Colin Mackay @STVColin Twitter profile

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Colin Mackay

@STVColin

3 years

Nightclubs can open from next week in Scotland but you will have to wear a mask. Ye dancing? Ye masking?

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2 years

The Greens say they will not take part in the Scottish Parliament debate celebrating the Jubilee this afternoon.

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2 years

That was one of the weirdest Boris Johnson speeches yet, he described Peppa Pig as a “Picasso like hairdryer”, made brrm noises like a car, lost his place for 20 seconds, & said young people need to get back to the office because “Mother Nature does not like us working from home

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2 years

At the Fringe @NicolaSturgeon tells @IainDaleAllTalk that “Boris Johnson was a disgrace to the office of PM”

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4 years

Referendums Scotland Bill passed by 68 to 54 in the Scottish Parly

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3 years

Greens say they will not “take part in Tory plots to undermine the integrity of the Scottish Parliament” so not backing the Conservative No Confodemce vote tomorrow.

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2 years

There must be an electric current running through the seats at the SNP conference. That’s the 8th standing ovation for @NicolaSturgeon and she’s only half way through!

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1 year

Unite NHS members in scotland have voted to accept the average 7.5% pay offer and have called off strikes.

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3 years

Deal done to avoid a rail strike during Cop26. One year deal with 2.5% pay rise agreed between RMT, Scotrail and Scottish Govt.

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@STVColin

4 years

Just got a press release from UKIP. They says they will stand on the Holyrood list next year on “scrap the Scottish Parliament” platform!

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4 years

To illustrate how unusual things are right now Scottish Conservative leader @Jackson_Carlaw says he has every confidence in First Minister's ability to lead through corona virus and @NicolaSturgeon says she has never been less interested in party politics.

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4 years

Scottish Conservative leader @Jackson_Carlaw says it is time for Dominic Cummings to consider his position. It is now a huge distraction for the Prime Minister, he says.

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5 years

I’ve not seen this one before

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5 years

I asked @NicolaSturgeon for her reaction to @jeremycorbyn lines on a second independence referendum and she laughed.

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2 years

How does Keir Starmer top the PM’s speech to the CBI?

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6 years

Gregor Townsend says the FM @nicolasturgeon was in the dressing room drinking champagne from the Calcutta Cup. Princess Anne too!

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2 years

New poll from @IpsosMORIScot on @STVNews at 12, puts Yes ahead of No on the constitution question.

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2 years

PM @BorisJohnson now looks likely to speak in person at the Scottish Conservative conference in Aberdeen next week.

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2 years

In her letter to PM @BorisJohnson FM @NicolaSturgeon is calling for the re-establishment or furlough

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2 years

Constitution Secretary @AngusRobertson says Indyref2 is planned for October 2023

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2 years

The watchword of ⁦ @AnasSarwar ⁩ conference speech is FUTURE, and nothing says future like 3 former MSPs on stage

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4 years

Tomorrow's flag fight latest. The SNP and Greens will vote to keep the European flag flying daily outside the Scottish Parliament. Labour will abstain, but propose amendment backing the Corporate Body. Conservatives and Lib-dems will oppose. So it looks like staying up.

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4 years

Education Secretary @JohnSwinney confirms that all downgraded awards will be withdrawn and replaced with teacher judgements, and says sorry to young people

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2 years

General Assembly of Church of Scotland voted in favour of allowing Ministers to carry out sane sex marriages by 274 to 136

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3 years

The Conservatives are wearing sea holly I think, they think they are thistles.

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4 years

The Treasury has confirmed that the furlough extension is UK wide, so will include Scotland.

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5 years

I got the death stare

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5 years

Political editor Colin Mackay presses Theresa May on the level of power she has compared to Margaret Thatcher.

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11 months

FM @HumzaYousaf says if the SNP win the next General Election they will demand either another independence referendum or start to negotiate independence. He says if this is a voluntary union, prove it.

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3 years

Scottish LibDem leadership launch. The photo-ops aren’t what they used to be.

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6 months

Very sad to hear of the death of Colin Mackay, former Political Editor at STV and formerly of Radio Clyde and BBC Scotland. He was a great broadcaster, interviewer and a lovely person.

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6 years

Police Scotland get a 6.5% pay rise. Mid-grade Constable pay goes up £2300 a year to £34,737. Scottish Police Federation says its the biggest rise in 20 years. Police in England offered 2%.

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2 years

Looks like outdoor crowds will be back from Monday, in time for the Premiership return. FM statement at 2.15

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4 years

MSPs vote by 64 to 54 for another independence referendum.

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3 years

Transport Secretary @MathesonMichael says the Scottish Govt will take Scotrail in to public ownership when its franchise runs put in March 2022

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20 days

Greens have been in to Bute House already and are out of Government

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4 years

FM says non-cohabiting couples can also form an extended household! Have a nice weekend!

