John Swinney: 'I won't rest until child poverty is eradicated in Scotland' In his Daily Record column, First Minister John Swinney says he will today unveil further steps to tackle child poverty.

Scotland has the lowest child poverty rate in the UK, and 90,000 fewer children live in poverty thanks to our policies.

But decisions at Westminster have too often held us back.

I want to fully eradicate child poverty, and Scotland should have the full powers to do it.

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Westminster isn’t working!

It’s time for a fresh start with independence. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

#BothVotesSNP

Why NHS Scotland has not had to wait for Martha’s rule to deal with Labour’s ‘death traps’ of hospital acquired infections Image Grok AI Please Support Talking-up Scotland at: on the above.Or direct bank transfer at Sort Code 08-91-04 Account – 12266421 Name – JOHN ROBERTSON In the Guardian today: More than…

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Slagging off his country in the vain hope of some wee establishment baubles.

Drone footage of blaze at Glasgow Central showing fire during the night with fire service in attendance

Hoping nobody harmed in this horrible event. It’s taken less than 24h for media to find “ScotGov bad” angle running news items on cutbacks to Scottish fire service immediately after reporting on the blaze. Sure not any less resourced than rUK but they always look to undermine Scotland and our govt.

We need #ScottishIndependence

New Green MP given police escort after being confronted by anti-trans activists Newly-elected Green MP Hannah Spencer was ushered into a police car after she was confronted by anti-trans activists.

More reports, that middle-class bigots don't want you to see, about Hannah Spencer being attacked by far right transphobes.

Contrary to what politicians & the media would have you believe, Social Security spending is not spiralling out of control. Who says so? The OBR.
https://www.disabilitynewsservice.com/new-official-figures-disprove-claims-that-social-security-spending-is-spiralling-out-of-control/

More than 68 000 freedom of information requests in 10 years costing you the taxpayer £20 million – who has been doing all those? Please Support Talking-up Scotland at: on the above.Or direct bank transfer at Sort Code 08-91-04 Account – 12266421 Name – JOHN ROBERTSON From Largest number of Freedom of Information …

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Full Control - Indy PosterBoy They limit our powers, limit our budget, limit our borrowing, and control our media. If we want Scotland to succeed we need full control of all of it.

Cole-Hamilton seems oblivious to the fact that the Scottish budget is *rigidly* controlled by Westminster and is systematically being cut by it. Would he but realise it there is a simple way to stop this - independence. #Scotland #Holyrood26 #SNP1SGP2 indyposterboy.scot/full-control/

What has the SNP ever done for you? How about stopping private companies using NHS facilities, NHS equipment and NHS staff to enable the private companies to generate a huge profit? Scottish Health Secretary Neil Gray Please Support Talking-up Scotland at: on the above.Or direct bank transfer at Sort Code 08-91-04 Account – 12266421 Name – JOHN ROBERTSON From our r…

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Two months until Scotland decides.

Stay stuck in broken Brexit Britain, or choose the fresh start of independence.

That wealthier, fairer future for Scotland is possible. On May 7, vote SNP to make it a reality.

‘The cover-up is brazen’: one journalist’s tenacious, traumatic fight to expose Ghislaine Maxwell Lucia Osborne-Crowley has endured threats and sexual harassment to report on Jeffrey Epstein’s chief enabler. Maxwell’s conviction was only the start of the quest for justice, she says

‘The cover-up is brazen’: one journalist’s tenacious, traumatic fight to expose Ghislaine Maxwell

I’m Keir for you: The PM is visiting a community center in London to discuss the impact. Expect a pooled interview with broadcasters mid-morning. There’s one quote on rising bills in his words trailed overnight that warrants chasing up: “I will always be guided by what is best for the British public. And no matter the headwinds, supporting working people and their families with the cost of living is always top of my mind.”

I mean, this just isn't true, is it? If Starmer was focused on the cost of living crisis he wouldn't insist on no customs union and no single market? Nor would he embrace the negative economic consequences of his anti-migrant policy?

Like everything else about Starmer, this is empty rhetoric.

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An SNP outright majority
Scottish Greens as official opposition = debates on moving 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 forward rather than unionist jibes.
Unionist parties each at an irrelevant 10 seats max.
Complete change to the Indy/Union composition with 75/25 split. No longer the “there’s no appetite” 50/50 split

This is how to get both an SNP majority PLUS a massive majority for 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿indy

1️⃣ All the people about to vote Green in the Constituency vote switch to SNP (result - an SNP outright majority)

2️⃣ All the people about to vote SNP in the List vote switch to Green (result ~ 40 Green MSPs)

#VoteSNP1+SGreen2

Anger as 'cynical' Labour cut multi-billion GB Energy pledge by 95 per cent LABOUR have been accused of a “cynical attempt to mislead voters” after they cut back a multi-billion-pound energy pledge by as much as 95

Anger as 'cynical' Labour cut key GB Energy pledge by 95 per cent

LABOUR have been accused of a “cynical attempt to mislead voters” after they cut back a multi-billion-pound energy pledge by as much as 95%.
Ahead of the 2024 General Elections 👇

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ASAP

UK Electricity rip-off: controlled entirely by UKG who price electricity via gas! FT: electricity is VERY expensive in UK. Hse of Commons Library: in 2025 “UK electricity prices higher in UK than in every EU country (except Germany)” Yet Scotland generates most of its electricity from *renewables* 🤔

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Scotland is already losing out on owning our Green Transition. But this is what we can still do to prepare to take it all back.

Blair sleekitly brought in more and more privatisation to the then UK NHS starting back in 1997, it continued in successive govts, don't ever let Labour anywhere near our SNHS or it will go the same way as England's.
#LabourLiars
#ProtectSNHS💙💙💙

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EXCLUSIVE: Labour have been accused of a 'cynical attempt to mislead voters' after they cut back a multi-billion-pound energy pledge by as much as 95%

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Process over policy was never a route to Indy — Common Weal The recent inquiry by the Scottish Parliament’s Constitution Committee into the lack of a legislative roadmap to independence told us little that Common Weal hadn’t already predicted. The real question is what to do about it.

'Our goal should be to set up the situation where Westminster has absolutely no choice but to come to the negotiating table to enable independence, because not doing so would be worse for them.'
Dr Craig Dalȝell, via Common Weal

Do you remember the 2024 General Election pledge that they would create 70,000 jobs for Scotland and secure Scotland's energy future?

Labour has slashed 95% of its GB Energy plan, abandoning the clean-energy targets and promised bill cuts.

A huge U-turn that risks Scotland’s energy future.

There has only ever been a "special relationship" with the USA in the fevered imagination of UK politicians.