I asked Nicola Sturgeon at First Minister’s Questions today what has happened to the promised renewable jobs for Fife. I drew attention to the example of BiFab, and other yards sitting empty across the country and asked the FM about the Scottish Government’s Low Carbon Economic Strategy for Scotland published in 2010 which stated that […]
Cuts to school budgets in Fife are having a very negative impact and must be stopped. I was asked about education funding on Politics Scotland Live and raised the example of funding cuts to school budgets in Fife and the detrimental impact that is having on education provision. See what I said here:
This week I raised a question with the Cabinet Secretary for Justice about what action the government is taking to address staffing shortages in our prisons. See what he had to say in response below. I also spoke recently in the Parliament about the subject, and you can see that debate below as well: Debate […]
I was pleased to be able to secure a Member’s debate in order to discuss the findings of the Menu for Change report: Found Wanting. It is a disgrace that in 21st century Scotland people are living with food insecurity. This is simply not acceptable and more needs to be done to tackle this. There […]
Following the news that Fife Sport and Leisure Trust have announced a cut to the hours of the Bowhill swimming pool, closing the pool on four mornings a week, I raised a motion in the Scottish Parliament about cuts to public swimming services in Fife. The Trust say they consulted staff but what about the […]
Willie was one of a kind in so many ways, as a communist Councillor the longest serving in Britain, one of the longest serving Councillors in Fife and a local Trade Union leader known nationally, but most of all it was his ability to listen to others and his determination to help others, to fight […]