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6 years

Lots tweets didn’t send from the march. Organisers estimate 100-thousand. Waiting for police estimate but looks like biggest ever pro-Indy March in Scotland

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3 years

Launching the SNP’s draft independence referendum bill, @Feorlean says he is confident @NicolaSturgeon will lead the SNP in to that referendum campaign.

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5 years

10 years after the MPs expenses scandal the Telegraph reveals 377 MPs, including 9 Cabinet Ministers and Jeremy Corbyn, had their official credit cards suspended. Scottish Secretary David Mundell has his suspended twice.

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6 years

At FMQS @willie_rennie just described Scottish Tory MPs as "useless as a piano in a pigsty" @NicolaSturgeon says that's probably offensive to pigs.

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3 years

FM @NicolaSturgeon says she is in talks with the Greens about “a formal Cooperation Agreement”. “It is not inconceivable that a cooperation agreement could lead in future to a Green Minister being part of this Govt”

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3 months

The Labour leader ⁦ @Keir_Starmer ⁩ is about to speak at the Scottish Labour Conference and the hall, which holds about 500, is not full.

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5 years

Former First Minister @AlexSalmond was arrested by Police Scotland and is expected to appear in court this afternoon

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6 years

. @scotlibdems confirm that they will vote alongside @scottishlabour and @scotgp in support of @scotgov motion not giving consent to the EU Withdrawal Bill

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4 years

Justo off the phone to the European Commission. They say they dod not report the Scottish Government to the police because the light show was "extremely short lived"

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2 years

In an unusual conference twist Stephen Kerr just apologised for his teeth falling out during his speech. He bravely popped them back in and carried on. I had a loose crown during the election last year and I was terrified it would fly out during the leaders debate.

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11 months

FM @HumzaYousaf says SNP will join Believe In Scotland March in Edinburgh on 2nd September. Wants to make the the biggest Indy rally ever.

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5 years

On #NationalUnicornDay here are the @scottishparliam unicorns. At the royal opening in 2004, their willies were snapped off and smoothed over so as not to offend the Queen.

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4 years

MSPs voted by 63 to 54 to keep the European flag flying at the Scottish Parliament.

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6 years

So the 2 Brexit Secretaries who negotiates thisndeal have now quit because they can’t support the deal they negotiated.

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2 years

Full house, Unison, Unite and GMB suspend strike action next week to put COSLA pay offer to their members.

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4 years

After phone call this afternoon the PM said he would not risk a second peak and would act with maximum caution in order to save lives. FM made clear the stay at home message remained crucial.

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5 years

In Holyrood statement on Brexit @Feorlean says “if we cannot save the UK from itself we must save ourselves”

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4 years

The next Scottish Parliament election is a year today!

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5 years

Don’t mention Brexit. Scottish Conservative conference speech by Scottish Secretary @DavidMundellDCT mentions Independence 13 times. Mentions Brexit zero. He does talk. Of delivering “promise to honour the result of the UKs 2016 EU referendum.

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6 years

Resignation letter of @DominicRaab says "regulatory regime for NI presents a very real threat to the integrity of the UK". Where does that leave @DavidMundellDCT and @RuthDavidsonMSP who wrote to MP last month saying they couldn't support a deal that "undermines the Union"?

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3 years

FM @NicolaSturgeon has written to PM @BorisJohnson calling for a reassessment of North Sea oil & gas licences which have not yet commenced, including Cambo.

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3 years

FM @NicolaSturgeon announced a £500 thank you bonus for health and social care workers and challenges the PM to make it tax free.

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3 years

Concludes she “did not breach the provisions of the Ministerial Code”

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4 years

FM @NicolaSturgeon says mass gatherings of 500 or more will be banned from next week to proptect the resilience of frontline healthcare workers

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5 years

Both SNP and Labour are calling on @RuthDavidsonMSP to quit as an MSP after taking on her new job. She says she will not be lobbying, but is on holiday so not around for interview.

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We believe it’s wholly unethical for lobbying agencies to employ parliamentarians. Read our response from @Ingers1975 to Ruth Davidson’s appointment at Tulchan Communications.

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7 years

They are tenacious, not letting their suspect out of their sight

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4 years

New finance secretary is @KateForbesMSP

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3 years

The Conservatives say @Douglas4Moray is self isolating.

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2 years

Scottish Conservative leader @Douglas4Moray says “there was a party of sorts” and he still has confidence in the PM but “he has serious questions to answer on this”.

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4 years

A date for reopening hairdressers could be the most eagerly awaited announcement from the FM @NicolaSturgeon today; for some anyway.

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6 years

Lord Advocate James Wolffe tells MSPs that if the Scottish Govt Continuity Bill is incompatible with EU law so is the UK Government's EU Withdrawal Bill

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4 years

Serious warning from FM @NicolaSturgeon not to @socialise this weekend. This is vital to help save lives she says.

