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I am chief executive of Confor, which promotes the forestry and timber sector. I am the MSP for Angus North and Mearns. I am a regional MSP for North East Scotland.
There have, of course, been opposing views, but it is important that everyone has the right to put their argument to their MSPs, who are elected to the Parliament.
Nonetheless, I remained hopeful and, because I am an optimist, I still am. To my MSP colleagues, I say this. You have a responsibility to stand up for people who are underrepresented and who need you the most.
I speak as a Highlands and Islands MSP, representing a region that is already a key player in Scotland’s space sector but which has so many new opportunities to explore.