Hi - Rachel Amery from
@TheScotsman
here.
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@RachelAmery
.
@Support
has been no help whatsoever, so I've been forced to set up a brand new account. Please share far & wide & give my new account a follow!
Today marks one year for me at
@TheScotsman
- it has been an incredible year, and who would have thought I'd be onto my second First Minister after only 12 months?
As John Swinney faces his first
#FMQs
,
@IanMurrayMP
is handing own his own version of "John Swinney's CV" to journalists sitting in the House of Commons press gallery.
@TheScotsman
@AlbaParty
is planning to introduce a new bill which they hope will lead to
#IndyRef2
on 19th September 2024.
I'm at the press conference to bring you all the latest for
@TheScotsman
.
The
@scottishgreens
have now lodged a parliamentary motion to ensure the Scottish Government is not seeking closer ties with the government of Israel
@TheScotsman
👇
John Mason MSP has this morning refused to apologise for his "deeply offensive & hugely inaccurate" comments about the ongoing war in Gaza.
He had the SNP whip removed over the weekend after claiming Israel isn't committing genocide in Gaza.
@TheScotsman
"Scotland has the chance to be on the right side of history".
I've been speaking to a prostitution survivor who is helping the campaign to overhaul the laws in Scotland so men are criminalised for buying sex
@TheScotsman
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A sight you don't see every day - the SNP and Conservative candidates for Perth and Kinross-shire
@PeteWishart
&
@LukeGrahamUK
speaking to former prime minister
@theresa_may
while out campaigning.
More on Theresa May's visit to Perth to come in
@TheScotsman
👇
Harry Potter author
@jk_rowling
says she regrets not speaking out sooner on trans issues.
In a new essay she has penned, she said trans issues are “the greatest assault of my lifetime” on women’s rights.
@TheScotsman
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@AshReganALBA
says the referendum question will be "should the Scottish Parliament have the power to negotiate and legislate for Scottish independence?".
In Glasgow today for work instead of Edinburgh.
Despite being 10 miles further from home, train journey was 40 minutes shorter, cost less money, had 10 less stops & more space in the carriages.
The train line between Perth & Edinburgh is an absolute joke.
The
@scottishgreens
are out campaigning at Queen Elizabeth House (the UK Gov's HQ in Edinburgh) this morning.
They want to see an end to "Tory attacks on devolution" at this election.
@TheScotsman
@AlexSalmond
says the "political will" to dual the A9 between Perth & Inverness was lost after he left government in 2014.
He will be back in
@ScotParl
this morning to give evidence on the A9 dualling inquiry.
@TheScotsman
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Yesterday was a tumultuous day at the Scottish Parliament but was the perfect day to be on work experience!
I shadowed
@therachelamery
for the day, witnessing FMQ’s, broadcasts, a press briefing, and meeting the incredible team of political journalists!
Today marks 25 years of the Scottish Parliament.
And probably the most important statistic of all - the parliament café has sold 570,000 cups of tea and coffee, and 123,360 pieces of shortbread. ☕️
@TheScotsman
Dr Hilary Cass is currently being questioned by MSPs on her review into trans healthcare for children.
This is ahead of a
@ScotTories
debate tomorrow -
@MGallacherMSP
says the recommendations of the review must be implemented in Scotland.
@TheScotsman
👇
Spent this morning through in Glasgow discussing the Sunday papers on the radio, and spent this afternoon out on my bike in the sunshine at Loch Leven 🚲
The Scottish Government's independence papers are costing taxpayers up to £10.85 per download.
@scotlandinunion
says ministers must now justify spending so much money on independence papers that no one is reading.
@TheScotsman
👇
Should teachers be offered the Covid vaccine? 💉
That's what one retired teacher is asking the gov to consider - alongside calls from
@SalWitcher
to overhaul how the gov deals with airborne infections.
@TheScotsman
Can't help but have a giggle at
@agcolehamilton
's statement on the Bute House Agreement: “Two clowns have left the clown car, but the circus continues.
“We don’t just need an end to the Bute House Agreement, we need an end to this entire government.”
@TheScotsman
Great to go on BBC Politics Scotland yesterday with
@ginadavidsonlbc
to discuss what happened at
#FMQs
, and the fall out of the chaotic Gaza ceasefire debate in Westminster earlier this week 👇
I've been speaking to David Kennedy from
@ScotsPolFed
about the riots in Niddrie & elsewhere last night.
He says there were no arrests because there were not enough officers to deal with the unrest.
@TheScotsman
👇
@tessakhan
says climate campaigners are prepared to take the UK Government to court if they have to.
This comes as approval is granted to develop the Rosebank oilfield off the coast of Shetland
@TheScotsman
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Counts across the country are about to begin - but one of the most challenging logistically will be Orkney and Shetland.
Take a look at the 180-mile journey over two ferries, a flight and car journey the boxes from Unst need to take tonight
@TheScotsman
I've been speaking to Ruth Maguire MSP for
#TheSteamie
politics podcast about prostitution legislation in Scotland.
She says it needs to be overhauled if Scotland is to achieve true gender equality.
@TheScotsman
👇
@AshReganALBA
@AlbaParty
has launched a motion of no confidence in Green minister Patrick Harvie.
Ms Regan says a vote needs to be held into his future for "siding with ideology over evidence" on the Cass review.
@TheScotsman
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Its 10 years since the opening ceremony of the
@Glasgow2014
Commonwealth Games - which also means its 10 years since the best week of my life working in the athletics press gallery. 😍
Had a great weekend in Glasgow -
@GlasgowsPride
, seeing
@BigAngieBalls
stand up, dinner and overnight stay at The Social Hub, reviewing the Sunday papers on
@BBCRadioScot
& coffee & cake in Shawlands with my sister-in-law.
