I was pleased to speak in support of the Safe Drive, Stay Alive project in a Members’ Debate in Parliament. It is fantastic work that is undertaken by the central safe drive group, and their achievements deserve to be recognised. It is especially important to raise awareness of the vital work undertaken in the […]
Parliament motion recognising gymnastic clubs achievements Fife MSP Alex Rowley has described the achievements of local gymnastic club Acrobay as ‘outstanding’ and has submitted a motion to the Scottish Parliament highlighting their achievements. The club has gone from strength to strength since opening their new facilities in Rosyth and now has approximately 1,000 members. […]
[embedyt] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6iYVMKPdOgI[/embedyt] History was made in the Scottish Parliament by setting income tax rates and bands for the first time. I believe that politicians should not take that lightly because there is a great responsibility on each of us when we are making decisions that have significant impacts on the people of our country. In […]
[embedyt] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aqNa-Q3p0Qw[/embedyt] I recently spoke in the debate in the Scottish Parliament following the launch of the Scottish Government’s consultation on the future of the Scottish planning system. I have been supportive of the fact that planning reform is long overdue and it will be important to try to consult as widely as possible […]
Please see below a copy of the speech delivered by Alex Rowley MSP at the launch of the Scottish Labour Local Government Manifesto “I would like to welcome everyone here today and wish you all the very best for 2017. In just 4 months’ time we will be asking people across Scotland to […]
[embedyt] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dh7YGmagrwI[/embedyt] In a debate on taxation in the Scottish Parliament this week, Richard Leonard MSP made the point that we did not fight for, and we did not create the Scottish Parliament simply for it to act as a conveyor belt for Tory austerity. The Scottish Parliament has to be more than […]
[embedyt] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SDJKU2o-CMw[/embedyt] One of the first experiences that I had in understanding poverty was when, as a child, I was in a graveyard and came across an area with no headstones, which I was told was the area of the paupers’ graves. At the weekend, I watched the film “I, Daniel Blake” and […]
[embedyt] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5eolOxkomCo[/embedyt] This week I spoke in the Scottish Government debate on their strategy document for a Fairer Scotland, where they have set out 50 actions they plan to take to achieve this goal. It is clear that the Westminster Government’s policies in areas like welfare reform have had the impact of creating a […]
[embedyt] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i7elI1mG_ZQ[/embedyt] I recently spoke in a debate in the Scottish Parliament on the devolution of employment services. This topic is becoming increasingly important as we see the effects of austerity push people further and further away from the job market. But, we do have an opportunity to get this right for every person that […]
[embedyt] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BdpbQhIo0Og[/embedyt] Local government services are buckling at the seams. All across the country we are seeing more and more strain being placed on public services. Since the SNP have come to Government, the number of elderly people in Scotland getting care at home has fallen 12%. Since 2011, the Government has cut […]