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Wednesday, August 25th, 2010
Glasgow North MP, and Shadow Scotland Office Minister Ann McKechin, today commented on the publication of a report by the Institute for Fiscal Studies, which gives a scathing assessment of the impact of the Tory Lib Dem government's budget cuts programme. The report outlines the changes which the Chancellor's June ...
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Wednesday, August 25th, 2010
Ann McKechin MP for Glasgow North has echoed the calls of Brendan Gormley, the Chief Executive of the Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) in thanking local people for their “incredible” generosity to the Pakistan Floods Appeal, and urging those who haven’t yet given to do so – as the disaster tragically ...
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Tuesday, August 24th, 2010
There are growing indications that the Tory Lib-Dem Government is planning to cut the TV Licence Fee, which will hit public service television, radio and internet services which we receive. I share the concerns of many local people about this and the future of public service broadcasting in Scotland. The ...
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Tuesday, August 24th, 2010
Britain's Lost Talent is our campaign to stop the Government wasting Britain’s young talent by cutting funding for jobs for young people.This summer, thousands of young people will be leaving school and university to look for their first job. By cutting vital job support during these tough economic ...
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Tuesday, August 3rd, 2010
The House of Commons Political and Constitutional Reform Committee published a report yesterday which sharply criticises the Tory Lib-Dem government for pushing through electoral law changes without proper scrutiny.The committee has attcked the Tory Lib Dem coaltion for failing to consult or offer suffucient time to scrutinise changes which would cut the ...
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Wednesday, July 21st, 2010
Plans to count out the disenfranchised branded a "democratic disgrace"Glasgow North MP and Shadow Scotland Office front-bench spokesperson, Ann McKechin, today welcomed a partial u-turn by the Tory-Lib Dem Government, as plans to gerrymander constituencies began to unravel under scrutiny.The Government wants to set a made-up quota of 76,000 signatories ...
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Tuesday, July 20th, 2010
Bill Gates arrived in Parliament today and, not surprisingly, attracted a large audience when he spoke to a combined meeting of the All Party Parliamentary Groups focusing on development issues. As a member of the International Development Select committee we had the privilege of our own special briefing when we ...
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Tuesday, July 20th, 2010
I am very concerned about the impact that the Tory-Lib Dem VAT rise will have on local pensioners and the low paid. Full Value Added Tax is put on most of the goods and services which we all require at exactly the same rate - no matter whether you are ...
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Thursday, July 15th, 2010
With hundreds of local young people leaving education this month, Glasgow North MP Ann McKechin urges the Tory – Lib Dem government not to cut support for youth jobs. Claimant Count figures released today show that youth (JSA) unemployment in Glasgow City is now 6,640. [3] Labour’s Future Jobs Fund has created ...
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Wednesday, July 14th, 2010
Lib Dems and Tories approved 20% VAT last night in Commons vote Failure to support amendment to protect vulnerable pensioners from £8bn tax bombshell Labour MP for Glasgow North and Shadow Scotland Office frontbench spokesperson, Ann McKechin has slammed the ...
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