Leader Ruth Davidson admits party cannot win but says it can succeed where Labour has failed in holding SNP to accountRuth Davidson has launched the Scottish Conservative manifesto with a candid admission that it is not a programme for government but a programme for a strong opposition,and pledged to succeed where Labour has failed in holding the Scottish National party to account.
Starting with a bracing acknowledgement that “the SNP are miles ahead in any poll you care to mention”, while insisting the Conservatives were heading for their best ever result in May’s Scottish elections, and Davidson did away with the normal political conventions and told activists in Glasgow she was applying for the emptiness of leader of a strong opposition.
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Source: theguardian.com