Tonight I joined some of Chapelhall’s senior citizens, including my mother-in-law and father-in-law, John and Theresa at a Christmas meal. I am invited to this dinner every year and each year I am heartened by the warmth and friendship that is evident. Villages such as Chapelhall (and Salsburgh – where some of the members hail [...]
Today I went along to listen to my son Jack and the other members of the Petersburn Primary School Choir singing in the St Enoch’s Centre in Glasgow. I was joined by quite a sizeable group of equally proud parents as our children sung their wee hearts out. Following on from last week’s Christmas Fair [...]
It was great to see such a strong turnout for today’s rally in Motherwell and I know that picket lines at both Monklands and Wishaw General Hospitals were also well supported. Drivers passing by picket lines made it clear that there is a strong level of support in North Lanarkshire for the strike to protect [...]
Yesterday I attended the Petersburn Primary Christmas Fayre. As ever this event was very busy and I am sure that, by the time the money is counted on Monday, it will have raised a significant amount of money for the school. Over recent days there has been some criticism of workers in the public sector [...]
Don’t have much time to post today – selections meetings are tonight. However, I thought I would post this press release from my friend and Craigneuk resident, Eddie Fleming. Eddie has become very involved in wheelchair curling, even taking it to some of our local primary schools. I was pleased to see that he has [...]
I plan to get this site up and running soon, mostly with news and information about my work as a councillor for Airdrie South. However, as a start, I thought I would update the information relating to the Wild River Apples page, which always seemed to get the most traffic anyway. I am pleased to [...]
The Scottish Parliament campaign shows me that The Scottish Labour Party’s greatest asset is it’s membership. We need to mobilise and utilise our members. This must be more than just using them to knock doors, deliver leaflets and scramble up lampposts. We need to exploit their knowledge, expertise and passion. We need a reformed Party [...]
I might as well start with a confession. If Paul McCartney had walked on stage with nothing more than an acoustic guitar and then proceeded to forget half the lyrics and chords to his own songs, I would still have thought it was the most magical event ever. This is McCartney, the man who, along [...]
Today’s guest blogger is Jim Lee, secretary of the Scottish Co-op Party. The campaign to honour the life and achievements of Robert Owen by placing his image on a Scottish banknote is continuing to gather momentum. That people across the national and political divide have pledged their support stands testament to the esteem in which [...]
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