Former Tommy Sheridan ally warns against lying

A FORMER Socialist MSP who testified against convicted perjurer Tommy Sheridan has warned about the perils of lying.

Colin Fox, who gave evidence against Sheridan - a former Scottish Socialist Party ally, said lies destroy reputations. Speaking ahead of a visit to Edinburgh private school Fettes College, where he was invited to put the case for socialism, he said the truth is an "essential principle" in the fight for socialist change.

He said: "The truth is that socialist ideas are more necessary in today's world than ever before."