In 1745, a Scottish army reached Derby – closer to a transformative political outcome than at any point in a generation. A small group of commanders urged caution and retreat. Their reasoning was defensible. Their judgment was catastrophic. History did not record them as prudent. It recorded them as the men who turned back when the prize was within reach.
Don’t Let Them Turn Back.
In 2026, Alba stands weeks from a Holyrood election with a real chance of changing Scottish politics permanently. A small group wants to turn back. We say: read the declaration below. If you agree, add your name.
The Declaration
“We, the undersigned ALBA members, National Executive Members, candidates, and local office bearers, hereby call on Kenny MacAskill and the current leadership team to commit to fighting the 2026 Scottish Parliament election or resign and allow others to lead the fight.”
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Robert O’Neill
Lndon
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Mauchline
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Neil Sinclair
Inverurie
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Coinneach Shanks
Rome
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Brian Henderson
Edinburgh
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Eric Tait
Dumfries
JD
John Duthie
Fraserburgh
LM
Linda McGarrigle
Glasgow
JR
Jane Ralph
North Berwick
SM
Simon McLean
Glasgow
MS
Mohamed Alamgir Shaikh
Edinburgh
DM
Deborah McAlpine
Livingston
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William Adams
Kirkcaldy
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Jedburgh
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Glasgow
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Lucian Marshall
Dunfermline
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Inverness
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Lectoure
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Dumbarton
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Aberdeen
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Stirling
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Glasgow
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Paisley
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Falkirk
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Duns
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Leven
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Glenrothes
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Leven
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Carnoustie
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Edinburgh
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Glasgow
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Edinburgh
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Hamilton
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Glasgow
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Dunfermline
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Edinburgh
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Cowdenbeath
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Livingston
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Inverurie
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Kenny Carson
Midlothian
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Edinburgh
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Glasgow
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Nairn
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Glasgow
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Hawick
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Invergordon
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Galashiels
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Glenrothes
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Lanark
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Edinburgh
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East Kilbride
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Glasgow
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Bathgate
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Langon
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Edinburgh
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Edinburgh
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Glasgow
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Livingston
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Glasgow
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Edinburgh
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Edinburgh
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Edinburgh
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Glasgow
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edinburgh
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Kirkcaldy
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Aberdu
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Fife
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Edinburgh
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Peebles
Mohammad Hossain
Edinburgh
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John Loughray
Edinburgh
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Edinburgh
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Rosyth
GB
george brown
Lesmahagow Lanark
GH
Gordon Henderson
Dunoon
MD
Martin Dunnigan
Fauldhouse
ED
ellison dunn
Hamilton
GH
Geraldine Harron
Gourock
David Russell
Clarkston. East Renfrewshire.
Hilda McMahon
Glasgow
NR
Neil Rankin
Rutherglen, South Lanarkshire
RR
Rob Reid
Perth
Catherine McKernan
Glasgow
LH
Liz Hitschmann
Castle Douglas
LM
Lynne Millar
Glasgow
RD
Ray Dodd
Prestwick
PM
Paul Mclennaghan
Coatbridge
Keith Robertson
Raleigh, North Carolina
PM
Peter Macleod
Clydebank
AS
Alan Short
Schliersee
JL
Julie Logan
Edinburgh
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Ian Sinclair
Thurso
TC
Thouhida khanom Chowdhury
Edinburgh
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Tranent
JP
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Livingston
JM
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Alloa
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Haddington
SS
Susan Swain
Dunbar
PS
Peter Swain
Dunbar
Jude Rozario
Edinburgh
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Edinburgh
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Glenrothes
MM
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Aberdeen
RE
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Edinburgh
DM
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Glasgow
Mark Batchelor
Dundee
Robiul Islam
Edinburgh
JB
Jim Brogan
Glasgow
FM
Frances McKie
Evanton
NM
Neil Mackie
Bilston
MA
Mahfuz Ahmed
Edinburgh
BR
Blanche Rennie
Dunfermline
WC
William Crawford
Coventry
JR
Jackie Reid
Perth
SM
Sandra Millar
Stirling
Gail Sheridan
Glasgow
Thomas Sheridan
Glasgow
RE
Roger Ewen
Inverness
Nosrut Nasib
Edinburgh
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Fiona Thompson
Rosyth Fife
Nasim Malik
Glasgow
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John Samantha
Glasgow
JM
James McCutcheon
Kilwinning
GB
Garry Betts
Edinburgh
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Nick Bowles
Oban
Abdul Majid
Glasgow
RC
Rajon Chowdhury
Edinburgh
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Lyall Wardrope
Motherwell
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Gina Nutini
Peebles
IM
Ian McLean
Elgin
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Vince Godley
Stirling
LC
Lorraine carson
Alness
KM
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Glasgow
HC
Hugh Campbell
Hamilton
KP
Katherine Perlo
Forfar
PJ
peter Johnston
Avonbridge
SJ
Sandra James
Bearsden, East Dunbartonshire, Scotland.
