Paul Sweeney MSP

At Holyrood, Paul Sweeney highlighted the strength of Scotland's shipbuilding, pointing to work on both sides of the country, while Deputy First Minister Kate Forbes confirmed options are being explored to strengthen commercial shipbuilding finance.
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This is a once in a generation chance to get rid of the M8 in Glasgow - let's grab it Why Transport Scotland has framed the idea of removing the Woodside Viaducts so negatively is a mystery. What they should be doing is taking this…

International evidence overwhelmingly undercuts this idea that removing the M8 through Glasgow would cause some sort of doomsday carmageddon. This week's column @heraldscotland.bsky.social

www.heraldscotland.com/opinion/2589... @paulsweeney.bsky.social @replacethem8.bsky.social

Glasgow Garden Festival fountain found in pile of rubbish - All For Gardening Mr Lamb and others with a keen interest in the city's history - including the MSP Paul Sweeney - hope to bring artefacts like the fountain back into use in

Glasgow Garden Festival fountain found in pile of rubbish

https://www.allforgardening.com/1309077/glasgow-garden-festival-fountain-found-in-pile-of-rubbish/

Mr Lamb and others with a keen interest in the city’s history – including the MSP Paul Sweeney – hope to bring artefacts like the fountain …

Paul Sweeney warns Scottish shipbuilding faces work cliff Paul Sweeney MSP has warned that delays to Scottish Government vessel procurement risk leaving publicly owned shipyards without sufficient work, arguing that the absence of a joined-up industrial strategy is undermining shipbuilding capacity in Scotland.

Paul Sweeney MSP has warned that delays to Scottish Government vessel procurement risk leaving publicly owned shipyards without sufficient work, arguing that the absence of a joined-up industrial strategy is undermining shipbuilding capacity in Scotland.
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Pressure grows on Scottish Government to build ships at home The Scottish Government is facing renewed pressure to use national security provisions within UK subsidy law to support domestic shipbuilding, following a new parliamentary question tabled by Paul Sweeney MSP, the UK Defence Journal understands.

The Scottish Government is facing renewed pressure to use national security provisions within UK subsidy law to support domestic shipbuilding, following a new parliamentary question tabled by Paul Sweeney MSP, the UK Defence Journal understands.
ukdefencejournal.org.uk/pressure-gro...

Then we were off to a cafe in Springburn so @paulsweeney.bsky.social could get his chips and gravy!

Then it was up to Scotland to knock on doors for the brilliant @paulsweeney.bsky.social in Springburn. Lots of residents were pleased to hear they’ll be in the driving seat for the Pride in Place funding, which Paul and @maureenburke.bsky.social have brought to the area.

Brilliant to have the great work of Oakwood Primary in Easterhouse acknowledged in the chamber @maureenburke.bsky.social 👏

Our child-led event @childrenparliament.bsky.social was designed to make sure children’s voices on poverty are heard ahead of the 2026 election 🎤

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Amazing to kick off the new year at the Springburn parkrun! 🏃🏻‍♂️💨

Wishing a Guid New Year to one and all, from and Springburn-born legend Tom Weir and me 🎆

They are a fine brass band! Happy Christmas 😊🎄

My office is now closed and will reopen on 5 January. Thanks to my team of staff who work so hard for Glasgow.

My Christmas card design this year features Paddle Steamer Waverley along with a very special passenger bringing a precious cargo of gifts into Glasgow Harbour! 🎅

Merry Christmas! 🎄

GLASGOW 24 - EDINBURGH 12 🏉✌🏽

If you have a small business you're often at the mercy of events. @spotdesignmarket.bsky.social had their ceiling fall down this week so they have a pop-up at Shawlands Arcade. I popped by to pick up one of @nebopeklo.bsky.social's amazing prints and to show them solidarity on #smallbusinesssaturday

Thousands of families have had their funeral savings taken from them

Meanwhile greedy directors have looted £3 million in dividends

@paulsweeney.bsky.social and I will hold the Minister to account on his commitment

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💯 “The electoral system is at breaking point now, because we're in this multi-party system, because of political fragmentation.”

