The Scottish Labour Party in Dundee

Friday 3 September 2010

How SNP cuts will hit NHS Tayside : 495 full-time posts to go

Marlyn Glen MSP for North East Scotland

Marlyn Glen is not seeking re-election to the Scottish Parliament in 2011 >>> 02/09/2010

Council Tax Freeze : Call for Dundee to retain its share of £70 million funding 31/08/2010 >>> 31/08/2010

No permanent posts for over 60 per cent of probationary teachers in Dundee >>> 24/08/2010

Council tax freeze has benefited those in higher tax bands the most >>> 21/08/2010

Realtime Worlds collapse : "Urgent meeting" sought with Employment Minister >>> 18/08/2010

VAT increase to cost NHS Tayside an extra £400,000 this year >>> 17/08/2010

"Never-Ending Council Tax Freeze" faces crisis of credibility >>> 16/08/2010

Pregnancy and Maternity Employment Tribunal Cases : Less than 1 in 10 successful >>> 10/08/2010

Free Personal Care : "The debate has only just begun" >>> 07/08/2010

Cuts : Solutions, not squabbles are needed >>> 07/08/2010

Cuts : Council " failing to face up to its responsibility" >>> 04/08/2010

Working age population set to fall despite increase in pension age >>> 23/07/2010

500 jobs cut at NHS Tayside : "Health service already at full stretch," says MSP >>> 23/07/2010

NHS Tayside "on track" to meet new cancer treatment target next year >>> 09/07/2010

Scottish Parliament votes down MSP’s amendments to make buying of sex illegal as new report says that Sweden’s laws to ban the buying of sex are a "success" >>> 07/07/2010

Teenage pregnancy levels in Dundee>>> 06/07/2010

Questions raised on future cost of care of elderly in Dundee >>> 02/07/2010

Unemployment figures for individual council wards in Dundee >>> 30/06/2010

Link between Unemployment and Ill-Health >>> 30/06/2010

Speech on Criminal Justice and Licensing Bill >>> 30/06/2010

Harris Academy refurbishment takes back seat for £1.4 million "East Central Territory Hub" >>> 28/06/2010

Diabetes : Re-tabled Parliamentary Question reveals much higher hospital admission numbers in Dundee and Angus>>> 23/06/2010

2010 levels of diabetes in Tayside exceed those initially predicted for 2018 >>> 15/06/2010

500 jobs to go at NHS Tayside : health board placed in "a terrible situation" by SNP Government >>> 09/06/2010

Active Travel : speech in the Scottish Parliament>>> 09/06/2010

MSP re-tables question on diabetes in Dundee and Angus because of "lack of information" in answer >>> 08/06/2010

Two view mammography : no official NHS Tayside data yet>>> 09/06/2010

NHS cuts : speech in the Scottish Parliament>>> 03/06/2010

500 posts to go at NHS Tayside : "impact severe" says MSP>>> 03/06/2010

"Childhood obesity strong pointer to adult obesity">>> 01/06/2010

Cancer waiting times : MSP asks Health Secretary about NHS Tayside’s resources >>> 28/05/2010

MSP raises with Minister £1.4 million cost for Hub to oversee Harris Academy refurbishment >>> 26/05/2010

MSP to raise 500 job cuts in NHS Tayside in Scottish Parliament >>> 21/05/2010

Welcome for bursaries for Abertay biomedical students to work in NHS on graduation >>> 20/05/2010

NHS Tayside 500 job cuts : "Accelerated pace of cuts "worrying">>> 19/05/2010

NHS Tayside 500 job cuts : state which jobs will go, says MSP >>> 17/05/2010

MSP raises NHS Tayside Hospital Pharmacist Vacancies with Health Secretary >>> 11/05/2010

Progress in reducing smoking rates, concern at freeze in funding for cessation services 06/05/2010 >>>

Apprentice redundancies : "sign of stagnation in key sector industry">>> 20/04/2010

Laptop scheme for Scotland urged>>> 14/04/2009

Gender Pay Gap : "Still a Long Way to Closing it">>> 01/04/2009

Putting Dundee "at the forefront of green energy production" 29/03/2010

No guarantee that new composite classes will not be formed in Dundee primary schools 29/03/2010>>>

Plea not to cut Dundee’s affordable homes budget 22/03/2010>>>

Jobs relocation : Dundee " simply ignored once again" 18/03/2010>>>

Alcohol misuse imposing " considerable strain " on NHS in Tayside 16/03/2010 >>>

Drop out rate on Dundee student nursing courses reaches 40 per cent 11/03/2010 >>>

Gender pay gap a " stubborn reminder of a wider inequality against women" 09/03/2010 >>>

SNP Government breaks promise to fund councils and health boards to reduce the number of prescriptions for anti-depressants 26/02/2010>>>

Anti-obesity drug use in Tayside soars 20/02/2010>>>

MSP welcomes NHS Tayside decision to release Ninewells internal report on C difficile outbreak 16/02/2010>>>

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Jim McGovern MP for Dundee West

Jim McGovern calls on Secretary of State for Scotland to visit Dundee to discuss the closure of Real Time Worlds >>> 19/08/2010

Realtime Worlds : Jim McGovern dismayed by closure of Dundee Games Firm >>> 18/08/2010

Jim McGovern condemns SNP over unemployment statistics politicking >>> 12/08/2010

McGovern condemns Government plans to scrap planned update of Scottish Railways>>> 04/08/2010

McGovern Questions Deputy Prime Minister over Referendum Vote>>> 27/07/2010

Jim McGovern meets Scottish Secretary on Games Industry tax relief>>> 22/07/2010

Jim McGovern welcomes meeting with Michael Moore>>> 20/07/2010

McGovern puts pressure on Government over Child Poverty and the scrapping of the Future Jobs Fund>>> 19/07/2010

McGovern expresses concern on media reports that BP to pay less tax>>> 13/07/2010

McGovern questions Cameron over failure to support games industry >>> 06/07/2010

McGovern calls on Coalition to learn lessons from Scottish Elections>>> 06/07/2010

Pre-Budget statement>>> 22/06/2010

Israeli storming of aid convoy : Jim McGovern contacts Foreign Secretary>>> 01/06/2010

Response to award to Christian arts group to use vacant space at Dundee Rail Station >>> 02/06/2010

Jim McGovern's Parliamentary motion on tax relief for games industry>>> 26/05/2010

Jim McGovern calls on tells Tory Chancellor not to abandon planned tax relief to help games industry in Dundee>>> 18/05/2010

Speech at Rally in support of the Save Balmossie Fire Station campaign >>> March 2010

Iain Gray, Labour Leader in the Scottish Parliament, in Dundee (August 2010)

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Slideshow >>>

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Iain Gray for Scotland

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Iain Gray's speech to the STUC conference in Dundee, April 2010 >>>

No to a Referendum

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West End Councillor Richard McCready >>>

The Ferry Councillor Laurie Bidwell >>>

West End Labour website >>>

Broughty Ferry Labour website >>>

2009 Dundee conference website

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Against The Odds

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More Nats Fewer Nurses campaign

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Sign the petition in support of Labour's campaign to defend NHS jobs >>>

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Iain Gray : Labour Leader in the Scottish Parliament

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Iain Gray's letter : Working Together for a Better Future >>>