The Scottish Conservatives have rightfully voted against a recent bill that could see loving parents wrongly criminalised.

No-one wants to see violence against children but the smacking bill is not the answer. It makes the law less clear and increases the chance that normal parents are wrongly accused of harming their child.

We in the Scottish Conservatives would rather help and support families than bring in bad law that could turn children against their parents.

This is yet another case of the separatist's Orwellian overreaching and their constant imposing on everyday family life, just like their failed Named Person policy.

Cllr Alastair Redman