Peak rail fares in Scotland will be scrapped tomorrow by the @snp.org Scottish Government. 👏🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🚂

A Pope of great courage and humility. May he rest in peace.

Such sad news about Christina. She was a loving and caring person and a good friend. She will be greatly missed.

May she rest in peace. My thoughts are with Keith, Jack, Lewis and all her family and friends.

@michaelmatheson.bsky.social will use his Members' Business debate to raise "Awareness of Criminal Exploitation of Children".

📑 Full Motion for debate: www.parliament.scot/chamber-and-...

📺 Watch Live from 12:45pm www.scottishparliament.tv

🗣️ This afternoon @michaelmatheson.bsky.social will lead a member’s debate, raising awareness of criminal exploitation of children.

📺 Watch here after 12:45pm: scottishparliament.tv

Nicola Sturgeon has made an enormous contribution to Scottish politics. Tackling inequality was at the heart of her time as First Minister. I have no doubt she will continue to make an important contribution in the year ahead and I wish her well in life beyond Parliament.

Military spending is touted as a remedy for Britain’s ailing economy. Here’s why it won’t work | Khem Rogaly Since the 1980s Britain’s military spending has grown in real terms, yet more than half of military jobs have been lost. The sector is hi-tech and low labour, says Khem Rogaly, a senior research fello...

Interesting article on spending priorities. “Modelling in the US and continental Europe suggests that investment in public services, environmental protections or renewable energy creates more jobs and more economic output than military contracts.”

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Slava Ukraini 🇺🇦

BREAKING NEWS: the SNP WIN the Kilmarnock North by-election.

Well done to Cllr Caroline Barton and her team. Perfect start to the Scottish Labour Conference.

Short-eared Owl - Scotlink The Short-eared Owl is a medium sized owl and one of the few owl species that hunt both during the day and during the night. In the UK, Short-eared Owls breed in upland habitat, marshes and coastal sa...

We're hosting our own #SuperbOwl: the Short-eared Owl! 🦉

#DYK that many Short-eared Owls migrate from the Nordic countries and Russia to spend the winter in the UK?

#NatureChampioned by @michaelmatheson.bsky.social with @rspbscotland.bsky.social & SRSG!

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www.scotlink.org/species/shor...

Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar pressed on Grangemouth redundancies YouTube video by STV News

Labour’s broken promises on Grangemouth👇

youtu.be/PdJThDwqEMU

Palestine belongs to the people of Palestine. To forcibly remove them from their land is ethnic cleansing. The International community can not stand back and allow this to happen.

Matty setting the pace for our morning run 😮‍💨

While I don't do any long distances these days I still enjoy my 5 & 10K runs with my running companion.

For anyone thinking of taking up running, which is great for your physical and mental well-being, I would highly recommend the NHS Couch to 5K app.

Improving Public Services - NHS renewal YouTube video by Scottish Government

Watch below as First Minister John Swinney sets out his plan to improve access to the NHS 👇

www.youtube.com/live/-tWX1ES...

👏 The SNP has won the Bannockburn by-election! Congratulations to Bob Buchanan and the rest of his campaign team.

⚠️ Storm Éowyn is set to hit Scotland on Friday and into Saturday and is expected to bring widespread disruption.

🔴The Met Office has now issued a red warning for high winds on Friday and Saturday. Please continue to check for weather updates.

Photo of Michael Matheson MSP holding a poster which reads - I support a right to breaks from caring.

Photo of Graeme Dey MSP holding a poster which reads - I support a right to breaks from caring.

Only 2% of unpaid carers in Scotland receive the support they need to enable them to have a break from caring.

Thank you @graemedey.bsky.social and @michaelmatheson.bsky.social for supporting the pledge that all carers should have a right to a break from caring.

#CarersCantWait

Headlines from the SNP budget:

💷 Record £21 billion for our NHS
🏠 8,000 new affordable homes
❄️ Winter Heating Payment for every pensioner household
✂️ Ending Labour’s two-child cap, lifting 15,000 kids out of poverty
🎭 £34m boost for Scotland’s culture

The SNP Scottish Government will scrap Labours two-child cap. Lifting 15,000 children in Scotland out of poverty.

The SNP fixing Labour's winter fuel crisis.

Great result 👏👏🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Scotland in winter.

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