All articles written by Alison Thewliss MP on PoliticsHome.com

09 Feb Social affairs

Welfare Minister Tells MPs To Stop Calling Benefits Exception “The Rape Clause” Because It Is “An Oversimplification”

A welfare minister has told an MP to stop referring to a benefits policy about children who are the product of rape the “rape clause”, saying it is an “oversimplification”.

08 Jul 2020 Coronavirus

We need investment of no less than £80bn to protect jobs now and for the future

The SNP has a five-point plan to kickstart the economy, protect jobs and incomes, and build a fairer society.

10 Jun 2020 Coronavirus

Coronavirus: Number 10 vows ‘strong and swift’ economic recovery as OECD warns Britain will be worst-hit

Number 10 has vowed to push for a “strong and swift” recovery from the coronavirus downturn as the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development predicted Britain could be worst-hit among G7 nations.

04 Jun 2020 Coronavirus

Labour urges government to publish recommendations of BAME coronavirus review amid anger from MPs

Labour has called on the Government’s Race Disparity Unit to publish recommendations following a review into the impact of coronavirus on the BAME community.

16 Jan 2020

How to manage constituency casework

You’ll need a well-trained staff and an understanding of constituents’ suffering to deliver on constituency casework, writes Alison Thewliss MP for The House magazine’s 2020 MP Toolkit

09 Aug 2019 Communities

The DWP's two-child benefit limit is a failed policy - it has to go

The UK Government’s regressive two-child limit is no longer simply a pernicious policy, it is a failed one, says Alison Thewliss MP.

08 Jun 2019 Communities

The Tories are intent on dismantling our social security system, and we can only repair this damage with the full-powers of independence

What further horror must people endure before the UK government decides ‘enough is enough’, asks Alison Thewliss MP.