Monday 18th Deadline Looms for Council Elections Local MP Alyn Smith is urging Stirling residents to ensure they’re registered to vote, ahead of the local council elections taking place on Thursday 5th May. Anyone living in Scotland who will be 16 or over on 5 May can register to vote; the deadline is midnight on … Read more
Savings Welcome in Tough Economic Times Official figures reveal that council taxpayers in Stirling pay on average £581 a year less than they would in Tory-run England and £392 less than in Labour-run Wales. Across Scotland, council tax payers get the best deal in Britain. The figures also demonstrate that the savings for Scottish council … Read more
Move to Net-Zero Well Underway On a recent visit to the University of Stirling, local MP Alyn Smith heard more from the Principal Professor Sir Gerry McCormac about exciting plans to transition the campus to net-zero by 2040. Mr Smith was joined by Patrick Harvie MSP, Scottish Government Minister for Zero Carbon Buildings, Active Travel … Read more
Stirling MP Alyn Smith Urges UK to Go Further and Faster in Supporting Scotland’s Farmers The SNP have lambasted the UK Government’s historic failure to take food security seriously and urged it to go further and faster to support Scotland’s farmers. The agricultural sector is facing its most serious crisis in decades as a perfect … Read more
Households Will Suffer Due to Government Incompetence Communities across Stirling face crippling energy bills, rising food prices and soaring inflation warns Alyn Smith MP, as the UK Government fails in its duty to protect vulnerable households. With the energy price cap set to rise on April 1st by 54%, many will face the prospect of … Read more
Student Experience Remains Vital Stirling MP Alyn Smith has urged university management, as well as striking staff members, to return to the negotiating table as industrial action begins over working conditions, pay and pensions. A 5-day walkout has begun at 11 Scottish universities, with institutions across the UK braced for further strike action in the … Read more