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Increase in food banks is a shocking indictment of Westminster
Westminster is relentlessly harming families. We are facing a cost of living crisis because Westminster isn’t working for Scotland.
Here’s why Social Security Scotland shows decisions are best made in Scotland
Westminster’s victimisation of the vulnerable says it all – their broken system punishes the people who most need help.
SNP MPs demand answers over UK government abandoning its pledge for North East jobs
SNP MPs have demanded answers after Westminster announced it had abandoned its pledge to move 200 civil servant jobs to Aberdeen. Scotland deserves for decisions to be made right here in Scotland, not in the hands of Westminster.
The bedrock of defence is people, not nuclear weapons
Scotland deserves investment in people and public services, not in weapons of mass destruction. Only the SNP are standing up for investment in our people.
Ignoring Brexit is ignoring the cost-of-living and economy
There’s a reason Labour and the Tories don’t want to talk about Brexit – by dodging the issues, they’re dodging their responsibilities.
Now’s the time and now’s the hour
This year, the SNP is 90. From the early days when independence seemed a distant dream, to now, where our nation’s independence is within reach. Now’s the time and now’s the hour to be part of Scotland’s story.
The polling confirms it: only the SNP can beat the Tories
The Conservatives have left a long legacy of stagnation, failure and misery in Scotland. The facts are clear – that only the SNP can make Scotland free of Tory MPs.
Debunking the myths: the Public Order Act explained
Scotland’s new hate crime laws both protect both freedom of speech and the rights of our minorities – here’s all you need to know.
Unlike labour, we will never take the people of Scotland for granted
Under the SNP, there is record investment of over £19.5 billion in our NHS, record numbers of junior doctors joining the NHS and record levels of staffing in the NHS. We’re working every day to deliver for the people of Scotland.
Independence means a better future for Scotland
With independence, decisions about Scotland will be made in Scotland, not Westminster, so we can build a stronger and wealthier country.
A year of progress: Humza Yousaf’s first year in office
In the face of the most intense personal and political challenges, the First Minister has defied the critics and made Scotland proud.
We’re investing in Scotland, despite Tory cuts
We’ve put more money into our NHS and schools. That’s why the SNP have lifted an estimated 100,000 children in Scotland out of poverty.
The Conservatives and the Labour Party are identical
The Labour Party have announced economic policies on par with Thatcherism – more cuts to public services and squeezing Scotland’s NHS spending.
Unlike Tory and Labour politicians, the SNP will always stand up for Scotland.
What does the just transition mean for Scotland?
Scotland has huge natural resources, but at the same time some of the highest energy bills in Europe, because Westminster isn’t working for Scotland.
Vote SNP to make Scotland Tory-free
Unlike the Tory and Labour Party, the SNP will always stand up for Scotland and fight against NHS privatisation.
Vote SNP to reject the Tories and make Scotland Tory-free
Reject Tory austerity at the ballot box by voting SNP to ensure all decisions that impact Scotland, are made in Scotland.
Cost-of-living? The problem is Westminster. The solution is voting SNP
Neither Labour nor the Tories have the will to end this Westminster cost-of-living crisis. Only a vote for the SNP will send them a message.
Scotland could have some of the cheapest energy in Europe
Independence would give Scotland the power to provide affordable energy and much-needed energy security.
Why is this Tory Prime Minister putting money before morals?
The Tories are putting money before morals – accepting £10 million from a man who used racist language and said an MP should be shot.
First Minister Humza Yousaf’s speech to the LSE on building prosperity
Broken Brexit Britain is pursuing damaging and divisive policies – hurting businesses and leaving us all worse off. The SNP is offering the voice of change that Scotland so desperately needs.
OBR warns that Brexit has blown a hole in the UK economy
Westminster’s own institutions are clear; working people are paying the price of this damaging Brexit.
Now Keir Starmer’s Labour threaten Scottish democracy & higher taxes
Labour’s plans threaten the progress we’ve made in Scotland. And that’s just the beginning.
The true cost of Tory budget on Scotland’s public services
Politics is about choices and yesterday the Tories chose tax cuts for the rich instead of investment in our vital public services. The cost of Westminster choices is a loss of £1.6 billion for Scotland.
Scotland’s economic growth is being wasted by Westminster
Instead of investing in public services, the Tories are cutting them to fund a further tax cut for high earners. Scotland deserves better than more austerity.
The UK budget is a smash and grab raid to fund tax cuts for the rich
With the cost of living soaring, instead of taking action to tackle rising mortgages, bills and food prices the Tories today choose to give tax breaks to the richest in society.
First Minister Humza Yousaf calls for Labour to protect free tuition after Starmer’s u-turn
Scottish Labour look set to fall into line with Sir Keir and back the return of punishing tuition fees.
The SNP budget delivers for people across Scotland
The SNP Scottish Government is defying the constraints of devolution, delivering results for families in the midst of Westminster’s spiralling cost-of-living crisis.
As energy firms bring in backdoor price rises, Westminster offers nothing but silence
Families up and down the country are set to suffer further spiralling energy costs – thanks to Westminster’s intransigence.