Kirsty Blackman is the Scottish National Party MP for Aberdeen North, and was elected in 7 May 2015. She currently undertakes the role of SNP Chief Whip.
When we talk about LGBT History Month, we might often think it’s about looking back, about remembering injustices that happened in the distant past, about celebrating progress made, and about telling ourselves that society has moved on to a much more tolerant
The UK Government’s proposed asylum reforms, outlined in the “Restoring Order and Control” policy statement, threaten to dismantle the UK’s ability to provide support to those who need it most. Beneath the rhetoric of removing the ‘pull factors’ lies a system poised
In September, I managed to secure a Ten Minute Rule Motion slot. Due to parliamentary arithmetic, the SNP rarely gets these opportunities and much thought went in to the possible topics. Given the Prime Minister and (former) Foreign Secretary were already on
Aberdeen is oil and gas city. The oil capital of Europe. Since the advent of oil extraction in the North Sea more than 60 years ago we’ve become experts at extracting it as cheaply and efficiently as possible. And, at least since
