Dr Craig Dalzell was born in Lanark and raised in Blackwood. After leaving Lesmahagow High School I joined the University of Strathclyde where I gained an MSci in Laser Physics and a PhD in Photonics.

Having been awakened to politics in 2012 and spending two years campaigning for Scottish Independence. I developed an interest in the economic and financial aspects of the debate and put my rapidly expanding knowledge in the field to good use campaigning as part of Yes Clydesdale, where I took part in many public meetings sitting alongside experienced politicians and current cabinet members, and online where I helped to administrate the Facebook page Yes to an Independent Scotland, the largest referendum campaign page outside of the two “official” pages. Through the latter I was lead author on two books answering questions submitted by undecided voters as well as a series of factsheets and information leaflets. The Q&A books can be found online here:  Vol 1 – http://ow.ly/yVTkx Vol 2 – http://ow.ly/yyzRa

Subsequent to the referendum I found that my advocacy had shifted my personal politics firmly towards the left and that I wanted to continue my level of political engagement beyond 2014. This led me to joining the Scottish Green Party.
Through the Greens and the Common Weal project I want to continue advocating the progress towards a better, fairer Scotland which puts all of us first.

In April 2016 I worked with Common Weal to publish a paper on the Economics of Shale Gas Extraction which can be read here.

May 2016 saw the publication of a paper against the Scottish Government’s proposal to cut Air Passenger Duty. The paper argued that due to the cut’s complex interactions with the Scottish economy it could result in a net loss of revenue to the Scottish budget. This paper can be read here.

In July 2016 my third paper working with Common Weal was published examining the case for an independent Scottish Currency, the £Scot.

My Youtube channel, where some of my public meeting appearances can be found, is here: https://www.youtube.com/c/CraigDalzell

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