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- NEN final issue - NEN and its contribution to our community
I am very sad and extremely angry that this is to be the last edition of the NEN - at least in its current form, although hopefully the community campaign...
- Child poverty (North Edinburgh News, February, 2011)
The number of children living in poverty in the UK is roughly 3.9 million and in Scotland that amounts to one child in four. The last UK Government made tackling...
- We must stand in way of evil (Edinburgh Evening News, 22 January 2011)
Recent horrors show lessons of past still to be learned On January 27, people around Britain will remember the millions of victims of Nazism by participating in Holocaust Memorial Day....
- Quality of life not for sale (Edinburgh Evening News, 8 January 2011)
Allowances for disabled must be protected There have been a lot of headlines about university tuition fees, but the UK coalition government is also planning big changes to the tax...
- Local heroes (North Edinburgh News, December 2010 - January 2011)
At a time when there are so many problems both at home, and abroad, it’s always encouraging when you see people thinking and taking action about those in a less...
- Mayday, mayday, Forth Coastguard to be axed by the coalition (Edinburgh Evening News, 20 December 2010)
The Government has just announced sweeping cuts to the coastguard service, including the closure of a station at Granton which is part of the coverage of the Firth of the...
- Public spending cuts and the economy (North Edinburgh News, November 2010)
Everyone is understandably concerned at the moment about just what the consequences of the Government’s Spending Review will be. I took part in the recent protest march in Edinburgh alongside...
- Public Spending Review (North Edinburgh News, October 2010)
Everyone is understandably concerned at the moment about just what the consequences of the Government’s Spending Review will be. I took part in the recent protest march in Edinburgh alongside...
- Support in managing debt problems (North Edinburgh News, September 2010)
 As much as 11% of the UK’s population is struggling to manage debts but they aren’t simply people living beyond their means, credit cards maxed-out on luxuries. I know from...
- Let's unite to get Green Investment Bank for Edinburgh (Scotsman, 11 September, 2010)
A policy supported by all the major political parties in the recent UK General Election was for the establishment of a ‘Green Investment Bank’ for the UK. A proposal backed...
- Affordable housing - cuts in housing benefit (North Edinburgh News, August 2010)
The housing picture in Edinburgh is varied but as in most of the UK there is a shortage of social housing and rents in the private sector can be high....
- The Budget - neither fair nor good for business (North Edinburgh News, July 2010)
I am very worried at the likely effects on North Edinburgh as a result of the new government's budget. The coalition Government has claimed there is no alternative to drastic...
- Scotland high-speed line urged (ePolitix, 9 June 2010)
Victorian Britain led the world in the development of the railways but subsequently the network fell victim to Dr Beeching's axe and later privatisation – a sad contrast with the...
- A new Parliament and the challenges ahead (North Edinburgh News, June 2010)
Thanks for your support I would like to thank local people for helping to reelect me as your local MP in the UK Parliament in the General Election on 6...
- The Budget (North Edinburgh News, April 2010)
The Chancellor, Alastair Darling, set out a clear plan in the Budget last week to secure economic recovery and create jobs for the future. He didn’t dodge the need to...
- 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...
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