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BBC put 77% of Argyll & Bute pensioners under added financial pressure It is disgraceful that the BBC has decided to end free TV licences for most over-75’s on August 1. The UK Government is responsible for the licence fee and this really is the most mean spirited of cuts. It is incredible that the […]

What’s new in Phase 3 of our transition out of lockdown? The First Minister today (Thursday, July 9) announced that the progress we’ve made in suppressing COVID-19 means that we can now move to phase three of the Scottish Government’s route map out of lockdown. Coronavirus, although at very low levels in Scotland, is still […]

Pressing the UK Government to commit to a green recovery which benefits all This morning, in the House of Commons, I asked the Secretary of State for Transport to commit his Government to enshrining its annual emissions targets in law to ensure they will actually be met by 2050. It is vitally important that all […]

Backing from 50 organisations across UK for safeguards to Immigration Bill Today in the House of Commons I moved New Clause 1 to the Immigration Bill. This is a bill which we did not want to see and my SNP colleagues and I have done everything to prevent, but safeguards must be in place within […]

Local bookshops at forefront of bringing communities together during lockdown Local, independently owned small businesses are so important to our communities and local economy and I’m pleased that Independent Bookshop Week gives us the chance to celebrate the hugely valuable contribution bookshops make. I know that over the course of the week great efforts have […]

Phase two: what’s changing? Today, the First Minister has announced that we are now ready to move into phase two of the Scottish Government’s four phase route map out of lockdown. We have been able to move to this phase at this time because of the good progress made in suppressing COVID-19 in Scotland. The […]