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MSP for Glasgow Southside. Former First Minister of Scotland (Nov 14 - March 23). Memoir - Frankly - published 14 Aug

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1Feb 15, '23🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 To all the people of Scotland - whether you voted for me or not - please know that being your First Minister has been the privilege of my life. Nothing - absolutely 14.5×6.1M51k2.9k210
2Feb 15, '23I know I said I wouldn’t endorse anyone as my successor, but…. 😉🤣11.9×5M46k2.7k142
3Feb 15, '23Thanks to Frank for his door service over the years…and to the wonderful @JaneyGodley for always making me laugh, even in the toughest times 💛9.7×4.1M28k1.6k356
4Feb 7, '24This was truly terrible from Sunak. But let’s not kid ourselves - had Brianna’s mum not been there today, no-one (including Keir Starmer) would have batted an eyelid. It’s not good8.9×3.8M31k5.3k606
5Mar 10, '23As a strong supporter of public service broadcasting, I want to be able to defend the BBC. But the decision to take @GaryLineker off air is indefensible. It is undermining free spe8.6×3.6M72k8.2k135
6May 10, '20STAY HOME. PROTECT THE NHS. SAVE LIVES.8.1×0150k32k111
7Mar 22, '20I would *never* use language like this, obvs 😉 - but we could all do with a smile just now. And if humour helps get the message across...6.3×0115k25k906
8Dec 31, '20Scotland will be back soon, Europe. Keep the light on 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿❤️🇪🇺❤️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿6.3×0123k15k321
9May 24, '20I know it is tough to lose a trusted adviser at the height of crisis, but when it’s a choice of that or integrity of vital public health advice, the latter must come first. That’s 4.8×094k16k87
10Nov 7, '20Congratulations from 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 to President-Elect Joe Biden and to history-making Vice President-Elect Kamala Harris 🇺🇸3.9×088k8.5k114
11Jan 6, '21The scenes from the Capitol are utterly horrifying. Solidarity with those in 🇺🇸 on the side of democracy and the peaceful and constitutional transfer of power. Shame on those who3.8×079k9.5k232
12Dec 24, '20Before the spin starts, it’s worth remembering that Brexit is happening against Scotland’s will. And there is no deal that will ever make up for what Brexit takes away from us. It’3.8×066k9.6k145
13May 19, '20Never in my entire political career have I ‘enjoyed’ anything less than this. My heart breaks every day for all those who have lost loved ones to this virus.3.1×061k9k403
14Nov 2, '24Knowing for the past few weeks that this moment was fast approaching didn’t make it any less heartbreaking to hear the news early this morning that Janey had died. Janey Godley tru3.1×1.3M35k2.7k240
15Oct 20, '22There are no words to describe this utter shambles adequately. It’s beyond hyperbole - & parody. Reality tho is that ordinary people are paying the price. The interests of the 3.1×060k10k92
16Jun 1, '20"If you can only be tall because somebody is on their knees, then you have a serious problem” - the words of the late, great Toni Morrison. Racism is an evil that none of our socie3.1×060k11k106
17May 10, '20The Sunday papers is the first I’ve seen of the PM’s new slogan. It is of course for him to decide what’s most appropriate for England, but given the critical point we are at in ta3.0×051k11k89
18Jan 31, '20Scotland will return to the heart of Europe as an independent country - #LeaveALightOnForScotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿2.9×050k9.9k100
19May 24, '19What a hypocrite2.9×059k8.7k45
20Mar 28, '23Just signed my formal letter of resignation and departed Bute House for the final time. Next stop @ScotParl to vote proudly for @HumzaYousaf as Scotland’s 6th First Minister. From 2.9×1.2M22k97631
21Jan 31, '20The EU Commission building in Brussels tonight (and if you look carefully you’ll see that they do appear to have left a light on for us!) 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿❤️🇪🇺2.8×049k12k196
22Jul 15, '16Politics aside - I hope girls everywhere look at this photograph and believe nothing should be off limits for them.2.8×033k20k11
23Nov 12, '20🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴2.8×057k7k89
