A piece by Michelle Ballantyne MSP,
Jackson Carlaw's competitor for leadership of the Scottish Conservatives:
Michelle Ballantyne: Why I’m standing to lead the Scottish Conservatives
She stood for the leadership position to prevent Carlaw being "coronated" as SCon Leader. If that had happened it would have undercut any attack on Sturgeon, after all she had her own "coronation" as SNP leader.
Unfortunately, unless anything dramatic happens, she's unlikely to beat Carlaw but hopefully her presence will give the SCon membership something to think about.
Many of the rank and file of the party membership in Scotland want devolution scrapped altogether, rather than think constructively as to how to make it work.
Mike.
