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	Carolyn Leckie - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Carolyn Leckie is a member of the Scottish Parliament for central Scotland.
		She stood down at its annual conference in March 2006, stating that it was time to hand the post over to a lay member of the party, but she was easily elected as an ordinary member of its executive committee.
		During the Sheridan v News International defamation action Tommy Sheridan's counsel alleged that Alan McCombes and Carolyn Leckie were lovers and "had wanted to take over at the top".
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Carolyn_Leckie (282 words)

	Official report - Stage 3 - Breastfeeding etc. (Scotland) Bill - 18 November 2004
		Carolyn Leckie: Fiona Hyslop talked about compromise, which is why the amendments were lodged in their current form.
		Carolyn Leckie: It is important that we address the point about children waiting for a feed because they can understand the concept.
		Carolyn Leckie: I do not mind having a conversation about the matter outside the chamber, but I did not think that we were supposed to have such conversations in here.
	www.govanlc.com /stage3 (14337 words)

	SCOTLAND: Socialist parliamentarian jailed for nuclear protest (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-30)
		Carolyn Leckie, one the Scottish Socialist Party's six members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs), has been sentenced to seven days in jail for refusing to pay a fine relating to her arrest at an anti-nuclear protest at Faslane Naval Base in August last year.
		Leckie is a midwife, and the January 19 BBC News Online reported that the midwives' professional body, the Nursery and Midwifery Council, is in the process of deciding whether her conviction amounts to “conduct unworthy of a registered midwife”;.
		Carolyn is a woman in public life with principles who is prepared to risk her livelihood in order to take a stand against nuclear weapons.
	www.greenleft.org.au /back/2005/613/613p18b.htm (462 words)

	Equal access to sexual health education and services \| Workers' Liberty (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-30)
		Scottish Socialist Party Health Spokesperson Carolyn Leckie, commenting on the Executive's Sexual Health Strategy, today called on the Scottish Executive to commit enough resources through core funding to enshrine the rights of all to comprehensive sex and relationships education throughout their life.
		Carolyn specifically called for women to be given equal access to terminations and an end to the ability of individual consultants to frustrate access to terminations on the basis of their own value judgements.
		Carolyn said that there was a particular need to cater for women suffering from domestic violence; the last thing they need is being obstructed from obtaining a termination beyond the 1st trimester.
	www.workersliberty.org /node/1593 (537 words)

	Lessons from the U.K. - Carolyn Leckie
		THURSDAY JANUARY 16, 2003, VANCOUVER: Scottish midwife and union activist Carolyn Leckie continued her tour of B.C. hospitals speaking to a meeting of the Hospital Employees' Union, St. Paul's Hospital local.
		Leckie is the Branch Secretary for Glasgow North UNISON hospitals in Scotland.
		In 2002 Leckie and her union successfully battled the multi-national corporation Sodexho for fair wages and benefits for hospital workers.
	www.workingtv.com /carolynleckie.html (155 words)

	MSP thrown out of Holyrood after row - Evening Times (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-30)
		CAROLYN LECKIE today became the first MSP to be thrown out of parliament after a row with Presiding Officer George Reid.
		But Ms Leckie, a former Unison branch secretary in Glasgow, pressed on with her protest - despite repeated requests by Mr Reid for her to apologise, resume her seat or stay silent.
		When Ms Leckie, the Central Scotland list MSP, stayed in her seat, Mr Reid found her "guilty of disorderly behaviour" and ordered her to leave the chamber.
	www.eveningtimes.co.uk /print/news/5026732.shtml (447 words)

	The Daily Record - NEWS - MSP CAROLYN HAS KILLED SANTA
		Carolyn Leckie used the festive season to make a political point about the shooting of innocent Brazilian Jean Charles de Menezes by anti-terror cops in London in July.
		Leckie was one of four Socialist MSPs banned from Parliament for a month this summer for staging a sit-in in the chamber over the G8 summit.
		Leckie insisted her critics were making a "fuss about nothing".
	www.dailyrecord.co.uk /news/tm_objectid=16518135&method=full&siteid=66633&headline=msp-carolyn-has-killed-santa--name_page.html (606 words)

