Kenny MacAskill MP

Kenny MacAskill MP

Last seen: 4 years ago

Born and brought up in the Lothians. Kenny was a lawyer in Edinburgh for many years before being elected to the Scottish Parliament. Representing Musselburgh for many years he also served as Justice Secretary. Stepping down in 2016 he has been writing for newspapers and magazines as well as authoring several book including a biography of Jimmy Reid. Currently Member of Parliament (MP) for East Lothian since 2019.

Member since Jan 7, 2021

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Save our Pubs: Why Chancellor Rishi Sunak must still ac...

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Boris Johnson's real reason for denying a second refere...

The Better Together band’s reforming with Michael Gove and Gordon Brown once aga...

Soapbox – Between a Rock and a Hard Place

The emptiness of the “Autumn referendum” rhetoric has been exposed oft times bef...

Brexit: Scottish fishing was sold out by UK in 1973 and...

The Tories will pay a heavy price for their duplicity on fishing as its seared i...

Rangers FC: Malicious prosecution of club's administrat...

If the story that the administrators of Rangers FC are to be paid £21 million in...

Scottish Parliament election: Holyrood vote can and sho...

I’m loathe to disagree with my good friend Henry McLeish but, on whether the Sco...

End of the Line for the Lord Advocate

Is it the end of the line for the post of Lord Advocate or at least in the the h...

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