The sorry mess that is Brexit trundles on. The British government, having signed an agreement with the EU on Northern Ireland, now asks for it not to be implemented. Relations deteriorate. Meanwhile, the swash-buckling Tory cabinet unveils the first of the new post-EU trade deals global Britain can look forward to. With Australia. It seems … Read more To our EU friends in Scotland: Please stay, we need you
FREE VIRTUAL FUNDING WORKSHOP FOR LOCAL CHARITIES IN EDINBURGH EAST Tommy Sheppard, MP for Edinburgh East, will take part in a virtual funding workshop, with People’s Postcode Lottery, for local charities, volunteer organisations, and community groups in Edinburgh East. The session will give good causes in Mr Sheppard’s constituency advice on how they can apply … Read more Press release – FREE VIRTUAL FUNDING WORKSHOP FOR LOCAL CHARITIES IN EDINBURGH EAST
For immediate release: Tuesday 15th June 2021 UK GOVERNMENT ORDERED TO RELEASE SECRET UNION POLLING FREEDOM OF INFORMATION TRIBUNAL UPHOLDS SNP MP’s APPEAL The Cabinet Office has been ordered to disclose information about polling on public attitudes to the Union following a two-year battle led by SNP MP Tommy Sheppard. The party’s Constitutional Affairs Spokesperson … Read more PRESS RELEASE: UK GOVERNMENT ORDERED TO RELEASE SECRET UNION POLLING
Tommy Sheppard MP Office Manager/Senior Parliamentary Assistant Vacancy This is an exciting opportunity to lead the team of one of Scotland’s most dynamic and outspoken MPs. The combined role of Office Manager and Senior Parliamentary Assistant will mean taking on the responsibilities as Chief of Staff, managing the constituency office in Edinburgh East, providing support … Read more Job Advert: Office Manager/Senior Parliamentary Assistant
We need to talk about the horror in Israel/Palestine. We cannot ignore this even if much of our media seems to be doing just that. There is a tragic inevitability to the death and destruction happening on the shores of the Mediterranean. But it is also no accident that it is happening now. Two weeks … Read more Israel’s indiscriminate shelling of densely populated Gaza Strip cannot be ignored by the West
It is now just two weeks until the general election to the Scottish parliament. People always claim that the next election is the most important ever. I don’t know about that, but it’s certainly the most important since the 2014 referendum. Why? For the simple reason that it’s the first time since then that the … Read more Only independence will enable Scotland to choose funding the NHS over nuclear weapons
This week I published my 2021 report into the Scottish Lords. The report – titled “Their Scottish Lordships” highlights just how unrepresentative the Scottish member of the Lords are, the widening democratic deficit and the extortionate cost to the public purse. In its findings the report reveals: A breakdown of party numbers: The Tory party has … Read more Their Scottish Lordships
Parliamentary Business Regular readers will know that I have been campaigning for the reform of our drug laws for the past few years. This month I published my Private Members’ Bill on this topic. Sadly, this isn’t going to become law unless the UK government has a significant change of heart but, I hope that by … Read more March News – Westminster
Constituency Business Another month has passed, and parliament is now on recess. It’s an odd recess – usually the Easter break is a mixture of having a few days off to spend with family and catching up with lots of constituency visits. Currently most of that isn’t possible, though my team and I are still working … Read more March News – Edinburgh East
I can get a haircut a week on Monday. Maybe. Hopefully. As we enter the second year of this pandemic, there’s a sense that, if we proceed with caution, the end just might be in sight. With vaccines suppressing infection rates and the number of deaths dropping dramatically, we might just be able to interact … Read more Independence or austerity in the UK under the Tories? Voters will decide