Our action for disabled people

The SNP recognise the valuable contribution that disabled people make to Scottish society and Scotland as a whole. Our Disability Delivery Plan sets out the transformational change we want to make in order for disabled people to realise their full potential.
 




Tribute to former SNP Leader Gordon Wilson

The eulogy below was delivered today by Deputy First Minister John Swinney MSP at the funeral of former SNP leader Gordon Wilson, which took place at St Peter’s Free Church, Dundee.




The Nuffield Trust report on Scotland’s NHS: get the facts

The Nuffield Trust, a charity that produces research on how to improve healthcare, has published a new report on Scotland’s NHS.




Real misery is being caused by the Tories’ Benefit Cap to no good purpose

The High Court judgement offered a damning indictment of what so many of us have been arguing for years – that the draconian benefit cap is ideologically driven and serves no purpose other than to harm.




The public sector pay cap: what you need to know

The Scottish Government has announced that from next year the public sector pay cap will be lifted, ensuring that public sector pay increases better reflect rising living costs.