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Monica Lennon MSP
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Central Scotland MSP monica.lennon.msp@parliament.scot Socialist, feminist, former town planner,
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#StopEcocide
Scotland, United Kingdomecocidelaw.scotJoined May 2011
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Monica Lennon MSP
@MonicaLennon7
🩸Women, girls and people who menstruate should never face the indignity of period poverty. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿Proud that we are making period dignity for all a reality. ✅Free period products have been widely available in communities ahead of the Act taking full legal effect tomorrow.
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Scotland to become first country in world to provide free period products news.sky.com/story/scotland
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@MonicaLennon7
Thank you to everyone who has campaigned for period dignity and to my MSP colleagues for backing the Bill tonight. A proud day for Scotland and a signal to the world that free universal access to period products can be achieved. #freeperiodproducts 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
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The Period Products (Free Provision) (Scotland) Bill has been passed unanimously by MSPs this evening. Find out more about what the Bill sets out to change: beta.parliament.scot/bills/period-p
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@MonicaLennon7
That’s very flattering Douglas ☺️but it’s a red card from me. See you on the campaign trail where we’ll be fighting for radical social and economic change, not a political agenda that looks after the wealthy few.
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Douglas Ross MP MSP
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If it means stopping the SNP and their push for indyref2, I would be part of a unionist coalition. The last Scottish Labour leader wouldn’t work with us. Will you @AnasSarwar @MonicaLennon7?
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This is a shameful decision by the UK government, made for cynical political reasons. A bad day for democracy, devolution and for human rights. Anyone thinking the Tories care about women’s rights or the interests of LGBTQ people is deluding themselves.
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Glenn Campbell
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The UK government has decided to block Holyrood’s gender recognition reform bill The Scottish secretary, Alister Jack is expected to lay a section 35 order at Westminster tomorrow to prevent the legislation being sent to the King for Royal assent bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotla
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Monica Lennon MSP
@MonicaLennon7
Following discussions with party members, I have decided to put my name forward to lead the Scottish Labour Party. Our members deserve to have their say about the best way to take forward our vision for a fairer and more equal Scotland. I look forward to being considered. 🌹
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I know colleagues are scared of deselection, being exiled to backbenches, or not winning selections but if we don’t speak out then who will? The two-child benefit cap (aka the rape clause) is abhorrent and must be scrapped.
@UKLabour
policies must be progressive and humane.
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Jack Elsom
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Starmer says scrapping two-child benefit cap is NOT Labour policy. Came after his shadow work and pensions secretary Jon Ashworth called it “heinous” and suggested Labour would scrap it.
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Monica Lennon MSP
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Survivors of childhood sexual abuse deserve better from the criminal justice system and from their elected representatives. This ad is ill-judged. Those of us who want a Labour government deserve campaign materials we can be proud to take into our communities.
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Labour is the party of law and order.
Graphic with picture of Rishi Sunak with text reading: Do you think adults convicted of sexually assaulting children should go to prison? Rishi Sunak doesn't. Under the Tories, 4,500 adults convicted of sexually assaulting children under 16 served no prison time. Labour will lock up dangerous child abusers. Text underneath this reads: Based on Ministry of Justice data. Produced by the Labour Party.
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Tweet implies that the PM, Rishi Sunak, doesn't support prison sentences for sexual assaults against children. The current sentencing guidelines for this crime has a maximum sentence of 14 years imprisonment. sentencingcouncil.org.uk/offences/crown… There is no conservative party policy that plans to remove this. conservatives.com/our-plan
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Monica Lennon MSP
@MonicaLennon7
I have watched it. I will continue to fight for women and girls without throwing trans people under the bus.
