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| Reluctant Hero |
Cameron enters independence debatehttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/6494821.stmTory leader attacks Union debate Conservative leader David Cameron has accused his opponents of ignoring bread and butter issues to conduct an "arcane" debate over independence. Speaking in Edinburgh, he accused Labour of using "bone-chilling" language to frighten Scots. Mr Cameron said Scots wanted to see bread and butter issues like housing, health, education and crime debated. Labour said it was right to highlight a potential threat to the Union, while the SNP called for a "fresh" approach. Mr Cameron, who was joined by Scots Tory leader Annabel Goldie, said Labour and the SNP were wrong to fight the Scottish election campaign on constitutional issues, adding that Scottish voters did not want to be "bullied" into staying in the Union. He said of Labour's campaign strategy: "They aren't talking about the bread and butter issues because there has been a shortage of bread and a shortage of butter and they have got so many weaknesses on those issues. "I also think they are making a mistake in some of the bone-chilling language they are using." The main theme of the Tory campaign has been dubbed "Your Voice in Parliament", featuring commitments to tackling drugs and crime, as well as providing affordable housing. Further pledges also aim to help the families, including the extension of free nursery provision. Tony Blair and Jack McConnell backed the United Kingdom Mr Cameron's visit came as First Minister Jack McConnell travelled to London to endorse a partnership agreement with Tony Blair on policy co-operation. Labour's Holyrood campaign chair, Cathy Jamieson, said Mr Cameron had only expressed "warm words and empty rhetoric" during his visits to Scotland. She added: "The Tories need to recognise that their policy-light campaign could allow Scotland to sleep-walk into an expensive separation of Scotland from the rest of the UK - a separation that would cost Scottish families over £5,000 more with the SNP." SNP campaign manager Angus Robertson said: "Scotland needs a fresh approach, with a successful SNP government delivering our positive policies to lower class sizes, keep healthcare local, and reduce crime. "The Tories and Labour are two sides of the same London coin. Labour are indeed running an extreme and negative scaremongering campaign against the SNP but they have taken their template from the Tories." Scottish Liberal Democrat election director Tavish Scott said the Conservatives had become irrelevant north of the border. He said: "It's not clear what Scottish Conservative policies are, but it doesn't matter as they've said they won't win and won't go into government." |
| Lothian Sky |
The dig at Labour for being unpatriotic and patronising, stood out a mile for me. Hopefully it'll be the same across the electorate. David Cameron is obviously playing devil's advocate here! Thinking of the damage done to Labour if they cant hold on to Scotland.. |
| Aventinian |
He's hardly just entering it, he's made very public comments about Scotland and England in the Union since he become leader of the opposition. |
| skip |
yeah, I like the way cameron doesn't really debate this. His last couple of interventions have been to slag of labour's attempt to defend the union. Is he happy to watch Brown stew in his own back yard? Is he secretly wishing the scots will go it alone and ease his party into power more easily? |
| Mctosh45 |
Cameron, another Scot on the make at Westminster? 
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