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    British Red Cross Refugee Week 2011

    July 21, 2011

    To mark Refugee Week (20-26 June 2011) Humza welcomed a few young refugees to the parliament accompanied by the Brittish Red Cross. They have been wor...

    Latest Home Office stats show need for airport sec...

    October 16, 2011

    Glasgow MSP Humza Yousaf has renewed calls for a review into airport security measures particularly Schedule 7 powers, after the latest round of stati...

    Yousaf Celebrates Inspirational Young Scots

    October 31, 2011

    Over fifty of Scotland’s most inspirational young people were presented with the Diana Award at an event hosted Humza Yousaf on 27th October. Over 3,0...

    Grandson continues a 'proud tradition'

    October 23, 2011

    THE Scots Asian MSP, Humza Yousaf, has compared the SNP’s stand on Scottish independence to his grandfather’s fight for freedom against British coloni...

    SWAMP Interview

    June 9, 2011

    On the 10th of June Humza visited a fantastic local community group called SWAMP (South West Arts and Music Programme) in Greater Pollok and was inter...

    Diabetes Live For It! Choices for Change Launch

    June 29, 2011

    Diabetes UK Scotland launched Live for it! Choices for Change programme. A motion was launched to acknowledge this...

     

    "That the Parliament commends th...

    Scotland has a proud history of welcoming asylum s...

    June 24, 2013

    GLASGOW is a vibrant, multi-cultural city, which is always demonstrated during Refugee Week celebrations.

     

    Last week's festival featured concerts, come...

    GLASWEGIANS SAY FIRST MINISTER CLEAR WINNER OF TV...

    August 27, 2014

    NEW POLL SHOWS YES TAKES THE LEAD IN GLASGOW

     

    GLASWEGIANS SAY FIRST MINISTER CLEAR WINNER OF TV DEBATE

     

    Glasgow MSP Humza Yousaf has welcomed new pollin...

    YOUSAF POSES FIFTY QUESTIONS TO GLASGOW’S NO CAMPA...

    January 14, 2014

    Glasgow MSP Humza Yousaf has today (Tuesday) challenged Scottish Labour leader and Glasgow MSP Johann Lamont and Labour Chief Whip and Glasgow MSP Pau...

    Glasgow MSP Welcomes Housing Minister to North Eas...

    July 4, 2013

    Humza Yousaf MSP yesterday (Thursday) welcomed the Housing Minister Margaret Burgess to three outstanding housing associations rooted in the North Eas...

    YOUSAF SUPPORTS NATIONAL TRANSPLANT WEEK CAMPAIGN...

    July 7, 2013

    Glasgow MSP Humza Yousaf has welcomed National Transplant Week, a week of raising awareness and a registration drive taking place between July 8th and...

    Glaswegian Column: Parliamentary recess is no holi...

    July 9, 2013

    THIS week marks the start of the parliamentary recess.

     

    A lot of people think this means MSPs have two months off putting their feet up relaxing before...

    Mandela remains in our thoughts and prayers - Even...

    July 22, 2013

    Thursday 18th July marked Nelson Mandela's 95th birthday which has been designated by the United Nations as Mandela Day.

     

    And in the spirt of the great...

    MSP visits local Salvation Army Centre

    July 28, 2013

    Glasgow MSP Humza Yousaf has today (Monday) spent an afternoon at the Salvation Army Corps in Easterhouse. As well as being a place of worship, the Co...

    Evening Times Column: 2018 Youth Olympics decision

    July 8, 2013

    ON Thursday last week I stood nervously with Olympic rower Katherine Grainger and many young Glaswegians at Springburn Leisure Centre, waiting for the...

    Glaswegian Column: Glasgow's diversity will always...

    August 11, 2013

    DURING the summer months, particularly when we've had such good weather, it is really enjoyable to be out and about at the weekends enjoying the many...

    Evening Times Column: Benefits changes are forcing...

    August 12, 2013

    WHEN I think about the damage caused by the Westminster Government's austerity agenda, the clearest demonstration of it, for me, is the dramatic incre...

    Yousaf urges student to apply for support

    August 18, 2013

    Glasgow MSP Humza Yousaf is urging young people who will be studying at a Scottish university from September to complete their application for financi...

    Evening Times Column: Exam success is a point of p...

    August 19, 2013

    AUGUST is shaping up to be a busy month here in Glasgow.

