Author: Cllr Cal Johnston-Dempsey
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SNP to Lab: Get Back Round Table on Sport Pricing
The SNP Group at South Lanarkshire Council have today submitted a call for an urgent Special Meeting of South Lanarkshire Council. They are calling on their fellow Councillors to support them to reverse the decision to slash concessionary rates for under-16s sports lets. Following the decision taken by the Council’s Administration on 22nd February, supported by the…
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SNP Alternative Budget 2023
Today, as the largest party returned at last year’s council elections in South Lanarkshire, the SNP Group presented an Alternative Budget to that of the coalition Administration. Unfortunately, we were disappointed (but not surprised) to see Labour team-up with the Tories, Lib Dems, and independents yet again to vote against the expressed wishes of the…
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SLC Pass ‘Unionist’ Budget
South Lanarkshire Council Tax set for eyewatering 5.5% rise in Lab-Lib-Con pact South Lanarkshire Council today passed its annual budget. The motion was proposed by the Labour-Liberal Democrat coalition administration and was passed with the enthusiastic support of the local authority’s Conservative Group – who also had a hand in writing the motion as their…
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Phone Mast Installation at Bothwell War Memorial
At the beginning of the month, an application was validated to install “an 18 metre high slim line monopole with 6 antennas, wraparound cabinet at base, 2 equipment cabinets, 1 transmission cabinet and ancillary development” on Bothwell Main Street, next to the war memorial. Thank you to all the local residents who reached out to…
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We bring policy, unionists bring flags
At today’s full South Lanarkshire Council meeting, I was proud to be part of an SNP Group bringing motions on serious matters to tackle inequality and the cost of living. Meanwhile, unionist parties brought nothing but flag-waving Union Jackery. While your SNP Group wanted to debate one motion to enable “Warm Banks” and another to…
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Cost of Living and Family Fun Day
The Cost of Living Crisis is one of the most important issues for families nationally. We all know that Bothwell is an affluent village. That’s why it would be easy to overlook people in the area who are struggling financially. I was pleased to help organise a Cost of Living information event this week with…
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Joint Constituent Surgeries
Had a great couple of surgeries at the David Milne Centre and Bothwell Community Hall with Stephanie Callaghan MSP and Angela Crawley MP. Holding joint surgeries with other elected representatives allows us to tackle issues at all levels of government; local, Scottish and UK. It was also good getting know some more constituent. Angela even…
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Joint Constituent Surgeries
I will be holding joint surgeries on Monday with Angela Crawley MP and Stephanie Callaghan MSP. If you stay in Uddingston or Bothwell, please feel free to attend either of these surgeries. Your MP, MSP and I will be on hand to deal with enquiries at local, Scottish and UK levels.
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Adult Disability Payment
As of this week, there will be no new DWP Personal Independence Payment (PIP) applications in Lanarkshire. This has been replaced with Social Security Scotland’s Adult Disability Payment (ADP). This is an important step in creating a social security system that is human-centred and designed to help people, not deny them what they are entitled…
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Jubilee Service
It was lovely to join Bothwell Parish Church today for their service and was nice to get a chance to speak to local residents afterwards. I am an independence supporter, a republican and a humanist; but I am also a representative for all of my constituents. I’m grateful to the minister for his kind words…
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