Joe FitzPatrick SNP

🟡 A brilliant morning to launch the campaigns of @HeatherSNP and @StephenGethins 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland needs a fresh start with independence. Make it #BothVotesSNP on May 7th.

Today, March 31st, is International Trans Day of Visibility. In an era of immense difficulty for the community, it can be hard to remember that Trans Day of Visibility is as much about positivity as it is about awareness and resistance. The annual awareness day, which takes place on 31 March every year, was founded by activist Rachel Crandall Crocker as an alternative to the comparatively bleak awareness holidays dedicated to trans people, such as Trans Day of Remembrance.

🩺 @theSNP's plan is working and Scotland's NHS has turned a corner. ⬇️ Long waits are down for 9 months in a row. ⬇️ In Tayside, long outpatient waits have more than HALVED in just the last two months. Great to welcome @JohnSwinney to Lochee to see our new walk-in GP centre.

Great turnout for the #believeinscotland march for independence today! Proud to march along with my friends & colleagues including the fabulous @HeatherSNP @LynnesnpR #believeinscotland

It's time to stand up for Scotland and for queer Scots against those who try to divide us. That's exactly what 53 SNP candidates so far have promised to do. Thank you to @jamiehepburn, @haughey_clare and @CStevensonSNP for signing the Out for Indy election pledge!

John Swinney has committed to banning LGBT+ conversion therapy in the first year of the next Holyrood term if the SNP are re-elected #Echobox=1774454883-2" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">thenational.scot/news/25968544.…

"There is no place for homophobia, racism and intolerance. That's what Reform represent, and we have all got to stand up against that bile in our society."

I’m pleased to say I’ve submitted my papers to be your @theSNP candidate for Dundee City West at the @ScotParl election. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 The SNP is always on Scotland’s side. The fresh start Scotland needs with independence is within our grasp. 🗳️ Make it #BothVotesSNP on May 7th.

Drugs and Alcohol Policy Minister Maree Todd thanked University of Dundee Leverhulme Research Centre for Forensic Science staff for working to deliver a National Testing and Research Laboratory as part of a pioneering £1.7 million drug-checking pilot. ➡️bit.ly/Drug-checkingL…

Your health should never depend on your bank balance. Make it #BothVotesSNP on Thursday 7th May 2026 for a Scottish Government that is on your side.

It’s #TickBitePreventionWeek 🌳 Ticks can bite and spread Lyme disease. Reduce your risk with insect repellent, long sleeves/trousers and a skin check after spending time outdoors. For more information, visit NHS inform 🔽 nhsinform.scot/tick-bites #BeTickAware

📊 Our legacy report recommends: •Intensified cross portfolio and cross-committee working •More flexible work programmes to allow consideration of topical issues •Increased external engagement to provide insight and inform scrutiny Read in full: ow.ly/Ostr50Ywhgg

Help our blood stocks bloom this spring. We're looking for B+, O- and O+ donors to help keep our blood stocks blooming. We have plenty of availability at our donor centres across the country and would love to see you. Call 0345 90 90 999 or visit scotblood.co.uk.

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Independence means the power to choose our own future. 🚨 Westminster doesn't work for Scotland. Scotland needs a fresh start with independence to: 🩺 Protect Scotland's NHS 🇪🇺 Rejoin Europe as an equal partner ⚡️ Use Scotland's energy wealth to lower your bills #ActiveSNP

The SNP are delivering a new primary school at the Western Gateway, with site survey works underway. The new school is expected to open in August 2029, at a cost of £25 million, with funding secured in the SNP Council’s Capital Plan 2025-2030. @theSNP are delivering for Dundee.

Chest Heart & Stroke Scotland responds to comments made by Scottish Labour leader, Anas Sarwar, regarding ‘stroke pose’. I support No Life Half Lived in Scotland #FMQs chss.org.uk/news/chest-hea… #NoLifeHalfLived

NEW: Anas Sarwar has been urged to make his first words at FMQs on Thursday 'an apology to stroke survivors' following a 'disgraceful' joke he made after a press conference #Echobox=1773916106-1" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">thenational.scot/news/25950040.…

Scotland will take no lectures on the NHS from Tony Blair, John Swinney told MSPs during FMQs 👇

Social Care Minister @ThomasCArthur has said the establishment of a new voluntary social care collective bargaining body will help improve pay and conditions for more than 110,000 workers. Find out more: gov.scot/news/improving…

Warm welcome to councillor Luna Martin who has joined the SNP from the Scottish Greens. Luna who represents Oban on Argyll and Bute Council believes the SNP are best placed to defeat Nigel Farage's Reform UK. westcoasttoday.co.uk/news/councillo…