Roseanna Cunningham was born in Glasgow in 1951 and spent her early years in Edinburgh and East Lothian. In 1960, she went to Australia with her family.
She returned to Scotland in 1976 and within only a few months of her arrival was working full time at SNP HQ, while also being involved in branch and constituency politics in Edinburgh.
She was elected to the House of Commons in the Perth and Kinross by-election in 1995 and is currently member of the Scottish Parliament for Perth and is currently Minister for the Environment.
Following a meeting earlier this year with Karen Carlton, Commissioner for Public Appointments, we have interviewed women on the boards of public bodies to find out why and how they took up their positions and to get their views on what more can be done to encourage more women to apply for these posts. read more
Charlotte Vere is the Chairman of C-WiSE (Conservative Women in Small Enterprises) and National Organiser for NO2AV, a cross-party group campaigning for a No vote in next year’s referendum.
Charlotte stood as the Conservative Parliamentary Candidate in Brighton Pavilion in the last General Election.
Prior to her involvement in politics, Charlotte was the CEO of Big White Wall, a socially responsible business spearheading the provision of mental health therapies online. read more
COACH OF THE MONTH HEALTH and FITNESS COACHING
Regular readers will remember that we featured Adele a few months ago. Since then her career as Health and Fitness Coach has taken a significant leap forward, if you pardon the pun!
Over the last few months I have been preparing and delivering juice and raw food meals to clients in the North West of England.
I monitor their health and weight through the program and have seen some amazing results so far; they ALL have boundless energy by the end of the programme
