I absolutely agree. The struggle for progress and equality is never truly won. We have to win it with every generation.
Alex Cole-Hamilton
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How can there be any meaningful improvement to services if the Government are not prepared to reflect on what went wrong in the past?
— Alex Cole-Hamilton
I reflect, and I make no causal link between this and the attacks in Edinburgh on the weekend, but we did hear that half-naked man wielding an axe shouting about ‘protecting our country’.
When you talk about displacement and othering, that is the language of the Third Reich.
Last month’s elections were the best results for us in twenty years. We came second in the constituencies. We took a huge leap forward in terms of votes and seats. We won in places we’ve never won before.
It won’t withstand first contact with reality and I look forward to you being able to chase us around wherever you are.
We’re not in an ivory tower here. You should be able to go wherever you want. It won’t withstand first contact with reality and I look forward to you being able to chase us around wherever you are.
Despite NHS staff warning of these conditions for years, SNP governments have repeatedly failed to give them the beds and safe staffing they need.





