James "Jim" Tolson (born 26 May 1965) is a

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politician, and a former

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(MSP) for Dunfermline West from

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until 2011. Prior to his election as an MSP, he was a Fife councillor and employee of Sky Subscriber Services Ltd in Dunfermline. In 2005, Tolson won a case against Sky at an employment tribunal seeking more time off to carry out council duties. Tolson's seat was abolished in the

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and he contested the new Dunfermline constituency but lost to the

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.Gary Fitzpatrick
"SNP storm home in Dunfermline shock"
– ''Dunfermline Press'', 6 May 2011

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Jim Tolson
profile at the Scottish Liberal Democrats web site 1965 births Living people Liberal Democrat MSPs Members of the Scottish Parliament 2007–2011 Scottish Liberal Democrat councillors Councillors in Fife {{MSP-stub