Monday, July 13, 2009

James Dornan, SNP Councillor stands down from candidacy for Glasgow North East


Dear All

James Dornan, the SNP Councillor who was to fight the by-election in the seat of former Commons Speaker Michael Martin, has withdrawn after newspaper allegations.

This is a real shame as he had a lot going for him both personally and professional.

James Dornan insisted he had acted in good faith, but did not want the issue to overshadow the election.

He decided to put the party and people of Glasgow North East first which I feel shows great strength of character.

Springburn badly needs an SNP MP to get elected and get to work to raise and tackle the massive social problems that this area has, the sooner the better.

This upset means that there will be another selection meeting for the Glasgow seat to elect a new candidate.

I would have liked to have seen James Dornan take his case to the people of Springburn and show the positive aspects of what he believes in and stands for.

He is well capable and I am sure that in future he will and should stand again as a candidate if he wants to elsewhere.

Yours sincerely

George Laird
The Campaign for Human Rights at Glasgow University

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