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TORIES have long been good at providing novel solutions to complex problems.

Improve the NHS? Cut the budget. Ensure Scots are safe? Keep nuclear submarines on their doorstep.

Tory MSP Maurice Golden has kept up his party’s noble tradition.

Foregoing more traditional methods of improving a country – you know, with policy proposals – Golden has an interesting idea.

He has proposed that the solution to Scotland’s current malaise, a “nationalist nightmare” to be specific, is to install the UK’s number one cheerleader, Ruth Davidson, as first minister.

Riding the crest of a Unionist wave after their stunning EU election success – in which the Scottish Tories won a staggering 11.6% of the vote – the choice of Davidson is an obvious one for Golden.

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YouGove polling of Holyrood voting intentions from April was also incredibly encouraging for Davidson’s prospects, with her party forecast to win 22% of votes – a mere 24% behind the SNP.

Confident that he had identified the best candidate for the job, Golden tweeted: “The SNP have trapped Scotland in a nationalist nightmare – forever fighting the same damaging and divisive battles. The only way we are going to end this is by making @RuthDavidsonMSP First Minister.”

However, it seems “trapped” Scots, who of course voted for the SNP to govern Scotland, do not quite share Golden’s enthusiasm for his plan.

They made their feelings known with a deluge of comments ...