Archive for March, 2008

Stake Your Claim

Katy joined several hundred protesters in planting a flag in the area of the Botanic Gardens under threat of redevelopment if the plan to build a nightclub on the site by G1 Group goes ahead. While there have been indications in the press recently that G1 Group may abandon their plans for such a […]

Lib Dems call for affordable housing

LIBERAL Democrats in Glasgow North are calling for government action to tackle the growing shortage of affordable homes. The call was made after Katy Gordon met leading affordable housing campaigner Julia Goldsworthy MP at the party’s recent Spring Conference in Liverpool.
“I know that many people in Glasgow North have difficulty finding an affordable home,” […]

Glasgow success in Post Office campaign inspires others

Liberal Democrats in Glasgow North are helping other campaigners across the country to fight the government’s plans to close 2500 Post Offices.
The plan to close one in every five branches was taken by Labour last year. Glasgow North campaigner Katy Gordon met the Party’s Post Offices spokesperson Sarah Teather MP at the Liberal Democrats’ conference […]

Scots teach English how to run a health service

Following a speech by Katy Gordon, the Westminster Spokesperson for Glasgow North, the Federal conference adopted a health policy for England based on principles already in force in Scotland. Speaking at conference in Liverpool in the key debate on Empowerment, Fairness & Quality in Health Care, Katy said:
This policy builds on Liberal Democrat success […]

Lib Dems urge better maintenance of shared property

Scottish Liberal Democrat Westminster spokesperson for Glasgow North Katy Gordon has called for better maintenance of shared property areas.
Commenting after a debate at the Scottish Liberal Democrat conference in Aviemore on meeting Scotland’s housing needs, Ms Gordon said:
In addition to building more affordable homes, we must maintain and upgrade the quality of the housing stock […]