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LabourWomen’sDeclaration 🐐 🐐
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We ask @MonicaLennon7 @AnasSarwar @jackiebmsp to go to the screening - or if they can't, to watch the film online over the weekend. It's worth an hour and a half of your time, surely, before you rush to support a significant legislative change. thetimes.co.uk/article/3cfc6e
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I support the Gender Recognition Reform Bill because I want to improve the lives of trans men and women. We must continue to root out transphobia, misogyny and the oppression of marginalised groups. Inclusive and intersectional approaches are vital. #ComeOutForTransEquality 🏳️‍⚧️
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🚨The final vote on the Gender Recognition Reform Bill will be on 21st Dec. Take action today and email your MSPs and ask them to support the Bill. Please share the link below with friends and family. #ComeOutForTransEquality stonewall.org.uk/our-work/campa
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@MonicaLennon7
As a first-term MSP, I had no idea how challenging it would be to a steer a member’s bill through Parliament. Whether you are an opposition MSP, a Minister or a campaign group, you can’t achieve anything alone. It wasn’t easy but together we got there. A big day for Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🩸
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A lot of work, huge collaboration & a world first. Scotland has a Bill to be proud of that locks in the progress we have made to tackle period dignity. Congrats to @MonicaLennon7 for leading the Bill & to all the activists and others who’ve done so much to make it happen💪 twitter.com/ScotParl/statu…
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@MonicaLennon7
First Minister, please focus on uniting the country in the fight against coronavirus. Disappointing to see
@NicolaSturgeon
begin the New Year prioritising #indyref2 - insensitive, divisive and definitely not the right time.
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Nicola Sturgeon
@NicolaSturgeon
As independent Ireland takes up her seat on the @UN Security Council today, not (yet) independent Scotland is taken out of the EU against our will. Time to put ourselves in the driving seat of our own future, Scotland #indyref2
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Monica Lennon MSP
@MonicaLennon7
The Scottish Parliament passed the Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill because trans people deserve to live with dignity. The UK government cannot be trusted with trans rights, women’s rights or with devolution. Justice will prevail.
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Solidarity with trans people in Scotland. 🏳️‍⚧️ The
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passed the Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill by a two-thirds majority, including support from all parties. It is right that the Scottish Government is challenging the UK Government’s block on the reforms.
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Scottish Trans
@ScottishTrans
We welcome the Scottish Government’s decision to challenge the UK Government’s veto of the Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill. You can read the Scottish Government's statement in full here: gov.scot/news/section-3
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Aside from the 👠 and designer gear, Lord Provost Eva Bolander charged the taxpayer for her underwear, tights, make-up and trips to the nail bar. 💅🏼 Her £8,000 fashion spending spree would have funded 72 school clothing grants. She should resign.
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@MonicaLennon7
Today, anti-abortion protestors at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow made their intentions clear. It’s time that SNP ministers did the same. Email
@NicolaSturgeon
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@MareeToddMSP
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🪧 Anti-abortion protestors are gathered at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital right now. 150m buffer zones won’t end protest, but will protect those accessing legal abortion from unnecessary trauma. @scotgov must action emergency legislation. Abortion care is healthcare.
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🏳️‍⚧️ #ComeOutForTransEquality 🙌 An overwhelming majority of MSPs backed the general principles of the Gender Recognition Reform Bill. 🗳️I will be voting for the legislation next week, recognising we still have a long way to go to build a fairer and more equal Scotland.
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Scottish Trans
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Here's @MonicaLennon7 telling the crowd that she is both a #transally and a feminist and those things aren't in opposition. She wants us to reform the GRA and provide #equalrecognition to trans people in Scotland #transrightsarehumanrights
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MSPs from all parties voted for the Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill, including senior Tory politicians. After extensive scrutiny and consultation. The Bill is not owned by a political party. The Scottish Tory leadership is failing women, girls and LGBTQ people.
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Craig Hoy MSP
@CraigWHoy1
Anas Sarwar is struggling to sound in any way credible on Labour’s position on the GRR Bill. The simple fact is they supported the Bill and are, yet again, siding with the SNP rather than the country they claim to represent. twitter.com/paulhutcheon/s…
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Threatening to remove devolved powers is a dangerous and undemocratic attack on the Scottish Parliament. Secretary of State for Scotland Alister Jack and Scottish Tory leader Douglas Ross must condemn this power grab plan.
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David Frost
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My @Telegraph column tonight. The SNP’s implosion is a chance to put failing devolution into reverse. "In its misgovernment and its control-freakery, the SNP has sown the wind and, let us hope, will now reap the political whirlwind." telegraph.co.uk/news/2023/04/1
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NHS Lanarkshire has returned to ‘Code Black’ status. The health board is operating at the high level of risk. Staff are on their knees. Patients need safe and sustainable care. It can’t all be blamed on Covid. Urgent solutions needed from
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- we can’t go on like this.
