Paul O’Kane MSP
@pfokane.bsky.social
Member of the Scottish Parliament for West Scotland - Scottish Labour and Co-op 🌹🐝| Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Social Security and Equalities 🟰| Husband 👬| Neilstonian 🏡 | Garmhac Doire 🌳❤️ | 📧 - paul.o’kane.msp@parliament.scot
Honoured to be welcomed to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland.
I talked to Ministers and people involved in their church about how we can work together for the common good.
Also great to present @christianaiduk.bsky.social with a motion I published to mark their 80th anniversary.
I talked to Ministers and people involved in their church about how we can work together for the common good.
Also great to present @christianaiduk.bsky.social with a motion I published to mark their 80th anniversary.
May 20, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Honoured to be welcomed to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland.
I talked to Ministers and people involved in their church about how we can work together for the common good.
Also great to present @christianaiduk.bsky.social with a motion I published to mark their 80th anniversary.
I talked to Ministers and people involved in their church about how we can work together for the common good.
Also great to present @christianaiduk.bsky.social with a motion I published to mark their 80th anniversary.
This week marks Christian Aid Week 2025!
Churches, their congregations and communities across Scotland are fundraising to support the vital work of @christianaiduk.bsky.social Scotland tackling poverty and injustice.
Pleased to highlight their work this #CAW25 in my motion below 👇
Churches, their congregations and communities across Scotland are fundraising to support the vital work of @christianaiduk.bsky.social Scotland tackling poverty and injustice.
Pleased to highlight their work this #CAW25 in my motion below 👇
May 15, 2025 at 6:00 PM
This week marks Christian Aid Week 2025!
Churches, their congregations and communities across Scotland are fundraising to support the vital work of @christianaiduk.bsky.social Scotland tackling poverty and injustice.
Pleased to highlight their work this #CAW25 in my motion below 👇
Churches, their congregations and communities across Scotland are fundraising to support the vital work of @christianaiduk.bsky.social Scotland tackling poverty and injustice.
Pleased to highlight their work this #CAW25 in my motion below 👇
Delighted to attend the official opening of the Neilston Learning Campus.
It has been a long journey since 2016.
Proud to have played my part & I couldn’t be happier for the pupils, teachers & the people of Neilston who will get to use it in the years to come.
It has been a long journey since 2016.
Proud to have played my part & I couldn’t be happier for the pupils, teachers & the people of Neilston who will get to use it in the years to come.
May 9, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Delighted to attend the official opening of the Neilston Learning Campus.
It has been a long journey since 2016.
Proud to have played my part & I couldn’t be happier for the pupils, teachers & the people of Neilston who will get to use it in the years to come.
It has been a long journey since 2016.
Proud to have played my part & I couldn’t be happier for the pupils, teachers & the people of Neilston who will get to use it in the years to come.
Tomorrow the 200th Neilston Agricultural Show will take place- a truly remarkable milestone for a cherished community event.
I am looking forward to attending with @blairmcdougall.com who, like me, published a motion to commemorate the bicentenary.
Read my motion below 👇
I am looking forward to attending with @blairmcdougall.com who, like me, published a motion to commemorate the bicentenary.
Read my motion below 👇
May 2, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Tomorrow the 200th Neilston Agricultural Show will take place- a truly remarkable milestone for a cherished community event.
I am looking forward to attending with @blairmcdougall.com who, like me, published a motion to commemorate the bicentenary.
Read my motion below 👇
I am looking forward to attending with @blairmcdougall.com who, like me, published a motion to commemorate the bicentenary.
Read my motion below 👇
There is a worrying rise of youth violence in schools and in our communities.
Today I asked the First Minister if his government would invest in safe spaces and programmes for young people instead of holding more summits and talking shops.
Today I asked the First Minister if his government would invest in safe spaces and programmes for young people instead of holding more summits and talking shops.
May 1, 2025 at 5:57 PM
There is a worrying rise of youth violence in schools and in our communities.
Today I asked the First Minister if his government would invest in safe spaces and programmes for young people instead of holding more summits and talking shops.
Today I asked the First Minister if his government would invest in safe spaces and programmes for young people instead of holding more summits and talking shops.
To mark Workers' Memorial Day I attended a WMD Ceremony in East Renfrewshire this morning.
Today we re-dedicate that the memory of all the workers who have died as a result of accidents at work will never be forgotten and we fight for the health and wellbeing of everyone at work.
