The Scottish Government are in the process of replacing Personal Independence Payment (PIP) in Scotland. This new form of disability assistance will be delivered by Social Security Scotland, replacing PIP which is delivered by the Department for Work and Pensions. From the 25th of July the payment will be rolled out to cover Fife before […]
I am calling out Scottish Government overreach in the Local Authority planning process after a new report revealed the number of Local Authority planning decisions overturned at appeal by the Scottish Government. The figures from the Planning and Environmental Appeals Division (DPEA) Annual Review of 2021-22 show that out of 26 appeals lodged after Fife […]
I planted a tree while visiting the Poetry Path near Dunkeld, Perthshire, a project made possible by residents and volunteers of Camphill Corbenic, one of 10 Camphill communities in Scotland that offers a supportive community living environment fore more than 600 people with learning disabilities and other support needs. The Poetry Path is set in […]
I have asked the Scottish Government to introduce as an emergency measure a National Mileage Rate for all carers across the social care sector. I have spoken to many social care workers and employers and was shocked to find out that many carers are only paid around 25p per mile in the private sector, compared […]
The SNP and Greens are obsessed with centralised power – all the while they sell of Scotland’s assets to multi-nationals and refuse to support renters again rent hikes. See what I had to say here
I have written to the Prime Minister and the Chancellor of the Exchequer backing calls for the UK Government to produce a fourth budget with more support for people impacted by the cost of living crisis, which has seen inflation hit a 40-year high of 9%, and immediately restore the £20 Universal Credit uplift cut […]
I have written to Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Covid Recovery John Swinney calling for the Scottish Government to take decisive action to address the current trend towards a potential fourth covid wave. In my letter to Mr Swinney I called for clarity on the government’s contingency plans, the possibility of expanding testing and […]
As the cost of living continues to rise, governments must step in and ensure support is there for those that need it most. See what I had to say here
I have great concerns over the official statistics published this week by NHS Education Scotland showing 506 nursing and midwifery posts in NHS Fife are currently vacant, accounting for 11% of the nursing and midwifery workforce in Fife. These startling statistics have led the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) to comment, “Nursing staff levels […]
I have raised a motion in the Scottish Parliament and written to the Cabinet Secretary for Net Zero, Energy and Transport, Michael Matheson MSP over the closure of Castle House, the headquarters of Scottish Water in Dunfermline, amid concerns that trade unions have been sidelined in the process. I recently met with representatives of the […]