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The Baroness Davidson of Lundin Links attempted to frame her Lords entry as a victory for the little guy ANY appointment to the House of Lords is guaranteed to rouse my inner Jacobin. The spectacle of Baroness Davidson of Lundin Links wafting to her red bench in full stoat coat, swearing to be “faithful and bear true allegiance to Her Majesty the Queen” is the stuff revolutions are made of. Davidson promptly began trying to reframe her elevation to the Lords as a heart-warming story of social mobility. “As a teenage Modern Studies pupil, learning about politics at Buckhaven High School, I didn’t believe that someone like me could ever have the chance to serve in not one, but two parliaments.”
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Just in time for the weekend, here’s a look at the top 10 political must-reads from the last seven days:
1. John Swinney apologises after being reported to statistics watchdog over ‘fake news’ Covid tweet
Covid recovery secretary John Swinney had to apologise this week after being reported to the UK Statistics Authority over his use of a “fake news” infographic. On Monday morning Mr Swinney tweeted a badly cropped image used in a well-known meme with claims about mask protection. Those figures have been strongly disputed by international fact checking websites. As Derek Healey reports, by Wednesday the Scottish Conservatives had written to the UK’s National Statistician to flag up the problematic graphic and Mr Swinney – who is also deputy first minister – deleted the post from his Twitter account with an apology. Read the full story here.
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July 21, 2021
LONDON: Former Scottish Conservative leader Ruth Davidson has taken her seat on the red benches in the House of Lords.
Baroness Davidson of Lundin Links wore the traditional scarlet robes for the short introduction ceremony in which she swore the oath of allegiance to the Queen.
She was flanked by supporters Lord Keen of Elie, the former Advocate General for Scotland, and Lord McInnes of Kilwinning, who recently announced he was stepping down as director of the Scottish Conservatives to advise the Prime Minister on the Union.
Her title comes from the village in Fife where she grew up and her parents still live, according to the party.
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