Everything that happens to us, good or bad, is an opportunity. An opportunity to practice kindness, an opportunity to practice patience, an opportunity to practice resilience. Every obstacle and setback can improve us if we focus on using it rather than letting it overtake us.

Moments that make the job all worth it 🙌 Women's dignity and privacy in accessing abortion services MUST be protected and we have just taken a huge step in doing just that

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Grateful to Gillian Mackay MSP for speaking to me after she became upset during a BBC interview last week following the ending of the Bute House Agreement by Humza Yousaf.

'I think the ultimate thing is we actually bear no ill will to him personally.'

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A pleasure to speak to Gillian Mackay ahead of the stage 1 debate for her bill today, which she hopes will be a unifying moment for the Parliament. Story coming on her reflections on yesterday's events and that emotional BBC interview

This resignation has come before buffer zones have been enshrined into law, in a 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 where women >20wks seeking abortion STILL have to travel to 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 & before the decrim expert working group we called for has been convened.

These will still be our key priorities for the new FM.

There is plenty of turbulence at Holyrood just now, but let’s not forget an important piece of legislation is up for stage 1 debate today and that’s the Safe Access Zones Bill. I’ll be there to cover what is a crucial moment for women’s access to healthcare

The SNP were not in a coalition with the Greens. Repeat after me. The SNP were not in a coalition with the Greens.

NEW: If the SNP won't work with Alba, and the Greens now don't trust Humza Yousaf, what happens to the independence movement?

🗣️ 'This is a really good point to make,' the FM said.

The FM said being in Dundee announcing £80m for affordable housing shows he is focused on people's priorities. One wonders then if he feels independence is not a priority of the people, being as he cancelled an independence speech this morning to do this

Humza Yousaf has said he will be writing to other party leaders this afternoon in order to seek their support, including Ash Regan who he would appear to need quite desperately. He is urging the Greens to reconsider their position stressing that he “gets” their anger

Humza Yousaf is being taken on a tour of a housing development in Dundee after the Scottish Government announced an £80m boost for affordable housing. He will speak to the media shortly

Understand Humza Yousaf is to make a big announcement regarding affordable housing this afternoon

So after cancelling a speech on independence at Strathclyde University this morning, the First Minister is set to appear at a housing development in Dundee this lunchtime. Hopped onto a train last minute with a travelling press pack…👀

I told my family something big needed to happen in the Scottish political news agenda last night. It was too quiet.

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Mood from inside the Scottish Green Party is tense. Members angry that they weren't given the opportunity to vote on the future of the BHA. Equally frustrated with current party leadership

🗣️'They will continue the deliberate blurring of the lines between Britishness and Englishness'

Politicians warned after Keir Starmer pens love letter to England - but used the words 'Britain' and 'British' more often ⬇️

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Really positive to hear of Scotland GAA teams standing in solidarity with Palestine, with one team specifically boycotting Puma - which supplies the Israeli football team's kit - as recommended by the BDS movement 🇵🇸

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We must be willing to roll the dice and lose. Prepare, at the end of the day, for none of it to work.