Today'sThinking
Co-operative? By no means mutual
IT TAKES PRIDE in mutuality. It extols its social conscience. It records high customer satisfaction scores. Its corporate social responsibility index is at record levels. And it boasts the accolade of “Europe’s most sustainable bank”.
Of whom do I speak? Why, the Co-operative Group of course, whose bank – favoured by government ministers, extolled ...

Tory Elections
MURDO: I WILL CUT INCOME TAX IN AN ‘OPPORTUNITY SOCIETY’ At a speech to be given to the SCDI ‘Meet the Politicians’ event in Glasgow today, leadership candidate Murdo Fraser will pledge to use the new powers in the ...
MEDIA RELEASE: Margaret Mitchell
MARGARET MITCHEL LAUNCHES HER CAMPAIGN FOR LEADERSHIP Last week Margaret Mitchell MSP launched her campaign for the leadership of the Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. The event attended by almost 100 people took place at Hamilton racecourse on Thursday ...
MEDIA RELEASE: Ruth Davidson
COURTS SHOULD DECIDE WHEN LIFE MEANS LIFE, SAYS DAVIDSON Courts should have the power to determine when a life sentence means life, Scottish Conservative & Unionist Party leadership contender Ruth Davidson said today. [thurs] There should also be ...
The Changing Opinion of the Think Scotland 25
THE ThinkScotland 25 is drawn from members of the Scottish Conservative & Unionist Party who form the actual electorate in the Scottish Tories' hotly contested leadership contest. With threeof the four candidates having declared their intention to stand, ThinkScotland polled ...
MEDIA RELEASE: Ruth Davidson
DAVIDSON CALLS FOR TWO-YEAR RATES 'HOLIDAY' FOR NEW SMALL BUSINESSES New small businesses setting up in Scotland should be given a two-year ‘holiday’ from paying rates, Scottish Conservative leadership candidate Ruth Davidson announced today. [wed] In a bold ...
MEDIA RELEASE: Jackson Carlaw
The Candidate doth protest too much, methinks Murdo’s Party name change is doomed despite latest further re-launch Yet another release has been issued by Murdo Fraser in a further seemingly doomed attempt to overcome his inability to reassure or ...
MEDIA RELEASE: Murdo Fraser
A NEW PARTY FOR SCOTLAND – Q&A Murdo has released an extensive Q&A document which offers further information on the nuts and bolts of the new party for Scotland and its relationship with our Conservative colleagues at Westminster. ...
MEDIA RELEASE: Murdo Fraser
LORD FORSYTH
In response to media enquiries Liz Smith MSP, Campaign Manager for Murdo Fraser, has made the following statement:
"It's extremely important that we avoid negative campaigning ...
In response to media enquiries Liz Smith MSP, Campaign Manager for Murdo Fraser, has made the following statement:
"It's extremely important that we avoid negative campaigning ...
MEDIA RELEASE: Ruth Davidson
ABOLISHING THE PARTY WILL BE BIGGEST MISTAKE SINCE BONNIE PRINCE CHARLIE'S RETREAT, SAYS LORD FORSYTH Disbanding the Scottish Conservative & Unionist Party would be ‘the greatest political error since Bonnie Prince Charlie turned back at Derby to face ...
