Jenny Young
Scottish Labour · Scotland
“Tomorrow, people in Bo’ness will come together for the most important day in the town’s calendar, the Bo’ness fair. There has long been a friendly rivalry between my home town of Linlithgow and neighbouring Bo’ness, so, in that spirit of community cohesion, will the minister join me in wishing queen elect Holly, the full retinue from Gran…”
Scottish Parliament25 June 2026Source ↗
“No one in this Parliament could argue that Scotland is where it needs to be. We have thousands of Scots waiting for NHS treatment and schools that are falling down the international league tables. As Willie Rennie rightly pointed out, across the UK, more than a million people aged 16 to 25 are not in employment, education or training.”
Scottish Parliament24 June 2026Source ↗
“Ben Macpherson: As I mentioned in the members’ business debate a few days ago, the question of the future of our universities will be pertinent for all of us who have the privilege to serve in this Parliament for the next five years.”
Scottish Parliament24 June 2026Source ↗
“For a politician or a tech billionaire, such rhetoric might just be words, but to the radicalised, the marginalised and the isolated, it is a call to action. Jo Cox was a highly political person who had strongly held convictions. She was someone who knew right from wrong and was not afraid to stand up and be counted.”
Scottish Parliament24 June 2026Source ↗
“I associate myself completely with the remarks that the minister just made. My supplementary concentrates on supporting our universities—I think that we can find some common ground on that. Yesterday, the principal of the University of Glasgow informed staff that a voluntary severance scheme would be launched.”
Scottish Parliament24 June 2026Source ↗
“Rather than hunt for the difficult, honest answers to the problems that our society faces, it is much easier for populists to point the finger at the outsider and the marginalised. Last week, I led a members’ business debate to mark the 10th anniversary of the death of Jo Cox.”
Scottish Parliament24 June 2026Source ↗