Lord McConnell warns Holyrood has ‘lost its way’ on emergency Covid laws heraldscotland.com/news/18781240.…

So lets get this right- the FM makes a mess of her guidance again and councils have to pick up the slack again? Fact - Licences do not distinguish between cafes and other licenced premises. In law (re the Licensing Act) there is no such thing as a "cafe" x.com/Record_Politic…

No consultation. Crucial guidance published just six hours before restrictions kicked in. Hospitality giants announcing huge lay-offs. Bar-owners taking direct action in Edinburgh and Glasgow. The SNP has treated Scotland's hospitality sector appallingly this week.

What’s Nicola Sturgeon reading this weekend?

EXCL: Scotland's Test and Protect system at 'breaking point' in parts of country after failing performance coinciding with spike in cases thescottishsun.co.uk/news/scottish-…

Gestures are not enough. The UK should seek to block China’s seat on human rights council until access is granted Xinjiang. The world must not stand by while the Uighurs face persecution theguardian.com/world/2020/oct…

Long ago, when it was an opposition party, the SNP argued that they conduct of the first minister must be beyond reproach’. I suppose times change & standards do too. thetimes.co.uk/article/alex-m…

Don't forget, she earns over £100K a year for not doing her job.

The U.K. must publicly oppose China’s re-election to the UN Human Rights Council and show that our support for the Uyghur people goes beyond warm words and empty rhetoric. I’ve written to the Foreign Secretary to call on him to take a stand.

Does Jeane Freeman still endorse bully boy Gibson? Another sign of her lack of judgement

We need to get to the bottom of what happened between Nicola Sturgeon and Alex Salmond. Getting answers to some basic questions would be a helpful start.

SNP Ministers have outsourced Test and Protect jobs to private firms. NHS resources have been used to train Barrhead Travel staff, while hundreds of retired healthcare workers who offered to be contact tracers didn’t even get a reply. Who brokered this deal?

Fury from GMB Scotland Unite Scotland: "Scottish Gov Ministers have walked away from best chance of building a meaningful offshore wind manufacturing sector...A scandalous end to a decade which promised a 'Saudi Arabia of Renewables'. This is what political failure looks like."

When the Scottish Government talks of a green jobs revolution, they meant for China, UAE and anywhere but Scotland.

'Scandalous' - Row over Scots green jobs going abroad as Bifab 'loses' cut of major wind farm contract heraldscotland.com/news/18812121.…

EXCLUSIVE: SQA and Scot Gov accused of cover up after SQA claimed no agendas, minutes or documents existed for eight separate meeting with the DFM. Unfortunately, a separate FoI to Scot Gov proved they did exist. @IainGrayMSP and Ross Greer unimpressed scotsman.com/news/politics/…

Covid has exposed regional inequality within Scotland. Places like Renfrewshire and the West are being hit harder than others. We need extra support to help our communities through this crisis.

Great to speak with Cunninghame North Labour tonight about the Covid jobs crisis. Lots of good points from members. North Ayrshire already has the highest unemployment rate in Scotland. We need more support and a Fair Deal for North Ayrshire & the West.

Scottish govt claim they can’t help due to EU state aid rules. Strange given the transition period has just weeks to run & the fight over state aid rules in Internal Market Bill. Another hammer blow to Scottish green jobs alongside £millions of green contracts awarded overseas.

I’ll be holding my weekly online and phone surgery today between 5pm and 6pm. If you’ve got an issue, please get in touch. In particular I’m interested to hear from your thoughts on the new restrictions. How will they impact your family? Call 0141 889 0457 for an appointment.