“ the cost of living crisis is driving consumer behaviour with the potential to negatively impact public health.” Jacqui McElhiney, Head of Science at FSS
Half of Scots Eating Out-Of-Date Food : #Costoflivingcrisis
“65% of older people plan to use less heating this winter”
“millions of older people are wondering if they will be abandoned by the government and left with unaffordable energy bills and freezing homes next year. ” John Palmer, Independent Age
1288 Young People Access Free Bus Travel in Orkney
” I want to make sure that even more young people take advantage of this.” Emma Roddick MSP
Emma Roddick: Increased Child Payment & The Rent Freeze – Supporting People When They Need It
“As MSPs returned to Holyrood this week I was pleased to welcome Tuesday’s Programme for Government.”
Emma Roddick MSP: on “the clear links between debt and mental ill-health”
“Given the overlap between debt problems and mental health issues, there is also a need for money advice services to be better able to meet the needs of people with mental health conditions.”
Emma Roddick MSP: “concern for the winter ahead has been a prevalent issue for most constituents I have met.
“The scale of support that will be required after a 77% price increase ahead of the coming winter is almost unthinkable”
“Decisions about Scotland should be taken by those who live here”
“What if that other voice we all know so well responds by saying, ‘We say no, and we are the state’? Well we say yes – and we are the people.” Canon Kenyon Wright
Celebrating Scotland’s Baby Box
“All children deserve equal support and resources, and I really feel the scheme has strengthened this message in the past five years” Emma Roddick MSP, SNP Highlands and Islands
Emma Roddick MSP: “Scotland has the ambition to be a better nation “
” it’s only with the full powers of independence that we can make that hope a reality.”
The Time is Meow: Action Plan for Scotland’s Cats
“It was a pleasure to meet with Cats Protection and discuss their priorities for changes to cat welfare protections that could be implemented in Scotland”
