Labour, the Liberal Democrats and the Greens, have joined the SNP in Holyrood to withhold consent for the UK Tory government’s controversial Internal Market Bill. The bill has been widely criticised from groups such as Read more
Writing in the Stirling Observer, Bruce Crawford MSP said: ‘I’ve written before about how we need to use the lessons of this pandemic to build a better, more resilient society for the future. This has Read more
Stirling MSP Bruce Crawford referenced NFU Scotland during a parliamentary debate on the internal market this week, pointing to an warning issued days prior by the farming industry representative on the UK government’s white paper Read more
Stirling MP Alyn Smith and MSP Bruce Crawford have written to the Chancellor of the Exchequer, following confirmation from the UK government that they intend to change the eligibility criteria for duty relief for beer Read more
UK Government Backtracks on Coronavirus Support for Scotland Bruce Crawford, Constituency MSP for Stirling, has called on Tory MSPs in the wider Mid-Scotland & Fife area to voice their own concerns at the UK Government’s Read more
Alyn Smith MP, and Bruce Crawford MSP, have added their voices to growing opposition to the use of further austerity measures, in the aftermath of the coronavirus pandemic. Mr Smith and Mr Crawford have called Read more
Stirling SNP MSP Bruce Crawford and MP Alyn Smith are calling on the UK Treasury to make funds available to support universities through the Covid-19 pandemic crisis. Many universities have reported that they are running Read more
Alyn Smith MP and Bruce Crawford MSP have called for a temporary relaxation of the qualifying criteria for Universal Credit, to allow students who are in financial difficulty as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic Read more
Stirling MSP Bruce Crawford has raised concerns with the Chief Executive of Vodafone over the current service received by some constituents on the new Gigafast Broadband service. Mr Crawford was contacted by a constituent Read more
SNP MSP Bruce Crawford has welcomed Scottish Government intervention to protect Stirling residents from Tory welfare cuts. New figures show that 1,315 Discretionary Housing Payments (DHP) were made to those on low incomes in Stirling Read more