First Minister
@JohnSwinney
met
@ScottishTUC
General Secretary
@RozFoyer
to discuss shared economic aspirations and the importance of social partnership.
Trade unions are a key partner as
@ScotGov
works to end child poverty, address the climate crisis and boost the economy.
Fantastic afternoon at the
@northedinfest
on Saturday at West Pilton Park, where I shared a stall with Ben Macpherson MSP and Cllr Stuart Dobbin. Great to hear from so many folk, catch up with lots of local organisations & enjoy the entertainment in the lovely sunshine☀️
Scotland rightly declared a housing emergency, because there’s more that needs to be done and we need new ambition.
But the facts are facts: Scotland builds a lot more homes per capita than England and Wales - no matter how loud the Tories try to shout down
@JohnSwinney
.
#FMQs
Who was on the PM's Project Fear hate list this week, keeping guid folk awake at nights? Me, apparently! 🤷along with most of Scotland's elected MPs, the
@ScotGov
and about 1/2 the population of Scotland…
#RespectAgenda
#YouYesYet
📉 By slashing Scotland’s capital budget, Westminster is making the challenges we face more difficult.
🏴 The Westminster parties should put an end to fourteen years of crippling austerity.
Let's make sure we 'Keep Leith' on the electoral map at Holyrood - today (15th May) is the deadline for consultation responses.
Have your say at and sign the petition here
✅The
@scotgov
Cladding Remediation Bill has passed stage 3 in
@scotparl
.
🛠️The Bill will give new powers to assess and remediate buildings with unsafe cladding and allows for the creation of a Responsible Developers Scheme and Cladding Assurance Register.
First Minister
@JohnSwinney
's government is focused on economic growth and supporting businesses across Scotland.
In his first week as First Minister, he visited
@IGSfarm
to hear about the company's innovation in vertical farming.
Watch to find out more.
"How often can we bemoan bank branch closures in this place, while the government sits on its hands and refuses to meaningfully intervene?"
I led a debate this afternoon on bank branch closures - you can watch my speech in full here:
I'm leading a debate at Westminster today on bank branch closures, after recent announcements from RBS & TSB that their branches in Leith are set to close.
We need action to protect face to face banking services.
You can watch the debate here from 4pm:
The
@TrussellTrust
has seen a 36% jump in pensioners using food banks in just 6 months - but still the UK spends less on state pensions & benefits for pensioners than most other wealthy countries.
When will the UK Govt wake up & take the scandal of pensioner poverty seriously?
'Sing it in harmony fortissimo.' 🏴
25 years ago, the Scottish Parliament reconvened.
Watch legendary Parliamentarian Winnie Ewing's opening speech in full here:
A perfect Sunday always includes a trip to
@StockbridgeMark
for Sunday roast ingredients! ❤️
I also had a wonderful trip to
@patriothallg
where I spoke with artist Fiona Hutchison about the beautiful contemporary tapestry exhibition - catch it before 19/05
Fantastic day yesterday, and the weather showed up, at the
@northedinfest
. Both the community choirs and dancers were performing on the main stage.
💰 Thank you to funders who support the choirs and dancers;
AUGB Edinburgh
Mission of Innocents
@TNLComFundScot
@Edinburgh_CC