Executive Director, @Common_Weal, Scotland's leading progressive think tank, and in my spare time Chair @WistonLodge charity for children and young people.
Nov 1, 2020 • 7 tweets • 2 min read
Watching #bbcnews from Northern Ireland about export health certificates being needed for every product every time. Massive impact on N Ireland consumers but also on the Scottish port of Stranraer.
Retailer says will have to replace Scottish Welsh and English cheeses with Spanish and French. #stilton
Nov 12, 2019 • 9 tweets • 2 min read
Thread about standing as a political candidate. It is not something I sought out. A few months ago I was, like many of you, watching the political game playing in Westminster with concerned interest, but with no vested interest../2
I was nominated for candidacy by local people who valued my knowledge of the rural economy and thought I had something to contribute. To say my nomination was a surprise is an understatement, so why am I standing?
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