Enough Food for Everyone IF Scotland Plays Its Part
Alison writes… Patrick and I have received a huge volume of correspondence from our constituents, calling on us to support the IF campaign. The IF campaign is a vast coalition of charities and...
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COAL SITES RESTORATION IN RUINS
15 July 2013 Patrick Harvie is calling for the Scottish Government to propose new laws in light of the Court of Session’s decision to allow liquidators for Scottish Coal to abandon the restoration of...
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TRIDENT OPTIONS REPORT FUNDAMENTALLY FLAWED
16 July 2013 The UK Government’s report on the options for replacing the Trident nuclear weapons system is fundamentally flawed, according to Glasgow MSP Patrick Harvie. The alternatives the report...
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BETTER BUSES: HARVIE BACKS BID FOR REGULATION
25 July 2013 Patrick Harvie, MSP for Glasgow and creator of the Better Buses campaign, has given his backing to proposals to re-regulate Scotland’s bus services. In his response to the consultation on...
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MARINE PROTECTED AREAS MUST RESTORE BALANCE SAYS JOHNSTONE
25 July 2013 Alison Johnstone, MSP for Lothian and a member of Holyrood’s economy, energy and tourism committee, is giving a cautious welcome to the launch of a Scottish Government consultation on...
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Responding to news of the death of Lothian Conservative MSP David McLetchie, Alison Johnstone, Green MSP for Lothian, said: “David McLetchie was a talented debater who combined his political passion...
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DOCUMENTARY SHOWS OBESITY INACTION OF SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT
15 August 2013 Alison Johnstone, MSP for Lothian, is questioning comments by Scotland’s public health minister that the government is prepared to get tough with food companies and big retailers in a...
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BORDERS RAIL SHOWS ACTION NEEDED ON ZERO-HOURS CONTRACTS
15 August 2013 Alison Johnstone, MSP for Lothian and a member of Holyrood’s economy committee, is renewing her call for action on so-called zero-hours contracts in light of the revelation that...
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“WORRYING” OIL AND GAS FIGURES SHOW FALSE ECONOMY
21 August 2013 The decline in UK oil and gas production, seen as “worrying” by the industry, should be taken as good news by everyone else. Trade body Oil and Gas UK’s annual economic report shows a...
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TRANSPORT STATS SHOW MINISTERS’ FAILURE
28 August 2013 Alison Johnstone, Green MSP for Lothian and co-convener of Holyrood’s cross-party group on cycling, says statistics released today (28 Aug) show Scottish ministers’ failure to make the...
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