tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19208183.post6957030961062435769..comments2023-10-22T14:14:16.419+01:00Comments on J. Arthur MacNumpty: A Thirst UnquenchedWillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10978812670312106107noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19208183.post-16288116946787779792010-02-25T18:42:32.900+00:002010-02-25T18:42:32.900+00:00The Herald is looking pretty daft now, is it not?
...The Herald is looking pretty daft now, is it not?<br /><br />No surprise it is losing market share at a rate of knots.TartanSeerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04729021585777253057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19208183.post-63987602633066192822010-02-25T15:13:49.272+00:002010-02-25T15:13:49.272+00:00Will, re the point you touched on earlier about ma...Will, re the point you touched on earlier about many Scottish Labour people themselves being unhappy about this continued petty , mean and meaningless current of thinking in their party. This rings true with a conversation I've just had.<br /><br />The person I spoke with is well connected on the peripheral advisory hinterland of Scottish Labour and confirmed to me that they have been used as the proverbial 'shoulder to weep on'. They related how Party members and activists complain about their so-called leaders 'just not getting it', and 'focusing on the dirty wee minutue whilst missing the big picture'.<br /><br />I offer this, fully acknowledging that it is pure coffee shop gossip and anecdote - but I'm taking as further confirmation of my conclsuion that the Scottish Labour stopped being capable of being a learning and adapting organisation a long time ago.<br /><br />From the Scottish civic perspective, however, I do worry about all this becuase the SNP, like any other party neeeds a robust and capable challenger (otherwise we revert back to the type of scenario we had in Labour-dominated Scotland when, in the words of ex junior Labour Scottish Minister Davids Cairns, Labour was the establishment).Ted Harveynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19208183.post-60341490712596141812010-02-25T08:59:33.430+00:002010-02-25T08:59:33.430+00:00what is it about labour and other unionists partie...what is it about labour and other unionists parties, that terrifies them about the snp or Scottish independence. What is it that they all have to hide, are they in great fear of what will be found out about them, when their english masters throw them to the dogs after Scottish independence, will the knowledge of their deceit and lies about their role in deceiving the Scottish people be used against them and expose them as the charlatans they undoubtedly are. They no doubt fear this exposure, not just in Scotland but internationalyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19208183.post-51894870333072017192010-02-25T03:11:55.680+00:002010-02-25T03:11:55.680+00:00I doubt if it's still on iPlayer, but a couple...I doubt if it's still on iPlayer, but a couple of Fridays ago on Brian's lunchtime luv-in, that's exactly what Richard Baker said to Pete Wishart. Brian Taylor immediately pounced and said 'so this is about revenge for Wendy is it?'<br /><br />How I wish I'd been in the audience.subrosahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00151702590329788260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19208183.post-58236613389002909592010-02-25T02:28:28.673+00:002010-02-25T02:28:28.673+00:00"In a way Johann Lamont's words seem to s..."In a way Johann Lamont's words seem to sum up Labour's attitude to people....Unless you have a good reason to doubt it, you have to take people's word for what they're telling you."<br /><br />Err... this guy is a twice convicted fraudster (does that perhaps count as a good reason to doubt it)????<br />DOH !Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19208183.post-54995819176369832402010-02-24T22:42:52.296+00:002010-02-24T22:42:52.296+00:00Paul, you're right - if there's any eviden...Paul, you're right - if there's any evidence beyond vote share and seat tallies which shows that you can either have a constituency-based parliament, or a party political one, but not both, this case is it...Willhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10978812670312106107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19208183.post-28539834835943314162010-02-24T22:39:08.007+00:002010-02-24T22:39:08.007+00:00Ta, Jeff, and I agree with you 100%, Caron - I thi...Ta, Jeff, and I agree with you 100%, Caron - I think I said that NS was seeking to do the right thing by the wrong person and as errors go, you're absolutely right, that's not a bad one at all.<br /><br />That's a good point about the arrangements over maternity leave. I suppose one of the factors to consider is that the Coalitions in 1999 and 2003 had a decent enough majority so could absorb absences in a way that the parties can't in this Parliament, but even so, it's not just a petty approach as you flag up, but it's also stupid politics: Labour could have given the SNP some slack, then issued a press release about how they were being the bigger people (and they could have also sent their Regional MSP into the area on a regular basis as a quasi-constituency member, had it been anyone than George Foulkes, I suppose...) and gained some long-term kudos for the measure. Instead, they went for the egg-throw. Sums them up.Willhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10978812670312106107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19208183.post-10731484759870514972010-02-24T22:35:40.889+00:002010-02-24T22:35:40.889+00:00Good post. I'd much rather have an MSP that m...Good post. I'd much rather have an MSP that made a mistake out of compassion (for which she has excellently apologised) than a politician that won't do the right thing due to "party politics"Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01143865296905244397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19208183.post-84737490462862342802010-02-24T22:31:14.411+00:002010-02-24T22:31:14.411+00:00You're right to say that Nicola Sturgeon may h...You're right to say that Nicola Sturgeon may have made an error, but that error was as good an error as you can get - she was actually genuinely trying to help but there was no breach of the law as there was with Wendy Alexander.<br /><br />You make a very valuable point about Labour being thirsty for revenge. I remember when Angela Constance was about to give birth, there was stuff in the press about the other parties refusing to agree to give her maternity leave. This seemed to hark back to old grudges of several years previously when apparently the SNP created problems for the likes of Karen Gillan and Susan Deacon when they had their babies. <br /><br />My point at that time was simply that it didn't matter what had gone before, it was important to do the right thing now. Angela had no part in the previous parliament so she shouldn't have to suffer - although I'd have said the same if she had been, if that makes sense.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04988201531739344840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19208183.post-11076992024094727442010-02-24T21:55:19.472+00:002010-02-24T21:55:19.472+00:00Very well said Will, cracking post!Very well said Will, cracking post!Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01485196287282298695noreply@blogger.com