Kirsty Blackman

Kirsty Blackman @KirstySNP

@colinsmythmsp It is pretty shocking that p7 proms involve limos and fake tan, but there you go. I specifically said there are better ways to celebrate the milestone. And there are. Proms are a terrible idea. Discos, parties, something fun for the bairns is ace. — PolitiTweet.org

Kirsty Blackman @KirstySNP

@colinsmythmsp Good morning, Colin! Didn’t have you down as the sort who would support parents having to blow loads of money on limos and fake tan for 11yos but 🤷 My bairns both had sports days this year. They’re not banned. — PolitiTweet.org

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@scarycath For info Cath, here’s some insight from Mumsnet: https://t.co/uinvgPBncR — PolitiTweet.org

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@PlumptiousFlump @Fergoodness At the school? Where other school discos take place? — PolitiTweet.org

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@scarycath @Jolloy23 For the ceremony. There’s singing and sometimes performing. Some kids are too shy to go up and get their “certificate” because they’re only 4 and the room is filled with adults they don’t know. I get that the parents enjoy it but many of the bairns don’t. — PolitiTweet.org

Kirsty Blackman @KirstySNP

@Jolloy23 @scarycath For nursery lots of parents and teachers have commented about the weeks of practice the kids have to put in. And the cost of the photos etc. The event is for the teachers. The kids would much rather have a party 🤷‍♀️ — PolitiTweet.org

Kirsty Blackman @KirstySNP

@PlumptiousFlump @Fergoodness Parties. Discos for the p7s. Games. Balloons. Party food. Not weeks of practicing, £££s on limos, dresses, hiring a hall, or professional make up. Should be child led. Not all the pressure and money. — PolitiTweet.org

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@scarycath Yes! For p7. That’s what I don’t like about them. There’s so much pressure. — PolitiTweet.org

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@KirstyStricklan @jennifermjones @nowmrsflynn I know of some hiring venues too. It’s not always held at the school. — PolitiTweet.org

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@scarycath For the proms they are. They’re hiring limos and buying £200 dresses and having their hair and make up done professionally. That’s what bothers me. The cementing of inequality and the pressure and expectation on how to look. — PolitiTweet.org

Kirsty Blackman @KirstySNP

@KirstyStricklan @jennifermjones @nowmrsflynn A prom isn’t just a party. They hire limos. Kids who don’t have parents who can afford limos get slagged. They buy £200 dresses. They go to the hairdresser and pay for their hair and make up to be done. A party is great. A celebration is fab. — PolitiTweet.org

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@scarycath “There are many much better ways to celebrate the milestone”…. Like a party. — PolitiTweet.org

Kirsty Blackman @KirstySNP

@katbalmy When did I promote teaching kids anal sex? It’s part of the RSHP resources for S4-S6. By which time a number of young women will be under pressure from their partners to take part in it. And young men will be doing it in homosexual relationships. It’s not taught in primaries. — PolitiTweet.org

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@katbalmy …on kids to look and act a certain way. Just look at surveys of their attitudes to social media. Having a prom cements the idea that it‘s all about how you look. It’s not a healthy thing to promote. They’re bairns. 11/12 in p7. — PolitiTweet.org

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@katbalmy …on kids to look and act a certain watway. Just look at surveys of their attitudes to social media. Havign Havinga prom cements the idea that its it’sall about further hamhomehow you look. Its It’snot a healthy thing to promote — PolitiTweet.org

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@katbalmy Yes. I have two kids. Neither would have cared if they’d had a nursery graduation or not. They’d both have preferred a party. My eldest is nearing the end of primary and I doubt I will be able to convince him to go if they decide to have a prom. There’s already so much pressure.. — PolitiTweet.org

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Thank you to all at TECA. System was incredibly smooth and everyone was lovely. — PolitiTweet.org

Kirsty Blackman @KirstySNP

Got my first dose of the vaccine this morning #Moderna #Vaccine #LevelUp https://t.co/6CkUh5TRoU — PolitiTweet.org

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@Fergoodness Nursery graduations, and proms for primary 7s, can get in the bin. There are many much better ways to celebrate the milestone. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @OPFS: 📢 Among 60 MPs calling on @DWP to restore the adult rate of support to single parents under 25 in Universal Credit is @theSNP's w… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @OutForIndy: EGM - Saturday, July 3rd. If you are an @theSNP member and a member of the #LGBTQIA family and want to be part of a movem… — PolitiTweet.org

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Pride yoga 🧘‍♂️ 😂 I’ve been giggling ever since I first heard about this. No idea why the idea amuses me so much but it sounds wonderful. 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ — PolitiTweet.org

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To be clear, I have nothing but respect for the staff that work at post office counters of any type. It is the system that is broken. — PolitiTweet.org

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I support the communities who are seeking to retain these services in their communities, but given my past interactions with Post Office, I have very little hope that they will reverse these dreadful decisions. — PolitiTweet.org

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A lot of these Post Offices in Spars were opened without any consultation. Some resulted in the closure of local stand alone Post Offices or loss of jobs in these places. And now Spar and Post Office, having done this damage, are bailing out. — PolitiTweet.org

Kirsty Blackman @KirstySNP

We should not be seeing Post Office closures, particularly in some of the most deprived communities in Aberdeen. — PolitiTweet.org

Kirsty Blackman @KirstySNP

The lack of accountability offered and responsibility taken by Post Office is something worse than I’ve seen from any organisation, other than banks. The Post Office should be considered a vital public service. Again, like banks. — PolitiTweet.org

Kirsty Blackman @KirstySNP

Yesterday @PostOffice and @SPARintheUK announced that they will be closing a large number of Post Office counters, including Seaton, Byron Square and Clifton Road. This is completely unacceptable. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @alliance4nepuk: . @KirstySNP "Nepal has asked for help directly and COVAX is not doing enough to help them. They are in crisis and we n… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @Emma_Roddick: Really glad to hear in FM's statement that, despite new cases, there were no new deaths reported yesterday. More than h… — PolitiTweet.org