Daniel Johnson

Edinburgh Southern Labour MSP Daniel Johnson

Call for Scotland to follow UK Budget's business rates changes

Ian Murray and Daniel Johnson say the latest figures underline the case for Edinburgh to have more powers and better funding

Edinburgh short-changed by £147 million since 2014, claims Labour

Daniel Johnson is one of only three Labour constituency MSPs

Daniel Johnson rules out standing for Scottish Labour leader

Daniel Johnson has not ruled out standing to succeed Anas Sarwar

Susan Dalgety: Is Dan the man to lead Scottish Labour into future after Sarwar?

Daniel Johnson has not ruled out standing to succeed Anas Sarwar

City MSP Daniel Johnson on contest to replace Anas Sarwar

Ian Murray MP hands a Community Hero award to Edinburgh South's head of women and girls' section, Agne Celik

Victory for community sport after a long wait - Ian Murray

Joe Sneddon (L) and Ian Murray MP have worked together to win the council over.

Exclusive Edinburgh community club wins pitch promise after seven-year battle

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James and Daniel are fine Labour MSP candidates - Ian Murray

Ian Murray MP pictured handing over a Community Hero award to Edinburgh South's head of women and girls' section, Agne Celik, and receiving a club jersey - has thrown his political muscle behind the Field of Dreams campaign.

We’ve waited too long for a full-time home - Ian Murray

Exclusive Capital football club's new ground struggle leaves local MSP 'in awe'

Capital football club get Holyrood backing for new home ground

Finance Secretary Shona Robison giving evidence to Holyrood's finance committee

'This confirms new mansion tax is really a tax on Edinburgh' says MSP

Edinburgh Southern Labour MSP Daniel Johnson

New tax on homes over £1m looks like 'tax on Edinburgh' says MSP

Health Secretary Neil Gray says there will be greater clarity over the timeline for the new hospital once NHS Lothian submits the business case

Health Secretary pressed on timeline for promised new eye hospital

MSPs Daniel Johnson, Sarah Boyack and Miles Briggs outside the Eye Pavilion

Doctor's blunt warning for Health Secretary on Eye Pavilion closure

Edinburgh’s Eye Pavilion Picture: Greg Macvean.

MSPs call for guarantee that hospital will reopen after 6 months
A cross-party group of MSPs has called for a guarantee that the temporary closure of Edinburgh’s eye hospital for urgent repairs will not become permanent.
Ian Swanson

Call for urgent action on medicine shortage and waiting lists

Controversial shake-up plans for Holyrood seats shelved

Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar introduces the Labour party’s new report, ‘Building a Business Case for Scotland’

Scottish Labour is going for growth - Ian Murray

Thousands of short-term let owners could leave the sector because of the new licensing scheme, campaigners have claimed. Picture: Lisa Ferguson.

Bid to delay short-term lets deadline thrown out

Edinburgh's Royal Infirmary was built under a PFI deal and opened in 2003. Now an investigation lists it among 11 projects where taxpayers face big bills to take them back into public control when the contracts end. Picture: David Cheskin.

Big bill for taxpayers as PFI contracts end

Lord Andrew Hardie was appointed to head the Edinburgh Tram Inquiry in 2014. Picture: Lisa Ferguson

Tram inquiry delay highlights 16 years of SNP failure - Daniel Johnson

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Technology and AI will play a crucial role in our future - Ian Murray

New Health Secretary Michael Matheson has a big job on his hands (Picture: Andrew Milligan/PA)

New Health Secretary should rip up Yousaf's NHS recovery plan and start again

The surgery will shut permanently in June 2023

GP practice to shut after only doctor retires

Edinburgh Southern Labour MSP Daniel Johnson says workers are not getting a fair day's pay. Picture: Lisa Ferguson.

Unpaid overtime costs Scots workers £1.9 billion a year

Covid restrictions are lifting from Monday

Scotland sees Covid restrictions ease despite record infection levels
Coronavirus restrictions in Scotland are being eased today – despite infection levels said to be at record highs.
Katrine Bussey

Edinburgh Council cannot properly fund schools amid huge cuts to its budget by the Scottish government (Picture: Leon Neal/Getty Images)

Education will suffer because of SNP's independence obsession – Daniel Johnson

Even before the Omicron Covid variant, retailers were suffering with footfall on high streets down significantly (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

SNP and Tories must work together to help economy – Daniel Johnson MSP

People queuing for boosters at Ingliston have been having to wait up to two hours for jags

‘Test queues to avoid spreading Covid’

The lobbying breaches of former Cabinet Minister Owen Paterson has led to plans to stop MPs from working as paid political consultants or lobbyists, but Daniel Johnson MSP believes there is a place for politicians to reach out beyond parliament to share expertise and learn from others. PIC: PA.

