Labour does have a major problem when it comes to dealing with the SNP - it's Scottish Branch Office!
Look up "the Bain Principle" and it'll tell you a lot why SLab is in the state it is.
Moving on to economics, another article from BBC Scotland's Douglas Fraser:
Lumpy London, Scottish spread.
Quote:
Foreign investment into the UK is showing signs of slowing up, and as uncertainty grows, it is ever more concentrated on London.- A new report shows Scotland has done better than other parts of the UK in spreading economic benefit beyond the cities and into towns and villages.
- Universities play a large part in drawing foreign investment, and may explain a recent surge in the number of projects going into Scottish core cities.
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This should help explain at least part of the reason as to why devolution is popular up here.
In the meantime, Ruth Davidson has elected to step down as an MSP after her term is up:
Scottish Conservatives: Ruth Davidson unlikely to seek re-election.
I wonder if an eventual move to the Republic of Ireland is on the cards - her partner's Irish.
It will be very interesting to see how the Scottish Conservatives fare when it comes to both a UK General Election and the next Holyrood one.
Mike.