Greene: Tories too chaotic to stand up to Swinney
Scottish Liberal Democrat economy spokesperson Jamie Greene has said the Scottish Tories are “too chaotic” under Russell Findlay’s leadership to stand up to the SNP.
His comments come after Findlay launched his party’s manifesto in Edinburgh.
Mr Greene resigned from the Conservatives in 2025, accusing Findlay and his leadership of pandering to the far-right in his attempts to compete with Nigel Farage’s Reform UK.
Greene, who is contesting the Inverclyde seat for the Scottish Liberal Democrats against Reform leader Malcolm Offord, said that the Tory party is “unrecognisable” in its current direction and said that it had abandoned the common sense, pragmatic, centre-right ground of politics that it gained under former leader Ruth Davidson.
At the upcoming election, voters can choose to reject both the failing SNP and the increasingly right-wing and nasty politics of both the Tories and Reform and by backing the Liberal Democrats.
For the first time in a long time, no matter where they live, voters can use their peach-coloured regional ballot paper to vote for a Scottish Liberal Democrat MSP committed to change with fairness at its heart.
Jamie Greene said:
“The Scottish Tories are as unrecognisable to me as they are to many voters. They’ve jettisoned all the sensible and practical ideas and policies they once held under Ruth Davidson’s leadership in favour of chasing the same nasty ground as Nigel Farage.
“They are simply too chaotic and irrelevant to effectively hold John Swinney and the SNP to account for their dismal record on education, the economy, transport, and health.
“I achieved more in one year in opposition on the Lib Dem benches than I did in nine on the Tory benches, and this manifesto sums up why they’ve nothing positive to stand on in this election.
“I’d say directly to former Tory voters, to ditch the right-wing nonsense and help me elect as many Scottish Liberal Democrat MSPs as possible, pushing for change with fairness at its heart.”