Festive Message

It’s been another eventful year in Scottish politics and one which has seen the election of the first majority Government in Holyrood. It is a privilege being one of your elected representatives and I thank you for that honour.

This year saw the sad and untimely death of David Cairns MP. This was a shock for the whole Inverclyde community and the establishment of the David Cairns Foundation will be a fitting legacy to him.

Many issues have been fought, such as: recent Coastguard campaign, campaigning to improve our flood defences, campaigning to have Inverclyde become one of the Enterprise Zones, campaigning for funding for Inverclyde’s regeneration and many others. Inverclyde’s future will be successful if we can bring more employment to the area.

There has been a lot of good news with millions being ploughed into new housing and £20m for two new ferries to be built by Ferguson’s bringing more jobs and apprenticeships, to name just two. 2012 will bring further campaigns and successes.

Over this festive period I would ask you to check on elderly or vulnerable neighbours and if they require assistance, please do what you can to assist.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank my staff and colleagues for all their efforts in my re-election and beyond. It’s a team effort and I’m thankful for their assistance.

Finally, I would like to wish everyone in Inverclyde a very Merry Christmas and an extremely happy and prosperous 2012.