Our Thursday food pantry is open again this week & we will be open between 10-2pm. This is a non-referral service & is completely free. We just ask you be respectful of the rules and bring your own bag. Thank you.

I'm currently running a local campaign called #EverySecondCounts to raise awareness of action we can take to save more lives from cardiac arrest. I was pleased to be able to take part in a recent debate about the role of publicly accessible defibrillators in that vital work.

Those seeking refuge from dreadful conditions are human beings not political footballs. They’re driven to smugglers out of desperation & lack of humanitarian routes. This, and root causes, need addressed if such tragedies aren’t to be endlessly repeated. bbc.co.uk/news/uk-594123…

During this Estranged Student Solidarity Week, I met with Stand Alone and estranged students to discuss their experiences of higher education.   Thank you for the conversation. I look forward to continuing to discuss how we can better support you. #WithEstrangedStudents

There are no confirmed cases of Omicron in 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 yet, but we MUST act as if it’s already here. Scottish Government is introducing new requirements for travellers, but we all have a part to play in beating this new threat. So 🙏 Wear 😷 Wash hands 🙌 Get vaccines 💉 & Test before socialising

❤️ Remembering those that we lost in 2021.

Our latest Scotland poll, with STV News, out now. Read on for key findings and for more detail visit our website: bit.ly/3obCIJQ (Poll conducted 22-29 November 2021 among 1,107 Scottish adults) (1/6)

📢The UK govt plans to 'offshore' asylum seekers if they win the vote on 8 Dec. 📺Watch my interview with Australian lawyer & academic Madeline Gleeson about how it all went so horribly wrong in Australia. #TheTruthAboutRefugees #RefugeesWelcomeHere detentionaction.org.uk/2021/11/30/off…

'it's absolutely right thing to do for people to contribute to society' Thank you Stuart McDonald for visiting the MIN Voices Lift The Ban Parliamentary Drop-in event #LifttheBan #RefugeesWelcome

The same from OVO in Cumbernauld: "direction of travel is to keep Perth and Cumbernauld open” is what I have noted after Jamie Hepburn MSP & I met them in July 2020. A real kick in the teeth for the town, with all sorts of questions needing answered.

"The true measure of any society can be found in how it treats its most vulnerable members." It's beyond words the UK government would consider firing sonic canons at refugees. It might be a distraction from Boris Johnson - but it gives you an insight into this Tory government.

I fully support this campaign from the The Poverty Alliance Social security is a vital public service and part of a fair and decent society, where we all look after one another. The UK Government needs to do the right thing - #ScrapTheCap and #MeetTheNeed

“We have turned the corner on the Omicron wave” FM Nicola Sturgeon announces lifting of further #covid measures from 24 January: 🍻 1m distancing & table service in hospitality 🎭 limit on numbers in theatres, cinemas 🕺 nightclub closures ⚽️ ban on indoor adult contact sports

Restrictions in Scotland are to be eased, says FM Nicola Sturgeon. Nightclubs are to reopen, large indoor events can resume and social distancing rules will be dropped from Monday 24 January. Live updates ➡bbc.in/3fFxIIc

Nicola Sturgeon FM: "If we continue to stick with these measures, we can all continue to do our bit to keep each other safe, protect the NHS, and keep us firmly on the path - even if only metaphorically speaking - to a much sunnier spring and summer."

Thank you to Ivan McKee MSP for taking time to speak to us and answer our questions . Always a pleasure to hear from you Ivan.

First stop of the day on The SNP election tour - Cumbernauld with Jamie Hepburn MSP and Stuart McDonald! #VoteSNP

Cumbernauld 03.05.22... great people 🙂 Cumbernauld SNP The SNP Jamie Hepburn MSP Alan Masterton Danish Ashraf SNP Stewart McDonald #golockalvoteSNP #LocalElections22 #Scotland #cumbernauld #northlanarkshire

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