This morning we noted that the Tories haven’t selected candidates in nearly half of the most marginal Labour and Lib Dem seats. But what’s particularly telling is that in over 60% of target seats in the Midlands and the North they have so far failed to select a candidate, while the Independent claims that in Scotland there are no Tory parliamentary candidates at all. However, Mark Wallace over at ConHome notes that the Tories have in fact selected a total of two candidates in Scotland, out of a possible 59 constituencies. Here’s how that looks as a pie chart:
Does this mean the Tories have given up on Scotland? With less than six months to go until the Scottish Independence referendum, it does look that way…
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