Richard Leonard
@richardleonardmsp.bsky.social
🌹 Labour MSP for Central Scotland
✊ Trade unionist
🙌 The cause of labour is the hope of the world
✊ Trade unionist
🙌 The cause of labour is the hope of the world
I discussed with the police the @rmtunion.bsky.social's serious concerns about the increase in assaults on our railway
This is at the same time as the British Transport Police's funding has been cut
We need more investment in this vital public service
This is at the same time as the British Transport Police's funding has been cut
We need more investment in this vital public service
November 28, 2025 at 3:44 PM
I discussed with the police the @rmtunion.bsky.social's serious concerns about the increase in assaults on our railway
This is at the same time as the British Transport Police's funding has been cut
We need more investment in this vital public service
This is at the same time as the British Transport Police's funding has been cut
We need more investment in this vital public service
The two-child cap and rape clause were heinous Tory policies
It should not have taken more than a year and the suspension of seven Labour MPs before the government scrapped it
It should not have taken more than a year and the suspension of seven Labour MPs before the government scrapped it
November 26, 2025 at 3:12 PM
The two-child cap and rape clause were heinous Tory policies
It should not have taken more than a year and the suspension of seven Labour MPs before the government scrapped it
It should not have taken more than a year and the suspension of seven Labour MPs before the government scrapped it
Staff, students, unions and the local community all speaking with one voice
Save Alloa Campus
Save Alloa Campus
November 22, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Staff, students, unions and the local community all speaking with one voice
Save Alloa Campus
Save Alloa Campus
Thousands of families have had their funeral savings taken from them
Meanwhile greedy directors have looted £3 million in dividends
@paulsweeney.bsky.social and I will hold the Minister to account on his commitment
fb.watch/DtJYmRZqmH/
Meanwhile greedy directors have looted £3 million in dividends
@paulsweeney.bsky.social and I will hold the Minister to account on his commitment
fb.watch/DtJYmRZqmH/
November 19, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Thousands of families have had their funeral savings taken from them
Meanwhile greedy directors have looted £3 million in dividends
@paulsweeney.bsky.social and I will hold the Minister to account on his commitment
fb.watch/DtJYmRZqmH/
Meanwhile greedy directors have looted £3 million in dividends
@paulsweeney.bsky.social and I will hold the Minister to account on his commitment
fb.watch/DtJYmRZqmH/
After speaking to families affected by the CMutual funeral policy scandal outside Parliament, I joined them inside as they questioned the Minister about what the Government is going to do to help them
November 19, 2025 at 4:35 PM
After speaking to families affected by the CMutual funeral policy scandal outside Parliament, I joined them inside as they questioned the Minister about what the Government is going to do to help them
We have a Labour government trying to build an economy on the arms trade and the nuclear menace
An inhumane, uneconomic militarisation that will drive us towards more wars
fb.watch/DrY7nretIN/
An inhumane, uneconomic militarisation that will drive us towards more wars
fb.watch/DrY7nretIN/
November 18, 2025 at 9:05 AM
We have a Labour government trying to build an economy on the arms trade and the nuclear menace
An inhumane, uneconomic militarisation that will drive us towards more wars
fb.watch/DrY7nretIN/
An inhumane, uneconomic militarisation that will drive us towards more wars
fb.watch/DrY7nretIN/
This scandalous decision to scrap funeral plans that people have paid into for years must be reversed
Join the protest outside parliament on Wednesday
Join the protest outside parliament on Wednesday
November 17, 2025 at 11:27 AM
This scandalous decision to scrap funeral plans that people have paid into for years must be reversed
Join the protest outside parliament on Wednesday
Join the protest outside parliament on Wednesday
The return of an international ferry from Rosyth is a good idea but we must not see a repeat of P&O sacking 800 seafarers by video message
fb.watch/DlL0-KK79Z/
fb.watch/DlL0-KK79Z/
November 13, 2025 at 4:08 PM
The return of an international ferry from Rosyth is a good idea but we must not see a repeat of P&O sacking 800 seafarers by video message
fb.watch/DlL0-KK79Z/
fb.watch/DlL0-KK79Z/
Good to speak to the Queen’s Nursing Institute Scotland today – a training and professional development organisation which specialises in community nursing, midwifery and tackling health inequalities
November 11, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Good to speak to the Queen’s Nursing Institute Scotland today – a training and professional development organisation which specialises in community nursing, midwifery and tackling health inequalities
Further education colleges need investment not cuts
Delighted to host a delegation of trade unionists who are fighting to save the Alloa campus of Forth Valley College
Delighted to host a delegation of trade unionists who are fighting to save the Alloa campus of Forth Valley College
November 11, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Further education colleges need investment not cuts
Delighted to host a delegation of trade unionists who are fighting to save the Alloa campus of Forth Valley College
Delighted to host a delegation of trade unionists who are fighting to save the Alloa campus of Forth Valley College
I will leave Parliament as I entered it: with landlord monopoly and class inequality remaining as Scotland's hereditary curse
fb.watch/DhIuhkSXYz/
fb.watch/DhIuhkSXYz/
November 10, 2025 at 2:36 PM
I will leave Parliament as I entered it: with landlord monopoly and class inequality remaining as Scotland's hereditary curse
fb.watch/DhIuhkSXYz/
fb.watch/DhIuhkSXYz/
I laid a wreath at the war memorial in Airdrie this morning in remembrance of all those lives lost in war
November 9, 2025 at 3:49 PM
