‘deep and damaging cuts’
The Scottish Government has called on the UK Government to establish and enforce a guaranteed minimum level of service provision for essential banking services, recognising the importance of continued access to banking for communities across Scotland, and across the UK. Continue reading Bank branch closures: Scottish Government calls for a minimum provision of banking services to be introduced.
Edinburgh is benefiting from increased roll-out of superfast broadband because of decisive Scottish Government action, says local MSP Ben Macpherson. Continue reading Local MSP hails city broadband boost
Conservative Miles Briggs MSP is backing Disability Agenda Scotland’s call for action to initially reduce and ultimately end Scotland’s disability employment gap. This week DAS published its End The Gap report which highlights that only 42 per cent of people with a disability are in employment, compared with 73 per cent for Scotland as a whole. Continue reading End The Gap:Tory MSP supports disability alliance call for action
Deidre Brock MP has called for consumers to keep the right to choose between paper and digital data without extra charges being applied. Continue reading Deirdre Brock: Stop the penalties for postal bills
Scottish Green MSP Alison Johnstone has confirmed that she intends to bring forward a member’s bill to ban foxhunting. Continue reading “Time to take a stand”: Johnstone to bring forward Bill to ban hunts
A publication by the Accounts Commission, showing the extent of the financial stress faced by councils, serves as a wakeup call to the finance secretary say the Greens. Local government spokesperson for the Scottish Greens Andy Wightman says the report’s findings make it difficult for Derek Mackay to dismiss key Green demands for the forthcoming draft budget that include protecting public services and a real terms pay rise.
Continue reading Holyrood budget: Greens pledge to protect public services
Macpherson concern over Brexit uncertainty
The latest UCAS figures reveal that a record number of Scots were accepted to UK universities in 2017 and Scottish universities opened their doors to record numbers of new students. Scotland has also bucked the UK trend with increasing numbers of Scots accepted to universities here – but there is a note of concern: after years of positive growth, UCAS has cited Brexit as a possible cause for the 4.4% decline in EU applicants choosing to come and study in the UK. Continue reading Brexit fears blamed for fall in EU student numbers
Continue reading Greens celebrate first steps on the road to a national Citizens’ Income
A Scottish Conservative MSP is questioning whether the Scottish Government is committed to prioritising the long-promised Sheriffall junction improvements and broader action to reduce congestion on the Edinburgh City Bypass. Continue reading Briggs: City bypass improvements should be a national transport priority
Was the Westminster Budget good for Scots? As ever, opinion is sharply divided … Continue reading UK Government budget ‘delivers for Scotland’
