Osama Saeed

Scotland should be in first phase of high speed rail network

SNP manifesto has HSR at its heart

Osama Saeed has welcomed the focus on high speed rail at the launch of the SNP’s manifesto in the Glasgow Central constituency.

Glaswegians urged to register for vote

The SNP candidate for Glasgow Central has urged constituents to take urgent action if they are not already on the electoral roll.

Osama Saeed said that he was concerned at the number of people he was encountering that were needing advice on registration.

Saeed makes office pledge

The SNP’s candidate for Glasgow Central, Osama Saeed, has said he will open an office in the city centre if elected.

He said the move was long overdue as the one operated by the previous MP in the southwest of the constituency was difficult for people to access from the east and north and even for other communities on the southside.

SNP begin Glasgow Central campaign with cuts warning

The SNP highlighted the impact of Labour cuts in Glasgow over recent years on the first full day of campaigning after the 6 May election was called, warning that Labour were promising worse in years to come.

The party’s candidate in Glasgow Central, Osama Saeed, was joined by SNP depute leader Nicola Sturgeon in Govanhill, which has seen the local baths, a post office and a school closed by Labour in the recent past.

Osama Saeed commented:

Saeed draws campaign battle lines in Glasgow Central

The SNP candidate for Glasgow Central, Osama Saeed, has welcomed the official start of the general election campaign, although noting that Gordon Brown had no alternative to hearing the judgement of the public now.

He said the election in the constituency was between an SNP MP championing Glasgow, or a Labour MP championing savage cuts in Glasgow's jobs and services.

Osama Saeed said his message to the people of Glasgow Central was:

"This election is not about whether Gordon Brown or David Cameron will be prime minister. And it’s not just because there is no difference between them.

Saeed pledges to get High Speed Rail 'back on track'

Glasgow's Labour MPs have failed the city

The SNP’s candidate in Glasgow Central has slammed the city’s Labour MPs for failing to act on bringing high speed rail to Glasgow.

However, Glasgow could still be included with a strong campaign led by a new intake of SNP MPs in the city.

Saeed supports Robin Hood Tax

The SNP candidate for Glasgow Central has backed a new tax on banks which would raise hundreds of billions of pounds for the fights against poverty and climate change both at home and abroad.

Called the Robin Hood Tax, the proposal has been backed by a multitude of NGOs, trade unions and faith groups. It would work by levying a tiny 0.05% charge on speculative banking transactions, which doesn’t affect personal accounts.

Osama Saeed commented that the Robin Hood Tax would represent a new deal for the public and hoped it would feature in this week's Budget:

SNP conference urges High Speed Rail to Scotland

SNP Campaign Conference in Aviemore has today passed an emergency topical resolution urging the UK Government to make extending high speed rail to Scotland a priority, not an afterthought.

The motion was secured by the party's Glasgow Central candidate Osama Saeed and passed by acclaim. He commented:

Glasgow left out of High Speed Rail revolution

City let down by “slow coach” Labour MPs

Osama Saeed, SNP candidate for Glasgow Central, has slammed the UK government announcement on High Speed Rail which has omitted Glasgow.

Transport minister Lord Adonis today announced detailed plans for an HSR line from London to Birmingham with the intention of a “Y shaped” network with one branch to Manchester and the other serving Leeds and Sheffield.

High Speed Rail must include Glasgow

The SNP candidate for Glasgow Central has spoken out on the need for high speed rail connecting Glasgow to London.

The Labour government will be commenting on their plans for a high speed rail line from London to Birmingham later this month. The Conservatives meanwhile say they will only commit to one to Leeds.