Posts Tagged ‘economy’

CBI Scotland Annual Dinner

On Thursday night, Katy attended the CBI Scotland annual dinner, held at the Hilton Hotel in Glasgow. Helen Alexander, CBI President, spoke on the importance of tailored support for young people trying to get into employment. Speaking afterwards, Katy said:
“Having worked with young people over many years with Careers Scotland (now part of Skills Development [...]

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Tax Relief for Struggling Families

Katy and Vince Cable MP, Deputy Leader of the Liberal Democrats visited the Byres Rd Somerfield store in Glasgow North this weekend to highlight the ways people are coping with the rising cost of living.
They spoke with local shoppers on their changing habits due to the rising cost of living.
Commenting on the Mintel report showing [...]

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Desperate Measures from the Prime Minister

Responding to the Government’s Draft Pre-legislative Statement published yesterday, Katy Gordon, Parliamentary Spokesperson for the Liberal Democrats, said:
“On Tuesday we heard that Gordon Brown was giving away £2.7 billion to all tax payers to plug the hole for the lower paid created by his abolition of the 10p tax rate.  But only around £630m – [...]

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