DM
dan macaulay
Dumbarton
ZA
Zohaib Arshad
Candidate, Central Scotland & Lothian East
Naim Hasan
Edinburgh
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Jacqueline Thomson
Gordon
WM
Wendy MacDonald
Kilmarnock
SG
Stephen Gray
Dundee
GC
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Edinburgh
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Edinburgh
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Tayport
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Edinburgh
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Rosyth, Fife
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LANARK
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Edinburgh
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Tillicoultry
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Lanark
Thomas McCann
Glenrothes
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Edinburgh
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Edinburgh
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Haddington
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Patricia Clint
Coatbridge
Abu Meron
Edinburgh
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Edinburgh
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Inverness
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Falkirk
CW
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Falkirk
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Wick
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Tayport
Ian McAlpine
Newlandrig
Bill Craig
Glasgow
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Tayport
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Edinburgh
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Edinburgh
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Edinburgh
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Edinburgh
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Jon Wright
Glasgow
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Kareen Rennie
Gorebridge
GB
Gareth Brown
Glasgow
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Hugh Stuart
Inverness
Scott Murray
Ardrossan
EM
Euan McGlynn
Edinburgh
JD
Jim Daly
Edinburgh
Donald Morrison
Glasgow
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Ian Sinclair
Thurso
JP
Jock Penman
Kelty
DS
David Sutherland
Aberdeen
MT
Marjorie Thompson
Edinburgh
SC
Steven Currie
Glasgow
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Owen Gallagher
Glasgow
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Margaret McAlpine
Gorebridge
DJ
Dot Jessiman
Fraserburgh
SN
Sandra Nel
Penicuik
Alan McMahon
Peebles
FAYE MACFARLANE
MOTHERWELL
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Aiden Sumner
Glasgow
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Deirdre Gault
Romanno Bridge, By West Linton
AC
Andrew Coventry
Penicuik
MS
Margaret Semple
Alloa
EM
Elizabeth Mcclure
Glasgow
DN
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COATBRIDGE
RW
Ronald Watson
Markinch
Mike Dailly
Glasgow
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Hugh Robertson
Inverness
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Murray Yardley
Lesmahagow
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Ann mitchell
Wishaw
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Duns
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Neil Munro
Carnoustie
Fiona Campbell
Cromdale
Mr George Ferguson ofs
Isle Of Arran
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Romannbridge, by West Linton
AW
Alison Watters
Falkirk
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Jamie Gunn
Cowdenbeath
SM
Susan Maxwell
Alexandria
AM
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Haddington
DM
David Mckinlay
Alexandria
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Glasgow
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Rhona Anderson
G11 7EX
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Sandra Burke
Newcastle
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Glasgow
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Inverness
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Jim Bryce
Dunfermline
Alex Torrance
Glasgow
Simon McLean
Glasgow
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Glasgow
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East Kilbride
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Galashiels
Dhruva Kumar
Glasgow
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Michelle Kerr
Kirkcaldy
FA
Frank Anderson
Livingston
DS
Dawn Silver
Aberdeenshire
CW
Christine Watson
Markinch
Laùra Hänsler
Kingussie
Kenny Allan
Auchwncrow
CW
Colin Watson
Forres
DD
David Dale
Glasgow
Thomas Westen
Howth
DM
David MacLachlan
Glasgow
GM
Grace Mackay
Highland
MS
Mary Sinclair
Thurso Caithness
GI
Gerry Imrie
Edinburgh
IS
Ian Sinclair
Thurso
Mark Melville
Glasgow
MS
Mary Sinclair
Thurso
CM
Colin McKenna
Glasgow
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Ann Fuller
Nairn
LL
Lorna Love
Glasgow
SA
Safhuan Al
Aberdeen
RY
Ronnie Young
Glasgow
AH
Ann Hall
Haddington
MM
MarieClaire McGuinness
Glasgow
EG
Eamonn Gallagher
Bishopbriggs
Rab Harkins
Glasgow
SF
Stephen Fuller
Nairn
LG
Lorraine Glass
Haddington
JM
Jim Marshall
Greenock
DG
Deborah Gorman
Greenock
JW
John Whitelaw
Aberdeen
Farid Ahmed
Edinburgh
GG
Gail Gyi
Glasgow
Nazrul Islam
Edinburgh
Nazrul Islam
Edinburgh
LW
Liz Walker
Invergordon
Abu Meron
Edinburgh
DM
Dominic mearns
Stirling
DT
david thompson
Shetland
MM
Michelle McWalter
Dundee
Terry Howson
Duns
DT
david thompson
Lerwick
SA
Steven Arnott
Inverness
SD
Stephen Davies
Glasgow
SA
Steven Arnott
Inverness
LH
Louise Hogg
Galashiels
SR
Sheila Roderick
Isle of Scalpay
JH
John Henderson
Aviemore
JS
Joseph Smith
Edinburgh
Ray James
Bearsden, East Dunbartonshire, Scotland.
