Biography:

Sandra is an active community volunteer, participating in various community groups and supporting local salmon fishermen following the Scottish Government’s ban on the centuries-old tradition of coastal salmon-netting.
During her twenty plus years in the heavy fabrication industry it saddened her to see politicians across all parties preside over Scotland’s industrial demise. Her passion to reverse this motivated her to stand in the 2015 GE; 2017 Council Elections; 2019 GE and again in this up-coming Scottish Election. It was also a driving force behind her decision to campaign to leave the European Union in 2016.
Our SG has long championed renewables, indeed former FM Alex Salmond once claimed Scotland had the potential to be the “Saudi Arabia of renewables”. A decade ago SNP promised to deliver a renewable ‘jobs bonanza’ with Mr Swinney promising 28,000 jobs, yet in Feb 2020 it was reported only 6% of these jobs had been delivered, the vast majority having gone overseas. From the many communications she penned to newspapers, politicians and enterprise groups, the response has been either a) political speak excusing ‘no change’, or b) details of plans to reverse the decline, likely developed by persons with business know-how, however clearly not within heavy industry! The negative economic, social and health consequences of extensive lockdown restrictions will be long-lasting, with revenue shortfalls from failing businesses and rising unemployment adversely affecting public services across the country. Scotland’s politicians and political parties have failed us, more than ever we need political change, new blood to drive much-needed innovative policies to deliver.
Whether developing a Space Hub or Windfarm Projects; decommissioning Scotland’s Oil & Gas Platforms or building MOD vessels, the political enthusiasm to ensure a level of ‘in-country’ procurement to provide the skilled local jobs necessary to deliver that much promised Second Industrial Revolution is essential.

Free of EU State Aid and Procurement Regulations offers an ideal opportunity to deliver Scotland’s much needed Reform.

If elected to the Scottish Parliament, Sandra promises to work tirelessly towards;

• supporting hard hit businesses towards a full post-Covid recovery to safeguard jobs;
• ensuring local jobs for local communities from Scotland’s renewable and decommissioning contracts;
• reversing the centralised control of Health & Public Services while increasing council budgets to improve local spend & decision making powers;
• improving Highland connectivity & infrastructure: broadband, roads and public transport;
• increasing investment in hospitality & tourism across the Highlands;
• supporting Scotland’s farming & fishing through this Brexit transition and to realise the opportunities afforded from an expanded international market;
• facilitating the political change necessary to reverse Scotland’s economic decline and deliver improved healthcare; education; housing and public services for all.