Is Maurice Golden really the best talent the Scottish Tories can attract?
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Are we heading for another Westminster U-turn in a few weeks?
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JUST like all independence supporters, I was delighted with the result on May 6. Not having a majority is a disappointment but not being able to get Fergus Mutch over the winning line in Aberdeenshire West was for me a personal scunner and heartbreak. Having been an activist on Deeside for 30 years I’m well aware of how difficult his fight was, and when we look at the obvious tactics between the Unionist parties, Fergus did exceedingly well to garner a huge SNP vote. I found it hard, post-election, to listen to Anas Sarwar and indeed Douglas Ross (now of two parliamentary posts, which he says will be a positive thing for his constituents) when they spoke of their parties achievements in gaining the number of seats they did. Now now boys, let’s nae be gettin’ carried awa . The D’Hondt system ensured the thousands of SNP votes were gifted to you. There are other countries where this system has been used and then stopped!
You can tell an awful lot about a politician by how they react to an election defeat. This week we learned that Sir Keir Starmer is neither a lucky general or is cool under fire. His interview on Friday afternoon was a textbook classic of how not to react. He looked like a rabbit in the headlights and didn t seem to comprehend the scale of what had happened. He promised to take full responsibility himself. Twenty four hours later we learned he had sacked Angela Rayner, the chair of the Labour Party and campaign co-ordinator. Given Labour s problems seem to be a lack of ability to reach out to northern working class voter, it didn t really seem a good idea to sack a norrthern working class woman. There then followed rumours that Lisa Nandy and Anneliese Dodds were for the high jump too. All women. Hmmm. Act in haste, repent at leisure. As I write this newsletter it is rumoured that Starmer is carrying out a shadow cabinet reshuffle. The trouble is, he doesn t have a lot of raw mat