Wendy Alexander MSPPaisley North
"...her campaigning against education cuts is good news for parents" - Rachael Ewing, Seedhill
" Press revelations about Tesco having a long relationship with Balmore who so neglected Linwood - should lead to earliest poss start date "Follow Me what is this?
Once in a while an issue of such importance arises that you feel obliged to act.
The foot dragging and broken promises by Tesco over the future of Linwood Town Centre is one such issue. I have now written to Tesco’s Chief Executive in the strongest possible terms – see below – about the damage his company’s delay, inaction, and broken promises are causing to my Linwood constituents. I realise many of you live in Renfrew or Paisley – but for future promises by Tesco to Paisley or Renfrew should not be allowed to deflect attention from letting Linwood down. Read more »
Wendy says keep over 50s swim time
Wendy Alexander MSP met many of the members of Renfrew over 50s swim club who are frustrated at plans to close the Victory Baths in Renfrew in January and February from 9am-12noon on Tuesday, Wednesdays and Thursdays. Read more »
Help in the cold snap
The cold snap seems to have gone on and on. I was turned back at Glencoe on the 19th December, turned back from Crieff on 27th December and stopped from crossing at Scotch corner on 3rd Jan! And the car park at Abbeymill where my office is has become like an icerink. And it is the cold snap’s very duration that is causing so many serious problems. People’s lives have now been disrupted for weeks. Read more »
All the lobbying seems to be helping produce the sort of response we need!
Statement from Renfrewshire Council yesterday evening:
Renfrewshire Council has secured extra supplies of salt and grit which is enabling it to step up its efforts to combat the freezing weather. Read more »
WENDY SAYS PEOPLE NEED MORE SUPPORT IN WINTER FREEZE
Wendy Alexander MSP said “it is time to get a grip – and get some grit”.
Since Sunday Renfrewshire council’s website admits that only main roads are being gritted and local grit bins are not being refilled so people who want to help by spreading some grit in their own streets cant. But in other parts of Scotland other roads are also getting attention. So why has Renfrewshire given up on other roads due to lack of grit? Read more »
Campaigning local politician Wendy Alexander has today urged the Scottish Government to put tackling domestic abuse at the heart of its policies following an official report outlining the scale of the problem. Read more »
New Bill late and not yet “fit for purpose”
Official figures show that 33 people a day are facing repossession. In response to the campaigning efforts and calls for action by Opposition MSPs including Wendy Alexander and Hugh Henry and organisations like the Renfrewshire Law Centre the Scottish Government finally brought forward a bill for debate on the last day before the Scottish parliament broke up for the Christmas break. Read more »
Paisley North MSP Wendy Alexander has turned her hand to cooking in aid of Marie Curie Cancer Care this Festive Season. Read more »
Whilst Scottish Government refuses to pay hospital cleaners £7 an hour
Wendy Alexander MSP Paisley North has expressed her astonishment that the SNP government plans to spend more on consultants’ bonuses next year than on tackling hospital acquired infections. She also called on the Scottish government to stop being a scrooge to hospital cleaners who are in the frontline in fighting hospital infections. Read more »
Wendy condemned the Scottish Government for neglecting Renfrewshire after it emerged that the Borders Rail link is to get the go ahead even though it is not yet started – whilst the Glasgow Airport Rail Link is to be stopped in its tracks. The news that the Borders Rail Link was to go ahead emerged when Transport Scotland placed a notice of the £230 million Borders Railway PFI in the Official Journal of European Union. Read more »