Tom Gordon

Ex Deputy Scottish Political Editor at Scottish Daily Mail

Tips to [email protected]. Own Views.

[Stewart McDonald @StewartMcDonald]

Is the Reform walkout at Holyrood a stunt? Yes, and, for good or ill, stunts have their place in politics when you want to make a point. Over 7000 people joined the SNP in the 5 days after our 2018 House of Commons walkout. I’d caution anyone who dismisses it quite so swiftly.

[Michael Blackley @Mike_Blackley]

Didn’t intend to watch The Wargame but have found myself doing so.
Highlight so far was Nicola Sturgeon telling her spin doctor to inject “a bit more human expression of, you know, sorrow” into her press conference speech after a Russian attack on a UK ship killed 141 people.

[Tom Gordon @TGScotPol]

SNP depute leader Keith Brown telling Radio Scotland the SNP won the Holyrood election 'out the park'.

The SNP had its lowest vote total, lowest vote share and lowest MSP tally since 2007 in May.

[Graham Grant @GrahamGGrant]

How can you hold Transport Scotland to account if you don't know what it is?

[Graham Grant @GrahamGGrant]

A hugely telling story. The 32 councils will remain in place for 5 years and new regional bodies would be on top of the current set-up. (And councillors could get extra cash for serving on them…) The gravy trains rolls on.

https://t.co/n9M4h3FX8z @DMScotPol @MailOnlineScot

[Scottish Daily Mail @MailOnlineScot]

Now Michael Gove offers to help the SNP rescue Scots schools... by learning lessons from England
.@DMScotPol
https://t.co/MW3dsrZLYM

[Scottish Daily Mail @MailOnlineScot]

Trashing education is SNP's 'great failure'. Swinney blasted over Scotland's maths and reading scores
.@DMScotPol

https://t.co/jhtSgZrV32

[Michael Blackley @Mike_Blackley]

Nicola Sturgeon and John Swinney top the list of people the Scottish Affairs committee wants to summon to give evidence to its inquiries on the fallout from the Peter Murrell scandal.

https://t.co/AmFdH0v3HF

[Scottish Daily Mail @MailOnlineScot]

Watchdog probing force over handling of requests from public amid rise in data breaches
.@GrahamGGrant

https://t.co/goYqWG1qui

[Scottish Daily Mail @MailOnlineScot]

Now MPs to probe Murrell scandal fallout

🗞️ Tomorrow's Scottish Daily Mail front page: #TomorrowsPapersToday #scotpapers 👉️ Read more on #mailonline

[Scottish Daily Mail @MailOnlineScot]

Màiri McAllan comes under fire for having no ambition after she was unable to guarantee standards in schools will improve by 2029
.@Mike_Blackley
https://t.co/mxpBJuzt2X

[Scottish Daily Mail @MailOnlineScot]

RUTH CHARTERIS KC: Corrosive domestic abuse is not a women's issue - it is a societal issue. And we must ALL play a part in tackling it

https://t.co/QVqScugvkp

[Michael Blackley @Mike_Blackley]

Scottish civil servants are avoiding SNP taxes by living south of the border, in Europe and even the rest of the world. https://t.co/ioMalxDs50

[Tom Gordon @TGScotPol]

Today's story about SNP Westminster leader Dave Doogan in the @MailOnlineScot

[Agent P @AgentP22]

SNP MP Dave Doogan accepted F1 hospitality worth almost £2,000 while attacking Labour freebies.

“Freebies for thee, but not for me” should be the new SNP slogan.

[Scottish Daily Mail @MailOnlineScot]

Generation of pupils betrayed by the SNP

🗞️ Tomorrow's Scottish Daily Mail front page: #TomorrowsPapersToday #scotpapers 👉️ Read more on #mailonline

[Scottish Daily Mail @MailOnlineScot]

Powerful Westminster committee is under pressure to press ahead with its own probe into Peter Murrell scandal after Holyrood snub
.@Mike_Blackley
https://t.co/5tPxNSAZmF

[Michael Blackley @Mike_Blackley]

Unanimous calls were made by food industry figures for the supermarket price cap plan to be scrapped at an SNP Government summit.
https://t.co/y7tpKU02Gl

[Scottish Daily Mail @MailOnlineScot]

Former SNP health secretary calls John Swinney's health board reform plans 'fool's gold'
.@DMScotPol
https://t.co/zRAglvgv2f

[Stephen Kerr MSP @RealStephenKerr]

John Swinney has announced the biggest shake-up of Scotland’s public services in decades — but he cannot say how many jobs will go, how much will be saved or even how the reforms will work.

That is not a plan. It is policy scribbled on the back of a fag packet.

He must come to Parliament, answer the questions and set out the detail. Scotland cannot be governed by guesswork.

Thanks to @DMScotPol and @MailOnlineScot

[Scottish Daily Mail @MailOnlineScot]

John Swinney urged to explain his 'back of a fag-packet' public sector reforms as plans continue to unravel
.@DMScotPol
https://t.co/pjAuvOtiYf