Issues - Moray Labour

Sandy Keith calls for action on low wages

At Tuesday’s meeting of the Moray Council’s Economic Development and Infrastructure Committee Labour Councillor Sandy Keith called for action to develop Moray’s services sector and for action to address Moray’s low wages. A report presented to the committee stated that the Gross Value Added (GVA) per capita – a key…

Labour calls for Moray schools to encourage uptake of free bus passes

Moray Labour councillors are calling for schools encourage pupils to apply for their free bus pass under the Young Persons’ Travel Scheme. With the cost of living growing, and summer holidays looming, Labour believes that it is vital to improve uptake of free bus passes. At today’s meeting of the…

Ben Williams Challenges ScotRail on ‘Temporary’ Timetable

Labour Councillor for Fochabers Lhanbryde Ben Williams has today written to the Managing Director of ScotRail raising concerns about the impact of ScotRail’s ‘temporary’ timetable on services to and from Moray, as well as demanding to know when the timetable, which was brought into effect from today, will end. Commenting…

Groundhog Day for Moray Maternity Services

This week in Parliament the Health Secretary confirmed that, after a year of uncertainty and anxiety for Moray women, the SNP do still intend to honour their own manifesto pledge to restore full maternity services at Dr Gray’s. The statement by the Health Secretary is very welcome, especially by those…

Moray Labour Pledges to Scrap Brown Bin Charges

Moray Labour is today announcing that Labour councillors elected in May will seek to abolish charges for garden waste uplift. Garden Waste Permits were introduced by the Moray Council in 2019. Under the scheme, local residents must pay an annual charge of £40 for the uplift of garden waste in…

Rhoda Grant Frustrated by Two Year Delay to Best Start Maternity Plan

Campaigners seeking the return of full consultant-level maternity services at Dr Gray’s have been dealt a further blow, with ScotGov admitting that the national Best Start plan for maternity and neonatal care has been delayed by 2 years. The previous plan was published in 2017, prior to the downgrade at…

Moray Labour Condemns ‘Carve Up’ of Moray Constituency

Moray Constituency Labour Party (CLP) has unanimously voted to oppose the Boundary Commission for Scotland’s proposals to scrap the Moray Westminster Parliamentary Constituency and displace Moray voters across three separate constituencies. At our recent Annual General Meeting, members described the proposals as “cultural robbery” and “barking mad”. Moray CLP has…

Moray Labour Welcomes Supreme Court Decision in ASDA Pay Fight

Moray Labour Candidate Jo Kirby has welcomed today’s decision of the Supreme Court that ASDA’s store workers can compare themselves to distribution centre workers, bringing these workers one-step closer to achieving the equal pay they deserve. ASDA’s supermarket workers are currently engaged in a dispute with their employers over the…

Revealed: The Real Source of Cuts to Local Services

As Moray Council prepares to set its budget for the forthcoming year, local residents are bracing themselves for swingeing cuts to services. After the shambles of the Tory-Independent administration resigning earlier in 2018, the SNP are now charged with putting together a budget. While the SNP are quick to blame…