scottsdad Posted September 27, 2022 Share Posted September 27, 2022 16 minutes ago, Salt n Vinegar said: Interesting stuff coming out from Sarwar. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
williemillersmoustache Posted September 27, 2022 Share Posted September 27, 2022 The important point to remember is that on Radio 4 yesterday, Anas Sarwar launched a righteous attack on the "lying, cheating, stealing, corrupt and incompetent" Conservatives, who his party is in coalition with, then reaffirmed the Labour pledge to never ever work with the SNP under any circumstances. Of course Chris Mason had neither the gumption, knowledge or more correctly the editorial direction to question this glaring contradiction. Anas then went on to demand that in the event of Labour not winning an outright majority the SNP would have no choice but to support them, with no concessions in particular nothing on indyref. So, louder and in simple terms for remnants of the Labour Party at the back: "It is not the job of the Scottish electorate or those they elect to represent them, to deliver England a Labour government it did not vote for and that directly opposes and obstructs the needs, wants and aspirations of the Scottish electorate which they have endorsed and demanded multiple times in successive elections." Should post the next GE the electoral arithmetic means that the SNP hold the keys to no.10 and Keith maintains his current position of "f**k you, back me or f**k off" I'd hope and expect the SNP Westminster group to spend their time drinking on the terrace, playing pool and patiently waiting for them to change their mind and respect democracy or scuttle back to the opposition benches. Probably forever. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Granny Danger Posted September 27, 2022 Share Posted September 27, 2022 3 minutes ago, williemillersmoustache said: The important point to remember is that on Radio 4 yesterday, Anas Sarwar launched a righteous attack on the "lying, cheating, stealing, corrupt and incompetent" Conservatives, who his party is in coalition with, then reaffirmed the Labour pledge to never ever work with the SNP under any circumstances. Of course Chris Mason had neither the gumption, knowledge or more correctly the editorial direction to question this glaring contradiction. Anas then went on to demand that in the event of Labour not winning an outright majority the SNP would have no choice but to support them, with no concessions in particular nothing on indyref. So, louder and in simple terms for remnants of the Labour Party at the back: "It is not the job of the Scottish electorate or those they elect to represent them, to deliver England a Labour government it did not vote for and that directly opposes and obstructs the needs, wants and aspirations of the Scottish electorate which they have endorsed and demanded multiple times in successive elections." Should post the next GE the electoral arithmetic means that the SNP hold the keys to no.10 and Keith maintains his current position of "f**k you, back me or f**k off" I'd hope and expect the SNP Westminster group to spend their time drinking on the terrace, playing pool and patiently waiting for them to change their mind and respect democracy or scuttle back to the opposition benches. Probably forever. If the SNP hold the balance of power they have to take the stance you suggest otherwise they will be finished; and rightly so. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingRocketman II Posted September 27, 2022 Share Posted September 27, 2022 40 minutes ago, Salt n Vinegar said: Interesting stuff coming out from Sarwar. He bangs on about the politics of us versus them and the politics of division when discussing the SNP, apparently ignoring the pretty obvious point that he is indulging in exactly the same approach to the decades old politics of right v left, boss v worker and public v private sector so beloved of Labour and the Tories. Unless of course he is in some way suggesting that in his view Labour aren't fundamentally opposed to the Tories - no us versus them and no politics of division for him - and you can't slip a piece of paper between the Labour and Tory parties and their attitudes to Scotland. No, surely not. us v them and division - pitting family member against family member - only applies when discussing changes to the constitution. Much in the same way that Scottish self determination is toxic nationalism whereas putting the UK and the union in front of everything else is healthy patriotism. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
williemillersmoustache Posted September 27, 2022 Share Posted September 27, 2022 Just now, Granny Danger said: If the SNP hold the balance of power they have to take the stance you suggest otherwise they will be finished; and rightly so. Bollocks. It wouldn't be the SNP preventing a Labour government it would be Labour, preventing a Labour government. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coprolite Posted September 27, 2022 Share Posted September 27, 2022 12 hours ago, Jedi said: You asked for sources...so not sure how that is simply 'cutting and pasting'. Of course, £5 billion energy profits (for the companies) will be over a period of time, nobody has suggested otherwise (the last source which you didn't reach references this). Every report...