🎙️ @alexsobel.co.uk, chair of the @appgfairelections.bsky.social on @lbc.co.uk #CrossQuestion

Great to speak at the @coopparty.party.coop conference with @paulsweeney.bsky.social and Victoria Desmond about mental health and why we must reject politics that pits people against each other.

A fair society means standing together, not stepping on others to get ahead!

Kirsty McNeill MP and Eddie Barnes with the John Smith Centre 'Making Change Happen' masterclass series cohort. The group is standing at the front of a seminar room with three rows of benches and chairs in front of them.

MSPs Annie Wells and Paul Sweeney and Eddie Barnes with John Paul Academy students. The group is standing in two rows in front of a large blue curtain.

Alastair Campbell and Rory Stewart sat on stage at the SEC during a live recording of 'The Rest is Politics' podcast. The large screen behind them is showing a photo of Alastair Campbell and Eddie Barnes sitting on high stools at the front of a lecture theatre with two John Smith Centre pull-up banners behind them.

Dr Elli Loose, Sean McNamara and Lucie Beattie sat on chairs in front of a seated audience facing them. Professor Christopher Carman is standing beside them; all four are holding handheld microphones. There is an RSE pull-up banner and a projector screen showing text reading "Disordered truth in a democracy" behind them.

Over the last week, the Centre has been out in communities across Scotland: from Ullapool to the UofG campus, from schools to the SEC’s The Rest is Politics live show on Saturday night 💫

Thanks to @kirstymcneill.bsky.social, @alastaircampbell2.bsky.social, Annie Wells & @paulsweeney.bsky.social!

I support the motion.

A photo of MSPs Annie Wells and Paul Sweeney and Eddie Barnes with John Paul Academy students. The group is standing in two rows in front of a large blue curtain.

🏫 We had a great morning having #PoliticalConversations with S5 and S6 students at John Paul Academy in Glasgow!

A big thank you to MSPs Annie Wells and @paulsweeney.bsky.social for speaking and taking questions 🙌

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Lower migration is bad news for the UK economy - UK in a changing Europe Lauren Gilbert argues that migrants to the UK are net fiscal contributors, adding much more to the economy than they take out, and that the recent collapse in immigration will harm the UK's economic p...

"There is simply no sign of a fiscal catastrophe from the 'Boriswave'. Recent migrants are very likely to be employed, paying tax and seem to be contributing to British society..it will help, rather than hurt, Britain’s fiscal position."

Analysis by @lgilbert.co

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I visited the Lady Haig Poppy Factory in Edinburgh this morning to collect my wreaths ahead of Remembrance Sunday

Loco Home members Kat and Iain welcomed @paulsweeney.bsky.social to their home in October. This has became a living example of how even Scotland’s older housing stock can be transformed into a warm, efficient and low-carbon home.
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30 October 2005: people stand outside Dresden's Frauenkirche for its reconsecration.

Interior view of the Frauenkirche in Dresden during the reconsecration service on Sunday, 30 October 2005.

20 years ago today, Dresden's Frauenkirche was reconsecrated after years of reconstruction.

Last Sunday, Coventry's Bishop Sophie Jelley gave a sermon marking 🇬🇧🇩🇪 reconciliation 80 years after the Frauenkirche was destroyed.

Dresden and Coventry have been twinned since 1959.

Important contributions during Stage 3 Land Reform Bill debate tonight from @markruskell.bsky.social on the damaging impact of local land monopolies in Kenmore and Tongue, Mercedes Villalba on island monopolies and depopulation and @paulsweeney.bsky.social on the urgent need for urban land reform

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Former Glasgow Cineworld site to be turned into Omniplex cinema The Cineworld on Glasgow's Renfrew Street shut after new owners Clydebankbridge Ltd bought the site.

Exciting news that ensures the future of the world's tallest cinema and one of Glasgow's most loved venues.

I have been in touch with the Director of Omniplex Cinemas, John Paul Anderson over the last few months to support their first venture into our city.

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The select committee report on the asylum hotel shambles highlights a point I made repeatedly - the absurd gimicks pursued by the last govt like Rwanda took resources away from running the actual system properly.

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The SNP Scottish Government cut training budgets and support the use of imported labour to apply downward pressure on the wages of care workers while allowing the private sector to extract profit from the social care system. It's exploitation.