Stephen Thompson, Councillor & Dumfriesshire SNP 2026 Candidate
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Dumfriesshire SNP Candidate for Holyrood 2026 and SNP Councillor for Annandale North ward. Independence is normal. Promoted by Kenneth Wright, on behalf of Stephen Thompson, both c/o SNP, Gordon Lamb House, 3 Jackson's Entry, Edinburgh EH8 8PJ
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🎯Last night’s Debate Night audience gets it - Scotland’s future must be Scotland’s choice. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
A majority of MSPs supporting independence would be enough for any nation within a properly democratic UK to decide its own future, and that's been the case since 2011 in Scotland, but a majority of SNP MSPs makes our Referendum undeniable.
Scotland’s future is our choice - not Westminster’s.

We can keep being held back by Westminster, or take the chance to build a fairer, stronger nation that works for everyone in Scotland. #SNP25
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The SNP @snp.org · 23d
Scotland must have the right to decide its own future.

Declare your support at yes.scot/signup/
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Labour left pensioners in the cold by removing their Winter Fuel Payment.

Your SNP Scottish Government is delivering Pension Age Winter Heating Payments, from November 2025, for every pensioner - 880,000 pensioners across Scotland will receive the payment.
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The SNP @snp.org · Sep 8
Labour, Tories and Liberal Democrats are all on record stating that Scotland’s future should be Scotland’s choice.

So here’s the question every Scot deserves an answer to - what’s changed?

It's your right to decide - sign the declaration. www.yes.scot/decide
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The SNP @snp.org · Sep 5
📢 Martha: "As a young person who couldn't vote in the last election, we deserve the right to decide for ourselves how we shape our future and how we build a Scotland going forward."
There’s little evidence to suggest the UK Government has the ethic to see it as respecting democracy rather than concession or magnanimity under power and control yet still it must be sought.
Post Office Ltd is the UK Government's state owned postal company which has been on a privatisation journey for years and has stripped rural Scotland of branches. It is not "Post Office Scotland" as some grifters tried to palm-off to Dumfries and Galloway Council a few years ago.
Majority of MSPs supporting independence = formal request for Section 30 Order.

The only thing blocking Scotland's right to choose is the UK Government.

Things have changed since 2014.

@snp.org @dumfriesshiresnp.bsky.social
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The SNP @snp.org · Aug 5
We’re sorting Scotland’s NHS. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿💪

Thanks to SNP investment, hip & knee replacements hit a record-high 17,399 last year, with the total number of operations up 7.7% this June vs last.

More patients getting the care they need under the SNP. 👏
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University tuition fees in England and Wales, as of today: £9,535

Tuition fees in Scotland: £0

That’s the difference the SNP makes. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Tuition fees in England and Wales rise to £9,535
Maintenance loans have also gone up, meaning students can borrow more to help with living costs.
www.bbc.co.uk
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The SNP @snp.org · Jul 30
We must have a choice about our future.

In 2011, a majority of SNP MSPs were elected by the people of Scotland, and an independence referendum followed.
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The SNP @snp.org · Jul 22
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 The SNP will always keep Scotland’s water in Scotland’s hands.

The current fiasco in England shows that public ownership works.

Scottish Water delivers a better service, reinvestment not profit, and 20% lower bills than England. 🚰
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The SNP @snp.org · Jul 23
🏥 Hospital at Home is an outstanding service introduced by the SNP Government.

✅ More dignity for patients.
✅ More room in Hospitals.
✅ Lower costs for taxpayers.

Now we’re expanding the service even further ✅
news.stv.tv/west-central...
Hospital At Home: Virtual ward service 'life-changing' for elderly patients
The expansion of a 'virtual ward' service across Scotland has saved over £50m and kept around 15,500 people from staying in hospital.
news.stv.tv
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YouGov @yougov.co.uk · Jul 15
Western Europeans would support allowing an independent Scotland to join the EU

Denmark: 75% support
Germany: 68%
Spain: 65%
Italy: 64%
France: 63%
Britain: 46%

yougov.co.uk/politics/art...
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🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 The Scottish Parliament’s child poverty measures have seen a “parting of the ways” with England & Wales.

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Bevan Foundation is calling for Wales to emulate what Scotland is doing as a powerful and effective way to lift children out of poverty: bit.ly/44MnHTW
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The SNP Constitution

Aims:

(a) Independence for Scotland; that is the restoration of Scottish national sovereignty by restoration of full powers to the Scottish Parliament, so that its authority is limited only by the sovereign power of the people...

(b) the furtherance of all Scottish interests.
snp.org The SNP @snp.org · Jun 12
Scotland needs independence. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿💪
Communities and customers in not just in Dumfriesshire but all over Scotland should be able to benefit if we implement a fair National Energy Policy, but are we getting the best deal from energy businesses currently on our nation's land? www.scottishrenewables.com/our-industry...