POLITICIAN Kenny MacAskill, long-term cabinet secretary for justice, and the man in charge of a series of proposed licensing law changes and alcohol-related policy initiatives, was one of the highest-profile casualities of new first minister Nicola Sturgeon’s Holyrood government reshuffle.
One of the final changes in his period in post was the reduction of the permitted alcohol in blood allowed in drink driving rules.
MacAskill had publicly launched the Edinburgh East Community Alcohol Partnership (CAP) a scheme strongly supported by a number of retailers and the SGF.
MacAskill’s role as secretary for justice was given to Michael Matheson who was previously minister for public health.
