
Paul Sweeney
@PaulJSweeney
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Labour & Co-operative Member of the Scottish Parliament for Glasgow | Shadow Minister for Mental Health and Veterans
Glasgow
Joined October 2009
Every 6 hours in Scotland, someone dies of a preventable drug related death. We have the worst drug death rate in Europe & without action it will only get worse. That's why I have launched my Bill consultation in @ScotParl to establish Overdose Prevention Centres. Watch šš
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RT @PaulJSweeney: Despite the fantastic news that Glasgow will build 5 Type 26 frigates for Norway, this SNP Minister can't bring himself tā¦.
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RT @jackiebmsp: Unbelievable. Three days in to the new parliamentary term and the SNP break their promise on waiting lists. SNP failing tā¦.
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About time, particularly as the only thing keeping the Scottish Government-owned Ferguson Marine shipyard open just now is subcontract steelwork from BAE for Type 26 frigates.
NEW: John Swinney says the SNP Government will end its much-criticised ban on taxpayer support for any defence firm it deems to be involved in the production of munitions.
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RT @staylorish: Shona Robison was baffled by some basic maths questions yesterday about how averages work. It should be a scandal that we hā¦.
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RT @IanMurrayMP: In a range of areas the SNP agreed that the UK Labour government should legislate in Scotland to deliver faster change, thā¦.
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RT @Labour4PR: š¢ āIsn't it also time for a National Commission on Electoral Reform?ā. š Great to see Labour MPs like @Euan4Falkirk, Simon Oā¦.
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RT @PaulJSweeney: šļøTenement maintenance has become a huge issue across Glasgow, but particularly in Dennistoun. I am holding an advice suā¦.
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RT @steverichards14: The Right wing papersā onslaught on Angela Rayner and her houses is one of their old tricksā¦In mid 1970s they attackeā¦.
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Record funding. Rising waits. Scotland deserves an NHS that works.
dailymail.co.uk
Enormous NHS Scotland case waiting lists are now more than 800 times more common in Scotland than in England, according to Scottish Labour analysis.
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šļøTenement maintenance has become a huge issue across Glasgow, but particularly in Dennistoun. I am holding an advice surgery alongside @UnderOneRoofSco & @GCHT this Friday for Dennistoun residents. please email paul.sweeney.msp@parliament.scot to book a slot.
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RT @Glasgow_Live: Ā£10bn Glasgow shipbuilding deal could see Clyde reach ācritical massāĀ return says @PaulJSweeney
glasgowlive.co.uk
āFrom being stood in one of the big sheds in Scotstoun being told that a thousand jobs were going to be lost, to now seeing potentially thousands more jobs being created over the next decade, itās...
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RT @PaulJSweeney: Govan Shipyard was saved from closure by Kvaerner of Norway in 1988, who turned it into one of the most efficient shipyarā¦.
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RT @Zaphod2042: An absolutely incredible win for UK Plc. Selling the world's most capable anti-submarine warship to a nearby ally, and inā¦.
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RT @DrScottArthurMP: Norway - Letās celebrate building ships in Scotland. Scotland - Letās celebrate building ships in Turkey. https://t.ā¦.
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RT @Steve1Big: Massive news and win for the ship yards in Glasgow and beyond as they will support these builds . š¬š§ š³š“.
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RT @PaulJSweeney: Just announced! Norway will acquire Type 26 Frigates, to be built in Glasgow. It is the biggest shipbuilding export dealā¦.
regjeringen.no
The Norwegian Government has selected the United Kingdom as a strategic partner for the acquisition of new frigates. The purchase of British frigates will be the largest Norwegian defence capability...
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RT @UKDefJournal: Scotlandās shipyards now hold an orderbook for an expected 18 frigates - 13 Type 26s (UK + Norway) and 5 Type 31s. That iā¦.
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RT @mgshanks: And yet no Scottish Government comment welcoming the Ā£10bn investment secured by the UK Government in shipyards on the Clydeā¦.
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