Local government Trade Unions gathered at Fife Council headquarters in Glenrothes this week to show their support for Fife Council who have said they will refuse to implement the proposed Trade Union Bill which is currently being put through Parliament. The proposals include ending check-off in public services which is where councils and other public […]
Hundreds of people joined hands across the Forth Road Bridge this weekend to protest against proposals to carry out Underground Coal Gasification (UCG) at a number of sites across the Forth. One of the companies who hold UCG licenses around the Firths of Forth is Cluff Natural Recourses who are proposing to develop Scotland’s […]
Alex Rowley , MSP for the Cowdenbeath constituency, has shown his/her support for women with breast cancer by dressing up in pink and encouraging his/her constituents to take part in Breast Cancer Now’s flagship fundraiser, wear it pink, on Friday 23rd October. wear it pink, the UK’s biggest pink fundraiser, calls on supporters […]
I had the great pleasure of speaking that the AGM of the Inverkeithing Community Initiative Group this week as the members celebrated a very busy and successful year. My message to the group was first to thank them for all their hard work, generosity and community spirt but also to reinforce the message that anything […]
The Conservative Government’s “Trade Union Bill” was introduced by David Cameron’s Conservative Government to “Make provision about industrial action, trade unions, employers’ associations and the functions of the Certification Officer.” The bill, which would seeks to implement higher voting thresholds for trade union strike ballots, banning the use of payroll deductions to trade unions known […]
Last week I met with Thubten Wangchen of the central Tibetan administration in the Scottish Parliament and signed their call for the European Union to do more to put pressure on China to protect human rights in Tibet. Mr Wangchen who was joined in parliament by Mr David Lloyed Hudson of the Scottish Parliaments cross party […]
The quiet compassion of people across Scotland, and the wider UK, has become disgust and shame as we have watched children and families suffering as they seek to flee the chaos in the Middle East, looking for sanctuary in Europe. There is growing anger that our government refuses to offer a safe home for refugees. […]
Alex Rowley MSP has used a visit to Lochgelly High School in his Fife constituency to highlight the need for schools to build employability into the core curriculum and develop much closer working partnerships with employers and colleges. The Scottish Labour deputy leader said that too many young people are not gaining enough appropriate skills […]
Over the past 18 months I have raised issue after issue with NHS Fife on behalf of constituents who have not received the care and support that is expected from our National Health Service. I have also been made aware of many concerns from staff within the NHS who are working long hours, often in […]
I have written to the Cabinet Secretary for Justice, Michael Matheson MSP asking him to put in place a review of the effectiveness of Police Scotland and the impact on local communities since the removal of the local Police Forces. In Fife we have seen the closure of local Police Stations and an increase in […]