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Catherine Stihler, Scottish Labour MEP

Hello and welcome to my website.

I am one of two Labour MEPs for Scotland. 

I stand up for Scotland in Brussels and Strasbourg.

 

 

 


 

 


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Letters to the Press
  • Lorry Driver Hours
    Sir, The European rules to bring working hours of self-employed lorry drivers in to line with safety limits for drivers working for transport companies will be challenged today...
  • Food Traffic Lights
    Sir, Do we really know what’s in our food? Labour’s Scottish Euro-MPs are about to vote on whether shoppers have a right to clear and understandable information about the food...
  • Child Trust Fund Cuts
    Sir, The Coalition’s decision to scrap Child Trust Fund payments ‘for all’, irrespective of income, is both alarming and damaging to the lives of millions of parents and...
  • Working Time Directive
    Sir, It is rather odd that the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD), has come out against the Working Time Directive – a basic piece of European...
  • Child Trust Funds
    Sir, The Coalition’s decision to scrap Child Trust Fund payments ‘for all’, irrespective of income, is both alarming and damaging to the lives of millions of parents and...
  • Work Flaw
    Sir, It is rather odd that the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD), has come out against the Working Time...
  • Tory Hypocrisy
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  • Pre-mixed Caffeinated Alcohol
    Sir, The recent surge in the sale of Buckfast throughout the UK, should not detract attention from the fact that there are clear health risks associated with...
  • Ban the Sale of the Sex Trade
    Sir, It is ironic that the Association for the Defence of Sex Workers has challenged mayor Ritt Bjerregaard for so-called discriminatory measures (your report, 11 December). The sexual exploitation and trafficking of women is...
  • EU Integration
    Sir, The European Union is the most successful peace process the world has ever known. As Václav Havel recently said, it is better to have our fights in the conference hall rather...
  • Toy Safety
    Sir, The EU toy safety requirements are amongst the most stringent in the world. Toy safety is a key priority for the EU. Thanks to strict EU safety laws, thousands of potentially hazardous...
  • SNP's Farical Position on Europe
    Sir, It is absolutely vital that the people of Scotland are made aware that an independent Scotland would not automatically be granted full membership of the EU. The Scottish Government’s White Paper has unrealistically...
  • Independence Poll
    Sir, The latest YouGov poll (your report, 25th November) quite simply shows the irrelevance of the SNP’s National Conversation. I sincerely hope that the SNP take stock of what the people of Scotland...
  • Ludicrous Charges
    Sir, I am writing with respect to the draconian measures of HBOS, and to warn all Press readers of the dangers and implications of their overdraft charges. It is absolutely ludicrous of HBOS...
  • Cross Border Payments
    Sir, On the 1 November 2009 the EU Payment Services Regulation will come into force. This means that all electronic payments made throughout the EU will be treated the same as 'domestic'...
  • Tory Intolerance
    Sir, It is appalling that David Cameron and his party have deemed it appropriate to parade two right wing extremists at their party conference in Manchester. Going by their choice in allies, it...
  • SNP... Pro-Europeans?
    Sir, It is rather hypocritical of Alyn Smith MEP to declare that Mr. Cameron holds a ‘strange’ position on Europe, when the SNP’s stance is itself questionable. The SNP are quick to...
  • David Cameron
    Printed in the Scotsman - 8th October 2009 Sir, It is appalling that David Cameron and his party have deemed it appropriate to parade two right-wing extremists at their conference in Manchester. Going...
  • Victory for People Power
    Sir, I write in response to your report ‘European law spells end for traditional Scottish sporran’. The European Parliament’s decision to adopt a ban on the trade in seal products is a victory for...
  • The Importance of the EuroParl
    Letter to the Scotsman Sir, Your correspondent Mary Rolls incorrectly asserts that "of course the European Parliament does not make the laws that now control practically every aspect of our lives" and that "the European Parliament...

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