tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post8951460616841843507..comments2024-03-28T19:22:11.818+00:00Comments on SCOT goes POP!: John McTernan on one-man mission to thwart the democratic process?James Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01516007141763230886noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-7241429341510969672011-05-08T15:19:28.611+01:002011-05-08T15:19:28.611+01:00The 'Labour Establishment' in Scotland whi...The 'Labour Establishment' in Scotland which tried to frustrate the Scottish Government now needs to be swept away. Scotland has indeed moved on.Marcianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-17239713680009864482011-05-07T21:09:25.688+01:002011-05-07T21:09:25.688+01:00Astutely spotted James.
Its not surprising that ...Astutely spotted James. <br /><br />Its not surprising that Mcturnip's first impulse is to try and corrupt parliamentary procedure by advising SLAB to get someone into a central post who'll work for them behind the scenes. That is typically Labour.<br /><br />Unionists like to rhetorically characterise their politics as the normality by comparison with which the SNP are aberrant. But Unionist hysteria is an established historical phenomenon, going way back, long before even the formation of the SNP. <br /><br />Mcturnip is clearly an extremist and his very public begging letters to London labour in the Scotsman to re-employ him are an embarrassment.ratzohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17512152633620132970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-22788539482151226982011-05-07T18:20:08.735+01:002011-05-07T18:20:08.735+01:00Surely The Scotsman should drop McTernan and Micha...Surely The Scotsman should drop McTernan and Michael Kelly from their list of contributors. Negativity was the downfall of Labour on Thursday, and these guys are masters of that, but will never be able to change.<br />That's 2 elections Labour has lost with McTernan's guidance on policy--time for some silence from that quarter.Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350267503307455359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-83209428926008810802011-05-07T17:22:00.482+01:002011-05-07T17:22:00.482+01:00I know. It's the 44% on the list that I find ...I know. It's the 44% on the list that I find truly mind-boggling - to put it in perspective, Labour under Donald Dewar only managed 35%.James Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01516007141763230886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-74428734816585879132011-05-07T17:15:19.268+01:002011-05-07T17:15:19.268+01:00To be fair, most of the blogs I've been catchi...To be fair, most of the blogs I've been catching up on that were written before the election now look absolutely ridiculous. How silly do we all look now, having assumed the opinion polls showing 45% support were wrong?Doug Danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15017218581660887134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-74730029235723364172011-05-07T16:36:46.781+01:002011-05-07T16:36:46.781+01:00It seems we live in fast-moving times, Doug!It seems we live in fast-moving times, Doug!James Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01516007141763230886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-15577305899263485842011-05-07T16:29:11.408+01:002011-05-07T16:29:11.408+01:00"I've just caught up with the news that T..."I've just caught up with the news that Tavish Scott has resigned as Liberal Democrat leader."<br /><br />Damn, that's made <a href="http://albamatters.blogspot.com/2011/05/questions-questions-questions.html" rel="nofollow">part of my blog today</a> look out-of-date already!Doug Danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15017218581660887134noreply@blogger.com