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@MonicaLennon7
Not having access to period products when you need them is humiliating whether you are a woman, girl, non-binary person or trans boy or man. 🩸 Let’s ensure period equality for all. #freeperiodproducts #kindness
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‘People who menstruate.’ I’m sure there used to be a word for those people. Someone help me out. Wumben? Wimpund? Woomud? Opinion: Creating a more equal post-COVID-19 world for people who menstruate devex.com/news/sponsored
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@MonicaLennon7
I’ve set out plans to axe musical instrument tuition fees in our state schools. “It’s terrible that children are being excluded from music lessons because of lack of finance. Music should be available to all no matter what their background.”
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A shameful day for SNP ministers. This is a backwards step in the fight for abortion rights and safe access to healthcare. What are they thinking, bringing women needing abortion services into contact with the people harassing them? Nicola Sturgeon must scrap this immediately.
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Paul Hutcheon
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SNP MSP John Mason says he is "very positive" about the Scottish Government funding mediation between anti abortion protestors and women
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@MonicaLennon7
If this is true, how can people who know the Tory two-child benefit cap is the biggest driver of UK child poverty sit in silence, or worse, defend it? This is not
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policy and it never should be.
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Patrick Maguire
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Labour welfare rebellion latest: understand not one shadow cabinet minister spoke out against party policy on the two-child limit at their meeting this morning.
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It’s wrong that paid leave after a miscarriage is not already a right. Well done to
@jacindaardern
, her government and everyone who campaigned for this legislation in New Zealand. The rest of the world needs to catch up, including the UK.
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New Zealand just approved a new measure allowing for paid leave after miscarriage. The legislation is believed to be among the first in the world, applying to couples who lose a baby at any point.
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That’s my office packed up and locked for the last time. It’s been a privilege to serve the people of Central Scotland for the past 5 years. Thank you to my staff and all the incredible people I’ve met along the way. There’s still so much to do to build a fairer Scotland. 🗳
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The High Court has ruled the UK government broke the law when it sent hospital patients into care homes without being tested for Covid-19. The Scottish government did exactly the same, costing many people their lives. An urgent statement is required from the FM
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@MonicaLennon7
Another day in Parliament where the Health Secretary has failed to apologise and take responsibility for the Scottish Government’s instructions to hospitals to discharge older people - without testing and safeguards - and place them into care homes that didn’t stand a chance.
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This is a landmark day for Scotland and for period dignity for all. Grateful to MSP colleagues in all parties for their support for the Period Products Bill and all those campaigners who made the case for progressive change. #freeperiodproducts #perioddignity
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Nicola Sturgeon
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Proud to vote for this groundbreaking legislation, making Scotland the first country in the world to provide free period products for all who need them. An important policy for women and girls. Well done to @MonicaLennon7 @ClydesdAileen and all who worked to make it happen twitter.com/ScotParl/statu…
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It’s can be really worrying if you notice a new lump or change in your breast. Seek medical advice, like I did, if this happens to you. 3 weeks ago my GP referred me to the breast clinic and I was given the all clear at Forth Valley Royal Hospital today. 😊❤️
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@MonicaLennon7
Please take #Omicron seriously. 🦠 This thread and video helps demonstrate the importance of ventilation and wearing masks. Work from home if you can. Get vaccinated. #Covid_19 #COVIDisAirborne #WearAMask #GetBoostedNow
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📍The coronavirus is airborne. Very airborne. Even if you don’t see anyone—doesn’t mean the aerosols aren’t in the air. WATCH📺 ➡️ you need high quality N95 / KN95 / KF94 / FFP2/ FFP3 masks. ➡️ also please ventilate, get HEPA filters, get upper room UV.
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The book recommendations will go down well with the thousands of Scottish young people who are still reading their #SQAResults in disbelief.
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Nicola Sturgeon
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5 minutes out of a busy day to read an Ali Smith interview is v good for the soul. If you love books, I recommend 1/ This @PenguinUKBooks. The seasonal quartet books are objects of beauty as well as literary masterpieces. This account of how they were written & produced is 👌 twitter.com/PenguinUKBooks…
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@MonicaLennon7
This is beyond the pale, even for John Mason MSP. For the sake of women and people needing abortion healthcare and the professionals who care for them,
@NicolaSturgeon
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Replying to @mrdissent @LucyHunterB and 3 others
Yes absolutely. That is the key. But the concern is that the clinics are not always asking the women how they feel. Some clinics seem to be pushing abortion without laying out the pros and cons.
