It won’t surprise anyone to hear that I’m no fan of the Tories and their right-wing politics – but this week Ruth Davidson’s band of Scottish Tory MPs sunk to a new low. Across Scotland thousands of families are being pushed into poverty, debt and destitution as the UK government rolls out its disastrous Universal Credit system.

Scottish shipyards have been sold down the river by the Tories.

A human and political catastrophe. That’s how veteran Labour MP Frank Field –  Chair of the influential Work and Pensions Select Committee – recently described the UK government’s roll-out of Universal Credit.

Scotland’s economy has underlying strengths: employment is at a record high, unemployment is at record low levels, exports are going up faster than the UK and Scotland is the top destination for foreign direct investment in the UK, outside London.

If you haven’t heard of Universal Credit, you will soon – unless the Tories wake up to the reality of the situation facing families across the United Kingdom, do the right thing and change their plans.