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- Post Offices in the future - banks as well as stamps (North Edinburgh News, March 2010)
Post offices provide a vital service to local communities. But changes like the use of the internet have had a big effect on the mail and post office service. The...
- Investing in the future - employment in Edinburgh today and tomorrow (North Edinburgh News, February 2010)
I know that many people in our community are worried about unemployment. The picture locally is very mixed. Unemployment has certainly gone up, but there are certainly some hopeful signs...
- Going for growth - Government sets out ambitious programme for the future (North Edinburgh News, December 2009 - January 2010)
The Government has outlined an ambitious programme for the next session of Parliament. Its aim is to create a fairer society and a more stable economy. It also promises investment...
- Charity Faces Crisis (North Edinburgh News, October 2009)
 Many local groups in North Edinburgh have over the years benefited from grants from the Lloyds TSB Foundation for Scotland. The foundation for Scotland gives grants to charities including some...
- Schools, the living wage and reform of Parliament (North Edinburgh News, September 2009)
I want to talk about three different issues, both local and national, in this article. Royston School I have spoken at public meetings in the last month on the future...
- Royston School, West Pilton open space and the economy (North Edinburgh News, August 2009)
 Royston school's future School’s back after the summer break, and the future of one of our local schools will be under the spotlight over the next few weeks. I have...
- Keeping promises on international aid (Stockbridge and New Town Gazette, August 2009)
 In the light of the present global economic climate it would be easy for Governments to quietly break promises made on aid to developing countries. Thankfully, the UK Government has...
- A renewables revolution (Leith Gazette, August 2009)
 Ed Miliband, the UK Minister for Energy and Climate Change has just announced proposals for a revolution in how we use and generate energy. The aim is for the amount...
- A new deal for UK consumers (Stockbridge and new Town Gazette, July, 2009)
 Being trapped with little hope of release as interest payments mount up is an experience that can lead to both financial and physical ill-health. This is an issue I feel...
- News from your MP - Pilmeny Development Project, local bus services and the Seafield Stench (Leith Gazette, July 2009)
 Cuts in local services have been big news recently, I’m afraid, and I’ve been working with local groups here in Leith who are worried about these. Pilmeny Development Project...
- News from your MP - Telford College, Royston Primary School and Mobile Phones (North Edinburgh News, July 2009)
 I would like to report on three recent issues that I have been campaigning on locally and in the House of Commons. Job Cuts at Telford College About 50 staff...
- Mobile misery (Edinburgh Evening News, 29 June 2009)
 Users must be alert to mobile phone pitfalls
NINETY-THREE per cent of households in this country now have a mobile phone, many more than one. The forecast is that by...
- Help in a tough economic climate and pedestrian safety in Belfort Road (Dean Village News, Summer 2009)
 I thought Dean Village residents might be interested in some of the measures which have been introduced by the UK government to help people through the current difficult economic...
- Green jobs (Stockbridge and New Town Gazette, June 2009)
Over the last few months, I have been calling for a green jobs scheme to provide employment for those looking for work as a result of the downturn in the...
- Child poverty (Leith Gazette, June 2009)
CHILDREN don’t come cheap and the cost of just the basics like nappies, a push chair, food and clothing can easily mount up. Getting enough sleep is enough of a...
- Report from Parliament (North Edinburgh News, June 2009)
 As everyone knows, North Edinburgh, like the rest of Edinburgh, has seen a lot of people from Poland and other countries in Central and Eastern Europe arrive here...
- Smart meters (Stockbridge and New Town Gazette, May 2009)
 THE elusive gas or electricity man who leaves a card to say he called when we weren't there but often fails to appear when we wait in is...
- The Budget! (North Edinburgh News, May 2009)
The big news from Westminster over the last few weeks, of course, has been the Budget. Alistair Darling, the Chancellor, had a hard job to do to make sure that...
- New Plans launched for Leith Museum (Leith Gazette, May 2009)
Regular readers of the Leith Gazette will know about our campaign to set up a Museum in Leith. Since we launched the campaign two years ago, thousands of local people...
- Save our buses! (Stockbridge and New Town Gazette, April 2009)
In my last column for the Gazette, I wrote about the importance of local shops for communities like Stockbridge and the New Town. Another important service for local communities is...
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