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@MonicaLennon7
The hard-won rights of LGBTQ people can never be taken for granted. This is not a retrospective issue. We still have more to do to make Scotland fairer, safer and more equal, including ending conversion therapy. I hope all candidates are committed to robust legislation.
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Ciaran Jenkins
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NEW: Kate Forbes tells @Channel4News she would have voted against equal marriage. But as First Minister she will not 'row back on rights that already exist.'
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This tweet has now been deleted by
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@AngusRobertson
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Is this where we are now? Counting dead voters. The treatment of older people in Scotland during the pandemic has been shameful. The SNP are delaying a public inquiry into COVID-19 deaths but would drop everything for a referendum. Priorities all wrong. twitter.com/scotnational/s
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@MonicaLennon7
This week we celebrated the life of my papa. As a boy he stole eggs and vegetables from local farms and fields because the family were poor. Looking back it explains why he loved growing veg in his garden. Lived for his family. Passed away peacefully aged 93. Our own Danny Boy.
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Absolutely sick of the way trans people and those in the wider LGBTQ+ community are being treated. The MSP deleted his tweet but many of those who opposed the GRR Bill hold these views or have hinted at them. And some of them will try and frustrate a ban on conversion therapy.
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Paul Hutcheon
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Tory MSP apologises for suggesting transgender people have learning difficulties dailyrecord.co.uk/news/politics/
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Parliament approved Stage 1 of the Period Product (Free Provision) Scotland today. I am thankful to everyone who made it possible. Was nice to have my daughter by my side as Scotland sent out a strong message on period dignity and gender equality. ❤️
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@MonicaLennon7
SNP and Green ministers need to pause the Workplace Parking Levy. It’s not fair that millionaires can park their private jets for free at the Scottish government-owned Prestwick Airport while low-waged shift workers could be taxed for driving to work. #CostOfLivingCrisis
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Drug-related deaths are avoidable. Tragically, too many people have lost their lives in Scotland and all corners of the UK under a system that stigmatises and criminalises - pushing people further into crisis. Thank you
@Daily_Record
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@markhmcgivern
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Tomorrow's Daily Record leads on Rishi Sunak sparking fury by blocking a life-saving plan to decriminalise drug use #tomorrowspaperstoday @hendopolis
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The ‘war on drugs’ has failed spectacularly.
@Keir_Starmer
and his team are failing to understand this. Unless our laws, policies and budgets are rooted in public health and smart justice, more people will die, more communities will suffer and more public pounds will be wasted.
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Paul Waugh
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Exclusive: @Keir_Starmer's shadow ministers have let rip at @SadiqKhan's cannabis review. Leaked WhatsApps include: 📱"This is going to go down like a bucket of cold sick in my bit of the suburbs just now…" 📱 "Open goal for Priti..." inews.co.uk/opinion/labour
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@MonicaLennon7
Upsetting that in 2019 Roman Catholic schools are still being mischaracterised and blamed for anti-Catholic discrimination and sectarianism in Scotland. I don’t agree with my church on everything but won’t support extreme proposals to phase out RC schools.
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TV football legend Archie Macpherson, who is writing a book on sectarianism, says there should be an “open and bold” debate on Catholic schools heraldscotland.com/news/17934423.
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Scotland’s drug deaths emergency is out of control. 1,264 drug-related deaths were registered in 2019; the largest number ever recorded and more than double that of 10 years ago. The Minister in charge claims the
@scotgov
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@MonicaLennon7
That this trip was permitted in the first place says a lot about the response to the pandemic in Scotland and the UK. Care home residents are not afforded ‘bubbles’ - they’ve had little contact with loved ones for 10 months. Public health must be our priority. No exceptions.
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Celtic confirm that one of their players has tested positive for Covid-19 after the club returned from a training trip to Dubai. bbc.in/3q9yiBA
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Nicola Sturgeon advises that several asymptomatic cases in a Glasgow care home have been confirmed. This is why regular routine testing of care home staff and residents is vital and why it’s terrible that this hasn’t been happening. Why are so few tests being carried out?
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@MonicaLennon7
These mixed messages are really unhelpful. The First Minister hinted a 10pm curfew wasn’t strict enough. A circuit breaker lockdown is hanging over us this month. Who are “the guys” and can we see their advice and recommendations please?
