RURAL AREAS WORST HIT BY POST OFFICE CLOSURE

FULL STORY HERE. The Tories are driving the Post Office – yet another valued public service – into the ground through a privatisation regime of managed decline. Post Offices must remain in public hands. It isn’t surprising that branches remain closed for so long. We are in the midst of a Postmaster crisis. They are […]

ELECTED AS VICE CHAIR OF POST OFFICES APPG

I’m extremely proud to announce that I have been elected as a Vice Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Post Offices. Post Offices are a vital public service which deserves investment and respect – not managed decline as we are seeing from the UK Government. I have fought for communities and staff since […]

SNP WELCOMES VICTORY FOR POST OFFICE STAFF

The SNP has welcomed the news that the Post Office has agreed to pay hundreds of former staff £58m in settlement fees over a faulty accounting system which led to fines, sackings, prosecutions, bankruptcies and jail sentences over the last decade. The SNP led the call for the UK government to step in and address […]

MARION VOWS TO CONTINUE FIGHT FOR LOCAL POST OFFICES

Former MP for the Motherwell and Wishaw constituency and the SNP’s candidate, Marion Fellows, will vow to keep fighting to protect Post Office branches in local communities if re-elected on the 12th of December. Mrs Fellows spearheaded the campaign in Parliament to improve remuneration for Subpostmasters as thousands across Scotland and the rest of the […]

SNP CONFERENCE CALLS FOR ACTION TO SAVE OUR POST OFFICE

At SNP Conference on Sunday, my motion on Post Offices (seconded by Gavin Newlands MP) was passed by acclaim. Our Post Offices must remain in public hands and receive proper support and investment from the UK Government which has adopted a policy of managed decline so they can justify privatising it. Post Offices are a key […]