Out and about as the Road to Holyrood continues....

After a positive meeting in our Campaign HQ, Saturday brought several of the Central Scotland Conservative Candidates back to a thankfully less soggy Stonehouse to further the message that a Vote for Scottish Conservatives is a Vote for Common Sense.

Thankfully the weather wasn't as bad as Last Monday night when Bob (Central's new hopeful, 2nd on the Conservative List) and I, along with current MSP Margaret Mitchell took to the streets in the rain.

Following this, it was great to get out and about in the Constituency, visiting supporters along the way and even taking in 5 minutes of the Uddingston Rugby game which they won 24-17 against Wigtonshire in the Regional Bowl!

It may be my first campaign as a Candidate but already the message on the streets of Central Scotland is clear - Scottish Labour just can't be trusted and the SNP are out of touch. The electorate are calling out for commonsense and change.

The Punch and Judy show at First Minister's Questions on a Thursday is an example of what I feel needs to change to restore faith in politics. It's not about Gray and Salmond acting like a couple of strutting peacocks engaging in a testosterone fuelled battle. It's about delivering what's best for Scotland.

In the last 4 years, the Scottish Conservatives have delivered with their Policies being an integral part of the SNP minority Government's budgets.

Here are just a few of our key achievements, delivered by the Scottish Conservatives to the Scottish people:

· 1,000 extra police officers
· A council tax freeze every year
· Tax cuts for small businesses
· A new drugs strategy for Scotland focussing on recovery
· A town centre regeneration fund
· A transparency revolution in Scottish government expenditure

We are the Scottish Conservatives. Common sense policies; common sense politics; delivering for Scotland.