Last week, the Scottish Parliament (with the exception of the Scottish Tories) voted to call on the UK Government to devolve the necessary powers to allow for the setting up of a Safe Injection Facility in Glasgow. This facility is needed urgently to counter the high levels of harm currently being experienced by the estimated... Continue Reading →

Improving continuing care As a member of Holyrood’s Education Committee, I recently took evidence on the Independent Care Review. I was deeply concerned to hear about the shockingly high rate of homelessness amongst care experienced young people – with evidence suggesting that around 30% of care experienced children become homeless. As well as the structural... Continue Reading →

Protecting Scotland’s Interests Last week, the Scottish Government’s EU Continuity Bill completed Stage 2.  It will return to be debated at Stage 3, the final stage, this week. The bill protects Scotland’s Parliament from a Westminster Tory power-grab and ensures that Scotland’s laws are not disrupted after Brexit. It remains the case that if the... Continue Reading →