Graham Simpson
@GrahamSMSP
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MSP for Central Scotland 2016-present. Reform UK. Working for a recovery government to save Scotland after 19 years of SNP failure.
East Kilbride
Joined May 2012
Fabulous upbeat rally in Falkirk today with @ReformUKScot.Great to welcome @Malcolm_Offord to the team-and get to announce some policies.
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Today we took our campaign to end all forms of homelessness in Scotland by 2040 to the @ScotParl. We believe that homelessness in Scotland can be ended by 2040 - we just need the political will to make it happen.
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As first suggested by me
The Scottish Government has introduced new legislation to tackle anti-social behaviour on buses by suspending free travel passes. https://t.co/x2PkyTcOFV
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Rachel Reeves' budget will be a disaster for the North Sea oil and gas industry. It will lead to thousands of jobs losses. It is disgraceful.
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I don't think that Gillian Martin quite gets how expensive offshore wind is to householders.
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We need far more detail about the Clyde Metro, which is potentially very exciting but is clearly years away.
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I am not convinced that Labour’s belated conversion to dealing with the immigration problem will have any great impact.
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The @SP_PublicAudit has been visiting the troubled Cairngorms funicular this week and speaking to locals in Aviemore about its importance to the economy there. We left just as the snow was coming.
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I was delighted to appear on The Sunday Show today to talk about my Recall Bill and other topical issues
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Thanks to @RSPBScotland warden Sarashka King for updating me on the wonderful Barons Haugh in Motherwell today. It’s one of my favourite local places.
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There’s a lot of work ahead for all parties but Scotland must have a system of recall for MSPs
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Plan to allow voters to remove MSPs backed by parliament
bbc.com
Unlike Westminster, Holyrood does not have a mechanism allowing constituents to recall their representatives.
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Delighted that my bill to introduce a recall system to the Scottish Parliament made it through stage one today. It’s a vital reform.
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Scots denied benefit - there are none - of SNP’s higher tax regime
dailybusinessgroup.co.uk
Scots are being denied the full benefit of higher income tax because revenue raised is being used to cover for weak economic growth.
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