Archive for October 2022

Monica Lennon MSP, along with many living in Central Scotland has backed an online petition calling for an immediate general election due to the crises at Westminster. The petition, which has collected over 600,000 signatures in total, including from Lanarkshire, was debated this week in Parliament, days after Liz Truss fired her chancellor.  Commenting, Monica Lennon said:…

Monica Lennon MSP has urged the Scottish Government to scrap ‘peak fare’ railway ticket options which she describes as unfair.  Currently, passengers who travel before 9.30 am on weekday pay extra on Scotrail trains. The Scottish Government, after being questioned by the Scottish Labour and Co-op MSP, has not ruled out the scrapping of the…

Monica has backed plans to erect a statue of Nelson Mandela in Nelson Mandela Place, Glasgow to commemorate Glasgow’s historic relationship with Mandela. The Nelson Mandela Scottish Memorial Foundation has been raising money throughout October with hopes of obtaining the additional £20,000 needed to design, sculpt and mount the statue. Glasgow was the first city…

Central Scotland MSP Monica Lennon has backed the Poverty Alliance during its annual ‘Challenge Poverty Week’ 3 to 9 October.  The Scottish Labour and Co-operative Party MSP is leading calls in the Scottish Parliament for the Scottish Government to urgently expand access to universal free school meals to pupils in Primary 6 and 7 classes,…

Central Scotland MSP Monica Lennon, along with Stephen Smellie, vice-convenor of UNISON Scotland has called for more money to be allocated to South Lanarkshire Council in efforts to deliver on climate duties.  The Scottish Government has set intentions for net zero emissions of greenhouse gases by 2045 and a target of 75% by 2030. Hamilton…