Sandra Osborne MP welcomed the Labour Referendum Express back to Ayrshire today when it stopped off at Cumnock to pay homage to Keir Hardie before taking the Vote No message on to the doorsteps. The bus went on to take in Logan, Muirkirk and Auchinleck.
Sandra said,
"I was proud to show Deputy Scottish Labour Leader,Anas Sarwar and his team of volunteers the bust of Keir Hardie at the Cumnock Town Hall. He lived and worked in Cumnock. Proud to be Scottish, he helped found the Scottish Labour Party, the British Labour Party and build up the Trade Union Movement. He became an MP in the UK Parliament, first for an English seat and then for a Welsh one. He was outward looking and progressive, fighting hard for a Scottish Parliament within the UK, women's suffrage, a minimum wage, self rule in India and an end to segregation in South Africa. No wonder we are so proud of him in Ayrshire. His values are behind everything we stand for in saying No to independence and separation. We stand for the best of both worlds - a strong Scottish Parliament within a UK where we pool and share the risks and the resources "
Sandra and Anas with volunteers and local Labour Party members at the Keir Hardie Bust outside the Town Hall.
Sandra said,
"I was proud to show Deputy Scottish Labour Leader,Anas Sarwar and his team of volunteers the bust of Keir Hardie at the Cumnock Town Hall. He lived and worked in Cumnock. Proud to be Scottish, he helped found the Scottish Labour Party, the British Labour Party and build up the Trade Union Movement. He became an MP in the UK Parliament, first for an English seat and then for a Welsh one. He was outward looking and progressive, fighting hard for a Scottish Parliament within the UK, women's suffrage, a minimum wage, self rule in India and an end to segregation in South Africa. No wonder we are so proud of him in Ayrshire. His values are behind everything we stand for in saying No to independence and separation. We stand for the best of both worlds - a strong Scottish Parliament within a UK where we pool and share the risks and the resources "
Sandra and Anas with volunteers and local Labour Party members at the Keir Hardie Bust outside the Town Hall.