Edinburgh-born Hamish Goldie-Scot is standing for the Scottish Family Party in the General Election on July 4. Hamish’s day job sees him travelling the globe advising governments and the private sector on how to work together to address the problem of corruption in the planning and delivery of public infrastructure. Advertisement Advertisement Did you know with an ad-lite subscription to The Southern Reporter, you get 70% fewer ads while viewing the news that matters to you.
Closer to home he’s a member of Abbey St Bathans, Bonkyl and Preston Community Council. Hamish believes that family breakdown is a root cause of a wide range of problems, such as the housing crisis, criminality and drug abuse. The Scottish Family Party is also critical of what it regards as “indoctrination” around issues such as sexuality and relationships.
Hamish, a father-of-three, was drawn to join the party due to its “common-sense” approach to such issues. Advertisement Advertisement He said: “I believe that the Scottish Family Party has an important contribution to make to political debate in , as we try to work constructively with others to better understand and address some of the underlying causes, rather than just the symptoms, of the many societal ills and damaging divisions that characterise politics in Scotland. “The reason that I, and 15 other candidates across Scotland, are standing in this election is to help raise awareness of, and engage in respectful debate about, import.
