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Private Eye highlights Westminster 'incompetence'.

Map of projected seats. Constituencies are 64 SNP, 2 Conservative, 2 Labour, 5 Lib Dem, 0 Green, 0 Alba, 0 Reform. Regional list seats are 0 SNP, 10 Conservative, 16 Labour, 4 Lib Dem, 8 Green, 0 Alba, 18 Reform. Lead party per region is Central and Lothians West SNP, Edinburgh and Lothians East SNP, Glasgow SNP, Highlands and Islands SNP, Mid and Fife SNP, North East SNP, South SNP, West SNP. Gallagher Index is 12.7 - a lower index means a more proportional result.

Map of projected runners up and margins. Constituency runner ups are SNP 9, Conservative 16, Labour 37, Lib Dem 4, Green 1, Reform UK 6. In percentage terms, constituency margins of victory are 6 below 5, 10 between 5 and 10, 38 between 10 and 20, 19 above 20. Closest runner up for last list seat in each region is Central and Lothians West Reform UK, Edinburgh and Lothians East Conservative, Glasgow Labour, Highlands and Islands SNP, Mid and Fife Lib Dem, North East Green, South Green, West Conservative.

Survation 20-25 Feb seat projection (vs last poll / vs 2021 on new boundaries); AMS Ideal seats:

SNP ~ 64 (+3 / +1); 48
Lab ~ 18 (nc / -3); 23
RUK ~ 18 (nc / +18); 23
Con ~ 12 (nc / -19); 15
LD ~ 9 (-1 / +5); 10
Grn ~ 8 (-2 / -2); 10

(Projection caveats: ballotbox.scot/projections)

Breakfast clubs, GP walk-in centres and rail fares frozen.

We are focusing on your priorities and delivering progress.

Our Budget passed this week - here’s a short summary of what it means for you. 👇

Both Votes SNP!

The only time a party achieved a majority in Scotland's parliament was 2011 when the SNP won 69 of 129 seats.

Remember 16 were regional seats!

Only the SNP can win a majority on May 7th.

Make it - Both Votes SNP!

In just over 18 months, the Labour Party have broken countless promises from protecting the workers at Grangemouth and Mossmorran to their failure to cut energy bills by £300.

Vote for what Scotland wants Press Release: “Vote for what Scotland wants” says Scots European Movement general election social media campaign

The SNP want to see an independent Scotland inside the EU.

The poll found that 73% of Labour voters, 88% of SNP voters, 70% of Lib Dem voters and 89% of Scottish Greens voters want to rejoin.

80% of under 35-year-olds want to return to the EU.

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Scotland's unemployment rate at 3.8% is one of the lowest not only in the UK but also across the EU.

Scotland’s FOI Act law has received a rating of 103 out of a 150 points by the International Centre for Law and Democracy.

Scotland is in the upper rankings when compared to international laws.

The UK Westminster FOI Act currently has a rating of 92 points.

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School spending in Scotland has increased by more than £1 billion in real terms over the past decade.

Scots Gov/Local authority funding across Primary, Secondary and Special schools rose to £7 billion in 2024-25, up 19.7%.

The highest education spending per head in the UK.

A wee reminder that the SNP always puts Scotland first courtesy of a Labour Lord.

Scottish Government contributes £659m to Network Rail for the operation & maintenance of the tracks.

In addition, Scotrail​ pays Network Rail £516m for Track Access Charges. These are the fees ScotRail pays to "rent" the tracks and stations.

Network Rail is owned by the UK Gov.

Scotrail - Scotland’s publicly owned railway - is seeing record numbers of passengers returning to rail travel with high satisfaction levels and lower fares thanks to the support of the SNP Government.

REVEALED: UK Government withheld £100m just a month before Orbex sale announcement New details of why a Forres-based rocket company has found itself on the brink of a sale to a larger European competitor have been revealed.

Forres rocket firm Orbex had £100m withheld by UK Labour Government just a month before sale plan announced.

European Space Agency document confirmed that €112 million of UK government funding, was still “to be distributed”.

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✅ Rail fares: frozen
✅ Peak fares: scrapped
✅ More money in your pocket

The SNP is working hard to reduce the cost of living, and this is the latest example.

Global exports of Scotch Whisky fell by -4.3% by volume.

The industry’s top export market, the United States, has seen export volume fall by -15% following the implementation of the 10% tariff in April 2025.

UK Labour Gov needs to cut duty and NI hike!

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School Estates Statistics 2025 An Accredited Official Statistics Publication for Scotland

The Scottish Government’s School Estate Statistics, in April 2025 found that 92% of schools were assessed as being in good or satisfactory condition — up from 62.7% in April 2007 when Labour were in power.

