tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19208183.post114941457335627586..comments2023-10-22T14:14:16.419+01:00Comments on J. Arthur MacNumpty: Confidence and Supply... again?Willhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10978812670312106107noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19208183.post-1149583802086057562006-06-06T09:50:00.000+01:002006-06-06T09:50:00.000+01:00I suppose the big question is, "Have the Tories be...I suppose the big question is, "Have the Tories been rehabilitated yet?" If not, then Salmond is right, this could hurt Labour even more if they don't kill this idea off now.<BR/><BR/>And even if they have been, then the next question is, "Are Labour still as strong as they have been historically in Scotland?" If not, then the Tories could be punished unless they drop this idea.<BR/><BR/>Then there are the two parties' activists: I can see Constituency Labour Parties throughout the Central Belt having a collective fit about this. I can also see Tory activists being unhappy about propping Labour up, unless McConnell adopts a "Tartan Blairite" approach before May. That said, the main common ground that the two parties have is a hatred of the SNP, and that could be enough to swing it.<BR/><BR/>But only if the two parties have a combined total of 65+ in 11 months' time.Willhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10978812670312106107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19208183.post-1149517424922782192006-06-05T15:23:00.000+01:002006-06-05T15:23:00.000+01:00We could see the fault line being support/oppositi...We could see the fault line being support/opposition to new nuclear.<BR/><BR/>Alex Salmond is scathing about this in the Scotsman today but since his party constitutionaly refuses any deal with the Tories he really has no grounds for complaint. The SNP's new pro-Irish style growth position should fit well with a deal with the Tories - but you can only lead a horse to water.neil craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09157898238945726349noreply@blogger.com