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Professor Jason Leitch says he will "ask the guys to look at" possibility of hospitality staying open beyond 10pm - should Scotland v Israel go to penalties next week thescottishsun.co.uk/sport/football
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@MonicaLennon7
I support GRA reform. I follow many Twitter accounts, including people and organisations that hold different views. I don’t think cancelling and mocking people is helpful or decent, like some were doing to Andy Wightman yesterday. We can all try to make politics less toxic. t.co/dththtpXEQ
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So sorry to hear this. Enough is enough. LGBTQ+ rights are not a ‘debate.’ The
@ScottishLabour
SEC meets tomorrow and the message must go out loud and clear; transphobia will no longer be tolerated in our party.
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Mercedes Villalba MSP
@LabourMercedes
A passionate and committed socialist has withdrawn her application to be a Councillor and decided to leave the Party due to the hostile environment created by some towards trans people. We must be unequivocal in our support for trans rights. To my sister; Solidarity.
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@MonicaLennon7
The SNP must take action to stop the spread of dangerous disinformation by John Mason MSP. He is entitled to his anti-abortion views but his claims about healthcare workers, repeated today, have not been evidenced.
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🏥 An MSP is telling us there is no need to stop pro life demonstrators outside abortion clinics. ➡️ @NicolaSturgeon is chairing a summit in Edinburgh shortly discussing a bill keeping staff and service users safe. 🗣 @JohnMasonMSP says it’s a step too far 👇
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@MonicaLennon7
The war on drugs has failed across the UK. We need a public health approach. The fear of criminal prosecution is a barrier to people seeking help. Decriminalisation is necessary because we can’t arrest our way out of the drugs crisis. And overdose prevention centres save lives.
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Nicola Sturgeon seems to be spending more and more time schooling journalists on their tone and choice of questions. Questions about the impact on children’s education are entirely legitimate and the government has had months to make contingency plans.
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@MonicaLennon7
This interview with the First Minister is worth a watch. We’ll all be having ups and downs right now, missing and worrying about people we love in these far from normal times.
@NicolaSturgeon
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EXCLUSIVE: First Minister @NicolaSturgeon on @HeartScotland on feeling overwhelmed by the magnitude of leading the country through the coronavirus crisis, and having an occasional "meltdown" at home. #HeartNews
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@MonicaLennon7
Five years ago, my daughter was in the public gallery when MSPs were sworn in. Due to Covid restrictions, loved ones won’t be in
@ScotParl
today. Nonetheless, it’s still a special day for our democracy. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Proud to have the opportunity to serve the people of Central Scotland.
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It’s one year today since the Period Products (Free Provision) (Scotland) Act received Royal Assent. Thank you to everyone who campaigned to make this possible, and to all those working hard to implement it. Period dignity is a right, not a privilege.
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Period poverty: Scotland first in world to make period products free bbc.in/31QDiEt
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@MonicaLennon7
As a feminist and LGBT ally this makes me sad, angry and determined. Transphobia is dangerous and is harming all women. Thank goodness we fought for LGBT inclusive education in this country because we need it, not just in our schools, but everywhere.
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James McEnaney
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This is where normalising transphobia has gotten us to this far - stuff like this getting shoved through doors in Glasgow by a group calling itself For Women
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What a brass neck. Margaret Ferrier is selfish and completely out of touch. People feel let down right across Rutherglen and Hamilton West. They want a new MP to represent them during this public health crisis; not one who put lives at risk.
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Chris Musson
@ChrisMusson
EXCL: Covid scandal MP Margaret Ferrier: I will not quit. She tells @ScottishSun's Kevin Duguid that coronavirus made her “act out of character”, she has “a lot of support locally”, and she will fight on - defying Nicola Sturgeon’s calls for her to resign. thescottishsun.co.uk/news/scottish-
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If securing legislation on universal free access to period products makes me a disgrace, I’ll need to learn to live with myself 🤷🏻‍♀️. Women, men, trans and non-binary people all need to access toilets; some will need period products. Being inclusive helps to meet everyone’s needs.
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Your a disgrace here you are cancelling woman. Not all woman menstruate but only woman menstruate! Have some respect for yourself!
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@MonicaLennon7
The SNP leadership of South Lanarkshire Council has allowed a £1million fleet of electric vehicles to sit idle for 12 months. This incompetent mismanagement of public resources must be fully investigated.
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Sunday Mail
@Sunday_Mail
Here is today's Sunday Mail front page, which leads on a £1million fleet of electric vehicles bought using taxpayers’ cash abandoned by one of our biggest councils. #scotpapers
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