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Personal History

Environment, Education and Equality

My wife and I have lived in Edinburgh since the early 2000s, prior to this I have lived in Glasgow, Northern Ireland, Aberdeen and Oxford.

 

My degrees are in Zoology (B.Sc.), Ecology (M.Sc.), Information Technology (M.Sc.) and Ecology and Ethology (Ph.D.)

 

Following my first degree I was initially employed as a biologist on a freshwater environmental project within the L. Lomond catchment, then I moved to Oxford to work on a farm conservation project.

 

After completing my doctorate at QUB I took a post as a Research Officer with Ulster University examining insect forest pests. I then moved to a post as a Research Fellow at Glasgow University where I built mathematical models of farmland biodiversity.  I was also employed at Glasgow University to produce training material for researchers.

 

Outwith academia I have held a range of positions:

IT in the financial services,

As a statistician for the Scottish Funding Council,

An MSP

A policy/statistics officer for a racial equalities charity,

With Edinburgh College, focused on improving educational opportunities in areas of high deprivation,

A stay at home dad,

I am presently employed as a data analyst in the health services.

 

 

Political History

Standing up for my beliefs runs in my blood. My grandfather was jailed for political activities in the 1930s, my father was an active trade unionist and my mother campaigned for educational reform.

Independence and social justice

This has been the focus of my political activity for 25 years. In order to deliver independence we must offer a radically different vision of society – one in which the influence of multinational corporations and the very rich is greatly reduced, and in which we do not act aggressively towards other nations. We should not be shy to speak truth unto power.

 

Political History

1987 Campaigned for Labour in Oxford East at the General Election

1988 Became convinced of the logic of the independence argument

1989. Joined SNP.
1997. Stood against Donald Dewar (Glasgow Anniesland) in Westminster elections.
1999, 2003. Contested Glasgow Maryhill in Scottish Parliamentary elections.
2001. Chair of SNP's Glasgow Regional Association.
2003. Challenged John Swinney for party leadership, arguing that SNP was neither pushing independence hard enough nor following an agenda for social reform.
2005. Stood in Westminster elections for Paisley and Renfrewshire North.
2007. Elected MSP for West of Scotland region (stood for West Renfrewshire).
2011. Stood on Lothians list for Scottish Parliamentary elections.

2016 Left the SNP after 27 years

2016 Joined the Scottish Greens

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