Career
He had been Councillor for Langside ward since 2007 until he lost his seat in 2012, having previously served in Argyll and Bute Council for Rosneath Clynder and Kilcreggan ward (1999–2003). Paul stood in the Dumbarton constituency for the Scottish Parliament in 1999. He was a senior lecturer in economics at the University of the West of Scotland till he retired in 2009.