Today we re-dedicate that the memory of all the workers who have died as a result of accidents at work will never be forgotten and we fight for the health and wellbeing of everyone at work.
April 28, 2025 at 3:42 PM
To mark Workers' Memorial Day I attended a WMD Ceremony in East Renfrewshire this morning.
Today we re-dedicate that the memory of all the workers who have died as a result of accidents at work will never be forgotten and we fight for the health and wellbeing of everyone at work.
Today we re-dedicate that the memory of all the workers who have died as a result of accidents at work will never be forgotten and we fight for the health and wellbeing of everyone at work.
This week I took an opportunity to pay tribute to the late Pope Francis.
In a debate about the current international situation, it felt only right to talk about the leadership and compassion he showed in times of trial and conflict.
In a debate about the current international situation, it felt only right to talk about the leadership and compassion he showed in times of trial and conflict.
April 24, 2025 at 4:43 PM
This week I took an opportunity to pay tribute to the late Pope Francis.
In a debate about the current international situation, it felt only right to talk about the leadership and compassion he showed in times of trial and conflict.
In a debate about the current international situation, it felt only right to talk about the leadership and compassion he showed in times of trial and conflict.
A pleasure to welcome pupils from Uplawmoor Primary to Holyrood today.
A group of young people who are a credit to their parents and their teachers.
They came prepared with great questions!
A group of young people who are a credit to their parents and their teachers.
They came prepared with great questions!
April 23, 2025 at 4:50 PM
A pleasure to welcome pupils from Uplawmoor Primary to Holyrood today.
A group of young people who are a credit to their parents and their teachers.
They came prepared with great questions!
A group of young people who are a credit to their parents and their teachers.
They came prepared with great questions!
Howwood is the latest place in West Scotland where I've held a street surgery.
They're a really effective way to meet constituents and understand how I can help them.
I'll be holding more in the coming weeks and could be in your street very soon!
They're a really effective way to meet constituents and understand how I can help them.
I'll be holding more in the coming weeks and could be in your street very soon!
April 16, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Howwood is the latest place in West Scotland where I've held a street surgery.
They're a really effective way to meet constituents and understand how I can help them.
I'll be holding more in the coming weeks and could be in your street very soon!
They're a really effective way to meet constituents and understand how I can help them.
I'll be holding more in the coming weeks and could be in your street very soon!
John Swinney has been at the helm of the SNP Government for the last 17 years.
If he had a serious plan for our NHS then we would have seen it by now
Scotland needs a new direction.
If he had a serious plan for our NHS then we would have seen it by now
Scotland needs a new direction.
April 15, 2025 at 10:22 AM
John Swinney has been at the helm of the SNP Government for the last 17 years.
If he had a serious plan for our NHS then we would have seen it by now
Scotland needs a new direction.
If he had a serious plan for our NHS then we would have seen it by now
Scotland needs a new direction.
To friends and constituents observing Passover across West Scotland and around the world, I hope it brings peace, joy and good health to you and your family.
Chag Pesach sameach!
Chag Pesach sameach!
April 12, 2025 at 8:43 AM
To friends and constituents observing Passover across West Scotland and around the world, I hope it brings peace, joy and good health to you and your family.
Chag Pesach sameach!
Chag Pesach sameach!
The SFRS have issued an 'extreme risk' of wildfires alert across the whole of Scotland from today, April 11, until Saturday, April 12.
Please follow their advice and stay safe over the weekend.
For updates follow @scottishfirerescue.bsky.social or visit 👇
t.co/7kfBW33Hz5
Please follow their advice and stay safe over the weekend.
For updates follow @scottishfirerescue.bsky.social or visit 👇
t.co/7kfBW33Hz5
April 11, 2025 at 3:03 PM
The SFRS have issued an 'extreme risk' of wildfires alert across the whole of Scotland from today, April 11, until Saturday, April 12.
Please follow their advice and stay safe over the weekend.
For updates follow @scottishfirerescue.bsky.social or visit 👇
t.co/7kfBW33Hz5
Please follow their advice and stay safe over the weekend.
For updates follow @scottishfirerescue.bsky.social or visit 👇
t.co/7kfBW33Hz5
Something is seriously wrong if staff at the RAH feel unable to raise concerns about patient safety to senior staff.
I'll be writing to NHS GG&C and the Health Secretary about these revelations.
The full story below 👇
www.dailyrecord.co.uk/in-your-area...
I'll be writing to NHS GG&C and the Health Secretary about these revelations.
The full story below 👇
www.dailyrecord.co.uk/in-your-area...
