🌹🌹Labour councillor in Glasgow. Education Spokesperson. Paisley native. Mum of one boy 👦 and one doggie 🐶. Determined to deliver a better future for all🌹
Glasgow Labour’s alternative budget would have allowed for time to consider ANY cuts to education.
The SNP and Greens didn’t even consider it and now it’s our city’s children and teachers that will pay the price.
Glasgow deserves better 🌹
Glasgow teacher cuts: SNP and Green councillors accused of giving officials 'no other choice' but to pursue severe and immediate teacher cuts across the city.
It was an honour to speak at the launch of the Glasgow Labour manifesto today. I am excited at the prospect of the changes that a Labour administration, that has peoples needs, desires and ambitions at the heart of it, could bring. I hope to be part of it.
#LoveGlasgowVoteLabour
I was proud to march with teachers and parents of Glasgow on Monday to call out the disgraceful decision the SNP/Green administration this year which saw teacher numbers cut and transformational programmes like McR pathways slashed.
#GlasgowKidsDeserveBetter
Great morning out in Blantyre with this top
@Labour_GCC
team. Great support for
@mgshanks
, voters desperate for the
#freshstart
that Labour will deliver 🌹
Glasgow Labour has warned about the cuts to the holiday food programme, yet the SNP have failed to meet the needs of the city's young people.
It's clear the administration hasn't got the guts to stand up for Glasgow.
It's time for change.
Think this just about sums up tonight 🌹
Absolutely delighted to see ALL SIX Glasgow Labour candidates returned as MPs!!
Change is happening 🌹 What a night 🌹
Wet and windy morning in Carmyle but great to get out chatting to people about how a Labour council be the change for positive that people want to see!
#turnglasgowred
#glasgowdeservesbetter
Tollcross Children’s Farm being closed is one of the proposals in the budget being brought before Glasgow City council this week. The Labour group say
#enoughisenough
- Glasgow needs more money.
Are the SNP/Greens in Holyrood going to listen?
After the many, many pics of
@FMcAveety
and I and the amazing team out campaigning, am truly delighted to post a celebration picture as we are now councillors for Shettleston! Many thanks to everyone who have helped us and everyone who voted for us, let the hard work begin! 🌹
Great team out in Shettleston! Voters want councillors who will work for them and fight for our city.
@FMcAveety
and I will do this if we are elected! Vote Labour on May 5th
#LoveGlasgowVoteLabour
I will be moving this motion on Thursday - on behalf of the Labour Party but more importantly on behalf of the teachers and children across Glasgow - we need a better deal for Glasgow. Glasgow deserves better.
BREAKING
Labour councillors on
@GlasgowCC
have lodged a motion opposing teacher cuts and calling for more government funding.
The current budget deal, agreed by SNP & Green councillors, means the loss of up to 450 teaching posts over 3 years.
Delighted at the result for the owners and residents at Reidvale Housing Association. As
@PaulJSweeney
says - this is a Glasgow community at its best! Well done 👏
People Make Glasgow
Delighted to have been shortlisted in the selection for East Renfrewshire and Paisley and Renfrewshire South twinned constituencies.
It’s time for a Labour win in both these seats, it’s time for a
#freshstart
🌹
Am delighted to have been appointed as Spokesperson for Communities for Glasgow Labour Group. I will work tirelessly with community groups across the city and work to be their voices in the chamber 🌹
The
@Labour_GCC
Group were out in Langside this morning for local councillor
@SteveDoc40
and Glasgow South
@ScottishLabour
candidate
@GordonMcKee_
.
Glasgow can kick the Tories out of power at the next General Election.
Only Labour will stand up for Glasgow.
Thanks to everyone who supported me in my bid to be the candidate in Glasgow North and North West. Disappointed not to be selected this time. Looking forward to fighting alongside
@PJFerguson18
and
@MartinRhodes21
to turn Glasgow North/North West red again 🌹
❌hasn’t read the report
❌ claims the government are powerless
It’s exactly this hands off attitude and failure to act that has allowed the situation to go on for far too long.
It’s the Cabinet Secretary’s job to fix this and she should.
