Labour and the SNP

[shagster]

democratically elected tory party!!, as i said the majority are governed by a minority government, as is usually the case. as i said, just over 24% of the electorate voted tory, not a great endorsement really, the only real endorsement was apathy show by those who did not vote

shagster

 

[FairwayDodger]

I would not call it a 'vast' majority.
If that was the case it would be settled.

Having chosen my words quite carefully (politician-like), I'd say it was a vast majority.

Nearly 2 to 1.

 

[SocketRocket]

democratically elected tory party!!, as i said the majority are governed by a minority government, as is usually the case. as i said, just over 24% of the electorate voted tory, not a great endorsement really, the only real endorsement was apathy show by those who did not vote

shagster

The fact that they were voted by around 24% of the electorate does not change the fact that they were democratically elected. Thats the way it works like it or not!

 

[shagster]

until the system changes, you are going to have the apathy of a third not voting, which is not a good system. and it will not change while the pigs are at the through.
with regards to our Scottish friends, a vote of 55-45 is not a vast majority, despite what spin you put on it

shagster

 

[Doon frae Troon]

Having chosen my words quite carefully (politician-like), I'd say it was a vast majority.

Nearly 2 to 1.

Two to one is nearly 66.6666666666%----33.3333333333% when I went to skool.

More unionist spin

 

[FairwayDodger]

Two to one is nearly 66.6-33.3 when I went to skool.

Exactly, so we're in agreement then?

 

[FairwayDodger]

until the system changes, you are going to have the apathy of a third not voting, which is not a good system. and it will not change while the pigs are at the through.
with regards to our Scottish friends, a vote of 55-45 is not a vast majority, despite what spin you put on it

shagster

Read what I actually posted.

 

[Doon frae Troon]

Exactly, so we're in agreement then?

Well done

 

[Old Skier]

It is way beyond a joke up here now SR.
Layers and layers of lies in the press, The State is not controlling the press but the vast majority of Scotland's press is supporting the Unionist cause and not the general view of the majority of the population. We are beginning to understand what Pravda was to the USSR

You obviously have no idea. Russia and the then USSR was and is a a country where the vast majority of the population are poorly educated and have little or no understanding of the rest of the world. Countries like this are open to widespread miss information.

Hopefully the people of Scotland are better educated than that and like the rest of the UK don't believe everything they read, see and hear in the media.

 

[Doon frae Troon]

You obviously have no idea. Russia and the then USSR was and is a a country where the vast majority of the population are poorly educated and have little or no understanding of the rest of the world. Countries like this are open to widespread miss information.

Hopefully the people of Scotland are better educated than that and like the rest of the UK don't believe everything they read, see and hear in the media.

I would not be so sure of rUK and some on here.......they seem to soak up and believe 'Scottish miss information'

Sturgeon's French memo and the Queen of Scots pay cheque for starters.
For fun I might just look up French memo old posts and re-post.

 

[Old Skier]

rUK

No such place - its the UK and you have gone through the democratic process and wish to remain part of it. Wipe your eyes princess and get on with it.

 

[Doon frae Troon]

No such place - its the UK and you have gone through the democratic process and wish to remain part of it. Wipe your eyes princess and get on with it.

You just said 'rest of the Uk' in your post. I just abbreviated it.
Double standards apply it seems. OK for you but not for me.

And....stop being so rude please.

 

[Old Skier]

You just said 'rest of the Uk' in your post. I just abbreviated it.
Double standards apply it seems. OK for you but not for me.

And....stop being so rude please.

As the majority of your posts are wind ups and quite derogatory to those of us who don't subscribe to your minority nationalist views I'm not sure how my post can be describe rude but if your that sensitive I'll try and remember to stick to dry your eyes.

 

[Doon frae Troon]

As the majority of your posts are wind ups and quite derogatory to those of us who don't subscribe to your minority nationalist views I'm not sure how my post can be describe rude but if your that sensitive I'll try and remember to stick to dry your eyes.

Just can't help yourself can you.
Has it even remotely occurred to you that my views may not be minority within the country I live.

 

[Old Skier]

Just can't help yourself can you.
Has it even remotely occurred to you that my views may not be minority within the country I live.

And there was me thinking there was a vote on this.

Perhaps I'm not to sure where you live however there was a time I was convinced it was nowhere near Scotland.

 

[DCB]

And there was me thinking there was a vote on this.

Perhaps I'm not to sure where you live however there was a time I was convinced it was nowhere near Scotland.

There is a new phenomenon in Scottish Politics in that a vote is only a proper vote if it gives the result you want it to. If it doesn't give the result you want it's not a proper vote and doesn't really count. This will be enshrined in election law before then next Scottish elections next year ;-)

 

[Doon frae Troon]

There is a new phenomenon in Scottish Politics in that a vote is only a proper vote if it gives the result you want it to. If it doesn't give the result you want it's not a proper vote and doesn't really count. This will be enshrined in election law before then next Scottish elections next year ;-)

From that I assume you are a SLAB supporter DCB:lol: You have my sympathy.

 

[DCB]

From that I assume you are a SLAB supporter DCB:lol: You have my sympathy.

Better that than those who change political allegiance quicker than some change their underwear. Scotland will pay a high price over many years to come because of those who changed their colours of that I'm sure.

 

[Spuddy]

Better that than those who change political allegiance quicker than some change their underwear. Scotland will pay a high price over many years to come because of those who changed their colours of that I'm sure.

There was an interesting quote on the BBC labour programme last week from the lead shop steward at Ravenscraig. He said 'people haven't left the Labour Party, the Labour Party have left them."

I'd argue that the vast majority of the public haven't changed their political ideologies. They've just realised that the Labour Party no longer share their views.

 

[Doon frae Troon]

There was an interesting quote on the BBC labour programme last week from the lead shop steward at Ravenscraig. He said 'people haven't left the Labour Party, the Labour Party have left them."

I'd argue that the vast majority of the public haven't changed their political ideologies. They've just realised that the Labour Party no longer share their views.

Well said sir.