McDoogs

Scottish Independence supporter, Mountaineer, Skier, MTBr, MountainRescue, Detective, Internationalist, Professional Cynic & Scottish. not in that order....

[Tom French @tomfrench85]

SNP Westminster Leader @DaveDooganSNP has called for a investigation into whether Douglas Alexander broke the ministerial code over his role in the Peter Mandelson scandal, after it emerged he failed to declare meetings with Mandelson's lobby firm 👇

[McDoogs @Doogs8401]

@paulhutcheon Err if you are looking for a plus point for @UKLabour best sit one out pal

https://t.co/jVG8HiOn8f

[McDoogs @Doogs8401]

Mandelson eh??!!

@UKLabour

https://t.co/jVG8HiOn8f

[wullieforindy(extremist)🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🤝🇪🇺🤝🇺🇦 @iammockatory]

STV News seems unable to tell us how tiny the percentage is in Scotland and that there were almost twice as many private healthcare admissions per head in England – Talking-up Scotland https://t.co/gCsS3JuoGd

[Liz Webster @LizWebsterSBF]

🚨 Thank goodness! Finally some pushback.

Commons committee says reliance on Palantir (and other US tech) is an “unacceptable point of weakness” for UK national security.

Time to trigger the break clause and build domestic alternatives.

The Atlanticist tech gamble is starting to meet real resistance.

[BBC Scotland News @BBCScotlandNews]

Scottish Secretary did not declare meeting with Mandelson's firm https://t.co/8qWPWALszM

[McDoogs @Doogs8401]

@DrNeilStone 👏👏👏👏👏
Two daughters in their early 20s
Both vaccinated
So glad we have public health initiatives like this

[Linda S @lindas5589]

@bodytalkman @DrNeilStone pretty fuckin' good results if you ask me!

[Neil Stone @DrNeilStone]

My home country Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

NO cervical cancer cases detected in vaccinated women following HPV immunisation!

None! Zero!

What a stunning achievement !

The HPV vaccine ie a modern medical miracle!

[Dr Philippa Whitford @Dr_PhilippaW]

Fantastic work by everyone involved in delivering #HPV #Vaccination to protect our teenagers against #HumanPapillomaVirus and prevent #CervicalCancer and other tumours.

[Tom French @tomfrench85]

"Scottish taxpayers will be appalled to hear the Labour Party government has allowed Peter Mandelson to retain his peerage and titles - and that taxpayers are still being forced to foot the £75,000 bill for his golden goodbye pay-off"

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 SNP Westminster Leader @DaveDooganSNP 👇

[patrick holleran @pat11060]

This is just the beginning
A there is a clear, documented list of times since 2020 when the UK Government has overridden, blocked, or bypassed Scottish devolved decisions.

Confirmed UK overrides of Scottish devolved decisions since 2020

Section 35 veto of a Scottish Bill (first time ever)

UK Government legislating in devolved areas without consent
(9 times since Brexit)

The Scottish Parliament withheld consent, but Westminster legislated anyway.
EU Withdrawal Act
UK Internal Market Act
Subsidy Control Act
Retained EU Law Act
Professional Qualifications Act
Trade Act
Agriculture Act
Fisheries Act
Levelling Up and Regeneration Act
Scottish Nat...

This is a major breach of the Sewel Convention.

Internal Market Act overriding devolved laws

This Act allows UK‑wide “market access” rules to neutralise Scottish laws.
It has been used to.
block Scotland’s Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) by refusing an exemption for glass.
Scottish Nat...

This is the clearest example of the UK rewriting devolved policy.

UK Government bypassing Holyrood on spending
Since 2020, UK ministers can spend directly in devolved areas, bypassing the Scottish Government.
This includes
Levelling Up funds
Shared Prosperity Fund
Community Renewal Fund

This removes Holyrood’s control over devolved‑area budgets.

Supreme Court rulings restricting devolved law‑making

The Court struck down parts of
UNCRC Incorporation Bill
Local Government Bill
Because they were judged to “affect” Westminster’s power.

This created new uncertainty about what Holyrood is allowed to legislate on.

UK legislation reducing devolved regulatory powers

The UK Government has taken powers to
set UK‑wide standards
regulate subsidies
override devolved rules
impose common frameworks

These powers sit at Westminster, not Holyrood.

Summary list (clean, simple)

Since 2020, Westminster has
Blocked a Scottish Bill using Section 35 (first time ever).
Legislated in devolved areas without consent nine times.
Overrode devolved law using the Internal Market Act (DRS example).
Bypassed Holyrood on spending in devolved areas.
Had the Supreme Court strike down devolved Bills (UNCRC, Local Government).
Centralised regulatory powers over standards, subsidies, and frameworks.

have the Supreme Court restrict devolved legislation
pressure the constitutional space Scottish courts operate in (as seen in the Craig Murray / Palestine Action case)
This means Scotland’s ability to act independently has been significantly reduced.
☮️🌏🤔🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿⚖️

[McDoogs @Doogs8401]

@RobMclovin1 @ScotNational What like this guy

[The National @ScotNational]

'If they're so strong in the strength of their Union, then what have they got to fear?'

Michelle O'Neill tells The National why Westminster should grant a referendum on Irish reunification

[iScot Magazine @iScotNews]

Two constitutional questions.

The West Lothian Question: English MPs felt Scottish MPs had too much influence on English only matters.

Result? Decades of debate, commissions, reports and rule changes.

The Democratic Deficit Question: Scotland asks what protection exists when English MPs can repeatedly override Scottish democratic outcomes.

Result? Silence.

The WLQ was treated as a constitutional crisis.

The DDQ as a constitutional inconvenience.

Hazard a guess what the difference is, and who benefits in each response. @iScotNews

[THE DAILY REBUTTAL TEAM @MaureenFairgri1]

JUST FANTASTIC NEWS TO SHARE

[McDoogs @Doogs8401]

@BurleighArchie @JimSpenceDundee Exactly

Its difficult to fathom the levels of depravity in the Tory party or Reform as they all seem to have moved to

[McDoogs @Doogs8401]

@Radge_LadyBlue @Hamish08082014 @AndrewBowie_MP Let me get this right

You now want victims to pay for investigations

[McDoogs @Doogs8401]

@Radge_LadyBlue @Hamish08082014 @AndrewBowie_MP Err you do realise this is nothing to do with Holyrood

Murrell embezzled funds from the SNP provided by their members

[McDoogs @Doogs8401]

@ScottishLabour So why does @EveryDoctorUK identify all Scottish MPs with links to private healthcare as being @ScottishLabour