Thread by @CatrionaSNP, THREAD: More than 50 young @theSNP members have signed an open letter [...]

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="📢" title="Public address loudspeaker" aria-label="Emoji: Public address loudspeaker"> THREAD: More than 50 young @theSNP members have signed an open letter opposing plans to staff vital public services during crises with a National Service-style unpaid workforce, demanding instead investment in our NHS & fair pay for workers. 1/5 https://www.thenational.scot/news/18438136.full-young-snp-activists-letter-stewart-mcdonald/">https://www.thenational.scot/news/1843...

Here's the Young SNP activists' letter to Stewart McDonald in full

WE, the undersigned, oppose recent proposals to staff our NHS and other public services during crises through a youth-focused National Service to…

https://www.thenational.scot/news/18438136.full-young-snp-activists-letter-stewart-mcdonald/

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="✍️" title="Writing hand" aria-label="Emoji: Writing hand"> Signatories to this letter include healthcare workers, public sector workers, trade unionists & peace activists. We believe that any proposal involving young people, our NHS & its workforce must be led by young people, NHS bodies & trade unions. 2/5

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🤝" title="Handshake" aria-label="Emoji: Handshake"> We value community solidarity & resilience. Many of us volunteered even before #COVID19 in community groups & charities. But our NHS is not a charity. That idea is a Tory reframing to dodge culpability for having damaged Scotland& #39;s NHS through a decade of austerity. 3/5

We value community solidarity & resilience. Many of us volunteered even before #COVID19 in community groups & charities. But our NHS is not a charity. That idea is a Tory reframing to dodge culpability for having damaged Scotland& #39;s NHS through a decade of austerity. 3/5" title="https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🤝" title="Handshake" aria-label="Emoji: Handshake"> We value community solidarity & resilience. Many of us volunteered even before #COVID19 in community groups & charities. But our NHS is not a charity. That idea is a Tory reframing to dodge culpability for having damaged Scotland& #39;s NHS through a decade of austerity. 3/5" class="img-responsive" style="max-width:100%;"/>

Here& #39;s how to deliver real resilience:

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👩🏻‍⚕️" title="Woman health worker (light skin tone)" aria-label="Emoji: Woman health worker (light skin tone)"> Invest in our skilled & experienced NHS workforce, don& #39;t undercut it.

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🛠️" title="Hammer and wrench" aria-label="Emoji: Hammer and wrench"> Guarantee equal employment rights & fair pay for young people, don& #39;t exploit us.

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🕊️" title="Dove of peace" aria-label="Emoji: Dove of peace"> Give young Scots opportunities that fit our values, don& #39;t riff on militarism. 4/5

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="✊🏻" title="Raised fist (light skin tone)" aria-label="Emoji: Raised fist (light skin tone)"> As young people and citizens, we demand investment to #ProtectOurNHS & its skilled workforce, equal employment rights for young workers, & opportunities for young people in line with our values. 5/5

As young people and citizens, we demand investment to #ProtectOurNHS & its skilled workforce, equal employment rights for young workers, & opportunities for young people in line with our values. 5/5" title="https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="✊🏻" title="Raised fist (light skin tone)" aria-label="Emoji: Raised fist (light skin tone)"> As young people and citizens, we demand investment to #ProtectOurNHS & its skilled workforce, equal employment rights for young workers, & opportunities for young people in line with our values. 5/5" class="img-responsive" style="max-width:100%;"/>

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