Iain Duncan Smith MP visits Parkhead

Iain Duncan Smith MP, the former leader of the Conservative Party, visited our Parkhead office in Glasgow today - Tuesday 5 February.

 

Iain had a chance to meet with our Performance Manager at Parkhead, Nick Young, as well as consultants Susan Patterson and Sandra Barr. Two customers also had the chance to talk to Iain about what they thought could be changed to make things better.

 

The media were also in attendance with the Guardian, the Scotsman, STV, BBC Scotland TV, Newsnight Scotland, BBC Scotland website, the Daily Record, the Scottish Press Association and BBC Radio Scotland all speaking to our team and customers.

 

Iain was in Glasgow to launch a new report by the organisation that he set up, The Centre for Social Justice. The report titled 'Breakthrough Glasgow' makes a series of suggestions to the government for improving the

Welfare to Work situation in the city.

Iain Duncan Smith at our Parkhead office

Iain Duncan Smith MP speaking at our Parkhead office

 

Similar reports entitled 'Breakthrough Birmingham' and 'Breakthrough Manchester' help to form parts of their master report 'Breakthrough Britain'. Take a look at the reports:
'Breakthrough Glasgow',

'Breakthrough Britain'