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Russell Findlay

UK Politicians Twitter/X
#60
X Rank
94,611
Score
Leader, Scottish Conservatives
Role
216
Posts
69,745
Likes
12,433
Comments
323
Avg Likes
58
Avg Comments
82,178
Total Engagement
380
Engagement Rate
13.7
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Daily
Posting Regularity
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15,601 followers

Data last refreshed: April 17, 2026

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20 posts

🛒 John Swinney must KNOW his supermarket price fixing plan is profoundly idiotic (and unworkable). ‼️Which means he's using it to dishonestly distract from the SNP's record of high tax, incompeten...

Public Engagement & Campaigning SNP Scotland Taxation Conservative Party Political Strategy Apr 16, 2026 View on X
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🙌 Joined today by @KemiBadenoch on the campaign trail in Edinburgh. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 On May 7, vote Scottish Conservative on your peach ballot paper to stop an SNP majority. https://t.co/aojuHKq8NH

Public Engagement & Campaigning Scotland Conservative Party SNP Political Strategy Apr 16, 2026 View on X
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Can everyone please now stop pretending that Nigel Farage's Reform are unionist? 👇💥 Don’t split the pro-UK vote. Vote Scottish Conservative on your peach ballot to stop an SNP majority on May 7....

Public Engagement & Campaigning SNP Reform UK Conservative Party Scotland Apr 16, 2026 View on X
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John Swinney plans to spend taxpayers' money on 'free' schoolbags👇 This SNP election bribe will cost millions - as Scotland faces a £5 billion black hole in the public finances. You can stop an S...

Public Engagement & Campaigning Public Spending Budget & Fiscal Policy Scotland SNP Apr 16, 2026 View on X
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To John Swinney's delight, the Channel 4 Scottish election debate spent more time on Trump and Iran than the SNP's dismal record. People across Scotland deserve to know that voting for Reform only...

Party Politics & Leadership SNP Reform UK Broadcasting & Media Scotland Political Strategy Apr 14, 2026 View on X
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I agree. The anti-business SNP's broken rates system is killing investment and costing Scottish jobs. We would create a fair, consistent, transparent, and truly accountable rates system to get Sco...

Economic Policy & Budget Taxation Small Business Business Regulation Regional Investment Scotland Apr 14, 2026 View on X
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Do you want to STOP an SNP majority on May 7? Vote Scottish Conservative on your peach ballot paper. https://t.co/j1spXOQafQ

Public Engagement & Campaigning Scotland SNP Conservative Party Political Strategy Apr 14, 2026 View on X
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John Swinney's SNP makes life difficult for drivers who need their cars. We've got a plan to fix Scotland's dangerously pot-holed roads.👇 https://t.co/04rJrggS03

Transport & Infrastructure Potholes Roads & Motorways Scotland SNP Apr 13, 2026 View on X
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Only @ScotTories have a credible and costed plan to Get Scotland Working. Nothing is ‘free’. It's paid for with YOUR taxes. On May 7, peach vote Scottish Conservative to STOP an SNP majority. htt...

Public Engagement & Campaigning Taxation Public Spending Scotland SNP Conservative Party Apr 13, 2026 View on X
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📍Glasgow's Barras Market We can unite to STOP an SNP majority by voting Scottish Conservative on your peach ballot paper. https://t.co/vZ1hhXVSCw

Public Engagement & Campaigning Scotland SNP Conservative Party Apr 11, 2026 View on X
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Polling says the SNP could win a majority on May 7 - which John Swinney would use to demand another independence referendum. Pro-UK voters must UNITE to stop this nightmare scenario by voting Scot...

Public Engagement & Campaigning Scotland SNP Conservative Party Polls & Surveys Apr 11, 2026 View on X
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Let's Get Scotland Working by ending the SNP's war on motorists (today's Scottish Daily Express👇) And by fixing Scotland's roads (my take in today's Scottish Daily Mail👇) You can stop an SNP majo...

Public Engagement & Campaigning Roads & Motorways Potholes Scotland SNP Conservative Party Apr 10, 2026 View on X
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John Swinney's useless SNP have wasted over £6 billion of taxpayers' cash. This money SHOULD have been used to cut your taxes and fix public services.
 Vote Scottish Conservative on your peach-col...

Party Politics & Leadership Taxation Public Spending SNP Scotland Apr 10, 2026 View on X
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Let's Get Scotland Working by upgrading lifeline roads after years of SNP broken promises. Use your peach ballot paper to back the Scottish Conservatives on May 7 to STOP an SNP majority 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇬🇧...

Public Engagement & Campaigning Scotland Roads & Motorways SNP Conservative Party Political Strategy Apr 09, 2026 View on X
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💪📈💷 Let's Get Scotland Working with the Scottish Conservatives. You can STOP an anti-business, high-tax SNP majority with your peach ballot paper on May 7. https://t.co/ro1NWfGAjj

Public Engagement & Campaigning Scotland Conservative Party Taxation Apr 09, 2026 View on X
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Why is Scotland's ferry network broken? ❌The SNP put political gain over delivery. ❌They spent half a billion pounds of taxpayers' cash on 2 dodgy CalMac ferries. ❌But no-one is held to accoun...

Transport & Infrastructure Scotland SNP Public Spending Public Transport Ministerial Standards Apr 09, 2026 View on X
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5️⃣ key priorities in our manifesto to Get Scotland Working: 1️⃣ Cut your taxes 2️⃣ Raise school standards 3️⃣ Faster GP appointments 4️⃣ Fix the roads 5️⃣ More police You can STOP an SNP majorit...

Public Engagement & Campaigning Taxation Schools GP Access Roads & Motorways Police Funding Apr 08, 2026 View on X
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Here's our common-sense, tax-cutting and costed manifesto: Get Scotland Working👇 https://t.co/YY1MSPpa6y

Party Politics & Leadership Taxation Scotland Conservative Party Apr 08, 2026 View on X
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📆 It's manifesto day: After two dismal decades of the SNP, we have a plan to get Scotland working. On May 7, peach vote Scottish Conservative to stop an SNP majority and get the focus on issues t...

Public Engagement & Campaigning Scotland Conservative Party SNP Political Strategy Apr 07, 2026 View on X
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Our manifesto is ambitious, credible and costed. This is how the Scottish Conservatives would get Scotland working again👇 https://t.co/FjFbkZTrIR https://t.co/G790L77Ir5

Party Politics & Leadership Conservative Party Scotland Political Strategy Apr 07, 2026 View on X
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Rank History

Apr 2026
+1 #60
Mar 2026
+1 #61
Feb 2026
-8 #62
Jan 2026
+1 #54
Dec 2025
-1 #55
Nov 2025
#54

Content Categories

Party Politics & Leadership 56
Public Engagement & Campaigning 50
Crime, Justice & Policing 28
Economic Policy & Budget 19
Health & Social Care 8

Topics & Themes

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Top Quartile Benchmarks

Based on top 31 of 124 in UK Politicians

Posts
277
Russell: 302 ↑
Likes
662,573
Russell: 77,703 ↓
Comments
62,609
Russell: 13,242 ↓
Avg Likes
1,221.6
Russell: 257.3 ↓
Avg Comments
189.9
Russell: 43.9 ↓
Score
787,792
Russell: 104,187 ↓
Posts/Week
13.1
Russell: 13.7 ↑
Avg Post Length
219 chars
Russell: 192 ↓
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