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  A winning smile can’t stop you losing votes [Annabel Goldie]
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Last EditedRalphie  May 09, 2011 10:55pm
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News DateMay 09, 2011 10:00pm
DescriptionIt is very hard to dislike Annabel Goldie, the breezy, engaging, matronly figure who single-handedly forged a personality that almost allowed her to detox the Conservative brand in Scotland.

An elder of the Kirk, an unmarried woman, a solicitor of handsome rather than photogenic demeanour in this media age, she managed to make the most of her best quality – a confident, sassy couthiness.

She has been described as combining Chick Murray and Elaine C Smith, but the big picture remains: What is the point of a warm profile changing perceptions of the Tories, if the party’s election results remain dismal?
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