I have highlighted the immoral actions of the UK Government in a motion in the Scottish Parliament following reports that UK Ministers have been deliberately attempting to hide the impact of wide-ranging welfare reforms by concealing a range of official reports into benefits. The actions of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions should […]
34,814 people in Fife receiving Universal Credit have been impoverished by at least £50m a year after two changes in benefit payments – last month’s withdrawal of the £20 a week uplift to Universal Credit and the failure to raise benefits 10% to keep in line with inflation and instead only raise them by 3% […]
Scottish Conservatives have rejected my call for all Scottish Politicians to unite in demanding more action from the UK Government on skyrocketing energy bills. Scottish Conservatives have refused to sign a motion I put forward calling on emergency action from the UK Government in the form of an immediate energy bill freeze. I have written […]
The Scottish Conservatives have rejected my call for all Scottish Politicians to unite in demanding more action from the UK Government on skyrocketing energy bills. The Scottish Conservatives refused to sign my motion calling on emergency action from the UK Government in the form of an immediate energy bill freeze. I also wrote to Scottish […]
I recently visited volunteers in Crieff to see first-hand and find out more about the hardworking people making the community a vibrant place to live. It was fantastic to take a tour of Crieff Cemetery with author Jess Smith and local volunteers, learning about some of those laid to rest there, including Victoria Cross recipient […]
I have tabled questions in the Scottish Parliament to try and find out why some Health Boards are falling far behind others with A&E waiting times. In raising the figures from the latest weekly Public Health Scotland data I drew comparison between health boards in the region. NHS Tayside achieved a figure of 83.8% of […]
I am calling on all Scottish politicians to unite in a demand on the UK Government to freeze energy costs. I believe there will be poverty on a scale not seen in modern times and civil unrest across the country if the UK government does not act. I have written to both candidates competing to […]
I am calling on all Scottish politicians to unite in a demand on the UK Government to freeze energy costs. Without doing so we run the risk of poverty on a scale not seen in modern times and civil unrest across the country which is why the UK Government must act. I have written to […]
Unite the Union is warning that the crisis in social care will continue to get worse until the poor treatment of care workers is addressed. That was their message when they campaigned in Fife this week launching their campaign to highlight the plight of care workers and calling for action from the Scottish government. The […]
I am urging pensioners who are on low incomes to check to see if they are entitled to Pension Credit. The latest figures available from the Department of Work and Pensions estimates that in Fife over 7,000 household who are entitled to the credit are not claiming – with a value of unclaimed monies amounting […]