 | 'While the Tories made a minor recovery in most parts of Scotland in 1992 following their political assassination of Baroness Thatcher, in Argyll & Bute the local Conservative association tore itself apart as a result of a vicious selection battle - an overture to the similar problems in Eastwood in 1997. Despite a high-profile candidate in the form of the anti-abortion and ex-Cunninghame North MP, John Corrie, the Tories polled 5.8 % less than Lord Mackay had in 1987.' Scottish Politics, 1992. |  |
