Policy & Communications Adviser @ScotParl. Not a member of a political party. Law @EdinburghUni. Glasgow east ender. Views my own.
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John White retweeted
There was something missing from the Scottish government's official X account on Remembrance Sunday: Remembrance Sunday.
The account, which has 426,000 followers, made no mention of the commemoration at any point yesterday.
Instead, at the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month, the SNP-run administration posted: 'Happy Bandi Chhor Divas. The Scottish Government sends warm wishes to Sikh communities in Scotland and around the world as they celebrate Bandi Chhor Divas.'
At best, the timing of this tweet, at exactly 11 a.m., looks like a deeply disrespectful oversight; at worst, it looks like a provocation by a government that seeks out every opportunity to drive a wedge between Scottish and British identities and their national symbols.
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Privately laid a wreath at the local Cross of Sacrifice today. Also poignant to note that just across from it lies Robert Parker, the founder & first Chairman of the Budhill & Springboig Legion branch.
Lest we forget.
Good story in the @ScotExpress covering the shocking images I published from inside of the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital.
The families affected by the failings of this hospital deserve answers and an apology.
scottishdailyexpress.co.uk/n…
1/3: I recently visited the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow with a family whose child has suffered as a result of serious failings at the hospital, many of which have been identified since it opened in 2015.
Photos:
(1) The entrance to the Royal Hospital for Children from the QEUH main atrium, note temp walls, no fire doors.
(2) Defective fire door within the Royal Hospital for Children building.
"Assisted dying" rejected in England and Wales, after rejection in Scotland.
Thank you to all who voted against.
The rejection of these bills is a victory for compassion and protecting the vulnerable.
I just wanted to take the opportunity to wish you all a very merry Christmas and a happy new year. All the best for 2025.
Thank you to everyone who bought a ticket and came along to ‘An evening with Donald R. Findlay’.
🚨The total amount raised for the @LawscotCharity was £2000🚨
A special thanks to all of the sponsors, and @IanMoir5/@psweeney1982 of @MoirTheLawyer for their very kind donation ✅
It was an honour and a privilege to host Donald Findlay KC in Parliament House last night to raise funds for The Lawscot Foundation.
His presentation on the case of Madeleine Smith was amazing - this case is one of the most fascinating and debated in Scottish legal history ⚖️
Huge thanks to @RoddyQC and @IanMoir5 for their support in making this event happen.
Grateful to all of our sponsors: @FacultyScot, @brownowlls and Twenty Ten Consultancy.
John White retweeted
🎟️I’m beyond honoured to have organised a fundraising event in aid of the @LawscotCharity, and to have Donald Findlay KC agree to speak.
Tickets below 👇
AnEveningWithDonaldRFindlay.…
Thank you to @ScottishLegal for writing about the “An Evening with Donald Findlay KC” event.
🎟️There are still some tickets left - get yours via the link in the article.
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