
Shirley-Anne Somerville
@s_a_somerville
@theSNP MSP for Dunfermline Constituency and @scotgov Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice 🏴
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http://snp.org 25-11-2010 17:28:33
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🏴 Watch the SNP’s Shirley-Anne Somerville on Question Time tonight after 9pm 👇




We feature an interview with Shirley-Anne Somerville - she says Scotland's approach to social security based on "dignity, fairness and respect" is a “shining example” of how the country could choose a different path through independence thenational.scot/news/25263760.…

I spoke to The National about Scotland's fairer approach to social security, my frustration over the inadequacies of the Union & how we could do so much more with the full powers of independence. This should be at the heart of every debate about Scotland’s future.

Interesting intervention from Andy Burnham. While changes to PIP don’t impact on disabled Scots directly as Scottish Government will NOT change to ADP, this will still have severe consequences on our future budgets. And still no word from Scottish Labour and Anas Sarwar.


A new paper detailing measures which may feature in a Human Rights Bill has been published by Social Justice Secretary Shirley-Anne Somerville. Plans would see better legal protections for rights that are vital to people's daily lives ➡️ ow.ly/G3qf50Wj4ZR






Here is my take The Scotsman on the first year of a Westminster Labour Government and what it means for Scotland. I want our country to have a hopeful future and will deliver it. 👇



Scotland is the only part of the UK where child poverty is going down rather than up - the UK government should do the right thing and follow Scotland’s lead, says Pete Wishart heraldscotland.com/news/25292552.…
