Tory candidate set to replace Douglas Ross as MSP lives in London
DOUGLAS Ross is set to be replaced as an MSP for the Highlands and Islands by a London-based executive whose six-figure salary from the charity her mother founded was recently the focus of a watchdog's investigation, The National can reveal.
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If Ross resigns from the Scottish Parliament, he would be replaced by the next candidate on the Tories' Highlands and Islands regional list from the 2021 Holyrood elections: Ella Robertson McKay (below).
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Robertson McKay is the daughter of Kate Robertson, the co-founder of the charity One Young World, which works with high-profile celebrities to develop young people’s leadership skills.
Robertson McKay is employed as the managing director of the London-based charity, and according to her LinkedIn and other social media activity, she is also based in the city.
In October 2022, the Charity Commission opened an investigation into One Young World amid concerns linked to “senior staff salaries and bonuses paid”.
https://www.thenational.scot/news/24377807.tory-candidate-set-replace-douglas-ross-msp-lives-london/
The scottish Tories are not alone in parachuting in candidates in Scotland from way down south for the general election, Labour having also excited disapproval by doing the same. At least Robertson McKay has dabbled in Scottish politics before now, having campaigned here for the Tories during the 2021 Holyrood elections.
However, coming potentially pre-disgraced, but guaranteed a seat if things pan out badly for Ross given how the electoral list system works under our version of proportional representation, she'd no doubt be an illustrious addition to the Tories' ranks at Holyrood.
For some reason, having made many breathless news cycles of lurid headlines out of various SNP "scandals", TV media's coverage in Scotland of the Scottish Tories' current sordid travails has so far been muted. Whether that can be sustained given the outcry (and gloating) I've been seeing on social media remains to be seen.
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