Sunshine on Carmyle - and the Labour team this evening! Thanks to
@suzanwking
for joining us - there really only is one thing to remember - if you love Glasgow, vote Labour or May 5th 🌹 with
@FMcAveety
and
@BenMcKee29
Great morning out with the group in Govan. People have had enough of the SNP in Holyrood & the Tories at Westminster. They know the only way to get the change we need is to vote Labour 🌹
The
@Labour_GCC
Group were out in Govan with local Councillor
@imran_alam78
and Glasgow South West
@ScottishLabour
candidate
@zubirahmed
.
At the next General Election, Glasgow can kick the Tories out from Downing St.
Only Glasgow Labour will stand up for Glasgow.
This is a budget of chaos and incompetence inflicting cuts across Scotland's public services.
Scotland needs change, the sooner that Labour can make that change the better for Scotland.
Great to be out and about with fellow candidate
@FMcAveety
in Tollcross earlier! Lots of conversations about how the SNP administration are a complete letdown and disgust at the Tories. Only one party will deliver for the people of Glasgow 🌹
#LoveGlasgowVoteLabour
Door knocking in Mount Vernon this afternoon with
@stronach_luke
- voters are fed up with the current set up in Glasgow City Council and looking for change - only Scottish Labour can be the change that is needed
#loveglasgowvotelabour
Absolutely delighted and honoured to have been selected to stand for Labour alongside
@FMcAveety
for Shettleston in the council elections next year! 🌹❤️🌹 Bring it on 💪
Top team out in Mount Vernon this morning. Myself and
@FMcAveety
enjoyed meeting our constituents and speaking with them about issues in the area. Many thanks to the Labour group that supported 🤩
On 6 November 1946, under the Labour PM Clement Attlee, the Health Service Bill received Royal Assent, creating the NHS. Thank you to all NHS workers, past and present.
Delighted to speak at the pro choice rally at George Square today. We must protect women’s rights and stand in solidarity with our sisters across the world to protect reproductive rights
Thanks to
@pauline4glasgow
&
@michaeljmarra
for the opportunity to discuss
@ScottishLabour
’s role in ending violence and harassment towards woman and girls. We are the party of equalities & must keep women and girls at the forefront of policy-making. 🌹
I have written to the Convenor of Education and the City Leader requesting an urgent meeting regarding education cuts.
Information given at committee meetings appears to be inaccurate and misleading.
So far, neither of them have responded.
Delighted to have been shortlisted in the selection for Glasgow North/Glasgow North West for Labour. Only Labour can deliver the changes we need in the next General Election.
See why I am standing below ⬇️
Today we're announcing the first cohort of amazing mums to be
#funded
by the MotheRED campaign - keep an eye out for more details of them throughout the day, and find out more at .
Absolutely every vote in Scotland matters - don’t let anyone fool you! Labour - and only Labour - can get the Tory’s out of government and start rebuilding our future🌹
#changeiscoming
Out with local councillors
@JillyPidgeon
+
@FMcAveety
.
People worried about long A+E wait times in Glasgow hospitals.
We need to come together and get the NHS back on its feet.
Lots of chat about trust following yesterday's news about SNP Govt deletion of Covid whatsapps.
I stood up today at Full Council to ensure that the Tollcross Children’s Farm wouldn’t be under review - another precious asset that the SNP administration would have questioned the future of. Like so many others.
Only Labour will stand up for Glasgow. 🌹
Wow. After approving a budget that is going to destroy our communities what a cheek to talk about dereliction of duty when their own leader at Holyrood has chosen to scarper rather than fix the mess the SNP have made of Scotland🤦🏻♀️
#snpfail
No elected member should allow these cuts to go through without protest! Proud to stand with my Labour colleagues and the people of Glasgow against the cuts being imposed on our city 🌹
Sunny Shettleston this evening with the top team talking to voters about changes a Labour administration could bring in for the people of Glasgow! Many thanks to George Redmond for joining us with
@stronach_luke
and
@FMcAveety
#LoveGlasgowVoteLabour
Great morning in Roughmussel with
@Martine
, Shaukat Sultan, piotr and
@roymcc0rmack
for
@zubirahmed
🌹
So many people turning away from the SNP and know the only way for change is to vote Scottish Labour 🤩
Doesn’t Innes make a great point … the SNP have no ground to stand on in terms of financial and business ethics. Come to think of it, do they have any ethics to stand on?
