Lucy Mcleod
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With five months until Scots go to the polls in the next Holyrood election - in which the SNP is campaigning to win a majority of seats in a bid to force a second independence vote - the party leader spoke out about the "fresh start that only independence offers".
#scotland
#scotland
December 9, 2025 at 8:03 PM
With five months until Scots go to the polls in the next Holyrood election - in which the SNP is campaigning to win a majority of seats in a bid to force a second independence vote - the party leader spoke out about the "fresh start that only independence offers".
#scotland
#scotland
The First Minister argued that Scotland could be "better off with independence", adding that leaving the UK would put "Scotland's energy in Scotland's hands".
#scotland
#scotland
December 9, 2025 at 8:03 PM
The First Minister argued that Scotland could be "better off with independence", adding that leaving the UK would put "Scotland's energy in Scotland's hands".
#scotland
#scotland
A brighter future through a historic choice is Scotland’s right to choose.
A brighter future through a historic choice is Scotland’s right to choose.🏴
#energy#scotland
#independence
A brighter future through a historic choice is Scotland’s right to choose.🏴
#energy#scotland
#independence
December 9, 2025 at 8:00 PM
A brighter future through a historic choice is Scotland’s right to choose.
A brighter future through a historic choice is Scotland’s right to choose.🏴
#energy#scotland
#independence
A brighter future through a historic choice is Scotland’s right to choose.🏴
#energy#scotland
#independence
Two-thirds of 2024 Labour voters would rather Sir Keir Starmer abandon his Brexit red lines and join a customs union with the European Union than raise taxes on working people, new polling has revealed.
#labour#uk
#labour#uk
December 8, 2025 at 9:28 AM
Two-thirds of 2024 Labour voters would rather Sir Keir Starmer abandon his Brexit red lines and join a customs union with the European Union than raise taxes on working people, new polling has revealed.
#labour#uk
#labour#uk
The sanctioning of Eurovision in protest of the Gaza massacre and the EBU's double standards regarding Israel and Russia are unacceptable.
#EBU
#EBU
December 7, 2025 at 7:11 PM
The sanctioning of Eurovision in protest of the Gaza massacre and the EBU's double standards regarding Israel and Russia are unacceptable.
#EBU
#EBU
Met Office urges Brits to prepare 'emergency' kit and three items for next week
Brits might want to consider preparing an 'emergency' kit, the Met Office says, as a new 'danger to life' weather warning has been issued in 32 areas.
#emergency#uk
Brits might want to consider preparing an 'emergency' kit, the Met Office says, as a new 'danger to life' weather warning has been issued in 32 areas.
#emergency#uk
December 6, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Met Office urges Brits to prepare 'emergency' kit and three items for next week
Brits might want to consider preparing an 'emergency' kit, the Met Office says, as a new 'danger to life' weather warning has been issued in 32 areas.
#emergency#uk
Brits might want to consider preparing an 'emergency' kit, the Met Office says, as a new 'danger to life' weather warning has been issued in 32 areas.
#emergency#uk
December 4, 2025 at 12:21 PM
The foundations of the UK “can’t and won’t be fixed”, SNP Westminster leader Stephen Flynn has said, as he pushed Scots to back his party next year in the hopes of securing an independence referendum.
#holyrood
#holyrood
December 2, 2025 at 6:53 PM
The foundations of the UK “can’t and won’t be fixed”, SNP Westminster leader Stephen Flynn has said, as he pushed Scots to back his party next year in the hopes of securing an independence referendum.
#holyrood
#holyrood
November 30, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Indyref2 can happen even if not 'priority' for voters, MSPs told
November 30, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Indyref2 can happen even if not 'priority' for voters, MSPs told
ANAS Sarwar has been urged to visit the North East to see the "damage" the UK Government's windfall tax is having on Scotland's energy industry.
#labour#snp
#labour#snp
November 29, 2025 at 7:06 PM
ANAS Sarwar has been urged to visit the North East to see the "damage" the UK Government's windfall tax is having on Scotland's energy industry.
#labour#snp
#labour#snp
Should the UK Government be able to block a second independence referendum, or should the decision lie in the hands of the people of Scotland?
November 29, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Should the UK Government be able to block a second independence referendum, or should the decision lie in the hands of the people of Scotland?
here won’t be another referendum on Scottish independence even if the SNP wins a majority at Holyrood next year,Chancellor Rachel Reeves has said.Scotland’s finance secretary Shona Robison accused the chancellor of an astonishing level of arrogance and suggested such a position can’t hold.
#Scotland
#Scotland
November 29, 2025 at 6:55 PM
here won’t be another referendum on Scottish independence even if the SNP wins a majority at Holyrood next year,Chancellor Rachel Reeves has said.Scotland’s finance secretary Shona Robison accused the chancellor of an astonishing level of arrogance and suggested such a position can’t hold.
#Scotland
#Scotland
The rate of Consumer Prices Index (CPI) inflation fell to 3.6% in October, from 3.8% in September, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said.
#Prices #NationalStatistics
#inflation
#Prices #NationalStatistics
#inflation
November 29, 2025 at 6:47 PM
The rate of Consumer Prices Index (CPI) inflation fell to 3.6% in October, from 3.8% in September, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said.
#Prices #NationalStatistics
#inflation
#Prices #NationalStatistics
#inflation
November 28, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Reposted by Lucy Mcleod
"My poll numbers have never been better."
November 28, 2025 at 3:53 PM
"My poll numbers have never been better."
Dangerous shortage of medics threatens safe patient care in England, top GP says
Royal College of GPs chair says surgeries desperate to hire more doctors but lack funding to do so
#NHS#UK
Royal College of GPs chair says surgeries desperate to hire more doctors but lack funding to do so
#NHS#UK
November 27, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Dangerous shortage of medics threatens safe patient care in England, top GP says
Royal College of GPs chair says surgeries desperate to hire more doctors but lack funding to do so
#NHS#UK
Royal College of GPs chair says surgeries desperate to hire more doctors but lack funding to do so
#NHS#UK
Two pro-independence podcasters were arrested under terrorism laws.
So, we went from being an extremist to a fucking terrorist.😱
So, we went from being an extremist to a fucking terrorist.😱
November 27, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Two pro-independence podcasters were arrested under terrorism laws.
So, we went from being an extremist to a fucking terrorist.😱
So, we went from being an extremist to a fucking terrorist.😱
Overseas-trained doctors leaving the UK in record numbers
Medical bodies warn that hostility towards migrants is behind a 26% rise in departures that imperils NHS.
#NHS
Medical bodies warn that hostility towards migrants is behind a 26% rise in departures that imperils NHS.
#NHS
November 26, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Overseas-trained doctors leaving the UK in record numbers
Medical bodies warn that hostility towards migrants is behind a 26% rise in departures that imperils NHS.
#NHS
Medical bodies warn that hostility towards migrants is behind a 26% rise in departures that imperils NHS.
#NHS