Edinburgh’s first female Lord Provost declares for Yes Photo of Eleanor McLaughlin with Blair Jenkins and Dennis Canavan The first woman to be Lord Provost of Scotland’s capital has urged her former Labour Party colleagues to join the campaign for independence to ensure a fairer and more just nation. Eleanor McLaughlin, who was once against devolution because it lacked the powers required by “a proper government”, says she is in no doubt that a Yes vote on September 18 is the only way to achieve social justice and benefits for all in “the very rich country that is Scotland”. This now means that a former Lord Provost of Edinburgh and her counterpart on Lothian Region, the then leader John Mulvey, the former Lord Provost of Glasgow Alex Mosson and former leader of Strathclyde Region Sir Charles Gray are all backing independence. Other Labour stalwarts such as Bob Thomson, former Scottish Labour Party Chairman, Pat Kelly, former STUC President and Carol Fox, three-time Labour Party candidate, have also urged Labour supporters to declare their support for a Yes vote. yesscotland.net/news/edinburghs-first-female-lord-provost-declares-yes
Posted on: Tue, 22 Jul 2014 16:45:17 +0000
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