Daniel Johnson

This author Daniel Johnson has created 5 entries.

18 Aug
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What my week looked like [issue 10]

Meeting with different constituency groups – the Laurels, Scottish Edge Winner, Living Rent  It’s the end of another busy week in Edinburgh Southern and I’ve spent the last few days meeting with various groups and constituents.  The Laurels is a service for more younger adults who we are supporting to live a more independent life. A life which embellishes their community and helps to increase their independence. On Tuesday, I attended the their Garden party, which was in celebration of the young people...

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17 Mar
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Blog 1 – 17th March

This is the first post in a series of weekly blogs. The purpose of this series is to keep my constituents up to date with what I get up to each week, both in Edinburgh Southern and the Scottish Parliament. St Columba’s Hospice On Monday morning I visited St Columba’s Hospice to talk about the financial problems the end-of-life care sector is facing. I was pleased to be able to discuss these issues, alongside other issues I’ve previously addressed in the...

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11 Oct

Protection of Workers Bill lodged at Holyrood

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10 Oct

Critical failings in Sick Kids hospital project

The new Sick Kids hospital in Edinburgh still had thousands of snagging problems after a health board accepted it as ready, the BBC has revealed. The facility will not be fully operational until next autumn after saftety concerns stopped it opening in July. Daniel said: “With thousands of outstanding issues months after the NHS had accepted handover of the new Sick Kids hospital, it is clear that this project had critical failings. “The key question is why it took the government until the 11th hour...

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01 Sep

An opportunity for Scottish Labour

Turning points in politics are typically created by two key factors. The first is crises; the second is changes in leadership. Labour’s fortunes decisively changed in the ‘90s with the Black Wednesday crisis, only months after losing an election all assumed we could not lose. David Cameron undoubtedly seized on Tony Blair’s departure and cemented his challenger status against a Prime Minister far less nimble at the Despatch Box. Right now in Scottish politics we have both factors at play. The Brexit crisis has...

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