The SNP Health Minister, and Rutherglen MSP, Clare Haughey has been criticised after saying the Scottish government is a “victim of its own success” in dealing with the stigma of mental health. Continue reading →
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Monica Lennon gets Health job in Shadow Cabinet reshuffle
Monica Lennon has been named as the new Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Health and Sport following Richard Leonard’s shadow cabinet reshuffle. Continue reading →
Labour amendment gives young people more say in planning process
Scottish Labour has secured an amendment to the SNP’s Planning Bill which they say will give children and young people more say on changes to the communities they live in.
Scottish Labour backs striking Glasgow council workers in equal pay dispute
Thousands of women employed by Cordia Services will take industrial action over the collapse of equal pay negotiations with Glasgow City Council (GCC). Continue reading →
Over 600 workers in Hamilton could face sanctions under Universal Credit
Labour has called for the Tory government to “pause and fix” Universal Credit as new figures reveal that 4 in 10 working people on the benefit are being told to seek more work. Continue reading →
Hundreds of Lanark and Hamilton East workers face brutal sanctions
More than 400 workers in Lanark and Hamilton East risk being punished for having a low paid job under the UK government’s controversial new welfare system. Continue reading →
Scotland’s shame as rape survivors waiting almost a year for support
Scottish Government figures reveal that some rape survivors are having to wait nearly a year to access support services. Continue reading →
Disabled people put at risk by “worrying decline” in public toilets
MSP Monica Lennon speaks out about antisemitism and calls for Labour to adopt IHRA definition in full
“The Labour Party should adopt the IHRA definition of antisemitism and all eleven of its associated examples.” Continue reading →
Labour launches campaign to save Larkhall care home
Following South Lanarkshire Council’s decision to close McWhirter House care home in Larkhall, the local Labour Party has launched a campaign to save the council-run facility.