I have called for the Scottish Government to fully implement their NICE Guideline on Myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME)/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) after meeting campaigners for ME awareness at the Scottish Parliament. The campaigners from ME Action were representing their #MILLIONSMISSING campaign, calling for more ME specialists in the NHS to ensure people are being diagnosed appropriately […]
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 […]
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 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 […]
I have asked the Scottish Government to introduce as an emergency measure a National Mileage Rate for all carers across the social care sector. I have spoken to many social care workers and employers and was shocked to find out that many carers are only paid around 25p per mile in the private sector, compared […]
The SNP and Greens are obsessed with centralised power – all the while they sell of Scotland’s assets to multi-nationals and refuse to support renters again rent hikes. See what I had to say here
I have written to Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Covid Recovery John Swinney calling for the Scottish Government to take decisive action to address the current trend towards a potential fourth covid wave. In my letter to Mr Swinney I called for clarity on the government’s contingency plans, the possibility of expanding testing and […]
As the cost of living continues to rise, governments must step in and ensure support is there for those that need it most. See what I had to say here