A dog called Ringo. You can’t beat it 🥁

📣John Clark Internship Programme round two 📣

❗️I'm looking for a part time intern to join my team

📍 based in my busy Westminster office

📆 Mon-Wed for a minimum of 12 weeks

🤍 Politics can be for everyone.

Apply here👇

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Keir Starmer says there isn't enough money to give nurses or Junior Drs a pay rise but is prepared to waste billions on nuclear weapons.

Only with independence can we rid Scotland of the obscenity of nuclear weapons. The SNP has an unwavering commitment to nuclear disarmament.

Last night, STV News covered the @Conservative UK Gvt's U-Turn on bringing 100's of civil service jobs to Aberdeen, delivering only 35 more. You'd think a Minister in the Dept for Energy Security and Net Zero would have much more to say about this - why so shy, Andrew Bowie MP ?

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 In England, NHS prescription charges are set to rise to £9.90 per item on 1 May.

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 In Scotland, they’re £0.00 - prescription charges were abolished by The SNP government and will remain free for as long as The SNP is in power.

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Looking forward to speaking with Humza Yousaf, to discuss the Israel-Gaza war, hear his family’s story and to learn about the challenges he faces when discussing the issue.

I think the FM has shown allyship in the fight against antisemitism. His voice is an important one. Link⬇️

Radio Scotland on wood burners: Contributor says there was no consultation before 1 April. But there was - two - and SG statement made this clear y'day.

BBC also said nobody from SG was available to speak - but Emma Roddick MSP spoke to the BBC (inc. wood burners) this morning.

Kenny Farquharson Isn’t it the same point you made yourself, in your more radical days? 🤔

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I first came to see a ship launched out of Ferguson’s in Port Glasgow when I was 6. Long history of working the yards in my family.

The politics of these boats and the yard aside, it’s been brilliant to see thousands turn out to see this old, storied shipbuilding town crank…

Attending a ship launch is always a great occasion. Piping at it makes it even better.
The #GlenRosa launch today was testament to the blood, sweat and tears of the workforce to make it happen. Thank you to each and every one of them. #PortGlasgow builds ships.

For as long as Scotland remains under Westminster control, our NHS is under threat.

Labour are no longer hiding their desire to privatise the NHS. They have made it abundantly clear: a vote for Labour is a vote for NHS privatisation.

⬇️Important read

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A disastrous interview by FFM Lord McConnell on #bbcgms about Scotland’s Hate Crime Bill.

He might not be elected any more but his dismissive attitude to interrogation of his muddled position is unbelievable. Classic Labour.

Scottish Parliament Information Service highlights that Scottish wages are the highest in the UK.

“Paul is one of the most innovative bass players that ever played bass and half the stuff that’s going on now is directly ripped off from his Beatles period. He is a great musician who plays the bass like few other people could play it”

-John Lennon,1980

👶 Around 76,000 disabled children in Scotland now receive Child Disability Payment, helping to cover the costs of caring for a disabled or terminally ill child.

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Under the Scottish Government these benefits have been hailed as less “traumatic” for families. news.stv.tv/politics/new-s…

I’ve had the privilege of a front row view for nearly a decade of our history but none of us would be here today if not for the unwavering commitment of those early campaigners - and we still work to deliver that fairer, wealthier and more equal future as an independent nation 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

I am so proud to lead The SNP as it turns 90 today.

We've come an incredibly long way over the decades & stand on the shoulders of giants.

When our party was founded, independence seemed a distant dream, we are now on the cusp of achieving it.

It's up to us to finish the job.

📜 Since its birth in 1934, the SNP has been the Party of Scottish independence.

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Generation after generation, our members have believed in Scotland.

⏰ It’s your graft and commitment that will deliver independence for Scotland.