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Ben Macpherson retweeted
31 Dec 2025
My New Year Message. Happy New Year to all.
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Ben Macpherson retweeted
29 Dec 2025
Improving Scotland’s public services is one of our key priorities.
Here’s how we’ve made progress in 2025 ⬇️
ALT An additional 171 GPs since September 2024.
ALT ScotRail peak fares are gone for good.
ALT Improving the lives of disabled people through access to essential services.
ALT Our first net-zero-ready shared learning campus, Dunfermline Learning Campus, opened.
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Ben Macpherson retweeted
27 Dec 2025
𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒃𝒆𝒔𝒕 𝒂𝒏𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒎 𝒊𝒏 𝒇𝒐𝒐𝒕𝒃𝒂𝒍𝒍.
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Ben Macpherson retweeted
27 Dec 2025
Edinburgh's annual Torchlight Procession returns on Monday 29th December, lighting up the city as the New Year celebrations begin. 🔥
15,000 torch bearers and friends from around the world will make Edinburgh glow in a river of fire - joined by Street Theatre, Fire Performers and Drummers, before the Massed Pipes and Drums and Vikings from Shetland’s South Mainland Up Helly Aa’ Jarl Squad (SMUHA) lead the procession through the capital’s historic Old Town.
📸 Edinburgh's Hogmanay © Andy Catlin
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Ben Macpherson retweeted
24 Dec 2025
The streets of Edinburgh are full of festive decorations, with beautiful trees and sparkling lights around every corner. There's something truly magical about this time of year, when the whole city is glowing and Christmas spirit is in the air. Where have you spotted beautiful decorations this year? 🎄
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Ben Macpherson retweeted
24 Dec 2025
First Minister @JohnSwinney has wished everyone a very happy Christmas.
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Ben Macpherson retweeted
18 Dec 2025
This is excellent news - and a great first step in understanding the sustainability challenge for the HE sector. @RoyalSocEd - an important step from @uni_scot and @ScotGovEdu - important that it has cross-party support in the Scottish Parliament ahead of the Holyrood elections in May.
18 Dec 2025
We are pleased to announce the launch of a joint process between Universities Scotland and @ScotGovEdu, the "Framework for the Sustainability and Success of Scotland’s Universities".
universities-scotland.ac.uk/…
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Ben Macpherson retweeted
18 Dec 2025
We are pleased to announce the launch of a joint process between Universities Scotland and @ScotGovEdu, the "Framework for the Sustainability and Success of Scotland’s Universities".
universities-scotland.ac.uk/…
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Ben Macpherson retweeted
17 Dec 2025
♦️Revealed: Scottish economy performance has been superior to that of the UK as a whole
@heraldscotland
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heraldscotland.com/news/2570…
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Ben Macpherson retweeted
17 Dec 2025
The proportion of pupils reaching expected levels of literacy and numeracy in Scotland’s schools is at the highest level on record, officials statistics show.
@ScotGov is determined to continue driving forward educational improvements in schools.
➡️gov.scot/news/achievement-of…
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Ben Macpherson retweeted
15 Dec 2025
This is what investing in Scotland’s young people looks like. 👇
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Ben Macpherson retweeted
14 Dec 2025
The events at Bondi beach are an appalling act against the Jewish community at a precious moment in the Jewish calendar. Such acts are despicable at any time but ever more so at this moment. I express my sympathy and solidarity to the Jewish community at this time.
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Ben Macpherson retweeted
14 Dec 2025
Please follow the weather warnings and stay safe.
14 Dec 2025
Amber rain warnings are out across parts of southwest Scotland and northwest England 🌧️
Stay #WeatherAware ⚠️
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Ben Macpherson retweeted
13 Dec 2025
Over the next 24 hours or so there are Amber weather warnings in place in Scotland. Please follow the advice and stay safe.
13 Dec 2025
Amber warning of rain affecting Dumfries, Galloway, Lothian & Borders metoffice.gov.uk/weather/war…
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Ben Macpherson retweeted
12 Dec 2025
👇 Here’s 5 ways we are improving education in Scotland, explained in 20 seconds.
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Ben Macpherson retweeted
12 Dec 2025
New study from LSE, York & Glasgow universities shows the Scottish Child Payment is transforming lives.
Without it, 70,000 more children would face deprivation and food insecurity.
We will keep investing in families and lifting children out of poverty.
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Ben Macpherson retweeted
A new report shows business investment in Scotland has risen to a 20-year high - in contrast to a fall across the UK.
It confirms we also have the UK's most educated workforce, with 53.7% attaining higher-level qualifications.
More➡️gov.scot/news/business-inves…
ALT Image of the Deputy First Minister in a boardroom, discussing Scotland's economic strengths. Text quotes her saying "Scotland has huge economic strengths. From being at the forefront of the energy transition to rapidly emerging cutting-edge technologies, we have an enormous opportunity, and will continue to work as hard as we can to bring investment to Scotland, resulting in more high quality jobs across the country."
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Ben Macpherson retweeted
9 Dec 2025
We are delivering improvements in Scotland’s schools. New statistics show real progress is being made.
Find out more: gov.scot/news/delivering-edu…
ALT The percentage of pupils reaching expected levels of literacy and numeracy in Scotland is at a record high.
ALT Last year, the poverty-related attainment gap fell to its lowest ever level.
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Ben Macpherson retweeted
9 Dec 2025
The number of pupils reaching expected levels of literacy and numeracy in schools is at the highest level on record. The poverty-related attainment gap has also narrowed to a new low at all levels.
➡️gov.scot/news/delivering-edu…
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Ben Macpherson retweeted
4 Dec 2025
Our NHS still faces challenges after the pandemic, but we’re making real progress:
✅ Reducing long waits
✅ More operations
✅ More GPs
Thank you to our NHS staff for all your hard work. 👏
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