I have another busy summer ahead, with surgeries across the region. More info below👇
Please remember you don’t need to wait for a surgery in order to raise an issue. You can contact my office at any time:
📧 emma.roddick.msp
@parliament
.scot
📞 01463 563036
🤝 It was great to catch up with Donna from the
@ScotCroftingFed
earlier this month.
💬 We spoke about how important it is to listen to crofters, especially when drafting new policy, and the current challenges members are facing.
🚌 252 new zero-emission buses, and a Scotland-wide charging network.
🏴 The SNP
@Scotgov
today announced a major £42m investment in Scotland’s sustainable future.
♻️ The plans will cut greenhouse gas emissions by more than 600,000 tonnes.
🏴 First Minister
@JohnSwinney
has announced £2.38m to support trade unions in delivering lifelong learning in Scottish workplaces.
📚 Workers across Scotland will benefit from opportunities to develop skills and boost their career prospects.
🎒 Scottish parents: Don’t miss out on school clothing grants! Check our council-by-council breakdown to see what’s available in your area👇
Need advice? Contact team at 0808 800 9060 or chat live on our website 📞
BREAKING: Labour promised change yet they have just voted against scrapping the two-child cap, a cruel policy that has impacted upon 1.6 million children, with an expected additional 670,000 affected if it remains in place.
No child should be living in poverty.
📢 Scottish parents: Check if you’re eligible for extra school meal payments over the holidays! £2.50 per day, per child.
Read more:
💰 Apply now via your council or at . For help, call at 0808 800 9060.
It’s polling day across the Kintyre and the Islands ward today.
Our
@theSNP
candidate Anne Horn was an amazing councillor for this ward for many years and she would be an asset for both the new Administration and the communities in this ward.
🏴 Great as always to see Inverness Highland Games so busy and vibrant at the weekend!
👋 Got to say hello to lots of local organisations, including
@changemh_
,
@HighlandHospice
,
@RNLI
, and
@CHSScotland
, and enjoyed listening to some fantastic local musicians!
Yet again we face the embarrassing spectacle of a Government having an unelected, unaccountable Monarch sat in a golden throne, coated in jewels, announcing their legislative ambitions.
Making a mockery of the line "...principles of security, fairness and opportunity for all..."
Dehumanising language again 🙄 it's not just cringe, it's dangerous.
I spent a significant amount of Monday dealing with a death threat and have to wear a safety device to walk around my own community. This nonsense doesn't help. We're people. Journalists, take responsibility.
ICYMI: Meet the "filth" (failed in London, try Holyrood) as SNP prepares for up to 20 MPs who lost their seats at the general election (and some who didn't) to make bids for the Scottish parliament