MSPs and Equal Pay
A number of readers have been in touch to say that their local MSP is not being very helpful - in response to a request for support on equal pay.
Well, I've said before that MSPs (and MPs for that matter) are often reluctant to criticise a council - if it's led or controlled by their own party locally.
For example, one Labour MP in Edinburgh was keen to avoid taking a stick to Edinburgh city council - until is the Lib Dems and SNP wrested control away from Labour at the last elections.
Soon afterwards the MP was up for a fight - but that's politics for you - politicians are party animals and some of them are none to brave to boot.
But the good news is that if your local MSP won't stand up for your interests - you may well find a champion among the List MSPs for your area.
For example, contact details for of all MSPs in South Lanarkshire - both Constituency and List MPSs - has already been published on the blog site.
See post dated 15 July 2010.
Well, I've said before that MSPs (and MPs for that matter) are often reluctant to criticise a council - if it's led or controlled by their own party locally.
For example, one Labour MP in Edinburgh was keen to avoid taking a stick to Edinburgh city council - until is the Lib Dems and SNP wrested control away from Labour at the last elections.
Soon afterwards the MP was up for a fight - but that's politics for you - politicians are party animals and some of them are none to brave to boot.
But the good news is that if your local MSP won't stand up for your interests - you may well find a champion among the List MSPs for your area.
For example, contact details for of all MSPs in South Lanarkshire - both Constituency and List MPSs - has already been published on the blog site.
See post dated 15 July 2010.
