SSP Research, Policy & Media Unit
Press Release: 03/09/05
Ronnie Stevenson to fight seat of disgraced MSP
The Scottish Socialist Party today announced that it had already selected its candidate to fight the impending Glasgow Cathcart by election for the Scottish Parliament.
Glasgow Regional Organiser Richie Venton said that the party had anticipated the fact that there would be a by election some time ago and had selected Unison shop stewards convenor Ronnie Stevenson as the candidate.
Ronnie is a children and families’ social worker in the East End of Glasgow and is the Unison shop stewards’ convenor for over 4000 social work services members.
Ronnie has lived in the constituency for 26 years and has stood for election in the area on several occasions.
SSP Glasgow Regional Organiser Richie Venton said;
“Politics is about foresight over astonishment and the two local SSP branches in Cathcart took the view sometime ago that it would be wise to select a candidate for a possible by election in Cathcart.
“Ronnie Stevenson is well known in the constituency for his involvement in the labour and trade union movement over decades and he will take the SSP’s campaigns of opposition to privatisation and defence of public services, defending the NHS and opposition to the Iraq war to the people of Cathcart.”
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High resolution picture of Ronnie Stevenson:
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