Our plan to end exploitative work

While Scotland now has a lower proportion of workers on zero-hours contracts than the UK average, too many people aren’t given the job security they deserve from their employer.

 

Across the UK use of zero hour contracts, unpaid ‘trial’ periods, or bogus self-employment contracts are on the rise.

 




Want To Help Those Struggling To Find Secure Work, Prime Minister? Back My Bill.

One chance to change one law. What do you decide to do?

It is an extremely difficult decision to make, but that is the position I found myself in after being drawn out of the Private Members’ Bill Ballot this year.

 




Keeping crime down and communities safe

Over the last ten years, under an SNP Scottish Government, Scotland has become a safer place. Yet we continue face challenges, not least the impact of inequality on the likelihood of someone to be a perpetrator or victim of crime. That’s why we remain absolutely committed to reducing inequality, tackling crime and reforming our justice system.




Theresa May has been Prime Minister for a year. Here’s some of the bad news you might have missed

This week marked a year since Theresa May became Prime Minister. Here’s just some of what her government has presided over.




We’re delivering a safer Scotland

Over the last ten years the SNP Scottish Government has taken action to make Scotland a safer place: investing in our police and reforming our criminal justice system. Scotland is now a safer place, with less crime and more police.