Weekly Round-up – 5 October 2025

First Minister John Swinney champions SNP successes—slashing child poverty in Scotland while slamming Labour’s broken promises on Grangemouth and post-election failures that have worsened inequality after 15 months in power.

The UK’s “dark money” scandal: 52 Labour MPs, including 8 Scots, hid £739K in unreported donations from Labour Together, plus Reform UK’s ex-Welsh leader convicted for Russian bribes—proving Westminster’s rot demands Scottish independence for a fresh start.

Globally, Trump’s Tony Blair Gaza appointment reeks of colonial bias, ignoring Palestinian self-determination; meanwhile, Israel’s piracy on the Global Sumud Flotilla seized 500 activists on 40 aid boats in international waters, kidnapping four Scots like independence campaigner Sid Khan—demand their release now!

Poll gloom aside, it’s time to escape Westminster’s spin.