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Scottish Conservative leader makes economy speech »

The newly elected Scottish Conservative leader, Ruth Davidson, has given a speech in Glasgow focused on the development of the Scottish economy. Ms Davidson, in her first major speech as leader, laid out her proposals for Scotland. She urged Scots to ...

Wed 18 Jan 2012 by Megan Wells | Read more »

Tory candidates finalised for leadership election »

Four Conservative MSPs have been nominated to stand for the leadership of the Scottish Conservative and Unionist party, with the election due to take place across October and November. The MSPs who received the necessary 100 nominations are current de...

Mon 03 Oct 2011 by Jenny Kassner | Read more »

Tory MSP vows to form new party »

Murdo Fraser, the MSP currently favoured to succeed Annabel Goldie as leader of the Scottish Conservatives, has vowed to form a new political party if he wins the leadership election in October. Mr Fraser announced his plans in an interview with the B...

Wed 14 Sep 2011 by Jonathan Baldie | Read more »

Scottish Tories: A new captain is not enough. We need a new ship »

The Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party keeps losing. We lost all our MPs in 1997. We lost vote share in 1999. We lost seats and vote-share in 2007, and then again in 2011. It wasn’t for lack of trying: our people worked hard and we had goo...

Wed 14 Sep 2011 by Murdo Fraser | Read more »

National Politics News Shorts »

1 – Scottish Labour leader Iain Gray said that his party was “a party for all of Scotland” in a live webchat last month, responding to comments posted on the website of The Scotsman newspaper. Mr Gray said: “[Scottish Labo...

Wed 04 May 2011 by Jonathan Baldie | Read more »

A Conservative Vision for Scotland »

Around midday I received a voice mail asking if the meeting I had with Annabel Goldie at 3pm could be brought forward half an hour. This wouldn’t have been a problem, but I didn’t actually know about the meeting. Arriving at Holyrood, a li...

Wed 04 May 2011 by Sean Geddes | Read more »

NUS lash out against Tory funding plan »

The National Union of Students Scotland (NUS) has condemned Conservative Party plans to fund higher education claiming they would create a “black hole” in spending. The NUS have pointed out that Conservative plans to introduce tuition fees...

Wed 04 May 2011 by Scott Stables | Read more »

Scottish Tories not in favour of Reclaim Your Voice campaign »

It emerged last week that the Scottish Conservative party will not be supporting NUS Scotland’s Reclaim Your Voice campaign. This means the Conservatives will not be following in the footsteps of their fellow rivals Labour, Scottish National Part...

Wed 04 May 2011 by Hannah Raine | Read more »

Big choices, high stakes »

And so Scotland goes to the polls once again on Thursday. We all have an opportunity to elect the new Scottish Parliament. But what is at stake? The answer to that question depends on which of the two main contenders you ask. For the Scottish National...

Wed 04 May 2011 by Nicola McEwen | Read more »

Scottish Tories indicate support for fees »

The Scottish Conservatives have indicated support for a £9,000 per annum fee cap for undergraduates studying north of the border, mirroring proposals set out for England and Wales. Tory MSP Liz Smith, party spokesperson for education, appeared t...

Wed 10 Nov 2010 by Jonathan Baldie | Read more »

Scottish government increases funding for students »

Two-thirds of students in Scotland are set to receive more funding from the government in the next academic year, in a move announced last week. The SNP Government announced that a £30 million package, set aside to improve student funding during...

Thu 15 Oct 2009 by Chris Berkin | Read more »

Scottish jails at bursting point »

The Scottish Conservative leader has accused Alex Salmond of glossing over shortages in capacity at Scottish prisons at First Minister's Questions. Annabel Goldie said the First Minister has no back up plan in the event of a loss of accommodation at on...

Mon 13 Oct 2008 by Matthew Moore | Read more »