Dundee Labour News articles

February 2012

Jenny Marra's Parliamentary motion on Gender Equality

Councillor Laurie Bidwell : Introduction of the New Secondary School Exams - Call for Clarity in Dundee

Councillor Laurie Bidwell : Scottish Government and Dundee City Council Out of Step on Exercise

Jenny Marra MSP : Concern at Supply Teachers Pay Cut as Places Go Unfilled

Kevin Keenan : Dundee job vacancies now the third lowest in 6 years

Councillor Richard McCready : Dundee City Council meetings

Councillor Richard McCready : Updating Dundee City Council's policy on Fairtrade Policy

Jim McGovern MP calls for more employment support

Kevin Keenan : Budget statement

Councillor Laurie Bidwell : Speeches in debates on Council Spending and Capital Plan

Councillor George Regan to stand down

Councillor Laurie Bidwell : Curriculum for Excellence in Dundee - Urgent Local and National Changes Required

Councillor Laurie Bidwell : Should we Delay the Introduction of the New National Exams in Dundee Secondary Schools?

Councillor Richard McCready : Audit Scotland Report on Tayside Fire and Rescue

Councillor Kevin Keenan : Labour group Budget Statement

Marlyn Glen : The NHS and the 5 -Year Council Tax Freeze

Jenny Marra urges MacAskill to Drop "Regressive " Prison Plans

Councillor Laurie Bidwell : Labour's Alternative Budget Proposals for Dundee

Jim McGovern pushes UK Government to take action on jobs for Dundee

January 2012

Jenny Marra : Going Dutch for lower fuel bills

Laurie Bidwell : I agree with Gordon

Councillor Laurie Bidwell : Welcome for increased number of applicants for Dundee and Abertay degree courses

Councillor Laurie Bidwell : Key Decisions taken at Education Committee

Jenny Marra MSP : Royal Bank of Scotland bonuses

Jenny Marra MSP : Cutting Police Support Staff is a "False Economy"

Labour Councillors Welcome Council's School Building Programme

Jim McGovern writes to Ministry of Defence over future of Royal Marine Reserves in Dundee

Jenny Marra MSP : National Football Academy : Only fair some investment comes east

Kevin Keenan : Dundee jobs : The Private sector needs a strong public sector

Marlyn Glen : NHS Tayside : When "overspending" is actually underfunding

Laurie Bidwell : Well-Qualified Population a Positive Indicator for Dundee in Cities Outlook report

Jim McGovern presses UK government on unemployment in Dundee

Marlyn Glen : Child Poverty in Dundee

Kevin Keenan : 12 areas of Dundee where male unemployment is 10 per cent or more

Jenny Marra MSP : It is of Regret First Law Passed by Parliament Was Railroaded Through By SNP

Jenny Marra MSP stands up for Dundee in City Strategy debate

Helen Wright and Mohammed Asif : Call for More Schools for the Hilltown area

New energy idea for Scotland put forward by Jenny Marra MSP

Jenny Marra welcomes Abertay University Computer Games Competition

Jim McGovern calls for action on youth unemployment

Jenny Marra says single police force and fire service offers ‘huge potential’

Jenny Marra MSP lodges motion supporting Evening Telegraph campaign on Dundee literacy levels

Jenny Marra MSP : Dundee and Low Pay

Laurie Bidwell : 32 Period Week Proposal to be Withdrawn but Parents Still Require Urgent Answers

Laurie Bidwell : The Next Round of Education Cuts in Dundee

Kevin Keenan : Dundee is now in the Top 5 for Unemployment in Scotland

Marlyn Glen : Obesity -a major public health issue

Jenny Marra MSP : Educational Attainment of Looked-After Children

Laurie Bidwell : Gray Street Underpass Improvements

Councillor Richard McCready : City Council Meeting

Jim McGovern calls for action on Dundee Railway Station

Jim McGovern congratulates Local Charity on Awards for All Grant

Jim McGovern calls for more support for Brittle Bone Society in Commons

Jenny Marra signs The Pledge for Prostate Cancer

Kevin Keenan : Dundee's New Year Challenge in 2012

December 2011

Kevin Keenan : Huge fall in value of Dundee City Council no change revenue allocation

Laurie Bidwell :Unexplained Absences in our Schools Need Explanation and Action

Marlyn Glen : Charles Dickens, Dundee and Hard Times

Kevin Keenan : Dundee long-term unemployed - largest annual increase of the 4 main Scottish cities

