Old tactics amid the new politics; Votes for Tory in bid to thwart Reid 2 Edition

• Published in: Herald (Glasgow, Scotland)
• Main Authors: Robbie Dinwoodie Scottish Political Correspondent, Views from the gallery: three political leaders make their mark on the Parliament. David McLetchie, left, and Donald Dewar with an impish Alex Salmond below Pictures DAVID CHESKIN
• Format: Newspaper Article
• Language: English
• Published: Glasgow (UK) Gannett Media Corp 13.05.1999

IT WAS a case of new politics, same old party point-scoring on day one of the new democracy when the election of two deputies to the Presiding Officer Sir David Steel was marked by obviously partisan voting which saw some Labour MSPs vote for veteran Tory John Young rather than bring themselves to v...