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 Consumers - know your rights! (Leith Gazette, July 2008) |
In letters to my office, andfrom visitors to my weekly surgeries, I occasionally hear fromconstituents who have been affected by consumer issues such as bankcharges or high energy bills. In debates in...
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| Reaching a ban on cluster munitions (Stockbridge Gazette, July2008) |
I’ve had a number of local people and organisations fromStockbridge and elsewhere in my constituency contacting me over thelast few months about the international moves to ban ‘clusterbombs.” I ...
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| Tackling fuel poverty & Renewable Energy (NEN, July 2008) |
Tackling FuelPovertyI recently attended the meeting of Royston Wardieburn CommunityCouncil which was looking at the issue of fuel poverty. This is anissue which is being more and more important with t...
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| A win-win opportunity for housing in Edinburgh? (Stockbridge
Independent, July 2008) |
The current state of thehousing market is a subject which is in the news a lot at themoment. Down South there are certainly noticeable falls in houseprices in a lot of area. The picture in Edinburgh s...
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| Saving Our Seas (Stockbridge Gazette, May 2008) |
Protecting our seas is one of thebiggest environmental challenges facing us today. Having recentlybeen involved in a Parliamentary Bill to improve the regulation ofour marine environment, I know how i...
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| City enjoys Fringe benefits of a flexible immigration
policy(Mouthpiece - Edinburgh Evening News) |
Immigration is often a controversial issue, a matter which canarouse strong opinions and strident views. What we have to do is toget the right balance between the need to have a fair system ofimmigrat...
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| Campaign for a Leith Museum making progress (Leith Gazette) |
It’s almost a year since I gottogether with a number of community representatives to launch ournew campaign for a Leith museum. I thought readers would beinterested in an update of where we’ve got...
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| A better deal for low-paid and agency workers (NEN) |
Over the last ten years a lot has been done to try and protectworkers from low pay and from rogue employers who exploit them. Andthis month there was more welcome news with moves to giveadditional pro...
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| Enjoying Botanic Gardens and Inverleith Park (Stockbridge Gazette) |
As the sun becomes to come out – at least sometimes – it’s apleasure to be able to walk round Edinburgh’s parks and gardens.I’ve always considered myself very privileged to have bothInverlei...
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| Bringing Climate Change issues home (Dean Village Newsletter) |
Sometimes when we hear aboutclimate change the prospect of environmental breakdown seems a longway away. But global warming and climate change is a subject whichlinks both a big national (and indeed i...
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| More holidays and better worker protection (Stockbridge Gazette) |
Since 1997 there has been considerable progress in guarding workers from low pay and from exploitative work practices. The measures introduced over the last ten years have helped to protect th...
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| Supporting the North Edinburgh News & help for pensioners (North Edinburgh News) |
Support the NEN There's one local issue which has shocked me this month - the plans by the LibDem/SNP to slash the grant to Edinburgh's Community Newspapers, which could mean the end of North Edinb...
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| Meadowbank demolition – local community should keep up pressure, says Mark (Edinburgh Seven) |
The future of Meadowbank Stadium is still very much up in the air, following the decision by the LibDem/SNP controlled Edinburgh Council to go ahead with plans for the demolition of Meadowbank Spor...
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| Money Matters (Leith Gazette) |
Money matters cansometimes be confusing. Financial jargon can often be bewilderingand people can find it difficult to take charge of their financesand to make the best decisions about their money. At ...
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| Problems for home owners - and tenants (NEN) |
Problems for local home owners.. There are a lot of people in the North Edinburgh area who have bought a new house over the last few years. Buying and moving into a new home is rarely easy. E...
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| Action on climate change – and tackling child and pensioner poverty (Stockbridge Gazette) |
Tackling climate change is of course one of the biggest issues facing our country - and our planet - today. The recent Budget made some important announcements about some of the changes we need to ...
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| Heating Our Homes Affordably |
The colder dayswe have been experiencing recently are a reminder of the need forgood heating and insulation in our homes. Improving the quality ofour housing stock, providing better insulation and imp...
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| A better deal for low-paid workers (Leith Gazette) |
Over the last ten years there has been considerable progress in guarding workers from low pay and from exploitative work practices. Since 1997 a series of measures have helped to protect the most v...
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| Fuel Poverty & Affordable Homes (North Edinburgh News) |
Report from the House of Commons from Mark Lazarowicz MP (Feb 2008) Ensuring people can live in warm and dry housing, and providing affordable housing, are two of the most important issues facing o...
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| Stockbridge and New Town Schools remember the Holocaust (Stockbridge Gazette) |
Stockbridge and New Town Schools remember the Holocaust On Sunday January 27th communities across the UK will be taking the time to mark Britain’s eighth Holocaust Memorial Day. All across Scotla...
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In letters to my office, andfrom visitors to my weekly surgeries, I occasionally hear fromconstituents who have been affected by consumer issues such as bankcharges or high energy bills. In debates in...
Tackling FuelPovertyI recently attended the meeting of Royston Wardieburn CommunityCouncil which was looking at the issue of fuel poverty. This is anissue which is being more and more important with t...
The current state of thehousing market is a subject which is in the news a lot at themoment. Down South there are certainly noticeable falls in houseprices in a lot of area. The picture in Edinburgh s...
Protecting our seas is one of thebiggest environmental challenges facing us today. Having recentlybeen involved in a Parliamentary Bill to improve the regulation ofour marine environment, I know how i...
It’s almost a year since I gottogether with a number of community representatives to launch ournew campaign for a Leith museum. I thought readers would beinterested in an update of where we’ve got...
Sometimes when we hear aboutclimate change the prospect of environmental breakdown seems a longway away. But global warming and climate change is a subject whichlinks both a big national (and indeed i...
Money matters cansometimes be confusing. Financial jargon can often be bewilderingand people can find it difficult to take charge of their financesand to make the best decisions about their money. At ...
The colder dayswe have been experiencing recently are a reminder of the need forgood heating and insulation in our homes. Improving the quality ofour housing stock, providing better insulation and imp...