Lucy Jackson

Here’s my analysis of this weekend’s Scottish Greens conference 👇

NEW: Scottish Greens members have overwhelmingly rejected plans to support new nuclear power in Scotland The controversial motion would have seen a huge shift in policy & would have left the SNP as the only party opposing new nuclear @scotnational.bsky.social

EXC: Greens co-leader Gillian Mackay remains firmly opposed to new nuclear power in Scotland – ahead of a key vote at the party’s conference in Inverness ☢️ 🗣️ ‘Certainly, I won't be supporting it. I'd be surprised if members did vote for it, in all honesty’

I was at Andy Burnham’s first major visit to Scotland today 👀🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 For all his criticism of constitutional ‘dramas’, the PM ended up creating one of his own 👇 My analysis for @scotnational.bsky.social

This week's Media Watch podcast is now live 🎬 @lucyajackson.bsky.social is joined by Hannah Shedden to talk about Laura Kuenssberg's 'ignorant' Ed Sheeran question and whether Nicola Sturgeon's acting debut is blatant propaganda 👇

Labour have been caught making stuff up about GB Energy (again) 🙃 Bit difficult to claim you didn’t pledge something when it is unfortunately on the record, multiple times

North East England folk! The Gateshead International Film Festival is coming next year🎬 My wonderful dad has poured his heart and soul into this project and I'm so excited to see it come together! Please check out and support 👉 giffest.co.uk

Scotland will only receive 'pocket change' from a new GB Energy fund in a move which has been branded a 'shameful token gesture' 👀 Just 6% of the fund is going to Scotland 👇 @scotnational.bsky.social

Is GB Energy a 'complete failure for Scotland?' New details have emerged this morning 🤨 🥀 Aberdeen HQ relying on temporary staff 🥀 Most staff could be earning at least £100k a year 🥀 HQ costs being kept secret Exclusive @scotnational.bsky.social 👇

It's a big day in Holyrood as MSPs are set to vote on whether there should be a moratorium on planning applications for new hyperscale data centres I'm running @scotnational.bsky.social's live blog - stay up to date with all the latest 👇

A Palestinian mother has died of cancer in Gaza after she was refused help by the UK Home Office – just seven months after giving birth to her son Lucy Jackson has the story ✍️

A Palestinian mother has died of cancer in Gaza after she was refused help by the UK Government – just 7 months after giving birth Maryam’s brother-in-law, who has been evacuated to Scotland, has accused the Home Office of lacking ‘humanity’ 👇 @scotnational.bsky.social

Andy Burnham has been spotted on a visit to Scotland, attending church with the King and Queen this morning near Balmoral He has now met the King more times in Scotland than he's met with Scottish voters 👀 Will Aberdeen be next on his visit? 🤔 @scotnational.bsky.social

Is Andy Burnham ignoring Scotland? 👀 🥀 PM vowed to embark on a 'listening tour' of the UK in August – yet Scotland has been completely avoided My exclusive in @scotnational.bsky.social this morning 👇

Israel has destroyed every university and hundreds of schools in Gaza. Young Palestinians want to rebuild their homeland, but Scotland and the UK must play our part by hosting them here for their studies. www.thenational.scot/news/2647367...

Seeing a lot of folk joking about the flash flooding in Edinburgh last night & how we should welcome it because it's 'cleaning the streets' This isn't something to laugh about, this is climate change. This is the new normal 👇

Fun fact: I love space... In another life, I would have been an astronaut (if I wasn't so terrible at science) 🚀 I've put together a handy guide for today's solar eclipse - including when it will start, and where to see it in Scotland I hope you get the chance to see it! And stay safe! 🌘

A member of a pro-Israel stall in Glasgow has been charged after a man was allegedly ‘sprayed with dye’ 🚨 The incident took place on Buchanan Street on Saturday Exclusive @scotnational.bsky.social 👇

🚨 I'm looking to speak to people with disabilities / additional needs who use ScotRail services for a feature on public transport & accessibility! Looking to find out what works & what else needs to be done If this applies, get in touch at lucy.jackson@newsquest.co.uk 📩

🚨 NEW: Reform's deputy Scottish leader Thomas Kerr has accepted an invitation to join a 'fascist street patrol' led by a far-right vigilante group 🇬🇧 He said he'd 'really welcome' the opportunity to join them on a walk Exclusive @scotnational.bsky.social 👇

A Reform MSP has been accused of 'sickening fearmongering' after posting a bizarre video of himself walking through Glasgow 👇 www.thenational.scot/news/2...

Reform MSP Thomas Kerr has been on a 'walkabout' of Glasgow in which he films groups of (mostly non-white) people who are committing the crime of... standing 🤔 He's been accused of 'sickening fearmongering' and 'smearing teenagers to get a headline' Full exclusive @scotnational.bsky.social 👇

Reform UK have responded following backlash over their proposals to criminalise election campaign materials in Gaelic and Scots Exclusive @lucyajackson.bsky.social 👇 🔗 www.thenational.scot/news/2...

Let me get this straight 🤔 🔵 Reform lodge plans which would criminalise Gaelic & Scots on election campaign material 🔵 Party says I'm being 'grossly misleading' & that amendment doesn't apply to Scotland (it does) 🔵 Then backtrack, say it 'wasn't the intention' and blame 'administrative mess up'

There’s a sense of genuine pride here for Scotland that I often struggle to see back home. How lucky are we to live in a place admired by so many? // ✍️ @lucyajackson.bsky.social 🔗 www.thenational.scot/cultur...

A damning indictment on how independent media is treated in the UK 🗞️ 🟨 @thecanaryuk.bsky.social has been de-banked by Lloyds w/ no explanation 🟨 The bank holds a 'substantial amount' of money and no word on when it will be returned 🟨 Staff currently can't be paid

Tomorrow's front page 📰 GB Energy forks out millions "to be told how to do its job"