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“People forget the level of wealth inequality in the UK is not normal,” says SNP MSP

Highlands & Islands MSP Emma Roddick has warned against normalising the large wealth gap in the UK. Leading a debate…

3 years ago

Emma Roddick MSP praises ‘fair and compassionate’ delivery of Scottish social security benefits across the Highlands

Highlands & Islands MSP Emma Roddick has praised Social Security Scotland for its progressive approach to the delivery of benefits…

3 years ago

Emma Roddick MSP speaks child poverty and parental employment in Uist as part of committee inquiry

Highlands & Islands MSP Emma Roddick has been out and about in Uist speaking to several local organisations, parents, and…

3 years ago

Emma Roddick MSP says austerity-led UK Government continues to hinder progress on closing Scotland’s attainment gap

Highlands & Islands MSP Emma Roddick has said that Scotland’s poverty-related attainment gap cannot be tackled by schools alone, claiming…

3 years ago

“We don’t just have a mandate to deliver an independence referendum, we have a moral duty to do so” Emma Roddick MSP makes case for Independence in the Highlands

Highlands & Islands MSP Emma Roddick has spoken out in support of Scottish independence, stating that people across the Highlands…

3 years ago

Emma Roddick MSP welcomes Scottish Government’s commitment to long-term tenant protection legislation

Highlands & Islands MSP Emma Roddick has welcomed the Scottish Government’s assurance that work is continuing towards the implementation of…

3 years ago

Highlands & Islands MSP Emma Roddick welcomes £20 million to extend Fuel Insecurity Fund

MSP for the Highlands & Islands Emma Roddick has welcomed news that £20 million will be allocated to extend the…

3 years ago

Highlands & Islands MSP says Winter Heating Payment must go further than Cold Weather Payments to protect rural and island communities from fuel poverty.

Highlands & Islands MSP Emma Roddick has questioned the adequacy of the UK’s social security system, highlighting that Cold Weather…

3 years ago

Highlands & Islands MSP Emma Roddick welcomes additional support for island communities

Highlands & Islands MSP Emma Roddick has welcomed the launch of a £1.4 million Islands Cost Crisis Emergency Fund, stating…

3 years ago

“Labour and Tories in absolute lockstep,” SNP MSP Emma Roddick say both the UK Government and their opposition are ignoring Scotland’s needs.

Highlands and Islands MSP Emma Roddick has called out Labour and the Tories for ignoring Scotland’s immigration needs. Questioning the…

3 years ago