1/ Just chaired another @scotgov resilience meeting on weather. There are amber/yellow @metoffice warnings in place for all of Scotland as Storm #Corrie sets in - please heed the warnings and take care. Impacts from the storm are likely to be significant tonight & into tomorrow
2/ Work to repair the damage from Storm #Malik continues. Tens of thousands have had power reconnected already - however, many will remain off supply again tonight and some, especially in north east, could be off into Tuesday. Welfare arrangements are in place.
3/ Given the severity of the winds expected tonight, rail services are stopping at 6pm in the interests of safety. However, as far as possible, it is hoped that services will return to normal in the morning. Please follow @ScotRail for updates.
4/ My thanks to everyone across the country who is working hard and in difficult conditions to repair the impact of the severe weather and support those affected by it.

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Jan 25
1/ It was a pleasure to chat with @SamBaker for The Shift, inc about menopause. Given my position & platform, I feel a responsibility to be open about my own experiences - but also real anxiety about it. My generation still feels the stigma & recalls all the HRT scare stories…
2/ The menopause (though it shouldn’t be) is mystifying for women, and accessing support & treatment still far too difficult.
For me, the public nature of my job adds to the anxiety of all it might entail (my ‘joke’ in the podcast about hot flushes during FMQs is a real fear!)
3/ But I’m sure I’d feel more prepared for what lies ahead if, in past years, there had been women in positions like mine able to talk about how they coped while still doing their jobs well.
So I feel a responsibility to do that now for the next generation - but with trepidation
Read 6 tweets
Dec 30, 2021
1/ Yet another record tally of reported cases in 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 today - reflecting fact that Omicron is very, very infectious.

Likelihood of getting it just now if you mix with others is high.

💉 Tho remember - being boosted gives you significant protection against becoming v ill with it
2/ Just as notable than cases is the steep rise in hospital occupancy, the largest single day increase in a while - a reminder that even if there is a lower % hospitalised through Omicron, sheer volume will still put acute pressure on NHS - and result in serious illness for many
3/ Concerning those these numbers are, they would be even higher but for good compliance with public health advice.

As we approach the New Year, I am appealing to everyone to keep following this advice - for you own sake and also to help the NHS…
Read 4 tweets
Dec 27, 2021
1/ Provisional figures for cases reported over the Christmas weekend show the highest daily totals so far in pandemic.

25 December 2021: 8,252 cases
26 December 2021: 11,030 cases
27 December 2021: 10,562 cases
2/ It is likely that we will see cases rise further in days ahead as the faster spreading Omicron wave continues (and the lag in test results comes through system).

Worth remembering tho that numbers would be higher still but for compliance with guidance issued in run up to Xmas
3/ Soaring case numbers remind us why we shouldn’t underestimate impact of Omicron.

Even if % of cases needing hospital care much lower than for previous strains of virus, v high numbers will still put massive strain on NHS, and disrupt economy through staff absences
Read 4 tweets
Dec 20, 2021
1/ @scotgov 🎄 advice:
➡️Cut contacts as much as poss in run up to Xmas Day - helps slow spread & also reduce risk of you catching virus & having to isolate at Xmas
➡️Keep Xmas/Boxing Day dinners as small as family circumstances allow, test in advance, wash hands, open windows
2/ There’s no intention now on part of @scotgov to change our advice about household mixing up to and over Xmas weekend - I know how important clarity and certainty is at this stage.
However, after the Xmas w/e please cut contacts again/stay at home as much as poss for a period.
3/ Cabinet will consider data tomorrow and consider whether any further (separate to household mixing) steps required in period ahead.
We will also consider what further business support we can provide - I know how difficult our advice is for many, especially in hospitality
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Nov 30, 2021
1/ This illustrates very powerfully the scale and extent of the #StormArwen impact in many parts of Scotland and across the U.K. The storm has caused - and is still causing - significant challenges and hardship for many people and communities…
2/ The impact for the almost 17,000 in Scotland still without power is very severe. I understand how distressing this is and my thoughts are with those coping with an almost intolerable situation. Please be assured that effort is underway to reconnect people as fast as is safe…
3/ Local resilience partnerships are providing advice & welfare support. Anyone who needs help, should contact their local authority. Arrangements are in place to provide hot meals & accommodation. As ever, communities and volunteers are rallying round and showing kindness.
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Nov 13, 2021
#COP26

1/ The Glasgow Climate Pact is agreed.

Far from everything it should be, but many positives that must be built on. Limiting warming to 1.5 degrees now agreed imperative, movement on finance and (far too weak) wording on fossil fuels…
2/ clear path to 1.5 degrees still needed (obligation for countries to come back next year with higher ambition to cut emissions vital) and lack of facility for loss & damage disappointing. The latter is a failure of our moral obligation to developing world and must be rectified
3/ having led on loss & damage in Glasgow - and secured some vital progress - I pledge that @scotgov will push this issue relentlessly in run up to COP27. It is an issue of reparation not charity and developed nations must step up.
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