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On the 5th of May 2011 the country will go to the polls to vote on whether to change the voting system to AV. In Scotland people will be voting twice, once for AV and once in the Scottish Parliamentary elections.
What's happening in Scotland has taken on a greater significance due the political climate Firstly some claim that the vote on AV will be unfairly skewed by the Scottish vote - as Scots are also voting in the Scottish Parliamentary elections the turnout will be greater than the rest of the UK. Secondly, if the outcome of the Scottish election leads to a coalition, for example Labour and the Liberal Democrats, this would have interesting implications for the Conservative / Liberal Democrat coalition government in Westminster.
The leaders of the parties have a number of tartans available to them. For Iain gray the Gray tartan comes in Gray Hunting tartan or the Gray Hunting Ancient. Mr Gray could also look draw inspiration from his days at Edinburgh University and wear the Universities tartan, alternatively he could reflect his links to Mozambique, where he worked when he was with Oxfam. The Mozambique tartan was part of the 'tartans for Africa' collection created to strengthen the bonds of friendship between Mozambique and Scotland the design incorporates the colours in the two countries flags .
Iain Gray was part of the political leaders who met the Pope, while not opting for a kilt on this occasion he wore a tartan tie in the St Ninian's Day Tartan. The tartan, named after Scotland's first saint has 452 threads to represent the number of Catholic parishes - it is the first ever tartan created to celebrate a papal visit. Cardinal Keith Patrick O'Brien gifted a tartan tie to all of the 129 members of the Scottish parliament. The tartan colours included white and blue to represent Scotland's national flag, white and red lines for the colours of Cardinal Newman's crest and yellow to reflect the colours of the Vatican.
The Rt Hon Alex Fergusson MSP says; "I am very pleased that the Scottish Parliament is to be presented with this special tartan in recognition of Pope Benedict XVI's visit to Scotland on St Ninian's Day. It is clear that a lot of thought has gone into producing this unique tartan and it is sure to guarantee a colourful, Scottish welcome for the papal visit."
For the other parties the SNP's Alex Salmond and the Conservative Annabel Goldie who do not a tartan for their surname there are a number of different options. Goldie who has been the leader of the Scottish conservative party since 2005, and the first woman to lead the Scottish Conservative Party could opt for the Golden tartan. She could also wear her university tartan - The Strathclyde University tartan which draws inspiration from the Anderson Tartan, in honour of the University's founder, Professor John Anderson. Red and green are from the City of Glasgow's tartan. The colours of the University crest are red, blue and gold.
Whether Goldie was wearing tartan or not was the subject of a gaffe by Prince Philip when he met greeted politicians during the pope's visit. On seeing that the men were wearing tartan ties Prince Philip asked Goldie if she had a pair of knickers in the same tartan. Ms Goldie laughed off the remark responding: "I couldn't possibly comment - and even if I did, I couldn't possibly exhibit them."
Salmond could wear the University of St Andrews tartan, as he graduated from St Andrews with a Joint Honours MA in economics and history, or as an avid supporter of Hearts he could opt for a 'Heart of Midlothian Football club tartan.
Tavish Scott, Leader of the Liberal Democrats in Scotland and MSP for Shetland. As you would expect there is a huge choice of 'Scott' tartans including Scott Green, Scott Red, Scott Hunting, Scott Dress and many more.
Anna Murray is Head of Marketing at The Scotland Kilt Company - a family run business based in Edinburgh. To discuss your requirements for a kilt or kilt package please get in touch www.thescotlandkiltcompany.co.uk email info@thescotlandkiltcompany.co.uk Or call 0131 225 3555
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