As I said here: “He’s using the presidency to market his golf courses. At the taxpayer’s expense, he’s promoting himself.” This one will cost us $10 million. rawstory.com/trump-26737603…

The children of Gaza are starving. Not because the world couldn’t help, but because the world refused to help.

“I closed my mouth and spoke to you in a hundred silent ways.”

🚨 BREAKING: The British people just named Donald Trump 'the worst thing to ever come out of America' in new poll. What's your reaction?

I have signed a letter to the British Government, along with my fellow Scottish Labour parliamentarians, requesting that the UK recognise the State of Palestine. It is an essential act to secure an enduring peace and end to the ongoing genocidal horror we are witnessing in Gaza.

We’re thrilled to announce the 5 regional winners of the Scottish Men's Shed of the Year Awards 2025! St Andrews, Dalkeith, Houston & Killellan, Clyde Coast & Cumbraes, and Inverness 👏 Over the next few posts, we'll shine a spotlight on each of them👍 scottishmsa.org.uk/five-regional-…

St Andrews Men’s Shed celebrates regional win 🥳 St Andrews Men's Shed has been named the East Coast (North) regional winner in the Scottish Men’s Shed of the Year Awards 2025, run by the SMSA. scottishmsa.org.uk/st-andrews-men… youtu.be/nUunrPfi6LA

Houston & Killellan Men’s Shed has been named the West Coast (North) regional winner in the Scottish Shed of the Year Awards 2025. The group came back stronger post-COVID—building not just projects but lasting friendships & community spirit 👍 scottishmsa.org.uk/houston-and-ki…

If you are interested in the Terminally Ill Adults (assisted dying) bill, please read this. It’s a clear warning about what can happen when the individuals responsible for implementation are also responsible for oversight.

Utterly tragic. Utterly unjust. Utterly believable.

The doctors’ strikes have ended and the BMA have invited me back to the negotiating table, which is ironic because I never left. I’ve written to them today to continue the conversation where they left it, before they inflicted five days of harm on patients and the NHS.

I am not a Tory but this is very good. Legalizing #assistedsuicide is not a slippery slope but a moral cliff edge.

The Holy See joined other UN member states for a three-day conference—28-30 July—to discuss the Peaceful Settlement of the Question of Palestine and the Implementation of the Two-State Solution. vaticannews.va/en/vatican-cit…

Patient Access Policy - It is the responsibility of all health boards across Scotland to have a Patient Access Policy which aligns to the National Access Policy. You can read our recently refreshed policy here, ohb.scot.nhs.uk/patient-access…

I love this photo! Some of the wonderful NHS Orkney and #TeamGP staff who volunteered (and/or competed!) at The #Orkney2025 Island Games in their days off and annual leave. #TeamWork #volunteers

🚨 Nigel Farage’s Reform UK just opened the floodgates to dark money in our politics by becoming the first UK party to accept untraceable crypto donations. Sign the petition to stop shady crypto donations flooding our politics: 38d.gs/-f-i

Faith, flags and deep-dish pizza: Pope Leo shows Gen Z appeal as a million young people turn out in Rome. CNN report on the largest event of Leo XIV's papacy & the early signs of his leadership style. edition.cnn.com/2025/08/03/eur…

While it is impossible to get killing ‘right,’ more accountability and a better investigation of the current abuses of the flawed system would be a start to restoring our value of human life. liveaction.org/news/investiga… via Live Action News

For anyone shocked at Trump’s firing of the head of the BLS - remember he’s always had a problem with “wrong numbers “. He asked a Georgia election official to find him eleven thousand votes .. and he caused an attempted insurrection because he didn’t “like” those numbers in