Kirsty Blackman

Kirsty Blackman @KirstySNP

RT @GrantaMag: ‘I had to say I was. I had to take the fear I’d held in my stomach for years, and bring it out into the light.’ An essay o… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @Fionasstalker: Please don's miss this. This Afghan engineer wants his story told. Tune into #Drivetime @BBCRadioScot from 1600 — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @NEF: Even after yesterday’s boost to universal credit announced in the autumn budget, the poorest fifth of people would have been £380… — PolitiTweet.org

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Wee pal keeping me company today. https://t.co/3pnmYunbde — PolitiTweet.org

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@profchrisham @LLocock …they are choosing to prioritise other things. — PolitiTweet.org

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@profchrisham @LLocock I agree with this premise, but I would also say that, in my experience, NHS executives and staff don’t mince words, even in formal meetings. The Prime Minister and Health Secretary will have been made well aware of what the NHS actually needs. If they’re not doing it it’s because — PolitiTweet.org

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A Roman Soldier and a Vampire Princess deposited safely at school. I went to drop off as the unimaginative “tired mum”. Now for a day of meetings with constituents and a couple of national trade organisations. — PolitiTweet.org

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@DecTime2SpeakUp @Looby13693743 If you’re gonna post stuff like this, at least fact check it first… https://t.co/h1u45lgF3a — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @olafdoesstuff: 📣 @AlisonThewliss raises a very important point in the #Budget2021 debate. 👎🏼 The UK gov's "living wage" discriminates… — PolitiTweet.org

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There are at least 2 sections that make no sense at all, the government rejected amendments to ensure net zero commitments are considered, and we are only up to clause 31/91. — PolitiTweet.org

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So far, it’s clear that the Govt continues to power grab from devolved admins, the framework is sketchy at best - far too much of the legislation is not even in the bill, it is intended to come later, much of it without scrutiny. — PolitiTweet.org

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Busy week. While most of my Westminster Group colleagues have been focussing on the budget, I’ve been in Subsidy Control Bill Committee - scrutinising the structure of the post Brexit state aid regime the UK intends to bring in. — PolitiTweet.org

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@MrJohnNicolson 😱😱😱 — PolitiTweet.org

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Just walked past someone in a Commons corridor, who’s on the phone asking for the price of a “diamond and emerald ring - the trilogy one” among other things. It’s a different world here. — PolitiTweet.org

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@JoolsBell55 @GirlchampJinty @MareeToddMSP @Shumela_MDofRLP @BeYonderLtd Lol. I'm a woman of many useless talents. I can also offer assistance with Zelda Breath of the Wild, or Darksiders Genesis, or sewing without patterns. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @Feorlean: They just don’t get it , do they ? — PolitiTweet.org

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It's really annoying when the oral evidence sessions for a bill come after the deadline for amendments. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @Dennynews: Rishi Sunak announcing some big spending plans today. No shortage of cash in Whitehall it seems. A real shame he couldn’t f… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @_KateForbes: Last year, we offered 100% rates relief to retail and hospitality in Scotland for a full year - the only part of the UK to… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @Ianblackford_MP: 📽️this budget should have been an opportunity to do things differently, to get a grip on the cost-of-living crisis and… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @alisonthewliss: Asked by @Ianblackford_MP about Afghan resettlement scheme, the Prime Minister scrambles through his papers, looks to t… — PolitiTweet.org

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@GirlchampJinty @MareeToddMSP @Shumela_MDofRLP @JoolsBell55 @BeYonderLtd To stop it curling, if you flip it after each round, it tends to lie a bit flatter. — PolitiTweet.org

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@GirlchampJinty @MareeToddMSP @Shumela_MDofRLP @JoolsBell55 @BeYonderLtd Ooo this is super neat — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @AIMAberdeen: Today's budget is another major disappointment for the North East of Scotland and further reinforces the reality that a ju… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @AIMAberdeen: But rejoice and praise the union of generosity as we are to get 20 million for an open-air shopping centre! A stark reward… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @alisonthewliss: The Treasury brief the press extensively ahead of the Budget, and yet this is what the opposition get advance sight of… — PolitiTweet.org

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And if you care so much about small business then why the NICs increase, why the cancellation of furlough, and what are you doing about crippling Brexit customs and supply chain issues? You’re chasing a cheap headline. Wise up. — PolitiTweet.org

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If you’re going to throw a handful of pennies at us in the hope of convincing Scotland to stay in this sinking Union, then surely it would be sensible to give the money to the Scottish Parliament who actually know the first thing about Scottish priorities. — PolitiTweet.org

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Dear Mr Sunak It is abundantly clear that you don’t have a clue. Scotland has asked for extension of furlough, cancelling UC cut, just transition/city deal match funding, social security uprating, rape clause cancellation, CCUS… and you’re giving us small business loans 🙄 — PolitiTweet.org