Jenny Marra MSP : Appointment as Shadow Minister

Jim McGovern recognised for his long-standing support for Dundee Remploy

Marlyn Glen : Dundee in 2015

Laurie Bidwell : Cuts in Dundee College Budget

Laurie Bidwell : Disappointing Review of School Estate in Dundee leaves Many Questions

Jim McGovern calls on UK and Scottish Governments to act on unemployment

Jenny Marra MSP welcomes SFA Football Academy at St John’s

Jenny Marra MSP launches Christmas Appeal for Dundee Women’s Aid

Jenny Marra urges First Minster to support Amnesty International on case of Chen Guangcheng

Laurie Bidwell : Teacher Numbers Tumble again in Dundee

Kevin Keenan : Gamesa Dundee 1,000 jobs blow : SNP Government told to produce its plans for energy jobs for the city

Marlyn Glen : NHS Tayside staffing - Three Facts and An Admission

Jenny Marra MSP : Support for Dundee Students at Education Rally

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Laurie Bidwell : Concerns over method and starting date for refurbishment of Harris Academy

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November 2011

Jenny Marra MSP shows support for Dundee pensioner’s fuel poverty campaign

Jenny Marra MSP welcomes news on Nablus fire truck release

Kevin Keenan : Unemployment in Dundee soars by 70 per cent amongst 18-24 year olds

Laurie Bidwell : 99 Fewer Teachers in Dundee - SNP Education Convener Challenged to Answer Questions

Laurie Bidwell : 99 Fewer Teachers in Dundee

Marlyn Glen : Nurses "at breaking point"

Laurie Bidwell : Report on St. Paul's Academy

Laurie Bidwell : The Future of Universities and Colleges in Tayside: A Public Meeting

Jenny Marra Calls for Salmond to Meet with Human Rights Groups While in Quatar

 

October 2011

Jenny Marra speech on Raising Attainment and Ambition in Young People

Jenny Marra welcomes SNP support for her Games Industry motion

Jim McGovern backs calls for increased support for Computer Games Industry

Jenny Marra speech on Fuel Poverty

Laurie Bidwell : Drop in Applications from Potential Students in Scotland

Jenny Marra urges SNP to back New Fund to boost Scottish Computer Games Industry

Jim McGovern calls for Parliamentary debate on Remploy

Kevin Keenan : Unemployment in Dundee 700 up year-on-year

Marlyn Glen : Women win the Nobel Peace Prize - and Women win an Apology from David Cameron

Kevin Keenan : SNP must pass on extra £67 million for spending to local councils

Richard McCready : St. John's Bus Issue  - Meet the Parents!

Richard McCready : Concern at Ninewells Car Parking Charge  Increase

 

September 2011

Jim McGovern addresses Dundee Pensioners' Forum

Kevin Keenan : SNP Government must pass on extra £67 million for spending to councils

Jenny Marra MSP : University Debate Shows Clear Support for the union

Kevin Keenan  : The number of young adults unemployed in Dundee is now the same as the total number of people unemployed in the city in the mid 1960s

Marlyn Glen : If girls are outperforming boys at school then why is the gender pay gap still there?

Jim McGovern MP calls on the Government to back Remploy

Councillor Richard McCready and Jenny Marra MSP say that a single fire service should be based in Dundee

Councillor Laurie Bidwell asks, "How Sustainable is Dundee's new Education Department Structure?"


Councillor Richard McCready on the St John's High School Bus Service

Kevin Keenan : Over 260 unemployed in building trades in Dundee

Marlyn Glen : Nurses - Who's Looking After Them?

Laurie Bidwell : Teachers' Pensions

Richard McCready - West End needs Clarity over Residents Parking Scheme

 

August 2011

Jim McGovern condemns Royal Mail decision to close Crichton Street office

Marlyn Glen : Scottish Studies - No place to be playing time added on at Bannockburn

Laurie Bidwell : The Reads and the Read Nots - Implications for Dundee?

Jim McGovern calls on government to do more to tackle unemployment in Dundee

Jim McGovern welcomes new creative industry funding for Dundee universities

Marlyn Glen : Inequality and the Gini Coefficient

Kevin Keenan  : Dundee unemployment levels - majority of areas in the city are above the Scottish average

Jim McGovern welcomes Dundee Computer Games Festival

Richard McCready : Scotland should play international matches in Dundee

Marlyn Glen : The abolition of maternity leave and "blue skies thinking"

Jenny Marra : "Worrying Time" for Community as Dundee GP is forced to close

Laurie Bidwell : Commenting on Dundee SQA exam results



   

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