Political Stand: We could do a much better job ourselves
Next month will mark 25 years since the Scottish Parliament was reconvened.
Next month will mark 25 years since the Scottish Parliament was reconvened.
Money makes the world go round. So goes the song and it is, to a great extent, true.
I believe that the SNP Government has produced a budget which ensures that taxpayers in Scotland get the best deal anywhere in the UK.
OVER Christmas and the New Year, many of us will spend time reflecting on the past year.
At the end of September, I was pleased to be in attendance as the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders 5th Battalion marched through Alloa to mark Armed Forces Day.
LAST month, I was able to help Robert Thomson, a former postmaster in my constituency, highlight the plight of hundreds like him across the UK, wrongly convicted of theft, fraud, and false accounting – all because of a faulty Post Office software program called Horizon.
SEPTEMBER sees the end of the Scottish Parliament's summer recess and a return to parliamentary business.
AS THE summer recess continues, I've been getting out and about across the constituency.
AS SUMMER recess kicks off, I am looking forward to the opportunity of getting out and about around the constituency a bit more, attending local events – like the Famous Alva Games which is this Saturday.
FROM organizing events to providing support across various sectors, volunteers and the third sector play a vital role in making Scotland a better place.
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