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6 months

No my Twitter account hasn’t been hacked. I was lucky enough to work with “the other Colin Mackay” as he was known in my family. On the BBC computer system he was Colin Mackay Snr and I was Colin Mackay Jnr. He was amused when I occasionally reported on his radio programme.

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7 years

Scottish Parliament flags at half mast this morning

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3 years

Deputy First Minister @JohnSwinney reappointed and made Cabinet Secretary for Covid Recovery

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5 years

SNP's @joannaccherry says she trying to speed up the legal process which will see prorogation challenged in Court of Session next Friday. She says it looks like a "tinpot dictatorship"

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@STVColin

2 years

This is going to become one of those PR disasters taught to media students

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2 years

Massive U-turn by @RaithRovers Admit they were wrong and will enter discussions on David Goodwillie’s contract. More tonight on @STVNews

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Colin Mackay

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5 years

That’s the end of he march just passing Parly, about an hour and half after it started

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Colin Mackay

@STVColin

4 years

Ipsos Mori Scottish poll for STV puts SNP on 44%, Cons 26%, Labour 16%, LibDem 11% and puts Indy/Union at 50/50

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5 years

So who does @RuthDavidsonMSP back now?

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6 years

Tory MSP @AnnieWellsMSP to be suspended from the Scottish Parliament for 5 days for leaking Equalities Committee report on prisoner voting. Unanimous recommendation of Standards Committee

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3 years

Scottish Parly being recalled tomorrow for statement by FM @NicolaSturgeon . Looks like focussing on schools with Education Recovery Group and Cabinet meeting.

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5 years

Opening his speech at the #ConservativeConference2019 Alister Jack says he is speaking to a full hall - but the Parliament Channel wide shot would suggest otherwise.

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1 year

I’m a softy

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1 year

Favourite photo from yesterday's leadership announcement @stvcolin as you don't normally see him! Pic courtesy @alansimpson09

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3 years

First Minister @NicolaSturgeon says she welcomes the chance to give evidence at the Holyrood inquiry although she’s not looking forward to it. Says there is not a shred of evidence of a conspiracy against @AlexSalmond and it’s up to him to prove his allegations.

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4 years

Holyrood Committee investigating Govt Handling of Harassment Complaints says “cannot proceed” because of “obstruction it is experiencing” with responses still outstanding from Scottish Govt, SNP Chief Exec and former First Minister.

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4 years

At Holyrood Covid Committee MSPs vote in favour of Aberdeen lockdown restrictions with the Conservative members abstaining

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3 years

After Cabinet, but before FM statement, looks like schools closed until Feb1 at least. Review every 2 weeks with online learning. Stay at Home message returns and only allowed to meet 1 person from another household out of doors.

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1 year

Possibility of a bit of a breakthrough in the NHS pay dispute in Scotland More on @STVNews at 6

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5 years

For all the PM's talk of compromise, every politician I've spoken to after meeting with her about Brexit spoke of how uncompromising she was.

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6 years

Tory MSP @MilesBriggsMSP cleared by party inquiry of allegations of sexual harassment by internal party inquiry. Rape Crisis Scotland say they have no confidence in the judgment

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7 years

I asked the PM if she'd respect tomorrow's Holyrood vote. She said "now is not the time"

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5 years

In Holyrood debate on PM's Brexit deal @Feorlean is working his way through the Conservative group singling them out asking why they are voting against the interests of their constituents

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4 years

Hospital parking charges removed from Ninewells, GLasgow Royal Infirmary and Edinburgh Royal Infirmary PFIs for three months

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4 years

Education Secretary @JohnSwinney survives confidence vote in Scottish Parliament by 67-58

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6 years

RCN say the 9% 3 year pay deal offered by Scottish Govt is the biggest offer to nurses in 10 years and best that can be achieved at the moment. They accepted 6.5% in England.

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5 years

No sign of @Number10cat but I think @PalmerstonFOCat is on manoeuvres

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4 years

In order to deliver free hospital parking in PFI sites at Ninewells, ERI and GRI for next 3 months the Scottish govt is paying the company’s costs but not profit.

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2 years

Liz Truss wins Conservative leadership with 57% of the vote, 47% of the electorate.

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@STVColin

6 years

FM @NicolaSturgeon says @DavidMundellDCT was "always likely to do what he was told" and says she would relish the opportunity of another General Election on @ScotlandTonight

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2 years

This statement has gone worse for the PM than I’d expected but the main event for him is probably the 1922 Committee tonight.

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3 years

Scottish Parly committee investigating the Scottish Government’s handling of harassment complaints will take evidence from @AlexSalmond on Friday, Lord Advocate on Monday and @NicolaSturgeon on Wednesday.

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4 years

That's the Scottish Government Budget passed by 63 to 55

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5 years

SNP leader @NicolaSturgeon is challenging ITV’s leaders debate in court.

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