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Paisley Daily Express Column - 09 May 2012

A new start at Renfrewshire Council Last week was a week of big political change here in Renfrewshire. After five years of SNP/LIb Dem control, of Renfrewshire Council, voters passed their judgement. And that verdict was an overwhelming rejection of the two parties -...
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Paisley Daily Express Column - 02 May 2012

Local people won’t be fooled by SNP’s crocodile tears on RAH Parking It’s not often that the words of a...
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Paisley Daily Express Column - 25 April 2012

Armed Forces Day Service On Saturday morning I was in Paisley Abbey to attend a Service of Dedication to both the Queens Diamond Jubilee and British Armed Forces Day 2012. The service came just weeks before the country will unite to mark the Queen’s 60 years on the throne,...
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Paisley Daily Express Column - 18 April 2012

Let’s reel in the Loan Sharks Here in Paisley payday lending is on the increase – and it’s causing many of its customers real debt problems. As a local MP I’ve been campaigning to get to get tighter regulation into this market in order to provide...
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Paisley Daily Express Column - 11 April 2012

The work goes on for Skye Crescent Cameras Along with local Councillor Eddie Devine and Neil Bibby MSP, I’m continuing to campaign in support of local residents pleas for CCTV at the Skye Crescent shops in...
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Paisley Daily Express Column - 04 April 2012

Council Bosses should act to help WRVS. Over the last 4 years I have been a regular visitor to, and a big...
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Paisley Daily Express Column - 28 March 2012

The Truth Overwhelms The Denials Last Wednesday morning in my column in the Paisley Daily Express, I demanded action on the blanket shortage scandal at the Royal Alexandra Hospital. And by last Wednesday evening, after Scottish Labour Leader Johann Lamont raised the issue at Holyrood, Alex Salmond had been...
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Paisley Daily Express Column - 21 March 2012

Blanket Excuses Backfire on Nationalists The controversy began just over a fortnight ago. My Labour colleague and Health Spokesperson, Jackie Baillie MSP, told the Labour Conference in Dundee that...
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Paisley Daily Express Column - 14 March 2012

Scotland’s Future Last week saw the end of the UK Government’s Consultation on Scotland’s Constitutional future. As a local MP I argued that it’s imperative that both the process surrounding the referendum and the result of the referendum is legal, fair and decisive. It is vitally important that...
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Paisley Daily Express Column - 07 March 2012

Action needed for local jobs A new report has suggested that one in ten working age people in Scotland will be on the dole by the end of the year. The Fraser of Allander Institute’s latest report says Scotland’s labour market report says Scotland’s labour market is “now clearly weaker...
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