The Holyrood government should publish all documents relating to the safety and certification of baby boxes following fears over a fire risk with the products, says the Scottish Conservatives. Continue reading Baby boxes: Tories call for “complete transparency”
Deidre Brock MP has called for an unflinching look at institutional racism within Westminster following today’s announcement of an inquiry into the Windrush scandal. Continue reading Deirdre Brock: Windrush inquiry must look at institutional racism
The Scottish Conservatives will today lead a debate saying that they are putting Shona Robison and the SNP Government on notice over their handling of the financial crisis facing Scotland’s health boards. Continue reading Scottish Conservatives put Shona Robison and SNP ‘on notice’
Dear Editor
The misplaced faith expressed by the people of the UK in 2010, believing the financial disaster caused by the banking industry would be dealt with by the Conservatives and their Liberal allies in a fair way, saying that “we are all in this together.”
In a typically British way, the government was given a chance to ‘do the right thing’ but we know, to our cost, they didn’t. Instead, they embarked on a systematic policy of wage-cutting and drastic cuts in both local and national public services for eight years – and they have said cuts will continue for many years to come.
People have learned a hard lesson in thinking that Conservatives will be fair and treat all people equally. They have failed on all counts: they are not competent, they are not fair and, above all, they seem not to care.
Their main political purpose is to maintain the system of ownership and control by the rich, for the rich.
A. Delahoy
Silverknowes Gardens
Scotland leads the way in tackling alcohol-related harm
Westminster’s Scottish Affairs Committee have launched a new inquiry into the future of the oil and gas industry in Scotland. The inquiry will examine the challenges facing the sector, as well as opportunities for future development. It will also examine the role the UK Government can play in supporting the industry. Continue reading Scottish Affairs Committee to investigate oil and gas
Saturday 28th April 2018 marked International Workers Memorial Day, with events taking place formally and informally in almost one hundred countries to mark the occasion (writes LUKE CAMPBELL (above)). Continue reading Marking International Workers Memorial Day
Community Event 16 May:
Attainment/Achievement of children and young people experiencing poverty
The Scottish Parliament’s Education and Skills Committee is meeting at Muirhouse Millennium Centre at 6 pm on Wednesday 16th May. The committee are very keen to hear directly from parents/carers/guardians, young people, teachers, and other professionals who work with young people in schools and in the community with a focus on attainment or achievement. Continue reading Holyrood’s Education & Skills Committee is coming to Muirhouse
The age a young person can be held responsible for their actions in the eyes of the law is to be examined by Holyrood’s Equalities and Human Rights Committee. Continue reading Holyrood committee to consider age of criminal responsibility
MS Society Scotland were in the Scottish Parliament during Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week (23 – 29 April) to raise awareness of the important role research plays in the lives of people affected by MS. Continue reading Briggs pledges support for Kiss Goodbye to MS campaign
