Louise Wilson
@louisewilso.bsky.social
Political Editor ✍🏻 Holyrood magazine 🏴 Policy geek 🤓 Board game lover 🎲 Not-bad climber 🧗🏻♀️ Newbie crocheter 🧶 She/her
Ferguson Marine CEO Graeme Thomson said the job cuts were needed due to an “inevitable gap in workload”. www.holyrood.com/news/view,up...
Up to 70 job losses expected at beleaguered shipyard
The CEO of Ferguson Marine said redundancies were needed due to an ‘inevitable gap in workload’
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I also thought this was a fascinating read by George Thorley, on behalf of the Mercat Group of former council chief executives.
Holyrood@holyroodmag.bsky.social · 2w ago"England is currently achieving a major reorganisation of local government at a pace and without the rancour that previous attempts to create unitary authorities has faced. "Yet in Scotland, the reverse process has been the case." www.holyrood.com/comment/view...
Wrote this for the last mag after Burnham's first speech. With No 10 North now up and running, it's worth thinking about what this might mean further north.
Holyrood@holyroodmag.bsky.social · 2w agoScottish local government needs more than a mirror of Manchester’s mayor www.holyrood.com/comment/view...
Restore Britain's Rupert Lowe has been heavily criticised after referring to the 1996 Dunblane massacre as "one murder" during a conversation about gun control on Joe Rogan's podcast www.holyrood.com/news/view,ru...
Rupert Lowe dismisses Dunblane school massacre as ‘one murder’
Rupert Lowe's comments have been described as “insulting” and “despicable” by local politicians
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Hahahaha well I don't hold out much hope of England beating Mexico, if I'm honest.
Louise Wilson@louisewilso.bsky.social · 2mo agoI am not watching the football because I have things on tonight, but am I to understand it is all going swimmingly and to plan for England? 😂
I am not watching the football because I have things on tonight, but am I to understand it is all going swimmingly and to plan for England? 😂
"If you can change somebody’s life that fraction, it does major things for them. It gives them hope. It gives them a sense of achievement, even. And it gives them a bit of self-worth, knowing that somebody listened to them and somebody helped them." www.holyrood.com/inside-polit...
Money 'not being spent in the right places' to tackle child poverty
Despite the flagship Scottish Child Payment, one in five children in Scotland are still living in poverty. What more can...
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Deplorable language is just one part of a climate that enables racism to flourish, says @louisewilso.bsky.social www.holyrood.com/comment/view...
Deplorable language is just one part of a climate that enables racism to flourish
Language like ‘strangers’ and ‘fighting-age men’ should be called out, but it is not this alone that is creating divisio...
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“Inequality is important because it is psychologically harmful to grow up in a society where you know that you’re being left behind,” @davehawkey.bsky.social quoted in this nuanced article on child poverty by @louisewilso.bsky.social in Holyrood Magazine. www.holyrood.com/inside-polit...
Money 'not being spent in the right places' to tackle child poverty
Despite the flagship Scottish Child Payment, one in five children in Scotland are still living in poverty. What more can...
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"I understand why many people are so angry that they would turn out to protest. But let’s be clear: none of this is the fault of immigrants." My latest column for @holyroodmag.bsky.social www.holyrood.com/comment/view...
Deplorable language is just one part of a climate that enables racism to flourish
Language like ‘strangers’ and ‘fighting-age men’ should be called out, but it is not this alone that is creating divisio...
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This is a really excellent report from @kirsteenpaterson.bsky.social on swimming, pools and govt commitments. Well worth a read, imo. www.holyrood.com/inside-polit...
Staying afloat: If Scotland's getting free swimming lessons, it needs pools too
Gourock Outdoor Swimming Pool is open rain or shine, but many venues face a battle to remain open
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I was sickened to see the race-related attacks that happened in my city, writes @louisewilso.bsky.social www.holyrood.com/comment/view...
Deplorable language is just one part of a climate that enables racism to flourish
Language like ‘strangers’ and ‘fighting-age men’ should be called out, but it is not this alone that is creating divisio...
