Trouble is, people in Scotland are still paying £38 million in excess delivery surcharges. You all know the problem – the one when you are ordering online and get to the final page of the order process only to find out a delivery surcharge has been applied or even worse: you are told they wouldn’t …
Let’s be real, ‘shopping around’ is what we all do already. Read More »
There used to be only one foodbank in Inverness. Then, during the Lib Dem/Tory coalition years, something even more insidious grew out of austerity – another opportunity to drastically cut social security through the introduction of Universal Credit. As a theory, simplifying a previously complex system was an idea that few would argue with – …
Universal Credit carousel of cuts is driving people to food banks Read More »
Last week’s Parliamentary recess was cancelled by the Prime Minister under the guise of the need to progress important Brexit business. As expected, it was little more than a PR stunt from a Tory Government driven by division and devoid of any effectiveness in or out with parliament. City AM has since reported that the PR …
Government’s PR stunt cost our constituents dearly. Read More »
Campaign Update: Scotland’s next Gigabit City When I was first elected as a Councillor in 2007, I must admit I found the speed of change frustrating. It quickly became clear, it wasn’t enough just to have a good idea – to get things done we needed a shared vision, with as many stakeholders as possible involved. A …
A shared ambition to make Inverness a Gigabit City Read More »
This week, Theresa May’s Brexit deal faces almost certain defeat, as the delayed ‘meaningful vote’ comes back to Parliament. It’s clear even those supporting her deal are doing so out of Tory party loyalty, or through fear that something, anything must be delivered before March. I doubt even the Prime Minister thinks of it as …
My constituency office is now closed and will reopen on 7th January. Whilst the team will be monitoring emails throughout the festive break, all non-urgent enquiries will be dealt with when the office reopens. For your convenience, I have included below, contact details of organisations that will be able to assist you with enquiries. If …
Local MP Drew Hendry met with Macdonald Hotels and Resorts Chairman Donald Macdonald over the weekend in a bid to broker new talks on Aviemore swimming pool facilities. The meeting follows the breakdown of previous negotiations between the Highland Council and Macdonald Hotels and Resorts over the use of the Aviemore Resort’s pool by Highlife …
SNP MP Drew Hendry has backed a new campaign from The Scottish Federation of Housing Associations, England’s National Housing Federation, Community Housing Cymru and the Northern Irish Federation of Housing Associations, which calls for a radical overhaul of the Universal Credit system, to protect people from the threat of eviction. The multi-agency campaign has joined …
LOCAL MP BACKS HOUSING FEDERATIONS’ ‘5 ASKS CAMPAIGN’ ON UNIVERSAL CREDIT Read More »
Politics is at its best when politicians set aside what divides them. As Councillor, then as Leader of the Council and now as your Member of Parliament, I’ve worked across many political divides for this very reason. I believe it’s what people rightly expect from those in the privileged position of public life. Yet, three …
Best intentions aren’t enough to prevail in politics Read More »
A week may be a long time in politics but 15 minutes has proved how Westminster Parliament treats Scotland. The past week will be remembered as the time, Ian Blackford, the SNP Group Leader at Westminster was banished from the House of Commons Chamber and I, and my fellow SNP MPs, left with him. A dramatic …