     

    Our reputation as a welcoming city, along with our first class facilities, have attracted the...

    Glasgow Now: I love being able to promote Glasgow...

    August 21, 2013

    I’D like to welcome readers to the first issue of Glasgow Now!

     

    I was delighted to be approached to contribute a weekly column for the new newspaper. I...

    SAMH - Know Where To Go Video

    September 1, 2013

    SAMH have produced a new short film that aims to reach more people from BME communities, who can face additional barriers to getting help for their me...

    Glasgow MSP Humza Yousaf comments on 2013-2014 Par...

    October 16, 2014

    Glasgow SNP MSP Humza Yousaf has welcomed the publication of recent Scottish Parliament expenses claims which show he is the second cheapest Glasgow M...

    Evening Times Column: Reasons to feel positive on...

    September 2, 2013

    LAST week the Evening Times ran a series of articles as part of our Crime on Your Street investigations.

     

    Among the many issues an MSP has to deal with...

    Glasgow Now column - Turning beggars into petty cr...

    September 3, 2013

    Last week Aberdeen Council passed a by-law which will criminalise begging on the streets of the city centre. This decision came after a consultation l...

    Glasgow Now column: We help the world's poorest......

    September 11, 2013

    This week Oxfam Scotland celebrated their 50th Birthday. It’s amazing to think how far the organisation in Scotland has come – from a small office in...

    Glasgow Now: Fighting to help the people worst hit...

    September 4, 2013

    It is hard to believe that it is September already – the summer has flown by! I will be heading back to Edinburgh and the Scottish Parliament, where t...

    Evening Times Column: The 'bedroom tax' is unfair...

    September 16, 2013

    ON Wednesday last week, the Cabinet Secretary for Finance, John Swinney, presented his Budget statement to the Scottish Parliament.

     

    It was a Budget wh...

    Glasgow Now column: Scottish Independence referend...

    September 22, 2013

    TODAY marks a year to go until Scotland’s independence referendum.

     

    It is hugely exciting to think that on Setember 18 next year, we will have the chan...

    Glasgow Now column: Royal Mail sell-off risks the...

    September 26, 2013

    EVERY morning, either in my office in Glasgow city centre or in the Scottish Parliament, I receive a bundle of mail.

     

    The Royal Mail’s service is vital...

    Glasgow Now column: Asylum seekers should be treat...

    October 1, 2014

    I often speak about Glasgow being a friendly, welcoming city, and how proud I am that Glasgow has welcomed many asylum seekers who have fled terrible...

    Evening Times column: Hydro puts Glasgow on the ma...

    September 30, 2013

    WITH the independence referendum less than a year away, I was thrilled to be able to take part in the March and Rally for Independence last weekend.

     

    T...

    GLASGOW MSP HOLDS ROUNDTABLE TO DISCUSS COMMUNITY...

    October 7, 2013

    Humza Yousaf MSP has held a roundtable in Govan to encourage the community to work together to tackle antisocial behaviour.

     

    A number of business and s...

    The Climate Justice Fund allows Scotland to share...

    October 14, 2013

    ALL around Glasgow are reminders of our city's place at the heart of the industrial revolution.

     

    At the start of the 19th Century Glasgow had thriving...

    GLASGOW MSP WELCOMES FIVE YEAR JOBS HIGH

    October 16, 2013

    Glasgow MSP Humza Yousaf has warmly welcomed figures published today (Wednesday) from the Office for National Statistics showing that employment in Sc...

    Yousaf encourages applications for the Money for L...

    October 20, 2013

    Humza Yousaf, SNP MSP for Glasgow, is proud to support the Bank of Scotland’s Money for Life Challenge - a national competition for 16–24 year olds in...

    We've a long way to go in the land of the unequal

    October 21, 2013

    I would like to thank Glasgow Now for choosing to focus on equality in this week’s edition.

     

    The battle against inequality – in whichever form it exist...

    Glasgow MSP supports volunteer hour

    October 22, 2013

    Humza Yousaf, SNP MSP for Glasgow, is encouraging people across the city to use the extra hour gained when the clocks go back this weekend to voluntee...

    Evening Times column: Different faiths make positv...

    October 29, 2013

    I OFTEN remark on Glasgow's diverse population, and how lucky we are to live in such a multi-cultural city.

