Hip Hip hooray! Wishing everyone in Bathgate a wonderful procession.

🤔And yet your Australian sister Labor party says “Nuclear energy is too slow to keep the lights on, too expensive to build and too risky for Australia’s energy needs”. Was their opposition to nuclear outdated and ideological too?

Scotland’s been short-changed - again. Yesterday’s spending review gives us just a 0.8% real-terms funding increase - lower than the average of what UK departments are getting. If we got the same deal, we’d have an additional £1.1 billion to invest here in Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Fraser of Allander’s post is damning of comments made by Labour yesterday 👀

What a difference a year makes! Lovely to pop in to the Boghall Parish Church & ArtLink Summer Garden Party to see the progress made in their incredible community garden. It has become such an inclusive, creative & welcoming space for the whole community. images.app.goo.gl/6dL5W

Great to get over to Torphichen for their Gala day today. The community spirit was certainly not dampened, despite the weather. Lovely to chat to Fiona Hyslop and Torphichen's 2025 Citizen of the Year champion David Holman about his work to save their community centre.

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On radio Scotland now: Mornings with Kaye Adams is discussing the possible closure of Rosemount Gardens Cafe in Bathgate. These facilities are so important in helping older people maintain their mental & physical health, reducing pressure on our frontline health services.

This is good news for pensioners in Scotland. However, the level of stress and worry caused to older people by the UK Labour Government's handling of this debacle is indefensible.

Experts say Scotland's continued to punch above its weight as the country again increased its share of foreign direct investment projects. EY’s latest attractiveness survey shows we're the sixth best performing European region, second only to London in the UK. Glasgow was the

A fantastic concert last night from percussionist Steven Meikle at the Craig Inn Community Education Centre. West Lothian really does boast a wealth of musical talent. 🎵 My kids loved the earplugs that came with the programme!

These figures show that the SNP's focus on reducing poverty is working. Imagine what we could achieve with the full powers of independence.

West Lothian IJB meet today at 2pm. I hope the decision makers have listened to the campaigners and agree to work with them to save this vital social hub. Its closure would be a huge loss to the community. theedinburghreporter.co.uk/2025/06/cafe-c…

I'm so pleased that the IJB has listened to our campaign and paused their decision to close Rosemount cafe. This vital social hub plays a crucial role in preventing loneliness and building community resilience. It was lovely to catch up with the campaigners today.

The proportion of children, adults, and people of pension age living in relative poverty has tracked lower in Scotland than the UK as a whole for 20 years ⬇️

4/ That’s why we must: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Win the case for independence 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Mobilise our movement to demand Scotland’s right to choose 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Speak to a new generation 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Deliver a decisive SNP victory in 2026 That’s the credible route to how we can win.

🥀Despite claims by Steve Reed, Scottish Water is world renowned. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿87% of Scotland's entire water environment is assessed by SEPA as having a 'high' or 'good' classification for water quality - up from 82% in 2014. Public ownership is not just possible, it works in Scotland.

The U.K. should follow the example of France tonight and recognise the State of Palestine. This is essential for peace. The ceasefire and humanitarian aid must start now.

Families can apply for financial support to help with the cost of school clothing and shoes. Everyone eligible for the grant will receive at least ➡️£120 per child of primary school age ➡️£150 per child of secondary school age. More ➡️ bit.ly/44Ujiyk

Why is this PM incapable of making the right decision at the right time? Statehood is not a bargaining chip. Not ever! And certainly not when a civilian population is being starved to death.