David Martin MEP
David has been a member of the European Parliament since 1984. He is a former Lothian Regional Councillor and former leader of the British Labour MEPs 1987-88. He has a special interest in international trade, aid for trade, and action at EU level to improve the environment and tackle climate change.

Catherine Stihler MEP
Catherine Stihler was elected in 1999 as the youngest British MEP in the European Parliament. As an MEP Catherine has lead campaigns to tackle smoking and to promote Scottish legislation as a role-model for the rest of the EU. Catherine has continually campaigned for more money for Scottish economic development, and will continue to stand up for Scotland in the EU.

Mary Lockhart
Mary Lockhart was educated at Dunfermline High School and Edinburgh University as well as through the WEA.
In a varied career, she has served as an army officer, co-ordinated an Unemployed Workers' Centre, worked in the arts, as a journalist and as a Media and Public Affairs worker for Scottish Women's Aid. She is a member of the Chartered Institute of Public Relations, of Unite the Union, and the Co-operative Party.
She has served on the Scottish Executive of the Labour Party, and is currently a member of the Scottish Executive of the Co-operative Party.

Paul McAleevy
Paul is an experienced European policy-maker and campaigner with his roots in the mining village of Fishcross in Clackmannanshire. He has lived and worked across Europe for the last two decade as a senior official of the European Commission. He is currently a senior official at the European Environment Agency in Copenhagen.
He is an active member of both the Labour Party and the Swedish Social Democrats and is very keen to build stronger connections between our sister parties.

Kirsty Connell
Born in Aberdeen and brought up in the Scottish Borders, Kirsty currently lives in Glasgow with her partner. She is a final-year honours student in Economics and Politics at the University of Glasgow and works as a parliamentary researcher.
She is the Young Labour representative on Scottish Labour's Executive Committee and National Policy Forum. Her hobbies include theatre and golf.

Nasim Khan
Nasim Khan has a diploma in business management and has been a successful entrepreneur for 25 years. He lives in Eastwood has have been involved in many fundraising ventures, including for the Bhopal disaster, Bosnian relief fund, the 2006 tsunami, and the Salvation Army.
He is also a member of the management committee for an elderly care centre in Glasgow and was Director of the Ethnic Minority Law Center from 2001-2003. Nasim stood in the 2003 and 2007 Scottish Parliament elections as a regional list candidate for Glasgow and for the West

Welcome from David Martin MEP
The European elections on Thursday the 4 of June 2009 are the most important for working people and families for a decade.

Decisions are taken at the European level on matters such as working time, consumer rights, health and safety, paid holiday rights, water purity, maternity rights, and protection for children and trade union etc.

It was Labour MEPs that pushed through the European Social Chapter.  Now the Tories have pledged that if he ever gets into power he will reverse the Social Chapter and introduce anti-EU policies. Unless we get a big Labour vote at the European Elections and a strong Socialist Group in the European Parliament we will lose all the social advances we have fought for over the last decade.

The main focus of the Party of European Socialist manifesto for the European Elections is a pledge to create 10 million jobs by 2020 through investment in transport infrastructure projects and environmental protection.

The programme calls for all member states to increase support for developing countries to fight climate change. The Socialist Party reckons that 2 million jobs could be generated by renewable energy projects alone. There is also a demand for a ‘more competitive and affordable high speed rail network between major EU cities and regions'.

A strong group of Labour MEPs in a majority Socialist Group in the European Parliament is the best way of delivering the kind of fairer European society we want to create. I look forward to meeting you on the campaign trail.

Welcome from Catherine Stihler MEP
The European Union is making a real difference to the lives of people living in Scotland and beyond. Labour have achieved so much for Scotland in Europe, from improving working conditions, to reinforcing product safety and protecting the health and well being of all EU citizens.
 
On the 4 June 2009, each and every one of us has been given the opportunity to decide how we want to shape Scotland in Europe and the dividing lines are clear.  The Socialist Group puts people first and for many years Labour in Europe championed the cause of workers' rights, the local environment and keeping our children safe.  All EU citizens have the right to vote on June 4. This is your chance to vote for the Scotland in Europe you want.
 
Today, we face a number of important global challenges. The turmo il in the global financial market has revealed the true importance of European co-operation and the need for greater regulation. Contrary to what many Conservatives say, economic crises are avoidable. By working together we can create more and better jobs, reduce poverty and prevent new financial crises.
 
Europe has the ability to be a leader in innovation. Efforts to reduce climate change are already generating new jobs all over the world and there is a great potential that Scotland will benefit directly from the EU's new energy and climate change policies. In December 2008, Labour MEPs supported a wide reaching and ambitious climate change package. The new agreement will lead to a 20 per cent cut in greenhouse gases by 2020 (compared by 1990 levels) and a 20 per cent increase in the use of renewable energy sources. Labour MEPs are at the forefront of work to tackle climate change and save the plant for future generations.
 
If you would like more information a bout my work in the Parliament, or more information on Labour in Europe, please do not hesitate to get in touch - I am happy to help! In addition, you can also browse the new European Parliamentary Labour Party website by logging onto www.eurolabour.org.uk. You can sign up to e-bulletins too"