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Gordon Macdonald MSP

@gmacdonaldsnp

Promoted by Gordon Macdonald MSP for Edinburgh Pentlands.

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Campaigned for independence since 1975.

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EXC: Around 300,000 disabled and sick Scots to 'lose Ā£500' under Labour welfare cuts. dailyrecord.co.uk/news/politics/…

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The 27 Scottish Labour MPs, who did not sign the rebel amendment, are: Graeme Downie Blair McDougall Frank McNally Gregor Poynton Joani Reid Michael Shanks Zubir Ahmed Irene Campbell Torcuil Crichton Alan Gemmell John Grady Chris Kane Johanna Baxter Kenneth Stevenson

The 27 <a href="/ScottishLabour/">Scottish Labour</a> MPs, who did not sign the rebel amendment, are:
Graeme Downie 
Blair McDougall 
Frank McNally 
Gregor Poynton 
Joani Reid 
Michael Shanks
Zubir Ahmed
Irene Campbell
Torcuil Crichton
Alan Gemmell
John Grady
Chris Kane
Johanna Baxter
Kenneth Stevenson
Gordon Macdonald MSP (@gmacdonaldsnp) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Scotland has seen a 12% drop in child poverty since introducing reduction targets into law in 2017. There has been a reduction of 21,000 children living in relative poverty, while in the same period, England and Wales have seen a 15% rise. news.stv.tv/scotland/drop-…

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Social housing is more prevalent in Scotland than England, comprising 23% of all Scottish housing stock (11% HA / 12% Council) compared to 16.4% in England (10.1% RPs / 6.3% council). Scotland has a similar rate of owner-occupation than England, 63.7% compared to 64.1%.

Graeme Dey (@graemedeymsp) 's Twitter Profile Photo

🚨 Anas Sarwar backs Ā£5 BILLION in disability cuts - even as 1 in 3 Scottish Labour MPs rebel. šŸ„€ Labour’s ā€œreformā€ means slashing support for disabled people who can’t work. šŸ’› In Scotland, the SNP are delivering social security with dignity, fairness and respect.

🚨 Anas Sarwar backs £5 BILLION in disability cuts - even as 1 in 3 Scottish Labour MPs rebel.

šŸ„€ Labour’s ā€œreformā€ means slashing support for disabled people who can’t work.

šŸ’› In Scotland, the SNP are delivering social security with dignity, fairness and respect.
Gordon Macdonald MSP (@gmacdonaldsnp) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Labour - making the poor poorer! The UK Labour government's proposed disability benefit cuts are expected to impact 3.2M families. The number of UK job vacancies (736,000) has fallen to its lowest level since May 2021, driven down by labour's job tax!

Labour - making the poor poorer!

The UK Labour government's proposed disability benefit cuts are expected to impact 3.2M families.

The number of UK job vacancies (736,000) has fallen to its lowest level since May 2021, driven down by labour's job tax!
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More than 100 charities have united to urge Scottish MPs to reject proposed welfare cuts by the Labour Government, claiming they would push more Scots into 'destitution'

More than 100 charities have united to urge Scottish MPs to reject proposed welfare cuts by the Labour Government, claiming they would push more Scots into 'destitution'
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Calmac has 33 vessels in service, with 5 new ones imminent, for 5.3 million passengers and ticket prices kept low by the biggest government subsidies in the world.

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Really grateful to have Murray as our local candidate. If you live in Fountainbridge and Craiglockhart Ward, remember you can vote till 10pm. You can also hand in your postal votes if you’ve not returned it already. #Visentin1

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34% of the UK's natural wealth belongs to Scotland. This makes Scotland, per capita, not only much wealthier than the rest of the UK but also one of the world's most naturally wealthy nations. Source: The Office for National Statistics

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UK Transport Secretary: trade rules prevented the Government from instructing bus operators or councils from buying ZEBs from UK manufacturers. ā€œit is not possible, given our international commitments under the WTO, to specify that people have to buy British buses.ā€

UK Transport Secretary: trade rules prevented the Government from instructing bus operators or councils from buying ZEBs from UK manufacturers.

ā€œit is not possible, given our international commitments under the WTO, to specify that people have to buy British buses.ā€
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A two tier system cannot be a fair system. That’s what disabled people would have told the Labour Govt if they had actually asked them rather than making a backroom late night deal with their own MPs. And this half U-turn still does not …. 1/2

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The government has announced a two-tier benefits system. Under its plans, you can keep your benefits if you are disabled now, but not if you become disabled tomorrow. How is that fair? A reminder: The Independent Alliance stands by its own amendment, and we will not back down.

The government has announced a two-tier benefits system. 

Under its plans, you can keep your benefits if you are disabled now, but not if you become disabled tomorrow. How is that fair?

A reminder: The Independent Alliance stands by its own amendment, and we will not back down.
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Edinburgh’s economy has outperformed London’s for the first time ever, according to new ONS data. The figures showed a gross domestic product per head of population of Ā£69,809 in Edinburgh, compared to Ā£69,077 for London. news.stv.tv/east-central/e…

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First Minister John Swinney met with UNRWA's Senior Manager of Outreach for Europe Marc Lassouaoui yesterday. Scotland stands with more than 70 other countries in supporting established humanitarian agencies to deliver aid to those who need it most in Gaza.

First Minister <a href="/JohnSwinney/">John Swinney</a> met with <a href="/UNRWA/">UNRWA</a>'s Senior Manager of Outreach for Europe <a href="/MarcLassouaoui/">Marc Lassouaoui</a>  yesterday. 

Scotland stands with more than 70 other countries in supporting established humanitarian agencies to deliver aid to those who need it most in Gaza.
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Here’s what’s happening Scots (right now) never mind when the other cables get installed. Sub sea cables are being installed to take Scottishāš”ļøsurplus to England. There it will be cabled to other European nations. Who will get the money? The exchequer. Not Scotland.

Here’s what’s happening Scots (right now) never mind when the other cables get installed.

Sub sea cables are being installed to take Scottishāš”ļøsurplus to England. 

There it will be cabled to other European nations.

 Who will get the money?

The exchequer. Not Scotland.