The SNP's most senior MP, Pete Wishart, on the ten things that changed his life 👇
I somehow managed to collect the necessary qualifications to get in there. I went straight from school into Murray House. And I loved every minute of it. I learned politics there and half the time we were on these practical placements working in a community development projects or with workers or tenants groups, and it was great and I learned so much about community political activism.This is probably my most significant one. I always knew I was gonna get back into music.
The first album I worked on with them was The Cutter And The Clan and it was a breakthrough album which led to us getting a major record deal with Chrysalis Records. That meant we got bigger gigs, we got a massive budget to go into the studio and record further albums. And we went on to become the biggest band in Scotland and in the late 1980s, and early 90s.
I always thought I would win that one but took a big gamble and chance. I was never so relieved to be elected with a majority of 1200 at that point and I’ve gone on to win five elections.Few bands get to headline a gig like we did in 1991 when we played on the banks of Loch Lomond to 50,000 people. We all had young families and kids and that was so important for us. We were comfortable in what we had achieved.
I am mightily impressed and immensely frustrated that we came so close to winning. When we won all but three of 59 seats in Scotland at the 2015 General Election we knew this was unfinished business.
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