Murdo Fraser

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First reported 3 hours ago - Updated 2 hours ago - 1 reports

Davidson's Devo Panel under fire

TORY leader Ruth Davidson has been accused of merely paying lip service to the promise of more powers for Holyrood, after it emerged her party's high-profile devolution group has not even set a date for its first meeting.Announced with a fanfare by Davidson ... [Published Herald Scotland - 3 hours ago]
First reported 5 hours ago - Updated 5 hours ago - 1 reports

Gerald Warner: How Ukip can bury Scots Tories’ corpse

IT IS time to put the forsworn and social democratic Tory Party to the sword. Ukip is the natural agent of this political euthanasia. It only has to gain 5 per cent of the vote in 2015 to deprive the Tories of power: in one poll last week it recorded ... [Published The Scotsman - 5 hours ago]
First reported May 24 2013 - Updated May 24 2013 - 1 reports

First Minister to be quizzed by super-committee

ALEX Salmond is to face questions from a Holyrood super-committee on the Government's programme later this year.In a first for the parliament, the First Minister will be grilled by the conveners of each committee after he unveils his legislative plans ... [Published Herald Scotland - May 24 2013]
First reported May 24 2013 - Updated May 24 2013 - 1 reports

Fraser questions Scottish Tory leadership

DEFEATED Scottish Conservative leadership contender Murdo Fraser has claimed the party is failing to make sufficient headway under Ruth Davidson.The MSP warned the Tories would continue to struggle in the polls unless Ms Davidson, who took the leadership ... [Published Herald Scotland - May 24 2013]
First reported May 24 2013 - Updated May 24 2013 - 1 reports

Tom Peterkin: Rift within Scots Tories deepens

AS IF a divided Conservative Party did not have enough on its plate already – what with the widening fissure over Europe and divisions over the gay marriage issue. Now all that David Cameron needs is for the troublesome sept of the party north of the ... [Published The Scotsman - May 24 2013]
First reported May 23 2013 - Updated May 23 2013 - 4 reports

Average public sector pay-off hits £40,000

Public sector workers in Scotland who were paid off over the past three years received an average settlement of nearly £40,000, a report will reveal tomorrow.Audit Scotland said around one in 40 workers have been given an early departure deal since 2009, ... [Published Scottish Conservative Party - May 23 2013]
First reported May 23 2013 - Updated May 23 2013 - 1 reports

Murdo Fraser: Scottish Tories move with the times

A shift to embrace further powers for Holyrood will put party back at the heart of the political landscape, writes Murdo FraserALBERT Einstein reputedly defined insanity as doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different outcome. The ... [Published NewsRT.co.uk - May 23 2013]
First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 3 reports

Backing for study into rise in autism

SCIENTISTS and doctors should examine why the number of children with educational difficulties such as autism has risen fourfold over just ten years, the education secretary has said.Mike Russell backed a call by Conservative MSP Murdo Fraser for a deeper ... [Published NewsRT.co.uk - May 17 2013]
First reported May 07 2013 - Updated May 07 2013 - 1 reports

Protect those who back traditional marriage, says MSP

MSP Murdo Fraser said it is 'essential' that legal safeguards are put in place to protect traditional marriage supporters.An MSP has called for the civil liberties of those who believe in traditional marriage to be protected by law.Murdo Fraser, the former ... [Published Christian Institute - May 07 2013]
First reported May 01 2013 - Updated May 01 2013 - 2 reports

Scottish Conservatives ex-deputy leader: ‘Scotland’s same-sex marriage bill must safeguard religious liberties’

The former deputy leader of the Scottish Conservatives says “it is essential that appropriate safeguards are put in place” to protect religious liberties as part of equal marriage reform in Scotland.According to the Dundee Courier MSP Murdo Fraser told ... [Published Pink News - May 01 2013]
First reported May 01 2013 - Updated May 01 2013 - 1 reports

Scottish Government must end fixation with wind power says MSP Murdo Fraser

THE Mid-Scotland and Fife MSP, will address problems in the energy sector including fuel poverty, high energy costs and the real price of subsidies for wind power.MINISTERS will face calls to end their "fixation with onshore wind" today amid rising fuel ... [Published Daily Record - May 01 2013]
First reported Apr 29 2013 - Updated Apr 29 2013 - 2 reports

Committee calls for evidence on the reform of regulation

Legislation that aims to tackle the adverse impact of inconsistently applied regulations by improving the way that they are applied throughout Scotland, whilst also  supporting sustainable economic growth, will be scrutinised by the Economy, Energy and ... [Published Scottish Parliament - Apr 29 2013]

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Having quoted Fraser, Salmond signed off, saying: "with loyalties such as this within the backbenchers, i am surprised ruth davidson even bothers to ask me a question."