     

    The most recent figures from the 2011 Cens...

    Glasgow Now column: Helping those in need abroad.....

    November 14, 2013

    LAST week, I gave evidence to Westminster’s international development select committee when they were in Edinburgh as part of their inquiry into the i...

    Glasgow Now column: Glasgow means business.. and t...

    November 22, 2013

    THE city of Glasgow has many accolades to shout about – and now we can add ‘one of the best places to do business in the UK’ to that list.

     

     

     

     

    The 2013...

    Evening Times Column: Conegate showed how readily...

    November 26, 2013

    Glasgow often hosts important events and this week will be no different.

     

     

     

     

    On Tuesday, Glasgow the city will host the launch of the Scottish Governme...

    Evening Times Column: As Nelson Mandela said, cour...

    December 13, 2012

    THIS week the world has lost a towering statesman and an inspiration to the entire human race.

     

     

     

     

    The death of Nelson Mandela at the age of 95 has led...

    Yousaf Supports Dyslexia Awareness Week

    November 11, 2013

    Glasgow MSP Humza Yousaf is delighted to support Dyslexia Awareness Week in Scotland, from 4th - 9th November. 

     

    Dyslexia is a learning difficulty that...

    Glasgow Now column: Helping those in need abroad.....

    November 15, 2013

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    Humza Yousaf MSP

    LAST week, I gave evidence to Westminster’s international development select committee when they were in Edinburgh as part of their inquiry into the i...

    YOUSAF WELCOMES PROJECT TO BRING NORTH EAST CABs T...

    November 27, 2013

    Humza Yousaf has today (Wednesday) welcomed news from Greater Pollok Citizens Advice Bureau that it is taking part in a new Big Lottery Support and Co...

    GLASGOW’S YOUNG PEOPLE ON THE RIGHT TRACK

    November 14, 2013

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    Humza Yousaf MSP

    Glasgow MSP Humza Yousaf has welcomed figures which show a drop of over a quarter in the number of 16-19 year olds claiming Job Seekers Allowance in G...

    URGES ALL GLASGOW RESIDENTS TO READ MOST DETAILED...

    November 26, 2013

    SNP MSP Humza Yousaf is urging all Glasgow residents to get involved in the referendum debate by reading the Scottish Government's flagship guide to i...

    Yousaf donates to the Tesco National Food Collecti...

    December 2, 2013

    Glasgow MSP Humza Yousaf visited the Silverburn Tesco store on Saturday (30th December) to donate items for the National Food Collection.

     

    The Tesco Na...

    Humza Yousaf takes part in the Rucksack Project fo...

    December 16, 2013

    Humza Yousaf has today (Monday) dropped off a backpack filled with essential supplies for the winter period at the Portal, Govan as part of the Rucksa...

    Yousaf gets into the festive spirit to support Sav...

    December 13, 2013

    Humza Yousaf, MSP for Glasgow, has today (Friday) donned his Christmas jumper to take part in Save the Children’s Christmas Jumper Day.

     

    Money raised b...

    Glasgow Now Column: 2014 set to thrill with Commo...

    January 10, 2014

    I WOULD like to wish all of Glasgow Now’s readers a very happy 2014. This year promises to be truly spectacular and very much Glasgow’s year.

     

     

    It is v...

    Evening Times Column: Surely arguing against free...

    January 21, 2014

    I AM firmly committed to making Scotland the best place in the world to grow up. The Scottish Government is working hard to improve the lives of child...

    Glasgow Now Column: On mental health, danger dogs...

    January 15, 2014

    January can sometimes be a bit of a gloomy month. The Christmas and New Year celebrations are over, bank accounts are feeling the pinch and psychologi...

    The Herald article: Young people of Malawi strivin...

    January 26, 2014

    'That's when my life turned upside down," says teenager Victor Sawasawa talking about the death of his father in 2012.

     

     
    Victor is explaining how he ca...

    Glasgow Now column: Scottish independence would he...

    January 29, 2014

    WE saw the excellent news last week that the unemployment rate in Scotland is at its lowest in five years and the country is performing better than th...

    Evening Times Column - Malawi and Zambia

    February 3, 2014

    My role as Minister for External Affairs and International Development took me to Malawi and Zambia last week, and I was very pleased to be the first...

    Glasgow Now column: National Voter Registration Da...

