“As I spread my wings in politics, I discovered many Thatcher voters down south who were the same kind of people who loathed her in Scotland. They were puzzled by the Scots' antipathy, given the Falklands war and the strong militaristic history of the Highlands and elsewhere.”

Scottish politician

Charles Peter Kennedy was a Scottish politician. He led the Liberal Democrats from 1999 to 2006 and served as the Member of Parliament for Ross, Skye and Lochaber from 1983 to 2015. He was a prominent figure in British politics for more than three decades. His public life was shaped by his leadership of the Liberal Democrats and his long tenure in Parliament, representing the Highland constituency of Ross, Skye and Lochaber.