SNP MSP. Irked by mis-use of ‘crescendo' 🎶 Convenor Music, Women in Enterprise, St Andrews Day. Promoted by Michelle Thomson at Unit P, Newhouse Business Park.
🟡 Leadership Election 2024
- Nominations will open at 11.59pm on Monday 29 April.
- Nominations will close at noon on Monday 6 May.
Any member wishing to declare their candidacy should email national.secretary
@snp
.org for a nomination form.
I described
@HumzaYousaf
as an honourable man earlier today. I stand by that and note the dignity with which he stood down today. I wish him and his family every success.
Every family in Scotland deserves somewhere to call home.
That’s why I’ve announced an extra £80 million to bring empty properties back into use as affordable homes.
Reducing the number of households, including children, in temporary accommodation is a priority for
@theSNP
.
🏴Scottish Retail Consortium appreciated chance earlier to meet
@MichelleThomson
MSP
@ScotParl
. There were positive discussions around boosting economic growth and support for business.📈
Touring
#artists
are being hammered by
#Brexit
.
Visa barriers, cabotage costs, and a host of new bureaucracy means that, for many, it is now prohibitively expensive to tour Europe - despite what we were told before being dragged out of the EU.
Register today for the upcoming RCS Music Open Day taking place on May 16. This event is open to both prospective undergraduate and postgraduate students wishing to gain insight into what it's like to study at Scotland's National Conservatoire:
Delighted to see that the ScotGov will consult on anti
#SLAPPs
legislation. Well done to
@RogMull
and others who have been pressing for this via petition.
The Scottish goverment has indicated that they will launch a consultation on
#SLAPPs
in Autumn. This is a very welcome development in response to
@RogMull
petition and the submission made in support by the Anti-SLAPP Hub
@AberdeenUniLaw
and others.
Our progressive approach to taxation has delivered services & benefits which aren’t available elsewhere. It’s also helped us insulate public services amid UK austerity.
I’m v pleased people continue to opt to move to Scotland, contributing to our tax base, economy and society.
Celebrate your business success with an award in 2024. Entries now open for women business owners and leaders in 10 categories.
Be part of the celebration of women's business success, inspire others and raise awareness of your achievements.
#WESAwards2024
Thousands more taxpayers moved to Scotland than left each year in the period after Scottish Income Tax was brought in, an HMRC study has found.
Average net migration from within the UK was 4,200 every year from 2017-18 to 2021-22.
Read the study ➡️
"The Committee recognises that the [Cass] report raises many other complex, and sometimes competing, children’s rights considerations which require urgent exploration."
We've written to
@ScotGovFM
this morning:
To celebrate Europe Day we're proud to be participating in 'Talking Europe- Scotland's Festival of Europe'
There is a weekend of free events all taking place at
@Summerhallery
, Edinburgh over the 11 and 12th of May.
See the thread below to secure your free tickets...
NEW - prescription of puberty blockers for gender-questioning young people paused in Scotland
"Referrals from the Sandyford Sexual Health Services to paediatric endocrinology for the prescription of puberty suppressing hormones have been paused for any new patients"
The Scottish Gov needs to act ASAP to protect 🏴 children.A whistleblower said ‘the guidelines used to direct the Scottish service had evolved from Tavistock and could potentially lead to children having “irreversible damage through the wrong treatment”.
We've written to
@POScotParl
regarding our growing concern over
@Scotgov
's use of framework bills.
The government's approach to legislation poses significant cumulative risks to affordability and serious challenges for parliamentary scrutiny.
Read here👇
It’s been a good debate and very well attended for a Members debate, showing the value of the sector to Scotland. Well done
@Ivan_McKee
for securing it 🥃 Slainte Mhath