invergowrie arab Posted April 29, 2015 Share Posted April 29, 2015 So you're saying there's never been any decent Labour politicians? Yeah yeah, you were great. No im not. John McAllion is one that springs to mind as an intelligent principled man. Or in UK Tony Benn. However, let's not pretend there was ever a golden age where Labour stood for anything radical or societal change. Maybe people in the grass roots did but the leadership and the PLP have always been one side of the establishment coin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Granny Danger Posted April 29, 2015 Share Posted April 29, 2015 Yeah yeah, you were great. No im not. John McAllion is one that springs to mind as an intelligent principled man. Or in UK Tony Benn. However, let's not pretend there was ever a golden age where Labour stood for anything radical or societal change. Maybe people in the grass roots did but the leadership and the PLP have always been one side of the establishment coin. Yeah you're right. All the huge social reforms in the health service, housing, education, workers rights, health and safety, nationalisation of key industries all just happened magically. Christ man you're havering shite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon EF Posted April 29, 2015 Share Posted April 29, 2015 Dream scenario - SNP win another outright majority at HR in 2016 but form a coalition with the Greens anyway because Nicola and Patrick are the fuckin bosses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamthebam Posted April 29, 2015 Share Posted April 29, 2015 I have it from two different accounts that Gemma Doyle has approached Polaroid and Babcock(faslane) asking about executive jobs after the election. tbf I'm not sure she'll make much money selling polaroids of herself but you never know.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Driver eight Posted April 29, 2015 Author Share Posted April 29, 2015 Dream scenario - SNP win another outright majority at HR in 2016 but form a coalition with the Greens anyway because Nicola and Patrick are the fuckin bosses. I agree. But surely we can't expect these supine Slabbers to give up politics? Sarwar, Curran etc into Holyrood via the list looks a given. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hammer Jag Posted April 29, 2015 Share Posted April 29, 2015 I'll be most interested to see where my current Labour MP Michael McCann ends up if he does receive the kicking he so richly deserves next Thursday. Especially as he employs his wife as his secretary and pays her 35K. He's just so thick that it's impossible to imagine him gaining any sort of meaningful employment. I sincerely hope his days on the gravy train are about to end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongTimeLurker Posted April 30, 2015 Share Posted April 30, 2015 They don't dominate Scottish politics to the extent they used to at the local government level so the cushy jobs for the boys are not there to anything like the same extent now. Some of them will really struggle if as seems likely the polling numbers hold up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~~~ Posted April 30, 2015 Share Posted April 30, 2015 The local council elections are going to be fantastic also, looking forward to seeing many Labour councillor booted out and hopefully no longer running Glasgow City Council Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Heliums Posted April 30, 2015 Share Posted April 30, 2015 I'll be most interested to see where my current Labour MP Michael McCann ends up if he does receive the kicking he so richly deserves next Thursday. Especially as he employs his wife as his secretary and pays her 35K. He's just so thick that it's impossible to imagine him gaining any sort of meaningful employment. I sincerely hope his days on the gravy train are about to end. Local government consultancy, sadly, until Labour is booted out there too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Honest Saints Fan Posted April 30, 2015 Share Posted April 30, 2015 Not Labour but I asked Charles Kennedy what he would do if unseated. I asked if he'd go to the House of Lords. Oh no he said, doesn't belive in all that nonsense and told me he'd turned down an offer of a knighthood last year... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elixir Posted April 30, 2015 Share Posted April 30, 2015 Not Labour but I asked Charles Kennedy what he would do if unseated. I asked if he'd go to the House of Lords. Oh no he said, doesn't belive in all that nonsense and told me he'd turned down an offer of a knighthood last year... Was he mildly intoxicated? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thumper Posted April 30, 2015 Share Posted April 30, 2015 Not Labour but I asked Charles Kennedy what he would do if unseated. I asked if he'd go to the House of Lords. Oh no he said, doesn't belive in all that nonsense and told me he'd turned down an offer of a knighthood last year... A Liberal Democrat claiming to have a core principle. Well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sherrif John Bunnell Posted April 30, 2015 Share Posted April 30, 2015 I imagine there will soon be a Baron Beaker of Badenoch if the incumbent MP loses his seat here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poet of the Macabre Posted April 30, 2015 Share Posted April 30, 2015 Charles Kennedy did keep his word over tuition fees and vote against them so he has more guts than Clegg, Cable and Alexander. Not that that's saying much of course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongTimeLurker Posted May 1, 2015 Share Posted May 1, 2015 Not Labour but I asked Charles Kennedy what he would do if unseated. I asked if he'd go to the House of Lords. Oh no he said, doesn't belive in all that nonsense and told me he'd turned down an offer of a knighthood last year... Interesting that his answer wasn't, "Ah'm still gonnae be an MP next year, ya daftie!". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fide Posted May 1, 2015 Share Posted May 1, 2015 So what do we reckon? A 50/50 split between the House of Lords and the public speaking circuit? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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