They say honesty is the best policy, but there are times when a little discretion is more advisable. It’s something Scottish Conservative MSP Stephen Kerr should note, after it emerged the politician had shared some rather candid thoughts about Murdo Fraser’s leadership campaign on WhatsApp. Not only are the messages damning – Kerr publicly endorsed the leadership contender last week – but it transpires that the MSP had been posting his criticism directly to his WhatsApp statuses, meaning that, er, all of his contacts could view them. Talk about analogue in a digital age…
In a series of posts, the former chief whip at Holyrood revealed his growing disillusionment with Fraser’s campaign – only a week after the nominations for Scottish Tory leadership candidates officially opened. Expressing frustration at the contender’s plans to run an event with another endorser, Graham Simpson MSP, Kerr fumed: ‘Graham Simpson knows zilch about working with councillors.’
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