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
In Scotland between 2015 and 2019 there was a loss of over 1000 acute available beds in our hospitals. Waiting lists in our NHS are now at record levels with 1 in 8 Scots on NHS waiting lists. I am pushing the government to bring forward clear proposals to tackle this – see below
We need to address the immediate crisis in social care by fixing the two-tier workforce that is currently in place with different pay/terms and conditions depending on public or private employers – that should be the immediate focus of the Scottish Government – see my question to the FM here
I have condemned the Scottish Government over their failure to establish a promised national energy company in the wake of the cost-of-living crisis. Speaking in the Scottish Parliament I challenged Angus Robertson MSP, Cabinet Secretary for the Constitution, External Affairs and Culture, to explain why the Scottish Government had failed to use powers already available […]
My office has received many enquiries over the last week about the new fire alarm law change, with many older constituents deeply worried, either because they can’t afford the new alarms or because they don’t know where to get the alarms, if they can get any help, can’t find a supplier or anyone fitting them. […]