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"Even the judge at the High Court in Edinburgh had to say that he was left wondering just why the former chief executive of the SNP embezzled more than £400,000 from the party he led." Good piece on the Murrell scandal by @kirsteenpaterson.bsky.social www.holyrood.com/comment/view...
Peter Murrell sentencing leaves questions unanswered for SNP
Even the judge was left wondering why the former chief executive of the SNP did it. How he did it is another matter.
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BREAKING: Former SNP chief executive Peter Murrell jailed for more than five years for embezzlement www.holyrood.com/news/view,fo...
Former SNP chief executive Peter Murrell jailed for embezzlement
Nicola Sturgeon's estranged husband had previously admitted to stealing over £400,000 from the party
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When did things go wrong for the beleaguered PM? The answer is: almost immediately. Labour’s honeymoon period was small, cut short in part by a statement from Chancellor Rachel Reeves who warned of “incredibly tough choices” ahead. Things did not improve from there www.holyrood.com/inside-polit...
Keir Starmer: Where did it all go wrong?
It’s remarkable that a man who won such a huge majority in the House of Commons less than two years ago has ended up her...
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It’s remarkable that a man who won such a huge majority in the House of Commons less than two years ago has ended up here, writes @louisewilso.bsky.social www.holyrood.com/inside-polit...
Keir Starmer: Where did it all go wrong?
It’s remarkable that a man who won such a huge majority in the House of Commons less than two years ago has ended up her...
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After everything, this was a reasonably dignified speech from the (now outgoing) PM. Eyes now turn to the rest of the PLP. Will it be a coronation of Andy Burnham or will someone else seek to make it a contest? www.holyrood.com/news/view,ke...
Keir Starmer announces resignation in Downing Street statement
Prime Minister Keir Starmer has announced his resignation in a speech in Downing Street.Pressure had been growing on t...
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"Sadly, this level of political nous often goes unrewarded within the SNP, so while she may have hit the nail on the head, she has also hammered her future prospects." My latest @holyroodmag.bsky.social sketch: Kate Campbell says the quiet part out loud www.holyrood.com/comment/view...
Sketch: Kate Campbell says the quiet part out loud
The new SNP MSP is a bit too honest in a debate about honesty
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Just putting on record that I did not watch the game last night. 'mon Scotland.
Louise Wilson@louisewilso.bsky.social · 9mo agoI hadn't been watching the football and then I turned on the football to watch Denmark be handed a penalty and scored, so I genuinely thought I had cursed the nation. So I turned it back off. What I'm saying is, you're welcome.
First Minister John Swinney has accused Reform UK of inciting racial hatred after a second night of disorder in Scotland. www.holyrood.com/news/view,jo...
John Swinney accuses Reform of ‘inciting racial hatred’
Malcolm Offord said the FM was “throwing false accusations at my party”
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Frankly pretty poor that at the first ever election of committee conveners, only one is being contested. Good on Emma Roddick and Jenni Minto for both standing for Standards. But the rest have clearly been decided behind closed doors by parties, which is what the new system was supposed to avoid.
Holyrood@holyroodmag.bsky.social · 3mo agoJust one of the convenerships of Holyrood’s committees is being contested as part of the new election process. www.holyrood.com/news/view,tw...
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The Scottish Government has been found in contempt of court for failing to publish information it was ordered to disclose. www.holyrood.com/news/view,sc...
Scottish Government found in contempt of court for not releasing Salmond files on time
The information commissioner has said ministers must ‘reflect carefully’ on the ruling
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I have lots of meetings and then an after-work reception today, so of course the first thing I do upon arrival in Edinburgh is throw coffee over myself. Now rinsed under a tap in parliament. Living that professional high life.
I'm pretty excellent at Beer Pong. I'm at the age where this is mostly useless, so I'd trade it for being able to sing.
Stephen Bush@stephenkb.bsky.social · 3mo agoIf you could trade away one thing you're good at to be as good, but no better, at another thing, would you, and for what?
