Today, First Minister John Swinney will deliver a speech on the importance of culture and our commitment to supporting Scotland’s creative industries. Watch live on X, Facebook and YouTube at 2.10pm.

Hundreds of thousands of younger people in Scotland have not had a say about the country‘s future. According to recent polling over 70% of those likely to vote would vote for Scottish independence.

I was 17 when I voted in the referendum Since then, we have had to suffer the consequences of Westminster rule and are being denied a say on our future By the next election, 1 million new voters will be able to vote who weren’t able to in 2014 It’s time they had their say 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 I’m part of the ~1,000,000 young Scots who can vote now, but were too young in 2014 - I was only 9! 📉 We’ve had to grow up with Brexit, COVID, the cost of living crisis & countless Westminster scandals. 🗳️ It’s time we had our say in who governs us.

Massive offshore wind farm approved by Scottish Government. news.stv.tv/politics/massi…

Misleading. The UK gov did not consent this. It's devolved.

While Labour backs expensive nuclear for the distant future, we’re delivering cheaper, greener offshore wind energy now. This new offshore wind farm will be one of the world’s biggest - generating enough energy to power every home in Scotland twice over. ⚡️

The SNP has ensured Scotland is a renewables superpower - and this new wind farm could power 6 million homes a year. So why are our bills so high? Westminster runs the energy market.

Big news for all us windmill fanatics.

"Scottish independence is inevitable." James Hawes tells us the UK is "finished" in the next 10, 20 or 30 years. Calum Macdonald | Andy Maciver | Geoff Aberdein

Do Scotland next.

🎓 Free tuition fees 💊 No prescription charges 💙 Record rise in frontline NHS funding 🚊 Concessionary travel 👶 Scottish Child Payment 🚫 Ending Labour’s two-child cap 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 The SNP is delivering for Scotland. Just imagine what we could do with the full powers of independence.

Tuition fees have risen to £9,535 a year in Labour-run England & Wales - £9,535 a year more than in SNP-run Scotland. We can do so much more with the powers of independence.

📣 Tuition fees just shot up to £9,535 in Labour-run England & Wales. Meanwhile, students in Scotland pay £0. 💬 “That’s the difference the SNP makes – education based on ability, not bank balance.” – George Adam MSP 🎓 Only the SNP will protect free tuition.

We were utterly lied to in the lead up to the 2014 independence referendum.

NEW: John Swinney has branded Israel's actions in Gaza as a "genocide" for the first time. "It’s quite clear that there is a genocide in Palestine – it can’t be disputed," he told journalists after a Fringe show which was disrupted by protesters 👇 thenational.scot/news/25360810.…

Please follow all of the warnings for #StormFloris.

❌ Lawrence Shankland thinks he’s doubled Hearts’ lead, but it’s ruled out for an offside in the build up… What a goal that would’ve been 😅

😛 Stop the count.

More people than ever are getting the hip and knee operations they need. Planned NHS procedures are up, waiting times are down, and hospital stays are getting shorter. Still more to do, but this is real progress – thanks to the hard work of NHS staff across Scotland. 👏