The election is underway at last. It has taken Gordon Brown long enough to go to the British people and seek a mandate but the campaign has finally started.

We now all have the chance to bring about the change Britain so desperately needs. We all have an important role to play in bringing about that change. Be part of it.

As you all know this is the most important election for a generation. We have been out of power now for 13 years. It has been difficult watching Labour squander the golden economic legacy left to them by the previous Conservative government. It has been hard seeing Labour slowly eroding our freedoms and watching them encroaching into every aspect of people’s lives. Not only do we want change, Britain needs change.

In Scotland we must play our part in securing a Conservative victory. We can win in seats all over the country. We have a hard fight ahead of us but it has been many years since we have fought an election where we are the favourites to win, so let’s go out there and campaign hard.

Good luck to all the candidates and thank you in advance to everyone who will play a part in this campaign. Your help is crucial and much appreciated. Let’s go out there and win.  Let’s all write a new chapter in Scottish and British politics. Be part of it.