On here to follow Scottish politics. I understand why some would reject any political party but will never understand why anyone would reject independence.
I’m not a nationalist and I don’t hate anyone I just want my country to make its own decisions, why is that made so fucking difficult because I live in Scotland?
Douglas Ross at Scotland’s Tartan day in New York, holding a bloody GB 🇬🇧
I was there for the Marie Curie 10,000 pipers march in 2002. A fabulous day with pipe bands from around the world all celebrating Scotland. This prick should take some lessons from them.
@afneil
@Chronus8
New poll finds three quarters of Scots believe that devolution has been good for Scotland. Only with independence &the removal of ‘journalists’ like you with your beak in the trough of the 🇬🇧media can we equip Scotland for the challenges of the 21st century
#ScottishIndependence
Where is the SNP rebuttal unit against another fake media and unionist onslaught? Why is it left to a few voices on Twitter to rebut what they should be doing.
@MalcolmChishol1
@jackiebmsp
Jackie Baillie offers nothing but criticism of our NHS, as a nurse I’m absolutely sick of it.
The 2 tier health service you speak of has come about because of uk gov austerity and Brexit both of which your party supports and Scotland does not.
@STVNews
More workers moving to Scotland “after SNP tax rises” amongst other things, such as better funded and better performing public services plus lower tax for lower earners. Well done SNP making Scotland an attractive place to live and work.
@Channel4News
Whereas the political aim of the Conservative and Unionist party is to chain Scotland to the dysfunctional equity of United Kingdom.
Michael Gove lies to the Covid enquiry to serve that purpose.
@GavinTravelin
It means she doesn’t want ‘things’ but don’t think she doesn’t want some love & attention to make the day special.
Lovely card, make her dinner, run a bath, tell her how much you mean to her.
Real bonus would be if you cleaned the toilet 😉
That’s really all most good women want.
@Prospectally2
@ScotGovFM
The First Minister has never been anything but courteous to the queen and respectful of the monarchy. I think you should show some respect yourself and delete your tweet.
@PamGosalMSP
If Nicola Sturgeon comes back fighting the campaign for independence, without the constraints of the office of FM she will definitely be an asset. Bring it on
#ScottishIndependenceASAP
@agcolehamilton
Another ill informed tweet from you tonight Alex, they’re not embassies they’re hubs, there to promote Scotland (you wouldn’t understand) and attract international trade and investment.
@MarinaPurkiss
@Duncan20212
Thank you Marina, you’re getting a little of the frustration some of us in Scotland have felt for years. You’re right, this is not a union it’s a prison.
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#coward
SNP finances have nothing to do with the Tories. Why is the wee, snivelling nyaff bringing it up in Westminster? The Tories need to clean out their own party’s murky finances before ever pointing their dirty, sticky fingers at anybody else.
#hypocrites
We now know that the investigation into the SNP's murky finances has been expanded to include possible embezzlement and misuse of funds.
The SNP must be fully transparent and provide the answers the public deserve.
@STVNews
While Jackie Baillie has continually criticised and run down our public services especially our NHS the SNP have been sitting round the table making them the best performing in the UK. Sit down Jackie.
@BrianWhittle
@ScotTories
Anyone who earns less than £28k in Scotland pays less tax than the rest of the uk. They, like all earners also benefit from more universal health and education benefits and better performing public services. Well done Scot gov.
@THEJamesWhale
“Keep Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland” 🤦🏻♀️ we’re not yours to keep.
‘Seeing you guys are so critical’ if you want a referendum for England be big and brave enough to campaign for it, stop expecting Scotland to do all the work for you.
@Sandeshgulhane
It appears all the Tories got the email to pile on in an attack on an SNP MSP.
Whatever Anum said is nothing compared to the nasty, bitter, bullying of the Scot Tories towards this female MSP. It’s disgusting but we’ve come to expect nothing less from you lot.
@MGallacherMSP
Some of our own money back in the form of a grant and we’ve to be bloody grateful. Pfft!
It’s up to the SNP to prioritise
#ScottishIndependence
that’s why we voted them in to power. Who voted for you?
@BBCRadioScot
Shame the city never got rejuvenated when Paul Sweeney MSP was in power and Labour had the funds to do it, pre austerity, pre Covid and pre Brexit. Instead they sent £1.6bn back to Westminster and left Glasgow with huge PFI debts.
@IanMurrayMP
Not banning real porridge just banning promotion of the yucky, sugar filled stuff.
As a nurse I’m better paid in Scotland than rUK and I have no issues paying my taxes for better services.
Taxation of Oil & gas is reserved to uk gov, as an MP you really should know that.
@AndrewBowie_MP
I was trying to provide nursing care around Aberdeenshire during the storms, I don’t remember you doing much to help your own constituents.
@AndyEMorrison
They’ve built new hospitals, they’ve paid public servants a rise avoiding strikes, they are also now acting on their mandate on gaining independence. Well done SNP.
@LordMcConnell
People of Scotland please note, This unelected Lord mocks Scotland and the Scottish people’s ability to run their own affairs preferring the bloody shambles of the country next door to do it for us.
It’s time for change.
@Douglas4Moray
I think those priorities would be easier addressed with the powers of self governance but please feel free to make the case for the uk union…if you have one.
@paulhutcheon
Opinion | Paul Hutcheon’s journalism is a betrayal of the people of Scotland.
✍️ For many Scots his name is already synonymous with a lying little git.
@amcarmichaelMP
No they did not campaign to leave the EU they campaigned on independence from the uk, you’re lying again Alistair but then you are a proven liar.
@Douglas4Moray
You’ve got a disgusting cheek using the bereaved families as a weapon to attack the former FM, she worked tirelessly to save lives while your Tory government partied and paid unrecoverable funds to friends & family. Sit down and shut up you bloody hypocrite.
