About the SSP - and our candidates

You can read more about the SSP on www.scottishsocialistparty.org

Our candidates are:

Pam Currie - Pam is 35 years old and lives in Glasgow with her cat, Banjo. She teaches in a Further Education college and is an activist in the EIS teachers' union. Her parents live on Islay and she is a frequent visitor to the area. A Gaelic learner, Pam sings in a choir, enjoying her first trip to the National Mod in October 2010. Pam is a Quaker, a feminist and an LGBT activist who has been involved in campaigns ranging from the peace movement to the Vigil for a Scottish Parliament. A graduate of the University of Paisley, she has also studied with the Open University, Ruskin College and UHI Sabhal Mor Ostaig, and believes 'lifelong education' should be available and affordable to all.

Iain Hogg lives on South Uist and works as a Physics teacher. A former electrician, Iain is currently the Head of Science at the local secondary school on Benbecula. He has a long history of political activity and was in the Labour Party for many years, leaving after fighting Labour's disastrous policies on PFI and Iraq. As a former councillor he has held posts as both Vice Chair of Social Work and Education in his native Renfrewshire.

Roz Paterson is a journalist and full-time parent, whose political life began in Inverness CND, followed by a long involvement with the green movement, culminating in her joining the SSP in 2002, where she has helped to shape environmental policy and build links with outside agencies, from transition town initatives to local peace groups to international campaigning organisations, and to join hands with those protesting against GM crop trials, billionaire Americans building golf courses on precious ecosystems and predatory supermarket chains seeking to monopolise local economies and kill off local shops. She is married with two children.

Willie Hamilton is an artist and teacher in Dunoon, where he also serves as a Community Councillor and trade union activist. Willie left the Labour Party after twenty years' membership due to its continued failure to defend people in their daily struggles, and joined the SSP when it was founded in 1998. Willie has been active in politics for over 40 years and his commitment to waging war on poverty and injustice has involved him in many national and local campaigns, from the miners' strike and anti poll tax campaigns to fighting public spending cuts.

Linda Howie is a mature student and lone parent who looks after her teenage niece. She is a member of the SSP's Campsie Branch and is active in campaigning against education cuts which will affect both young people and mature students, especially in Further Education.

Andi Rossetter grew up in the Highlands & Islands, first in Shetland where he attended primary school, then in Fort William where he completed his education and later worked in the fish processing industry, where he was involved in fighting for the rights of low paid workers through trade union activity. Drawn into politics through a desire to see independence for Scotland, Andi has been active in politics for over 21 years, standing up for the rights of low paid workers and for an end to inequality in our society.