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Davidson's Devo Panel under fire [Published Herald Scotland - 3 hours ago]
Gerald Warner: How Ukip can bury Scots Tories’ ... [Published The Scotsman - 5 hours ago]
First Minister to be quizzed by super-committee [Published Herald Scotland - May 24 2013]
Fraser questions Scottish Tory leadership [Published Herald Scotland - May 24 2013]
Tom Peterkin: Rift within Scots Tories deepens [Published The Scotsman - May 24 2013]
Average public sector pay-off hits £40,000 [Published Scottish Conservative Party - May 23 2013]
Former rival questions Ruth Davidson leadership [Published NewsRT.co.uk - May 23 2013]
Audit Scotland report reveals how council bosse... [Published Daily Record - May 23 2013]
Murdo Fraser: Scottish Tories move with the times [Published The Scotsman - May 23 2013]
Fair public sector pay-offs plea [Published BBC - May 23 2013]
Former rival questions Ruth Davidson leadership [Published The Scotsman - May 23 2013]
Public sector 'golden goodbyes' cost £561m [Published Daily Express - May 23 2013]
Murdo Fraser: Scottish Tories move with the times [Published NewsRT.co.uk - May 23 2013]
FOI concerns after switch to national police an... [Published Tayside and Fife Courier - May 18 2013]
Alf Young: Treasury will be trouble for the SNP [Published The Scotsman - May 18 2013]
Backing for study into rise in autism [Published NewsRT.co.uk - May 17 2013]
Mike Russell: Learning difficulties rise a concern [Published NewsRT.co.uk - May 16 2013]
Mike Russell: Learning difficulties rise a concern [Published The Scotsman - May 16 2013]
Pupil budget increase 'unexplained' [Published West Lothian Courier - May 16 2013]
Oil will last for rest of century - Fergus Ewing [Published The Scotsman - May 13 2013]
Pet of the week: Kevin the Staffie is looking f... [Published Stv.tv - May 12 2013]
Protecting Scotland’s wild and scenic landscapes [Published Berwickshire News - May 09 2013]
Environment Tracker [Published Holyrood - May 08 2013]
Doubts raised over electricity supplies in a se... [Published Scottish Conservative Party - May 07 2013]
Protect those who back traditional marriage, sa... [Published Christian Institute - May 07 2013]
Fourfold rise in pupils who need extra support [Published The Scotsman - May 06 2013]
£1m for wind farms to shut turbines for one day [Published The Scotsman - May 05 2013]
Government windfarm no-go areas fail to satisfy... [Published Power Engineering International - May 01 2013]
Scottish Conservatives ex-deputy leader: ‘Scotl... [Published Pink News - May 01 2013]
MSP’s call to protect rights of same-sex marria... [Published Tayside and Fife Courier - May 01 2013]
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The Scottish Tories Cross Their Rubicon [Published The Coffee House | Politics and News Discussion ... - Mar 26 2013]
Alea iacta est. And not before time. More than a year ago and at the outbreak of this independence referendum virus I wrote an article for this magazine arguing that, crikey, there was just a hint that the Conservative and Unionist party might become ...
Scottish Tories: It’s Time To Man Up [Published The Coffee House | Politics and News Discussion ... - Jan 26 2013]
Ruth Davidson became leader of the Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party in large part because she was the candidate favoured by the party establishment. Where Murdo Fraser suggested – rather too boldly as it turned out – the party should fold its ...
Quote of the day: Murdo Fraser [Published Iain Dale's Diary - Jan 05 2013]
“Ed Miliband, you can take our lives, you can take our freedom, but you’ll never take…. our FROSTIES!” Murdo Fraser, 5 Jan 2013 ...
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