    February 5, 2014

    On September 18th this year, the people of Scotland will have their say on the future of our country. The referendum on Scottish Independence will als...

    Evening Times Column: 2014 poised to be year to re...

    January 9, 2014

    I WOULD like to wish all Evening Times readers a very Happy New Year.

     

    Whatever 2014 has in store for you I wish you and your families health and happi...

    Press Release: YOUSAF WELCOMES FT ANALYSISINDEPEND...

    February 3, 2014

    Glasgow MSP Humza Yousaf has today (Monday) welcomed analysis by the Financial Times that shows that an independent Scotland would be one of the world...

    Press Release: YOUSAF WELCOMES NATIONAL VOTER REGI...

    March 10, 2014

    YOUSAF WELCOMES NATIONAL VOTER REGISTRATION DAY

     

    URGES GLASWEGIANS TO REGISTER TO VOTE IN REFERENDUM

     

    Humza Yousaf, SNP MSP for Glasgow is today (Wednes...

    Glasgow Now Column: Firm action against the Bedroo...

    February 13, 2014

    Over the past week the Scottish Parliament, minus the Tories, came together and voted in favour of taking firm action against the Bedroom Tax.

     

    For the...

    Press Release: YOUSAF WELCOMES FALL IN KNIFE CRIME...

    February 14, 2014

     Glasgow MSP Humza Yousaf has welcomed recent figures showing that recorded crimes of handling an offensive weapon have fallen by 67% since 2006 in Gl...

    Evening Times Column: The Big Sell Off

    February 17, 2014

    No matter where you live in Glasgow, you will walk past a Big Issue vendor almost daily in your local community. Some might see people selling the Big...

    Glasgow Now column: Bullying Scotland won't win Be...

    February 20, 2014

    Last week we saw yet another Tory Government Minister come to Scotland from their ivory tower in London to lecture us about September’s independence r...

    Evening Times Column: Fairtrade Fortnight celebrat...

    March 3, 2014

    One thing I love about being an MSP is the huge variety of responsibilities I have. Last week I visited Wallacewell Primary School for the extremely i...

    Glasgow Now column: Steady and sure move of opinio...

    March 5, 2014

    It is now less than 200 days to go until September 18th and the day of Scotland’s independence referendum.

     

    There has been good news for the Yes campai...

    Growing support for Yes amongst Scotland’s Muslim...

    March 10, 2014

    Glasgow MSP Humza Yousaf spoke at a debate yesterday (Sunday) against Anas Sarwar MP on the independence referendum organised by the Federation of Stu...

    GLASGOW POLITICIANS WELCOME ISLAM AWARENESS WEEK

    March 14, 2014

    Islam Awareness Week Scotland (IAWS) is part of a UK-wide initiative in its 21st year. Over 25 Scottish Muslim organisations and institutions have com...

    SNP WELCOME A QUARTER OF LABOUR VOTERS MOVING TO Y...

    March 17, 2014

    SNP WELCOME A QUARTER OF LABOUR VOTERS MOVING TO YES

     

    ONLY WAY TO SECURE MORE POWERS IS WITH A YES VOTE

     

    The SNP is taking encouragement from a dramatic...

    Evening Times Column: Youth clubs make a big diffe...

    March 18, 2014

    I often talk about how the Scottish Government wants Scotland to be the best place in the world to grow up and is working hard to provide opportunitie...

    Glasgow Now column: Opinion shifting to a Yes vote...

    March 21, 2014

    THIS week marks the milestone of six months to go until September’s referendum on whether Scotland should be an independent country.

     

    It has been fanta...

    It's not rocket science...only a Yes vote will do...

    March 27, 2014

    MARCH 24, 2016 will be Scotland’s first Independence Day if the people of Scotland vote Yesthis September.

     

    An independent Scotland will have a written...

    Glasgow Now Column: Excellent organisations workin...

    April 1, 2014

    The Scottish Government is committed to supporting and growing Scotland’s enterprising third sector, which plays an important role in our society.

     

    One...

    Glasgow Now column: Times are hard but we must hel...

    April 8, 2014

    In my ministerial role, I am often able to highlight the work of the Scottish Government - and Scots more widely - in areas of global concern.

     

    Last Th...

    The Farage/Clegg debate showed just how uncertain...

