THE Tories have a well deserved reputation as the Nasty Party and, as they stare at electoral devastation in the face, they appear to have decided…
have a well deserved reputation as the Nasty Party and, as they stare at electoral devastation in the face, they appear to have decided that the reason they are so unpopular is because they are not being unpleasant enough.
Duguid had expressed his determination to stand again as Scotland really needs his services as a no-mark, mediocre Tory MP. However, he is currently in hospital battling a serious illness. His colleagues have stabbed him in the back, the front, and the sides.Ross claims the decision to drop Duguid as a candidate was made by an independent Scottish Conservative management board, a board so independent that Ross sits on it. But then, Ross knows a thing or two about Scottish Tory stitch ups.
Here's hoping that as they cast their ballot, the voters of Aberdeenshire North and Moray East consider the character of the man who seeks to become their Conservative MP. Announcing her resignation from the party MacDougall said: “It is no secret that candidates are being imposed on members and constituents in a non-democratic, autocratic manner which I simply cannot support, blocking good local people from being considered for future elections as potential candidates.”Meanwhile in Wales, newly selected Labour First Minister of Wales Vaughan Gething has lost a vote of no confidence in the Senedd.
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