The week in review: 16 nov - 22 nov — scottish national party

With the General Election campaign well underway it’s been yet another busy week for the SNP. In case you missed it, here’s a quick round up of all the latest news. 📍 On Saturday First

Minister Nicola Sturgeon was on the campaign trail, supporting the SNP candidate for Angus, Dave Doogan. > Huge crowd out in Arbroath this morning to support @DaveDooganSNP > – onwards

 now to Ellon. #GE19 #VoteSNP #ActiveSNP > pic.twitter.com/yhnQfm2fia >  > — Nicola Sturgeon (@NicolaSturgeon) November 16, 2019 📍 Later that day Nicola Sturgeon visited Brew Dog in

Ellon, supporting the SNP’s candidate for Gordon, Richard Thomson. > Popped into the local and increasingly global company @BrewDog as > part of my visit to Ellon to support @theSNP 

candidate for Gordon > @cllrthomson #GE19 pic.twitter.com/rZClylUw4h >  > — Nicola Sturgeon (@NicolaSturgeon) November 16, 2019 📍 On Sunday Ian Blackford appeared on the Andrew Marr

Show, making the case that only the SNP are strong enough to defeat the Tories in Scotland. Every vote for the SNP reduces the chances of a Tory government. > 📉 Labour and the Lib Dems 

are too weak to defeat the Tories in > Scotland. >  > 🇪🇺 The SNP is the strongest Remain party – the only party > that can stop Brexit, lock Boris Johnson out of power, and put

> Scotland’s future in Scotland’s hands. >  > 🗳️ Register to vote and #VoteSNP on Dec 12. > pic.twitter.com/JIXFxlhIAn >  > — The SNP (@theSNP) November 17, 2019 📍 On

Monday we explained why we were taking legal action to be part of the ITV election debate. Excluding the UK’s third party and Scotland’s party of government was fundamentally unfair – here’s

why: > 📺 We’re taking action to be included in TV debates. Here’s > why: >  > 📢 A two-party debate doesn’t reflect modern politics. >  > ⚖️ The SNP could hold the balance 

of power. >  > 💛 The SNP is the UK’s 3rd party and Scotland’s party of > government.https://t.co/dSYXQIZEt9#GE2019 >  > — The SNP (@theSNP) November 18, 2019 📍 Later that day

it was announced the SNP would not be allowed onto ITV’s election debate. Ian Blackford highlighted how Scottish voters were being treated as second-class citizens, and weren’t being

properly represented by broadcasters. > Ian Blackford says Scottish voters are being treated as > ‘second-class citizens’ after a court upheld ITV’s decision to > exclude the SNP 

and Lib Dems from a #GE2019 debate. > https://t.co/l1XLVljITw >  > — STV News (@STVNews) November 18, 2019 📍 In light of Scotland being excluded from the TV debate, Mhairi Black

said it was more important than ever to register to vote. This election is our chance to make Scotland’s voice heard. > 📣 @MhairiBlack: Boris Johnson wants to drag us out of Europe and

> keep us in a wee Brexit Britain. We can’t let that happen. >  > 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 #VoteSNP on December 12th to put > Scotland’s future in Scotland’s hands in #GE2019. >  > 🗳 

Register to vote by November 26th at https://t.co/WRqdJacBCc > pic.twitter.com/umwRgxaF3H >  > — The SNP (@theSNP) November 18, 2019 📍 On Tuesday, Nicola Sturgeon was in Stirling,

supporting SNP candidate Alyn Smith and visiting local businesses. > Great #GE19 visits with @AlynSmith in Stirling today to > @PerthshirePrese and @bOunceT_OT – thanks to all for the 

lovely > welcome pic.twitter.com/Y9uUKHBbk1 >  > — Nicola Sturgeon (@NicolaSturgeon) November 19, 2019 📍 On Tuesday night ITV hosted its debate between Jeremy Corbyn and Boris

Johnson. Viewers were given a substantial segment on Scotland and the SNP – but no Scottish representatives were allowed in the room. > 🤷‍♀️ Boris Johnson is happy to talk about the SNP, 

but > he’s too much of a feartie to debate @NicolaSturgeon. #ITVDebate >  > 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland must have a choice – > Scotland’s future in Scotland’s hands or in the hands of Boris

> Johnson. #VoteSNP #GE2019 pic.twitter.com/deawkC98da >  > — The SNP (@theSNP) November 19, 2019 📍 The SNP decided to run its own live broadcast over social media whilst the

debate was on. Artist Neil Slorance illustrated Scotland’s journey to independence and the fork in the road now facing Scottish voters. > 📼 In case you weren’t one of the 40,000 people 

who saw our live > broadcast… >  > 🎨 Rather watch paint dry than a re-run of the Boris Johnson and > Jeremy Corbyn debate? >  > 😉 We have the perfect video for you. #GE2019

> pic.twitter.com/AmsPbRxAYe >  > — The SNP (@theSNP) November 19, 2019 📍 Speaking in Dundee on Wednesday, Nicola Sturgeon said Brexit was just one example of Scotland paying a

high price for Westminster control. She urged voters to vote SNP on 12 December to put Scotland’s future in Scotland’s hands. > 🇪🇺 Scotland dragged out of the EU against our will and >

 continuously ignored by Westminster. >  > ✂️ Brutal austerity imposed on Scotland by Tories and the Lib > Dems. >  > 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 This is the price of not being > independent. 

On Dec 12, #VoteSNP to put Scotland’s future in > Scotland’s hands. pic.twitter.com/fFXPSDTim5 >  > — The SNP (@theSNP) November 20, 2019 📍 That evening, the SNP’s David Linden was

on BBC Debate Night, highlighting how Scotland didn’t vote for Brexit, and how Scotland needed an escape route with independence. > “Brexit is clearly being made up on back of a fag > 

packet.”@DavidLinden says Scotland needs an “escape route from > Brexit” and voting SNP will achieve that. #bbcdn > pic.twitter.com/OfEGHqYLv2 >  > — BBC Debate Night 

(@bbcdebatenight) November 20, 2019 📍 At Thursday’s First Minister’s Questions, Nicola Sturgeon reiterated her commitment to getting rid of the UK’s nuclear weapons on the Clyde – a policy

which Labour has dropped under Jeremy Corbyn. > 🥀 Just like the Tories, Jeremy Corbyn is proposing to waste > billions of pounds on imposing nuclear weapons on the Clyde against > 

Scotland’s will. >  > ☮️ The SNP has consistently opposed Trident and we’ll always > do so. >  > 🗳️ On December 12, #VoteSNP to say no to nuclear weapons. > 

pic.twitter.com/W5IvFNULFP >  > — The SNP (@theSNP) November 21, 2019 📍 And on Thursday night’s BBC Question Time, the SNP’s Dr Philippa Whitford highlighted how Scotland’s NHS was

under threat from a Tory-Trump trade deal. > 🔥 @Dr_PhilippaW completely eviscerates @RobertJenrick and the > Tories. >  > 🏥 With our NHS under threat from a toxic Tory-Trump 

trade deal, > #VoteSNP to boot Boris Johnson out of office, escape Brexit, and > protect our precious NHS. #bbcqt #GE2019 pic.twitter.com/TvYe1u47o4 >  > — The SNP (@theSNP) 

November 22, 2019