The National:

HAS someone infiltrated the Scottish Tory social media account?

Ruth Davidson's team seem to have decided it was time they tried to match Labour's most recent own-goal.

The Scottish Tories were responding on Twitter to news about Scotland's health inequalities. Those living in the poorest areas are twice as likely to die early or live with ill health as those in the wealthiest areas, research found.

The figures are horrifying, but won't come as a surprise to most people outside of the Tory party.

The official account tweeted: "The fact that people living in the poorest areas are twice as likely to die early is completely scandalous and deeply concerning."

Now, who could be responsible for that? Who has been running the UK's welfare policies all this time? Who has imposed a brutal regime of austerity on the UK?

That would be ... the Tories. In government. They'll be having a stern word with their branch office about this one!

Thankfully, Twitter users were there to set them straight, with some excellent responses – and they're worth keeping in mind when the Tories ever try to defend their absymal record in power.

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