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I am seeking your support for the Shadow Cabinet Elections.Being in opposition is hard at any time but the coming months and yearswill be one of the most difficult periods in decades that this country andour Party will face.We need to effectively represent the voices of those who will be hithardest by the Coalition’s agenda to achieve a permanent “small state” solution but we also need to develop the right policies that will convincethe electorate that there is a genuine alternative. Within theParliamentary party we need to develop a new range of tactical skills thatwill require the Shadow Cabinet to work as closely as possible withbackbench colleagues to maximise our efforts.I believe I can offer a range of skills and experience to the role that will fitthese challenges.
Resilience
I was chair of the Scottish Parliamentary group during the Glasgow Eastby-election and learnt by hard experience of the need to keep yourresolve even in the toughest of times and maintain team morale. I took upmy Ministerial position in the Scotland Office in the week of the LehmanBrothers collapse at a time when Labour’s support had slumped, but wasdetermined to show that our decisions at the height of the financial crisisto take over Scotland’s major banks were the correct choice.I took an active role in the campaigns that led to our subsequent victoriesin both the Glenrothes and Glasgow North East by-elections which pavedthe way towards our strongest electoral performance in Scotland for manyyears at the General Election.
Policy Development
I was Chair of the Manifesto group on International Development beforethe General Election.As Chair of the All Party Group on Debt, Aid and Trade I was one of thefirst parliamentarians to actively call for a currency transaction tax and toproduce a detailed report on how it could be achieved.
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