At yesterday’s Scottish Affairs Committee meeting, I asked how Scottish Colleges can be expected to meet the demands of industry when they’ve received a 20% reduction in funding from Scottish Government in the last 5 years, with a 27% reduction in staff, the lowest staff count ever.

Take a look at some of my work last week in Parliament and in West Dunbartonshire as your Member of Parliament📝 📧For regular updates on how I am representing you as your MP, subscribe to my monthly newsletter via the link below: forms.gle/mjf9vFFy4Kfj...

It was great to visit Flourishing Faifley to congratulate them on securing £100,000 UK Government Pride in Place Impact Funding! Thanks to Tony & all the team for having me and I'm delighted this funding will help towards their ongoing plans in refurbishing the Faifley Pavilion.

🙌More good news for West Dunbartonshire! 📍Community groups in Alexandria, Dumbarton & Clydebank can now apply for up to £100,000 from West Dunbartonshire Council’s Community Grant Scheme to fund projects that will benefit our communities. 👇Apply now: www.west-dunbarton.gov.uk/business/reg...

❤️⚽️Today at Business Questions, I congratulated @clydebankfc.bsky.social on being officially awarded SFA Bronze Licence status, following their receipt of £240,000 Pride in Place Funding from the UK Labour Government, allowing the Bankies to upgrade Holm Park and reach their new status!

🌷I was so pleased to visit Lorraine & the team at Melfort Park Community Garden in Drumry to congratulate them on securing over £28,000 UK Government Pride in Place Impact Funding! This will help make the garden more accessible & inclusive for all the local community to enjoy.

April is a landmark month for people in West Dunbartonshire and across the UK - here's why👇 We’re putting more money in your pocket as we raise minimum wages, cut energy bills & extend the freeze on fuel duty👷‍♀️⚡️🚗 I hope everyone enjoys the Easter weekend!

At the debate on the Glasgow City Region's economy, I advocated for greater investment in West Dunbartonshire, highlighting the incredible potential we have here in the former Exxon site in Bowling & former Carless site in Old Kilpatrick which could provide well-paid, local jobs.

I continued to press the Foreign Secretary on securing the release of my constituent from Dumbarton, #JagtarSinghJohal, from arbitrary detention in India. I requested her reassurance that she remains committed to raising Jagtar's case at all levels and opportunities. #FreeJaggiNow

⚽️I was delighted to visit St. Patrick’s FPFC at Postie's Park in Dumbarton today to present the club with £15,000 of UK Government Pride in Place Impact Funding! Thanks to the guys for having me & I look forward to following St. Patrick's as they improve the pitch's accessibility.

Een moslimvrouw in Groot-Brittannië uitte verwarring over waarom ze niet met haar neef of andere naaste familieleden mag trouwen. Grote delen van de moslimgemeenschap in Groot-Brittannië zetten zich actief in om nevenhuwelijken te normaliseren en de praktijk sociaal aanvaardbaar te maken.

Health Risks Forecast for April 30, 2026 Check your Allergy Forecast with bub Download now: bub.hubbubworld.com

The Artemis II astronauts have exited the capsule onto a recovery raft, where they’re secured and lifted by helicopter to the ship’s deck before heading for a more thorough medical evaluation. It really is an amazing thing to see. 1/

Current lawmakers failed to address the housing crisis, and Granite Staters like Joanne are paying the price: trapped without affordable housing options. #newhampshire #housingcrisis #nhpolitics

Broken Chanter playing Don’t You Think That Something Should Be Done at the Waiting Room in London’s Stoke Newington. This came out on an EP that included an actual newspaper. Any chance to see Broken Chanter, or David MacGregor solo, should definitely be taken #BrokenChanter

Members of the Iranian Jewish community inspect what is left of their synagogue in Tehran after Israel bombed it. On Passover...

Spurs will take game one

⚽️ Goal by Bruno Fernandes 🔵 Brighton 0-3 Man United 🔴 #PremierLeague #BHAMUN

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This view of Stoke and Cash Wheeler going through the Flaming Table... OUTRAGEOUS🔥 #AEW

Ukraine is more a nation than its ever been. The country is united in an existential battle that Russia can never win. Listen: https://loom.ly/Nl218Ok #oligarchy #dictatorship #dictatortrump

Friday soundtrack❗️ Getting it started with Ted Tapes & Goose Dance Party with Brittany 💃🏻 The Flight Path of Rosewood Heart with Tug 🌳 💥4/22/26 at Saenger Theater with Nicole & Sean 🎊 & Brett’s OnlyJams from the first half of ‘22 ✌️ Keep it Ted 🤘 wtedradio.com 🕑EST

💜 #BTS ⊙⊝⊜ 🔗 www.instagram.com/stories/amas...

Satanyahu’s 40 year dream may take us into a III world war, even if we are on the sidelines, in the middle, or anywhere, we”re going to be dragged into it…. #IranWar #ItsAllAboutTheOil #EpsteinFiles

Meet Kate Cotter, Programme Leader for BA TV, Radio and Podcast Production at UWS. Get the inside track on our programme and how to start your media career. Find your place: www.uws.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/undergraduate-course-search/tv-radio-podcast-production

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Stanislaus County Visibility Brigade Banner Drop for Carlos Ivan Mendoza Hernandez who is still being held by the FBI on bogus charges. Join the Banner Drop in Modesto, California this Thursday, April 23rd at K Street @ 99 from 4pm to 6pm during rush hour. #JusticeForCarlos #AbolishICE #BannerDrop

The mayor did a Baker Institute luncheon this week & this moment caught our ear. Apparently staff have chided him for not listening enough.👍 Yet he seems to not realize community input has often been ongoing BEFORE he arrived with his OWN ideas. 👎 🤦 Full video: www.youtube.com/live/5-SiH3g...