24Dec 20, '20It’s now imperative that PM seeks an agreement to extend the Brexit transition period. The new Covid strain - & the various implications of it - means we face a profoundly seri2.7×048k8.1k83
25Jan 28, '17👇#WelcometoScotland too.2.6×033k19k1
26Oct 20, '22If she doesn’t mind, I’ll now just wait for whoever will become the 5th PM (so far) during my time as FM 😉2.6×056k6k223
27May 30, '20The number of men, like his Lordship here, who are obsessed with my hair is a bit weird tbh. (Whereas most women look at it and just know no hairdresser has been anywhere near it �2.6×056k5.6k62
28Sep 29, '22Hard to know what to say to the suggestion I should mirror policies (tax cuts for richest) that have sunk the £, crashed the mortgage market, pushed pensions to the brink, imperill2.6×053k7.5k217
29Dec 10, '18So @jeremycorbyn - if Labour, as official opposition, lodges motion of no confidence in this incompetent government tomorrow, @theSNP will support & we can then work together t2.4×039k10k30
30Jul 12, '20From both anecdotal feedback and my own observation from a quick visit to a couple of shops earlier, making face coverings mandatory has resulted in close to 100% compliance. Well 2.4×052k4.5k22
31Jul 19, '20To say I’m overwhelmed by all the cards, flowers and good wishes I have received from across the country for my (ahem) 50th birthday, would be an understatement...so I just wanted 2.3×055k1.5k26
32May 15, '20I know it gets harder as the weeks go on, but PLEASE #StayAtHome this weekend (except for essential purposes ie food/medicine and exercise). You are making a difference and saving 2.2×044k7.2k21
33Apr 5, '19How strange - isn’t this the same guy who said the UK had no power to do any of these things in the EU and that’s why we had to leave.1.9×033k9.8k45
34Oct 5, '22Ranting about an imaginary ‘anti growth coalition’ is just an attempt to obscure the hard reality that the biggest brake on UK growth is Brexit - and that’s on the Tories.1.9×037k6.9k62
35Jun 24, '22One of the darkest days for women’s rights in my lifetime. Obviously the immediate consequences will be suffered by women in the US - but this will embolden anti-abortion & ant1.9×038k5.7k119
36Jul 23, '20I welcome the PM to Scotland today. One of the key arguments for independence is the ability of Scotland to take our own decisions, rather than having our future decided by politic1.9×034k4.9k88
37Jan 4, '21Stay Home, Save Lives, Protect the NHS 🙏1.9×039k4k24
38Dec 8, '17Not leave the EU.1.8×034k7.1k0
39Nov 7, '20The first woman in the White House - and the first woman of colour too. This is a big and special moment.1.8×041k3.7k115
40Jun 29, '20Oh for goodness sake...1.8×038k3.2k71
41Mar 23, '20PLEASE STAY AT HOME - except for these limited reasons: -To shop for basic necessities -For one form of exercise a day -For medical/care needs, or to help a vulnerable person -To t1.8×027k8.9k62
42Feb 8, '17How? You've just handed the Tories a blank cheque. You didn't win a single concession but still voted for the Bill. Pathetic.1.7×021k11k1
43Jan 1, '21As independent Ireland takes up her seat on the @UN Security Council today, not (yet) independent Scotland is taken out of the EU against our will. Time to put ourselves in the dri1.7×032k3.9k64
44Nov 24, '20Proud to vote for this groundbreaking legislation, making Scotland the first country in the world to provide free period products for all who need them. An important policy for wom1.7×033k4.8k103
45Mar 28, '19Dear @jeremycorbyn - instead of talking about things that happened when I was eight years old, how about showing some leadership today? You could start by asking yourself why the p1.7×029k6.1k40
46Jan 20, '21Congratulations Madam Vice President 🇺🇸1.6×041k1.9k30
47Jul 16, '2010 years ❤️1.6×042k59622
48Apr 5, '20I haven’t cancelled anything @piersmorgan because the time hadn’t been agreed. I’m more than happy to do an interview if you make the time work with the BBC interview - just before1.6×036k2.4k33
49Aug 5, '22Spotted this cute seal in beautiful Argyll. I think s/he might be a bit of an attention seeker 🦭😉1.6×033k2.8k58
50May 8, '21Attacking a place of worship at any time is reprehensible, but attacking a mosque during Ramadan is utterly indefensible. It is also a violation of international law. Israel should1.6×023k9.3k132
