What are the repercussions following Alex Fergusons appointment as Presiding Officer?
Clearly, the Scottish Conservatives will have one less vote for their Party in the new Parliament.This is a pity as the Scottish Conservatives should have an important role in modifying the somewhat extreme views that are sometimes held by the SNP, Labour and Liberal Democrats that could result in anarchy, especially with the two Greens “selling” their votes to whoever will give them support for the beating of their single issue extremist drum. There was a serious risk that Scotland’s new Parliament could descend into the same sort of shambles that characterised the election itself, with a staggering 140,000 voting papers spoiled. But as a television commentator remarked, who is Alex Fergusson? He is widely respected by many of his political colleagues across the parties. He earned himself a reputation for fairness when acting as convener of a controversial committee in the previous Parliament. He was returned to the new Parliament by his constituency with an increased majority. But, o
