Private landlords have made more than £2billion in housing benefit in the last five years, new figures from Scottish Labour have revealed. Alex Rowley MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife highlighted that nearly £45 million alone last year was made by private landlords from housing benefit across Mid Scotland and Fife. On average, £1 […]
Deputy Leader of Scottish Labour, Alex Rowley MSP has written to the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Philip Hammond MP, asking him to grant a debt amnesty on historic debts owed by councils across Scotland. Scottish councils face over a staggering £2 billion of pre-devolution debt liabilities, which have a significantly higher rate of return over […]
This year has been another success for the Credit Union at Kelty with numbers of savers and members growing and this week regional MSP Alex Rowley went along to say thank you to all the volunteers who give up their time to run the sessions throughout the year. He said; “The great thing about this […]
Mid Scotland & Fife MSP Alex Rowley visited members of Kinross-shire Day Centre to spread some best wishes for Christmas. The day centre provides a welcoming, safe and homely atmosphere where elderly members can feel that their rights and choices are being respected at all times. Mr Rowley spoke with the members over a cup […]
In a debate on taxation in the Scottish Parliament this week, Richard Leonard MSP made the point that we did not fight for, and we did not create the Scottish Parliament simply for it to act as a conveyor belt for Tory austerity. The Scottish Parliament has to be more than this.
Alex Rowley MSP met with a group of people from Yemen on their visit to the Scottish Parliament, where he echoed their calls to raise awareness of the crisis unfolding in the middle east country. The Scottish Labour MSP has previously raised a motion in the Parliament to draw attention to the conflict taking […]
This morning Scottish Labour Leader Kez Dugdale set out a clear and progressive vision for the future shape of the United Kingdom rejecting the mantra of Ruth Davidson’s Scottish Tories that nothing needs to change, whilst also rejecting the obsession of Nicola Sturgeon that nationalism and independence overarches all other concerns for Scotland moving […]
Scottish Labour Deputy Leader Alex Rowley has shown his support to this year’s Small Business Saturday by paying a visit to the Plant Market in Hillend, a local business in his constituency. Launched in 2013 with the support of Labour, Small Business Saturday is now the biggest annual celebration of small businesses in the […]
Following the announcement from the watchdog National Audit Office that there is no evidence benefit sanctions help unemployed and disabled people into work, Mid Scotland & Fife MSP Alex Rowley has called for an end to the practice. The Scottish Labour Deputy Leader has consistently raised in the Scottish parliament, concerns over the application of […]
Alex Rowley MSP has backed a campaign from Keep Scotland Beautiful to tackle the problem of roadside litter in Scotland. Mid Scotland and Fife MSP Mr Rowley gave his backing to the campaign at an event organised by environmental charity Keep Scotland Beautiful outside the Scottish Parliament. The charity have launched a national campaign to clean […]