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News Scotsman (Free subscription) | 10/10/2008
Health spokesman Ross Finnie said the plans to raise the legal age for buying alcohol in shops would demonise all young people between 18 and 21 as irresponsible drinkers. He said: "Raising the legal age for buying alcohol in shops is not the answer to Scotland's alcohol problem."The SNP has had ample opportunity to dump this plan. The First Minister, however, is blundering on, willfully...
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Edinburgh Evening News (Free subscription) | 10/10/2008
Health spokesman Ross Finnie said the plans to raise the legal age for buying alcohol in shops would demonise all young people between 18 and 21 as irresponsible drinkers. He said: "Raising the legal age for buying alcohol in shops is not the answer to Scotland's alcohol problem."The SNP has had ample opportunity to dump this plan. The First Minister, however, is blundering on, willfully...
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The Daily Record (Free subscription) | 09/08/2008
... and a government spokeswoman stressed there were no plans to change this.Lib Dem health spokesman Ross Finnie branded the figures "astonishing" and called for urgent action from ministers. "These kinds of statistics are evidence that the Scottish Government cannot afford to dither over campaigns to raise awareness of STIs and educate young people about contraceptives," the MSP said....
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Scotsman.com (Free subscription) | 09/08/2008
... and a government spokeswoman stressed there were no plans to change this.Lib Dem health spokesman Ross Finnie branded the figures "astonishing" and called for urgent action from ministers."These kinds of statistics are evidence that the Scottish Government cannot afford to dither over campaigns to raise awareness of STIs and educate young people about contraceptives," the MSP said."I...
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Caron's Musings (Free subscription) | 08/31/2008
Tavish Scott has made some sensible decisions in his reshuffling of his team. I can't think of anyone better than Robert Brown at Justice - to me he symbolises fairness and I completely trust his instincts. Ross Finnie stays at health where he has produced a fair number of killer blows over the past year. The team of Alison McInnes and Jim Tolson at Local Government and Transport is a...
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Liberal England (Free subscription) | 08/31/2008
The Press Association reports: Newly elected Lib Dem leader Tavish Scott has announced a reshuffle of his backroom team. Leadership rival Mike Rumbles has been appointed chief whip, having previously been rural affairs and environment spokesman. Ross Finnie, also a contender for the top job, remains party health spokesman. Glasgow MSP Robert Brown becomes justice spokesman, taking over...
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News Scotsman (Free subscription) | 09/01/2008
And Mike Rumbles, one of Mr Scott's rivals for the leadership, becomes chief whip. Ross Finnie, the other leadership contender, remains as health spokesman.Ms Smith's old job as justice spokeswoman goes to Robert Brown, who was Mr Finnie's campaign manager. And Edinburgh South MSP Mike Pringle continues as deputy justice spokesman.Borders MP Jeremy Purvis, who previously covered...
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Edinburgh Evening News (Free subscription) | 09/01/2008
And Mike Rumbles, one of Mr Scott's rivals for the leadership, becomes chief whip. Ross Finnie, the other leadership contender, remains as health spokesman.Ms Smith's old job as justice spokeswoman goes to Robert Brown, who was Mr Finnie's campaign manager. And Edinburgh South MSP Mike Pringle continues as deputy justice spokesman.Borders MP Jeremy Purvis, who previously covered...
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The Herald (Free subscription) | 09/01/2008
... I want the team campaigning across the country taking the LibDem message to the country."Ross Finnie, who stood against Mr Scott for the leadership, takes over health and will have responsibility with his deputy Jamie Stone for affordable housing. The other unsuccessful leadership candidate Mike Rumbles is now LibDem business manager and chief whip.Mr Scott's political neighbour,...
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News Scotsman (Free subscription) | 09/01/2008
Leadership rival Mike Rumbles has been appointed chief whip, having previously looked after rural affairs. Ross Finnie, also a contender for the top job, remains as the party's health spokesman.Former leader Nicol Stephen will not have any shadow brief in the new team.Glasgow MSP Robert Brown becomes justice spokesman, taking over from Margaret Smith, who moves to education.Orkney MSP...
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Scotsman.com (Free subscription) | 09/01/2008
Leadership rival Mike Rumbles has been appointed chief whip, having previously looked after rural affairs. Ross Finnie, also a contender for the top job, remains as the party's health spokesman.Former leader Nicol Stephen will not have any shadow brief in the new team.Glasgow MSP Robert Brown becomes justice spokesman, taking over from Margaret Smith, who moves to education.Orkney MSP...
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News Scotsman (Free subscription) | 08/31/2008
Leadership rival Mike Rumbles has been appointed chief whip, having previously been rural affairs and environment spokesman.Ross Finnie, also a contender for the top job, remains party health spokesman.Glasgow MSP Robert Brown becomes justice spokesman, taking over from Margaret Smith who moves to education.But former leader Nicol Stephen will not have any shadow brief in the new team.Mr...
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British Blogs (Free subscription) | 08/29/2008
The Scottish Liberal Democrats have elected Tavish Scott as their new Leader. He secured 1,450 votes, representing a 59% share of the turnout. Ross Finnie polled 568 votes (21.3%), and Mike Rumbles won 439 votes... Charles Kennedy's advice to Tavish Scott Liberal England A small sociological experiment on Edinburgh's Royal Mile Mr Eugenides See 8 more posts on this topic: Tavish Scott,...
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Colin Ross News Stories (Free subscription) | 08/27/2008
The Scottish Liberal Democrats have elected Tavish Scott as their new Leader. He secured 1,450 votes, representing a 59% share of the turnout. Ross Finnie polled 568 votes (21.3%), and Mike Rumbles won 439 votes (17.9%).
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Stephen's Linlithgow Journal (Free subscription) | 08/27/2008
... did still vote for the other two candidates who advocated some sort of change in approach. Ross Finnie said that the party had lost its narrative and Mike Rumbles went further to start to lay out where that narrative had started to take us and where it may lead.One thing that did come out of the hustings I attended in Edinburgh and possibly in other elsewhere was a general sense of...
