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'Two pills short of flipping!' John Swinburne MSP's comments on the proposed siting of a secure psychiatric unit near Bothwell. |
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'Two pills short of flipping!' John Swinburne MSP's comments on the proposed siting of a secure psychiatric unit near Bothwell. |
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1. Jim Parker |  |
| Scottish Senior Citizens Unity Party | ||
| Jim Parker is 69. He is married with four grown-up children. Educated at Freuchie Primary school and Bell-Baxter Senior Secondary School in Cupar, he went on to study at Heriot-Watt University. He has spent fifty years working in the mining industry, 30 years with the National Coal Board as miner, surveyor and manager,and a further 20 years as Consultant Engineer providing technical and financial assistance to mining and civil engineering projects in the UK and overseas. (Australia; Philippines; Indonesia; China; Nigeria; Canada). "Although I retired four years ago, I am still involved in my longstanding wish to see a rejuvenated mining industry in Britain, especially Scotland. To that end I am the 'leading light' in a consortium of mineworkers and businessmen, which continues to work for the re-opening of several collieries in Fife and Lothians." Recent electoral experience | ||
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2. Jack Stewart | |
| Scottish Senior Citizens Unity Party | ||
| Jack Stewart has been a pensioner now for many years. He believes that itŐs about time that pensioners had a voice, a unified voice to be listened to in the areas where it counts, namely, the Scottish Parliament: A voice given to us by the people we will represent; A voice in the transport system where many of our elderly cannot afford to travel; A voice that questions the state of our NHS, once the envy of the world. "For too long we have been patted on the back as Auld Jessie and Auld Tam, being told to leave it to the government who knows best. This attitude is now long past its sell-by-date. We still have a voice and as united voices we will ask questions. Does the government really know the effect post office closures will have on the elderly and disabled? As the value of the state pension falls and more and more people are forced into poverty, are we now being penalised for being old?"
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3. Ralph Harness | |
| Scottish Senior Citizens Unity Party | ||
| Ralph Harness spent most of his working life in banking and finance, working in and around London. He moved to Scotland about 12 years ago, where he is enjoying his retirement among very friendly people. His wife works for a school for young children with learning and behavioural difficulties.
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4. Charlie Ross | |
| Scottish Senior Citizens Unity Party | ||
| Charlie Ross is a member of the SSCUP's Dunfermline branch.
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5. Agnes Boyd | |
| Scottish Senior Citizens Unity Party | ||
| Agnes Boyd is a member of the SSCUP's Perth branch.
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6. Gerry Peet | |
| Scottish Senior Citizens Unity Party | ||
| Gerry Peet is a member of the SSCUP's Dunblane branch.
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7. Margaret Taggerty | |
| Scottish Senior Citizens Unity Party | ||
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8. Rendle Foston | |
| Scottish Senior Citizens Unity Party | ||
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9. Valerie Davidson | |
| Scottish Senior Citizens Unity Party | ||
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6. Jim Heron | |
| Scottish Senior Citizens Unity Party | ||
| Jim Heron is a member of the SSCUP's Anstruther branch.
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