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European Union's Lisbon Treaty
Do you support calls for a referendum, as promised
by the Government in their Election Manifesto?

Please e-mail your response to:

Struan Stevenson M E P.

writes to FRANCO FRATTINI

Commissioner for Justice, Freedom and Security

Struan Stevenson M E P

Demands Justice for Edinbane Windfarm Protesters

Jamie McGrigor on the Commonwealth Games

Scottish Conservative Deputy Leader: Murdo Fraser M.S.P.
calls for halt to all New Wind Farm Plans

Donald Cameron Q C
has been selected as the Conservative Candidate
for the Westminster seat of Ross Skye & Lochaber

Press Release

Conservative Candidate Selected

Donald Cameron (age 31) was selected as the Scottish Conservative & Unionist Party’s Parliamentary Candidate for this constituency at a very well attended meeting held at the Strathpeffer Community Centre on Friday 15^th February 2008.

Donald Cameron is a member of a family that has been well known and respected in the Lochaber area for many generations. He currently practises as an advocate in Edinburgh, but his family home and roots are in Lochaber within the constituency.

Ross Skye & Lochaber is the largest constituency in the country equivalent in size to almost 1/3 of Belgium. Its needs vary as does its geography and it is the view of the Conservative Association for this region that our candidate both understands the area and supports those issues of most concern to the electorate. Donald, together with members of the Campaign Committee, will be seeking to raise the Conservative profile within this constituency, particularly on those matters that appear to have been largely ignored by the present incumbent. In his speech to members Donald stated that it was a good time for Conservatives - the government is in chaos and the Lib/Dems are not making much of an impact, even with their new leader.

For further information please contact:

Rose MacLean, Organising Secretary, Ross Skye & Lochaber Scottish & Unionist Association (01381 621175)

Message from Annabel Goldie

Conservative's success at Holyrood

As a direct result of Conservative MSPs ...

Conservatives have forced the Government to take on 500 more police officers across the country.

Over 150,000 small businesses in Scotland will pay less tax ...

Conservatives have helped small businesses all across the country by ensuring Scottish business rates for our small and medium sized firms are cut from April 2008.

A national drugs strategy for Scotland ...

A new approach will be taken to tackling drug addiction in Scotland, focussing on recovery and abstinence.

More police. Help for small Businesses.

A new approach on drugs.

Since the Scottish Elections, Conservatives in the Scottish Parliament have forced the SNP Government to change direction on a wide range of issues. Even in opposition, we have shown that we can get things done on an issue by issue basis by working with the Government where we agree, and standing up to them where we don’t.

www.scottishconservatives.com

Annabel and her Holyrood Team

Ross Skye & Lochaber Scottish Conservative Association

Press Release

The Ross Skye & Lochaber Scottish Conservative Association welcomes the Scottish Conservative campaign against ID cards.

Despite what Gordon Brown and the Labour Government say, ID cards won’t stop terrorist attacks nor prevent identity fraud. Hardworking Scots will each have to fork out almost £100 for this total invasion of personal privacy, and on top of that they will have to travel to a biometric scan centre to have their biometrics taken. Did ID cards in Spain prevent the dreadful terrorist attack in that country?

Every time one moves, changes details, gets married or has children one will have to inform the Government’s database. Failure to do so could incur fines of up to £1,000. Every time there is a mistake on the system the individual will have to prove it wrong, not the other way round. One will not be able to access public services if one has left the card at home and every time one visits the doctor, council or police the system will record the visit. One’s life will cease to be one’s own.

This Association is right behind David Cameron and Annabel Goldie as they lead the fight against ID cards. Scottish Conservatives believe that we should live in a free country. Labour wants to know every step that one takes every move one makes. If Labour has its way ‘Big Brother will be watching each and every one of us’.

The chairman of this Association, John B P Hodgson, stated that he would not be prepared to countenance having a card and would refuse to participate.

Struan Stevenson
Visitsing the Constituency 8th Nov 2007
Demands an Referendum on the
E U CONSTITUTION

said: GORDON BROWN MUST NOT SELL
BRITISH SOVEREIGNTY TO BRUSSELS

Despite the political pundits writing off the
chances of the Conservative Party.
We succeeded in remaining the
3rd largest Party in Scotland,
pushing the Lib Dems down into
4th place.

Conservatives Beat Lib Dems
We have beaten them on share of vote;
in terms of votes received in both
constituency and regional vote;
and in terms of the number of seats in
the Scottish Parliament.

Congratulations to Mary Scanlon and
Jamie McGregor, in retaining their place
as list MSP’s.

Despite the valiant efforts of the other Parliamentary
and Local Government candidates,
all of whom put up a creditable
fight, it was not their day!

“The Conservative Scottish Parliamentary and Highland Council candidates would
like to thank all those who voted for them last Thursday”.

However the Fight goes on,
The Cause endures,
The Hope still lives,
The Dream shall never die.

                                     What being a
                                              Conservative
                                means to the younger generation

This is a good moment to consider what being a Conservative means to someone of my generation.

