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It’s the SNP that’s delivering the change Glasgow needs — Scottish National Party

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It’s the SNP that’s delivering the change Glasgow needs — Scottish National Party

The SNP has a track record to be proud of: from offering free education to the best performing A&E departments in the UK, we have challenged the constraints of devolution to put Scotland on a different path from Westminster’s broken status quo.

Despite the raving criticism from Sir Keir Starmer’s man in Scotland, Anas Sarwar, Labour’s Scottish branch office has no plans for the city and no long-term economic strategy. When Labour last ran the council, they left behind a legacy of neglect and misgovernance.

And in 2023, they didn’t even show up at Glasgow City Council to discuss the budget.

Here’s everything you need to know about how the SNP has been working in Glasgow.

Families and young people

The SNP is the only party determined to protect free tuition, which has enabled a generation of young people to get the education they deserve without the fear of debt or crippling costs. Policies like free tuition don’t just enable social mobility; a thriving university sector brings significant economic benefits, as seen in cities like Glasgow.

Children in Glasgow are regularly securing record positive results in their studies and evidence suggests that the SNP’s measures to close the attainment gap are working. The Glasgow SNP has also ensured that it has been at the forefront of expanding free school meals and rolling out 1,120 hours of free childcare.

As Labour steps up its pursuit of Conservative policies such as the rape clause, the bedroom tax and the two-child limit, helping vulnerable families is at the heart of the SNP’s mission in Glasgow.

The SNP also recently secured extended funding for an “invaluable” project in the city which helps protect women and young people from domestic abuse.

The Council’s continued investment in youth groups and activities, which have a proven track record of alleviating poverty, is also seeing results for the city’s most vulnerable families. The SNP-run council also recently approved a funding package worth more than £4 million to upgrade the city’s vital playgrounds and play areas.

Most notably, the SNP is lifting more than 100,000 children out of poverty with the Scottish Child Payment – ​​already up by more than 250% since it was first introduced in 2021. With game-changing measures like these, the SNP Scottish Government is making progress towards ending the scourge of child poverty once and for all. The Labour government wants to maintain the Tories’ welfare policies – they would do well to follow Scotland’s lead.

Investment in Glasgow’s infrastructure and economic security

From completing the Queen Street Station refurbishment to protecting night bus routes, the SNP is delivering on infrastructure and transport.

The SNP in Glasgow is determined to invest in making Glasgow a more connected and sustainable city. In June last year, an £8.6 million funding boost was given to the Council’s active travel plans, increasing sustainable travel across the city and upgrading existing infrastructure.

The SNP has taken further steps to deliver the proposed Clyde Metro, a visionary plan to deliver an expanded network of light and heavy rail to connect the city centre with its surrounding areas. As well as greatly improving Glasgow’s transport network and connectivity, the Metro would unlock Glasgow’s potential and boost the regional economy.

Glasgow’s economy is increasingly one of the most diverse and competitive in the UK, with new and innovative sectors continuing to emerge and grow, and others performing strongly. The city is 4º in the United Kingdom in attracting foreign direct investment (FDI), ahead of other major economic centers such as Belfast, Leeds, Cardiff and the Liverpool city region.

Whether it’s Glasgow’s music scene, thriving night-time economy or the success of events like COP26 or the inaugural UCI Cycling World Championships, the city has a talent for making headlines and hosting major events.

The SNP has ambition for the future of Glasgow’s economy, attracting talent and business to Scotland’s largest city. This includes a vision for Glasgow’s ‘Golden Z’ in the city centre; Argyle, Buchanan and Sauchiehall Streets.

Additionally, funding has been secured for the Avenue’s next project, focusing on the regeneration of the Sauchiehall Precinct and Cambridge Street Avenue.

SNP councillors and MSPs are key to promoting the city both nationally and internationally, ensuring the ambition and investment Glasgow needs to deliver a fairer and richer future for its residents.

Driving regeneration and housing construction

The SNP is serious about delivering real results for Glasgow – unlike the Westminster parties who just take the votes of Glaswegians for granted.

Thousands of affordable homes are planned for the coming years, prioritising low or zero carbon homes with low-cost heating systems ahead of the Scottish Government’s target of zero carbon heating systems in new homes from 2024.

Ambitious regeneration plans have been prepared for Cowcaddens, the Learning Quarter, the Merchant City and Townhead.

With around 20% of city centre buildings empty due to the pandemic, it’s clear there is a challenge ahead that can only be solved with the right plan; one that has people, investment and vision at its heart.

A £250 million project to regenerate Sighthill is the largest of its kind outside London, delivering up to 650 new homes, a road bridge and a public square, plus a plan for additional commercial and educational facilities.

The SNP has built 40% more council housing than England and more than 70% more than Labour-governed Wales.

Labour MPs and councillors have left a legacy of inaction on issues such as land use for housing; the SNP can be trusted to do everything they can to deliver the results Glasgow deserves to see.

A dedicated team

The last time Labour ran the city council, they saddled the city with a £770m bill to settle a landmark equal pay dispute.

Labour looks set to bring the same incompetence to government in Westminster, ignoring the chance to tackle child poverty by making the political choice to maintain the Tories’ welfare policies.

The SNP will soon table an amendment to scrap the two-child limit – the austerity measure that pushes thousands of children into poverty – including children in Glasgow.

It will be up to Labour MPs to support the motion – or back Sir Keir Starmer.

He wants to keep the policy but the SNP will fight tooth and nail to scrap it.

From SNP MSPs to the committed SNP Council in Glasgow, it is the SNP who are fighting for results in Glasgow.

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