Refreshing view

IT IS quite revealing that opponents of Ruth Davidson claim she does not command support from the majority of the Scottish Conservatives’ 14 other MSPs in her campaign for the party leadership.

What they ignore, of course, is that – for the first time – Annabel Goldie’s successor will lead the whole party, not just the Holyrood MSP group.

As Ms Davidson has pointed out, she not only wants to lead the whole party, she also wants the whole party to be fully engaged in every aspect of Scottish Conservative and Unionist business, from campaigning strategy to policymaking.

It is refreshing that we have a candidate committed to re- engaging with the grassroots members who are the lifeblood of the party and have been disregarded for too long.

It is also revealing that while her opponents seek to discredit her with selective point-scoring, the early indications are that she is commanding support from a great number of members.

ALASTAIR PATERSON

Pitheavlis Crescent

Perth