SSP selects candidate for Livingston by election
SSP selects candidate for Livingston by election
SSP Research, Policy & Media Unit
Press Release: 01/09/05
The Scottish Socialist Party last night selected it’s candidate for the forthcoming Livingston by election following the death of the local MP Robin Cook.
Steven Nimmo is 27 and is currently Regional Organiser for the Scottish Socialist Party in the Lothians.
Steven has lived in West Lothian all his life, brought up in Torphichen he went to the local primary school then went to Bathgate Academy.
Steven left school at 16 to pursue his love of the countryside at Borders College where he studied gamekeeping and habitat management.
Steven has previously worked for Grampian Country Foods where he helped recruit new members to the Transport and General Workers Union and more recently worked in the laundry at St. John’s hospital.
At St. John’s Steven was a Unison shop steward where he actively fought against the use of agency staff in the NHS and also fought to change Unison, at St. John’s with the first election of a shop steward in the laundry for fifteen years taking place.
Steven was active in attempting to unionise workplaces across West Lothian, including Motorola, the closure of which was one of the first campaigns he was involved in.
In 2002 Steven was at the forefront of organising the campaign against West Lothian Council’s inflation busting £5 per week rent rise. As part of this campaign he organised and spoke at public meetings across West Lothian culminating in a Rally in Bathgate of over 300 people.
More recently Steven has been involved in campaigns against the proposed private prison in Addiewell, cuts at St. John’s hospital and cuts in the Fire service locally.
Steven said today;
“It is an honour to be chosen by the SSP to fight the Livingston by election.
“The SSP will be taking our message of an independent socialist Scotland, defence of the NHS, opposition to cuts in public services and opposition to the Iraq war to the people of Livingston and looking to build on the support we have in the constituency.”
Scottish Socialist Party national convenor Colin Fox added;
“Steven will make a great candidate for the SSP in the Livingston by election, he is a real antidote to the establishment politicians that the public have become so cynical about.
“Steven has a great track record fighting for the people of West Lothian, particularly in relation to St Johns hospital.”
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SSP Research, Policy & Media Unit
Press Release: 01/09/05
The Scottish Socialist Party last night selected it’s candidate for the forthcoming Livingston by election following the death of the local MP Robin Cook.
Steven Nimmo is 27 and is currently Regional Organiser for the Scottish Socialist Party in the Lothians.
Steven has lived in West Lothian all his life, brought up in Torphichen he went to the local primary school then went to Bathgate Academy.
Steven left school at 16 to pursue his love of the countryside at Borders College where he studied gamekeeping and habitat management.
Steven has previously worked for Grampian Country Foods where he helped recruit new members to the Transport and General Workers Union and more recently worked in the laundry at St. John’s hospital.
At St. John’s Steven was a Unison shop steward where he actively fought against the use of agency staff in the NHS and also fought to change Unison, at St. John’s with the first election of a shop steward in the laundry for fifteen years taking place.
Steven was active in attempting to unionise workplaces across West Lothian, including Motorola, the closure of which was one of the first campaigns he was involved in.
In 2002 Steven was at the forefront of organising the campaign against West Lothian Council’s inflation busting £5 per week rent rise. As part of this campaign he organised and spoke at public meetings across West Lothian culminating in a Rally in Bathgate of over 300 people.
More recently Steven has been involved in campaigns against the proposed private prison in Addiewell, cuts at St. John’s hospital and cuts in the Fire service locally.
Steven said today;
“It is an honour to be chosen by the SSP to fight the Livingston by election.
“The SSP will be taking our message of an independent socialist Scotland, defence of the NHS, opposition to cuts in public services and opposition to the Iraq war to the people of Livingston and looking to build on the support we have in the constituency.”
Scottish Socialist Party national convenor Colin Fox added;
“Steven will make a great candidate for the SSP in the Livingston by election, he is a real antidote to the establishment politicians that the public have become so cynical about.
“Steven has a great track record fighting for the people of West Lothian, particularly in relation to St Johns hospital.”
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