Lucy Mcleod
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UK ministers have continued to insist they would refuse a request for a second independence referendum to take place even if the SNP secures a majority.
But Swinney said:If that [a majority] was to happen in May of next year, then I have no doubt that the prime minister would not survive in office.
But Swinney said:If that [a majority] was to happen in May of next year, then I have no doubt that the prime minister would not survive in office.
November 20, 2025 at 6:12 PM
UK ministers have continued to insist they would refuse a request for a second independence referendum to take place even if the SNP secures a majority.
But Swinney said:If that [a majority] was to happen in May of next year, then I have no doubt that the prime minister would not survive in office.
But Swinney said:If that [a majority] was to happen in May of next year, then I have no doubt that the prime minister would not survive in office.
Around one in three people have turned to AI for mental health help
Mental Health UK called for urgent safeguards to be put in place to ensure AI can only use information from reputable sources
Can a robot truly understand you?
#uk#mentalhealth
Mental Health UK called for urgent safeguards to be put in place to ensure AI can only use information from reputable sources
Can a robot truly understand you?
#uk#mentalhealth
November 19, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Around one in three people have turned to AI for mental health help
Mental Health UK called for urgent safeguards to be put in place to ensure AI can only use information from reputable sources
Can a robot truly understand you?
#uk#mentalhealth
Mental Health UK called for urgent safeguards to be put in place to ensure AI can only use information from reputable sources
Can a robot truly understand you?
#uk#mentalhealth
THE Scottish Parliament has voted overwhelmingly to call for the reversal of Labour's "damaging" proposed funding allocation for Scotland's fishing industry.This would allocate just £28 million of the £360m Fishing and Coastal Growth Fund to Scotland.
#scotland
#scotland
November 18, 2025 at 8:55 PM
THE Scottish Parliament has voted overwhelmingly to call for the reversal of Labour's "damaging" proposed funding allocation for Scotland's fishing industry.This would allocate just £28 million of the £360m Fishing and Coastal Growth Fund to Scotland.
#scotland
#scotland
Reeves is facing a Budget black hole of at least £20bn but she is struggling to come up with the tax rises needed to close the gap.
November 17, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Reeves is facing a Budget black hole of at least £20bn but she is struggling to come up with the tax rises needed to close the gap.
Top Scottish Labour donor says UK Government 'getting it wrong' on the economy as tax rising Budget looms.
The tycoon criticised Rachel Reeves' record on everything from inflation to unemployment.
#labour#scotland
The tycoon criticised Rachel Reeves' record on everything from inflation to unemployment.
#labour#scotland
November 17, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Top Scottish Labour donor says UK Government 'getting it wrong' on the economy as tax rising Budget looms.
The tycoon criticised Rachel Reeves' record on everything from inflation to unemployment.
#labour#scotland
The tycoon criticised Rachel Reeves' record on everything from inflation to unemployment.
#labour#scotland
Asking the House of Lords to vote for its own downsizing is like asking a fox to design a better henhouse.🤫
November 16, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Asking the House of Lords to vote for its own downsizing is like asking a fox to design a better henhouse.🤫
SCOTLAND has contributed £600,000 to a UN humanitarian fund to support the Occupied Palestinian Territories, with one official saying it is a “lifeline” for those facing hardship in the region.
November 15, 2025 at 7:22 PM
SCOTLAND has contributed £600,000 to a UN humanitarian fund to support the Occupied Palestinian Territories, with one official saying it is a “lifeline” for those facing hardship in the region.
Treasury Secretary Rachel Reeves' proposed "hidden tax" is a direct hit to hard-working families who are already struggling with the cost of living.
This is not economic policy - it's economic punishment. #FairTax #WorkingClassMatters
This is not economic policy - it's economic punishment. #FairTax #WorkingClassMatters
November 15, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Treasury Secretary Rachel Reeves' proposed "hidden tax" is a direct hit to hard-working families who are already struggling with the cost of living.
This is not economic policy - it's economic punishment. #FairTax #WorkingClassMatters
This is not economic policy - it's economic punishment. #FairTax #WorkingClassMatters
Dr Amir Khan told Sir Kier on ITV's Lorraine on Tuesday that he had "never felt so unsafe" as a person of colour and asked him what Sir Kier was doing to unite the country.
#uk
#uk
November 12, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Dr Amir Khan told Sir Kier on ITV's Lorraine on Tuesday that he had "never felt so unsafe" as a person of colour and asked him what Sir Kier was doing to unite the country.
#uk
#uk
Starmer: Reform's racist rhetoric is tearing Britain apart. Are immigrants being used as political scapegoats?
#UK#POLITICE
#UK#POLITICE
November 12, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Starmer: Reform's racist rhetoric is tearing Britain apart. Are immigrants being used as political scapegoats?
