MSP George Adam

by Ron Moore, Paisley Daily Express Paisley MSP George Adam has publicly slapped down Holyrood opposition against widening education for students from poorer backgrounds. The SNP Government is trying to push through its post-16 Education Bill to improve access to higher learning for school leavers. Mr Adam, who is a member of the Education and [...]

Paisley’s MSP George Adam has voiced his support for firefighters in Scotland, and all the other public servants that are going to be hit by increases in pension contributions due to the Tories and Lib Dems in London.  George joined firefighters outside the Scottish Parliament today to show his solidarity against the introduction of these [...]

Paisley’s MSP George Adam has welcomed news that youth unemployment experienced the biggest fall in 20 years and unemployment in Scotland fell by 4,000 over the three months to January 2013, as shown by official statistics published. Scotland now has a lower headline unemployment rate of 7.4 per cent than the UK’s at 7.8% and [...]

Scottish employers value Modern Apprenticeships (MAs) as being important to their business and are keen to continue offering and increase opportunities for young people. So says the results of a Skills Development Scotland survey published today (Tuesday) which is being welcomed by the SNP. SNP MSP George Adam, a member of the Education and Culture [...]

Mar 14 2013 by Chris Taylor, Paisley Daily Express Ambitious plans to open a new bus station in Paisley were handed a boost when Transport Minister Keith Brown came to town. Blueprints for the transport hub – on a site in Incle Street, behind the former Arnotts store – have been drawn up by Paisley [...]

Most Paisley Buddies will have seen the devastation caused by the recent fire on Causeyside Street. The fire caused major damage to the George Pub and the flats above it. Thankfully no one was hurt and the building has now all but been demolished. Due to the demolition, Causeyside Street has been closed for cars [...]

                         League Cup Final Decision – ‘Disappointing’ Lifelong St Mirren fan and Paisley’s MSP George Adam has hit out at a decision by the Scottish Football League (SFL) to re-allocate 3,500 tickets from St Mirren to Hearts.　 An official spokesman for the Paisley club stated that [...]

 Figures released by the Scottish Funding Council have shown that more 16-24 year olds than ever are working on full time college courses. These statistics show that colleges are exceeding the annual commitment of 116,000 full time equivalent places. This is an educational record for college student numbers between the ages of 16 and 24. [...]

The latest round of Government Expenditure and Revenue Scotland (GERS) figures have been released, yet again revealing the strong financial position Scotland is in. The GERS aim to enhance public understanding of fiscal issues in Scotland by setting out clear statistics which show the public finances of Scotland, while also comparing them to the UK [...]

Paisley is benefitting from the increase in police numbers from figures that have just been released. Police numbers in Strathclyde have increased by 7.5% since 2007, the region which Paisley draws its police officers. This means that there are now 585 more police officers in Strathclyde compared with 2007. Speaking on the statistics, Paisley’s MSP, [...]