Scots Tory leader calls for 3 lane M8
New Scottish Conservative leader Douglas Ross wants to widen the M8 to three lanes all the way from Glasgow to Edinburgh as one of a number of ideas to rebuild the Scottish economy after the massive hit from coronavirus.
The party is publishing economic proposals in a policy paper called Power Up Scotland to create a "Scottish Dynamo to compete with the Northern Powerhouse and Midlands Engine'', investing in infrastructure north of the border.
They include a call for a fully integrated transport system, with an Oyster card-like payment method that would work across all public transport networks, as well as faster rail links between cities.
The party is also proposing community right-to-buy schemes for businesses like local pubs and a town centre rescue plan.
Mr Ross is pledging to introduce "job security councils'' to help workers who have been made redundant find new employment,
Based on Swedish schemes they would match laid-off staff with similar jobs.
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