My Articles
With independence, we can escape the chaos of Westminster for good
I’ve been an MP a long time – it’s never been clearer to me that Westminster is failing Scotland’s interests and trampling our values. It’s time we chose our own path.
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The Tories can no longer deny the need for urgent drug reform
With even Westminster backing our ambitious efforts, it’s time for the Tories to ditch ideology and put people first.
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Over 400,000 households are suffering from Tory and Labour cruelty on two-child limit
Over 400,000 households, and one in ten children, are suffering thanks to Westminster’s cruel social security limits like the two-child cap and rape clause.
by Labour’s Tory-lite rhetoric offers no hope to the families stuck in the two-child limit trap
This latest shambles coupled with the numerous Labour U-turns over the years means no one can really believe Labour will stick with anything they say.
by Tory cruelty will not address the chaos at the heart of the UK’s immigration system
Suella Braverman’s Illegal Migration Bill will not work. It can’t “stop the boats”, and it utterly fails to address the chaos at the heart of the Home Office and the wider immigration system.
by Rishi Sunak must reject the Tory policies of the past or cement his legacy as the poverty Chancellor
Instead of preparing another list of excuses, the Chancellor must take his head out of the sand and deliver long-overdue help to tackle the Tory cost of living crisis.
by The Tories are intent on dismantling our social security system – we can only repair this damage with independence.
What further horror must people endure before the UK government decides ‘enough is enough’?
by Relentless SNP pressure forces Tories into U-turn on two-child benefit cap
Amber Rudd has reversed the extension of the two-child benefit cap, as a result of consistent pressure from SNP MPs to right this wrong. However, it doesn’t go far enough: the policy is fundamentally flawed, and should be scrapped altogether.
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No, Esther McVey, the benefits rape clause is not “extra help” for women
Alison Thewliss MP on Esther McVey’s comments on the Rape Clause.
by Letter to the Prime Minister: take radical action now to avoid a tax haven UK
SNP Treasury Spokesperson Alison Thewliss MP writes to the Prime Minister calling for action following the publication of the Paradise Papers.
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