Former Labour MP and Independent MSP. Chair of YesScotland 2012-14. Man o' independent mind.
Joined January 2013
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Delighted to present the Dennis Canavan Scholarship to Helin Salo who came here as a refugee from Syria after losing her Dad. On arrival in Scotland, she could speak no English. She is now a super star going on to study medicine at Glasgow University.
bbc.co.uk/news/videos/c934q2… What an inept metaphor for an incoming Labour PM. A circuit breaker can turn off the lights but Andy's probably too young to remember Tory PM Ted Heath doing just that during the 1973-74 miners 'strike. TH got his comeuppance. AB will probably follow suit
bbc.co.uk/news/videos/c934q2… What an inept metaphor for an incoming Labour PM. A circuit breaker can turn off the lights but Andy's probably too young to remember Tory PM Ted Heath doing just that during the 1973-74 miners 'strike. TH got his comeuppance. AB will probably follow suit
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Now that Charlie Windsor has decided not to move home to Buck Palace, he should offer it for use as accommodation for homeless people.
The recycling of Harriet Harman to become Starmer’s Adviser on Women and Girls reminds me of when HH was a young feminist ultra, campaigning for gender neutral terminology. This got up the nose of Labour Whip Don Dixon MP so much that he referred to HH as Harriet Harperson.
Starmer’s incredible 'excuse' : “ I did not know” reminds me of Willie Ross, former Secretary of State for Scotland, in reply to a similar "excuse" from a political opponent who claimed: “ I did not know“. Willie snorted back:" Ye didnae ken ? Ye didnae ken ? Well, ye ken noo!”
At his manifesto launch, Scottish Tory Leader Findlay said that the prospect of a referendum on independence is " not just concerning to me but terrifying". The cat's oot the bag. He's wetting his breeks about letting the people decide because he knows the verdict of the people.
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Another example of royal exploitation. Why should the public have to pay up to £101 to access a public building ? Holyrood Palace belongs to the Crown i.e. It is publicly owned and is maintained by Historic EnvironmentScotland, funded by taxpayers.
A tale of three chancers :
1. Sarwar supported Starmer, a protege of Mandelson.
2. Sarwar stabs Starmer in the back to try to become First Minister of Scotland.
3.Sarwar left out to dry by Starmer's Cabinet.
3. Result? Sarwar and Starmer are toast.
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Starmer’s rejection of Burnham is reminiscent of Donald Dewar’s fixing of selection of candidates for first elections to the Scottish Parliament. A cabal of party HQ apparatchiks deny local party members the right to select their candidate.Stalinism.
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Billionaire Easdale brothers, owners of McGill's Buses, decide to bankroll Anas Sarwar because "he has a better handle on business." The Easdales would be better investing their money to ensure adequate safety standards for the travelling public.
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Home Secretary's statement on immigration and asylum shows that today's Labour Party "values" seem closer to Farageism than socialism.
This was first posted last year. A car crash waiting to happen. But will Starmer copy Blair’s cronyism or have the guts to cast the Prince of Darkness into the wilderness forever ?
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"A very special relationship"
co-starring the prince of Darkness and Trump the Chump.
Sounds like a pantomime but with potentially disastrous consequences for all of us.
Poor @IanMurrayMP It must be hard to take when you're so successful at climbing the greasy pole only to fall back down on your bahookie.
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Trump, with support from Netanyahu and Starmer, attacked Iran allegedly because of Iran's potential to produce nuclear weapons. But USA, UK and Israel already have nuclear weapons. Sheer hypocrisy! "Don't do as we do. Do as we say."
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Does by-election result mean Labour's on course for a famous 2026 victory ? Get real .Lab won a mere 14% of the electorate and most did not vote at all. Lab must rediscover its socialist soul and let the people of Scotland decide on independence.
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