🛒 The SNP will cap the price of essential foods in large supermarkets. 🚨 People are struggling to put food on the table and Westminster is nowhere to be seen. ✅ The SNP's price cap will ensure people can afford the essentials. 🗳️ This Thursday, make it #BothVotesSNP

💊 15 years ago, The SNP made prescriptions free in Scotland. 💪 For as long as the SNP is in government, we will always protect free prescriptions. Labour and Reform won't! 🗳️ Make it #BothVotesSNP on May 7th for a Government that actually cares about the people of Scotland.

Will there be a pro-indy majority on Friday? Will Malcolm Offord actually turn up if elected? And is anything more Trumpian than Reform's threat to locate migrant detention centres in Green-voting seats? Plus Gaza march ban threat & who won it for Scotch? lesleyriddoch.com/podcast

What's made Finland the world's happiest country for nine years in a row? Final screenings of film & Q&A - Thurso May 20th and Stromness 25th. See you there. lesleyriddoch.com/events Orkney Greens Orkney News Today BBC Radio Orkney SNP Orkney Yes Caithness John O'Groat Journal & Caithness Courier Northern Times

⚡️ Scotland generates more electricity than we use, yet we pay some of the highest energy prices in Europe. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland’s energy must be in Scotland’s hands, and that can only happen with independence. 🗳️ Make it #BothVotesSNP today for a fresh start and lower energy bills.

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🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Polls are now open! 🗳️ Make it both votes SNP for a government on Scotland’s side with the trusted, experienced leadership of John Swinney. 🔗 Find your local polling station here: wheredoivote.co.uk

Happy Birthday, Sir David and Many Happy Returns Of The Year

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Run for your life...a better life here in Perth and in Scotland...by lending BOTH votes to the SNP. Scotland's a great place to live but it'll be even greater when we achieve our Independence.