#Holyrood

forwomen.scot

ForwomenScot

This comes as a surprise having read the recent retort in holyrood magazine. No doubt John will be able to get *all* in the cabinet to confirm.https://www.holyrood.com/editors-column/view,on-reform-of-the-gender-recognition-act_15200.htm https://twit

Kevin Pringle

KevinJPringle

A thread on “now we’re 64” in 2021.Having reflected on the result and the SNP being one seat short of a majority, I think the result we have is on

forwomen.scot

ForwomenScot

This is terrible behaviour. Please, @NicolaSturgeon look into this.https://twitter.com/JammersMinde/status/1253803940740726784 For the record, this is *not* about blocking but the relentless, targeted defamation of LGBA and the human rights activists

Tricia Marwick

TriciaMarwick

A thread about MSPs standing down. Most have been in Parliament since 1999. Many are close to or will be over normal retirement age by the time of next election.

Christopher Snowdon

cjsnowdon

Scotland's sockpuppet state. A short thread. 1/ In an article in Holyrood magazine, a campaign group calls on the Scottish government to increase the minimum price of alcohol.https://www.holyrood.com/comment/view,associate-feature-putti

Together

together_sacr

Confirmation that @GovUK will refer the #UNCRCScotland Bill to @UKSupremeCourt with concern that parts may go beyond the powers of @ScotParl. (1/4)https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/politics/scottish-politics/3047998/breaking-uk-gove

NationalYesRegistry

natyesregistry

Interesting post on ScotGoesPop - The issue boils down to whither you still believe that the SNP's main aim remains independence, or whither their main aim is now government and

Gina Davidson

wornoutmumhack

BREAKING: Joanna Cherry has said she will not contest a seat in the Holyrood election after an SNP rule change would have meant she and her staff "make themselves unemployed"

Michael Gray

GrayInGlasgow

Richard Keen, the 4th ever & 1st Tory Advocate General for Scotland, has resigned over Tory plans to break the law. This is a big development - a sign of

Rob Hayward

rob_hayward

This is a great piece (of course) by @chrisdeerin, but I’m very gloomy whether the “brightest and best” have the remotest interest in Holyrood. (1/9) I’m fortunate to work with

Lewis Goodall

lewis_goodall

A tour is poor substitute for the truly systemic challenge the union faces this year: a no trade deal Brexit in December. That event is highly likely to exacerbate the

Stephen Daisley

JournoStephen

THREAD: Some ask why Tories, Labour & Lib Dems won't join George Galloway's All4Unity 'alliance'. I ask: why in the name of the wee man would pro-Union parties dance to

Mark McGeoghegan ⬋⬋⬋

markmcgeoghegan

New Holyrood Projection (including both of today's polls) Core Projection:Hung Parliament, SNP short by 1 seatSNP-Green majority of 13(1/4) #SP21 The SNP remains on course to win their best share

James Mackenzie

mrjamesmack

There’s a lot of chat about new parties ahead of the next Scottish Parliament election, so how have new parties of various sorts fared in the devolution era? For the

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BingoDemagogue

Seeing tonight many Nationalists have lost faith in the SNP leadership & organisation. lost trust. Promises have been broken. They realise they have been lied to. I would say there's

DC

DominicChalmers

This is an excellent report by @UofGlasgow visiting prof @Mark_Logan1 on a strategy for developing the tech-economy in Scotland. Some very wide-reaching and implementable ideas that would help us take