	UNISON Scotland Medical Secretaries Ballot
		Carolyn Leckie, Branch Secretary said, "Our members are delighted that their action has been successful.
		Carolyn Leckie the branch secretary for North Glasgow hospitals appealed at the meeting for an increase in solidarity work.
		Carolyn is urging branches to back them financially to complement the street stalls and fundraisers already being run by the branch.
	www.unison-scotland.org.uk /healthcare/medsecs2.html (1955 words)

	National Alliance Against Tolls - Scottish Parliament 2005
		S2W-15740 Carolyn Leckie: To ask the Scottish Executive whether the Assignation Statement in respect of the Skye Bridge tolls is the legal equivalent to a general scheme or an order that is made by ministers.
		Carolyn Leckie (Central Scotland) (SSP): To ask the Scottish Executive whether the Assignation Statement in respect of the Skye Bridge tolls is the legal equivalent to a general scheme or an order that is made by ministers.
		Carolyn Leckie (Central Scotland) (SSP): To ask the Scottish Executive, given that it acknowledges the Assignation Statement in respect of the Skye Bridge tolls is not probative, how the statutory aspect of the assignation is proved in law.
	www.notolls.org.uk /scotparl2005.htm (12135 words)

	BBC NEWS \| UK \| Scotland \| Leckie 'can keep' midwife status
		Carolyn Leckie, Scottish Socialist Party MSP for Central Scotland, was arrested during a demonstration at Faslane naval base.
		Ms Leckie was jailed for seven days but only spent one night in Cornton Vale women's prison at the end of January.
		Ms Leckie said on Saturday that she was delighted with the ruling.
	news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/uk_news/scotland/4343455.stm (226 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Scotland \| Jailed MSP makes prison fight vow
		Ms Leckie was arrested during a demonstration at Faslane Naval Base in August 2004 and unsuccessfully appealed a breach of the peace conviction.
		Ms Leckie emerged from the prison to be greeted with a huge hug from her waiting daughter Ailidh, 15, and from two fellow SSP MSPs, Rosie Kane and Frances Curran.
		The MSP said she had no complaints at her own treatment but was critical of the system in general, which she claimed was there to humiliate prisoners.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/low/scotland/4194627.stm (517 words)

	UNISON Scotland Anti Social Behaviour briefing
		This briefing paper is provides an update on the current Nursery Nurse dispute, and gives background information for the Scottish Parliament debate of Carolyn Leckie MSP’s motion S2M-334 Nursery Nurses taking place on Wednesday 24 September.
		Scottish Parliament motions have been tabled by Margaret Jamieson, Carolyn Leckie and Fiona Hyslop which have received support from a cross party group of MSPs.
		Carolyn Leckie’s motion is to be debated on Wednesday 24 September 2003.
	www.unison-scotland.org.uk /briefings/asb.html (633 words)

	Caithness CWS - Eye On - Health Services In Caithness - 7 February 2004 Assembly Rooms
		Ms Leckie referred to the lack of foresight and planning on behalf of the government and Health Boards on the matters of the European Working Time Directive and the new Consultants contracts.
		S2W-3778 - Carolyn Leckie (Central Scotland) (SSP) : To ask the Scottish Executive which NHS boards are meeting the standard set by the Expert Group on Acute Maternity Services Reference Report on one-to-one midwifery intrapartum care.
		S2W-3776 - Carolyn Leckie (Central Scotland) (SSP) : To ask the Scottish Executive which measures it will take to ensure that regional planning, including full consultation with the public, trade unions and other relevant groups, takes place before recommendations to rationalise maternity services are put forward by NHS boards.
	www.caithness.org /eyeon/healthservicesincaithness/7february2004.htm (1827 words)

	The Big Issue in Scotland - Insurance companies pressed to improve cover for emergency workers dealing with terror ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-30)
		Scottish Socialist MSP Carolyn Leckie expressed her "serious concern" and said that changes to the law may be needed to ensure emergency crews are covered.
		Leckie is to write to the Scottish Public Services Minister Tom McCabe to ask for clarification on the position of Scottish workers as well as contacting the local authority body, COSLA.
		She said: "Whatever the situation, climate of frenzy or not, no workers and their families should be at risk of destitution due to injury or death at work - that's the employer's liability.
	www.bigissuescotland.com /latest_news/2005_08/insurance_companies_pressed_to (435 words)

