Welcome to the home page for this site.
A sub-domain at this site contains a blog using B2Evolution which works better on this domain than WordPress. This also contains a photo sub-blog.
I have what is now an archived version of a previous blog available at http://blog.viewfrommilseybay.org.uk.
Background
I was born in Leith, brought up in Muirhouse, moved back to Leith then
down the coast to North Berwick. My living room overlooks Milsey Bay.
I used to work for Scottish/British Gas/Centrica – take your pick, it’s all the same company – until I was made redundant in September 2007. I was offered the company pension, which I took, and haven’t been in paid employment since.
I’m involved in various community groups to some degree or other and have been active in politics since I joined the Scottish Liberal Democrats in September 1991.
I have been a local authority candidate in every election since then until the one in 2003. I did not stand in 2007 and won’t stand again.
I have been vice-convenor, secretary and membership secretary of the local party at various stages and am currently convenor until the AGM in November 2010. I am no longer a member of East Lothian Liberal Democrats but still remain a member of the Scottish Party.
I have also represented the local party in the South of Scotland region since summer of 1992, first when it was the European constituency and latterly when it became the Scottish Parliamentary Regional area. I was secretary of the regional party for many years it until it was “done away” with as a constituted organisation by the Scottish Party in October 2009.
I was a member of the Federal Conference steward’s team from September 1995 until a few years ago.
I became the Scottish Party’s Chief Steward in the autumn of 2002 having deputised for the previous one at Dewar’s Rink in Perth in the spring of that year. It means I have now done 18 conferences in that role. Am a member of the Party’s Conference Committee but have no vote on that Committee. I believe that the Chief Steward has to be appointed to that role by the Convenor of the Conference Committee and any Conference/Events Manager employed by the Party. I am therefore, co-opted onto Conference Committee. This post has now been terminated as of Deccember 2011.
I was the chair of a Steering Group that got North Berwick Fairtrade Town status. Am a member of the East Lothian Community Health Partnership Public Partnership Forum (a bit of a mouthful but, now renamed East Lothian Health Network). I used to be a member of North Berwick Youth Network. I am currently Secretary to North Berwick Highland Games.
