<prompt> Feleletša polelo e latelago: Rifkind o ile a emelela Palamente la mathomo, ka ntle le go atlega, ka 1970 tikologong ya Edinburgh Central. O ile a tsena Palamenteng ka dikgetho tša February 1974 a emela Edinburgh Pentlands bakeng sa Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Nakong ya dikgetho tša boetapele ka 1975, o ile a thekga Edward Heath ka lekga la pele eupša ge Heath a tlogela, Rifkind o ile a kgetha Margaret Thatcher. Thatcher, ge a e-ba moetapele, o ile a kgetha Rifkind gore e be mmoleledi yo mogolo wa Kganetšo ditabeng tša Scotland. Ka morago o ile a tlogela maemo ao mmogo le Mongwaledi wa Scotland wa Moriti, Alick Buchanan-Smith ka go ganetša sephetho sa Kabinete ya Moriti go bouta kgahlanong le Molaokakanywa wa Mmušo wa Seboka sa Scotland. Rifkind o ile a bolela gore ka ge ka nako yeo, Lekgotla la Conservative le be le thekga molao wa motheo wa Seboka sa Scotland, go be go tla ba kaone go kgetha go balwa ga bobedi ga Molaokakanywa goba go se tšee karolo, le go leka go kaonefatša Molaokakanywa. Ka morago ga  <response>: Rifkind o ile a bouta ka go dumelelana le seo, eupša o ile a tloša thekgo ya gagwe ge mafelelo a referendum a be a bontšha Scotland e arogane mo e nyakilego go ba ka go lekana mabapi le tšhišinyo. 