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Powers to protect jobs must be in Scotland’s hands
If Rishi Sunak and the Tories won’t take real action to prevent mass unemployment, they must urgently devolve the powers to Scotland.
Extend furlough to protect jobs
The UK government must either extend furlough, or give us the powers to do it ourselves. There’s too many jobs on the line right now for us not to do something.
Nicola Sturgeon’s address to the nation
Nicola Sturgeon: “Though we are all struggling with this, let’s pull together. Let’s keep going, try to keep smiling, keep hoping and keep looking out for each other.”
Scotland’s Recovery
Together, we’re tackling COVID-19. Now it’s time to work together for the recovery. Here’s what we’re doing to protect jobs, support businesses, and invest in the industries of tomorrow.
UK government must extend the Brexit transition period
The clock towards a no-deal Brexit is ticking, and the Tories are gambling with our economic future in the middle of a health emergency.
Suppressing the virus and safeguarding our economy
Later this week, the Scottish Government will publish its strategy for restoring normality and safeguarding our economy.
This is how we will defeat this virus together
“We will get through these difficult times if we all keep doing the right thing – for our own sake and for the sake of each other.” Nicola Sturgeon announces a 3-week extension of the COVID-19 lockdown.
Inspiring and hopeful good news in times of darkness
Our very best wishes to 98-year-old Daphne Shah, who has recovered from COVID-19 at Ninewells Hospital in Dundee.
You can help to support our NHS and your community
Thank you to the 41,000 people who have already signed up to volunteer during the COVID-19 outbreak. You too can support our NHS and your community – go to http://www.readyscotland.org to see how.
Please stay at home this weekend and help save lives
This weekend, please stay at home and help save lives. It is vital, wherever possible, we all do this.
Stay at home, protect our NHS, save lives
We must all play our part in overcoming the challenge of coronavirus. Stay at home to protect our NHS and save lives.
It’s time for an emergency universal basic income
Coronavirus is an unprecedented emergency and it requires an unprecedented response. It’s time for an emergency universal basic income so that no one is left behind.
Damaging and insulting Tory policy torn apart in 40 seconds
While the Tories are insulting people and wilfully damaging Scotland’s economy, we value immigrants and will always stand up for Scotland’s interests.
Tories admit more than half of Scots pay less tax
The majority of Scottish taxpayers pay less tax than anyone else in the UK, while receiving best value for public services. Watch another Tory myth unravelling as Alister Jack admits the facts.
The brutal truth for Labour in Scotland
While Labour leadership candidates try to avoid even mentioning Scotland in prime-time TV debates, they can’t escape the reality of growing support for independence.
Labour’s staggering hypocrisy on PFI exposed
Labour’s record on PFI contracts is nothing but a con trick – even the Scottish Labour leader says so.
We’re here to offer a vision of hope for Scotland
Amy Callaghan delivers an astounding speech, offering a vision of hope and pledging that SNP MPs are in Westminster to “settle up for Scotland, not to settle down.”
Boris Johnson is a democracy denier
Undemocratic, unacceptable, unsustainable. Boris Johnson can’t keep denying Scotland’s democratic right to choose our future.
Scotland has a mandate for an independence referendum
Boris Johnson is running scared of Scottish democracy. Ian Blackford takes apart his anti-democratic and unsustainable position on Scotland’s right to choose.
Tory arrogance on Scottish democracy gets torn into shreds
Pete Wishart did not hold back in destroying Tory attempts to deny Scotland’s democratic right. It’s time to choose a better future with independence.
The SNP’s Alternative Queen’s Speech
The SNP’s Alternative Queen’s Speech calls for policies to deliver a fairer, more prosperous and more equal country, and for Westminster to accept that Scotland’s future must lie in Scotland’s hands.
SNP Manifesto 2019: what it means for LGBTI people
A vote for the SNP on Thursday, 12th December is a vote to champion LGBTI equality, stop Brexit and lock the Tories out.
Don’t let Westminster parties shut Scotland out – vote SNP
Ben Macpherson: “It’s completely unsustainable and unjust for the Lib Dems, Labour and the Tories to deny the people of Scotland a choice over their future.”
We will demand a Section 30 order before Christmas
We can’t allow our future to be dictated by Boris Johnson and the hard-right Tories. It’s time for a better future – that’s why we will demand a Section 30 order to pave the way for an independence referendum in 2020.
Happy No Brexit Day – vote SNP on December 12
Boris Johnson promised over and over again we’d leave the EU on October 31. He said he’d rather “die in a ditch” than get an extension. We stopped a crash-out on October 31 and we’ll stop Brexit again – vote SNP on December 12.
NHS consultant: I’ve always voted Labour – now I’m SNP
“Scotland has the perfect opportunity to abandon the sinking ship that will be a post-Brexit UK. I’ve always voted Labour and this time I know I’m going to vote SNP.”
Vote SNP for an escape route from this Tory Brexit mess
In this general election, only a vote for the SNP is a vote to stop Brexit, stop Tory austerity, and give Scotland the choice of a better future with independence.
This general election is about choosing Scotland’s future
This general election is about choosing our future in Europe, it is about choosing a freedom from austerity, it is about opportunity to build a better society with independence.