Jim Wallace
@jrwallace54
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Our hearts are full of grief and sadness today at the passing of our own Jenny Randerson. Jenny was a great friend and colleague to us all, and worked so hard for the Lib Dem group in the Lords, as she'd done for the Party the whole of her life. She was one of the very best.
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Scottish friends - who remembers The Singing Kettle? If you have young children in your family or wider network, here's the perfect Xmas gift. A special Singing Kettle show on 1 March 2025 to raise funds for scholarships for girls in Malawi so they can stay in school where they
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Jim Wallace, Scotland's first Deputy First Minister, delivers Time for Reflection. It's been 25 years since the first #TimeForReflection was held on the 27th October 1999. Today, @jrwallace54 said: 'at a time when politics can be so polarising, surely a common commitment to
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Today, First Minister @JohnSwinney will join the King & Queen at a ceremony to mark 🏴25 Years of Devolution. Listen now to part one of our special anniversary podcast: @FergusEwingSNP, @wendy_alexander, @jrwallace54, Henry McLeish & @LordMcConnell. 🎧: https://t.co/D2EUY2hNMS
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📢 Today @HLStatInqs publishes its report ‘Public inquiries: Enhancing public trust’ 📝 👉 Read the committee’s findings here ⬇️ https://t.co/U7e6dXAo85
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Publications for Statutory Inquiries Committee
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As we commemorate Srebrenica this week, we remember the 8372 men & boys murdered. 8372 men & boys who had lives ahead of them & loved ones surrounding them. 8372 is not just a number but 8372 individuals whose lives were cruelly ended in the name of hatred. We remember them.
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Today is #Srebrenica Memorial Day which marks the 29th anniversary of the Bosnian genocide in which over 8,000 Muslim men and boys were murdered in the space of just a few days and dumped in mass graves. To this day, a significant number of the victims' remains are still missing.
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2015 saw @LibDems almost wiped out, but it wasn’t the worst thing that happened to us that year. Weeks later we lost Charles Kennedy. That the final act of this General Election should see his old seat returned to Lib Dem hands and the care of @angusmacdlibdem is just lovely.
BREAKING: SNP candidate Drew Hendry has conceded defeat in Inverness, Skye and West Ross-Shire - the last Scottish seat yet to be officially declared. He has accepted that the recount will lead to a LibDem win
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Last night, @EdinburghPIR at SPS and @ScotVoting marked 25 years of Devolution in Scotland with an insightful and fascinating discussion between former FM @NicolaSturgeon and former DFM @jrwallace54. Many thanks to the speakers and to everyone who attended!
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📢At today's evidence session, we will be hearing about the role of the Cabinet Office in sharing best practice on how to set up and run a public inquiry. 👂🏼You can listen live, or catch up later, here:
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Statement on behalf of the All Party Parliamentary Group for Sudan and South Sudan.
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📺At today's evidence session, we will be hearing about different ways of following up the recommendations from a public inquiry. 👂🏼Listen to Emma Norris @instituteforgov, Deborah Coles @DebatINQUEST and Neil Comrie at
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💥Our lineup of speakers: Henry McLeish, @jrwallace54 , @LordMcConnell, @AlexSalmond @wendy_alexander, @_KateForbes, @mspliz, Susan Deacon, Lorraine Davidson, Bernard Ponsonby, @TannadiceLad, @markdiffley1, @McEwen_Nicola… Plus @CalumAM, @geoffaberdein and @akmaciver as usual
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📺At our evidence session at 3.05pm this afternoon, we are hearing from: - Stephanie Needleman, Legal Director, JUSTICE, and - Bill Wright, Co-chair of Haemophilia Scotland @JUSTICEhq @HaemophiliaScot 👀Watch live at
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📢In our first oral evidence session at 16:10 GMT on 12 February 2024, we will be hearing evidence from Sir John Saunders, Kate Eves and Brian Altman KC. @mcrinquiry @BrookInquiry @2BedfordRow 📺Watch at
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Rishi Sunak must seek British citizen Jagtar Singh Johal’s release when he meets India’s PM Narendra Modi at the #G20India Summit.
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On the anniversary of the Srebrenica genocide of more than 8000 men and boys in 1995, Church of Scotland Moderator Rt Rev Sally Foster-Fulton recalls visiting the massacre scene as one of the most harrowing experiences of her life. https://t.co/Ong79bw7jj
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Today is #Srebrenica Memorial Day which marks the 28th anniversary of the Bosnian genocide in which over 8,000 Muslim men and boys were murdered in the space of just a few days, and dumped in mass graves. In 2023, a significant number of the victims remains are still missing
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