Jamie Stone to stand down as an MSP

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Jamie Stone to stand down as an MSP

By Mark Pack | Thu 3rd June 2010 - 1:35 pm

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Andrew Reeves has the news:

Jamie Stone, Scottish Liberal Democrat MSP for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross, has announced that he will step down from the Scottish Parliament at the next Scottish election. Mr Stone is stepping down 25 years of public service to pursue new avenues.

Jamie is the second Highland Liberal Democrats MSP to announce he is standing down.

John Farquar-Munro MSP is also standing down and Alan MacRae has been selected to replace John and fight the seat at next years election.

You can read the full story here.

Read more by Mark Pack or more about alan macrae, jamie stone or john farquar-munro.
This entry was posted in Scotland.

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2 Comments

Kehaar 3rd Jun '10 - 3:49pm

Stone has been a steady if distant presence, and currently is sitting on a majority of about 10%. The local rag has more.

Meanwhile, the Daily Telegraph is plagerizing blogs.
Kehaar 3rd Jun '10 - 3:50pm

The local rag has even more.

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