#VoteScotLab24
Anas isn’t involved in that business - but the SNP does use zero hours contracts.
I don’t think financial and business ethics is a strong ground for the SNP to fight on.
Great morning doorknocking session in Sandyhills with
@FMcAveety
! Great to chat with voters and hear what their priorities are ahead on May 5th!
#loveglasgowvotelabour
The First Minister’s promises on freezing Council tax could have devastating results for our communities - I hope we see some facts and figures soon to support these plans….
While we are still at the bus stop in Glasgow, Manchester has shown how it's done.
It's time for a fully integrated not-for-profit public transport system that serves the people of Glasgow.
Lovely early evening canvassing session - and we managed to avoid the rain! with
@FMcAveety
and
@stronach_luke
talking to people on the doorstep about the changes that need to take place after May!
#loveglasgowvotelabour
Couldn’t agree with my MSP colleague
@PaulJSweeney
more on this; I have argued at full council about trying to give Glasgow Taxi drivers a fairer deal. We need to find a just transition, before it’s too late
Taxi drivers in Glasgow deserve a fair deal. About a third of them have left the trade since the pandemic hit, harming our city's economy. There are solutions out there for a just transition to zero-emission vehicles, but Ministers must get a grip on this before it's too late.
Busy 2 days listening to residents in Glasgow East.
People anxious about the cost of living - around 31% of households in Scotland are in fuel poverty.
We need to come together and tackle the scandal of the cost of living crisis.
This is
@ScottishLabour
's priority.
It was great being out with the Scottish Labour candidate
@johnadgrady
in Mount Vernon tonight.
They know Labour can deliver change on July 4 and are ready to vote for our fantastic candidate, John 🌹
#VoteScotLab24
Amazing to hear
@GlasgowPam
discussing how important education is - and the difference that it has made to her life 🌹
We need better education for our young people - we need change!
#ScotLab24
A great team out listening to voters in the "new" Glasgow East seat today.
We
@ScottishLabour
keeps working hard to win voters' support - because we are determined to create a brighter future for Glasgow.
@Labour_GCC
@JillyPidgeon
Lots of smiles on the doors tonight with the team out supporting
@zubirahmed
! Sunshine, springtime and change in the air!! Bring on that general election 🌹
Looking at the Glasgow SNP budget and the fact they are wanting to cut ✂️ The Children’s Farm Park at Tollcross, while they are misleading the chamber about Labour cutting the Holiday Food Programme.
Politics of confusion and division as usual by the Nats
The SNP fail to remember cuts in the Labour budget to education were in year 3 after proper reviews, consultation and revenue raising, to negate some of the horrific cuts from their leaders in Edinburgh. They have assumed job cut numbers. They are the ones misleading the public.
This year’s budget was extremely difficult - we don’t shy away from that.
But Labour are misleading the public. Their budget proposed to take the equivalent of 650 teachers with compulsory redundancies. Far more than any other group in the Council.
Labour Cllrs are hypocrites👇🏼
This is exactly the reason the Labour Group asked for more time before slashing the McR pathways budget, but the SNP and Green councillors were determined to push ahead.
Clearly, if you halve the amount of money going into a resource, the service is going to suffer.
Glasgow SNP/Green Councillors: "Don't worry, we can pass huge cuts to this vital programme without harming kids."
Me: "Can I see the evidence for that please?"
Glasgow City Council: "No - because it doesn't exist."
Full story from
@heraldscotland
👇
Great time in the ward today with our fantastic Westminster candidate
@johnadgrady
. Delighted to see such a passionate candidate wanting to be the voice of Glasgow East after the next General Election 🌹
Out this evening in the Partick East Kelvindale ward with local councillor
@JillBGlasgow
- lots of conversations with local residents who want a change of government
#LabourDoorstep
Today we kicked off our biggest weekend of campaigning yet!
Rutherglen and Hamilton West deserves change - and with
@mgshanks
, Labour will deliver it.
Final campaign session of GE2024 in my own patch of Mount Vernon! Delighted to be supporting our fantastic candidate
@johnadgrady
as I know he can and will deliver the change we need if he is elected.
The time for change is now.
Vote Labour 🌹
#VoteScotLab24