Ian Graham Davidson (born 8 September 1950, Jedburgh) is a Scottish politician, and Labour and Co-operative member of Parliament for Glasgow South West. Davidson previously worked as a Community Service Manager and for a Labour Member of the European Parliament. September 8 is the 251st day of the year (252nd in leap years). ... 1950 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Location within the British Isles Jedburgh (Jedart or Jethart in Scots) is a royal burgh in the Scottish Borders, lying on the Jed Water, a tributary of the River Teviot. ... Royal motto: Nemo me impune lacessit (Latin: No one provokes me with impunity) Scotlands location within the UK Languages with Official Status1 English Scottish Gaelic Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow First Minister Jack McConnell Area - Total - % water Ranked 2nd UK 78,782 km² 1. ... The Labour Party is the principal centrist/centre-left political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics). ... This article is about the British political party. ... A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters of an electoral district to a parliament; in the Westminster system, specifically to the lower house. ... Glasgows location in Scotland Glasgow (or Glaschu in Gaelic) is Scotlands largest city, situated on the River Clyde in the countrys west central lowlands. ...

He has been an MP from 1992 - originally for the seat of Glasgow Govan, but most recently Glasgow South West after boundary changes across Scotland. In the 2005 election, Davidson won the second biggest swing to Labour in Scotland. He is a member of the Public Accounts Select Committee and has lobbied to support the Scottish shipbuilding industry. He is also secretary of the influential Trade Union Group of Labour MPs. 1992 was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... A Select Committee of the British Parliament is a committee made up of a small number of members appointed to deal with particular areas or issues. ...

Like his colleague and friend, Dennis Canavan, he was rejected as a candidate for the Scottish Parliament by the Labour Party, and has felt free to criticise the government since. In 2002 he criticized Prince Michael of Kent for 'squatting' in Kensington Palace and has more recently criticised the Prince of Wales over his personal finances. He was the chair of Labour Against the Euro before it ceased campaigning following the decision of Gordon Brown that the five economic tests for UK to join the euro had not been met in 2003. He is now chair of the Centre for a Social Europe, a pro-EU but mildly sceptic left-of-centre think tank. Dennis Canavan (born 1942) is a Scottish politician, and an indepedent member of the Scottish Parliament. ... The Scottish Parliament (Pàrlamaid na h-Alba in Gaelic, Scots Pairlament in Scots) is the national unicameral legislature of Scotland. ... 2002 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... HRH Prince Michael of Kent Prince Michael of Kent (Michael George Charles Franklin Windsor) is a member of the British Royal Family, a grandson of King George V. Prince Michael of Kent does not normally carry out royal duties on behalf of his cousin, Queen Elizabeth II. Instead, he manages... The south facade of the main block of Kensington Palace. ... This article is about the British Chancellor of the Exchequer. ... ... The euro (€; ISO 4217 code EUR) is the currency of twelve European Union member states: Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal, and Spain, collectively known as Eurozone. ...

External links

• ePolitix - Ian Davidson official site
• Guardian Unlimited Politics - Ask Aristotle: Ian Davidson MP
• TheyWorkForYou.com - Ian Davidson MP