A lot of people have asked me my views of the leadership contest. Truthfully, I have been incredibly hurt so far. Hurt originating with the statements @_KateForbes has made and since stood by. I, like most people in Scotland, could not care less about someone’s religion. (1/10)
If your faith says you cannot drink alcohol, then don’t. If your religion says you cannot enter same sex marriage, then don’t. If your religion does not allow for abortion, then do not have one. (2/10)
Mar 3, 2021 • 4 tweets • 1 min read
After years of being the subject of baseless accusations and conspiracy theories, @NicolaSturgeon did herself proud today and kept her cool in the face of some truly heinous and disgraceful questions.
The treatment of the complainants, and of women in general, has been largely sidelined in favour of covering one man’s self centred conspiracy theories.
Feb 24, 2020 • 5 tweets • 1 min read
If my school had invited a gay MP and a drag queen to visit during LGBT History Month, or even acknowledged that LGBT History Month existed, it would have made an immeasurable difference to the difficult childhoods my LGBT classmates and I had.
Yet so many people in my mentions want acknowledgment of LGBT people shut down because you still think there’a something inappropriate in our existence. You’re willing to see another generation of LGBT people growing up believing that who they are should be hidden away.
Oct 28, 2019 • 6 tweets • 2 min read
The Tories have launched a data mining website called get-brexit-done.com. On the website you can pop in your postcode and the website will give you a handy explainer about your MPs Brexit position and why, if they’re not in favour of the Governments position, it’s wrong.
It takes your email address, first and last name and then invites you to write a little message to your MP. You can tick a box if you want CCHQ emailing you everything they’re up to. Under the giant SEND button there’s then some tiny text explaining that by clicking the giant...
Feb 14, 2019 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
The sanctions regime is disgusting. The idea that punishing those who are already some of the worst off in society by depriving them of the limited means they have access to helps them into the workplace is discredited.
Discredited and designed only to appeal to the kind of person who calls those accessing the safety net of social security “scroungers” and “work shy” etc. An ideologically lead system that leaves people to starve.
