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    Ruth Davidson

    By Andrew Liddle

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    Ruth Davidson has enjoyed a stratospheric rise to prominence within the Scottish Conservative Party, winning her surprise leadership victory an astonishing six months after becoming an MSP. Under her redoubtable leadership, the Tory Party have revitalised their fortunes north of the border, more than doubling their seats and overtaking Labour for the first time in sixty years.

    A lesbian, kick-boxing former Territorial Army reservist, Davidson has broken the mould of both Tory and Scottish politics and has been touted as a future Prime Minister. Yet little is known of Ms Davidson and her remarkable journey outside of Scotland.

    With Scottish politics in flux following the hard-fought independence referendum and Britain’s imminent departure from the EU, Davidson’s profile will only become more prominent as she heads up the official opposition. This first biography of one of Britain’s rising political stars examines how Davidson rejuvenated the toxic Tory brand and asks what the future holds both in Scotland and beyond for this extraordinary young politician.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBiteback Publishing
    Release dateMay 24, 2018
    ISBN9781785902109
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    Andrew Liddle

    Andrew Liddle is a writer and political consultant based in Edinburgh. He was previously Political Correspondent for The Press and Journal and Chief Reporter for The Courier. His first book, Ruth Davidson and the Resurgence of the Scottish Tories, was published by Biteback in 2018.

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