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Marc Livingstone
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Marc Livingstone (born 11 November 1981) is a Poet, MC and British politician and member of the Communist Party of Britain (CPB). He is a Glasgow North West candidate in the 2010 UK general election . Early life Marc Livingstone studied at Williamwood High School in East Renfrewshire before going on to study History at the University of Glasgow. Marc was raised by his parents, Alex Livingstone (a secondary school teacher), and Isabell Livingstone, at their home in East Renfrewshire. He has one brother, Stephen Livingstone who is a musician in the band Errors.. Arts and Music Marc Livingstone was a runner up in the Scottish Poetry Slam Final in the 2010 festival held in Glasgow. He competed against 14 finalists, captivating the 200 member audience. Marc is a musician and has performed in various bands in the Glasgow area. He is currently a member of a Glasgow based Hip hop group. Political career Marc Livingstone became an active member of the Communist Party of Britain in his early twenties. He was the Scottish organiser of the Young Communist League from 2008 - 2010. Marc currently works as an administrator at the University of Glasgow. He identifies with young workers who have experienced difficulties of finding employment and housing. His political work is motivated by the belief in an organisation that can unite people for a progressive alternative, for peace, for full employment, for a sustainable future and protection of the planet. 2010 General Election Marc Livingstone stood against the incumbent Labour Party MP John Robertson in the 2010 General Election , gaining 0.5% of the vote. Marc Livingstone launched the CPB Manifesto for Scotland in April 2010. It highlights three key issues which the Communist Party believes are at stake in the election: the survival of the welfare state, the right to work and the right to organise freely in trade unions. The manifesto warns that all three are in danger. It calls for united resistance to the demands of big business that ordinary people pay for the crisis caused by the banks.. CPB Manifesto The manifesto lays out the Communist Party’s demands that the very rich, the banks and financial institutions be fully taxed and for the money to be used to expand the economy and take the transport, communications and energy back into public ownership. The manifesto calls for the Scottish Parliament to be given powers to borrow and to tax unearned income - thus enabling a Scottish Government to end with the private finance initiative and to intervene economically to create jobs. The manifesto also calls for the scrapping of Trident and for the £75 billion saved to be used to create jobs in locally based renewable energy industries. Marc Livingstone has said: I intend to be a tribune for young people in this election. It is a scandal that up to half young people aged under 25 in Glasgow have no employment, that those wanting to set up home are unable to get housing and that many who want to go on to university are not able to get a place or fund their studies. It is no less scandal that we should see facilities for young people being run down and community centres, libraries and swimming pools closed. This is the kind of situation that acts as a breeding ground for racism and intolerance against minorities. We need to redevelop the traditional values of working class unity to campaign for a better world, one not based on private profit for the very few. 
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