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Tories break food standards pledge weeks into Brexit, threaten local food standards

Local SNP MSP Bruce Crawford and local Councillor Evelyn Tweed have slammed Westminster for breaking its promises to Stirling’s  farmers just weeks after the end of the Brexit transition period, after the UK Tory government Read more

By Jamie Grant, 2 years ago 15th January 2021
Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Stirling Politicians Back Stirling Businesses

Stirling MP Alyn Smith, MSP Bruce Crawford and Stirling Councillor Evelyn Tweed have today launched a summary of important work undertaken in recent months to support businesses throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. Whilst Stirling is once Read more

By Jamie Grant, 2 years ago 8th January 2021
Brexit

Stirling Politicians Comment on Brexit Deal

Alyn Smith MP said: ‘Stirling voted for Europe, Scotland voted for Europe and with No-Deal off the table I’ve represented my constituents by rejecting this poor alternative to EU membership because while I’m glad a Read more

By Jamie Grant, 2 years ago 30th December 2020
European Union

Stirling Set To Lose Out as Vital EU Funding to Close

Stirling is set to lose out on hundreds of thousands of pounds of local funding from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and the European Social Fund (ESF) as a result of Brexit. Large scale Read more

By Jamie Grant, 2 years ago 20th November 2020
SNP Scottish Government

Stirling Politicians Praise Scottish Government Social Security Progress

Bruce Crawford MSP and Stirling SNP Councillor Evelyn Tweed have expressed their delight at news that the SNP Scottish Government continues to press ahead with delivering Scotland’s new benefits system despite the challenges faced by Read more

By Jamie Grant, 2 years ago 20th November 2020
Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Stirling politicians call for Scottish furlough flexibility

Bruce Crawford MSP and Alyn Smith MP have called on greater flexibility from the UK Treasury, in order to support businesses and employees in the Stirling area impacted by Scottish public health measures. For months Read more

By Jamie Grant, 2 years ago 2nd November 2020
Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Update on Stirling’s Fight Against COVID

The Scottish Government have announced which level of protection each local authority will be placed in from Monday 2nd November, in order to combat the spread of COVID-19. Stirling will be placed in Level 3. Read more

By Jamie Grant, 2 years ago 30th October 2020
Governance

Scottish Parliament Rejects UK Internal Market Bill Power Grab

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

By Jamie Grant, 2 years ago 9th October 2020
Blog

BLOG: Give Holyrood the powers it needs for pandemic recovery

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

By Jamie Grant, 2 years ago 26th August 2020
Agriculture and Farming

Stirling politicians point to NFU Scotland warning over devolution

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

By Jamie Grant, 2 years ago 20th August 2020

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