BAILLIE BACKS RETAIL STAFF DURING RESPECT FOR SHOPWORKERS WEEK
Jackie Baillie has spoken out in support of retail workers during Respect for Shop Workers Week. The event, which runs in November, is backed by shopworkers’ union Usdaw and aims to promote the message of respect for retail staff amongst the general public. Shopworkers have faced increasing violence in the line of duty in recent […]
BAILLIE BACKS TURNING THE TOWN PINK
MSP Jackie Baillie helped paint the town pink last week, to raise awareness of breast cancer. The politician added a splash of pink at Holyrood, to lend her support to Breast Cancer Now’s Wear It Pink campaign. Jackie was joined by other politicians at the event in the Scottish Parliament, staged to raise awareness of breast […]
TAX BREAK ‘BLOCKBUSTER NEWS’ FOR FILM MAKERS
MSP Jackie Baillie has welcomed news of tax breaks designed to boost the independent film industry, announced recently by the UK government. The politician, whose own constituency is home to the BBC’s Dumbarton studio, believes the announcement will help boost creative industry in the area. The Independent Film Tax Credit will give first-time productions with […]
ACTIVE HEALTH CUTS MEAN ‘MORE IN DUNBARTONSHIRE WILL DIE EARLY’
More people in Dunbartonshire face “dying early and living their last years in pain”, as a result of Scottish Government cuts. MSP Jackie Baillie issued the warning after data revealed that the NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde health board area tops the table of regions where more people die annually due to lack of exercise. […]
BAILLIE WARNS PEOPLE ARE BEING LEFT “IN LIMBO” AS DISABILITY PAYMENT WAITS CLIMB
MSP Jackie Baillie has hit out over Scottish Government failings on social security, as waits for disability benefits climb. The politician accused the Scottish Government of adding to the “toll of broken promises”. Pledges were made by the current Scottish Government when responsibility for payment of PIP – now Adult Disability Payment – switched to […]
BAILLIE CALLS ON SCOTTISH ENTERPRISE TO TEAR UP FLAMINGO LAND PLAN
MSP Jackie Baillie has called for a new approach from the landowners of West Riverside, Scottish Enterprise, to tear up their exclusivity deal with Lomond Banks and go back to the drawing board.
BAILLIE BACKS TRADERS DURING SCOTLAND LOVES LOCAL WEEK
MSP Jackie Baillie has offered her support to businesses in her constituency, to mark Scotland Loves Local week. The event, organised by Scotland’s Towns Partnership (STP), aims to showcase the best of local business and highlight the critical need for the support residents can offer. Dumbarton constituency MSP, Jackie, visited local traders to highlight the […]
Baillie welcomes delays in RBS branch closure
MSP Jackie Baillie has welcomed a stay of execution handed to Helensburgh’s RBS branch this week. The banking giant has been forced into a temporary u-turn on plans to axe the Colquhoun Square branch on September 25th. It comes amidst concerns over new Financial Conduct Authority rules guaranteeing access to cash in communities. Now the […]
Baillie hits out as police officer numbers dwindle
Jackie Baillie has called out the Scottish Government as the number of police officers in the division dwindles. New figures from Police Scotland for Quarter 2 of 2024, show just 525 Full-Time Equivalent officers police L Division, covering Argyll and West Dunbartonshire. The figure has decreased since available records began in 2017, when 566 cops […]
BAILLIE DEMANDS ACTION FOR VICTIMS OF ROGUE FUNERAL DIRECTORS
Dumbarton MSP Jackie Baillie has written to the First Minister, John Swinney, to demand the implementation of tougher regulation of the funeral sector, after meeting with dozens of people allegedly defrauded by a crooked undertaker. The MSP met with grieving relatives – who were left fearing that the ashes of their loved ones had been […]