51Nov 12, '20Massive congratulations to Steve Clarke and the team. After 22 years, @ScotlandNT men are off to a major tournament. What a lift for the country. Well done! 👏🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿1.6×038k1.9k10
52Jul 5, '22Feels like end might be nigh for Johnson - not a moment too soon. Notable tho that the resigning ministers were only prepared to go when they were lied to - they defended him lying1.6×029k3.9k50
53Dec 1, '19How anyone watching this interview can conclude that Johnson has the seriousness, dignity, judgment or sensitivity to be Prime Minister is beyond me. #Marr1.5×026k6.4k24
54Jan 15, '19Historic defeat for the PM and it has been obvious for months that it was coming. Enough time has been wasted. It is time to stop the Article 50 clock and put this issue back to el1.5×027k6.2k19
55Jul 12, '21Forget football rivalry…these young @England players are a credit to their country, to sport and to basic decency.1.5×037k2.4k43
56Jun 29, '19Let’s hear it for feisty, cocky, opinionated female firebrands. The world needs more of them. 💪1.5×032k4.2k33
57May 3, '22The right of women to decide what happens to our own bodies is a human right. And experience tells us that removing the legal right to abortion doesn’t stop abortions happening - i1.5×031k4k71
58Jul 15, '20The sweetest reunion of all #hairdresser #Julie1.5×037k1.1k17
59Nov 10, '21🇺🇸🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Amidst all the serious business at #COP26 today, I’m pleased to also report that @AOC now has a supply of Irn Bru1.5×033k2.1k111
60Jan 1, '21Happy New Year everyone - here’s to better and brighter times in 2021 ❤️1.5×035k1.5k13
61Jun 26, '20Today, for the first time since 20 March - pre lockdown - we have reported a weekday (yesterday) with no registered deaths in Scotland from COVID (number of deaths registered at we1.5×034k2.9k28
62Apr 28, '20I’m just trying to do my job - as every other government is. This tendency to read malign motives when all any of us is trying to do is tackle the virus as best we can, is tedious 1.5×029k3.5k37
63May 15, '20It’s got nothing to do with the constitution...it’s about protecting people from a dangerous virus. And as a matter of fact, the ‘stay at home’ message remains in place in 3 of the1.4×028k4.6k26
64Nov 23, '221/ While disappointed by it I respect ruling of @UKSupremeCourt - it doesn't make law, only interprets it. A law that doesn't allow Scotland to choose our own future without Westmi1.4×023k4.6k120
65Nov 14, '18Not long off call with PM. She tried to tell me Scotland’s ‘distinctive’ interests had been protected. I pointed out that there isn’t a single mention of Scotland in the agreement,1.4×022k7.2k11
66Jun 7, '20We can’t read too much into a single day’s figures - and we know registration of deaths are relatively low at weekends - but nevertheless this is a headline we’ve all longed to see1.4×030k3.2k16
67Oct 7, '18The people I serve voted 62% to remain the EU.1.3×025k4.9k12
68Nov 1, '21The one and only Sir David Attenborough telling world leaders that it’s time to act - and that there is no longer any excuse for inaction - was a powerful moment of the #COP26 open1.3×030k2.2k42
69Dec 12, '18Today is a stark reminder that the UK is facing chaos and crisis entirely because of a vicious civil war within the Tory party. What a self-centred bunch they are. They all need to1.3×023k6k11
70Jun 28, '203 days in a row with no registered COVID deaths in Scotland. The sense of relief that I - & I’m sure all of us - feel as these numbers fall is enormous. But it’s coupled with a1.3×028k3.3k16
71Oct 1, '20They can rest assured that any proposal to treat human beings like cattle in a holding pen will be met with the strongest possible opposition from me.1.3×026k3.8k42
72May 8, '21641.3×028k3.1k72
73Oct 30, '19How many times do we have to say this? We. Do. Not. Believe. You.1.3×023k5.2k36
74Jun 17, '20Disgraceful scenes in Glasgow tonight. Racist thugs shame Scotland. If they break the law, they should face the full force of it. And all of us should unite to say that welcoming r1.3×025k4.2k42
75Oct 1, '20This is utterly indefensible. It’s hard to express just how angry I feel on behalf of people across the country making hard sacrifices every day to help beat COVID. The rules apply1.3×024k2.8k57
76Oct 2, '20I’ve spoken to Margaret Ferrier and made clear my view that she should step down as an MP. I did so with a heavy heart - she is a friend & colleague - but her actions were dang1.3×025k2.6k40
