Mr Smith was wondering what had happened to former Lib Dem Member of the Scottish Parliament George Lyon who was one of the MSPs who lost their seats at May’s elections.
Mr Smith notes in today’s Scotsman that “a former MSP who lost his seat at Holyrood is now aiming to be elected as a member of the European Parliament. George Lyon, the Liberal Democrat deputy finance minister in the previous Executive, will stand in the 2009 poll.”
Now Mr Smith was never aware of Mr Lyon’s strong belief in Europe and thought that the only thing Mr Lyon had in common with the European Parliament was the fact that he submitted a rather dodgy expenses claim to the Scottish Parliament earlier this year which he was forced to amend. But it begs the obvious question as to whether Mr Lyon is really that bothered about standing for the European Parliament in 2009 given that as recently as May he was trying to get himself elected back to the Scottish Parliament, unsuccessfully thanks to the voters of Argyll and Bute.
Mr Lyon appears to have become a politician in search of a Parliament, which may indeed be a very good reason not to let him have one.
Mr Smith notes in today’s Scotsman that “a former MSP who lost his seat at Holyrood is now aiming to be elected as a member of the European Parliament. George Lyon, the Liberal Democrat deputy finance minister in the previous Executive, will stand in the 2009 poll.”
Now Mr Smith was never aware of Mr Lyon’s strong belief in Europe and thought that the only thing Mr Lyon had in common with the European Parliament was the fact that he submitted a rather dodgy expenses claim to the Scottish Parliament earlier this year which he was forced to amend. But it begs the obvious question as to whether Mr Lyon is really that bothered about standing for the European Parliament in 2009 given that as recently as May he was trying to get himself elected back to the Scottish Parliament, unsuccessfully thanks to the voters of Argyll and Bute.
Mr Lyon appears to have become a politician in search of a Parliament, which may indeed be a very good reason not to let him have one.
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