A STRONG OPPOSITION - A STRONGER SCOTLAND

THE SCOTTISH CONSERVATIVE AND UNIONIST PARTY MANIFESTO 2016
Saying no to a second referendum
To get better government, Scotland needs a strong opposition which will stand up
against the SNP’s drive for independence.
Ruth Davidson and her strong Scottish Conservative team have one over-riding
priority in this election: to speak up for everyone who wants Scotland to remain part of
the United Kingdom, and say NO to a second referendum.
That task is ever more necessary. The SNP is on course to win a third term in office – and
has already said it plans to start a fresh campaign for independence this summer.
Alone among the pro-UK parties, we are 100% behind Scotland’s place in the United
Kingdom. A strong Conservative opposition at Holyrood will campaign every day to make
sure our decision in 2014 is respected.
The Facts
1
The SNP are on course to win this election. And the First Minister has said she will
launch a new drive for independence this summer, instead of focusing on being a
better government. So the crucial decision for voters at this election is who can
lead a strong opposition to hold the SNP to account.
2
Labour are in a mess. Labour are not up to the job of holding the SNP to account.
Labour have taken Scotland for granted for far too long. Riddled by infighting and
incompetence and undermined by weak leadership they cannot provide the
strong opposition Scotland needs.
3
Labour and the Liberal Democrats will allow their MSPs to campaign for
independence. And now the Labour leader, Kezia Dugdale, has told us she could
vote for independence herself. That means they can’t possibly hold the SNP to
account and keep them in check.
4
The only way to secure a strong opposition which holds the SNP to account, say
NO to a second referendum and ensure we get better government is to vote for
Ruth Davidson’s Scottish Conservatives.
6 HOLDING THE SNP TO ACCOUNT