tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post540239105147646964..comments2024-03-28T10:04:06.673+00:00Comments on SCOT goes POP!: Cameron and Osborne reaching the end of the road as two more telephone polls put Leave in the leadJames Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01516007141763230886noreply@blogger.comBlogger87125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-72708262758028595282016-06-17T20:54:49.261+01:002016-06-17T20:54:49.261+01:00I thought you Nat sis were the trolls or the resid...I thought you Nat sis were the trolls or the resident idiots. My name is Graham after Grahamston.Glasgow Working Class 2noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-55037767619426130512016-06-17T19:59:50.660+01:002016-06-17T19:59:50.660+01:00Really not sure how this will play Keaton. I under...Really not sure how this will play Keaton. I understand your view, but I am not sure how much the 'normal'(and potential) leave voters will associate the question with what is the actions of an obviously mentally ill UK neo nazi. <br /><br />Remainers may well take that view, but if that view gets peddled too hard (which it may), then it could well end up being seen as the king of outrageous and cynical political establishment smears on a majority of the 'normal' population. <br /><br />Something more likely to anger and divide (depending on your previous held view) rather than encourage movement to one side or the other?<br /><br />I was also sensing, before the murder, the start of a very unpleasant ratcheting up of the 'Nigel Farage' immigrants interview and campaigning attitude. The euphoria of the leave polls inducing the beginnings of a possible Neil Kinnock 'well aaall rightttt!' hubris type moment in the closing stages for Brexit. Calamity!<br /><br />I really think this was the biggest danger to Leave and I also think that the current circumstances will make that almost impossible now, as even Nigel and the loopier side of Leave will be tapping into (and being restrained by) the jointly agreed downbeat funerial flavour of the remainder of the campaign proceedings. <br /><br />If Leave were in fact 10 points ahead, then they may well be able to just about freewheel over the line come Thursday. <br /><br />What do I know though, the Lady Di phenomenon left me cold and excommunicated socially ;-(<br /><br />bracoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-78022091378339728062016-06-17T19:53:32.483+01:002016-06-17T19:53:32.483+01:00n.b.*Polling not really being predictive either bu...n.b.*Polling not really being predictive either but on a snapshot basis it is miles ahead of betting for producing a reasonable facsimile of how things stand. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-84165689962395812882016-06-17T19:49:25.111+01:002016-06-17T19:49:25.111+01:00Thanks for the NBC poll as that's interesting ...Thanks for the NBC poll as that's interesting info. Though the betting is reactive and not predictive. Bookies will take more in an hour of the Euro Football betting than they likely will for all the EU ref betting. It's promotional/vanity stuff and no more predictive than the last G.E. or Corbyn to become leader.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-61477632417674369992016-06-17T19:44:05.874+01:002016-06-17T19:44:05.874+01:00He's not Scottish. Using McGibbon as a troll n...He's not Scottish. Using McGibbon as a troll name is no more proof than using Glasgow or Working Class and scots do not refer to themselves as "you jocks" like he has on numerous occasions. Not to mention his very funny attempts at an accent more akin to Russ Abbot than any real Glaswegian. Tory Racist Class 2noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-73854731500860723452016-06-17T19:40:42.447+01:002016-06-17T19:40:42.447+01:00http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/brexit-referendum...http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/brexit-referendum/poll-british-voters-split-brexit-think-eu-exit-vote-will-n594086<br /><br />Interesting poll by NBC showing a 48/48% straight split for Remain/Leave.<br /><br />Also quoting Ladbrokes as saying their is a 64% chance that Remain will prevail.<br /><br />Not produced by a member of the British Polling Council - but interesting all the sameDavid Francishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07831337726172134852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-2321560635754386552016-06-17T19:38:22.926+01:002016-06-17T19:38:22.926+01:00He's James McGibbon, a known troll on other si...He's James McGibbon, a known troll on other sites. I suspect he is Scottish - why would anyone else spend their whole life posting ungrammatical gibberish on a blog about Scottish politics?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-83934845286530109402016-06-17T19:25:14.072+01:002016-06-17T19:25:14.072+01:00We've known for months you aren't Scottish...We've known for months you aren't Scottish, certainly aren't working class and are a far right tory.