🧵 This place has been full of hot takes on the Diane Abbott / Tory donor situation. Rightly, people are outraged - it is an outrage.

I wanted to take a bit of time to put down my thoughts 👇 Firstly, Frank Hester's reported remarks have been met with shock as just how bold he has been in spouting racism and misogyny - alongside a deeply frightening comment that Diane Abbott "should be shot".

I saw the article in today's @Daily_Record about our new custom built social security system. I also note politicians lining up to rubbish the system and to mislead people about what it is delivering right now for people throughout Scotland... 1/8 The Scottish government is developing a brand new, bespoke system to administer and deliver social security payments to people in Scotland. It has been designed and developed with fairness, dignity, and respect as its way of working. It is very accessible. 2/8

1/ For anyone who missed it, I'll provide a brief overview of my speech below:

"Having dedicated 30yrs to educating our young people, I am honoured to be contributing to today's education debate" 2/ "I would like to thank an inspiring servant of Scotland - Sandra White. Sandra always stood up for those who needed her, whether it be in Partick, Gaza or Catalunya, she always sought social justice and self-determination for all"