    March 30, 2014

    LAST week a much-hyped debate took place between the Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg and the leader of Ukip Nigel Farage about the UK's membership of...

    Glasgow Now Column: SNP Conference not just about...

    April 16, 2014

    Over the weekend the SNP celebrated its 80th birthday in Aberdeen during its Spring Conference. In the party’s last conference before the referendum t...

    Evening Times Column: Gordon Brown has no credibil...

    April 28, 2014

    LAST week Gordon Brown made his first speech in Scotland as part of the Better Together campaign.

     

    His speech on pensions was meant to re-launch the Be...

    Evening Times Column: Lord Robertson's latest outb...

    April 13, 2014

    OVER the past week I have been in Canada and the USA for Scotland Week, a week-long programme of business, government and tourism engagements to celeb...

    Glasgow Now: The Kiltwalk is just one example of t...

    April 30, 2014

    Over the weekend nearly 5,000 people donned their kilts and walking boots to take part in the annual Glasgow Kiltwalk from Glasgow city centre all the...

    Glasgow Now column: Another stark reminder of the...

    May 7, 2014

    During this week came another stark reminder of the differences between the Scottish and UK Governments.

     

    A senior civil servant from the Department of...

    World Autism Awareness Week

    April 1, 2015

    SHORTLY after being elected in 2011 I spent a day shadowing a wonderful woman named Magteld Darroch-Jansen, carer for her two young autistic sons.

     

    Now...

    The Turner Prize nominee list is enhancing Glasgow...

    May 12, 2014

    GLASGOW is a very creative city which was demonstrated last week by the announcement of this year's Turner Prize nominees.

     

    Three of the four nominees...

    Glasgow Now column: Scotland is united against the...

    May 14, 2014

    In politics there are few issues that often unite Government, the main opposition party and all 32 local authorities in Scotland. However, the abhorre...

    Glasgow Now Column: European Elections

    May 21, 2014

    Tomorrow voters across Europe will be heading to the polls to elect their country’s representatives in the European Parliament. Here in Scotland we wi...

    Evening Times Column: The Scotland to Syria cycle...

    May 25, 2014

     

    A TEAM of 10 cyclists led by 19-year-old Hassan al-Husari from Glasgow left on an epic journey from Scotland to Syria to raise money for a very worth...

    Glasgow Now column: Glasgow the gigging city

    May 25, 2014

    As I am writing today’s column news has just broken about a fire at the Glasgow School of Art’s McIntosh Building. I hear all students and teachers ha...

    Glasgow Now column: Glasgow's storytelling traditi...

    May 29, 2014

    THERE is an old Scottish traveller proverb which says: “The story is told eye to eye, mind to mind, and heart to heart.”

     

    Our city of Glasgow is built...

    Glasgow Now column: Glasgow School of Art shall ri...

    June 4, 2014

    On Friday the Glasgow School of Art reopened its doors after the terrible fire which damaged the iconic Mackintosh Building and its contents. It was h...

    Evening Times Column: Scotland's inspirational car...

    June 9, 2014

    IT won't surprise you that in politics I meet hundreds, if not thousands of people a year - it's one of the best parts of the job.

     

    Of those thousands...

    YOUSAF PRESENTS LAPTOP TO GARTHAMLOCK COMMUNITY GR...

    June 9, 2014

    Glasgow MSP Humza Yousaf has presented Garthamlock Community Group in Glasgow with computer equipment donated by E Waste Solutions. Kind-hearted busin...

    Glasgow MSP Humza Yousaf encourages blood donors t...

    June 12, 2014

    Glasgow MSP Humza Yousaf is encouraging Glaswegians to visit their local Blood Donor Centre to donate blood to mark World Blood Donor Day on Saturday...

    Glasgow Now Column: 100 Days to Go

    June 11, 2014

    Monday marked the exciting landmark of 100 days to go until Scotland’s independence referendum. In 100 days the people of Scotland will be presented w...

    Glasgow Now Column: Refugee Week

    June 18, 2014

    This week marks Refugee Week Scotland which was launched in Glasgow and I am very pleased to be taking part in this year’s celebrations. As Glasgow wi...

    Public meeting demonstrates strong feeling over Go...

    June 20, 2014

     

    Glasgow MSP Humza Yousaf held a public meeting last night (Thursday 19th June) at the Pearce Institute, Govan, to allow local residents to ask questi...

