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Sun, 30 May 2010 |
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Many people have told us how thankful they are that in May 2007 Inverclyde and Scotland voted to elect an SNP Scottish Government, otherwise goodness knows what would have happened to our National Health Service in Scotland under another Labour/Lib Dem Government.
As many of you will be aware, up until May 2007 there were plans afoot by Labour and Lib Dem Ministers to close down many A & E departments, including the one at IRH. As we know Health Secretary Nicola Sturgeon and the Scottish Government saved our A & E services by scrapping these potentially life-threatening Labour/Lib Dem plans. |
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Local News
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Sun, 30 May 2010 |
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SNP Council Group Leader, Jim MacLeod comments on the council tax freeze that has brought real benefit to the people of Inverclyde.
Cllr MacLeod said: "It is good to see that through the actions of Finance Minister John Swinney and the SNP administration in Edinburgh that the Council Tax in Inverclyde has been frozen at 0% for the third year running. This Council tax freeze is welcome news for thousands of pensioners and families throughout Inverclyde and Scotland.
"Compare this to the previous 10 years from 1997 and 2007 where, under successive Labour governments in London and Labour/Lib Dem Executives in Edinburgh, the Council Tax rose by 58% in Inverclyde. |
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Local News
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Sun, 30 May 2010 |
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Councillor Chris Osborne, the SNP's Inverclyde spokesperson on Regeneration, comments on the progress of efforts to regenerate Inverclyde.
Cllr Osborne said "There is no doubt that the regeneration of Inverclyde is off to a good start. Soon after the SNP formed the Scottish Government in 2007, SNP Ministers turned their attention to how they could help Inverclyde recover from decades of Labour and Tory economic mismanagement" |
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National News
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Sun, 30 May 2010 |
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The SNP Government have a record of delivery to be proud of and this is highlighted with the passing of the Damages (Asbestos Related Conditions) Scotland Act. 2009. An issue that affects Inverclyde in so many ways.
This legislation was not part of the SNP manifesto in 2007 and was taken into the Scottish Parliament by local SNP MSP, Stuart McMillan who worked with Award Winning Charity, Clydeside Action on Asbestos. |
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Chris Osborne
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Sat, 7 Nov 2009 |
In response to a recent Telegraph article in which Labour’s MSP, Duncan McNeil claimed the Scottish Government had not done enough to keep open the TSC call centre, SNP Councillor Chris Osborne sought to set the record straight.
Councillor Osborne asked: “Was Duncan asleep during this whole episode? |
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Jim MacLeod
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Tue, 20 Oct 2009 |
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The Scottish Government must take difficult decisions based on its annual settlement from the UK Government being slashed by £500 million next year and with much more budget cuts likely to follow in coming years irrespective of whether it will be a Labour or Tory UK Government from next May. |
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