LEADER IN BRITAIN’S DARKEST HOUR VERSUS LIST MSP, AGE 24

CHURCHILL

Name: sir winston leonard spencerchurchill KG omch td dl fRs Ra.

BoRN: November 30, 1874. Education: Harrow School and the Royal Military College, Sandhurst. PRevious joBs: served in the Royal cavalry in 1895 and worked as a journalist. Political alleGiaNce: Member of the Conservative party between 1900 and 1904 and again from 1924 to 1964. Member of the Liberal party from 1904 to 1924. KNowN foR: Being Britain’s greatest wartime Prime minister and leading the allied powers to victory over the Nazis during the second world war. Roles held: MP for five constituencies, President of the Board of Trade (1908-10). Other positions of high office include Home Secretary (1910-11); First Lord of the Admiralty (1911-15); Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (1915); Chancellor of the Exchequer (1924-29); First Lord of the Admiralty (1939-40); and Prime Minister (1940-45 and 1951-55). Quote: three days after Germany invaded france, Belgium, the Netherlands and luxembourg on may 13, 1940, churchill told Parliamentarians: ‘i have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears and sweat.’

GREER

Name: Ross Greer. BORN: May, 5, 1994. Education: Bearsden Academy and the University of Strathclyde (did not graduate). PREVIOUS JOBS: Yes scotland’s youth and student coordinator. also the communities coordinator for Yes scotland during the independence referendum campaign. Political ALLEGIANCE: Scottish Green Party (2009-present). KNOWN FOR: Being the youngest msP, elected at the age of 21 in may 2016. Roles held: Member of the Scottish Youth Parliament representing the Clydebank and Milngavie constituency (2011-13); Scottish Green Party spokesman on Europe and external affairs (2015); MSP for West Scotland (2016-present). Quote: after he raised his fist in defiance of the Royal oath when he was elected, Greer wrote: ‘Gesture politics isn’t at the sophisticated end of political discourse but sometimes it’s all that’s available to you. that’s why i raised my fist when taking the oath of allegiance to “Queen elizabeth, her heirs and successors”. Given the choice of course, i nor any other Green msP would swear such an oath but that’s not how our parliament works.’