The Holyrood Establishment don't seem to get it - do they?
If you come here illegally you should be deported, not given priority for housing or allowed to work.
What does it mean to honour veterans after the wreaths have been laid?
David Smith makes the case for practical support in “Scotland’s veterans deserve better than a culture war”.
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#Remembrance
Improving educational outcomes for white working-class children is not 'just the responsibility of schools but calls for action from across society'. So says Baroness Morris, the Blair-era educational secretary heading up an independent inquiry into the matter.
The first phase of Morris's review, which was published in June, found that 'the education system is not set up to serve white working-class children and families'.
The report looked at the differences in performance between white children in receipt of free school meals (FSM) and those who are not. By Key Stage 4, the attainment gap between white FSM pupils and all non-FSM pupils is 50 per cent.
In the league table of FSM pupils achieving grade four or higher in English and mathematics, the category 'white British' comes third from bottom, with just 36 per cent reaching this level, compared to Chinese (85 per cent), Indian (68 per cent), Bangladeshi (68 per cent), Black African (62 per cent) and 'other Asian' (61 per cent).
✍️ Stephen Daisley
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My thoughts are with those who have been injured in the incident in the West End of Glasgow tonight.
I also want to thank the emergency services, first responders who are working at the scene.
Important debate brought by my colleague @JamieLangan_ on supporting Scotland’s pubs in Holyrood tonight.
In Glasgow alone we have around 600 pubs which support nearly 10,000 local jobs, with over half of those employees being 16-24.
Back your local and save our pubs.
Michael Marra reopening the EU Debate is putty in the SNPs hands - and he knows it.
Like it or not, democratic votes are for once in a generation.
He’s now given Swinney permission to rip off the bandage on independence and plunge Scotland into further turmoil and division.
Scottish Labour are ALWAYS the SNPs wee pals.
Thomas Kerr accuses the Scottish Government of 'deliberately killing' working-class people in a drug death 'genocide'.
In an extraordinary attack, the deputy Reform UK Scotland leader also accuses SNP ministers of being responsible for the death of his dad.
Maree Todd, Scotland's failing drugs minister, has called me a "disgrace."
She can throw whatever petty insults she likes – it's water off a duck's back.
But she can't escape the reality facing many families, including mine.
Under the SNP more than 11,000 people lost their lives due to drugs in past decade. In 2025 alone, deaths increased by 11%, to 1,133.
People in Scotland's most deprived communities are 15 times more likely to die from drug use than those in the least deprived.
It's either deliberate or sheer incompetence. I'll let you decide.
Honoured to attend the Remembrance Sunday service in Glasgow this morning, alongside my colleague @KimSchmulianMSP.
It was a poignant service led by Rev. Mark Johnstone of the High Kirk of Glasgow and a lovely chance to remember all those who fought for our tomorrow.
Lovely service at Dennistoun War Memorial this morning.
Thanks to all involved in organising and to both local schools for getting involved.
Lest we forget.
Hard to imagine a more tin-eared move by parliament than massively hiking pay for committee chairs. No cost of living crisis at Holyrood, where snouts remain firmly in the trough.