Gillian Mackay

The rise of misinformation and the impact of social media have made threats and abuse far more common for MSPs of all parties, and it is becoming increasingly difficult to get away from it.

We all have a responsibility to ensure threats against MSPs and their staff are taken seriously.

It's right that we review security arrangements and ask whether the current protections are strong enough.

We know that in the past instances of bad behaviour has resulted in this decision to try and limit what remote working is used for.

When household bills are rising, it’s crucial that we support new parents and babies, rather than penalising them with low pay and extremely limited time off.

Scotland voted for an overwhelming pro-independence majority only last month.

The UK Government should give dads across our country a great gift this Father’s Day.

The first few weeks with a new-born should be a time for parents to soak up every moment, not worry about how bills will be paid if dad takes the time he’s entitled to off work.

One extra day during the week makes workers feel valued.

We need to give more people that chance to actually enjoy what they do for work without burning out, and let them exist outside of work too.

Trials are showing that this model increases productivity and job satisfaction, as well as reducing stress that usually leads to people needing time off.

The four-day work week is also good for wider society as well.

I’m sure thousands of us will have tuned in to cheer on Scotland this weekend and revel in the excitement of the World Cup kicking off, so it’s great that we were able to secure an extra bank holiday to reset before heading back to work…

Nobody should feel that their whole life has to revolve around work, but for too many of us that tends to be the case.

The Scottish Greens have returned to Parliament with more than double the number of MSPs we left with.

It’s clear that voters rewarded our constructive approach over the last five years, so that’s exactly what we’ll continue doing.