As voters head to the polls this May, the Scottish Parliament election matters deeply for communities like mine in Glasgow Anniesland. They anchor advanced manufacturing on the Clyde and connect Glasgow directly to international defence partnerships, including major contracts linked to Norway and other allies. It is about skills, industrial capacity, innovation and economic resilience. He understands business, skills and how defence, industrial strategy and economic renewal are linked. We can continue with a government that talks while communities struggle, or choose Scottish Labour leadership that understands how defence, skills and economic security fit together.