The visa threshold of £38,700 is arbitrary, unfair and discriminatory. It is a tax on marriage – a shocking policy that punishes people for falling in love with someone from abroad.

In an independent Scotland, we will welcome people, not turn them away at the door.

💔It’s a dark day for the UK

To all the men, women and children who came here in search of safety and are now terrified of what the future holds, we are so, so sorry. Please know that we are on your side.

Today and every day #AyeWelcomeRefugees

It's our birthday today! Here's #JennieLee , Scottish founder of The Open University, who 'Out-snobbed the snobs' by getting a Royal Charter for a uni that's open to everyone, whatever their educational background. More info at ow.ly/ZgCx50IJF2V

#OnThisDay #OUDigitalArchives

After a homeless childhood, Genuine Mwasha went on to study with the OU in Scotland, gain a Law degree, and set up a charity. He was able to study for free with a Part-Time Fee Grant. 💙

Read his story here: ow.ly/lWNW50RiemC

#OUfamily Faculty of Business & Law, The Open University The Open University The Roof of Africa (SCIO)

Scotland rejected Brexit, yet Labour wants to deny our young people the opportunity to live, study, and work in the EU, all to appease hard-brexiteers.

I would expect this from the Tories, but for Labour to follow the same path is unforgivable.

Yesterday The Scotsman. A word to unionists enjoying current SNP travails: if you want to save the Union in the long-term, insulting & patronising Scots who continue to support independence won't do it. Better to consider their reasons, and act on them. scotsman.com/news/opinion/c…

Labour will adopt tory welfare reform because its driven by an ideology shared by both main parties. These reforms which seek to remove medical opinion and reconfigure social security in the image of a US insurance company have been in the pipeline since the days of John Major.

I always felt that in politics you should seek to give future generations more opportunities than you enjoyed. That should unite us across the political spectrum. Brexit took away opportunities failing those young people and rejecting even this limited opportunity is so unfair.

Here is Rishi Sunak setting back the campaign for mental health parity at least a decade.

This is un-evidenced, performative cruelty.

It's disgusting.

Very interesting indeed…watch this space 👇

“Sunak, who has also faced questions about the short length of his trousers, said he is “intrigued and amused by the amount of focus on what I’m wearing”. ”

Welcome to the everyday world of a woman in politics 😂

I’ve stood back and watched the miasma of despair around the Hate Crime Act. I’ve read almost everything that’s been recently written about it with an open mind - avoiding just having my own views reflected back at me. Dani Garavelli hits every nail on the head.

Didn’t actually say that Liz. I said its first week had been characterised by misinformation and could have benefitted from better advance political planning for its introduction. Complex debate so let’s not misinterpret what is said, or what the Act actually does.

“Society is poorly served by those who seek to dismiss the consequence of hate – lawful or otherwise – as nothing more than “hurt feelings” “ Thoughtful column from ⁦Dani Garavelli⁩ for ⁦The Herald⁩ heraldscotland.com/politics/viewp…

Absolutely thrilled to welcome our own registered Scottish Refugee Council 🧡 tartan. Refugees have enriched our communities over generations. I hope in years to come, the people that have sought protection and those that opened their doors would tell stories of a welcoming Scotland. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🧡

Well, thanks for your wisdom to all the men sneering at this ban. For the record, alcohol on trains at weekends is a nightmare for women travelling alone, particularly on a work trip. I/2

I remember being in Westminster when Labour joined The SNP & made big play for justice for #WaspiWomen . Now only SNP stands by them. The economic changes Labour speaks of haven’t impacted their view of bankers bonuses, so why female pensioners who have suffered a gross injustice?