It is a major blow to the leadership of the SNP, to the case for independence, for the credibility of mainstream politics. It is NOT (by any stretch of the imagination) the ‘biggest political scandal in Scottish and British politics.’ https://t.co/tQuKs6kkhK
@bellacaledonia Much really good in here, particularly on media and opposition.
I would add silence of ‘sensible’ legacy journalists on behaviour of their more outrageous colleagues.
Not convinced on damage to Indy, will be other ‘events’.
SNP difficulty is getting humility past frenzied media
Reform UK received £9 million from donors in the first quarter of the year, the largest amount given to any political party in that period, the latest data reveals https://t.co/Bj7Bw9vNuT
For Wales, HS2 is a long-standing symbol of unfair rail funding that successive UK governments have failed to address.
I have written to the UK Transport Secretary calling for talks on securing the rail funding Wales needs.
https://t.co/IupvyGG2it
In a special report from Cardiff and Belfast, political correspondent Hamish Morrison questions if hope and ambition can ultimately win in 21st century Britain 👇
Of the three nationalist parties, Sinn Fein made the most substantial constitutional move during the past week, Laura Pollock writes in our latest Celtic Alliance Report 👇
BBC Scotland has airbrushed Malcolm Offord from its FMQ's twitter posts. We've archived the page. Offord opened the exchanges with questions about income tax. The BBC has simply blanked him and posted Sarwar's question as though he was first.
https://t.co/MrxX4sYspZ
@BBCScotlandNews
It is now clear that the British State is determined to bring down the SNP. Branchform didn’t do it as they expected. Nor has Murrell. They are getting desperate. We’re closer to Indy than ever before.
Latest IPSOS Poll on net 'Favourability Ratings' of Scottish Political Leaders -
JOHN SWINNEY - PLUS 2
ANAS SARWAR - MINUS 32
RUSSELL FINDLAY - MINUS 36
MALCOLM OFFORD - MINUS 48.
Clever Scots!!!
🙋♀️ Speaking in the Chamber today, I highlighted how @theSNP’s tax policies continue to deliver a progressive approach in Scotland while generating significant revenue for public services.
🏴 Just imagine how much more we could do with the fresh start of independence.
A packed village hall In Auchtertool tonight to express their opposition to Cato Data Centre planning application on the outskirts of Auchtertool.
A well coordinated campaign on the way, which I fully support.
The SNP has begun a civil action against Peter Murrell and is applying for compensation under the Proceeds of Crime Act. The party’s NEC agreed last night to “begin court action to recover the money that has been stolen” John Swinney says in an email to SNP members
BBC Scotland has changed its shocking headline after the FM revealed the SNP had asked HMRC to check VAT refunds on Murrell's bogus purchases. The new headline is even worse. It completely misrepresents the thrust of what Swinney said. Will Laura Miller read a variation of this out on Reporting Scotland tonight?