Thousands pledge their support for keeping Britain together

Almost 50,000 people from across Scotland have pledged their support for the Scottish Conservative Party's campaign to fight to keep Britain together.

The Conservative Friends of the Union (CFU) has been inundated with offers of support from those who share the party’s goal of remaining in the United Kingdom. The Scottish Conservative’s head office has been overwhelmed with the response and is dealing with two postbags a day from people filling in CFU forms and posting them to Edinburgh.

Since the organisation was launched in March, thousands have come forward resulting in donations amounting to almost £150,000, which will be used to fund the CFU campaign.

 Most of the money given has come from ordinary Scots with the average donation ranging from £5 to £10.  Others have offered to knock on doors, deliver leaflets and set up stalls to become involved in the campaign to prevent Alex Salmond and the SNP from breaking up Britain.  I'm heartened that so many people agree that Scotland is stronger as part of a wider Union including England, Wales and Northern Ireland.