A conference held in Kelty this weekend heard from a number of academics and politicians and debated the merits of introducing a Citizens Basic Income that would see every person receive a basic income. The idea is creating interest across the world and there are pilots running in Finland, India, Canada, Switzerland and Pakistan. […]
It was a great pleasure to join with coaches and gymnasts at the weekend to celebrate the new home of Acrobay Gymnastics Trust, a non-profit organisation, now based at their new purpose built gymnastics facility on Primrose Lane, Rosyth. The club has recently transformed the new premises in Rosyth into a state of the […]
This morning Scottish Labour Leader Kez Dugdale set out a clear and progressive vision for the future shape of the United Kingdom rejecting the mantra of Ruth Davidson’s Scottish Tories that nothing needs to change, whilst also rejecting the obsession of Nicola Sturgeon that nationalism and independence overarches all other concerns for Scotland moving […]
Alex Rowley MSP has backed a campaign from Keep Scotland Beautiful to tackle the problem of roadside litter in Scotland. Mid Scotland and Fife MSP Mr Rowley gave his backing to the campaign at an event organised by environmental charity Keep Scotland Beautiful outside the Scottish Parliament. The charity have launched a national campaign to clean […]
Scottish Labour Deputy Leader Alex Rowley joined campaigners in Fife this weekend to highlight concerns over the management and funding of NHS services and warned that the government in Edinburgh must ‘get a grip’ on the challenges facing our NHS. This in the same week as Audit Scotland issued one of its most critical […]
Alex Rowley Scottish Labour Deputy Leader and MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife has signed up to Shelter Scotland’s Homelessness: Far From Fixed campaign. The campaign has called for a national homelessness strategy to ensure: There is a safe and affordable home for everyone Help is available for everyone to keep or find a […]
Alex Rowley MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife attended the unveiling of a cairn in commemoration of the life of Willie Gallacher Communist MP for West Fife. A cairn was unveiled to celebrate the life of the UK’s longest serving Communist MP in Paisley; the hometown of Willie Gallacher. Willie served two terms in the […]
In post Brexit Scotland there is a real opportunity to set a new vision and new settlement more akin to home rule within the UK, more like a federal union that is part of a revised UK constitutional settlement whilst retaining the best aspects of a positive relationship with Europe. Yet to date, the […]
Improving mental health must be a priority for any Government, without question. It is estimated that around 10% of children and young people in Scotland have mental health problems that are so significant they impact on their daily lives. And evidence shows that early intervention provides the best outcomes in terms of treatment. This […]
Today, Shelter Scotland launched their new homelessness campaign – Homelessness: Far From Fixed. The campaign aims to show how homelessness can happen to anyone in Scotland and that unexpected life events can lead to difficulties in keeping a secure accommodation. It also aims to draw attention to the fact that homelessness is more than just people sleeping rough on the streets, and that […]