The SNP Government must set out a clear position on fracking after new powers announcement.

Today Tom Greatrex, Scottish Labour’s Shadow Energy Minister and MP for Rutherglen and Hamilton West, commented on the UK Governments support for Labour plans to devolve the remaining parts of the shale gas framework, to the Scottish Government. Mr Greatrex stated that the Westminster Government have belatedly conceded to Scottish Labour amendments which will see […]

Scottish Government debate on the Future of Scotland, 21/8/08

This week in the Scottish Governments debate on Scotland’s future I set out a vision for Scotland which put fairness and social Justice first. A vision which is about listening to the needs of our people and responding to them with effective policy to bring about real change. My vision is a Labour vision based […]

Pensions; indyref

Scottish Labour’s pensions spokesperson, Gregg McClymont MP, today commented on further warnings  from the Institute of Faculty of Actuaries as to the risks that Independence will bring to the pensions of people in Scotland. Mr McClymont highlighted some of the arguments which  Gordon Brown MP also made to an audience at Glasgow university on Tuesday night where he outlined pensions as one of the […]