Western Isles SNP candidate exchanges Holyrood for campaign trail

Western Isles SNP candidate, Alasdair Allan, heads back home to the Western Isles tomorrow, following the dissolution today of the Scottish Parliament, and the launch of the SNP’s national re-election campaign in Edinburgh this afternoon.

Dr Allan commented:

“Today marks the end of the third Scottish Parliament since it was re-established in 1999. I have been deeply honoured to represent the Western Isles in Parliament since 2007, and it won’t come as a surprise to hear that I am campaigning hard to serve in the new Parliament to be elected on May 5^th.

“Today I will also be taking part in the formal launch of the SNP’s national campaign, at Dynamic Earth in Edinburgh. I hope I can stand on my own record in the Western Isles, but I believe I can also stand on the record of Scotland’s first SNP Government. The SNP brought us RET, froze the council tax, and abolished prescription charges among many other things, despite having no Parliamentary majority.

“The SNP’s strong positive campaign nationally illustrated at today’s launch just shows that a Government led by Alex Salmond can be relied upon to be a Scottish Government working for Scotland.

“For me the knocking on doors began a long time ago, and the reception I am getting is very encouraging indeed, but now the campaign begins in earnest. I intend, with my team of many activists, to meet as many people in the islands as humanly possible between now and 5 May.”

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