Tom Morton’s Fairly Long Ride and Fairly Good Show
- Submitted by: Sarah Boyack, Lothian, Scottish Labour.
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 12 June 2012
- Motion reference: S4M-03279
That the Parliament congratulates Tom Morton as he sets out on his Fairly Long Ride to promote fair trade; notes that the challenge will see Tom cycle almost 450 miles between Scotland’s most southerly point, the Mull of Galloway lighthouse, to its most northerly, the Muckle Flugga shore station on Unst, in order to promote Scotland’s efforts toward gaining fair trade nation status; understands that, on stops on the journey in Glasgow and Edinburgh, Tom will perform his Fairly Good Show, which, apart from giving Tom a respite from cycling, is an evening of songs, chat and wine tasting on the theme of fair trade in support of the Scottish Fair Trade Forum; congratulates the work of the forum in campaigning for Scotland to become a fair trade nation, and commends the schools, community groups, organisations, villages, towns and cities across the country whose efforts will hopefully see fair trade nation status for Scotland being achieved in 2012.
Supported by:
Jackie Baillie, Claudia Beamish, Colin Beattie, Margaret Burgess, Roderick Campbell, Helen Eadie, Jim Eadie, Annabelle Ewing, Mary Fee, John Finnie, Kenneth Gibson, Jamie Hepburn, Alison Johnstone, James Kelly, Bill Kidd, Richard Lyle, Mike MacKenzie, John Mason, Stewart Maxwell, Joan McAlpine, Liam McArthur, Fiona McLeod, Anne McTaggart, Nanette Milne, Graeme Pearson, John Pentland, Dennis Robertson, Tavish Scott, Richard Simpson, Drew Smith, David Stewart, Kevin Stewart, Maureen Watt