Vonnie Sandlan

Unfathomably, 9962 of you follow me. Please, please take literally 10 seconds to sign this petition which is incredibly dear to me, and then share this post. The petition is calling for a debate in Parliament on funding for Parkinson’s research 🙏🏻 petition.parliament.uk/petitions/7137…

Hannah Hampton has no depth perception. She had multiple operations on her eyes before she was 5 years old. She was told she’d never play professional sport. What she’s just done defies description, medical science, anything else you can name. A phenomenal human being. 🥲

The NHS is in crisis. Nearly 19,000 Scots stuck on eye op waiting lists. 8,500 paid privately in 2024 – double 2019. One patient waited 3 YEARS for cataract surgery. Broken promises. Broken system. Broken by the SNP.

Following on from news my & Aaron Levene’s long running compilation show, Jew-O-Rama, was being cancelled by Whistlebinkies due to concerns over “staff safety”, yesterday I learnt that my solo show, Shall I Compere Thee in a Funny Way? was being dropped by Banshee Labyrinth. 1/8

Absolutely wild. My Nairn and two of his pals saw someone fall onto the tracks at Hillhead @GlasgowSubway about an hour ago and as the train pulled in, the three of them managed to grab a limb each and haul the boy back onto the platform. Very keen to make sure the lad is okay.

Next level crisis comms management.

An open letter from the Co-Leads of Progressive Judaism

We’re thrilled that the Movers and Shakers podcast has been shortlisted in the Impact category at the @britpodawards! 🎤✨  Thank you so much for all your support – and don’t forget, voting is still open for the Listeners' Choice Award. Get your vote in! britishpodcastawards.com/voting

We are launching an inquiry focusing on reproductive health: young women and girls. We will examine the effectiveness of health services and the impacts of Government strategies. Read more about the inquiry and submit evidence on our website ⬇️

Just to be clear, it is a flat out lie to suggest that Labour is going to raise the pension age to 74 or 72 or indeed do anything to alter the pension age.

To get living standards rising fast, we need to get energy bills falling quickly. That’s why over 100 Labour MPs from the Living Standards Coalition have written to @Ed_Miliband. We're asking him to consider progressive price changes that will get bills down more quickly.

I understand why people ask this. I get *tons* of abuse on social media (which is fine, tbh… I’m thick-skinned and sadly it’s just part of the job). But increasingly trolls started targeting people just for being in a pic with me. And I won’t have that. So replies off.

We did it. 100,000+ signatures. A Parliamentary debate on Parkinson’s is now being considered. Thank you to every listener, signer & supporter. The #ParkyCharter can no longer be ignored. 🎧 How it started & what’s next: moversandshakerspodcast.com

Great to be out speaking to residents in Yorkhill as part of @UKLabour’s Campaign Weekend on jobs. 💰 A pay rise of £1,400 for the 200,000 lowest paid workers 📈 Long-term investment to save Scottish ship building 🤝 Trade deals with US, India and EU - boosting exports and jobs

My message to people smugglers: We're going to send back the people you smuggle across the Channel, with our new agreement with France. We're coming after the boats you use, with our new agreement with Germany. We will destroy your business model, piece by piece.

Labour is delivering record investment in our NHS — rebuilding it after years of neglect. The choice couldn’t be clearer: save the NHS with Labour, slash the NHS with the Tories, or scrap the NHS with Reform.

John Swinney’s big independence relaunch includes this blatant falsehood. Government capital spending in London and the South East was £1,712 per person in 2023/24. In Scotland it was £1,789 per person.

'I couldn’t have afforded it': This Glasgow pub helps comic to The Fringe glasgowtimes.co.uk/news/scottish-…

Disabled people stranded on planes and trains, and spontaneous travel is but a dream for many. Join me, @JeremyRBalfour @Tanni_GT & others @VisitScotParl Festival of Politics 21 Aug to ask 'does transport work for disabled people in Scotland? Tickets at: festivalofpolitics.citizenticket.co.uk/events/festiva…

They’ve had almost two decades to not just imagine, but create a better Scotland. And yet 👇🏻 From @TheBMA : The proportion of outpatients [in Scotland] who had been waiting more than 12 weeks for an appointment stood at 61% in September 2024, up from 27% in September 2019.