Bill Kidd, SNP MSP for Glasgow, has been chosen as the candidate for the Glasgow Anniesland constituency for the 2011 Scottish Parliament elections. Mr Kidd’s candidacy was approved last Thursday (5th August 2010) by the Scottish National Party’s National Executive Committee (NEC), having been selected by local members earlier this year.

Bill was elected as an MSP for the Glasgow region in the historic 2007 Scottish Parliamentary elections, which saw the formation of the first ever SNP government. Since being elected, Bill has worked hard to make sure local interests are heard in the Scottish Parliament.

Responding to Lord Foulkes' claims regarding Scottish Government travel costs the SNP pointed to the  £27,576 claimed by Lord Foulkes alone for his taxpayer funded trips to and from London, over £15,000 of which went on flights since his election to the Scottish Parliament in May 2007.

Lord Foulkes has claimed over £50,000 in Lords expenses in each of the last two years despite being a supposedly full time MSP.

Commenting on a report in the Herald today that a third Labour councillor in Glasgow is under police investigation – this time for inappropriate behaviour toward female colleagues – Glasgow SNP MP Bill Kidd said it underlined something seriously wrong with the Labour party in Scotland’s largest local authority.

It is reported that Labour councillor Gilbert Davidson has been reported to the police for his behaviour towards two Labour councillors.