New figures released today show the average private sector rent in Scotland has soared by 14 percent since 2010. This completely underlines the extent of the housing crisis we are facing here in Scotland and is why I have made repeated calls for a national house build plan to be undertaken, alongside planned local […]
A Fife MSP is asking NHS Fife to conduct an immediate review of its practice and waiting times for people who need to have an Echocardiograph on the advice of their GP or consultant after discovering that there is a 26 week waiting time to get such a test. Alex Rowley who has raised […]
Education is key to building a more fair and more just society according to Mid Scotland and Fife MSP Alex Rowley. The Scottish Labour deputy leader was speaking after a visit to his old primary school in Kelty where he met with primary 6 pupils and answered question ranging from the role of an MSP […]
One of the first experiences that I had in understanding poverty was when, as a child, I was in a graveyard and came across an area with no headstones, which I was told was the area of the paupers’ graves. At the weekend, I watched the film “I, Daniel Blake” and heard the […]
Last week a group of campaigners came to the Scottish Parliament to raise awareness of the impact of sanctions on people who rely on social security because they have very low incomes. I agreed to meet with the campaigners and hear the issues they were raising. One of the campaigners used a tin of spray […]
Scottish Labour Deputy Leader Alex Rowley joined campaigners in Fife this weekend to highlight concerns over the management and funding of NHS services and warned that the government in Edinburgh must ‘get a grip’ on the challenges facing our NHS. This in the same week as Audit Scotland issued one of its most critical […]
This week I spoke in the Scottish Government debate on their strategy document for a Fairer Scotland, where they have set out 50 actions they plan to take to achieve this goal. It is clear that the Westminster Government’s policies in areas like welfare reform have had the impact of creating a growth in […]
Brexit is far too important to be left to the politicians! That was one view expressed by an attendee when I hosted my first “Brexit – what next?” public meeting this week. I thought they have a point and certainly it cannot be simply left to Theresa May and a few of her […]