My Articles
With independence, Scotland can escape Westminster’s cruel and callous austerity
The policies of Labour and the Tories are now indistinguishable – and they’re both happy to hand struggling families out to dry.
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Working people are paying a heavy price for Westminster’s failures
Blatant incompetence and shameful inaction will be the legacy of this Tory government – the people of these isles deserve far better.
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Scotland can escape the austerity of broken, Brexit Britain – but only with independence
While Starmer and Sunak are failing our most vulnerable, the SNP Government is delivering for them.
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Rishi Sunak’s Tories must not slash support while bills are soaring
The fact that the Tories have trashed the economy, and household incomes, so badly shows exactly why Scotland needs to become an independent country to escape Westminster control and secure a more prosperous future.
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It’s time to finally scrap cruel Tory benefit cap
The benefit cap has limited the support that some of the most vulnerable people receive because of it many families are facing a grim reality of having to choose between heating or eating.
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The UK government actions increasing poverty and expanding inequality – we can do better.
I am urging the prime minister and the chancellor to use their summer recess to consider the damage their decision to axe the £20 Universal Credit uplift in October will have on the six million households who currently benefit from it.
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Tories must follow Scotland’s lead and rebuild the UK social security net in the budget
The UK government must learn from its mistakes and ensure we have a system fit for purpose and fit to support people through any future crisis. An unprecedent emergency requires an unprecedented response.
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The Tory government promised a Brexit bonanza – yet they’ve only delivered harm and hardship
We are just less than one month into post-Brexit life and already we are hearing testimony after testimony of the damage the Tories’ reckless Brexit deal is inflicting upon businesses and livelihoods.
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Apprenticeships change lives – I know it changed mine
David Linden MP for Glasgow East on his experience of apprenticeships and how it lead to him representing his home city at Westminster.
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