'Glasgow Anniesland does not need another silent backbencher'

Their manifesto stated: "We will renew every play park in Scotland, so that all children have access to quality play in their own community, backed by £60 million."

It was a bold commitment.

It was also a promise that families in Glasgow Anniesland trusted.

Today, nearly five years later, that promise lies broken.

Data I received from the council shows that not a single play park in Glasgow Anniesland has been fully refurbished using Scottish Government funding.

Not one.

Meanwhile, the majority of our local play parks remain in disrepair.

In Victoria Park, Knightswood Park, Drumchapel Park and many others, families are still waiting.

Waiting for investment.

Waiting for action.

Waiting for the SNP to deliver on what they promised.

Instead, they have delivered excuses.

This is not an isolated failure.

It is part of a wider pattern.

After nearly two decades in power, the SNP has become a stale, technocratic government that is more focused on managing headlines than delivering real change.

They make big announcements in Holyrood, but on the ground, communities like ours are left behind.

Play parks are not a luxury.

They are essential infrastructure.

They are where children develop confidence, friendships and independence.

They are where families gather.

They are where communities grow stronger.

When play parks are neglected, it sends a message.

It tells families that their community is not a priority.

It tells parents that their children deserve less.

That is simply unacceptable.

What makes this failure even more frustrating is that the SNP had the resources and the time.

They had £60 million and nearly half a decade.

Yet in Glasgow Anniesland, families have seen no completed refurbishments.

No transformation.

No delivery.

This is the reality of SNP government in 2026.

Big promises.

Little delivery.

And communities paying the price.

We deserve better than a government that makes commitments it cannot keep.

We deserve better than politicians who are disconnected from the everyday realities facing families here in Glasgow Anniesland.

We need leadership that understands this community because it comes from this community.

I live here.

I know these streets.

I know these parks.

And I know how much they matter to local families.

Glasgow Anniesland does not need another silent backbencher or another party loyalist who will simply defend government failure.

It needs a strong, local champion who will be a loud and relentless voice for our community.

Someone who will demand investment.

Someone who will hold the government to account.

Someone who will fight for every part of Glasgow Anniesland.

Because our community deserves so much more than broken promises.

It deserves delivery.

And that is exactly what I intend to fight for.

Don’t vote for the same; vote for change.

Vote Scottish Labour on May 7th.