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 ππ
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We gathered to remember absent friends at Glasgow Cathedral today. They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old; Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn; At the going down of the sun and in the morning; We will remember them.
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We gathered to remember absent friends at Glasgow Cathedral today. They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old; Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn; At the going down of the sun and in the morning; We will remember them.
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An issue that will increase in significance in coming years for existing industry. βWith an ageing population, he said there has been a "massive reservoir" of skills lost through retirement, with no previous programme in place to train new hires.β https://t.co/yHGOWt8ETf
heraldscotland.com
Glasgow shipyard workers warn they risk having to move to England to secure work in the defence industry, with an overreliance on foreign workersβ¦
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After raising my constituents, the Keegan families' tragic loss of their baby Mason in the @ScotParl, I was pleased the Scottish Government u-turned to support @jackiebmsp's maternity and neonatal investigation. The families deserve better.
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re-upping this in the context of pearl-clutching around paying more tax in the UK look at how low the UK is on the y-axis (tax/GDP) and => how fiscally unsustainable our spend/GDP comparison with other countries show that if you want nice(r) things, you have to pay for them π€·π»ββοΈ
to be like any other normal European country, a fiscally autonomous Scotland would have to significantly increase taxes and/or severely cut public spending - this is the simple truth that much of the SNPβs rhetoric around GERS seems designed to obscure https://t.co/6301h6wVbh
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π¨πΎπππ ππππ ππ ππ πππΌπ π¨ Are you digitally-minded with a passion for all things Glasgow? I am looking for a Digital Communications Assistant. You'd be joining a small team eager to improve things across the city. Find out moreπ https://t.co/PYkXwaArd4
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βΌοΈCome join my team βΌοΈ Get your applications in by 11:59pm on 10 November.
π¨πΎπππ ππππ ππ ππ πππΌπ π¨ Are you digitally-minded with a passion for all things Glasgow? I am looking for a Digital Communications Assistant. You'd be joining a small team eager to improve things across the city. Find out moreπ https://t.co/PYkXwaArd4
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Please take time to watch the BBC Disclosure documentary on maternity care in Scotland π https://t.co/2tyPFxwZib
bbc.co.uk
Midwife whistleblowers reveal the reality inside one of the UKβs busiest maternity hospitals. We hear from the families across Scotland dealing with loss and fighting for answers.
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After raising my constituents, the Keegan families' tragic loss of their baby Mason in the @ScotParl, I was pleased the Scottish Government u-turned to support @jackiebmsp's maternity and neonatal investigation. The families deserve better.
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Scotland urgently needs change - as First Minister I will deliver it. Six months to go. Let's do this: https://t.co/72DGJHLgsB
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βΌοΈCome join my team βΌοΈ Get your applications in by 11:59pm on 10 November.
π¨πΎπππ ππππ ππ ππ πππΌπ π¨ Are you digitally-minded with a passion for all things Glasgow? I am looking for a Digital Communications Assistant. You'd be joining a small team eager to improve things across the city. Find out moreπ https://t.co/PYkXwaArd4
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John Swinney cheerleading for income tax rises before the general election. Remember this when the SNP complains about Rachel Reevesβ budget later this month.
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I visited Lady Haigβs @poppyscotland factory in Edinburgh this morning ahead of Remembrance Sunday π₯ππΌ
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Great to hear @PaulJSweeney mention this work in Parliament. Parliamentary reform will only happen with cross-party engagement and itβs encouraging that this essay is achieving that!
The Scottish Parliament is not working. @RealStephenKerr and I explored in depth where it has gone wrong, why it has gone wrong, and how it can be improved. You can read our essay below in full here ππ» https://t.co/l0HscYv2d5
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In today's second Members' Business debate @PaulJSweeney will raise awareness of the Marie Curie report, Dying in Poverty in Scotland 2025. Watch live on SPTV shortly after 5pm https://t.co/UrltNVsjKC
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π New voices & perspectives on the 1938 Empire Exhibition ~ installation & exhibition opens today & runs from 6th - Sat 15th Nov at the ARC building University of Glasgow. Free & open to all https://t.co/Ciuk8M1SQn
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Columbo here thinks thereβs something suspicious about a minister being able to answer a committeeβs questions. Admittedly itβs a skill that eludes most Scottish Government ministers, but everywhere else itβs sort of considered a basic requirement of the job.
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Scottish Labour's @PaulJSweeney had called on ministers to block bids from China, but the government has refused, saying there is "no policy or approach that excludes Chinese companies from bidding for work on Scottish Government-led or funded projects." https://t.co/bOnEciTxtM
ukdefencejournal.org.uk
Scottish Labourβs Paul Sweeney had called on ministers to block bids from Chinese shipyards, but the government has refused, saying there is "no policy or approach that excludes Chinese companies...
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