SNP MSP Emma Roddick has hit out at Tory colleagues for “dangerous” rhetoric around disability payments, claiming that recent rhetoric from both the Conservative and Labour parties in the UK is “terrifying” disabled people. The Highlands and Islands MSP intervened on a speech by Conservative Stephen Kerr MSP during a debate on UK welfare cuts [...]

Highlands and Islands MSP Emma Roddick has joined L’Arche Highland to celebrate 50 years since the charity was founded. L’Arche Highland is a community of around 130 people, both with and without learning disabilities, in Inverness. The charity helps people to live more independent lives, including in their shared houses, which Emma Roddick has visited [...]

MSP for the Highlands and Islands region Emma Roddick today visited Highland BlindCraft in Inverness, a social enterprise providing employment and training opportunities for disabled people. Ms Roddick’s visit focused on the crucial role organisations like Highland BlindCraft play in tackling social isolation and poverty within the Highlands, filling gaps in provision while sustaining a [...]