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@Tara61711 For me, it isn't whether we can afford to be independent. It's whether we can afford not to be. The cost in social terms of being stuck with a country that keeps voting Tory is much too high

@LauraEWebsterr @BjCruickshank I couldn’t loathe him more. Though, to be honest, I already felt like that. It doesn’t surprise me at all to find that he’s utterly unfunny as well as offensive. Lord Awful right enough #NeverReform

Read the story here. We have chosen to remove the paywall so Scotland can see for itself what Malcolm said in full. thenational.scot/politics/25966…

NEW: We are publishing the disgusting homophobic joke Malcolm Offord told and had to apologise for. It is in the public interest that people know the abhorrent language the Reform UK Scotland leader chose to use Refusing to publish this would effectively be protecting him.

@ScotNational Is anyone really surprised, though? These people live down to expectations with every comment and action #NeverReform

Malcolm Offord is under heavy fire after reports that he told an extended joke which was so homophobic he was forced to pay an LGBT charity as part of an apology 👀 #Echobox=1774382692-3" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">thenational.scot/news/25965122.…

@ProfJWR @ChristineCair15 And not one of them spoke up and told the truth. Where was the integrity, @martinmccluskey?

As the Times today tries again to the blame the SNP Government, it was Glasgow Labour Councillors on the Board who exerted pressure to get QEUH open without delay and without fully informing them talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/01/30/it-…

@MhairiHunter @warriorbadger Surely no one will be fooled?

Explains his sudden conversion to independence. Total chancer.

@_MWhitfield @ScottishLabour @ELLabCllrs @EastLothianCLP #TheUnionDoesNotWorkForScotland No amount of slogans or dishonesty from Westminster Labour masquerading as a Scottish party will change that. The fresh start Scotland needs is independence

Lovely out chatting in Longniddry yesterday. In leas than 50 days Scotland has the chance for a fresh start after 19 years of the SNP. @ScottishLabour will fix the SNP's mess, repair public services and build a brighter future for our Young people and our Communities.

@PCOwen_a @Neilsocialist So you don’t know. Cheers

@HelDoc369 @Neilsocialist Work it out

Royal Mail privatisation - failed Electricity privatisation - failed Gas privatisation - failed Water privatisation - failed Rail privatisation- failed Steel privatisation - failed

@PCOwen_a @Neilsocialist £78bn - trivial compared to what?

@HelDoc369 @Neilsocialist Dividends were trivial by comparison.

@pickles_stephen @Neilsocialist As opposed to the privatised versions now being propped up by our taxes because we can’t afford for them to fail?

@Neilsocialist The trouble is that there are still a lot of people still around who remember what a 'roaring success' they all were in public ownership. Pretty much all were not competitive & had to be propped up by our taxes.

@Sonny496 @Neilsocialist Over regulation? It feels like the regulators are toothless

@Neilsocialist Its privatised but no competition, no price discovery, over regulation and over taxed. We get the worst of all worlds.

@PCOwen_a @Neilsocialist Weren’t allowed the money to deal with the infrastructure but *were* allowed it to pay out £millions in dividends? 🤔

@Neilsocialist All were improved by privatisation by cost and quality. For example the water industry fixed the leaks and joined up the network. They simply weren't allowed the money to fix the sewage. Rail traffic increased two and a half times.

@Neilsocialist @chris27795627 Council housing stock sell-off - benefited the few at the expense of the many.

@tracygilbert72 @bphillipsonMP Might I recommend you collaborate with @scotgov on this issue? They’re doing fabulous work in Scotland

@bphillipsonMP It was also a valuable opportunity to meet with so many child poverty campaign groups, brought together by UNICEF, to discuss what more the UK Government can do to tackle this issue. 2/2

It was great to welcome @bphillipsonMP to the constituency on the day the scrapping of the two-child cap received Royal Assent. 1/2

@conor_matchett @BrexitBuster Well colour me shocked. #NeverReform

EXCLUSIVE: 15 of Reform's Scots candidates exposed as members of racist conspiracy group thescottishsun.co.uk/news/16070763/…

@SweeneySteve @Dizzy7Honey Israel the honest broker? Sure Satanyahu never lies

Now where have we heard this before? 🤔

@indy_swim @warriorbadger @LordAshcroft FFS. 17 seats for reform? Turkeys and Christmas. #NeverReform Not in Scotland, ideally not anywhere. They are not good people. And they’re a limited company. And they’re dishonest. And they’re grifters

🚨 New Holyrood poll from @LordAshcroft Constituency: 🟡 SNP - 39% 🔵 RFM - 14% 🔴 LAB - 12% 🟢 GRN - 11% 🟠 LD - 10% 🔵 CON - 9% Regional 🟡 SNP - 31% 🟢 GRN - 17% 🔵 RFM - 15% 🔴 LAB - 12% 🔵 CON - 10% 🟠 LD - 9% ⚫️ Other - 1%

@ReformDaily_ @DanWalesReform #NeverReform Not anywhere. These are not good people

🔥 Dan Thomas calls it out - Plaid say they’ll stand up for Wales - but can’t even stand up to Labour Vote Reform on May 7 for real change🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 #ReformUK #Wales #VoteReform [@DanWalesReform]

@JoStevensLabour Anything Labour doesn’t want us to see? Eg your party in Scotland’s sex and spy scandals and pedo mates? What about the Friends of Israel and the funding that means you’re not criticising an actual genocide? If there is moral high ground in any of this, you’re not on it

Here’s what Zack Polanski doesn’t want you to see 👇

@bphillipsonMP @james4edcentral @tracygilbert72 @ScottishLabour The only change Scotland needs is independence. The “Scottish” in Scottish Labour is a red herring. They answer to a London HQ now and always. #TheUnionDoesNotWorkForScotland

After 19 years, the scars of SNP failure are everywhere. Scotland needs the change only Scottish Labour can bring. Out listening with local people in the sunshine yesterday in Edinburgh with @james4edcentral, @tracygilbert72, and the @ScottishLabour team.

@CllrDempsey @WullieHalliday Yet you choose to represent a party/limited company with allegiances to another country. #NeverReform

Focus on Scotland and stop competing with England for a start. That’s clearly going to be a mammoth task for you though. Regardless of any differences, what’s happening in scotland is simply not meeting the needs of Scottish people so improvements have to be made across the board and that’s what we intend to do. Thanks for the stats but not interested in anywhere else, my country is Scotland

I’m proud to announce that I am standing as the Reform candidate for Glasgow Provan. For too long, the people of our communities have been ignored, overlooked, and let down by a system that simply isn’t working. I’m standing because I believe Glasgow deserves better. Better services. Safer communities. Real accountability. This campaign is about putting you first listening, acting, and delivering real change where it matters most. Scotland cannot continue down the same path and expect different results. It’s time for something different. It’s time for Reform. I will work tirelessly to be a strong voice for Glasgow Provan and to stand up for the people who feel they are no longer being heard. 🗳️ Vote Reform 🗳️ Vote Audrey Dempsey Glasgow Provan MSP Together, we can bring the change our communities deserve. #ReformUK #GlasgowProvan #VoteReform #ScotlandNeedsChange #MSP #Election

@CllrDempsey It IS time for something different. It’s time for independence. You will surely regret associating yourself with that party of grifting charlatans. They certainly aren’t interested in looking after people, least of all in Scotland #NeverReform #ScottishIndependenceASAP