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@JohnCBayliss @NEOM The upper levels don’t care about your struggles down in the darkness.

@fiscalphillips @TheIFS @UofGlasgow You can see a breakdown side by side here: scotvote26.org

Enough people seem to struggle finding them, so here we are! ALL of the @theIFS's initial Scottish manifesto responses are online: ifs.org.uk/scottish-elect… But watch this space! Our comparative assessment and online event is on 27th April with @UofGlasgow. Click thru to sign up!

All 6 Scottish parties on Scottish Independence — who's committed, who's opposed 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 #SP2026 #ScotPol #SNP #independence" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">scotvote26.org/#independence

@AngusRobertson TBH Its a really strong manifesto vs the others you can see easily here: scotvote26.org

SNP Manifesto Launch: Hugely exciting plans to boost culture, arts, screen and heritage sectors. Details below👇 #SP26

Looking forward to the @TheIFS report on @theSNP Manifesto! All parties manifestos added to scotvote26.org

@Telegraph You can get a better picture of manifesto policies for all the Scottish parties here: #policy-comparison" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">scotvote26.org/#policy-compar…

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿The SNP is on track for a majority – and a fresh referendum on breaking up the UK in the May elections Read more about The Telegraph's exclusive poll⬇️ telegraph.co.uk/politics/2026/…

@fiscalphillips @TheIFS @fiscalphillips I wonder if I can pull in IFS data on my manifesto tracker? I want to give everyone as much information as possible in one view. scotvote26.org

Out @theIFS initial response to Scottish Greens! Big expansion of the welfare state. Free buses🚌, dentistry🪥, & childcare🤡, smaller class sizes 🧑‍🏫, benefit increases 💷and many more GPs🩺 Proposals for tax rises. Some sensible others not. But still a financial hole to fill.

@BBCScotlandNews Looking forward to tomorrows SNP manifesto - Great tool for comparing them all here: scotvote26.org

Voters will go to the polls on 7 May to elect 129 members of the Scottish Parliament. The leaders of Scotland's six larger political parties are on the campaign trail. Follow updates and analysis: bbc.in/4etQKRs

@heraldscotland All depends on what the manifesto says tomorrow. scotvote26.org

"He said, 'look, you know, you're going to do well, and they'll actually win a lot of seats. At some point, we need to get together and talk about how we work together, Reform and Labour, to get rid of the SNP'." Reform's Malcolm Offord stands by comments that Anas Sarwar approached him to work together 👇 𝘝𝘐𝘋𝘌𝘖: 𝘕𝘦𝘸𝘴𝘲𝘶𝘦𝘴𝘵

@JamesMelville Really useful coverage. I Built a free manifesto comparison site for the Scotland — scotvote26.org. Covers all 6 parties, updates as each manifesto drops.

Reform drops to 25% in voting intention poll - their lowest since April 2025. They lead the Tories (+3) by 3 & Labour by 4 (+1). ➡️ REF UK 25% (-5) 🌳 CON 22% (+3) 🌹 LAB 21% (+1) 🌍 GREEN 13% (+1) 🔶 LIB DEM 12% (nc) ❓OTH 3% (nc) 🟡 SNP 2% (nc)

@FacundoSavala Really useful coverage. Built a freecomparison site for anyone trying to make sense of it all — scotvote26.org. Covers all 6 parties, updates as each manifesto drops.

Who will you be voting for in the upcoming Holyrood elections, and why? 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Please RT for a wide sample size, across all demographics. ✅

@Independent Really useful coverage. Built a freecomparison site for anyone trying to make sense of it all — scotvote26.org. Covers all 6 parties, updates as each manifesto drops.

SNP manifesto will be ‘bursting with ambition’, pledges John Swinney trib.al/mDCumKb

@SouthsideSNP Really useful coverage. Built a freecomparison site for anyone trying to make sense of it all — scotvote26.org. Covers all 6 parties, updates as each manifesto drops.

SNP manifesto will be ‘bursting with ambition’, pledges John Swinney “while also setting out politics to help Scots “struggling” amid the cost-of-living crisis, John Swinney has said.” apple.news/AtQGSic90REeyN….

@ConnorGillies @SkyNews Still time to review what parties are proposing! scotvote26.org Easily compare all manifesto commitments!

💥Mega YouGov poll of nearly 4000 Scottish voters for @SkyNews and Times suggests SNP on course for Holyrood majority. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Polls projects SNP on 67 seats while Reform could become official opposition followed by Labour in third place. news.sky.com/video/share-13…

I built a free non-partisan manifesto comparison site for the Holyrood election, scotvote26.org. Covers all 6 parties across 13 policy areas, updates as manifestos drop. Might be useful for your readers with 3 weeks to go @agc_reports ?

@mrdavehill can you give me permission to take photos during your gig tonight?

@jimboniniho @fesshole Carl vibes

@fesshole My head hurts trying to read that

My current girlfriend and I have been together for 7 years. She would be gutted to find out I only shagged her as I bet cos nobody believed I could pull her. Fell in love, could've been worse

@NReclining @afneil I think the problem is if it is nationalised we have to pay out to the investors of those companies. So the public gets screwed twice.

UK water companies have managed to rack up combined debts of an eye-watering £65 billion. What on earth have they done with all that dosh? Certainly not repair massive water leaks or stop sewage polluting rivers and beaches. Even the absurd dividends they’ve been paying themselves can’t account for it. Perhaps Ofwat could explain, if it wasn’t in their pocket (clear example of what is known as regulatory capture).

@jasonaholloway @paulg How lovely

Controversial opinion: One reason the English celebrate gardens so much is that they don't have the money or permission to build buildings. (Yes, gardens are wonderful things, but imagine trying to convince Lord Burghley that he should be focusing on flower beds instead.)

@paulg Wow! Did you catch the Hercules flay past also?

Heard a plane and looked up (as I always do) and it was a U-2!

@DemocraticMonke @davidvete @entropypromoter @swaczynski @lloydkinsella @hadiazouni @paulg @pickover Why not Romania or Bulgaria?

Geography. If you had to choose one country in Europe to live for the rest of your life, which one would you choose? (Map source: bit.ly/3JeYxT7)