Easter Vigil at the Passionist Church of St Mungo, Townhead

Regina caeli, laetare, alleluia!
Quia quem meruisti portare, alleluia,
Resurrexit, sicut dixit, alleluia!
Ora pro nobis Deum, alleluia!

℣. Gaude et laetare, Virgo Maria, alleluia.
℟. Quia surrexit Dominus vere, alleluia.

SIDA joins over 100 NGOs and refugee charities led by @bondngo.bsky.social & @refugeecouncil.bsky.social calling for an end to the use of hotels for housing asylum seekers intdevalliance.scot/news-view/si...

Everyone at SIDA is saddened to hear the news that Christina McKelvie MSP, who served as Scotland’s Minister for International Development in 2023/2024, has passed away, and send our condolences to her family and colleagues intdevalliance.scot/news-view/si...

Both heartbroken and devastated to hear of the passing of my dear friend, Christina.

Christina was a wonderfully kind woman with a heart of gold, my life is richer for having known her. 1/2

🗣️ Stephen Flynn is right - Labour’s cuts will push disabled people and their families into poverty 👇

I am sorry @nicolasturgeon.bsky.social will stand down in 2026 and thank her warmly for her immense contribution to the Scottish Parliament and to government.

As Scotland’s longest serving and first female First Minister, she has done so much to improve the lives of people in Scotland.

Yesterday, we welcomed representatives from Kamuzu University of Health Sciences and from higher education across Scotland to UofG.

The visit reinforces the importance of health research partnerships between Scotland & Malawi and celebrates 20 years of partnership. 🇲🇼

Read more: gla.ac/4iBHlGq

"SIDA and our members are extremely concerned about the Prime Minister’s decision to drastically cut the aid budget, with devastating consequences for millions of people around the world," said Frances Guy, CEO of SIDA. Hear more from SIDA members here: intdevalliance.scot/news-view/uk...

The First Mass of Christmas at St Ninian’s, Inverness

Adeste Fideles, laeti triumphantes!
Veníte, veníte in Bethlehem!
Natum vidéte, Regem Angelorum:

Veníte adoremus,
Veníte adoremus,
Veníte adoremus Dóminum!

📢 Labour promised the WASPI women they would help deliver justice.

🥀 Now they've entered government, they turned their back on them and have refused to deliver justice.

🤝 The SNP will continue to fight and campaign for the WASPI women to receive the justice they deserve.

❄️ Our Budget brings in a Winter Heating Payment next winter for pensioners, to fix Labour's mess.

💷 £100 for every pensioner household.

📈 £200-300 for those receiving Pension Credits, depending on age.

Shona Robison: “While the UK Gov't has frozen all income tax thresholds, in Scotland, the basic and intermediate rate thresholds will increase this year by 3.5%.

This means the majority of taxpayers in Scotland will continue to pay less income tax than in the rest of the UK.”

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 It's the SNP that is delivering for Scotland by fixing Labour's winter fuel crisis.

🥀 Labour promised "change", but instead they delivered more of the same by betraying pensioners.

🥀 As soon as they got into government, Labour decided to cut the Winter Fuel Payment.

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 We don’t think that’s right - so we’ve introduced a universal Winter Heating Payment for 900,000 Scots pensioners.

It wasn't to be this time but I am so incredibly grateful to all the activists who came out to campaign for @theSNP no matter the weather.

Thanks so much to my amazing election agent @GavinSNP who has been absolutely fantastic during this campaign.

Onwards and upwards! 💛

“Kenny was always there.” – John Swinney’s words at the funeral of Kenny McLean, the Glasgow City Councillor who died on 25th September, summed up a presence and commitment whose loss will be keenly felt across the SNP and beyond...

Published in @scotnational.bsky.social 18/11/24.