April 8, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Something is seriously wrong if staff at the RAH feel unable to raise concerns about patient safety to senior staff.
I'll be writing to NHS GG&C and the Health Secretary about these revelations.
The full story below 👇
www.dailyrecord.co.uk/in-your-area...
I'll be writing to NHS GG&C and the Health Secretary about these revelations.
The full story below 👇
www.dailyrecord.co.uk/in-your-area...
A lovely day for a street surgery in Barrhead 😎🌞
There was plenty of issues and casework to take back to my office.
As always, if there's any issue that I can help you with please get in touch 👇
paulokanemsp.scot
There was plenty of issues and casework to take back to my office.
As always, if there's any issue that I can help you with please get in touch 👇
paulokanemsp.scot
April 4, 2025 at 2:49 PM
A lovely day for a street surgery in Barrhead 😎🌞
There was plenty of issues and casework to take back to my office.
As always, if there's any issue that I can help you with please get in touch 👇
paulokanemsp.scot
There was plenty of issues and casework to take back to my office.
As always, if there's any issue that I can help you with please get in touch 👇
paulokanemsp.scot
Houston is one of the many places in West Scotland where I've held a street surgery.
Street surgeries are a really effective way for me to meet with constituents and find out how I can help them.
If you have an issue that I can help you with then please get in touch 👇
paulokanemsp.scot
Street surgeries are a really effective way for me to meet with constituents and find out how I can help them.
If you have an issue that I can help you with then please get in touch 👇
paulokanemsp.scot
April 1, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Houston is one of the many places in West Scotland where I've held a street surgery.
Street surgeries are a really effective way for me to meet with constituents and find out how I can help them.
If you have an issue that I can help you with then please get in touch 👇
paulokanemsp.scot
Street surgeries are a really effective way for me to meet with constituents and find out how I can help them.
If you have an issue that I can help you with then please get in touch 👇
paulokanemsp.scot
Wishing Muslim constituents and friends in West Scotland and around the world a blessed and joyful Eid Mubarak!
#eidalfitr #eidmubarak
#eidalfitr #eidmubarak
March 30, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Wishing Muslim constituents and friends in West Scotland and around the world a blessed and joyful Eid Mubarak!
#eidalfitr #eidmubarak
#eidalfitr #eidmubarak
I am sorry to hear of Christina's passing. All my thoughts and prayers are with Keith, their family, friends & our colleagues.
We debated passionately but so often with humour & I enjoyed the work we did together on equalities & social justice.
May she rest in peace.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
We debated passionately but so often with humour & I enjoyed the work we did together on equalities & social justice.
May she rest in peace.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Scottish govenrment minister Christina McKelvie dies aged 57
McKelvie stepped back from her duties last summer after announcing she had breast cancer.
www.bbc.co.uk
March 27, 2025 at 11:46 AM
I am sorry to hear of Christina's passing. All my thoughts and prayers are with Keith, their family, friends & our colleagues.
We debated passionately but so often with humour & I enjoyed the work we did together on equalities & social justice.
May she rest in peace.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
We debated passionately but so often with humour & I enjoyed the work we did together on equalities & social justice.
May she rest in peace.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Roads and Parking🚗⛔️
NHS and the removal of the Strathgryffe Mobile Treatment Centre 🚐🏥
@martinmccluskey.bsky.social and I have plenty of issues to take up on behalf of constituents after a busy street surgery in Bridge of Weir
NHS and the removal of the Strathgryffe Mobile Treatment Centre 🚐🏥
@martinmccluskey.bsky.social and I have plenty of issues to take up on behalf of constituents after a busy street surgery in Bridge of Weir
March 24, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Roads and Parking🚗⛔️
NHS and the removal of the Strathgryffe Mobile Treatment Centre 🚐🏥
@martinmccluskey.bsky.social and I have plenty of issues to take up on behalf of constituents after a busy street surgery in Bridge of Weir
NHS and the removal of the Strathgryffe Mobile Treatment Centre 🚐🏥
@martinmccluskey.bsky.social and I have plenty of issues to take up on behalf of constituents after a busy street surgery in Bridge of Weir
Wearing my #oddsocks because it’s #worlddownsyndromeday2025
Here’s to championing inclusion and diversity and starting conversations through #lotsofsocks
Here’s to championing inclusion and diversity and starting conversations through #lotsofsocks
March 21, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Wearing my #oddsocks because it’s #worlddownsyndromeday2025
Here’s to championing inclusion and diversity and starting conversations through #lotsofsocks
Here’s to championing inclusion and diversity and starting conversations through #lotsofsocks
1,500 local people signed a petition, launched by @blairmcdougall.com & myself, to ask the Bank of Scotland to think again about the decision to close their branch in Barrhead.
