Surely we all need to adopt “Yes Sir, I Can Boogie” as our new motto. Well done to our Scotland national football team – we’re all proud of your hard graft and talent.

Let’s all now roll into 2021 with a can-do attitude to combat all the sadness, illness and devastation Covid-19 has brought us in 2020. With the new vaccine now being discovered things are really looking up for us all.

Times have been tough for many, though, with job losses, financial pressures, being required to isolate from our loved ones, and the tragedy of losing family members and friends to this horrible virus.

I have been working full steam ahead, looking at attracting business partners and advertising any job positions and potential investment on my social media feeds for anyone to share. It’s hugely important that politicians strive to sell our greatness to others to attract the investment that will ensure future prosperity for us all.

Our colleges and universities are among the greatest in the world, and we will hopefully have COP 26 – the 26th UN Climate Change Conference – going ahead in Glasgow next year, with world leaders and an estimated 30,000 delegates arriving to discuss climate change and how we tackle it.

Closer to home, it’s important for you to know that you are not alone and that help and support is only a conversation away. You may think your own situation is too trivial, or too difficult to discuss, but a problem shared is a problem halved, and there’s plenty of support out there.

Most of these services can connect with you online, via social media or email, or to arrange a socially-distant and safe meeting. The people behind these services have adapted well to working from home, and can act on your behalf and with your permission to help you solve any difficulties or worries.

My first suggested port of call is always the Citizens’ Advice Bureau, but here are some key email addresses and phone numbers you can use if needed.

Your local elected councillors are still working from home. All enquiries about council services are also being dealt with, again by staff working from home.

You can contact me by emailing Annemctaggart@glasgow.gov.uk, find me on Facebook at facebook.com/anne.mctaggart and on Twitter at @Anne McTaggart23, or by calling 07747 118346.

Drumchapel Citizens Advice Bureau – 0141 944 2612

Clydebank Citizens Advice Bureau – 0141 435 7590

COPE (Caring Over People’s Emotions) promotes mental wellbeing and helps people and families to acquire the skills and knowledge to overcome or better manage the challenges of life that can lead to mental distress or mental illness. Call 0141 944 5490.

Men Matter Scotland is a peer support network for men at risk from suicide, mental health issues and social isolation. Contact them on 0141 944 7900.