Happily married with 2 grown-up sons. Love art, music & painting. People & animals more important than things. Interested in politics, comedy & disability.
My fave online artist Yupari performs live painting exhibitions on YouTube:
Watercolour painting on Tuesday
Oil painting on Wednesday
Acrylic painting on Thursday &
Pastel painting on Fridays.
Each starts at 9pm UK/4pm Eastern DL time.
… via
@YouTube
What vile nonsense. Nicola Sturgeon enabled the Baby box, extra children payments, free school meals, improved benefits to the most disadvantaged amongst others. If he truly felt this way he should have said something whilst in post providing evidence. This smells of unionism!
Sour grapes from one of the party members who worked to bring down Nicola Sturgeon and split the party in the process.
Good riddance to Joanna Cherry
#ScottishIndependence
“History will show that major opportunities were squandered by Nicola Sturgeon and Ian Blackford”
Joanna Cherry turns her fire on the SNP’s former leaders, as she loses her Edinburgh seat to Labour’s Scott Arthur - overturning a near 12 thousand majority.
#GeneralElection2024
Appalling statement by Alex Salmond! Sturgeon’s policies have protected Scots, their children, residents in Scotland and the environment from the worst of the Tory policies!
He should be thoroughly ashamed of himself!
#ScottishIndependence
Former Scottish first minister
@AlexSalmond
says Nicola Sturgeon has left behind a "difficult" legacy full of "pretty absurd and silly policies".
He adds that Ms Sturgeon's successor should "sweep that nonsense away".
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@AuldM
SNP opened the door to all that deviants , what a state poor Scotland is in now , thanks Sturgeon Swinney and the gang you've done great work for the unionist cause.
Utter nonsense. Public opinion was pro bill until it was weaponised! Bill won by a large margin across the parties. The unionists are deliberately hurting the Indy cause by picking on everything they can and twisting it. Open your eyes please, nothing changed, media lies!
Does anyone expect Britain First or Tommy Robinson to be all over this story? Anyone?
Members of Britain's 'worst-ever' child sex abuse gang are jailed for 190 years
Far more sad that Alex Salmond has deliberately tried to trash the SNP because he fell out with Nicola Sturgeon!
He doesn’t care that the SNP is vital to ensure
#ScottishIndependence
We let 100s of them die with insufficient PPE.
We made them pay for hospital parking again.
We sent them more terminally infected patients than any European country.
Now we're causing a
#NoDealBrexit
they begged us to avoid for years.
But at least we clapped them a couple times?
Read this thread. The investigation into Alex Salmond was obviously anti-SNP not done by or on behalf of the SNP or Nicola Sturgeon.
It is on behalf of the British state who oppose Scottish independence!
Regarding Alex Salmond....a wee bit of thinking is required.
Though UK govt will declare indy dead, they will not rest till Nicola Sturgeon and the SNP are completely unelectable.
This requires a deliberate and organised effort to convince people that they are a bad choice...
Usual utter nonsense from the unionists! Nicola Sturgeon hasn’t been found guilty of anything except caring about Scotland and the Scots!
#ScottishIndependence2024
Thrilled that my son David Murphy’s short film Living Arrangement has won four awards in the January edition of the Flicks Film Festival for Best Drama Film, Best Actress in a Short Film, Best Editing and Best Sound Design
See Below for trailer
My membership of
@theSNP
was due & renewed today. I have been a member for a very long time, but it's not a loyalty thing, it's because I honest believe
@theSNP
is the only credible route to independence.
I’ve read the article! Mhairi Black does NOT criticise Nicola Sturgeon! In fact she praises her!
She said only she was uncomfortable that the party made Nicola Sturgeon the key personality!
Mhairi Black, who once blamed "the party" for failing to support her as she transitioned from student to MP, finds her voice to criticise someone a full year after any possibility of consequences for this criticism end.
That's bravery.
@jwbottomley
@mrjamesob
Indeed, Brexit was mainly about the anti-tax avoidance measures being brought in by the EU! Not governance, sovereignty, bendy bananas, immigration etc. The only thing that mattered to Brexiteers and their financial backers was ensuring they could continue to avoid paying tax!
@Channel4News
Johnson could help the obesity problem by ensuring people had enough money to but healthy nutritious food rather than eating cheap calories or convenience food from food banks. Instead he’s trying to make people take the blame for obesity!
Delighted to share that my son’s short film LEFT has been selected for this year’s edition of the Scottish Short Film Festival! SSFF is taking place online between 11-18th September. Tickets available now, more info
@Scottishshorts
@BeverleyPenman
@jjarichardson
@FairFrome
Thanks for speaking of your food bank need as a working nurse. Highlights to those who assume that those who use food banks as scroungers or wasters that this is not true!
Exciting news! Just found out my son's short film LEFT was selected and will be screening as part of the Edinburgh Fringe this year 🏴 It's also going to be showing in Kent in October. Dates and times TBC. All the details here:
BBC Scotland so-called journalists lie! They also twist the truth so people believe all sorts of nonsense! Examples are: the ferries are awful (over 98% run), the Scottish NHS is awful (again our NHS staff are paid more and service is really good) and that our Govt bad (lies)!
The teaser trailer for my son
@DavidC_Murphy
latest short film 'LEFT: A Dating App Love Story' has been unveiled! On mobile, tap for full screen👍He feels lucky to have worked with such an awesome cast and crew.
#trailer
#shortfilm
#romance
@PartickDriver
Save your vote for them for the Scottish election Gordon - you know otherwise we’ll be told by the media we have no appetite for independence and will probably limit votes nest election. Hold your nose and vote SNP this time!
