Archive for April, 2009

Labour wants Real Action on dangerous Climate Change

Tuesday, April 28th, 2009

Labour believes that along with the important fight against global recession, global warming is the biggest generational challenge Scotland faces today. Labour joined climate change campaigners at the Scottish Parliament to support calls for meaningful year on year reductions in emissions to protect our children and grandchildren's futures. The SNP want ...

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Patricia Ferguson welcomes first step in the campaign for Maryhill regeneration cash

Monday, April 13th, 2009

Patricia Ferguson MSP has welcomed an announcement by the Scottish Government that Maryhill can bid for money from the new Town Centre Regeneration Fund. Patricia and the Labour Party in the Scottish Parliament called for the establishment of this new fund, which will provide £60m to regenerate town centres in Scotland. ...

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Real help for families in Glasgow – higher pensions, higher tax credits and tax cuts

Monday, April 13th, 2009

These are tough times right across the world including here in Glasgow. The Labour Government is committed to preventing a repeat of the mistakes of previous recessions where families and communities were left to cope on their own. Scottish Labour stands for fairness - and when times are tougher, Labour believes ...

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Pauline McNeill’s April update for West and Central Glasgow

Friday, April 10th, 2009

It has been a busy time in the run-up to the Easter Recess. I attended BVT’s School’s Education Road Show at Whiteinch Primary, with my colleague John Park MSP. The Road Show brings engineering to life for school children and with BVT offering the largest private sector apprenticeship scheme in Scotland, ...

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Getting the world economy back on track

Friday, April 3rd, 2009

Local MP, Ann McKechin, with the Prime Minister on the eve of the G20 summit, where world leaders came together to secure a new global deal on regulation and fiscal stimulus for the world economy. G20 London summit delivers major progress Ann McKechin MP welcomed the progress made at this week's London ...

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