    Evening News Column: Recent statistics show that S...

    June 23, 2014

    THIS week some fantastic education statistics for Scotland and Glasgow were released, showing record numbers of school leavers going on to positive de...

    Glasgow Now Column: The future of Scotland is in t...

    June 25, 2014

    On Friday last week I took part in the Scottish Government’s Youth Cabinet in the SECC, which saw over 100 young people from across Scotland came toge...

    Evening Times Column: The sum is massively oversha...

    July 7, 2014

    I AM delighted that the Scottish Government will match in full the funding announced by the UK Government for Glasgow as part of the Cities Deal, mean...

    Glasgow Now Column: Celebrating 66 years of the NH...

    July 9, 2014

    On Saturday the NHS celebrated its 66th birthday. I am sure that all of Glasgow Now’s readers will have used the NHS’ services at various points in th...

    Glasgow Now Column: Lessons from Srebrenica

    July 16, 2014

    I am always proud to live in a Scotland that is welcoming and inclusive, and which promotes equality and human rights. Last week I was reminded of the...

    Evening Times Column: For 11 days we will be able...

    July 21, 2014

    THIS week is the week we have all been waiting for - the start of the Commonwealth Games.

     

    For 11 days the eyes of the world will be on Glasgow; venues...

    Glasgow Now Column: The Games are finally here!

    July 23, 2014

    Like many young children, when I was growing up sport was a very important part of my life. My mum has kept some of my medals from victorious sports d...

    Glasgow Now Column: Glasgow is showing its heart f...

    July 30, 2014

    GLASGOW is truly buzzing this week as we are into the swing of the Commonwealth Games.

     

    Over the weekend, you could have filled Hampden Park 13.5 times...

    Evening Times Column: I couldn't be prouder of Gla...

    August 4, 2014

    I couldn't be prouder of Glasgow after a truly fantastic 11 days of sport, culture and celebrations during the Commonwealth Games.

     

    Born, bred and rais...

    Glasgow Now Column: Glasgow 2014 shows Scotland wa...

    August 8, 2014

    AS Glasgow returns to some sense of normality after 11 days of sport, culture and celebrations, we can proudly say that we hosted the best Games ever.

    ...

    POLL SHOWS YES TAKES THE LEAD IN GLASGOW

    August 8, 2014

    MOMENTUM WITH YES AS OPPORTUNITIES OF INDEPENDENCE SET OUT

     

    Local MSP Humza Yousaf has welcomed new polling evidence showing that support for Yes has t...

    Evening Times Column: Only a Yes vote can protect...

    August 18, 2014

    As a Glasgow MSP I am contacted regularly by constituents who are being very negatively affected by the changes to benefits introduced by the Westmins...

    Glasgow Now Column: One Month to Go

    August 20, 2014

    This week marks a month to go until Scotland’s independence referendum. Across Glasgow, and up and down the whole of Scotland, the Yes campaign has be...

    Glasgow Now column: Make sure you register to have...

    August 27, 2014

    As September 18th is fast approaching, many people are talking about the referendum with their friends, colleagues and relatives, and are deciding how...

    Evening Times Column: The Yes campaign welcomes pe...

    September 1, 2014

    The Yes campaign is bigger than Alex Salmond or the SNP, it is a truly cross-party movement where people from all political backgrounds and none are w...

    Glasgow Now Column: Our young people shouldn't hav...

    September 3, 2014

    One of the great things about social media is that it helps you keep in touch and up to date with friends from school and old acquaintances. I’m not a...

    YOUSAF WELCOMES MUSLIM COMMUNITY STANCE AGAINST IS...

    September 4, 2014

    YOUSAF URGES YOUNG SCOTTISH MUSLIMS NOT TO JOIN EXTREMIST GROUPS AS MUSLIM COMMUNITY CALLS FOR RELEASE OF BRITISH HOSTAGE HELD BY IS

     

    The SNP’s Humza Y...

    Glasgow Now Column: This has been such an energisi...

    September 10, 2014

    With just days to go until the independence referendum, the Yes campaign has the momentum and we are seeing more and more people taking the decision t...

    Evening News Column: This is our one opportunity t...

    September 15, 2014

    This week, the people of Glasgow and Scotland will cast the most important vote of their lives – a vote on Scotland’s future. Record numbers of people...