"I went to see him to tell him that I couldn't be seen seeing him. Unfortunately while I was telling him I couldn't be seen seeing him I was seen seeing him"
@lewis_goodall
@maxwoolie
No wonder Nicola Sturgeon spoke to media before Johnson yesterday. She wanted to separate Scotland from the uk led policy and ensure that we followed policies found to work in other countries!
We want epidemiologists not behavioural scientists advising on how to protect us all!
Remember, if you live in England, if you vote for any party other than Labour you will get a Tory Govt!
To stop austerity, NHS cuts, homelessness, Universal Credit, Bedroom tax, starving children, impoverished schools vote Labour!
Happy Christmas to all the wonderful socialists who recognise the importance of securing a radical Corbyn led government that will end homelessness, insecure work, student debt, damaging privatisation & growing inequality. You are the best present this country could ever have!
Well you’ll be pleased that Corbyn helped Mo Mowlam by talking to Sinn Fein (not the IRA) to help negotiate the Good Friday Agreement! Thank goodness we have a man like that in charge of the Labour Party!
Of course it doesn’t impact women’s safety! Was an excuse for unionists, careerist’s (eg Joanna Cherry who used to support it), Tory bbc, Alba unionists and Scottish haters to attack Nicola Sturgeon & the SNP!
#GRRBill
It was a cross party bill and supported across Scot Parly!
I decided to take a close look at the grr bill.
I can't see how anything in it will impact women's safety.
There is nothing in it the would enable a male predator to do anything that they couldn't do today.
If I am wrong I am more than happy for people to show me why.
Oh for goodness sake. Nicola Sturgeon was the best First Minister of Scotland and a superb stateswoman. She cares and worked hard every day to protect Scotland, the Scottish environment, the Scottish people and all of the most vulnerable!
Whereas BorisJohnson is lazy & a liar!
Could two followers please copy and re-post this tweet? I'm trying to demonstrate that someone is always there, especially at this time of year. Call 0800 689 5652 (National Suicide Prevention Helpline UK). Just two. Any two. Copy, not retweet. Let’s all look out for each other
Under the union rules, Scotland is unable to borrow therefore cannot fund further furlough (Westminster borrowed to pay for furlough). When Scotland is independent it too could borrow to pay for furlough! This isn't rocket science
#peston
kissing Sturgeons arse as usual funny she looks to the English government to bail out Scotland when it comes to unemployment 🙄 would of the EU support her country as much if they were independent 🤔
@BjCruickshank
Indeed Bill! Before she resigned Nicola Sturgeon pointed out that our budget was cut by 5% by Westminster and this would cause difficulties. Shona Robison has confirmed this and that the public services staff would not lose their jobs and cuts would be by natural wastage!
@ArthurStramash
@BBCScotlandNews
The MOST annoying point is that whenever Ruth is interviewed by the bbc, there is no holding power to account or questioning of her actions
Outrageous slur against both the Scottish judiciary and the SNP! How dare Andrew Bridgen say this - and on tv too! Some Tories seem to think everyone is as corrupt as they are!
Andrew Bridgen: “I do wish the SNP would keep out of the judiciary.” Exactly what ARE you suggesting, Andrew? 😳 The
#Cherrycase
was cross-party not SNP. Or are you suggesting they somehow improperly influenced the judges?
#C4news
@joannaccherry
🎉 🎉 My son's short film LEFT has been selected for the Feel The Reel International Film Festival! Could everyone vote for him in the Audience Award at the bottom of this page? I'd really appreciate it 💙
Richard Sharp who bribed Boris with £800,000, who gives £400,000 to the Conservatives. Who gets the BBC to pay a mate £1000 a day for ‘advice’. Who gives BBC contracts to a firm he owns. Who hires GB News to run BBC News.
Still hasn’t been fired.
@ZombyWoof4
@SheronWilkie
I personally know two people who were badly bullied at work. Both male. One eventually died very young having suffered from a range of stress aggravated conditions. The other opted for early retiral to escape. He is now happier than I've ever seen him. Bullying is dreadful!
@Hepworthclare
Jo Swinson could be described as gasp a minute when I choke at her latest nonsense! She is my MP and I have just heard she has linked with Tories here who are not putting up anyone against her so she gets LibDem and Tory votes! Disgusted!
#JoSwinsonIsATory
Scotland has been vaccinating the care home residents FIRST then the others! Do the research don't just repeat what the Tory Westminster media say!
Hint: it's usually overstated or lies!
🎬 Hollywood actor Brian Cox has called for a second referendum on Scottish independence.
🏴 He has said his native country has been "ignored" and "enough is enough".
Appalling attitude. We already pay enough Income tax and National Insurance to cover our pensions, safety net, social care and so our NHS is free at point of use!
However, the rich do not pay their fair share with their tax avoidance, corporate benefits, etc.
@BBCNews
I suggest we put up Income Tax and National Insurance to fund adequate NHS and Social Care, so people realise the NHS is not free or something somebody else pays for whilst the lazy self-entitled free riders and overpaid middle class take it for granted. It's not rocket science!
Proud mum! My son
@DavidC_Murphy
was nominated for Best Director for his short film LEFT at the Unrestricted View Film Festival. Premiere is online this Wednesday 💙 Brochure and tickets available here:
@SueSuezep
Indeed Sue! Apparently he lied about evading tax and has now “agreed” to pay £3.7m to HMRC. He was the second last Chancellor of the Exchequer at the time of the “lying” and is currently the Chairman of the Tory party. He hasn’t resigned yet! 😡😡😡😡