James Kenyon
Candidate for Paisley
A solicitor by trade, James has lived in Paisley for the last two years. He works full-time in Glasgow city centre specialising in human rights law, where he spends his professional life navigating complex legal frameworks to protect civil liberties and hold powerful institutions to account.
He is an active campaigner who is deeply committed to the community, fighting for serious, workable solutions to local issues. He has a keen interest in ensuring the people of Paisley have a strong voice standing up for them, particularly when it comes to protecting vital health services and resisting cuts to the Royal Alexandra Hospital.
James said: “I am delighted to be selected as the candidate for Paisley. Having made my home here, I am deeply invested in our town's future, but I also see firsthand how our local services are being neglected by a complacent government.
“I am standing to fight for a fairer deal for the people who make up our communities. Many have felt let down by the timidity and failures of the big two parties for years, and they are looking for a serious, professional alternative.
“Scotland has so much going for it. But right now, it feels like our country simply isn’t working. Household bills are soaring, and our politics is too often dominated by the chaos of extremes or empty protest rather than sensible, grown-up leadership.
“Seeing the immense pressures and proposed cuts to Ward 36 at the Royal Alexandra Hospital is a stark reminder of what is at stake. These are key services at the heart of our community that need to be protected and supported by forensic scrutiny, not slashed by politicians in Holyrood.
“I think Paisley deserves better than this. We need a realistic plan and a clear-eyed approach to fixing our public services. That is why I am standing in May, and asking voters to back a strong liberal voice on both the "lilac" constituency and "peach" regional ballot papers.”
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