(these are just a selection) there are many more refers to the Scottish govt paying £700 million of public money to the energy giants, to grant them the wind farm projects off the north coast. I assume that you are comfortable with BP, Shell et al, making profits from such ventures, with that money not being re-invested into the Scottish economy. What is the point of the Scottish Investment Bank much trumpeted by the govt, if not to ensure that publically owned companies get the tender and start ups for such large projects rather than multinationals? Do you need references for Andrew Wilson's Growth Commission Report or have you read that? I read those articles. The last one is paywalled and is the only reference to the government losing bns. Care to shate that content? The rest talk about £700m being paid to the government, not by it, so you'll understand if i don't want to take your word as gospel. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Granny Danger Posted September 27, 2022 Share Posted September 27, 2022 36 minutes ago, williemillersmoustache said: Bollocks. It wouldn't be the SNP preventing a Labour government it would be Labour, preventing a Labour government. I think you’ve maybe misread my post. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
williemillersmoustache Posted September 27, 2022 Share Posted September 27, 2022 4 minutes ago, Granny Danger said: I think you’ve maybe misread my post. I think you're right. A thousand pardons sir. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Granny Danger Posted September 27, 2022 Share Posted September 27, 2022 14 minutes ago, williemillersmoustache said: I think you're right. A thousand pardons sir. No problem. The polls just now suggest a healthy majority for Labour next time around but two years is a long time in politics and the SNP holding the balance of power is still a very possible scenario. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Zern Posted September 27, 2022 Share Posted September 27, 2022 50 minutes ago, Clown Job said: Ian Murray always looks like he needs a wash. Like he lives in the bins round the back, alone and unloved. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hooky2012 Posted September 27, 2022 Share Posted September 27, 2022 Looking more and more like Mundel as the years go by. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caledonian1 Posted September 27, 2022 Share Posted September 27, 2022 14 hours ago, Jedi said: So, given that you helped to negotiate the deal, can you list the public stakeholders in the project? Haha....I absolutely never said I negotiated the deal. The licences were only awarded in January and these ScotWind windfarms are likely to be in the water from 2028 onwards hopefully. No public stakeholders on the specific TOTAL Energies projects but huge opprotunities for the supply chain both on mainland Scotland and at Flota, Orkney where they plan to produce hydrogen from the electricity generated from their West of Orkney site. You still believe the Scottish Government are payin £700m for the ScotWind licences? If so maybe best to take yourself away from this discussion as you clearly do not understand it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DA Baracus Posted September 27, 2022 Share Posted September 27, 2022 (edited) 5 hours ago, Clown Job said: Shite like this is why Labour do so badly in Scotland these days. The arrogant, sneering, moronic contempt they hold the Scottish people and electorate in is evident in everything they say and do. This scumbag has just written off at least half of the voting population, probably more (as not every no voter despises democracy like Labour). I hope the democracy denying c**t Labour party die. Useless, Tory lite arseholes. Edited September 27, 2022 by DA Baracus 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Steele Posted September 27, 2022 Share Posted September 27, 2022 Some top flag waving for Britain and pleas for unity not division there. Lots of asking why Britain shouldn't be the country to lead the world in any number of things. But wait, what's that in front of his second favourite flag overshadowing it? Mmm. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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DA Baracus Posted September 27, 2022 Share Posted September 27, 2022 25 minutes ago, williemillersmoustache said: More arrogance and just contempt for Scottish people from Labour. The SNP for some reason have annihilated the brains of Labour, and they seem constantly furiois at Scotland that we just won't roll over and do what they want. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
williemillersmoustache Posted September 27, 2022 Share Posted September 27, 2022 7 minutes ago, DA Baracus said: More arrogance and just contempt for Scottish people from Labour. The SNP for some reason have annihilated the brains of Labour, and they seem constantly furiois at Scotland that we just won't roll over and do what they want. Well we really should be very impressed. All it has taken for Labour to become electable is for the tories to starve the vulnerable and poor, destroy public services, bungle the greatest public health crisis in 100 years, killing 200,000 while robbing us fucking blind and partying in Number 10 like Bluto and Flounder in Animal House while many of us couldn't say goodbye to our nearest and dearest and as a couple de grace detonate the economy. Then Keir can rob our resources, which 8 years ago he told us had run out, to solve England's economic disaster and tell Scotland to go f**k itself. I mean, brilliant work Keith. You visionary. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clown Job Posted September 27, 2022 Share Posted September 27, 2022 38 minutes ago, williemillersmoustache said: It’s wild how English politicians can’t just admit Brexit doesn’t work and it was a mistake 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clown Job Posted September 27, 2022 Share Posted September 27, 2022 Wonder if the logo will have a massive union flag on it 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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