I have known
@NicolaSturgeon
since she was 16. She is one of the strongest, honest and most courageous women I know. She has dedicated her life to public service and we’ve been lucky to have her this past year
#IStandWithNicola
The outstanding fact about
@NicolaSturgeon
and the
@theSNP
election result yesterday was that the opposition (and some who were meant to be on her side) threw everything including the kitchen sink, enquiries 1/2 truths, innuendo and bare faced lies at her and still she won ❤️
I know I am biased but I genuinely believe that we have just lost our best ever First Minister
@NicolaSturgeon
. It has been my absolute privilege to call her my friend for almost 40 years. Her ability is outstanding and her decision to go will be an enormous lost to both the 1/2
How does
@NicolaSturgeon
do it? She had jun run an amazing election campaign not a single wrong step loved by voters everywhere she was out campaigning with her candidates on polling day came to the count till the wee small hours and is on the telly this morning looking fresh
Absolutely delighted to vote for
@NicolaSturgeon
as our candidate in
#GlasgowSouth
could not be more proud of the job she is doing for Scotland and the case for independence
Another great night leafleting for
@NicolaSturgeon
for strong leadership and to return Nicola Sturgeon as our MSP and as First Minister it’s got to be
#BothVotesSNP
Every ward in Glasgow will receive £1m to spend on roads, potholes,pavement repairs, improving street lighting. Local community’s will decide what this money should be spent on.
#glasgowbudget
Even a miserable wet day can’t stop
#teamsoutside
campaigning to re-elect
@NicolaSturgeon
, the polls may be very encouraging but we take nothing for granted. Not seen the
@snp
activists this energised in a long time
#BothVotesSNP
Delighted and honoured to be re-elected as Deputy Leader of
@SNPforGlasgow
at our group meeting today. We are ready to return to governing and leading our city that we love ❤️
I could not be be more proud of my
@SNPforGlasgow
family today. Our budget passed at first vote. Everyone made excellent contributions to the debate, and refused to rise to others provocation. Onwards with our positive message about
#glasgow
to the elections in May
@AnasSarwar
Anas you know that this is a lie, please have the decency to delete this tweet and have a debate about funding by all means but this is absolutely untrue and you know that
I went to get my booster tonight at the mosque. Due to some mix up there was a long q and when it was my turn I asked the medical person if she had a long shift today. She told me she turned up a few hours ago with her teenage son saw the huge q and decided to help. What a ⭐️
In the current financial restraints that Glasgow City faces, spending money on a jubilee celebration would in my opinion be crass, I want to direct every penny we can to helping with the cost of living crisis
GCC’s shame :
Glasgow - the third largest city in the UK - no planned street party and they won’t even be lighting one of over 2000 beacons marking the occasion of the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee across Britain.
But they’ll happily enjoy the extra time off work. 🤬
Replacing one Tory Prime Minister with another Tory Prime Minister will help no one in
#Glasgow
who is currently struggling with the
#CostOfLivingCrisis
. Austerity is a policy choice that we must reject
#indyref2
Honoured and humbled to be selected to stand again as an
@SNPforGlasgow
candidate for the
#govan
ward. I could not be more proud. Thank you to both
#govan
branches for putting your faith in me again for another 5 years
I have know
@JohnSwinney
for over 30 years. His commitment to our party and the cause of independence are second to none. John is also one of the nicest people you could meet in politics but with a spine of steel. I am proud to support him as the leader of
@snp
.
Great to be out again in Castlemilk for my good friend Christopher Lang-Tait our candidate in the Linn by-election tomorrow. If you live in Linn ward vote Chris
#1
he will be an outstanding cllr for the local community
It was a absolutely honour to open the manifesto launch today for the 2022 Glasgow City council election. I was joined by Susan Aitken leader of Glasgow and Nicola Sturgeon First Minister of Scotland and MSP for Glasgow Southside
@snp
and to Scotland as a whole. Regardless of your politics you can not fail to admire her strength, her commitment, her passion in what she believes and the role she serves. Scotland 🏴 is today a poorer place. 2/2
Absolutely delighted that
@SusaninLangside
wins the Leader of the Year award. Anyone who watches her up close during
#COP26Glasgow
would know this is rightfully justified
After been stuck at home self isolating for days it’s great to be back on the campaign trail for an early morning letter drop.
