Kezia Dugdale at First Minister’s Questions
Kezia Dugdale asked Nicola Sturgeon why student debts have sky-rocketed since 2007, despite the SNP promising to completely abolish student debt in their election manifesto. Judge for yourself whether...
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Holyrood Rocks Final
I was delighted to attend the Holyrood Rocks final at the Scottish Parliament on Saturday night and would like to offer my congratulations to Gus Harrower who won the competition. His prize is a...
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Press Release: Families in Glasgow Will Be Protected by Scottish Labour
Working families in Glasgow will be protected by Tory cuts to Tax Credits by Scottish Labour. The party announced that they would protect working families in Scotland from tax credit cuts using the new...
View ArticleScottish Solidarity with Kurdista
Attending a meeting of Scottish Solidarity with Kurdistan in the Scottish Parliament today. They presented a very interesting report highlighting a number of issues in the...
View ArticleMinimum Room Sizes in New Built Homes
I recently spoke in Parliament on minimum room sizes in new-built homes. “I would go further and suggest that we explore the possibility of having a minimum percentage of large family...
View ArticleRelationship between Scotland and Malawi
It was an honour to speak about the relationship between Scotland and Malawi on the 10th anniversary of the signing of the historic co-operation agreement between the two Governments of...
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Achieving Women’s Equality | Scottish Labour Party
Scottish Labour have launched our Achieving Women’s Equality consultation. You can read the document here: www.scottishlabour.org.uk/achievingwomensequality Equalities Spokesperson Rhoda Grant MSP has...
View ArticleHome-building Programme for Scotland
It was a pleasure to talk about the ambitious home building programme for Scotland. Housing is one of the most important of the issues that bring constituents to my office. Poor-quality housing,...
View ArticleAir Pollution
I was pleased to speak in Parliament about Air Pollution and the environment. “Air pollution and the environment used to be the Green Party’s baby, but not any more. The general public and, more...
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Anne McTaggart Speech: ‘Scotland and Malawi Co-operation Agreement’ Debate
Anne McTaggart (Glasgow) (Lab): I welcome the opportunity to conclude the debate on behalf of the Scottish Labour Party. As we have heard, Scotland and Malawi have always shared close links and...
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