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Scottish Conservative party leader Douglas Ross (left) and Ruth Davidson put a giant party list vote into a giant envelope on Calton Hill, Edinburgh during the election campaign
SCOTLAND’S Tories were accused of having nothing positive to offer the country today as they published their manifesto ahead of May’s Holyrood elections.
Scottish Conservative leader Douglas Ross said that creating jobs would be his party’s priority but warned that the country’s efforts to recover from the coronavirus pandemic would be “crippled” if the SNP continues to focus on independence.
Plans unveiled by Mr Ross include revising Scotland’s income tax threshold, which would increase the take-home pay of 1.1 million of the country’s richest residents.
The new Scottish Parliament looks set to continue a cycle of managerial tinkering while public services face the axe, writes STEPHEN LOW
Ahead of next year’s parliamentary elections, ROZ FOYER warns that a bold tax policy is needed to rebuild devastated public services which can serve as the foundation of a strong, fair economy