#votesnp
#actuvesnp
#govan
Morning folks it’s
#budgetday
at
@GlasgowCC
today. Looking forward to delivering my budget speech. My budget responds to Covid recovery, to the cost of living crisis and to the priorities identified by Glaswegians
Absolutely delighted that Strathclyde Pension Fund agreed that we will drop investments in fossil fuel firms that fail to act on climate emergency. It is important that we are bold and lead from the front making disinvestment play a part in our future strategy
#climateleadership
I love
@TheNewsAgents
podcast but just catching up with this weeks piece on Scotland and the SNP. Think your Scottish politics knowledge is lacking and it shows on this episode !!!!!
@HumzaYousaf
leaves the stage mid speech to speak to a heckler. On return to the podium he says “We will not shout people down, we will not boo them, we will listen!” An absolute class move from our new leader
Hugely humbled and honoured to be appointed City Treasurer for Glasgow City Council today.
For my non political friends that’s like being “Chancellor of the Exchequer” for Glasgow.
Devastated to hear my good friend Kay Ullrich has died. I met Kay in 1982 She quickly became aunty Kay. We had some of the most amazing laughs together which I was fortunate enough to reminisce with her last month as we said our final goodbye. 💔 thoughts with her family today xx
Absolutely delighted that Glasgow City Council agreed to endorse and forward to Scottish Government “Assessing the Feasibility of Citizens basic income Pilots in Scotland” only tories voted against.
Twitter I am knackered, this has been a strange election. Clothes all ready for tomorrow including my lucky rosette. I could not be prouder of
@NicolaSturgeon
as our candidate and FM. She has lead this country with compassion and dignity tomorrow make it
#BothVotesSNP
Great day campaigning back in Govan delivering supporters letters to re-elect
@NicolaSturgeon
. So good to see lots of posters going up in windows and a huge thanks to all the socially distanced teams who were out today
#BothVotesSNP
#SP21
Started the day with a car 🚗 cavalcade Just like the old days) finished in gods own govan with the boss
@NicolaSturgeon
. Great day and do many folk excited to vote
#BothVotesSNP
this is not the election to take gambles, let’s make sure we re-elect our snp government
#snp21
Delighted and honoured to be re-elected deputy leader of the
@SNPforGlasgow
group today. Thanks so much to colleagues. Also congratulations to our new group chair Cllr Declan Blench.
Delighted to see that
@GlasgowCC
have compulsory purchased 3 flats in Harley Street Ibrox & return them to social houses. The flats will be transferred to
@ElderparkHA
to use them as social rented. We are determined to use all our powers to bring homes back into social control.
Time for some great news on education here in Glasgow overall 94.6% of school leavers went to a positive destination this is our best ever result up from 92.3% last year. The national figure is 95.05%
#outstandingachievement
Popped over to Arden today to campaign for
@ChrisStephens
. Boundary changes mean that
#Govan
will have one MP after the next election. We need to ensure it’s Chris
I am sorry but people saying they admire Kate Forbes because she is honest about the fact she is a bigot is not a good look. Neither is “I’ll look 👀 the other way as she’s good at sums”
#getagrip
Absolutely delighted to have secured agreement with
@jon_molyneux
and green colleagues on the
@GlasgowCC
budget. This budget responds to covid recovery, cost of living crisis and the priorities of Glaswegians. Looking forward to delivering the detail tomorrow.
Absolutely delighted that
@BBCNews
at 6 tonight ran the piece on our financial inclusion officers which are helping families in
#Glasgow
receive the help and support they are entitled to.