The strength of feeling hasn’t changed & today I delivered that representation to the Mound in Edinburgh👇
The strength of feeling hasn’t changed & today I delivered that representation to the Mound in Edinburgh👇
March 20, 2025 at 7:32 PM
1,500 local people signed a petition, launched by @blairmcdougall.com & myself, to ask the Bank of Scotland to think again about the decision to close their branch in Barrhead.
The strength of feeling hasn’t changed & today I delivered that representation to the Mound in Edinburgh👇
The strength of feeling hasn’t changed & today I delivered that representation to the Mound in Edinburgh👇
A welcome letter from the Minister for Social care confirming that the Changing Places Toilets Fund will be launched this Summer and awards will be made in Autumn.
This was first promised by the Scottish Government in 2021.
This was first promised by the Scottish Government in 2021.
March 20, 2025 at 10:11 AM
A welcome letter from the Minister for Social care confirming that the Changing Places Toilets Fund will be launched this Summer and awards will be made in Autumn.
This was first promised by the Scottish Government in 2021.
This was first promised by the Scottish Government in 2021.
This morning my @scottishlabour.bsky.social colleagues @anassarwar.bsky.social and @neilbibby.bsky.social and I were joined by Scottish faith based aid organisations & the Red Cross in Parliament.
@sciaf.bsky.social @britishredcross.bsky.social @islamicreliefuk.bsky.social
@sciaf.bsky.social @britishredcross.bsky.social @islamicreliefuk.bsky.social
March 19, 2025 at 8:30 PM
This morning my @scottishlabour.bsky.social colleagues @anassarwar.bsky.social and @neilbibby.bsky.social and I were joined by Scottish faith based aid organisations & the Red Cross in Parliament.
@sciaf.bsky.social @britishredcross.bsky.social @islamicreliefuk.bsky.social
@sciaf.bsky.social @britishredcross.bsky.social @islamicreliefuk.bsky.social
Good to be on the panel at the Child Poverty & the Public Debt Crisis: A National Conference at @uofglasgow.bsky.social
Some really informative discussions & insight into politicians’ approaches to the public debt crisis & child poverty.
@aberlourcharity.bsky.social @uofgpolicy.bsky.social
Some really informative discussions & insight into politicians’ approaches to the public debt crisis & child poverty.
@aberlourcharity.bsky.social @uofgpolicy.bsky.social
March 17, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Good to be on the panel at the Child Poverty & the Public Debt Crisis: A National Conference at @uofglasgow.bsky.social
Some really informative discussions & insight into politicians’ approaches to the public debt crisis & child poverty.
@aberlourcharity.bsky.social @uofgpolicy.bsky.social
Some really informative discussions & insight into politicians’ approaches to the public debt crisis & child poverty.
@aberlourcharity.bsky.social @uofgpolicy.bsky.social
Wishing everyone a very happy St Patrick's Day. 🍀
I am immensely proud to be part of the worldwide diaspora and working to foster links and connections.
On this day celebrating Ireland I am sharing some words of another Saint about hearth and home 💚
Lá Fhéile Phádraig sona daoibh ☘️
I am immensely proud to be part of the worldwide diaspora and working to foster links and connections.
On this day celebrating Ireland I am sharing some words of another Saint about hearth and home 💚
Lá Fhéile Phádraig sona daoibh ☘️
March 17, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Wishing everyone a very happy St Patrick's Day. 🍀
I am immensely proud to be part of the worldwide diaspora and working to foster links and connections.
On this day celebrating Ireland I am sharing some words of another Saint about hearth and home 💚
Lá Fhéile Phádraig sona daoibh ☘️
I am immensely proud to be part of the worldwide diaspora and working to foster links and connections.
On this day celebrating Ireland I am sharing some words of another Saint about hearth and home 💚
Lá Fhéile Phádraig sona daoibh ☘️
Wishing a very happy #Purim to all of the Jewish community in West Scotland and across the country.
I hope it has been filled with joy and happiness.
I hope it has been filled with joy and happiness.
March 14, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Wishing a very happy #Purim to all of the Jewish community in West Scotland and across the country.
I hope it has been filled with joy and happiness.
I hope it has been filled with joy and happiness.