The Open University is re-opening the Open Business Creators Fund, this time specifically for disabled entrepreneurs. Part of their mission with Open Business Creators at The Open University is to reduce inequalities in the entrepreneurial landscape by providing equitable access to support and funding and championing under-represented and under-estimated founders. They will be selecting 5 early-stage business to […]
I was delighted to cut the ribbon on Monday the 23rd of September at the new sensory garden created by staff and volunteers of Seescape in Glenrothes. Seescape is an amazing charity that supports Fife residents with sight loss and is so appreciated by everyone who accesses their services. Since their formation as Fife Society […]
I have called on the Transport Secretary, Fiona Hyslop MSP, to directly intervene and demand that an action plan is put in place to fix Fife rail services after a response from ScotRail admitted the services provided in Fife “simply has not been good enough”. I wrote to Joanne Maguire, Managing Director of ScotRail, in […]
Climate Café is a community led space, where people can come together to drink, chat and act on climate. There are Climate Café spaces across Scotland, and around the world. Please find a short leaflet below which may be of interest and do get in touch with the organisation if you would like to know more about Climate […]
The Scottish Government suffered an embarrassing defeat over their plans to reintroduce peak fares on ScotRail services as the Scottish Parliament supported a motion I amended calling for the decision to be reversed. I was successful in passing my amendment by 64 votes to 62. This followed another embarrassing defeat for the Scottish Government over […]
I have raised a motion in the Scottish Parliament celebrating AM Soccer Club’s Over 50s walking football team based in Cupar, Fife and highlighting the benefits of regular physical activity. Established in 2016, AM Soccer’s Over 50s Walking Football gives men the opportunity to combine their love of football with regular physical activity that is […]
I am very pleased to hear that following national talks , Fife College has suspended the deeming of lecturers’ wages and EIS FELA have suspended strike action for this week. I wrote to Fife College principal Jim Metcalfe last week asking that he reconsider the college’s position on deeming wages as I believe it is […]
I have written to the Cabinet Secretary for Transport, Fiona Hyslop MSP, to ask her to work collaboratively to find a solution to the antisocial behaviour that is plaguing Scotland’s bus services. I have asked the Transport Secretary to arrange a summit that brings together the key stakeholders – trade unions, bus operators, the Scottish […]
The SNP government are letting Scotland’s roads crumble following revelations that Scotland’s road repair backlog has risen to an eyewatering £2.6 billion – with the Fife backlog alone soaring to over £100 million, the Perth and Kinross backlog soaring to almost £100 million and the Clackmannanshire backlog soaring to £11 million. Information obtained by FOI […]
I have called on the Scottish and UK Governments to come together and work together to investigate the potential benefits of a newly proposed ferry route running from Rosyth to Dunkirk directly. The proposals, which would see both passenger and freight ferries travelling directly from Scotland to France, have been put forward by Derek Sloan […]