My mother, Veronica McTernan, who has died aged 85, was a socialist and a country dancer who volunteered for more than 20 years supporting vulnerable children.
Her passion was politics – Veronica was a socialist to her fingertips. She stood as a Labour candidate for Edinburgh council in 1974, and several times after that. While she never won, she was a committed activist in her local community, in particular through her service on local school councils.
