Skip to main content
Looking ahead to getting life moving again
When lockdown ends, protecting our NHS and social care sector and preventing a second wave of the virus will be at the top of the priorities list, says BILL KIDD MSP

NEXT May’s elections seem a very long way off when all our focus and energy are turned towards dealing with the devastating effects of the Covid-19 virus. 

However, as we all know, living in a democracy our election cycle will inevitably, and rightly, come back round.

So far, with the increased volume of work that has come through my office in terms of all the constituent and systems changes to be dealt with, until writing this article, I hadn’t really given next year’s Scottish Parliament elections a great deal of thought. 

Take out shares in the People's Press
Support the Morning Star
You have reached the free limit.
Subscribe to continue reading.
More from this author
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer meeting First Minister of Sc
Voices of Scotland / 9 July 2024
9 July 2024
As Labour takes control across Britain, the SNP’s progressive policies have set a benchmark for Starmer in many areas, while nuclear disarmament remains a key issue Labour neglects, writes BILL KIDD MSP
Features / 29 May 2023
29 May 2023
We are going backwards: we now face a new wave of nuclear weapons manufacturing and a new era in the shadow of catastrophic accidents and nuclear war, writes BILL KIDD MSP
Voices Of Scotland / 14 November 2022
14 November 2022
I was honoured to play my part as a politician in the international cause of peace at the United Nations this year — but the body is fundamentally undermined by the main nuclear powers and their veto, writes BILL KIDD MSP
Britain’s Trident nuclear-armed subs are stationed in Fasl
Features / 16 May 2022
16 May 2022
BILL KIDD MSP stresses the importance of the SNP’s commitment to unilateral nuclear disarmament in light of growing global tensions and the prospect of Scottish independence
Similar stories
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer meeting First Minister of Sc
Voices of Scotland / 9 July 2024
9 July 2024
As Labour takes control across Britain, the SNP’s progressive policies have set a benchmark for Starmer in many areas, while nuclear disarmament remains a key issue Labour neglects, writes BILL KIDD MSP
Features / 4 July 2024
4 July 2024
Former party chair IAN LAVERY urges voters who may be tempted to lend their support to alternative left candidates to stick with Labour to smash the main enemy of our class as completely as possible
Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar speaking during the party
Voices of Scotland / 25 June 2024
25 June 2024
As the Tories wither and the SNP’s independence dream fades, CAROL MOCHAN MSP urges voters to reject nationalist complacency and embrace a transformative Labour government that could tackle poverty and climate change head-on
NO SLEEPING GIANTS HERE: View from Kaim Hill over the abando
Aw That / 25 May 2024
25 May 2024
MATT KERR is troubled by Labour election slogan and the old adage it invokes that ‘the more things change, the more they stay the same’