Amy Rodger for East Lothian

Your local Liberal Democrat candidate

Amy Rodger wants to stop East Lothian being taken for granted

Amy Rodger is your local Liberal Democrat candidate for the East Lothian Westminster constituency. Only the Liberal Democrats can beat Labour at the next General Election, putting an end to years of neglect under the current Labour MP. Amy has a strong track record of campaigning on issues such as post office closures and affordable housing and is fighting hard to ensure East Lothian is no longer taken for granted.

See why only Amy can beat Labour in East Lothian.

Amy's priorities for East Lothian...

Police not Plastic - Labour's plans to force people into getting compulsory identity cards are expensive and ineffective. The money allocated for this project should be used for more police and better intelligence services, a far more effective way to tackle crime.

A fairer deal for pensioners - too many older people still face a life in poverty, almost 10 years into this Labour Government. The mass means testing of pensioners is insulting to older people and has a poor take up rate as a result. Pensioners need and deserve a proper increase in the state pension, linked to the growth in average earnings.

Respect for international law - The UK Government seems to have learnt little from their disastrous involvement in the illegal war in Iraq. International institutions like the UN needs to be reformed and strengthened. International law needs to be respected by all countries, whether in the middle east or the west.

Amy Rodger's C.V.

Employment

Director, Electoral Reform Society Scotland, 2006-

Programme Manager, Equal Access to Employment Strategy for Glasgow City Council, 2005-2006

Close the Gap Project Manager, Equal Opportunities Commission Scotland, 2003-2005

Campaign Co-ordinator, Fairshare - Scotland's Campaign for Renewing Democracy, 2001-2003

An all-party campaign for proportional representation for Scottish local government.

Political Assistant and Parliamentary Researcher for Robert Brown MSP, 2000

Campaigns and Constituency Organiser for Edinburgh South Constituency, 2000

Politics and Campaigning experience

Liberal Democrat Prospective Parliamentary Candidate for East Lothian, 2007 -

Parliamentary Candidate for Glasgow North 2004, 2005

Scottish Parliamentary Election Candidate, City of Glasgow Region, 2003

Parliamentary Candidate for Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, 2001

Member, Scottish Liberal Democrat Party Policy Commitee

Education

MA (Hons) Politics, University of Glasgow, 1999

Visit some of the organisations that Amy is member of

Amnesty International.

Campaign for Real Ale.

Electoral Reform Society.

Centre for Scottish Public Policy.

Rail Action Group, East of Scotland (RAGES).

Scottish Seabird Centre.

East Lothian Housing Association.