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Ian Blackford slams Boris Johnson for litany of racism
Boris Johnson has a record of dishonesty, of stoking division in communities and of explicitly racist language. He is not fit for office.
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Austerity-obsessed Tories can’t be trusted on education
The Tories’ brutal austerity policies have been condemned by the UN’s special rapporteur – it’s clear Ruth Davidson can’t be trusted with our public services.
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Tory leadership race is a total horror show
True colours of the Tories are well and truly on show during this leadership contest.
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Tory government’s record is a catalogue of failures
Tory leadership candidates are now outdoing themselves on who can deliver the hardest Brexit and do maximum damage to Scotland.
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Scottish Labour are happy to leave the Tories in charge
We believe in independence, so we can tackle Westminster’s failures and build a more progressive society. Richard Leonard would rather keep Scotland in tow to failing UK Tory governments.
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Tories putting NHS at risk to pursue Trump trade deal
Scotland has the best performing NHS in the UK, with the highest number of GPs per head of population. We won’t allow the Tories to carve it up and sell it off to Donald Trump for a post-Brexit trade deal.
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Scotland’s future lies in Europe
Scotland has made it clear its future should lie in Europe – it’s time the Tories and Labour started listening.
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Why young Scots are voting SNP today
Scotland’s young people benefit enormously from being able to live, study and work in the EU. Many were ineligible to vote at the time of the EU Referendum, but now want to have their say. Here young Scots tell us why they’re voting SNP.
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Scotland will not be ignored by Westminster any longer
Whether Westminster likes it or not, people in Scotland will have their say – voting SNP at the EU elections sends a clear message that Scotland will not be ignored.
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5 reasons why you should vote SNP at the EU Elections
Vote for the SNP on Thursday May 23, 7AM-10PM.
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How the SNP is leading the way on climate change
The SNP is renewing its efforts to make Scotland a world-leader on climate change after First Minister Nicola Sturgeon declared a ‘Climate Emergency’.
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Scotland’s for Europe – vote SNP on May 23
By voting SNP, people in Scotland can send a clear and unequivocal message to Theresa May that Scotland has had enough of being ignored, Scotland has had enough of the Westminster chaos, and Scotland does not want Brexit.
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Scotland does not want a Tory-Labour Brexit stitch-up
Scotland’s voice will not be ignored by the Westminster parties.
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Scotland is everyone who chooses to make this country their home
Nicola Sturgeon: “When we speak of building a nation, what we mean is we’re building a better future for all those who live here, and for the generations yet to come.”
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Experts agree – Brexit is an unmitigated disaster
Experts agree that Brexit is the biggest crisis facing the country.
While the Tories laugh on the sidelines, we’re fighting to protect Scotland’s interests.
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No answers from the most evasive Prime Minister in history
Theresa May’s vision is blinded by her hard-right Brexit ideology and is damaging Scotland’s education sector.
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Let’s play our part in building the better world that we know is possible
Nicola Sturgeon: “Let us win our independence. Let us build that fairer nation, and let Scotland – an independent Scotland – play our part in building the better world that we know is possible.”
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Day Two at #SNP19
As Scotland’s biggest political gathering draws to a close, here are your #SNP19 highlights from day two.
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As the first day of Scotland’s biggest political gathering draws to a close, here are your #SNP19 highlights.
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Labour’s lack of ambition for Scotland knows no bounds
Richard Leonard was given the chance to call for welfare powers to be taken out of the hands of the Tories in Westminster, and put into the hands of the people of Scotland.
Once again, he refused.
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Delivering Progress
Since 2007 every home in Scotland has benefited in some way from SNP government policies. We have transformed education, bolstered our health service, built thousands of affordable homes – we’ve even made Scotland’s tax system more progressive and launched a new social security agency.
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From the archive: Winnie Ewing’s Saltire
Not a lot of people know that SNP headquarters holds an extensive archive of the independence movement. One of the most interesting objects we have is the Saltire flown from the window of Winnie Ewing’s train carriage after her by-election victory in 1967.
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Theresa May must stop ignoring Scotland
Scotland has been silenced and sidelined in this Brexit fiasco.
Westminster is not working for Scotland – it’s the EU, not the UK, that has put our citizens first.
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Trident – what you need to know
As a weapons system designed for the Cold War, the case for Trident is non-existent in 2019. Nuclear weapons are wrong – strategically, morally and financially. We have consistently opposed Trident and will continue to do so.
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Jeremy Corbyn has sold out on his opposition to Trident
While Jeremy Corbyn has sold out on his long-standing principles, the SNP will never accept the madness of nuclear weapons in Scotland.
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Scotland did not vote for this extreme Tory Brexit
Stephen Gethins: “I want to live in a Scotland that is not beholden to the extremists currently calling the shots in Westminster. A country that welcomes the world and seeks to work on an equal basis with our neighbours.”
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May and Corbyn’s Brexit will make Scotland poorer
Any Brexit option cobbled together at the last minute by Labour and the Tories will make Scotland poorer. And it could potentially be unpicked by a future Tory PM – such as Boris Johnson.
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Does the Prime Minister feel no sense of responsibility?
Ian Blackford: “Another Tory Prime Minister is willing to ride off into the sunset and saddle us with a crisis in the UK, and an extreme right-wing Brexiteer coming into Downing Street.
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