All articles written by Ian Blackford MP on PoliticsHome.com

23 Jun Coronavirus

A £20 a week increase in social security support will give families with children the lifeline they need

An extra £20 a week can help to stop families having to make the choice between paying their bills or feeding their children. It is a question of helping people survive.

10 Jun Coronavirus

PMQs: Boris Johnson drops biggest hint yet two-metre social distancing rule to be ditched

Boris Johnson has dropped the biggest hint yet that he is to ditch the two-metre rule on social distancing as many other countries have done.

It's time to put Scotland's future in Scotland's hands and escape the Brexit chaos

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02 Dec 2019 Political parties

It's time to put Scotland's future in Scotland's hands and escape the Brexit chaos

For our General Election series, SNP's Ian Blackford writes that, the 12th December is "Scotland's chance to demand better, end austerity, escape Brexit and shut the Tory party out of Scotland."

18 Sep 2019 Communities

Five years since the independence referendum, Scotland is still being treated with contempt

Reflecting five years on from the referendum on Scottish Independence, Ian Blackford MP writes that "the people of Scotland deserve the choice of a better future than the Brexit chaos being imposed on us by a broken and bleak Westminster system".

18 Jan 2018 Communities

SNP leader Ian Blackford: Scottish Tories can help stop this constitutional outrage over Brexit

It’s unforgivable that Church of England bishops and unelected peers will have more of a say on vital Brexit legislation than elected Scottish MPs, writes Ian Blackford

05 Oct 2017 Brexit

Ian Blackford tells Scottish MPs: Unite to keep membership of single market

Scottish MPs – across all parties – must now work together to protect Scotland’s place in the single market, writes Ian Blackford