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Dan Hassett (Free subscription) | 09/04/2008
Hurrah for Annabel Goldie's Scottish Conservatives. After years on the perifery of politics north of the border, the current SNP minority administration is finally giving the party the chance to make a real impact on the lives of ordinary Scotsmen and women. Having secured additional funding for policing and drug rehabilitation in last year's budget, as a price for Conservative support,...
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The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 09/03/2008
... who drink responsibly and increase the burden of regulation and costs for legitimate businesses. Annabel Goldie, Scottish Tory leader, added: "We will continue to lead the opposition to the ludicrous plans to criminalise a responsible, 20-year-old adult who wants to buy a bottle of wine to take home and celebrate the birth of his baby."The criminal justice Bill will also build on...
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The Guardian (Free subscription) | 09/03/2008
... of £800m, damage hard-pressed local services, and make Scotland the highest taxed part of the UK. Annabel Goldie, the Scottish Conservative leader, said that local income tax had been widely "rubbished and ridiculed", but it quickly emerged that the new Liberal Democrat leader, Tavish Scott, is to begin talks with the SNP about supporting the measure.The Lib Dems support a local income...
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Scotsman.com (Free subscription) | 09/03/2008
... simultaneously make Scotland the highest-tax part of the UK and damage local services."Tory leader Annabel Goldie said the proposed local income tax had been "comprehensively rubbished and ridiculed".She also attacked the alcohol plans, saying: "Does the First Minister seriously intend to persevere with the ludicrous proposal that a responsible adult aged 20 can buy alcohol in the...
