I raised concerns about reports that Babcock is having to recruit hundreds of welders from overseas because of a skills shortage here in Scotland.

This is the direct result of decades of underinvestment in further education and skills. I’ve asked the UK Government what action they’ll take.

Publicly, Glasgow's SNP council blames the Home Office for their housing crisis. Privately, it's the Scottish Government they're furious with.

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I have met with parents from across East Kilbride and Strathaven who are deeply concerned about the violence in our schools and on social media.

More must be done by the Scottish government to stop the glamourisation of knife crime. Support our young people and safeguard our communities!

Scotland becoming independent would be a “win” for Vladimir Putin, a UK defence minister has said.

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Knife crime is devastating families across Scotland. In East Kilbride and Strathaven, parents fear rising violence fueled by social media and easy access to weapons. The Scottish Government must act now, support young people, hold tech platforms accountable, and keep communities safe.

Victims of organised sexual exploitation in Scotland are still being ignored by the SNP establishment.

A freedom of information request found Scotland has the highest rate of violent injuries to school staff in Britain.

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Superb article in @labourlist.bsky.social from Scottish MP @joanireid.com:

Supreme Court: ‘Labour women were shut down. But we won’t concede rights won in a century of feminist struggle’ labourlist.org/2025/04/tran...

The SNP Government wasted an enormous amount of money on their gender crusade, says @joanireid.com

Writing in the Daily Record, Scottish Labour MP Joani Reid says Nicola Sturgeon's "legacy will be one of grand rhetoric, little delivery and the promotion of a crank gender ideology."

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Jeremy Corbyn must decide.

Does he back the UK standing with Ukraine against Russian aggression, or does he align with Trump's isolationist appeasement of Putin? There is no sitting on the fence.

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🌹 "The opinion polls aren’t great, but they feel more like a reaction to Labour’s first eight months in government."

✍️ @joanireid.com on why Scottish Labour shouldn’t despair at the polls:
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'What puzzles me is that some (or one,) of my colleagues think there's a pain-free way to fix things quickly and that, somehow or other, we can return to the true path to swift economic happiness if we just moved the Chancellor on.'

Labour MP @joanireid.com writes:
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Saddened to hear of the passing of John Prescott, a true character and a real champion of the working class. He deeply understood people's aspirations and concerns and fought tirelessly for them. My thoughts are with his family and loved ones today.