Stirling MP Alyn Smith, MSP Bruce Crawford and Stirling Councillor Evelyn Tweed have today launched a summary of important work undertaken in recent months to support businesses throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. Whilst Stirling is once more under tight lockdown restrictions to supress the spread of the virus, many businesses affected by the pandemic remain viable […]
Winter Benefits: You could be entitled to support
Stirling politicians are urging Stirling residents to check their eligibility for specific social security benefits that may help ease the financial burden of winter. The Winter Fuel Payment is a UK-wide benefit that helps people born on or before 5 July 1952 to pay their heating bills. However, in Scotland, the Scottish Government is extending […]
Stirling MP Blasts Broken Promise of £375 Million Support to Scottish Economy
Stirling MP Alyn Smith has criticised the UK government for a major u-turn in the amount of funding being provided to Scotland to support businesses during lockdown. On Tuesday (5 Jan), the Chancellor announced a £4.6 billion package of support that would benefit businesses affected by lockdown restrictions. In a press release, the government detailed […]
Stirling MP Slams £3.3 Billion Stamp Duty Freeze
SNP MP Alyn Smith has criticised the UK government’s decision to use borrowed money to freeze stamp duty, whilst many businesses, workers, and freelancers are left unsupported throughout the pandemic. The House of Commons Library has confirmed the total cost of the freeze to be £3.3 billion. Last year, the UK government froze stamp duty […]
Column: A Christmas and Hogmanay Like No Other
It was a Christmas and New Year period like no other, and one that most of us never want to see the likes of again. Many people judged it not safe enough to visit family or friends on Christmas Day, and instead opted for a socially distant zoom call instead. Hogmanay last year, I was […]
Comment on Jan 4th Update from the First Minister
Bruce Crawford MSP said: “This isn’t the New Year statement that anyone wanted to hear, but the spike in daily figures – pushed up by the new, faster spreading variant of Covid-19 – has meant that there is no other option but to have in place further restrictions to reduce the number of places the […]