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Brendan O'Hara MP Surgery Isle Of Tiree

Brendan O’Hara MP Surgery Isle Of Tiree

Brendan O’Hara is holding a constituency surgery on Tiree on Friday 29th June.

11.30 to 12.30 An Talla Community Hall on the Isle Of Tiree.

  constituency surgery on Tiree on Friday 29th June.

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An Explosive Leaked Recording Reveals Boris Johnson’s Private Views About Brexit, Trump And Russia

An Explosive Leaked Recording Reveals Boris Johnson’s Private Views About Brexit, Trump And Russia

Full story on Buzzfeed, audio clips saved below

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Local Governance Review Democracy Matters

Local Governance Review Democracy Matters

The Local Governance Review will consider how powers, responsibilities and resources are shared across national and local spheres of government, and with communities.

We are inviting people to join a conversation about community decision-making, called Democracy Matters.

The conversation will take place over a period of 6 months, ending around November 2018. What we hear will help to inform new…

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Saturday 5th of May 2018

Saturday 5th of May 2018

Did you attend the huge Pro-independence march on Saturday? If you were there, please share your photos on our Facebook Page.

What an incredible day!

Check out this Time Lapse!

A tiny sample of some of the thousands of  photos and videos online below;

Running out of cake here. One of our members @mathcampbell will be speaking in a bit. #AUOB pic.twitter.com/2SKieaXLw7

— EnglishScotsForYES…

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SNP Argyll & Bute Constituency Association Meeting and Depute Leader Hustings

SNP Argyll & Bute Constituency Association Meeting and Depute Leader Hustings

Next Argyll & Bute CA Meeting will be at 14:00 (2 PM) on Saturday May the 12th in the Middle Floor of the Templars Hall, Tarbert.

Afterwards there will be Hustings held for the Depute Leader Candidates.

Links below;

Chris McEleny

Julie Hepburn

  Keith Brown

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Members Day 22nd April

Members Day 22nd April

Members Day Inveraray Inn Sunday April 22nd 2018

There will be 2 sessions on the day.

The first will be with our SNP Council Group to learn more about the vitally important role they play every day in promoting the SNP in Argyll & Bute Counci

The group discussion will focus on how we as local activists can work with our councillors to promote the SNP in our communities and how local issues can…

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Scottish Brexit Minister Mike Russell ~ UK Government Letting Everybody Down

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No More Pylons In Dalmally Meeting

No More Pylons In Dalmally Meeting

Michael Russell met local residents in Dalmally on the 5th April

On his blipfoto blog he says;

I was in Dalmally this morning in my role as the local MSP for Argyll & Bute meeting local residents who are opposed to plans by SSE for a high voltage transmission line on pylons through the village and through some of Scotland’s most dramatic scenery.

Dalmally Public Meeting

The village is no stranger…

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Islay and Jura Summit, 4TH April 2018

Islay and Jura Summit, 4TH April 2018

MP summit has Islay and Jura top of the agenda How to build a strategic, long-term plan for sustainable economic growth on Islay and Jura was the only item on the agenda at a high-level Summit meeting organised by Argyll & Bute MP Brendan O’Hara (Wednesday, 4th April).

Source:  BRENDAN O’HARA MP – ISLAY AND JURA SUMMIT, 4TH APRIL 2018

Feature Photo Source

My friend and colleague Humza Yousaf is…

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Tackling Child Poverty Delivery Plan

Tackling Child Poverty Delivery Plan

This Tackling Child Poverty Delivery Plan is the first crucial step in our journey towards meeting the ambitious targets set out in the Child Poverty (Scotland) Act 2017.

The Act is a landmark piece of legislation that clearly positions Scotland as leading in the UK on tackling child poverty.

It is a clear statement of the Scottish Government’s intent to eradicate child poverty and this first…

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Our new Income Supplement will help reduce unacceptable levels of poverty By Nicola Sturgeon, 03/04/18

There can be no greater responsibility for any government than ensuring that all young people get the best possible start in life.

It is totally unacceptable that, in a country as wealthy as the UK, any child should be living in poverty. But the latest figures show that, over the last…

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Calls To Hold Extremist Tory Councillor Redman to Account

Calls To Hold Extremist Tory Councillor Redman to Account

SNP Councillors in Argyll & Bute call on Council Colleagues to Hold Extremist Tory Councillor Redman to Account

“Last year they had a list of “extremist” Conservative and Unionist Councillors that had been elected, and I was upset that I was not on it. Making the list this year has made me very happy indeed” – Argyll and Bute Tory Councillor Alastair Redman.

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Brendan O'Hara Presents Petition On Behalf Of The People Of Bute

Brendan O’Hara Presents Petition On Behalf Of The People Of Bute

As I promised to do, I presented a petition on behalf of the people of Bute.

Ten years ago the people of this community along with other UK taxpayers bailed out RBS to the tune of £50 billon and now without any consultation, they have decided that the Bute branch will close.

I am genuinely amazed at the number of people who have signed this petition and only serves to show the strength of feeling…

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11 Brexit promises the government quietly dropped

11 Brexit promises the government quietly dropped

Leaving aside the £350m for the NHS, Brexit has promised quick and easy trade deals with the EU and the rest of the world, an end to ECJ jurisdiction and free movement, and British control of North Sea fishing. None of this has come to pass. Here are 11 key abandoned claims

Source: 11 Brexit promises the government quietly dropped

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How Much Data Are You Sharing?

How Much Data Are You Sharing?

This is something everyone who uses the internet needs to consider. As a website and app developer it does worry me when I see friends and family sharing third-party apps and freely giving their data away for access to them. You wouldn’t give your date of birth, pets names and mothers maiden name to a stranger in the street, but many do so over and over again online, leaving themselves open…

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From 3 April Scotland's new £96m devolved employment support schemes begin work.

From 3 April Scotland’s new £96m devolved employment support schemes begin work.

How will the SNP Scottish Government use powers over employment support services?

In April 2017, new transitional employment support services, Work First Scotland and Work Able Scotland, were put in place ahead of the full roll-out next year. In the first six months, almost 3,500 people joined the new transitional employability services which support individuals with disabilities and health…

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Scottish Renewables Annual Conference

Scottish Renewables Annual Conference

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon

Edinburgh

Thank you, Matthieu, and thanks also to Claire.

In the last year, Scottish Renewables has of course gained both a new Chair and a new Chief Executive. I want to thank the previous postholders – Patricia Hawthorn and Niall Stuart – for their contribution to the renewables sector in recent years. And I also want to wish Rob Forrest and Claire well in…