I was one of a number of members elected on a manifesto to deliver better transparency and scrutiny over the party's finances and governance. I'm sad… - Joanna Cherry

[Advocating for the protection of free speech from "the heckler's veto"] The failure to do so and the actions of some political figures in fostering an intolerant and hateful climate where small groups of activists now decide who can speak and what can be discussed needs to be called out.
What does it say about the Fringe and Edinburgh, the home of the enlightenment, when an elected Edinburgh politician can’t be asked questions on stage in the city they represent?

If Nicola Sturgeon had devoted half the energy that she devoted to calling lifelong feminists like me a transphobe and devoted half that energy to governing well then the SNP would not be facing a rout this evening.

I've always argued that the way to win a referendum was to persuade people who voted no in 2014 of the merits of our case.
The SNP needs to discuss both how we convince people to the cause of independence and also how we actually win our independence.
We need to put the sovereignty of the Scottish people back to the front and centre of our debate.