Incl. the new Currie High & Wester Hailes HS

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Dounreay nuclear site land ready for re-use in 2333 - Construction Management It will take until 2333 for the land on which Dounreay nuclear reactor facility sits to be safe for re-use, following remediation work by the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority. Dounreay, in…

No to nuclear power!

Dounreay nuclear site land ready for re-use in 2333.

Full restoration of Dounreay to a brownfield site is not planned until 2333 — reflecting the long-lived nature of the radioactive materials involved. constructionmanagement.co.uk/dounreay-nuc...

Scotland just made history by passing a world-first Community Wealth Building Bill.

It will ensure public money works harder to benefit local jobs, local businesses and local communities.

Here’s why it matters. 👇

Almost 100 jobs at risk as Daily Record publisher to close printing plant Reach has unveiled 'cost savings' by printing its Scottish titles in England.

Daily Record and Sunday Mail are to be printed in England resulting in almost 100 jobs being put at risk at their printing plant in Glasgow.
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Sarwar's roll of the dice backfires

‘Labour Together broke the law’ The think tank that propelled Starmer to power hired private investigators to shut down scrutiny of its dark money - I speak to one of its targets, journalist Paul Holden

The Electoral Commission fined Labour Together £14,250 in 2021 for breaking electoral law.

Labour Together had systematically failed to declare £730,000 in political donations from a handful of wealthy donors.

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BREAKING: McSweeney’s think tank paid PR firm to investigate journalists Labour Together put private investigators onto journalists writing about its funding. Starmer's right-hand man knew.

🔴 BREAKING: Labour Together paid controversial PR firm £30k to investigate journalists who were digging into how its undeclared funding

Reporters from Sunday Times, Guardian and other outlets targetted

*And* Morgan McSweeney knew about it

Full story:
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UK Labour Energy secretary Ed Miliband has asked Great British Energy – Nuclear to explore deploying new nuclear at Torness, Hunterston and potentially other parts of Scotland, despite the fact that the SNP Scottish Government does not allow new nuclear developments in Scotland.

Hospital infections under the last Labour Scottish Executive.

Below is a reminder of how bad hospital infections were before the SNP took control.

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The Welsh Labour government has started to issue “fantastic" baby bundles a direct copy of the SNP government’s baby box initiative.

The bundles include clothing for newborns to six-month-olds, blankets, bibs, muslin cloths, a thermometer, a bilingual book and a playmat.

The House of Lords (Expulsion & Suspension) Act 2015 empowers the House of Lords to expel or suspend its members through a resolution.

These powers are generally applied to misconduct occurring on or after June 26, 2015, or earlier misconduct that became public after that date.

Map of projected seats. Constituencies are 64 SNP, 1 Conservative, 2 Labour, 5 Lib Dem, 1 Green, 0 Alba, 0 Reform. Regional list seats are 0 SNP, 8 Conservative, 14 Labour, 3 Lib Dem, 10 Green, 0 Alba, 21 Reform. Lead party per region is Central and Lothians West SNP, Edinburgh and Lothians East SNP, Glasgow SNP, Highlands and Islands SNP, Mid and Fife SNP, North East Reform UK, South SNP, West SNP. Gallagher Index is 15.7 - a lower index means a more proportional result.

Map of projected runners up and margins. Constituency runner ups are SNP 7, Conservative 8, Labour 26, Lib Dem 4, Green 4, Reform UK 24. In percentage terms, constituency margins of victory are 7 below 5, 12 between 5 and 10, 37 between 10 and 20, 17 above 20. Closest runner up for last list seat in each region is Central and Lothians West Labour, Edinburgh and Lothians East Labour, Glasgow Green, Highlands and Islands Green, Mid and Fife Lib Dem, North East Conservative, South Lib Dem, West Reform UK.

YouGov 8-14 Jan seat projection (vs last poll / vs 2021 on new boundaries); AMS Ideal seats:

SNP ~ 64 (+26 / +1); 44
RUK ~ 21 (+15 / +21); 25
Lab ~ 16 (-36 / -5); 19
Grn ~ 11 (+1 / +1); 14
Con ~ 9 (-5 / -22); 14
LD ~ 8 (-1 / +4); 11

(Projection caveats: ballotbox.scot/projections)

Pupils record high achievements (2024-25):

S3 pupils reaching the expected level in literacy (89.8%) and numeracy (90.9%) are at their highest on record.

For primary in literacy (75%) was the highest on record and in numeracy (80%) equal highest.

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