Voxpop: Tom McCabe for Scottish Labour leader?

Jul 3 2008 by Lesley Brown, Hamilton Advertiser

WITH reports that MSP Tom McCabe might stand for leadership of the Labour Party in Scotland, we asked shoppers in Hamilton if they thought he’d make a good candidate.

WITH reports that MSP Tom McCabe might stand for leadership of the Labour Party in Scotland, we asked shoppers in Hamilton if they thought he’d make a good candidate.

Alan Watson (48), from Blackwood, said: “I really wouldn’t like to see him put himself forward for leadership. I think he should just stick to doing one job at a time.”

Stacy Doyle (20), from Hamilton, said: “I think he should stand. Based on what I’ve heard about him, I think he’d be quite a good candidate.”

Iain Graham (45), from Hamilton, said: “I think he should stand for the leadership because he has a lot of experience that would qualify him for the role.”

Mary Collison (65), from Uddingston, said: “I don’t think Tom McCabe should stand. I don’t have a particular reason but I’m just not that sure of him.”