Parliament could be poorer if politicians can’t reach out beyond their day jobs ...

Key safes outside a tenement - a sign of flats being used for short term rentals, such as those booked through Airbnb. Those seeking a long-term place to live face ever rising rents as a result of the boom in holiday accommodation in the capital. PIC: Lisa Ferguson/ TSPL.

Save our city from out of control rents and protect those who call Edinburgh hom...

Booste jags roll out has generally gone well elsewhere, says John Swinney

MSP calls for government to explain booster jags 'issues'

Tollcross health centre in Ponton Street Image: Google Streetview

OAP left queuing in wind and rain for jag that never happened

Alison Johnson

MSP calls for government to step in over booster jags 'chaos'

Vast Amazon warehouses have sprung up all over the world (Picture: Marco de Swart/ANP/AFP via Getty Images)

High street needs help to cope with rise of online giants – Daniel Johnson

Calls for large shops to be shut on New Year’s Day have been rejected by the Scottish Government.

Large shops to open on New Year’s Day

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Readers' letters: Forget listening, Daniel, it’s time to act

Nicola Sturgeon speaks at the Ted Countdown Summit ahead of the Cop26 climate change summit in Glasgow (Picture: Bret Hartman/TED)

Scotland needs to listen to world on climate change – Daniel Johnson

People show their health passport at a cinema in France where Covid certification has been introduced (Picture: Alain Jocard/AFP via Getty Images)

SNP's vaccine passport plans are putting jobs at risk – Daniel Johnson MSP

Scotland's drug-deaths crisis appears to be getting worse (Picture: John Devlin)

Why Scotland is facing a winter of discontent – Daniel Johnson MSP

The Astley Ainslie campus in Morningside Picture: Ian Georgeson

Sale of Astley Ainslie hospital site suspended

An impression of the proposed new eye hospital as previously put forward

New eye hospital won't open for five years

Edinburgh currently has the second lowest proportion of charging points to population of anywhere in Scotland

MSP calls for more electric vehicle charging in city

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon and Prime Minister Boris Johnson outside Bute House in Edinburgh

Readers' letters: Daniel Johnson is targeting the wrong party

A map of Inch Park created by Elena Gardelli for Inch Community Association

Why it's time to 'perk up our play parks' – Daniel Johnson MSP

Hand sanitiser could become normalised at the entrance to every building, says Daniel Johnson (Picture: Matt Crossick/PA)

Scotland needs a simple highway code-style Covid guide – Daniel Johnson MSP

Edinburgh needs to get more charging points for electric cars (Picture: John Devlin)

City needs more charging points for electric cars – Daniel Johnson MSP

Attacks on shops staff are a serious problem in society (Picture: Michael Gillen)

New law should help protect shop staff from violence and abuse – Daniel Johnson

Matt Hancock with adviser Gina Coladangelo before revelations about their affair forced his resignation as Health Secretary (Picture: Yui Mok/PA Wire)

Serious questions remain about Hancock scandal – Daniel Johnson MSP

Nicola Sturgeon needs to ensure lockdown rules are not too confusing or people will simply ignore them (Picture: Andrew Milligan/AFP via Getty Images)

Sturgeon's overly complicated lockdown rules are not helping – Daniel Johnson

An illustration of the new new eye hospital from the original outline business case

New eye hospital plans could move to next stage ‘within weeks’

Pupils protesting outside the Scottish Parliament over exams Picture: Lisa Ferguson

COVID 19 - A COUPLE OF STUDENTS PROTEST OUTSIDE THE SCOTTISH PARLIAMENT THIS AFTERNONN WITH REGARDS TO EXAMS

77 per cent of pupils dissatisfied with assessment process

The vaccination programme against Covid is set to continue for some time yet with people needing booster shots and as new variants emerge (Picture: Michael Gillen)

Why Covid vaccine problems must be sorted out quickly – Daniel Johnson MSP

The SQA assessments have been branded exams in all but name

Pupils asked for their views on SQA assessments

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