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Graeme Dey MSP @graemedey.bsky.social · 9d

You may have seen false Tory claims that MSPs “voted against a grooming gangs inquiry”.

There's twisting truth, & then there's dragging politics into the gutter. Using “grooming gangs” as a dog-whistle & child abuse as a political football crosses a line.

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Politics is a dirty business. But there are some lines which should never be crossed. Weaponising child abuse is one

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Graeme Dey MSP @graemedey.bsky.social · 17d

👂 Will he listen?

✂️ Will he follow the SNP’s lead and scrap the cruel two-child cap?

🥀 Or will Labour leave a generation of kids trapped in poverty?

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Graeme Dey MSP @graemedey.bsky.social · 19d

📊 A new poll shows Scotland would choose independence if asked tomorrow.

🚨 Westminster’s chaos is pushing more people towards Yes.

📈 The momentum for a fairer, independent Scotland is growing stronger every day.

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Graeme Dey MSP @graemedey.bsky.social · Sep 6

📑 Tackling the housing emergency is at the heart of the SNP government's priorities of fairness & poverty reduction.

🏘️ The measures announced in this Plan are good for vulnerable families, for first time buyers, for the economy, and Angus will feel the benefit:

Housing Emergency Action Plan

Supporting the Vulnerable & Boosting Investment Cabinet Secretary for Housing Màiri McAllan has published the Housing Emergency Action Plan to

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Graeme Dey MSP @graemedey.bsky.social · Aug 12

📜 @johnswinney.bsky.social: “It's an essential requirement to ensure that Scotland becomes independent. I'm not interested in just arguing about independence. I want to deliver independence.”

👉 Read more: thenational.scot/news/2538191...

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Graeme Dey MSP @graemedey.bsky.social · Aug 6

🎓 A record number of teens from Scotland’s most deprived areas have secured a university place.

📈 Overall university acceptances for young Scots are at an all-time high – up 4%.

💪 Free tuition, fair access, and record results. That’s the SNP delivering for young people.

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Graeme Dey MSP @graemedey.bsky.social · Aug 1

💷 University tuition fees in England & Wales (as of today): £9,535

🎓 Tuition fees in Scotland: £0

✅ That’s the difference the SNP makes.

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Graeme Dey MSP @graemedey.bsky.social · Jul 30

📚 More young people from Scotland’s poorest communities are getting into University than ever before — thanks to action on widening access.

🎓 Talent, not your postcode, should shape your future — and we’re making that a reality.

👉 Read more: graemedey.info/graeme-welco...

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Graeme Dey MSP @graemedey.bsky.social · Jul 7

💷 We have supported Corseford College with £1.4 million of additional funding.

💛 This will enable the college to provide 41 young people with specialist support in the coming academic year.

👉 More: graemedey.info/corseford-college-future-secured-until-2027

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Graeme Dey MSP @graemedey.bsky.social · Jul 4

❌ Starmer's first year: Cuts, betrayal, silence. Scotland deserves better.

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Graeme Dey MSP @graemedey.bsky.social · Jul 2

🤥 Anas Sarwar promised to "stand up to Keir Starmer".

🔍 At every turn, he falls into line behind his bosses in London.

🥀 A follower, not a leader - he just can't stand up for Scotland.

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Graeme Dey MSP @graemedey.bsky.social · Jul 1

⏬ While Anas Sarwar backs Starmer's cuts to disability support, the SNP is protecting people with disabilities in Scotland.

🥀 Sarwar is too weak to stand up to his boss - even when 150,000 disabled people are about to be plunged into poverty.

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Graeme Dey MSP @graemedey.bsky.social · Jul 1

🚨 A majority of Scots support independence.

✅ According to the latest Ipsos poll, 52% would vote Yes for independence.

🗳️ A better future is possible - but we have to vote for it.

