The AV system in Scotland should help stem the losses as well. Indeed the Tories north of the border may buck the trend a bit. (View Post)

I think Douglas R told Boris to his face (well, over the phone) that he was going to call on him to go. Stabbed him in the front rather than in the back. Seems a fairly honourable way of going about … (View Post)

They got 13 MPs in 2017 after Ruth had had time to turn the party round. Since devolution she is one of only two Scottish politicians with the dynamism and personality to make the political weather. … (View Post)

Uninformed comment. In Scotland we have multi-member wards with transferable votes. In practice, it makes it almost impossible for any party to win a majority on a Scottish Council. If FPTP had appli… (View Post)

No, they don't dictate it. But for the "Minister for the Union" to have lost practically all support from the parliamentary party at Holyrood, plus the Scottish Leader, is very damaging ind… (View Post)