<br /><br />Hence why you always get so upset when anyone laughs at the tories on here or mocks the right.<br /><br />How many more months do you plan on making an embarrassing c*nt out of yourself GWC2? Do you even realise how pathetic you look trying to pretend to be Labour or Scottish or working class? For once in your life stop making a complete twat out of yourself and piss off back to Stormfront Lite. That place is full of your sort of self-humiliating 'comedy'. Not that they are any more self-aware than you of course.Tory Racist Class 2noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-91456134910960996042016-06-17T19:20:06.999+01:002016-06-17T19:20:06.999+01:00The murder is quite clearly a gift to Remain, thou...The murder is quite clearly a gift to Remain, though it's taboo to say such things.keatonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-35725262822596020792016-06-17T19:12:18.595+01:002016-06-17T19:12:18.595+01:00I don't get the big fuss about GWC. His posts ...I don't get the big fuss about GWC. His posts would be quite easy to ignore if they weren't followed by dozens of replies complaining that he should be banned.keatonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-18915581705943430812016-06-17T19:02:34.131+01:002016-06-17T19:02:34.131+01:00Leave might be doing some very low level stuff Sat...Leave might be doing some very low level stuff Sat and Sunday but AFAIK the official Remain campaigns seem to be shut down till Tuesday as Monday is a Westminster recall for tributes to Jo Cox. Need to wait and see tbh<br /><br />This weekend was a pivotal campaigning period. It was always going to be that way and there was a huge amount of activity scheduled up and down Scotland and of course everywhere else. That's not to validate anyone's pet theory or view over the murder/referendum. It's just to state the obvious.<br /><br />If the official campaigns do indeed start up again on Tuesday then that's only two days of real campaigning till the actual polling day itself. <br /><br />That's an incredibly short and condensed amount of time to deliver what was - on both sides - a carefully choreographed schedule of announcements, doorchapping, leafleting, interviews, advertising, debates and a whole lot else that has basically been totally wiped out by yesterday's appalling and horrific events.<br /><br />I can scarcely imagine anything less conducive to a calm and reasoned approach than having a final chaotic couple of days to hammer both sides main theme home. With almost no rebuttal period where every lie and piece of ludicrous scaremongering can take hold before they are 'corrected'. On both sides.<br /><br />Even if Monday gets added it's still going to be excruciating to have to watch and even less fun to take part in. "Febrile" won't even come close.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-38607298475082662342016-06-17T18:50:34.604+01:002016-06-17T18:50:34.604+01:00Your hand would fall asleep with boredom.Your hand would fall asleep with boredom.Glasgow Working Class 2noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-63736902830043468302016-06-17T18:47:33.839+01:002016-06-17T18:47:33.839+01:00Pot calling kettle black old son. The venom direct...Pot calling kettle black old son. The venom directed at Labour and Naw voters by you Nat sis is every bit as bigoted and hateful as the far right.Glasgow Working Class 2noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-8940902128511150222016-06-17T18:27:20.598+01:002016-06-17T18:27:20.598+01:00I would not be surprised.I would not be surprised.David Francishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07831337726172134852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-57084281646961681982016-06-17T18:26:50.559+01:002016-06-17T18:26:50.559+01:00Full campaigning is due to resume on Sunday/Monday...Full campaigning is due to resume on Sunday/Monday, as far as I am aware, which leaves plenty of time - remembering the old maxim "A week is a long time in politics". <br />But I tend to agree with your basic premise - this EU Ref will NOT end the matter.David Francishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07831337726172134852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-89358166968582783202016-06-17T16:42:28.558+01:002016-06-17T16:42:28.558+01:00If it has swung things for Remain then it ensures ...If it has swung things for Remain then it ensures an EU 'neverendum' scenario. Since the most pivotal period of campaigning has effectively been cancelled when all the polls were showing the Leave vote winning and gaining ground. <br /><br />Eurosceptic Tories and Kippers will simply try to write off the result as a byproduct of the horrific Jo Cox murder and demand another referendum.<br /><br />The signs are there already that they are preparing to do so if the polls have indeed swung back to Remain.