Murdo Fraser

We should be using Holyrood’s tax powers not just to equalise tax rates with the rest of the United Kingdom, but to go further, and make Scotland a lower taxed economy, writes Murdo Fraser.

Stronger local democracy will be better for our communities and better for Scotland

The Welsh Government is developing a new way of harnessing private finance to build infrastructure projects that would otherwise take decades to complete

My party needs to stand up for Scottish interests in the tradition of John Buchan, writes Scottish Conservatives leadership contender Murdo Fraser MSP

Scottish Conservative leadership candidate MURDO FRASER argues that the threat of Reform UK and the return of many 'transactional unionists' to Labour means the party needs real change... and now

The hospitality sector is a vital part of our economy that is really struggling. Cutting VAT from 20 to ten per cent could save nightclubs, bars and restaurants from closure and even pay for itself

If Nigel Farage’s Reform UK party campaigns on an ‘abolish Holyrood’ ticket, that would pose a real challenge for the Scottish Conservatives. But it would be potentially disastrous for my party to lean in to anti-devolution sentiment, writes Murdo Fraser

The oil and gas industry and renewable energy sector should be seen as complementary, rather than in competition

Calls from Commonwealth leaders for the UK to pay reparations for slavery should be rejected

With a recent opinion poll putting the Conservatives one point ahead of Labour, Murdo Fraser explains the extraordinary turnaround in the parties’ fortunes since the general election