Author: 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.

Supporting Families Through Cost of Living Crisis First Minister John Swinney has confirmed the opening of a £1.5 million fund to support councils in removing the…

Scottish Government Extends Peak Fare Removal Pilot Graeme has welcomed the Scottish Government’s announcement that its scrapping of peak rail fares will be continued over the…

New Powers to Tackle Unsafe Cladding The Scottish Parliament has unanimously approved legislation giving Scottish Ministers powers to assess and remediate buildings which have unsafe cladding, where…

New First Minister Confirms Those Supporting Cabinet First Minister John Swinney has completed the appointment of his ministerial team. Consisting of 11 Cabinet Secretaries, including the…

Only the SNP Will Protect Scotland’s Future The SNP have called out Labour’s plans for Scotland and challenged Anas Sarwar to disown the ideas from senior…

Parliament Votes for John Swinney John Swinney has been nominated as the seventh First Minister of Scotland, following a vote in the Scottish Parliament yesterday.  MSPs…

Independence for Scotland is Vital The week of 30th April witnessed another milestone that exposes how Brexit has been and will permanently remain a major source…

Ensuring Industrial Injuries Benefit Meets People’s Needs A consultation on replacing the UK Government’s Industrial Injuries Scheme in Scotland has been launched. Views are sought on…