Local MSP Alex Rowley joined councillor Mark Hood on a visit to the Fife Football Performance Academy (FFPA) on Friday (2nd Oct) has they moved into their new home at the Lumphinnans sports hub. The FFPA was established last year by Fife Council to develop the potential of young players in Fife. Mr Rowley who […]
Cowdenbeath MSP Alex Rowley is urging the Fife Cultural Trust to examine options other than closure for the provision of a Library service in Crossgates. The Trust is currently undertaking a consultation on the future of libraries in Fife and is proposing to close the part-time library in Crossgates. Speaking after carrying out street surgeries […]
This week I spoke in the debate on employment and set out the levels of unemployment and underemployment, the extent of low wages, and poor terms and conditions that exist. These are the major challenges for Scotland if we are to tackle both inequality and poverty in order to create a fairer and more just […]
Alex Rowley , MSP for the Cowdenbeath constituency, has shown his/her support for women with breast cancer by dressing up in pink and encouraging his/her constituents to take part in Breast Cancer Now’s flagship fundraiser, wear it pink, on Friday 23rd October. wear it pink, the UK’s biggest pink fundraiser, calls on supporters […]
I had the great pleasure of speaking that the AGM of the Inverkeithing Community Initiative Group this week as the members celebrated a very busy and successful year. My message to the group was first to thank them for all their hard work, generosity and community spirt but also to reinforce the message that anything […]
I welcomed yesterdays Scottish parliament debate and the consensus that there was in the chamber. While I acknowledged that there are different views around this debate, although it is a minority of people who could be described as having such attitudes, it is for that reason that we need to continue to have this wider […]
The Conservative Government’s “Trade Union Bill” was introduced by David Cameron’s Conservative Government to “Make provision about industrial action, trade unions, employers’ associations and the functions of the Certification Officer.” The bill, which would seeks to implement higher voting thresholds for trade union strike ballots, banning the use of payroll deductions to trade unions known […]
The Scottish Older Persons Assembly held it’s first evening reception from 6-8 pm on 9th September in the Garden Room of the Scottish Parliament with MSP Christine Graham sponsoring the event. People representing many of Scotland’s organisations came together to socialise, network and discuss their common and particular concerns about later life. We are […]
Last week I met with Thubten Wangchen of the central Tibetan administration in the Scottish Parliament and signed their call for the European Union to do more to put pressure on China to protect human rights in Tibet. Mr Wangchen who was joined in parliament by Mr David Lloyed Hudson of the Scottish Parliaments cross party […]
At the beginning of May this year I secured a debate in the Scottish Parliament to raise the fact that thousands of men, women and children were dying whilst attempting to flee from war torn countries to reach Europe. Introducing the debate I explained that I had brought the motion forward to raise awareness of […]