#TheSteamie
politics podcast from
@TheScotsman
has been nominated twice at The 2024 Publisher Podcast Awards!
It is up for best political podcast & best local & community podcast 🥳
🎧Take a listen to our past episodes here:
Its 10pm which means the polls in the Rutherglen and Hamilton West by-election are now closed.
I'm at the count in Hamilton to bring you the latest news for
@TheScotsman
.
A top doctor from
@BMAScotland
is warning the NHS may not make it to its 100th birthday.
Dr Iain Kennedy is calling for a national conversation to be held on how to tackle the mounting problems for the NHS.
@TheScotsman
👇
Have you noticed an increase in abuse towards holiday let owners?
I've been speaking to
@FionaCampbell74
@ASSCnews
after one short-term let owner in Edinburgh was left a death threat on her new licence
@TheScotsman
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We are thrilled to announce the adult sequel to the beloved Girls quartet, Think Again, is coming this September! 🎉
Revisit Ellie, Magda and Nadine, now aged 40, and see how their lives have changed... ✨
Pre-order your copy here:
@TransworldBooks
Folk are probably fed up of me banging on about this, but the train from Perth to Edinburgh is around 1 hour 45 minutes. To drive to the edge of Edinburgh from Perth, it takes 45 minutes.
Make it make sense. 👇
@alisonthewliss
says UK Labour's alternative to Rwanda immigration plans are "inhumane and immoral".
She is also calling for migration to be devolved to Holyrood so Scotland can decide its own immigration policies.
@TheScotsman
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Council leaders &
@COSLA
have criticised the FM's announcement to freeze council tax without informing them first.
DFM Shona Robison has now defended the "last minute" decision.
@TheScotsman
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Scots are travelling thousands of miles to India for check-ups, skipping meals to pay dental bills & ordering DIY dentistry kits off of Amazon because NHS dentist waiting lists in Scotland are so long
@TheScotsman
@scotlibdems
👇
Hear me out, but what if the election results were announced in a Eurovision style?
"Good evening Clive and Laura! Thank you for a wonderful show! The parliamentary seat for the constituency of _______ goes to..." 😂
For the past few weeks I've been working on a series on prostitution legislation in Scotland - and I'm so pleased to see the first of these in
@TheScotsman
today.
I spoke to
@SISTERTeenybash
about why she wants to see the law overhauled. 👇
I was a part of this scheme last year and learned so much from both
@WIJ_Scotland
and my mentor
@KathrynSamsonC4
- would definitely recommend applying, there are some brilliant women here you can learn from. 👇
📣MENTORING SCHEME OPEN! 📣
Today we launch the 2024
@WIJ_Scotland
mentoring scheme, Thinking about applying? Listen to the amazing mentee
@JuliaBryce92
and mentor
@STVLaura
on why you should!👇
Read our blogpost for the full list and how to apply:
“I wish the UK Government cared as much about children dying as they did about cargo.”
@HumzaYousaf
says the UK Parliament must be recalled over the air strikes on Houthi facilities in Yemen overnight.
@TheScotsman
👇
PM Rishi Sunak has refused to apologise to SNP MP Stephen Flynn - he wanted an apology after the PM compared Scottish independence supporters to North Korea, Iran and Russia.
#PMQs
@TheScotsman
One of my goals for this summer was to cycle from Dunkeld to Perth 🚴♀️
Sunny day outside so I took the train through to Dunkeld and cycled home on the NCN77. 😁
Today is the first day of
@TheScotsman
's new-look morning politics newsletter, and it leads with the upcoming programme for government.
Get yourself signed up to it so you can read it over your breakfast each weekday morning
I can confirm
@TherealNihal
that I'm okay and got out of the studio okay 😂
Thanks for having me on
@bbc5live
- certainly wasn't expecting the fire alarm to go off in the middle of the broadcast. 🔥
You can listen or you can watch our latest episode of
#TheSteamie
politics podcast from
@TheScotsman
where we discuss the SNP leadership battle.
And I look very deep in pensive thought here, so you know it must be good 👇
🚨 A special ‘SNP leadership’ edition of The Steamie is out now — in video form!
Recorded this afternoon during another busy day in the Scottish Parliament.
Pls watch before the tidal wave of political news sweeps it away forever.
@RozFoyer
warns councils "stand on the brink of collapse" and says council workers will not be able to bear any more funding cuts.
She told the
@ScottishTUC
more needs to be done to protect public services.
@TheScotsman
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I bought a bike! 🚴♀️
I've not had a bike since I was about 13, but my friend took me out in hers a couple of weekends ago. I loved it and wanted to get one of my own. 😍
@PerthBikeStn
For the past few weeks I've been writing a series of articles on prostitution legislation in Scotland for
@TheScotsman
.
Prostitution survivor
@SISTERTeenybash
says the "For Sale" sign needs taken off women's bodies to achieve gender equality 👇
A new poll suggests the majority of Scots oppose the Scottish Government's plans to overhaul prostitution laws.
@NationalUglyMug
says the SNP government should drop its "extremist" plans - but the gov says it won't back down on its stance.
@TheScotsman
👇
I've been speaking to
@MGallacherMSP
, deputy leader of the
@ScotTories
, about how she got into politics, her mission to improve childcare in Scotland, and her hopes for her party's future
@TheScotsman
👇
Deputy First Minister
@_KateForbes
has opened up about her experiences of postnatal depression on a new mental health podcast.
She says she is "astonished" at how little understanding there is of this condition.
@TheScotsman
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