Record Number of Real Living Wage Employers The number of Scottish employers registered as paying the real Living Wage has hit a new high of 3,500.…
Author: Jamie
Jamie
I’m Graeme’s Parliamentary Assistant based at Holyrood, but I support his constituency work as well. Having been Caseworker to an Aberdeenshire MP some years prior, joining Graeme's team in 2019 was a return to this line of work from a role in fundraising.
Funding for Mental Health & Wellbeing Services Up to £2.23 million of funding is being made available to third sector organisations providing counselling, peer support and…
Legislation to Improve Protection for Wildlife Scotland’s wildlife will benefit from increased protection thanks to a new law passed by the Scottish Parliament. The Wildlife Management…
What Does it Mean? Scotland stands at the forefront of renewable energy, having achieved the incredible milestone of generating more than 100% of Scotland’s electricity demand for first…
Over £44 million Paid Out More than £44 million has been paid to help thousands of people with the cost of a funeral via a Scottish…
Like-for-like Devolved Benefit for Seamless Transition Plans have been unveiled for a Scottish Adult Disability Living Allowance – a new benefit to provide continued support to…
Greater Protections for Victims & Communities New laws to tackle the harm caused by hatred and prejudice come into force next month. The Hate Crime and…
Young People Could Be Missing Out on Help On Young Carers Action Day (13 March), teenagers who look after others are being urged find out if…
Plans to Undermine Scottish Democracy In the 1997 referendum for a Scottish Parliament – when 74% of voters backed its reestablishment – Labour argued it was…
Sunak & Starmer Must Come Clean on Cuts The SNP has challenged Rishi Sunak and Sir Keir Starmer to come clean on where the axe will fall…