@johnadgrady@ScottishLabour Labour would not stand up and be counted over Brexit. They put the prejudices of working class England over the economic and political priorities of Scotland. As a result our exports our 25% smaller. I will NEVER vote Labour again.
@hmtreasury@GarethDavies_MP What will it cost us in collapsing schools, huge waiting lists and retirement vanishing intilo the never never. We can't have the services that we don't pay for.
@mikegalsworthy Divergence would kill our biggest market completely - the EU won't import goods that aren't EU compliant. I love how the Tories are resorting to killing the few overseas markets we have stone dead.
Statement re UK Covid Inquiry:
I do not intend to give a running commentary on the ongoing Inquiry. Instead, out of respect to all those impacted by the pandemic, I will answer questions directly and openly when I give evidence at the end of this month
However, in light of recent coverage, there are certain points I feel it important to make clear.
Contrary to the impression given in some coverage, the Inquiry does have messages between me and those I most regularly communicated with through informal means.
Although these had not been retained on my own device, I was able to obtain copies which I submitted to the Inquiry last year.
To be clear, I conducted the Covid response through formal processes from my office in St Andrews House, not through WhatsApp or any other informal messaging platform. I was not a member of any WhatsApp groups. The number of people I communicated with through informal messaging at all was limited.
Also, any handwritten notes made by me were passed to my private office to be dealt with and recorded as appropriate.
Throughout the entire process, I acted in line with Scottish Government policy.
I did my level best to lead Scotland through the pandemic as safely as possible - and shared my thinking with the country on a daily basis. I did not get every decision right - far from it - but I was motivated only, and at all times, by the determination to keep people as safe as possible.
@Phil_Lewis_ Unless they have been vetting covid tests at the school door and insisting on compulsory testing, this is what all pupils have been doing since schools reopened. NO NEWS
“This might not sound like a large shift, but it moves Scotland from being one of the most unequal places to live in Europe for a child to being one of the most equal — in just 12 months”.
https://t.co/I91amcxFGB
👇 Your SNP Scottish Government is delivering a £550m increase to NHS frontline boards, taking NHS’s Scotland total investment to £13.2bn.
❌ While at Westminster, they are attacking the very foundations of the NHS.
🏴 It’s only with independence that we can protect our NHS.
@ruth_wishart@DancingBhoy So polite in the face of ignorance @ruth_wishart it would seem the Scottish Education System has given some folks just enough education to turn them in to opinionated muppets with little understanding of the history of the governance of Scotland. I am not so polite!
Whether you’ve been in the SNP for a while or are fairly new; if you’re curious about what the YSI is, then this event’s for you!🏴
We are hosting an online event on Sunday 3rd December at 7:30 where we will talk about what the YSI does, how to get involved. 🏴
Published this week, and arriving at my house this moment, is this beauty. I hope you’ll agree that, like the cover picture, this book reveals a Nan Shepherd we’ve not known before. Delighted with the classy cover and production courtesy of @EdinburghUP