	Courier News Story
		Scottish Socialist Carolyn Leckie also faces being struck off as a midwife as a result of the case.
		Ms Leckie appeared at East Kilbride District Court yesterday for non-payment of a £100 fine resulting from her arrest at Faslane nuclear submarine base and was jailed for seven days.
		Ms Leckie was arrested at the Faslane nuclear submarine base and fined in 2003.
	www.thecourier.co.uk /output/2005/01/21/newsstory6738500t0.asp (380 words)

	punishment for protest
		Carolyn also condemned the Care Commission for failing to communicate complaints that it upheld about the treatment of Alma Murray to NHS Lanarkshire and demanded that BUPA be financially penalised for the outrageous treatment suffered by Alma at the Hatton Lea Nursing Home.
		Carolyn Leckie worked with Catherine to get her mother removed from Hatton Lea and is now in a position to expose the truth about Alma's treatment at the hands of BUPA.
		Carolyn also warned that far from learning any lessons from the case of Alma Murray, NHS Lanarkshire are considering expanding the use of the private sector in their current 'Picture of Health' consultation.
	www.ssp-highlandsandislands.org /latest.htm (5961 words)

	Leckie Stirling District - Leckie UK websites
		WILLIAM LECKIE EWING was born at Broich, in later years known as Arngomery, in the parish of Kippen and county of Stirling, the home of his maternal
		Leckie that Sir Arthur Wellesley is a Marshal,
		WILLIAM LECKIE EWING was born at Broich, in later years known as Arngomery, in the parish
	www.dotukdirectory.co.uk /d172557.html (313 words)

	Conservation Profile: Denver, Colorado
		Carolyn Leckie is the most recent conservator to arrive in Denver.
		Prior to that, Carolyn was associated with the Canadian Conservation Institute for three years, working on contracts relating to CCI's natural history needs and long range planning goals.
		Carolyn is presently Co-chair of the Conservation Committee of the Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections.
	palimpsest.stanford.edu /waac/wn/wn15/wn15-1/wn15-111.html (1263 words)

	YouTube - Carolyn Leckie; Unity, Integrity and Socialism
		YouTube - Carolyn Leckie; Unity, Integrity and Socialism
		Carolyn Leckie, SSP MSP, speaks of the p Carolyn Leckie, SSP MSP, speaks of the party's recent troubles and of her vision of a united, fully inclusive socialist party.
		SSP Carolyn Leckie unity /results?search_query=integrity" class="dg">integrity /results?search_query=socialism" class="dg">socialism /results?search_query=scottish" class="dg">scottish /results?search_query=feminism" class="dg">feminism (more) (less)
	www.youtube.com /watch?v=cjK8i7AQ974 (149 words)

	Revolutionary Witticisms of Colin Fox, Rosie Kane and Carolyn Leckie MSPs - Word Power
		Simple - unlike Dubya's semi-conscious ravings, what Colin Fox, Carolyn Leckie and Rosie Kane say is actually meant to be funny - most of the time, anyway.
		But this collection of quotes from Colin, Rosie and Carolyn proves what an effective and vital weapon humour is - all three are in possession of dangerously sharpened wit.
		CAROLYN LECKIE, Member of Scottish Parliament (MSP), from East Kilbride is a midwife and a highly respected local union leader who represents thousands of hospital workers.
	www.word-power.co.uk /catalogue/0954918509 (1188 words)

	The Scotsman - Opinion - Comment - Carolyn goes with the music (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-30)
		Earlier this week, we noted that neo-punk Tommy MacKay had dedicated a song to Leckie, the title inspired by our man Rab McNeil’s line, "her lips were made for kissing megaphones".
		Unusual for the blushing Brankin to keep such a low profile, but she was obviously keen to avoid the protesting nursery nurses at the front of the Hub.
		They may remember the "stairheid rammy" she had with Carolyn Leckie and Rosie Kane over daring to bring in some of the protesters to the Parliament’s subsidised canteen.
	thescotsman.scotsman.com /comment.cfm?id=577352004 (875 words)