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Graeme Dey MSP @graemedey.bsky.social · Jul 1

🥀 After a year in office, Keir Starmer's approval is at an all-time low in Scotland.

⏬ With Labour's litany of broken promises, it's no wonder people have lost faith in the Westminster system.

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴 Scotland can do better than Labour failure - with independence.

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Graeme Dey MSP @graemedey.bsky.social · Jun 26

🚨 Anas Sarwar backs £5 BILLION in disability cuts - even as 1 in 3 Scottish Labour MPs rebel.

🥀 Labour’s “reform” means slashing support for disabled people who can’t work.

💛 In Scotland, the SNP are delivering social security with dignity, fairness and respect.

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Graeme Dey MSP @graemedey.bsky.social · Jun 20

✅ We are acting to lift people out of poverty.

📅 From March next year, we will scrap Labour's two-child benefit cap - lifting 20,000 children out of poverty.

💛 The SNP is delivering progress for Scotland.

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Graeme Dey MSP @graemedey.bsky.social · Jun 18

❌ Westminster has failed Scotland for too long.

💛 It's time to chart our own course and improve lives across our country.

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 We have the resources and the talent to be a successful independent nation - so let's build a more prosperous Scotland together.

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Graeme Dey MSP @graemedey.bsky.social · Jun 18

🔍 93% of Scottish school leavers went on to positive destinations in 2023/24.

📈 That's an increase on the previous year, and shows the impact of the SNP's investment in education.

👉 More: graemedey.info/rise-in-scho...

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Graeme Dey MSP @graemedey.bsky.social · Jun 17

🌱 Every child deserves the chance to thrive, but Westminster’s cruel two-child cap drags families into poverty.

✅ So Scotland is stepping up - from March, the SNP Government will scrap its impact - lifting 20,000 children out of hardship.

👉 Read more: graemedey.info/scrapping-tw...

Graeme Dey MSP @graemedey.bsky.social · Jun 17

📢 Scotland leads the UK for inward investment outside London — for the 10th year running.

🌍 Despite Westminster chaos, global companies are choosing Scotland’s skills.

💛 Under the SNP, we’re delivering jobs, investment and a future built in Scotland.

👉 Read more: graemedey.info/inward-inves...

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Graeme Dey MSP @graemedey.bsky.social · Jun 16

💷 Unlike in England, every Scottish pensioner will receive winter fuel support.

⏬ We are stepping up where Westminster has failed.

👉 More: graemedey.info/universal-winter-fuel-payments/

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Graeme Dey MSP @graemedey.bsky.social · Jun 12

📆 A reminder of the constituency surgeries I'm holding tomorrow, Friday 13th June, in Inverarity, Westmuir and Carnoustie.

See details below 👇

Graeme Dey MSP @graemedey.bsky.social · Jun 6

📆 I am holding constituency surgeries next Friday 13th June in Inverarity, Westmuir and Carnoustie.

See details below👇

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Graeme Dey MSP @graemedey.bsky.social · Jun 1

🌱 Angus Climate Hub will benefit from a share of £6m Scottish Government funding.

♻️ The national network of Hubs supports locally-specific climate action, from flood mitigation to energy generation and food growing. Great projects are supported across Angus.

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Funding for Angus Climate Action Hub - Graeme Dey

Improving Lives Through Local Action Community projects across Scotland aimed at improving lives through local climate action are set to benefit from a share of £6 million Scottish Government…

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Graeme Dey MSP @graemedey.bsky.social · May 31

💷 Around 90,000 carers are set to receive Carer’s Allowance Supplement in June – an additional twice yearly payment only available in Scotland.

🫂 It recognises the important contribution of unpaid carers. No need to apply - payment is automatic to all eligible.

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Summer Payment to 90,000 Carers - Graeme Dey

Carer’s Allowance Supplement to be Paid in June Around 90,000 carers are set to receive Carer’s Allowance Supplement this June – an additional payment of £293.50. The payment is extra money for…

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