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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Scottish Greens call for support for home workers

Finnie: Scottish Government must ensure prison staff are paid

Finnie comments on Britannia hotels

Finnie calls for islands’ coronavirus task force

Boris bridge a road to nowhere says Finnie

Withdrawing from EAW an act of gross stupidity, says Finnie

Lessons from school fire must be learned

Finnie hails Coul Links decision

Finnie labels Transport Strategy 'meaningless drivel'

Greens win greater protections for biometric data