John Finnie

Highlands and Islands

John is a former police officer and was a Highlands and Islands MSP from 2011-2021.

He was a member of Holyrood's Justice and Rural Economy committees. He successfully campaigned against deploying armed police to routine incidents, work for which he was awarded “Community Politician of the Year 2014”. He has campaigned against cuts to local education and medical services, police control rooms and Citizen’s Advice Bureaux and for public ownership of Calmac Ferries and the railways. He has also pushed for ethical investment of public funds and against ship to ship oil transfers of oil in the Moray Firth.

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Greens to work with other parties to scrap football Act

Finnie: UK’s UN failure leaves no British option to scrap trident

Victims of rape should not face public exposure of their sexual history

Enterprise Review: Finnie Welcomes Highland And South Recommendations

Heathrow decision does nothing to advance social justice

Scot Gov thinking on Heathrow is flawed

Government pressed by Greens to deal with Clair oil spill

Concerns about bulk data collection remain

Where we expect to push Scottish Ministers to be bolder

Greens skeptical of Scottish Government 2020 broadband target