonehouse, elected in a by-election tonight. Great news.

[John Swinney @JohnSwinney]

Graeme Souness is climbing the three highest peaks and swimming the three highest lakes in the UK for @CharityDEBRA.

You can donate here to help people living with EB: https://t.co/8WTW0ykg8N

An impressive challenge for a very important cause - best of luck, Graeme!

[Peter Geoghegan @PeterKGeoghegan]

🔴 The £72million pound question - how worried are you about big money in British politics?

Democracy for Sale is running a survey to find out what the public thinks about money in politics

Please take it!! And share widely!! thx! 😀
https://t.co/jFXOweCgsn

[The SNP @theSNP]

🤝 Leaders of Scotland, Northern Ireland, and Wales have signed memorandum on independence to work together.

All nations should have a choice over their future.

[Lara Bird SNP @larabirdsnp]

For the first time ever, there are First Ministers in Scotland, in Wales and in the North of Ireland who are all committed to independence from the United Kingdom.

Today, those leaders have signed a Memorandum of Understanding
to work together. It is not for Westminster to decide our future, and Andy Burnham does not have the authority to take these decisions off the table.

Each of our nations has the right to determine their own future, through democratic means and in accordance with the wishes of its people.

[Austin Sheridan @AustinRSheridan]

Addressing the crowd now is @alisonthewliss our @theSNP MSP for Glasgow Central showing her solidarity in this women’s lead rally in Glasgow Green, standing up to racism to counter protest the racist pink ladies group. Well done, Alison 💛

@SUTRScotland

[STUC @ScottishTUC]

Every woman in Scotland has a right to feel safe. That safety must never be weaponised to fuel racism.

@RozFoyer/@HannahMargBrown/@heraldscotland

https://t.co/ztOtG91u49

[PCS - the civil service union @pcs_union]

🚨Cabinet Office Update on Capita

I met today with Sally Jameson MP, the new minister responsible for civil service pensions, to discuss the ongoing problems with Capita.

It was a positive meeting. The minister confirmed that the government is looking seriously at bringing the service back in-house, something PCS has been calling for throughout this crisis.

There is still work to do before a final decision is made, but I made clear that PCS wants to be fully involved and kept updated as this develops. We also need urgent action for those still waiting for pensions or facing serious delays.

With TUC Congress next week, we’ll also take the case for insourcing to the wider trade union movement. Public services, including our pensions, should be delivered by properly resourced public servants, not outsourced for private profit.

Capita’s failures have caused far too much stress and uncertainty for our members. Today’s meeting was a positive step, but we’ll keep the pressure on until we have a pensions service that people can rely on.

I’ll keep members updated as we make progress.
Fran Heathcote - PCS General Secretary
#Capita #PensionCrisis #PCS

[Glasgow City Council @GlasgowCC]

Meet the new Council Leader, Cllr Ricky Bell, elected this morning at Full Council 👋

Ricky is ready to lead the city forward, working alongside colleagues and the people of Glasgow.

Look out for updates on the journey ahead.

[Mike Dailly @mikedailly]

There’s a lot of misinformation circulating that results in people not accessing their legal rights to homeless accommodation in Scotland. @GovanLawCentre’s new myth busting fact sheet provides an antidote. https://t.co/Tpy3rAgicB

[Nelson Mandela Scottish Memorial Foundation @mandelasmf]

The Mandela statue in Glasgow's Nelson Mandela Place will be unveiled on Friday,9th Oct. at 4pm.This is a public event and all friends are welcome.Marah Louw will sing, just as at Mandela's Glasgow visit on 9th Oct. 1993 (pictured) https://t.co/tWtfWPf7AD https://t.co/AGodCZ4oG5

[Kevin Schofield @KevinASchofield]

No10 later scrambled to insist the PM hadn’t changed the government’s position on Indyref2.

Well, this video shows that he clearly did.