🇪🇺🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿The value of #Erasmus +, #CreativeEurope , & UK-EU youth mobility schemes is abundantly clear.

In refusing to take part, the UK is missing out.

🤝We will work with any party willing to restore these programmes and help young people & the culture sector connect with the EU.

Keir Starmer’s abandoned pledges on #r4today

A higher income tax for the top 5% - gone

Abolishing tuition fees - gone

A £28bn Green New Deal - gone

Common ownership of rail, mail, energy and water - gone

EU free movement - gone

Beware of Starmer’s newest promises

🇫🇷🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇪🇺Delighted to be chairing the Edinburgh #FranceAlumniDay session at 5.30 pm Wednesday at Institut français d'Ecosse to discuss the experience of studying in France and the benefits for future study and career.

👨‍🎓Thinking about studying in France? Free tickets here: eventbrite.com/e/france-alumn…

Ravie d'être invitée à partager mon expérience d'ancienne étudiante des deux côtés de la Manche à Institut français d'Ecosse mercredi, en compagnie de Michael Sturrock et Archippus Sturrock ! Passez faire un tour à #FranceAlumniDay à Édimbourg 👉🏿 eventbrite.com/e/france-alumn…

🇫🇷🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇪🇺Delighted to be chairing the Edinburgh #FranceAlumniDay session at 5.30 pm Wednesday at Institut français d'Ecosse to discuss the experience of studying in France and the benefits for future study and career.

👨‍🎓Thinking about studying in France? Free tickets here: eventbrite.com/e/france-alumn…

🧵 Statement from Kate Forbes MSP

'The First Minister has been absolutely clear that the Scottish Government intends to promote, to protect and to enhance the rights of every LGBT person in Scotland and I wholeheartedly endorse that position.”

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I was pleased to have a constructive conversation with @outforindy this afternoon. Throughout my time in government, I have been proud to support, promote, and advance LGBT rights - and the Government I now lead will continue to do so.

Relations between Scotland and Germany are strong and getting stronger. Good to be working with German Federal and Länder governments on shared priorities. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇩🇪🇪🇺

Honoured to continue serving as Scottish Government Cabinet Secretary for Constitution, External Affairs and Culture with new First Minister John Swinney and Deputy First Minister Kate Forbes MSP

Here they are on the steps of Bute House. Only new person in cabinet is Kate Forbes. The rest remain, mostly in the same roles - apart from Shona Robison.

A class act.
And a powerful message for all Scots that citizenship isn’t a skin colour, hair colour or accent.
In Scotland, it’s about where you live & what’s in your heart 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Thank you Humza Yousaf for your leadership & service 💙🤍

Imagine if more people had followed Humza Yousaf’s lead and said this type of thing months ago

Even if I thought LGBTQ+ education is 'going beyond what is appropriate,' I probably wouldn't rush to share an article in which I was quoted alongside & in a similar vein to the leader of an organisation that opposes the teaching of race & gender equality, too. Revealing.

What further assurances does the UK Government need?

Fund UNRWA like the EU, Norway, Canada, Australia & others.

The UK should stop sending arms & start send aid to those who are suffering the most horrific humanitarian catastrophe that is, quite literally, starving children.