“The scale of support that will be required after a 77% price increase ahead of the coming winter is almost unthinkable”
Emma Roddick MSP: “concern for the winter ahead has been a prevalent issue for most constituents I have met.
MSP Accuses Scottish Government of ‘Selling Out’ Island Communities
“The Bute House Agreement has had an immediate impact on people requiring new government supported central heating system.” Rhoda Grant, MSP, Labour
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.”
Emma Roddick MSP: Social Security Scotland Doing Things Differently
“Social Security Scotland’s approach to disability benefits is a world away from what those of us on the DWP’s Personal Independence Payment (PIP) know, and it’s already making a difference”
UK Shared Prosperity Fund. Will It Deliver For Orkney?
The formula used will be based on local population data, a broad based measure of need, including factors like unemployment and income levels. Orkney has one of the lowest rates of unemployment in Scotland.
Orkney Loses Vital Funding in UK Shared Prosperity Fund
Orkney has lost out on vital financial support being short changed by the equivalent of nearly £619,000 through the allocation from the UK Government’s Shared Prosperity Fund.
Emma Roddick MSP: “we need to ensure that Ukranians fleeing the conflict know that they will have a home here for as long as they need it.”
“I have been heartened to hear that folk across the Highlands and Islands, including Orkney, which has its own housing pressures, are offering to open their doors to refugees.”
Emma Roddick MSP: Scrap UK Visa Requirements for Ukrainian Refugees
“the flat-footed and over-bureaucratic Home Office response to the refugee crisis has been heartlessly inept.”
Levelling-Up Bids from Councils in Orkney & Shetland “shot down by Whitehall”
“How this scheme was devised speaks volumes about how the Tories at Westminster think about Orkney – far away and of no consequence. ” Robert Leslie
Emma Roddick MSP: Mitigating Tory UK Government Policies is Costing Millions
“the SNP Government at Holyrood had to spend £2.4 million in Orkney to mitigate vindictive Tory UK Government policies in this financial year.”