The Usos Finish Him With This Move 💀 #WWE2K #Wrestling #Finisher ⚡️ Witness an intense "wrestling" match featuring the dynamic "wrestler" duo, Jey Uso and Jimmy Uso. This video captures thrilling "wwe highlights" as they execute a powerful "uso splash,"

They need to make those warp pipes bigger. Cuz Mungo ain't getting any slimmer. 🥧😜🥞

Even a wartime leader needs to answer the first call from his mother...

🆘 #ICE detain mother and 14 year old son outside school—day before 8th grade graduation‼️ Agents also broke car windows to arrest woman's 2 older sons—who had rushed to help their mom and little brother.

Happy Caturday, LG! 😸 💕😘🦋🥰🌷🐈‍⬛🤩🌻🩵🌼

Ana Kasparian called this response to her by Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez "Trump-like".

lmfao why was he doing all that

honestly one of the Americanos can stay but we can have the other move on #wwe #elgrandeamericano #aaa #maskvmask

Take's leg gives out and Garcia takes advantage! #AEWCollision

🎮 Dive into the ultimate gaming nostalgia with our exclusive 4x12 video game banners at SignJunky.com! From iconic Mario and Zelda adventures to classic Atari and PlayStation legends, we've got your gamer wall decor covered. Time to level up your space! #GameOn #GamerDecor

At this moment, Russian air defense is chaotically repelling a drone attack on Sevastopol, Crimea.

These are the kinds of "people" that make up the party Christian pastors claim are the party of good Christian values and constantly preach the lie that Christian means conservative and Republican.

trump posted this to twitter but i left the beginning of the next video that auto-played because he’s dancing on those people’s graves, not colbert’s. also, uhhh, 25th amendment and better than that, we need to introduce legislation for a vote of no confidence and snap elections.

Today is the Day of Arafah — one of the holiest days for over 2 billion Muslims worldwide. #islam #Hajj #Makkah

Snacking on nuts and dried fruits is not only delicious, but also a super easy way to stay healthy! #healthysnacking #nutritious #easyanddelicious #nutsanddriedfruits #wellness

Hai visto il video? Fanno apposta a provocare. Sui treni si alzano e fanno video urlando, per spaventare i giapponesi, seduti silenziosi e tranquilli. In occidente ci sono già stati molti attacchi violenti a persone che portano a passeggio il loro cane, perché per loro sono animali immondi.

Forestry worker retraining funds, Esquimalt tree-tearing scandal and the case for minimum unit pricing on alcohol Catch all of today's local conversations (and a bird break!) on today's Ryan & Lisa podcast: www.iheart.com/podcast/1300...

From a bar in Port Canaveral, FL

A totally normal interaction with a child, apparently

We've all experienced nights awake at 3 AM, fixated on a blinking cursor, feeling it's the sole barrier to success. It's amusing to think of a chatbot as simultaneously a life coach and a venture capitalist.

No family should have to choose between rent, childcare, or food. On May Day, we’re demanding affordability, dignity, and time with our loved ones. Take action: maydaystrong.org #MayDayStrong

I’ve had a week where truly I have debated abandoning all social media dozens of times. So much abuse, so many abhorrent comments that I literally woke up in the middle of the night last night and thought “I am removing myself because I don’t want to be treated like this anymore.” Then came this.

#GoodEats in #Beijing 🥢🥢♥️♥️♥️♥️ #YumYum #ChinaFoodPorn #NomNom

If you win he also scolds you

The greatness of Shane Warne 🙌

I've been working on my very first lowpoly character: 🎩Professor Layton🧩! #Lowpoly #blender3d #ProfessorLayton #ProfesorLayton #lowpolycharacter #Blender

Trump & Hegseth want $200 BILLION for war with Iran while tens of thousands of Americans die every year because they can’t afford a doctor. Choose a side: bombs or beds, missiles or medicine. #FundHealthcareNotWar

🎙️This week we are discussing #robotics and the UK robotics industry. What are the emerging technologies? Where does the UK rank when it comes to robotics? With us to explore this is Rory Daniels, Head of Emerging Technology @techuk.bsky.social. bit.ly/4rdQnNH #FSTPodcast

Elon Musk’s SpaceX announces that it intends to make its stock market debut next week at a $1.77 trillion valuation. The highly-anticipated initial public offering is expected to be the largest ever and will raise $75 billion in fresh cash for the company.

"Hear, O Israel: The Lord is our God, the Lord alone." This simple declaration reminds us that there is one God worthy of our complete devotion. #Shema #Deuteronomy6 #LoveTheLord #FaithJourney #ChristianReels #BibleStudy #ScriptureMeditation #DailyPrayer #JesusFollowers #SpiritualGrowth

IT SHOULD BE ILLEGAL for landlords to increase your rent and it should be required by law for landlords to decrease your rent by something like 10% each year while perfectly maintaining+upgrading your place while providing perfect 5/5 stars 10/10 service+help.

Design isn’t decoration. It’s how a platform behaves. And how it makes people feel when they use it. Join the waitlist: wsocial.eu #Design #UX #wsocial