CAMERON'S DESPERATE REMARKS EXPOSE TORY UNPOPULARITY

CAMERON'S DESPERATE REMARKS EXPOSE TORY UNPOPULARITY

Commenting on David Cameron’s desperate remarks about the Tories lack of popularity in Scotland - where he said “the Conservative Party doesn't always do brilliantly in Scotland” - the SNP's election co-ordinator Stewart Hosie said:

“The more SNP MPs are elected next week, the stronger Scotland’s voice will be – working on a case by case, issue by issue basis to promote Scottish interests, and no deal of any kind with either Tweedledum, Tweedledee, or TweedleDem.

“The issue the Tories have dodged throughout this campaign is their plot, along with Labour and the Lib Dems, not just to cut Scotland’s budget but then to impose a ‘Cameron cut’ by slashing Scotland’s budget share.

“The Tories’ anti-Scottish plan is a disastrous prospect – and is proving equally disastrous for their ratings. The ‘Cameron cut’ plot has destroyed the Tory campaign north of the Border.

“George Osborne has now effectively confirmed that the Tories are proposing an extra cut just for Scotland, without the consent of the Scottish Government or people, and without any reference to the revenue raised in Scotland, such as the more than £40 billion of oil revenues flowing to the Treasury over the next few years.

“’More nats mean less cuts’ – protecting our frontline services from the London parties’ cuts agenda by cutting the things we neither need nor want such as Trident, ID cards and nuclear dumps, and charting an alternative constitutional course for Scotland.”