 |
'In Britain, a rich historical seam of communist ideas dates back to the Middle Ages and beyond. The desire for a future based on peace, cooperation, community and common, wealth has long inspired the peoples of England, Scotland and Wales. ' Scottish Communist Party. |
 |
 |
Alistair McConnachie |  |
| Independent Green Voice | ||
| was born in Hong Kong on the 14th December 1965. His first 5 years were spent in Hong Kong and West Germany. Shortly after his father left the British Army, the family moved to Libya, where his father, a dentist, worked in a health centre run by the Oil Industry Medical Society. Returning to Scotland in 1973, he lived in Ayr until 1976 when the family moved to Castle Douglas in the south of Scotland. In 1979 the family moved to a smallholding outside Castle Douglas and in 1982 they moved to a farm of 105 acres outside Dalbeattie, in the same area. Alistair attended Reading University in 1984 and graduated with a degree in Agricultural Economics in 1987. He lived in Reading until 1990, when he entered the natural health field and moved to Edinburgh. During the 1990s he was the Director of the Melville Natural Health Clinic in the centre of Edinburgh. It was during this time that he became concerned about the direction the country was taking, especially in its relationship with the so-called European Union. Around the mid-90s he was introduced to the field of monetary reform, and worked in a part-time and voluntary capacity with money reformers based in Edinburgh. By 1997 he was increasingly concentrating on his research activities and in 1999 he moved to Glasgow, where he is presently based, working full time on his various research, publishing and campaigning initiatives. In July 1999 he launched monthly journal Sovereignty. It is a fully privately-owned and independently-produced operation. In June 2006 it celebrated its 84th continuous month of publication. He has stood for elected office 8 times at Council, Scottish, British and European level. At the Scottish Election on 1st May 2003 he stood for Independent Green Voice in the Kelvin parliamentary constituency of Glasgow, and saved his deposit taking 6% of the vote. He also stood in the Hillhead ward in Glasgow at the council elections on the same day. At the 2005 General Election, he stood in the Glasgow South West constituency. He is a full-time Journalist and Campaigner, and is available for speaking engagements. Recent electoral experience As an Independent Green Voice candidate: 2005 Westminster Parliament election, Glasgow South West, 379 votes (1.22 %) 2003 Scottish Parliament election, Glasgow Kelvin, 1,300 votes (8.22 %) 2003 Glasgow City Council election, Hillhead, 141 votes (7.38 %) As a UK Independence Party candidate: 2000 Scottish Parliament By-election, Ayr, 133 votes (0.35 %) 1999 Westminster Parliament By-election, Hamilton South, 61 votes (0.31 %) 1999 Scottish Parliament election, First on UKIP South of Scotland list, 1,502 votes (0.24 %) | ||
Return to home page