Maybe with the Scotsman's new regular poll Annable Goldie will get the message that her strategy of doing absolutely nothing at all, having no impact, being out of touch with the voters and failing to understand what Scotland wants is failing to stop the Scottish Tories decline.
Annabel and her advisers (I presume?) have completely and utterly failed to grasp how much the country has moved on, especially in our communities around the country where the kind of things that the Scottish Tories are currently speaking about are pretty much alien or of no interest.
A massive change is required and at this rate it looks like it will take another drubbing in the polls for the party to realise this. The Scottish Tories need to realise that their 14% poll rating is their absolute core vote. Annabel could dance up and down Princes Street naked singing satanic songs and 14% would probably still vote Tory - they probabaly always will. The party needs to start speaking to the huge group of potential right of centre voters outwith the Tory hardcore. The trouble is if they only listen to this hardcore, they will come out with the same ideas.
Very true, and you are not the first person to say it either. Sadly, within the party, pointing out the truth is seen as heresy rather than constructive criticism. I am of the view that it is not just Annabel that needs to get the message, it is the clowns in Scottish Conservative Central Office who need a shake up too.
Posted by: Jim | 07 November 2006 at 01:36 PM