tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19208183.post8363871331156162958..comments2023-10-22T14:14:16.419+01:00Comments on J. Arthur MacNumpty: LibDem Conference: Terrible or Groznyy?Willhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10978812670312106107noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19208183.post-49572394900212400532009-09-25T22:19:12.955+01:002009-09-25T22:19:12.955+01:00The emergence of the SNP was a sea change in Scott...The emergence of the SNP was a sea change in Scottish politics, in that the unionist parties, while trying to respond to it, have exposed themselves for what they have been (in Scotland all along and for generations)namely shallow, hollow, straw men,bereft of any redeeming features-and merely puppets to the whims of their London masters!<br /><br />Our politicos have been exposed as folks who have the good governance of Scotland as the LAST priority on their unionist agenda!<br /><br />The SNP have been instrumental in exposing this sheer hypocricy and, as far as the good folks of Scotland are concerned, the genie is now well and truly out of the bottle and will NEVER go back!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19208183.post-68250759331198854042009-09-25T12:05:50.375+01:002009-09-25T12:05:50.375+01:00For me the outstanding event was right at the outs...For me the outstanding event was right at the outset when Clegg greatly disappointed with his nonsensical but dangerous 'savage' cuts on the public sector.<br /><br />That our public sector will be under strain becuase of the Blair/Brown legacy is undeniable; but there is a dangerous band wagon that politicians are jumping on in the mistaken belief that it is a vote winner. <br /><br />This is the band wagon of looking away from the culpability of the private (mostly financial services) sector and putting all the pain and focus onto the public sector. <br /><br />I'm really hoping that the electorate are capable of seeing that our amoral, and a few immoral, politicians do not have the courage to 'deal with' the banks etc. and will instead find it easier to 'blame' the public sector. - Not least because presumably some Labour Government members will be looking for a post-general election career in the boardrooms of the financial services sector.<br /><br />The Tories just seem incapable of not hating the public sector, and will happily expliot the crisis to cut it back. Labour has lost it's "moral compass" on public service - but for the Lib Dems to take this savage cutbacks route would be just inexcusable; at least their broad membership seemed to revolt on this.Ted Harveynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19208183.post-38508887399515376832009-09-23T20:38:56.353+01:002009-09-23T20:38:56.353+01:00Terrible, they are more lost than I had thought.
...Terrible, they are more lost than I had thought.<br /><br />It'll be interesting to see their support melt into SNP, Green & a few Tory votes.<br /><br />Bye Bye TavishAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com