The 1990s: leading to the Scottish Parliament in 1999

The branch started to rebuild in the early 1990s when Labour Party defector Joe Taylor became convenor. Joe was a fiery debater, very strong on Scottish history and he organised a joint meeting with the Brussels branch to the historic Netherlands town of Veere, which had been the ‘staple port’ for Scotland from the 16th-18th centuries. Winnie Ewing was guest of honour and spoke at the gathering.

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