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| All aboard the Tory manifesto bus | All aboard the Tory manifesto bus |
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| The first Holyrood manifesto of the Scottish election campaign got off to an interesting start with a magical mystery tour, of sorts. | The first Holyrood manifesto of the Scottish election campaign got off to an interesting start with a magical mystery tour, of sorts. |
| The Scottish Tories were first out of the trap, with journalists told to board a morning bus in Edinburgh. | The Scottish Tories were first out of the trap, with journalists told to board a morning bus in Edinburgh. |
| Annabel Goldie delivered the manifesto at a nurseryWe knew we were heading to Galashiels in the Scottish Borders, so that put paid to the mystery part, and following a short delay and an attempted hi-jacking - more on that later - we safely arrived at our destination. | Annabel Goldie delivered the manifesto at a nurseryWe knew we were heading to Galashiels in the Scottish Borders, so that put paid to the mystery part, and following a short delay and an attempted hi-jacking - more on that later - we safely arrived at our destination. |
| We were told the non Central Belt venue for the manifesto launch was indicative of the party's vision to act as the voice of the people in all parts of Scotland. | We were told the non Central Belt venue for the manifesto launch was indicative of the party's vision to act as the voice of the people in all parts of Scotland. |
| After the hacks boarded the coach (the most troublesome went up the back) and were suitably refreshed with coffee and pastries, the briefing began. | After the hacks boarded the coach (the most troublesome went up the back) and were suitably refreshed with coffee and pastries, the briefing began. |
| The host was Scots Tory finance spokesman Derek Brownlee - but this was no sightseeing tour. | The host was Scots Tory finance spokesman Derek Brownlee - but this was no sightseeing tour. |
| Cross with care | Cross with care |
| He immediately got down to the serious business of crunching the numbers and assuring journalists that the manifesto added up. | He immediately got down to the serious business of crunching the numbers and assuring journalists that the manifesto added up. |
| Then, as the coach was winding through the picturesque countryside, the vehicle suddenly stopped and we realised we had been surrounded. | Then, as the coach was winding through the picturesque countryside, the vehicle suddenly stopped and we realised we had been surrounded. |
| But who was it? Bandits perhaps? | But who was it? Bandits perhaps? |
| Journalists used the bus trip down to scrutinise the Tory plans | Journalists used the bus trip down to scrutinise the Tory plans |
| It was in fact a blockade of placard-waving SNP activists, led by candidate Christine Grahame, and walking across a zebra crossing rather slowly. | It was in fact a blockade of placard-waving SNP activists, led by candidate Christine Grahame, and walking across a zebra crossing rather slowly. |
| Fortunately the hi-jack attempt was short-lived and we soon arrived at our destination - a nursery in Gala. | |
| As the media assembled, John Farnham's hit song "You're the Voice" blasted out of the speakers and Scots Tory leader Annabel Goldie made her entrance. | As the media assembled, John Farnham's hit song "You're the Voice" blasted out of the speakers and Scots Tory leader Annabel Goldie made her entrance. |
| As Miss Goldie began talking, the delighted squeals of children at the nursery could be heard in the background. | As Miss Goldie began talking, the delighted squeals of children at the nursery could be heard in the background. |
| It was not immediately clear whether they were expressing their appreciation of the manifesto contents or the giant purple slide behind her. | It was not immediately clear whether they were expressing their appreciation of the manifesto contents or the giant purple slide behind her. |
| SNP activists attempted to hi-jack the manifesto launch | SNP activists attempted to hi-jack the manifesto launch |
| And on that very piece of apparatus, Miss Goldie issued a Margaret Thatcher-like challenge to the media, declaring: "You slide if you want to - this lady's not for sliding." | And on that very piece of apparatus, Miss Goldie issued a Margaret Thatcher-like challenge to the media, declaring: "You slide if you want to - this lady's not for sliding." |
| As she delivered the contents of the manifesto from a lectern, deputy leader Murdo Fraser listened intently from a chair near the ball pool. | As she delivered the contents of the manifesto from a lectern, deputy leader Murdo Fraser listened intently from a chair near the ball pool. |
| After some questions and interviews, it was back on the coach and a return to Edinburgh. | After some questions and interviews, it was back on the coach and a return to Edinburgh. |
| All in all, quite a slick event - leaving little room for the old cliché about the wheels coming off the Tory bus. | All in all, quite a slick event - leaving little room for the old cliché about the wheels coming off the Tory bus. |