Scots councillor vows to invest in Rangers .......

[ian1964 10,721]

.........after winning £2m on National Lottery

29 Sep 2013 08:22

 

IAIN McMILLIAN, 48, revealed the first thing he wants to do with his £2,058,622 winnings, is invest some money in Ibrox and get a plaque with his name on it.

 

A COUNCILLOR who won £2million on the National Lottery has promised to splash some of his cash on Rangers shares.

 

Iain McMillan celebrated his huge win by going to Ibrox yesterday with his son to watch the side thrash Stenhousemuir 8-0.

 

And the 48-year-old former leader of *Renfrewshire Council’s Labour group revealed the first thing he wants to do is invest in the club.

 

He told the Sunday Mail: “I’ll buy some new Rangers shares. I’m not looking to get a place on the board or anything like that.

 

“But I’d like to invest in the club and get a plaque with my name on it.

 

“I had a couple of shares in the oldco Rangers so I’ll defintely be buying some new ones.

 

“I don’t know what else I’ll do yet. I’ve not really thought about it because it’s still sinking in.”

 

Iain, a member of Johnstone Rangers Supporters Club, is a councillor for Johnstone South, Elderslie and Howwood.

 

He bought his ticket in *Morrisons supermarket in *Johnstone, choosing 5, 7, 20, 24, 30 and 41 – numbers he had used for years.

 

He and his wife Donna won £2,058,622 in Wednesday’s *Lotto draw.

 

The couple only discovered their win when Donna checked the winning ticket 24 hours later.

 

Iain immediately quit his job in a benefits office where he’s worked for 30 years.

 

But he vowed that he won’t leave politics and wants to continue working for local people.

 

The dad of two has four grandchildren and has been a councillor for 18 years.

 

He added: “It made sense to resign from the benefits office. But I love being a councillor and people have elected me for five years so I’ve no intention of walking away.

 

“I’m only 18 months into my term so there’s still a long way to go. There’s a full council *meeting next week so I’ll be there as normal.

 

“I promise I’ll continue to work hard for my constituents.”

 

Yesterday, friends said they were delighted that Iain had decided to *continue as a *councillor.

 

But they raised fears he may struggle to keep constituents happy now he’s a *millionaire.

 

A council source said colleagues were wondering how he would relate to those with money worries.

 

He said: “Iain is a very popular guy who has no political enemies. He loves helping people and it’s no surprise that he’s decided to continue his work as a councillor.

 

“However, he knows as well as anyone that it’s impossible to always help constituents in the way they would like.

 

“And now he’s rich, he may find some people more difficult to please.”

 

http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/scots-councillor-vows-invest-rangers-2319273

[compo 7,030]

he sounds like a man as daft as myself:lol:

[andy steel 0]

Lives round the corner from me. Nice guy.

[BrahimHemdani 1]

If he thinks he's going to live the rest of his life on £2M then he'll need to be more prudent than a lot of councils.

[Super Cooper 0]

I can't imagine his Celtic minded Labour bosses will be too happy with this admission. No doubt it will cost the party thousands of votes.

[RANGERRAB 3,654]

I can't imagine his Celtic minded Labour bosses will be too happy with this admission. No doubt it will cost the party thousands of votes.

 

the dhims will vote whoever is most likely to win an election so they themselves can try to gain power by becoming involved in whichever political party that may be. They're hypocrites. How can they vote for any UK unionist party(labour,tory or libdem) but turn up at the glitterdome every other week singing the irish independence songbook?

[BEARGER 1,830]

Lives round the corner from me. Nice guy.

 

Pop round and tell him to wait and see if there's a new share issue, don't give his money to they greedy bastards.