#UK#POLITICE
#UK#POLITICE
Thousands of NHS staff in England are set to lose their jobs after a deal was struck with the Treasury allowing the health service to overspend this year to cover the cost of redundancy payments.
#NHS#UK
#NHS#UK
November 12, 2025 at 10:05 AM
Thousands of NHS staff in England are set to lose their jobs after a deal was struck with the Treasury allowing the health service to overspend this year to cover the cost of redundancy payments.
#NHS#UK
#NHS#UK
notably, the data reveals that Labour, the Tories, the Lib Dems and the Greens are all polling within three points of each other. There are no dull days in politics, eh?
November 11, 2025 at 10:34 AM
notably, the data reveals that Labour, the Tories, the Lib Dems and the Greens are all polling within three points of each other. There are no dull days in politics, eh?
Zack Polanski's Green party will be delighted to see that 16 per cent of British adults would back them in a general election, with the environmentalists leapfrogging the Liberal Democrats, on 15 per cent.
#labour#uk
#labour#uk
November 11, 2025 at 10:32 AM
Zack Polanski's Green party will be delighted to see that 16 per cent of British adults would back them in a general election, with the environmentalists leapfrogging the Liberal Democrats, on 15 per cent.
#labour#uk
#labour#uk
New drug for advanced prostate cancer halves death risk for thousands of men in England.
#England#death#prostatecancer
#England#death#prostatecancer
November 11, 2025 at 10:22 AM
New drug for advanced prostate cancer halves death risk for thousands of men in England.
#England#death#prostatecancer
#England#death#prostatecancer
The demise of the British economy, the associated defenestration of the Labour government and Conservative opposition, and the simultaneous surge in support for the Reform party may, in future years, be seen as a once-in-a-century event worth studying in close detail.
November 7, 2025 at 5:54 PM
The demise of the British economy, the associated defenestration of the Labour government and Conservative opposition, and the simultaneous surge in support for the Reform party may, in future years, be seen as a once-in-a-century event worth studying in close detail.
As Labour grapples with mounting economic woes ahead of the Budget, Andy Maciver argues that John Swinney could seize the moment-offering Scots a tax cut and a vision of competent governance that contrasts sharply with the chaos unfolding at Westminster.
#Scotland
#Scotland
November 7, 2025 at 5:53 PM
As Labour grapples with mounting economic woes ahead of the Budget, Andy Maciver argues that John Swinney could seize the moment-offering Scots a tax cut and a vision of competent governance that contrasts sharply with the chaos unfolding at Westminster.
#Scotland
#Scotland
November 7, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Dave Doogan to seek SNP Westminster leadership if Stephen Flynn enters Holyrood.
#westminster#snp#scotland
#westminster#snp#scotland
November 7, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Dave Doogan to seek SNP Westminster leadership if Stephen Flynn enters Holyrood.
#westminster#snp#scotland
#westminster#snp#scotland
SCOTLAND could lose out on millions in cash after the UK Government’s Pride in Place funding is set to replace an existing scheme.
#snp#scotland
#snp#scotland
November 6, 2025 at 5:17 PM
SCOTLAND could lose out on millions in cash after the UK Government’s Pride in Place funding is set to replace an existing scheme.
#snp#scotland
#snp#scotland
That dire economic reality has been deepened by the disaster of Brexit and its impact on the public finances - and now the architect of that Brexit disaster Nigel Farage is coming back to impose more damage on pensioners and the most vulnerable.
November 5, 2025 at 5:07 PM
That dire economic reality has been deepened by the disaster of Brexit and its impact on the public finances - and now the architect of that Brexit disaster Nigel Farage is coming back to impose more damage on pensioners and the most vulnerable.
It is worth remembering and repeating that Westminster governments have left the UK with one of the lowest state pensions in the OECD.
#westminster
#westminster
November 5, 2025 at 5:05 PM
It is worth remembering and repeating that Westminster governments have left the UK with one of the lowest state pensions in the OECD.
#westminster
#westminster
Whether it's under Starmer right now or with Farage in the future, Westminster governments are a real threat to Scottish pensioners and their pensions.
#scotland#westminster#snp
#scotland#westminster#snp
November 5, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Whether it's under Starmer right now or with Farage in the future, Westminster governments are a real threat to Scottish pensioners and their pensions.
#scotland#westminster#snp
#scotland#westminster#snp
SCOTTISH independence is the only way to protect pensioners, the SNP have said, after Nigel Farage issued a fresh threat to the triple lock.
#Scotland#independence
#Scotland#independence
November 5, 2025 at 4:49 PM
SCOTTISH independence is the only way to protect pensioners, the SNP have said, after Nigel Farage issued a fresh threat to the triple lock.
#Scotland#independence
#Scotland#independence