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| Goldie rejects Holyrood coalition | Goldie rejects Holyrood coalition |
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| Scottish Conservative leader Annabel Goldie has ruled out entering into any coalition with rival parties after the Holyrood election in May. | Scottish Conservative leader Annabel Goldie has ruled out entering into any coalition with rival parties after the Holyrood election in May. |
| She made the announcement as the Tories launched their manifesto which included a £1bn, four-year drive to cut drugs and crime. | She made the announcement as the Tories launched their manifesto which included a £1bn, four-year drive to cut drugs and crime. |
| She said a coalition government had failed in Scotland and that people wanted to know what parties stood for. | She said a coalition government had failed in Scotland and that people wanted to know what parties stood for. |
| The party pledged to deliver on issues which "mattered to voters". | The party pledged to deliver on issues which "mattered to voters". |
| The manifesto was launched in the Borders. | The manifesto was launched in the Borders. |
| Plans include sweeping changes to education and moves to improve transport and the economy. | Plans include sweeping changes to education and moves to improve transport and the economy. |
| Our manifesto policy commitments are not for sale in any post-election horse trading process Annabel GoldieScottish Conservative leader Tory manifesto: At-a-glance Have your say: Tory pledges | |
| The party said it would boost transport by looking into high-speed rail links and would plough £30m a year into upgrading Scotland's key roads. | The party said it would boost transport by looking into high-speed rail links and would plough £30m a year into upgrading Scotland's key roads. |
| Other proposals include the building of a new private prison, 1,500 extra police on the beat plus tougher sentences for persistent repeat offenders. | Other proposals include the building of a new private prison, 1,500 extra police on the beat plus tougher sentences for persistent repeat offenders. |
| On drugs, the party said it would spend £100m each year helping people kick their habit, while clamping down hard on dealers. | On drugs, the party said it would spend £100m each year helping people kick their habit, while clamping down hard on dealers. |
| The manifesto has also set out plans to help poorer families get homes and give more control to head teachers in schools. | The manifesto has also set out plans to help poorer families get homes and give more control to head teachers in schools. |
| Ms Goldie said: "Our manifesto policy commitments are not for sale in any post-election horse trading process since other parties can cobble up deals behind closed doors. | Ms Goldie said: "Our manifesto policy commitments are not for sale in any post-election horse trading process since other parties can cobble up deals behind closed doors. |
| READ THE MANIFESTO Scottish Conservative manifesto [179KB] Most computers will open this document automatically, but you may need Adobe Reader Download the reader here | READ THE MANIFESTO Scottish Conservative manifesto [179KB] Most computers will open this document automatically, but you may need Adobe Reader Download the reader here |
| "The Scottish Conservatives will enter into no pacts and no coalitions. We will operate on an issue-by-issue, case-by-case basis and do what's right for Scotland." | "The Scottish Conservatives will enter into no pacts and no coalitions. We will operate on an issue-by-issue, case-by-case basis and do what's right for Scotland." |
| Instead, the party will back individual legislative proposals brought forward by other parties which they can support without entering into any kind of formal ruling partnership. | Instead, the party will back individual legislative proposals brought forward by other parties which they can support without entering into any kind of formal ruling partnership. |
| "I think what we've seen is eight years of fudge, compromise, dodging issues and frankly reducing everything to the lowest common political denominator," Ms Goldie said. | "I think what we've seen is eight years of fudge, compromise, dodging issues and frankly reducing everything to the lowest common political denominator," Ms Goldie said. |
| "That has failed Scotland. I think it's time for a fresh approach." | "That has failed Scotland. I think it's time for a fresh approach." |
| Ms Goldie said the £1bn pledge to fight drugs over the next four years was a landmark commitment. | Ms Goldie said the £1bn pledge to fight drugs over the next four years was a landmark commitment. |
| "This is the biggest assault on crime and drugs ever seen in Scotland and it is long overdue," she said. | "This is the biggest assault on crime and drugs ever seen in Scotland and it is long overdue," she said. |