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-81069762987323266322016-06-17T15:27:36.680+01:002016-06-17T15:27:36.680+01:00David it's actually a game changer. Everything...David it's actually a game changer. Everything is different now. The tragedy may open peoples eyes to how bigoted right wing Britain can be. I suspect a lot of people will drift back to the inclusive EU.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-39085571142874490082016-06-17T13:57:28.034+01:002016-06-17T13:57:28.034+01:00This is precisely why I rarely read the comments a...This is precisely why I rarely read the comments any more. Today being an exception (only because the post itself is just numbers atm)Frann Leachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09794415830004140025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-251198223900881912016-06-17T13:38:55.976+01:002016-06-17T13:38:55.976+01:00I wonder if the ramifications of Jo Cox's murd...I wonder if the ramifications of Jo Cox's murder will impact on the support for either side in the EU Referendum. <br /><br />I think it might well do.<br /><br />Folk are very fickle and it sometimes does not take much - let alone a catastrophe like this - to alter mindsets and influence those who are presently undecided.<br /><br />Time will tell.David Francishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07831337726172134852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-19525026035035130732016-06-17T13:33:23.910+01:002016-06-17T13:33:23.910+01:00I would like to take this opportunity to sincerely...I would like to take this opportunity to sincerely apologise for any offence my comments may have caused. Glasgow Working Class 2http://www.qsweraw.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-35046581031172890942016-06-17T11:41:09.183+01:002016-06-17T11:41:09.183+01:00Love the analogy of the dog piss. I too, offered t...Love the analogy of the dog piss. I too, offered to help crowd fund a "flit" to a better platform, one where the dog can be kept outside, but it appears that this is not going to happen. I think Ian is right, and my future visits will stop at the front door. James' blog is too good to miss, but on the occasions when I read the comments, I have to put on mental galoshes, so that GWC's pish and shit doesn't stick to my shoes.<br />Alex BirnieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-6006447326877217212016-06-17T10:47:51.271+01:002016-06-17T10:47:51.271+01:00The fishing industry thing is a bit of a lie by th...The fishing industry thing is a bit of a lie by them though, yes it has suffered, but when Farage sits on the committee for fishing and doesn't bother going to it, then you have the UK Gov giving away our say on it for other deals, notably finance then you get the impression it's not really the EU's fault for the demise of fishing, but the UK govs. chalksnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-64477087657735819262016-06-17T10:45:43.416+01:002016-06-17T10:45:43.416+01:00Just keep them around, it's great fun to read ...Just keep them around, it's great fun to read their tired pish.<br /><br />I can't be the only one that enjoys it. They are our britnats now.chalksnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-41055744474286143992016-06-17T10:43:52.402+01:002016-06-17T10:43:52.402+01:00Thanks for replying James, but your simple answer ...Thanks for replying James, but your simple answer is unsatisfactory. I've looked at your site many times but if I did see anything about the Blogger platform’s limitations, I had forgotten it. Chris Darroch’s suggestion seems a good one, but I presume it’s come up before and you’ve previously addressed it.<br /><br />One implication of what you wrote would be that, for example, a bunch of schoolkids (or malicious adults) could - as a ‘laugh’ - overwhelm your comments section with vile homophobic comments or violent threats and you would not be able to stop them. I don’t believe that. Perhaps you can delete comments, but it’s too time consuming or it would probably reduce the chances of people interacting on the blog. That I can understand. There would be a trade off calculation to be made between these important outcomes and the slim chance of some posters ‘going ballistic’. But I would still come back to the point I made about the need to put effort into maintaining a respectful environment.<br /><br />Anyway, whatever your reasons, I intend to take your advice and ignore GWC2, but I am going to do it by not venturing into your Comments section. If you always allow the dog to piss in your living room, don’t expect friends to do more than say hello at the front door. So, for my second and last comment on your site let me publicly state how much I enjoy and value your analysis and commentary.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02910027025451629489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-2540693271469799042016-06-17T10:19:44.635+01:002016-06-17T10:19:44.635+01:00A Clown can be either sex.A Clown can be either sex.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06712693854913429452noreply@blogger.com