It's The Way He Tells Them...

Of course if Jackson Carlaw was to oust the Tories' leader in Scotland, it would not just be embarrassing for Annabel Goldie, but you would think also for the new caring-sharing, touchy-feely, we-are-different-honest, Conservative leadership in Westminster.

Ahead of the General Election in 2005, Carlaw was alleged to have made racist jokes at the Tory manifesto launch.

Now if making racist jokes and being "robust" is a key part of being a leading Tory up there - perhaps Ann Winterton should consider a move to Scotland.