Well done Cllr Simita Kumar - proud of you for making history as the first female from an ethnic minority background to lead a Council group. My thanks to Cllr Adam Nols-McVey for his stewardship of our Edinburgh SNP Council group for so many years.

🇪🇺🤝🇳🇿 EU-New Zealand trade agreement enters into force. It is EU's most modern and greenest agreement to date. EU and NZ businesses will be able to trade and invest in low carbon goods, services and technology and foster sustainable, economic growth.
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*Daniel Hannan* accusing other people of being wrong about everything. In the Daily Mail, obvs. Kind of him to remind us all of the point of ‘How They Broke Britain’…

James O'Brien A reminder of some of Hannan’s hot takes

Meat and dairy products, plants and seeds are among the goods now subject to physical checks when imported to Britain from the European Union, after 3 years and 5 delays.
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The collapse of the power-sharing agreement between the SNP and the Scottish Green Party is a disaster for environmentalists | Dr Sam Page

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#environment #NetZero #Scotland Sam Page #IndyRef2 #YesForEU #Permaculture #BLM
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Alongside 28 other organisations, we're urging Rishi Sunak to immediately restore and increase funding to UNRWA.

The denial of funding will only lead to more deaths, at a time when the International Court of Justice has underscored the need to prevent the risk of genocide and

56% drop in 🇬🇧 poultry meat exports since 2020 underscoring cost of Brexit.

Poultry certification alone has cost exporters £55M/year since 1st January 2021.

Meanwhile, importers enjoyed competitive advantage, paying £0 as 🇬🇧 controls delayed five times.
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The arrogance of the colonizer
You have to hear this to believe this.
Netanyahu invoking the Holocaust to explain why Israeli leaders can not be held accountable for war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide forgetting that the entire world order was built in reaction to

20 years ago tonight, Europe was reunited.

What once was a dream for generations, became a reality.

It meant belonging, opportunity and prosperity.
It meant everything.

Tonight, we celebrate 20 years together.

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#theBeeAt3

Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.

# 171.

Research suggesting urban #bumblebees are smaller than their country cousins proposes that this difference in size is down to availability of resources and ‘urban warming’.
Less food and warmer environment = smaller #bees .

Glad to have helped you in this excellent work YES Kirriemuir If anyone else wants support for pro-Indy projects then visit SIF.scot and see how to apply.

Happy Brexit Day everyone!

Even though they promised utopia it was going to be hellishly bad.

There is no more pretending Brexit was anything but ludicrously bad decision!

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.Donald Macaskill has been raising concerns about this issue for a long time
Foreign born care workers are the backbone of our care service, they have been treated abominably, is it any wonder so few are coming here - this from 2021 during the pandemic
This issue needs to be sorted

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The European Parliament elections will see a new European Commission & Presidents chosen over the summer.

At #TalkingEurope 🗣🇪🇺 David Martin Jo Shaw Brigid Laffan Stephen Gethins will discuss the challenges facing the EU institutions.

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ITV News has learned that imports of food and plants from the EU are being waved through customs even if they have incorrect paperwork

Joel Hills reports on the new Post-Brexit border checks which came into force this morning

Julian Jessop 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Which is why Julian less British goods are being exported and Britain has a massive Brexit black hole which is getting bigger.

Twenty years ago, our European family grew bigger

With the enlargement of 2004, the EU became a bigger political, economic & cultural entity – creating more opportunities for citizens across our Union.

Tonight, our building displays bright colours to celebrate #20YearsTogether

Enjoy, one of Scotland’s best UNESCO World Heritage Sites in a new light. 🌉

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📍The Forth Bridge

#EdinPhoto #ForeverEdinburgh