    Glasgow Now Column: Our opportunity to make a bett...

    September 17, 2014

    Glasgow city centre is always busy on a Saturday, but this past Saturday the city was well and truly alive. Buchanan Street was filled with Yes placar...

    Evening Times Column: Whatever your views on indep...

    September 29, 2014

    THE campaign for Scottish independence was much more than any old election campaign.

     

    It was the most extraordinary, exciting and engaging political de...

    YOUSAF CALLS ON GLASGOW LABOUR POLITICIANS TO KEEP...

    September 24, 2014

    Humza Yousaf MSP has called on Glasgow Labour MSPs and MPs to reassure Glaswegians that they and their party will stick to promises made on Scottish f...

    SNP MSP HUMZA YOUSAF WELCOMES SUPPORT FOR SCRAPPIN...

    October 6, 2014

    SNP MSP HUMZA YOUSAF WELCOMES SUPPORT FOR SCRAPPING POLL TAX DEBT FROM LABOUR MSPS AND WRITES TO JOHANN LAMONT MSP AND PAUL MARTIN MSP

     

    Scottish Govern...

    Glasgow Now column: Poll Tax is dead and buried in...

    October 8, 2014

    One of the great successes of the referendum campaign here in Glasgow was the engagement and involvement of so many Glaswegians. People who had never...

    YOUSAF ENCOURAGES GLASWEGIANS TO HAVE THEIR SAY ON...

    October 7, 2014

    YOUSAF ENCOURAGES GLASWEGIANS TO HAVE THEIR SAY ON FURTHER POWERS FOR SCOTLAND

     

    Glasgow MSP Humza Yousaf is urging people in Glasgow to have their say...

    Yousaf encourages Glasgow to Know Your Blood Press...

    October 13, 2014

    Glasgow MSP Humza Yousaf is encouraging people in Glasgow to get their blood pressure checked regularly to reduce the risk of having a stroke.

     

    This we...

    Evening Times Column: John Swinney delivered a his...

    October 14, 2014

    I KNOW when I talk about budgets and Budget Day most of my constituents roll their eyes - and often understandably so.

     

    However, last week's Budget ann...

    Glasgow Now column: SNP Government budget will pro...

    October 16, 2014

    A HISTORIC budget speech was made last week in the Scottish Parliament.

     

    The Cabinet Secretary for Finance John Swinney announced that for the first ti...

    Glasgow Now column: Final Print Edition

    October 22, 2014

    I have had the pleasure of writing a column in Glasgow Now, the Glaswegian as many people still know, since I became an MSP in 2011. It is a quality n...

    Evening Times Column: One in three children in Gla...

    October 27, 2014

    I'VE BEEN lucky to experience many eye-opening moments in my life.

     

    Seeing the absolute abject poverty in Malawi is certainly one of them.

     

    However, we...

    Glasgow Now column: Glasgow needs Air Passenger Du...

    October 30, 2014

    As discussions over further powers for Scotland continue, I was pleased to see that this week Scotland’s three main airports made a joint submission t...

    YOUSAF WELCOMES ACTION AGAINST DANGEROUS DOGS

    October 31, 2014

    Glasgow MSP Humza Yousaf has welcomed the publication of responses on the Scottish Government’s consultation on responsible dog ownership.

     

    The Scottis...

    Glasgow Now Column: The sacrifices made by British...

    November 6, 2014

    THIS Sunday is Remembrance Sunday, where people up and down the country recognise the great sacrifice made by those who fought in the Great War. It is...

    Evening Times Column: Support the Living Wage

    November 10, 2014

    THE issue of in-work poverty is very important, and work should be a route out of poverty.

     

    When people ask me about my experiences at foodbanks, they...

    Glasgow Now column: Glasgow will continue to flour...

    November 13, 2014

    THIS week will be Alex Salmond’s final week as Scotland’s First Minister.

     

    I have written previously in Glasgow Now about the First Minister’s leadersh...

    Glasgow Now column: A new campaign will change the...

    November 21, 2014

    THIS week Epilepsy Scotland are celebrating their Diamond Jubilee and the launch of a new awareness campaign about what seizure-related behaviour look...

    Evening Times Column: With such big boots to fill,...

    November 26, 2014

    LAST week marked the end of an era when Alex Salmond stood down as First Minister. He leaves the office responsible for considerable achievements, the...