Legislation to implement Frank’s Law in Scotland has been given the green light by MSPs, nearly a year after the campaign was formally launched at Holyrood. It means the new rules – allowing under 65s with conditions like dementia to receive free personal care – will be in place by April next year. Continue reading Green light at last for Frank’s Law
Westminster’s Scottish Affairs Committee begin their inquiry into the future of the oil and gas sector on Tuesday (12 June) with a session providing an overview of the health of the industry and the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead. Continue reading Scottish Affairs Committee to hold opening hearing of oil and gas inquiry
UK’s biggest firms will have to justify pay gap between bosses and their workers
Big firms will have to justify their chief executives’ salaries and reveal the gap to their average UK worker, under new laws to be laid in the Westminster Parliament tomorrow (Monday 11 June). Continue reading Fighting the fat cat culture?
Lewis, a pupil from the Royal Blind School, joined Miles Briggs MSP at Holyrood this week for work experience. Continue reading Lewis meets his idol (and it’s not Miles Briggs!)
Deidre Brock MP joined international maritime charity Sailors’ Society at a reception to mark its 200 years of supporting seafarers and their families around the world – including in Leith. Continue reading Local MP celebrates 200th anniversary of maritime charity
Children with mental health issues are being let down says a Green MSP in response to figures showing three out of ten children are waiting more than 18-weeks for treatment. Alison Johnstone MSP, the Scottish Greens’ health spokesperson, says the figures should convince government ministers to “look beyond” the NHS and include mental health awareness in the school curriculum. Continue reading Government is failing children with mental health issues, says Greens
Expert recommendations to make school food and drink even healthier are being consulted on by the Scottish Government. John Swinney says standards are already high but the Scottish Greens say more is needed to encourage healthy eating. Continue reading Please, sir: we want some more – healthier school food guidance not enough, say Greens
MSPs have urged Transport Minister Humza Yousaf to treat tackling congestion on Edinburgh city bypass as a “national transport priority”. Thursday’s Holyrood debate heard that the road is no longer fit for purpose.
Continue reading Miles Briggs: City Bypass action long overdue
Briggs: SNP are failing their own patient treatment guarantee in Lothian Continue reading Briggs blasts SNP’s “shambolic stewardship of the NHS”
RBS has singularly failed to appreciate the damage their closure programme will inflict on many communities across Scotland, says a damning report by the Scottish Affairs Committee. Continue reading Clueless bankers! Westminster committee report lambasts RBS
