She was speaking during a walk with a Newsnight reporter, aired last night.
Also: Osborne attacked by Welsh Labour; Cameron rules out SNP EU demands; Villiers faces calls to quit if she backs Brexit; and more.
Neither Labour nor the nationalists have demonstrated the attitude required to get the most from decentralised government. Conservatives could do better.
Plus: Loathsome Winston McKenzie. Alex Salmond, Thatcher fan. The indestructible Keith Vaz. And: my interview with Charles Moore is well worth a listen.
Also: Welsh Conservatives seek power to bring standing back to sports grounds; SNP MPs under pressure over business and property dealings; DUP and Sinn Fein signal closer cooperation; and more.
Also: SNP plan to get cabbies reporting children’s conversations; Scottish Labour get free vote on EU; DUP accused of driving UUP off cross-border bodies; and more.
Also: IRA victims calls Corbyn out; Welsh UKIP chief backs Farage; DUP elect first female leader; Carmichael takes police advice after death threat; and more.
Also: SNP under unprecedented pressure over bridge closure; Foster set for coronation as DUP leader and First Minister; UKIP on the rise in Wales as Labour fall back; and more.
People are looking for a Scottish alternative – a Holyrood parliament with real powers, but one that is rooted within the United Kingdom.
“…and it is a clear response.” The Prime Minister was speaking outside No.10 on the morning of 19th September 2014.
We can’t win a workable majority without breaking through in more seats in the urban and suburban North and Midlands.
Also: Welsh Conservatives attack urban-focused Labour. And did the Scottish Nationalists know of concerns about MP weeks before withdrawing the whip?
Also: Crabb concedes Wales should have more powers; Lords call to pause Scotland Bill; second SNP MP faces police investigation; First Minister of Ulster steps down; and more.
Sturgeon and Swinney must stop relying on Salmond’s belligerent and baseless assertions.
Ruth Davidson is a strong and consistent leader – as the SNP start to make mistakes, new votes are up for grabs.