Suspicion lingers that Tories would gladly shut down the Scottish Parliament - Record View
It took decades of campaigning and two referendums to create a Scottish Parliament. Holyrood is now so firmly established it’s easy to forget how long the battle was to see it built.
The party also called for Scots to reject it when a second referendum was finally held in 1997. So the suspicion lingers that many Tories would gladly shut down the Scottish Parliament, given the chance. But anyone listening to Rishi Sunak’s speech in Glasgow yesterday would quickly realise he is not a supporter of Holyrood either. He blithely dismissed any suggestion of the Scottish Parliament being handed more powers when asked.
But, as the most recent round of Levelling Up awards showed, it helps if you live in an area represented by a Tory MP. Devolution isn’t perfect but it has made Scottish politics more accountable. Few Scots want a return to direct rule from London.End the strip-off Replica football tops have always been overpriced. Some fans seem to accept it and pay through the nose because they want to wear their team’s colours.
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