@ScotNational
@AwayFromTheKeys
Douglas Ross & Stephen Kerr deliberately brought the booring, toxicity of Westminster to Holyrood.
It’s obvious their intention was to create discord rather than work for the people of Scotland. We need them out of our parliament but as they’re list MSPs we can’t vote them out.😡
@AnasSarwar
@Daily_Record
Don’t you dare run down our NHS. It’s better paid, better performing & has avoided strike action unlike England or Labour run Wales.
The reason it’s under threat is from years of austerity that your party supports and will continue.
You are a bare faced liar.
#LabourLies
@murdo_fraser
As Scotland is not involved can’t we support the team of whichever country we want without you creating division out of it?
Ps I probably will support the England ladies team but that’s my choice to make not yours to judge.
@msm_monitor
Jackie Baillie talking of inappropriate behaviour when she did all she could to hamper the public safety information is the absolute height of hypocrisy.
@BBCr4today
It won’t. I’m in Scotland and pleased to say our government negotiated an acceptable pay settlement for our Drs. Shame uk gov won’t do the same for Drs in England’s nhs.
The cowardly weasel turned off replies so he can’t read what we think of his failing, incompetent, corrupt Tory party and why we need independence.
#NeverTrustATory
#ScottishIndependenceASAP
☀️ What a day to be out in Drumoak!
🔵 When the time comes, it'll be, yet again, a clear fight here between me with the
@Conservatives
under Rishi Sunak OR the failing, referendum obsessed and distracted SNP.
👍 🇬🇧
@CllrTKerr
Good for you and everyone else who celebrates in their own way, I hope you all have a good day but GCC has better things to spend their money on.
@heraldscotland
What do I think? I think It’s high time Scotland was independent and the equal of every other normal country with no one denigrating it because it’s part of the uk.
@AvaSantina
I’ll tell you what undermines the Labour Party in Scotland and it’s not them supporting the SNP, it’s their total lack of principles. They disgust me.
@jackiebmsp
Says the woman who wanted the daily briefings by the FM stopped. You’ve got a bloody nerve thinking you can speak on behalf of the bereaved families.
@paulhutcheon
Anas Sarwar has no right to look at Mayors for Scotland, he needs to be in power to do that and at present he’s only a list MSP of the 3rd largest party in Holyrood. He’s getting ideas well above his station.
@wesstreeting
@jackiebmsp
WTF is Jackie Baillie involved? She is not in charge of Scotland’s devolved NHS and as a nurse I find her constant criticism of our nhs completely unacceptable, she should be nowhere near it.
@Douglas4Moray
As a Scottish person my real priority is independence. The SNP government must use this opportunity to focus on the reason they were voted in to power.
#ScottishIndependence
@VeryWildBilly
What about Gove’s much more expensive ‘union unit’, whose sole purpose is to attack the Scottish government and deny the Scottish people democracy?
@D_G_Alexander
Some of us remember how bad it was under Labour in Scotland and can see nothing is any better in Labour controlled Wales. The SNP have not let Scotland down, they’ve had to work with austerity & Brexit because you lot said we were better together 🇬🇧 you were WRONG!
#LabourLiars
@Channel4News
The SNP are governing Scotland as well as they can under the current funding and powers allowed. ‘Breaking up the uk’ is the only way to make any real change, Labour will change nothing for the better in Scotland. Look at Wales as evidence.
@RealStephenKerr
Fantastic to hear our First Minister promoting Scotland abroad, shame the opposition are too busy taking photos of rubbish on the street than doing anything productive.
@RealStephenKerr
If there was a mandate for it then yes. If you really have so little understanding of politics and democracy then I suggest being an unelected MSP is not for you.
@Sandeshgulhane
She “hammers” or insults not the SNP but Scotland and the Scots every week in parliament that includes you, you’re just too bloody servile to see it.
@ToriaLouCan
@thecoastguy
There still isn’t much anti English sentiment, Neil Oliver is a rabid unionist stoking division to make independence less attractive.
@conor_matchett
Rattled…🤣🤣🤣
Does Labour back Brexit-yes.
Are they denying democracy-yes.
Do they enable the Tories-yes.
That’s not worry that’s the truth.
@PhantomPower14
‘Take her on and beat her’ why don’t they ever want to sit down and listen to her, work with Scotland not against us. No wonder we want out of this uk.
@BBCGaryR
@OuterHebs
What needs to be done?
You need to stop the hysteria around ferries as it’s obviously putting tourists off and let them know how reliable ferry crossing actually are.
@ProfJWR
My daughter is in Alex Cole-Hamilton’s constituency, twice in the last month she has had no problem getting a same day telephone consult with her GP then being seen in the GP surgery a few hours later.
@D_G_Alexander
SNP is doing so much better taking kids out of poverty in Scotland than rUK inc Labour run Wales.
Too busy worrying about cafe names than doing some research?
The only change Scotland needs is the ability to change everything with
#ScottishIndependence
Children in Scotland are facing “a more hopeful future” than their counterparts living elsewhere in the UK, according to experts.
Academics in social policy and economics have said the UK Government must learn from the “potentially transformative” Scottish Child Payment.
@jackiebmsp
WHAT CHANGE?
We don’t want change making things worse like Labour controlled Wales and Tory controlled England.
What are you actually offering the people of Scotland, cheap slogans are just not enough.
@IanMurrayMP
Slightly higher taxes for higher paid nurses & teachers but those working part time due to caring responsibilities are paying less tax 👍
Not repaying tuition fees or workplace parking fees either 👍
As a nurse I’m happy with SNP tax policies.