	British National Party - Faslane Protests Cost Taxpayer £1 Million
		In stark contrast, the peace camp set up by the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND) does not cost the taxpayer a penny in normal policing terms as a result of being routinely guarded by Ministry of Defence police.
		Carolyn Leckie claimed Strathclyde Police’s response to the protest had been politicised, professing: “I think the police are being politically abused because there has been a policy of mass arrests at Faslane when the protests are peaceful.
		I would agree that the cost of policing the protests is a waste of money, but only because of the way Strathclyde Police choose to do it.
	www.bnp.org.uk /reg_showarticle.php?contentID=138 (382 words)

	Selling the family silver / Features / Home - Morning Star
		CAROLYN LECKIE on the future of Scottish health care.
		PROFESSOR David Kerr was commissioned over a year ago by then health minister Malcolm Chisholm to write the Kerr Report.
		Future generations will never forgive us if we don't understand the scale of the threat or take action to prevent not just the sell-off of the family silver but the crown jewels as well.
	www.morningstaronline.co.uk /index2.php/ex/features/selling_the_family_silver (1260 words)

	Courier News Story
		Scottish Socialist Carolyn Leckie became the first MSP to be thrown out of the Scottish Parliament yesterday.
		Ms Leckie had tried to raise a point of order about striking nursery nurses who were demonstrating outside.
		Outside, Ms Leckie said, “I think it is a disgrace that I make a point of order and I am told to wait until the end of First Minister’s Questions to make the point.
	www.thecourier.co.uk /output/2004/05/21/newsstory5941116t0.asp (404 words)

	MSPs tell health chiefs: We'll see you in court - Evening Times (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-30)
		In an unprecedented bid to silence political critics, the unelected board fired off warning letters to Scottish Socialist Carolyn Leckie, Labour's Pauline McNeill and the SNP's Sandra White.
		Health chiefs said they would take legal action against Ms Leckie, a former midwife, if she repeated claims the hospital's west end site could be sold to property developers if it closes.
		Ms Leckie, a list MSP for Central Scotland and the main target of the legal threat, vowed she would not be gagged.
	www.eveningtimes.co.uk /hi/news/5021093.html (578 words)

	MSPs Reject Evidence
		Carolyn Leckie MSP has since resigned from the Committee and has filed a motion in the Scottish Parliament to the effect that she believes, inter alia, that the Cullen Inquiry bears the hallmarks of a cover-up, and calls for a new inquiry, without a restrictive remit, to be set up without delay.
		Although around half of the files were eventually released on Monday, 3 October 2005, they were redacted to such an extent that they were largely illegible.
		Carolyn, the recommendation is that questions be asked of the Lord Advocate.
	dunblane.50megs.com /oralhear.htm (4605 words)

	Scotland: Political questioning at SSP conference
		MSPs Frances Curran, Carolyn Leckie and Rosie Kane supported Alan McCombes.
		She has openly come out and said that the EC's action in calling on Tommy Sheridan to stand down was wrong.
		She easily out-polled Carolyn Leckie MSP, one of the current national co-chairs who was elected second.
	www.socialistworld.net /eng/2005/02/17scotland.html (1113 words)

	Equal Fights - [Sunday Herald] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-30)
		In an astonishing broadside at women in the SSP, Tommy Sheridan last week compared the party to a ‘gender-obsessed discussion group’ but, for party member Carolyn Leckie, gender is at the very heart of everything
		Because all the problems we are trying to tackle within society, are not going to go away.
		Carolyn Leckie, MSP, was talking to Bridget Morris
	www.sundayherald.com /56012 (1767 words)

	Seven Oaks Magazine.
		Carolyn Leckie is a member of the Scottish Parliament, one of six MSPs representing the Scottish Socialist Party.
		She is a midwife and former leader of the Unisol health care union.
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	www.sevenoaksmag.com /questions/02.html (1310 words)

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