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May 9
Not too far off…. 👇🏻
May 8
Looks roughly like this if the remaining constituencies are as briefed and the unionist regional votes are similar to the constituency votes:
🟨SNP - 60
⬜️Reform - 18
🟥Labour - 15
🟦Cons - 13
🟩Green - 13
🟧LD - 10
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Andy Maciver retweeted
Jun 11
“I don’t really care that much. I just want the place to be better.”
For some voters, the independence debate isn’t about identity anymore. It’s about one question: which system delivers better government?
#Scotland #Politics #Independence #FiscalAutonomy #ScottishPolitics
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Jun 8
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“It’s about spending money better”
@akmaciver and @Ivan_McKee agree that his new ministerial role is not to figure out which public service needs to be cut… It's about figuring out how to spend money more efficiently.
@CalumAM
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“We’re trying to rewire the airplane whilst it’s in flight”
@Ivan_McKee explains his vision for his newly created role in the Scottish cabinet. He explains that he will work across different governmental departments to try and create the most efficient public services possible.
@CalumAM | @akmaciver
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Jun 5
Sturgeon is a victim of fame, not misogyny, and it’s legitimate for the spotlight to be on her, but there shouldn’t be an inquiry. My thoughts in today’s @heraldscotland
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Andy Maciver retweeted
“I think you know when you know”
Former First Minister Jack McConnell disagrees with Paul Sweeney’s suggestion that there should be a legislated trigger-point for a second independence referendum… but concedes that at some point there might be a point where independence feels inevitable.
@akmaciver | @CalumAM
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Andy Maciver retweeted
🆕 From the Scotland 2050 conference in Edinburgh @CalumAM and @akmaciver chat to @Ivan_McKee , @agcolehamilton and @LordMcConnell about trust in politics, and whether Scotland is in need of radical public service reform.
🎧📺 Listen now on your podcast app or watch on YouTube.
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Andy Maciver retweeted
Enjoyed producing on this one- thanks to @HWoodwardSky @dmcbfs @akmaciver for their contributions!
Breakup of the UK not necessarily on the horizon?
May 26
Having a bit of time off over the half-term week, but this from bank holiday Monday was a lot of fun.
What happens when the biggest parties in the devolved nations are all devoutly nationalist?
news.sky.com/story/the-disun…
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Jun 3
Sherifhall is a perfect example of the difference between a government that writes reports and a government that delivers stuff. Swinney/Flynn will I imagine want to get spades in the ground very quickly to prove they are the latter.
We must see progress on the Sheriffhall Roundabout project.
Today I asked the Scottish Government for an update and was assured that the Cabinet Secretary is awaiting urgent advice on officials.
I will continue to press the Scottish Government until the project is delivered.
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Andy Maciver retweeted
Good Morning! We’re recording this week’s episode from the Scotland 2050 conference in Edinburgh!
Stay tuned to see who joins us at the Assembly Rooms!
@CalumAM | @akmaciver
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Andy Maciver retweeted
On #scotnight
🔷 Should the Peter Murrell scandal be subject to a parliamentary inquiry? Former Labour First Minister @LordMcConnell joins us
🔷@HannahKBardell, @akmaciver & @RozFoyer make up our Monday Night Panel
📺 STV at 10:40pm
📱 player.stv.tv
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Jun 1
Other matters are dominating the news, but the biggest test for the First Minister is actually whether he delivers in the next 5 years. My Friday @heraldscotland column was about why his meeting with the Prime Minister should be about the devolution of Corporation Tax. 1/2
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Jun 1
The SNP talks the talk about being like Ireland - time to walk the walk, too.
"Ireland practices the traditional Scottish free-market liberalism which we have, this century, left behind."
More here 👇
heraldscotland.com/politics/…
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May 29
RT @BBCScotlandNews: Natalie Higgins is joined in the studio by political correspondent Lynsey Bews and Andy Maciver from the Holyrood Sour…
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Andy Maciver retweeted
May 28
🆕@CalumAM, @geoffaberdein and @akmaciver reflect on the SNP finance scandal as former Chief Executive, Peter Murrell, pleads guilty to embezzlement.
🎧📺Listen on your podcast app or on YouTube.
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May 27
Tell me we wouldn’t be better off if Blair was still PM, and I’ll call you a liar.
May 27
Keir Starmer should rip up Ed Miliband’s “unnecessary” net zero agenda, Tony Blair tells #TimesRadio.
“It’s not that I'm a climate denier, but it's just coming to terms with this reality.”
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Andy Maciver retweeted
May 24
“The success of the Swinney government will be how different it can be”
@akmaciver sums up his thoughts on how John Swinney can be successful as First Minister now he has a mandate of his own.
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Andy Maciver retweeted
May 23
“That involves you leaving behind a lot of 2016 SNP policy”
@akmaciver asks whether the SNP has been too focused on welfare and if now is the time to try to grow Scotland’s economy. @StephenFlynnSNP argues that his party can achieve both.
Is this an unrealistic expectation for the SNP government?
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