MD
Morgwn Davies
Haddington
CM
Cllr Alasdair MacPherson
Stirling
KD
Kristopher Duncan
Alexandria
DH
Daniel He
CAMBRIDGE
WH
Willie Hutchinson
West Dunbartonshire Secretary
MB
Muriel Barlow
West Dunbartonshire Treasurer
SM
Susan Maxwell
West Dunbartonshire Organiser
KH
Karen Hendry
Scottish Borders Membership
MJ
Maureen Johnston
Scottish Borders Secretary
JG
Jim Gault
Scottish Borders Treasurer
AG
Audrey Graham
Scottish Borders Organiser
GH
Gail Hendry
Scottish Borders Convener
BR
Bob Reid
Perth & Kinross Treasurer
RR
Robert Reid
Perth & Kinross Convener
JB
Jamie Bryant
Midlothian Treasurer
LW
Louise Williams
Inverclyde Treasurer
DW
Dianne Wilkinson
Highland Membership
HM
Hector MacLeod
Highland Vice Convener
FC
Fiona Campbell
Highland Treasurer
BC
Bill Craig
Glasgow Treasurer
KR
Kenny Ross
Glasgow Secretary
WN
William Neeson
Glasgow Convener
MK
Michelle Kerr
Fife Treasurer
SL
Sandy Louden
Fife Membership
AW
Alison Waters
Falkirk Organiser
GI
Gerry Imrie
Edinburgh Executive Member
EM
Euan McGlynn
Edinburgh Convener
MB
Mike Baldry
East Lothian PEO
AH
Ann Hall
East Lothian Women's Convener
LG
Lorraine Glass
East Lothian Membership
MD
Morgwn Davies
East Lothian Convener
KM
Ken McNeil
East Dunbartonshire Treasurer
EG
Eamonn Gallagher
East Dunbartonshire Secretary
FK
Fasil Khan
Dundee Organiser
MM
Michelle McWalter
Dundee Treasurer
AW
Alex Wilkin
Clackmannanshire Secretary
GK
Ghazi Khan
Angus Convener
TS
Tam Smith
Candidate, Central & Lothian West
AM
Abu Meron
Candidate, Edinburgh & Lothians East
AC
Andrew Coventry
Candidate, South Scotland
TH
Terry Howson
Candidate, South Scotland
RJ
Ray James
Candidate, West Scotland
KD
Kristopher Duncan
Candidate, West Scotland
GS
Gail Sheridan
Candidate, Glasgow
DK
Dhruva Kumar
Candidate, Glasgow
CW
Christine Watson
Candidate, Mid Scotland & Fife
LH
Laura Hansler
Candidate, Highlands & Islands
AD
Allan Duffy
Candidate, Highlands & Islands
Kirk Torrance
Co-Founder ALBA Party
FA
Frank Anderson
Local Government Convener
SB
Suzanne Blackley
National Equalities Convener
CH
Christina Hendry
Ordinary NEC Member
TS
Tommy Sheridan
Ordinary NEC Member
AM
Angus B MacNeil
Ordinary NEC Member