I laid a wreath at the war memorial in Airdrie this morning in remembrance of all those lives lost in war
MSPs elected next year must think big and act radical to end the centuries-old injustice of land ownership
fb.watch/DeZ_BNyUp9/
fb.watch/DeZ_BNyUp9/
November 8, 2025 at 12:59 PM
MSPs elected next year must think big and act radical to end the centuries-old injustice of land ownership
fb.watch/DeZ_BNyUp9/
fb.watch/DeZ_BNyUp9/
Nuclear weapons do not make us safe – if we don't destroy them, they will destroy us
Big thanks to @scottishcnd.bsky.social for the opportunity to address their conference on stopping the nuclear nightmare
Big thanks to @scottishcnd.bsky.social for the opportunity to address their conference on stopping the nuclear nightmare
November 1, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Nuclear weapons do not make us safe – if we don't destroy them, they will destroy us
Big thanks to @scottishcnd.bsky.social for the opportunity to address their conference on stopping the nuclear nightmare
Big thanks to @scottishcnd.bsky.social for the opportunity to address their conference on stopping the nuclear nightmare
A packed meeting last night of students, family members and staff of Forth Valley College
We speak with one voice: the Alloa campus must stay open
We speak with one voice: the Alloa campus must stay open
October 31, 2025 at 9:51 AM
A packed meeting last night of students, family members and staff of Forth Valley College
We speak with one voice: the Alloa campus must stay open
We speak with one voice: the Alloa campus must stay open
October 30, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Informative visit to Reach Advocacy in Coatbridge today
We need a human rights based approach to supporting every citizen and that means investing in organisations like Reach, rather than relying on the market
We need a human rights based approach to supporting every citizen and that means investing in organisations like Reach, rather than relying on the market
October 28, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Informative visit to Reach Advocacy in Coatbridge today
We need a human rights based approach to supporting every citizen and that means investing in organisations like Reach, rather than relying on the market
We need a human rights based approach to supporting every citizen and that means investing in organisations like Reach, rather than relying on the market
This Thursday
Fight to save Alloa campus and for more investment in all our colleges
Fight to save Alloa campus and for more investment in all our colleges
October 28, 2025 at 12:25 PM
This Thursday
Fight to save Alloa campus and for more investment in all our colleges
Fight to save Alloa campus and for more investment in all our colleges
Thank you to @fbunational.bsky.social rep Scott Fleming for the briefing on the planned cuts to Cumbernauld's fire and rescue service, including a visit to the site of St Mungo’s church in the town which burned down in August
These cuts put lives at risk and must be stopped
These cuts put lives at risk and must be stopped
October 17, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Thank you to @fbunational.bsky.social rep Scott Fleming for the briefing on the planned cuts to Cumbernauld's fire and rescue service, including a visit to the site of St Mungo’s church in the town which burned down in August
These cuts put lives at risk and must be stopped
These cuts put lives at risk and must be stopped
In a year when racism is on the rise, we must stand up and speak out
Show racism the red card
Show racism the red card
October 17, 2025 at 8:35 AM
In a year when racism is on the rise, we must stand up and speak out
Show racism the red card
Show racism the red card
Always good to visit the Keir Hardie room at the Baird Museum in Cumnock
Looking forward to the Keir Hardie Society AGM in Glasgow on Saturday with guest speaker Melissa Benn
Looking forward to the Keir Hardie Society AGM in Glasgow on Saturday with guest speaker Melissa Benn
October 16, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Always good to visit the Keir Hardie room at the Baird Museum in Cumnock
Looking forward to the Keir Hardie Society AGM in Glasgow on Saturday with guest speaker Melissa Benn
Looking forward to the Keir Hardie Society AGM in Glasgow on Saturday with guest speaker Melissa Benn
👀 Watch John Swinney (eventually) admit he has NEVER visited Ferguson Marine as First Minister
www.facebook.com/reel/1917815...
www.facebook.com/reel/1917815...
October 8, 2025 at 12:59 PM
👀 Watch John Swinney (eventually) admit he has NEVER visited Ferguson Marine as First Minister
www.facebook.com/reel/1917815...
www.facebook.com/reel/1917815...
One quarter of the price you pay for your train ticket currently goes to private companies to pay shareholders
I'm backing @aslefunion.bsky.social's demand for public financing of new trains through green bonds so that every penny can be reinvested
I'm backing @aslefunion.bsky.social's demand for public financing of new trains through green bonds so that every penny can be reinvested
October 7, 2025 at 3:01 PM
One quarter of the price you pay for your train ticket currently goes to private companies to pay shareholders
I'm backing @aslefunion.bsky.social's demand for public financing of new trains through green bonds so that every penny can be reinvested
I'm backing @aslefunion.bsky.social's demand for public financing of new trains through green bonds so that every penny can be reinvested
Great to see Battleship Potemkin at the Bo’ness Hippodrome at the weekend with a live musical accompaniment by S!nk
October 6, 2025 at 9:09 AM
Great to see Battleship Potemkin at the Bo’ness Hippodrome at the weekend with a live musical accompaniment by S!nk
I know which side I am on in @ucuedinburgh.bsky.social's dispute with Edinburgh University bosses: @ucu.org.uk
Which side is the Scottish Government on?
fb.watch/Cd4eHs8sAW/
Which side is the Scottish Government on?
fb.watch/Cd4eHs8sAW/
September 19, 2025 at 1:16 PM
I know which side I am on in @ucuedinburgh.bsky.social's dispute with Edinburgh University bosses: @ucu.org.uk
Which side is the Scottish Government on?
fb.watch/Cd4eHs8sAW/
Which side is the Scottish Government on?
fb.watch/Cd4eHs8sAW/