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Peter Nimmo<p>After <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Tory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tory</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/MSP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MSP</span></a> Jackson <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Carlaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Carlaw</span></a> raises sectarian <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/vandalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vandalism</span></a> in one of his local <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Catholic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Catholic</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/schools" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>schools</span></a>, the <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/FirstMinister" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FirstMinister</span></a> of <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Scotland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Scotland</span></a>, John <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Swinney" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Swinney</span></a>, offers to visit the school with him. Great to see in this case that <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/sectarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sectarianism</span></a> isn't being swept under the carpet, and politicians of different parties uniting against it<br><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cjevevl89n1o" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cjevev</span><span class="invisible">l89n1o</span></a></p>
Wen<p>Common sense, but then he is FM, Scottish and not worth listening to by our current maladministration who still regret devolution. Meanwhile Starmer continues to search for those elusive red wall brexiteers, convinced he can bring them back into the Labour fold.</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/jan/31/scotland-brexit-britain-labour-eu-europe" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/commentisfree/</span><span class="invisible">2025/jan/31/scotland-brexit-britain-labour-eu-europe</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Scotland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Scotland</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Swinney" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Swinney</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Brexit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Brexit</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/ScottishPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ScottishPolitics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/UkPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UkPolitics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/WillTheyListen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WillTheyListen</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/LabourDelusions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LabourDelusions</span></a></p>
Simon Brooke<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.scot/@Wen" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Wen</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.scot/@iaruffell" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>iaruffell</span></a></span> Not that unfair on the <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/SNP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SNP</span></a>. They made a good start under <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Sturgeon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Sturgeon</span></a>, but have back-pedalled very sharply under her successors. <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Swinney" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Swinney</span></a> will not take any political risks to protect minorities.</p>
Rosie Walters<p>"From the rain-soaked speech, to D-day, to the piss-poor manifesto to the gambling, he hasn’t put a single foot right. It’s like the Tories have bet the house on losing the election and didn’t want to leave anything to chance. Nearly there, guys. Nearly there."<br><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/article/2024/jun/20/raging-rishi-or-maybe-his-avatar-gave-us-an-object-lesson-in-how-not-to-win-friends" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/politics/artic</span><span class="invisible">le/2024/jun/20/raging-rishi-or-maybe-his-avatar-gave-us-an-object-lesson-in-how-not-to-win-friends</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/GE2024" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GE2024</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ElectionQT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ElectionQT</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Sunak" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Sunak</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Starmer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Starmer</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Davey" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Davey</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Swinney" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Swinney</span></a></p>
Peter Nimmo<p>John <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Swinney" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Swinney</span></a> will be the next <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/FirstMinister" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FirstMinister</span></a> of <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Scotland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Scotland</span></a>, after activist Graeme McCormick drops out of the <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/SNP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SNP</span></a> leadership race<br><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/ScottishPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ScottishPolitics</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Politics</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/UKpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UKpol</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/ScotPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ScotPol</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UK</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>news</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/UKNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UKNews</span></a><br><a href="https://bylines.scot/politics/nomination-to-the-snp-leadership-graeme-mccormick/?feed_id=1138&amp;_unique_id=6637f19c85b58" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bylines.scot/politics/nominati</span><span class="invisible">on-to-the-snp-leadership-graeme-mccormick/?feed_id=1138&amp;_unique_id=6637f19c85b58</span></a></p>
Simon Brooke<p>Humza <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Yousaf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Yousaf</span></a> isn't a great politician, but he isnae a rubbish politician either, and the <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/SNP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SNP</span></a> is short of talent at Holyrood. <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Swinney" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Swinney</span></a> would be unwise no tae gie him a cabinet seat; and gien hoo <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Yousaf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Yousaf</span></a> has performed on <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Gaza" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Gaza</span></a> an ither maitters furth o Scotland, it would be guid tae see him in a foreign relations brief.</p><p>If we're aiming for <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/ScottishIndependence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ScottishIndependence</span></a>, we need to be developing strong relationships with the rest of Europe and beyond.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/ScotPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ScotPol</span></a></p>
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