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I am proud to be elected to serve on @theSNP NEC. It is a privilege. It comes with huge responsibility.
Those who leak and seek to undermine the party, our activists, and their NEC colleagues need to consider who they are serving. It certainly isn't the cause of independence.
Those who leak and seek to undermine the party, our activists, and their NEC colleagues need to consider who they are serving. It certainly isn't the cause of independence.
We are so very close to independence. We stand on the shoulders of giants, and we owe it to all who have passed before to keep the heid.
We must not let them down, or the generations yet to come, who depend on us to get this right.
We must not let them down, or the generations yet to come, who depend on us to get this right.
It is important that our party reflects our country.
We have an opportunity in this selection process to break down historic barriers. A small mechanism which will reserve just one place on each regional list for a BAME or disabled candidate.
We have an opportunity in this selection process to break down historic barriers. A small mechanism which will reserve just one place on each regional list for a BAME or disabled candidate.
When the Equalities Act was drawn up, it didn't have the regional list in mind. It was based on Westminster FPTP selections.
I see no reason why we as the SNP, as the biggest party in Scotland, should not try to test this and further the cause of underrepresented groups.
I see no reason why we as the SNP, as the biggest party in Scotland, should not try to test this and further the cause of underrepresented groups.
Because if we don't, we miss an opportunity for new talent and new voices. People who are part of our country, with a lot to give. We miss this chance for a further five years.
Where will Scotland be in five years? I don't know, and neither do you. But we need those voices.
Where will Scotland be in five years? I don't know, and neither do you. But we need those voices.
