McDoogs

Wow. The figure credited with securing this deal is Scotland’s DFM, Kate Forbes. Ryanair contributed £20m. Scottish Government £15m. UKG £5m. Yet here they are shamelessly trying to take credit for it. Disgraceful.

Nobody gets away with electoral fraud like Cummings and you. If a judge says @michaelgove is completely corrupt and broke electoral law with Vote Leave- then helped his donor - David Meller with a £164m VIP PPE contract - the judge is telling the truth.

We absolutely love seeing the JPEG compression artifacts on this graphic we made last April. It’s proof that it’s been posted, downloaded, passed around WhatsApp groups for nearly a year – and it’s proof that word is getting around about Wes Streeting 👀

@L__Macfarlane At last, people reporting this. And there’s longer-term trend of rUK migration to Scotland.👇 In 1960s, yearly average of 19,200 more people left Scotland for rUK than arrived. By 2020s it’s turned around; now average 12,300 more rUK people come to Scotland, than go other way.

Brilliant news for Ayrshire - 450 new skilled jobs in Prestwick as Ryanair expands its maintenance hub. This week alone we've announced over 2,300 new jobs coming to Scotland. Much of that is down to the immense work of Kate Forbes, and I can't thank her enough.

This is the real story...not the meagre contribution of wee Doogies office. Well done the SNP!

@MarinaPurkiss @Davo_Mack @JeremyVineOn5 Well said and to add Corporate benefit scroungers paying staff wages so low that they rely on benefits to make up the difference whilst paying excess bonuses and dividends

Just imagine if these rags led with headlines like: • OIL GIANTS BANK RECORD PROFITS WHILE BRITAIN FREEZES • SUPERMARKETS RAMP UP PRICES AS EXECUTIVES POCKET MILLIONS • BILLIONAIRES BUY UP HOMES — FAMILIES PRICED OUT • BOSSES CASH IN WHILE WORKERS SKIP MEALS A girl can dream…

To be clear it is a £40m project with £20m from Ryanair, £15m from the Scottish government and £5m from the UK government. The key figure credited with organising the Ryanair–Prestwick deal was Kate Forbes, Scotland's Deputy First Minister.

This should go viral. Priti Patal should be out of a job. The grief they have given about Mandelson and all of the time they were responsible for this decision. THAT is UNFORGIVEABLE

The Reform Scottish campaign launch today was a rant about how terrible Scotland is, because we have slightly higher taxes on the rich. In reality, people from across the UK are moving here.

Make sure they never get within a whiff of influence or power in Scotland. They have nothing to offer and would undermine our democracy whilst dividing our communities.

@bellacaledonia I'm not certain but it seems their Dundee East candidate Mark Simpson has stood a number of times in different London elections over the last few years and failed miserably every time. He has recently deleted his Twitter and Facebook accounts for some reason.

In a remarkable achievement, the University of Dundee has been awarded the title of EUROPE's Entrepreneurial University of the Year at the prestigious Triple E Awards for outstanding commitment to fostering innovation, enterprise, and academic engagement. dundeeculture.com/post/the-unive…

The IFS now says Reform UK Scotland manifesto is “not fiscally credible.” In particular, they say the claims of revenue generated from the headline £2bn tax cuts are “unserious at best.” “Numbers and economy” are what Malcolm Offord told me are his strengths.

Reform candidate Stuart Niven banned as a company director over misuse of £50,000 Covid loan heraldscotland.com/news/25952662.…

'An unannounced inspection by Healthcare Improvement Scotland (HIS) has praised maternity services at Victoria Hospital, NHS Fife, for delivering compassionate, person-centred care' talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/03/19/an-…

What utter rubbish Malcolm and you know it. (1) Scotland does NOT have a deficit as it cannot legally (under UK/English constitution) have one. (2) Any deficit that would be asked of Scotland post independence would met with demands for share of UK/English assets. Check mate.

It’s been a big, positive week for new jobs and investment in Scotland - especially in the South of Scotland 👇

PRESTWICK ScotGov's airport prospers despite jeers and derision from press pundits and House Jocks Hundreds of jobs are being created at a Scottish airport. Major project announced today will deliver 450 new jobs. Ryanair is creating the engineering and mechanic jobs at its maintenance site at Prestwick Airport in a £40 million expansion. The jobs created by the budget airline at the airport - which has been owned by the Scottish Government since 2013 - include 60 apprenticeships. Ryanair's expansion of its maintenance site will involve construction of a new 11,938 square-metre, four-bay heavy maintenance hangar and additional component workshops at the airport, which is known officially as Glasgow Prestwick. Ryanair noted the expansion will expand its existing Prestwick operation from six to 10 bays. The airline declared this would make the facility its largest heavy maintenance hangar, “further strengthening Prestwick’s position as a key aircraft maintenance and training hub within Ryanair’s network”. Ryanair observed this latest project builds on its recent £5 million investment in its Prestwick training academy, opened in October 2024. It said it's delivering 500 jobs and “industry-leading training for engineers, mechanics and support staff”. They will service its fleet as it "grows to 800 aircraft and 300m passengers by 2034". John Swinney said Ryanair's latest investment would "have a major economic impact in Ayrshire and beyond", declaring it was "testament to the skills of the existing workforce". Prestwick Airport chief executive Ian Forgie said: "Glasgow Prestwick Airport is delighted to have played a key role in securing this £40 million development for Ayrshire. It provides a long-term land lease for the new hangar, allowing Ryanair to expand the number of aircraft maintenance bays. “Glasgow Prestwick Airport has enjoyed a strong partnership with Ryanair for more than 30 years and this agreement secures that relationship for the long term and provides a strong platform for passenger growth in the future. We wish the Ryanair team all the success as they start to build the new hangar and the next chapter of Prestwick Airport.”