News from Katy Clark MSP

SCOTTISH LABOUR MSP EARNS RIGHT TO INTRODUCE FOI BILL 21st December Katy Clark has thanked the “tireless work” of constituents and campaigners after earning the right to introduce a bill to reform Freedom of Information (FOI) legislation in the new year. The Scottish Labour MSP has passed the threshold of 18 MSPs from three different …

Land for the People (Scotland) Bill

From Land Matters…the blog and website of Andy Wightman Posted on December 4, 2023 by Andy Wightman. For comments and discussion on the blog please see the link here. Featured image accessed at the same link. Introduction This blog introduces my proposals for a comprehensive Land Reform Bill – one that goes far further than existing proposals in …

Marine News

Sent in by John Kinsman, operations manager at Coastwatch St Monans, east Fife. Fisherman found dead Tributes have been paid to a fisherman whose body was found on an uninhabited island off the west of Scotland. Eoghaan MacLachlan, from the isle of Luing was discovered after his boat ran aground on Belnahua. Coastguards crews were …

Recipe for January

Spinach and courgette lasagne Sent in by Anne Kinsman Ingredients: 400g Spinach 1 tablespoon olive oil 2 garlic cloves crushed. 250g mascarpone 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg 100g parmesan or veggie alternative grated 9 lasagne sheets 100ml double cream 3 large courgettes slices length ways Method: 1. Pour boiling water over the spinach in a sieve …