I support the party’s policies on law and order, a strong national defence and free enterprise. But there is a deeper conservative philosophy, which is a firm belief in the liberty of the individual. It was a Conservative Prime Minister whose Reform Bill of 1867 gave the vote to the ‘common man’ despite Liberal opposition.

Before and after World War II Conservative Prime Ministers made tough choices on disarmament, appeasement and intimidation by vested interests in the face of Labour opposition. So fostering peoples’ aspirations, guaranteeing personal liberty and the right to have a stake in society.

These liberties are now under attack! Free enterprise threatened by an expanded bureaucracy, excessive taxation to finance headline catching ‘initiatives’ and surrendering to the powers of the unelected EU commissioners.

It is time, once again, to stand up for our free society and genuine devolvement of power to the private citizen. Our deep belief in liberty sets us apart from our opponents for it is a principle which remains true as lesser ideologies come and go with the political tide.

Our opponents may come up with a good sound bite from time to time but, so long as we maintain our commitment to the freedom of the individual, Conservatives will always hold the moral high ground. Jack Brooker (aged 18 years)

                                                Miss Annabel Goldie MSP
                                      Leader of the Scottish
                                      Conservative Party

Born in Glasgow in 1950, Annabel was educated at Greenock Academy and graduated LLB from Strathclyde University. Annabel is a director of the Prince's Scottish Youth Business Trust, a member of the Court of the University of Strathclyde, the Vice Chairman of the Salvation Army West Scotland Advisory Board, an Elder in the Church of Scotland and a Deputy Lieutenant of the County of Renfrewshire.

Annabel has been Scottish Conservative spokesman on the Economy, Justice and Home Affairs. Annabel became leader of the Scottish Conservatives in the Scottish Parliament in November 2005.

As well as being a member of the National Trust for Scotland, the RSPB and the Scottish Wildlife Trust, Annabel's interests include the countryside, music and literature.

                                                     Murdo Fraser MSP

                                                     Deputy Leader of the

                                                    Scottish Conservative Party

Born in 1965 and educated at Inverness Royal Academy, Murdo Fraser graduated LLB from Aberdeen University in 1986, and went on to do the postgraduate Diploma in Legal Studies. He has since worked as a solicitor in Aberdeen and Edinburgh and prior to his election to the Scottish Parliament was an associate with Ketchen and Stevens WS in Edinburgh, specialising in commercial law.

Murdo married Emma Jarvis in 1994. They now live in Alyth, Perthshire.

Murdo first became active in politics at Aberdeen University. He held office as Chairman of the Scottish Young Conservatives from 1989 to 1992, and thereafter became the first Scot to be elected Chairman of National YCs, a position he held for one year from 1991. He was an active member and then Deputy Chairman of Edinburgh Central Conservative Association.

In the 1997 General Election, Murdo stood as the Conservative candidate for East Lothian, finishing in second place. He fought the North Tayside constituency for the Tories in the 1999 Scottish Parliament elections and again at the 2001 General Election. He became a Member of the Scottish Parliament in August 2001 following the resignation of the previous List Member for Mid-Scotland and Fife, and was re-elected in 2003.

                                                       David Mundell MP
                                             Member of Parliament for
                                              Dumfriessshire,
                                             Clydesdale and Tweeddale.

David Mundell MP has accepted new Conservative Leader David Cameron's invitation to join the Shadow Cabinet as Shadow Scottish Secretary. Mr Mundell, MP for Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale said, "I'm honoured to have been asked to take on this important role, not just as a voice for Scotland in the Shadow Cabinet but also to play my part in modernising the Conservative Party.

"Constitutionally the relationships between the UK Government and the Scottish Executive and the Westminster Parliament and the Scottish Parliament are crucial to the smooth governance of the country. I recognise the importance of both of Scotland's Parliaments having been an MSP for six years and I want to build on that experience to shape the working arrangements that will apply within the United Kingdom when we have governments of different parties in Edinburgh and London.

"I'm also pleased that David Cameron has made this position a full shadow cabinet job because he recognises the importance it has in transforming the Conservative Party's support in Scotland.

"I'm looking forward to building on my already excellent relations with our leader in the Scottish Parliament, Annabel Goldie, and the MSP group as they development their policy ideas in the run up to the 2007 Scottish Parliamentary elections."

Annabel Goldie MSP, Leader of the Conservatives in the Scottish Parliament, added, "David Mundell as Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland is a very significant appointment. I have always enjoyed his friendship and rated his political acumen. I look forward to a very positive partnership with him and David Cameron."

Peter Duncan, Scottish Conservative Chairman, said: "David will provide a strong voice for the Scottish Conservatives and most importantly for the Scottish people at the highest level. He will be a first class Shadow Scottish Secretary and I wish him the best of luck."

The May 2005 Election results for our constituency were particularly encouraging from a
Conservative point of view, in that we were able to push the S.N.P. into fourth place.
This shows that there is everything to play for in the 2007 Scottish Parliamentary Elections.

Glasgow East by Election

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