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As we start another year it is a good time to think about what we want to change in our own lives as well as the changes we would like to see in the wider world. Many people make New Year Resolutions only to break them in the first week [...]

As I look back over 2009 and forward to 2010, the end of the decade is a time for some reflection. Ten years ago I was selected as the candidate in Edinburgh West, I was then elected as the MP in 2001, was re-elected in 2005 and will stand down [...]

John Barrett MP was today elected to the Scottish Party Executive Committee of the Scottish Liberal Democrats. Mr Barrett was elected in the firstround of the countwas delighted with theresult,as this was a vote of the entire membership of the party in Scotland.He is looking forward to working with the [...]

Edinburgh West MP, John Barrett has signed a cross-party Westminster motion, launched by fellow LibDem MP Mark Hunter, to ‘save the cheque’ after yesterdays announcement that banks will be taking them out of use in 2018. Over 100 MPs have already signed the motion, including that of Liberal Democrat Shadow [...]

Today John Barrett MP for Edinburgh West received his letter from Sir Thomas Legg regarding the issue of expenses and overpayments, which will have to be repaid by a number of MPs. Mr Barrett's own letter stated that there were no issues and no amounts to be repaid. Sir Thomas [...]

John Barrett MP was shocked at some of the outrageous claims made by MPs as detailed in the press today. Commenting on his own claims, he said that he had claimed for rent of a one bedroomed apartment, the electricity cost,insurance and a television licence. In one month when he [...]

John Barrett, Liberal Democrat MP for Edinburgh West, today accused Labour and the Conservatives of ‘playing politics’ with the long-term financial health of the country. [...]

John Barrett, Liberal Democrat MP for Edinburgh West, today called for all political parties to commit to a high speed rail network including both Edinburgh and Glasgow and warned that a spur to Scotland was ‘essential’ for the business and environmental case of the project. [...]

Commenting on reports that RBS Directors may resign if the Chancellor of the Exchequer were to block £1.5bn in banker’s bonuses, Edinburgh West MP John Barrett said: [...]

Commenting on the Public Sector rich list released by the Tax Payers’ Alliance today, John Barrett MP for Edinburgh West, said: [...]