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SNP Cllr and Candidate for Glasgow East John Mason has welcomed the launch of a new bus route by First Group – a service he campaigned for as a councillor, as he joined the launch of the service at Glasgow Fort.

Cllr John Mason has visited businesses in the East End of Glasgow with Cabinet Secretary John Swinney as they talk to businesses about the benefits of the SNP's Small Business Bonus scheme and the potential for a Fuel Price Regulator.

SNP Energy spokesperson Mike Weir MP and the SNP candidate in the Glasgow East by-election, Cllr John Mason, are demanding answers over the number of customers disconnected by energy providers.

According to the Government’s own figures, over 9.4 million motorists in the UK - 43% of all car owners - will face higher bills in 2010. In Scotland, 800 000 motorists are likely to be affected.Gordon Brown had previously said the ‘majority’ of motorists would be better off.

Campaigning in the Glasgow East by-election the SNP Candidate Cllr John Mason highlighted the early and effective action taken by the SNP to tackle crime and make Glasgow East safer as the SNP shows it is on the side of people in Glasgow East.

The SNP is today continuing its weekend of action in Glasgow East after nearly 300 SNP activists hit the streets in the constituency with First Minister Alex Salmond yesterday (Saturday) and SNP candidate Cllr John Mason.

SNP MSP Bill Kidd published a table of recent high profile votes showing how Glasgow Labour MPs had failed to stand up for their constituent's interests by voting for measures that made life more difficult for them.

Today (Saturday 5th July) SNP Leader and Scotland's First Minister Alex Salmond MSP joined the SNP candidate for the Glasgow East by-election, Cllr John Mason, on a national day of action in East Glasgow.

SNP Westminster leader, Angus Robertson MP, has accused the Prime Minister of running scared of a “by-election bloody nose” at Prime Minister’s Questions.

A survey of fuel prices shows that for a household filling even a modest car with a 30 litre tank, £25 per week or £100 per month is going to the UK Treasury in tax.