The selection process for First Minister takes place today, 28th of March by a vote of all MSPs in the Scottish Parliament.
Humza Yousaf on Track to Become Scotland’s First Minister
Another Chapter
Last night I was at an SNP Branch meeting. Probably like the rest of the SNP outside of a very narrow circle of exceptionally close friends Nicola Sturgeon’s decision to resign came […]
“We need to reach across the divide in Scottish politics, and my judgement now is that this needs a new leader.”
“If all parties were to take this opportunity to try to de-polarise public debate just a bit, to focus more on issues, and to reset the tone and tenor of our discourse.” Nicola Sturgeon
The Long and Winding Road
“One of the admirable conceits of Scotland – something that has helped us eschew the idea that there is no such thing as society since at least 1955 – is that wealth isn’t measured by the size of your wallet but by the depth of your humanity.”
The paradigm is broken
“why are our politicians and media so coy about addressing the key questions that affect us all? “
Emma Roddick MSP “the only way to protect Scotland is through independence”
“A new IPSOS Mori poll has shown that support for independence now sits at 56% – a six-point rise since the last IPSOS poll on the referendum question.”
Getting It Right: A National Care Service for Scotland
The Bill allows Scottish Ministers to transfer social care responsibility from local authorities to a new, national service.
Emma Roddick MSP: Scotland’s Baby Box Transforming Lives
“According to the latest figures of boxes distributed by health boards, 235,622 boxes have been distributed across Scotland since the start of the scheme, with 908 having gone to families in Orkney.”
We can’t have it all
“If we are going to address where the UK is right now we have to own what the UK has done in the last 12 years and ask the question “ have we listened to the Truth? ” because it seems to me that we have avoided it. “
Reaction to New PM Rishi Sunak
Rishi Sunak became Prime Minister of the UK on 25 October 2022, having been selected by Tory MPs.
