Lucy Mcleod
@lucymcleod65.bsky.social
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
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
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
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
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
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
5 things we learned from the new Scottish independence poll
November 3, 2025 at 3:08 PM
5 things we learned from the new Scottish independence poll
Nearly 150,000 aged 90 and above wait 12 hours in England’s A&Es each year
Older people left in their own excrement and wet beds for hours and forced to watch others die, Age UK report finds
#NHS#UK
Older people left in their own excrement and wet beds for hours and forced to watch others die, Age UK report finds
#NHS#UK
November 2, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Nearly 150,000 aged 90 and above wait 12 hours in England’s A&Es each year
Older people left in their own excrement and wet beds for hours and forced to watch others die, Age UK report finds
#NHS#UK
Older people left in their own excrement and wet beds for hours and forced to watch others die, Age UK report finds
#NHS#UK
Hundreds of women allege sexual abuse at UK army medicals over five decades
Wiltshire police leading investigation into allegations about enlistment examinations between the 1970s and 2016
#UK#women#army
Wiltshire police leading investigation into allegations about enlistment examinations between the 1970s and 2016
#UK#women#army
October 30, 2025 at 10:24 AM
Hundreds of women allege sexual abuse at UK army medicals over five decades
Wiltshire police leading investigation into allegations about enlistment examinations between the 1970s and 2016
#UK#women#army
Wiltshire police leading investigation into allegations about enlistment examinations between the 1970s and 2016
#UK#women#army
October 25, 2025 at 11:17 AM
October 24, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Are we failing our children? 20% of terror suspects are now kids.
#Children#violence#MI5
#Children#violence#MI5
October 24, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Are we failing our children? 20% of terror suspects are now kids.
#Children#violence#MI5
#Children#violence#MI5
October 22, 2025 at 6:44 PM
October 21, 2025 at 7:24 PM