77Mar 13, '21This day, 25 years ago, was one of the darkest and most heartbreaking in Scotland’s history. Thinking today of 16 little children, their teacher and all those who still live with t1.2×028k2.5k25
78May 6, '21Glasgow Southside is the most diverse and multi-cultural constituency in Scotland - one of the many things that makes it so brilliant. I am confident it will unite today to utterly1.2×025k3.2k162
79Mar 20, '19The one thing missing from that pointless PM speech was any acknowledgment of the massive responsibility she bears for this mess. She could have changed course after the first defe1.2×022k5.2k6
80Aug 6, '22Wondering how many opposition leaders/wannabes I’ve now heard this from…🤔1.2×025k2.5k44
81Dec 5, '20Some positive news - initial supplies of the Covid vaccine have now arrived safely in Scotland and are being stored securely. The first vaccinations are on track to be administered1.2×026k1.9k31
82May 13, '21The Home Office needs to ask itself hard questions after today. Doing this on Eid, in the heart of our Muslim community, and in the midst of a serious Covid outbreak was staggering1.2×022k4.1k63
83Jun 10, '19What a horror show the Tory leadership election is. Tax cuts for the richest, attacks on abortion rights, hypocrisy on drugs, continued Brexit delusion. True colours well and truly1.2×021k5.2k12
84Mar 29, '19Alert - this shameless charlatan, devoid of any principle whatsoever, is on the loose. Might be accompanied by a pal called Jacob.1.2×021k4.9k14
85Oct 24, '20⏰ Clocks go back tonight. I wish we could spring forward a few months and be out of the Covid pandemic. Unfortunately, that’s not possible...but we will get there. Covid will pass.1.2×026k1.5k27
86May 21, '20I just knew that today’s croquet moment wouldn’t escape the famous @JaneyGodley treatment (posted with my usual disclaimer about the language 😉)1.1×023k2.9k125
87Nov 15, '18I just hope that Esther McVey takes the travesty that is Universal Credit out the door with her.1.1×020k4.8k3
88Sep 5, '22Congratulations to Liz Truss. Our political differences are deep, but I will seek to build a good working relationship with her as I did with last 3 PMs. She must now freeze energy1.1×024k1.8k40
89Mar 18, '20I wanted to take a quick moment to say thank you to everyone doing the right thing just now - following health advice, looking out for others and showing kindness. These are diffic1.1×024k2.6k16
90Jun 17, '19I think he’ll probably find we think the same about him.1.1×022k4k18
91Oct 16, '20I suspect I was reflecting the feelings of an entire nation here! I know everyone is tired of Covid and of all the restrictions on our lives. So I want to take a moment to say ‘tha1.1×024k1.8k29
92Nov 27, '19🐓?1.1×022k3.5k23
93Feb 25, '22🇺🇦 Few of us - mercifully - will ever be tested as Ukrainians are being right now. But from the President to the women and men in the streets, their courage and resolve is awe-in1.1×024k2.4k26
94Jan 29, '19It’s amazing how threatened some people are by clever young women - @AOC has only just been elected and this article suggests that some in her party are already planning to oust he1.0×021k2.8k27
95Oct 19, '22An utter shambles. This can’t go on. General Election now1.0×021k2.8k36
96Feb 6, '21The Calcutta Cup is coming home!! Massive congratulations ⁦@Scotlandteam⁩ - what a performance and a truly historic win! #CalcuttaCup #AsOne 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣�1.0×023k1.7k8
97Jul 19, '20Nice of Boris to send me a birthday pressie 🎉 😂 (And for those who take Twitter a tad too seriously - this is a joke!)1.0×022k1.5k25
98Jul 31, '22Brilliant @lionesses 💪 And just goes to show…when you want something done (or in 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 speak, ‘brought home’ 😉) ask the women! Many congratulations - well deserved champ1.0×022k1.1k44
99Nov 6, '20The world can be a dark place at times just now - but today we are seeing a wee break in the clouds ⛅️ #Elections20200.9×022k1.5k22
100Apr 15, '21💉 Just had my first dose of vaccine (AZ for anyone wondering). It truly is an emotional moment. Thanks to the wonderful vaccinator who put me so much at ease, and to teams across 0.9×022k92219

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