Scottish Election 2016

Vote Ruth Davidson for a Stronger Opposition.............that is what it said on the pamphlet.


I had to examine the small print to see that Ruth represented the Scottish Conservative Party.
 
Doon frae Troon said:
Vote Ruth Davidson for a Stronger Opposition.............that is what it said on the pamphlet.


I had to examine the small print to see that Ruth represented the Scottish Conservative Party.
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Yes - I read that - and I rather liked the honesty in the statement - no pretendy politics about the Tories in Scotland aiming to be the party in power.
 
What a tube.
But it is always worth remembering that Labour encouraged their voters to tactically vote for him, and indeed celebrated the buffoon's election, because it stopped the SNP candidate winning.
 
chippa1909 said:
What a tube.
But it is always worth remembering that Labour encouraged their voters to tactically vote for him, and indeed celebrated the buffoon's election, because it stopped the SNP candidate winning.
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Imagine David Coburn as one of your club members

M....Good game David ?
DC.....Brilliant, I played superbly, best game of my life
M...What did you score?
DC..I don't recall exactly, you can't expect me to remember all those complicated numbers, but it was somewhere between 73 and 83

Playing partner standing behind.......actually you had an 87 David.
DC there you are 87, not far from 83 is it.
 
I have a bit of a voting dilemma this year.

Got a leaflet from the labour candidate and in all conscience I can't vote for her due to her dismal performance on Edinburgh council. Not even to support Labour against the SNP, who I despise. Selecting her must be yet another own goal by Scottish Labour.

Not sure there's anybody left that I can give my first vote to. :confused:
 
FairwayDodger said:
I have a bit of a voting dilemma this year.

Got a leaflet from the labour candidate and in all conscience I can't vote for her due to her dismal performance on Edinburgh council. Not even to support Labour against the SNP, who I despise. Selecting her must be yet another own goal by Scottish Labour.

Not sure there's anybody left that I can give my first vote to. :confused:
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At least you know what you are doing Karen. I just don't know enough about Scottish politics to cast a vote with any certainty. My gut tells me the SNP are a caring party with a local focus, but I'm uncomfortable with the underlying bedrock they are based upon. I feel that for the first time ever, I'll miss an election...
 
Worth catching 'Gary Tank Commanders' Election Special on iPlayer (BBC2 Scotland Monday just gone). Was really quite fun and actually interesting - and I think cast the leaders of the Scottish parties in not too bad a light. One particular moment enjoyed was Kezia Dugdale telling us, when asked about the other leaders, that 'I don't like Willie' - cue laughter.
 
Hobbit said:
At least you know what you are doing Karen. I just don't know enough about Scottish politics to cast a vote with any certainty. My gut tells me the SNP are a caring party with a local focus, but I'm uncomfortable with the underlying bedrock they are based upon. I feel that for the first time ever, I'll miss an election...
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Not sure about the "caring" notion. Ultimately a single issue party prepared to say or do anything to further that agenda. A vote for them is a tacit vote for independence.
 
FairwayDodger said:
Not sure about the "caring" notion. Ultimately a single issue party prepared to say or do anything to further that agenda. A vote for them is a tacit vote for independence.
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You don't have much faith in the Scottish electorate to be able to see through any SNP smokescreens. But you may be right,

However I think that with the new powers that Holyrood has, and given the enthusiastic debate that was the referendum debate and the key issues that scuppered YES; I think that voters in Scotland are now sufficiently informed to ask some very searching questions of the SNP (and others in favour of Indy). And if the SNP don't have good enough or any answers - then they won't get the Pro-Indy poll ratings they wish for; and so won't have a mandate to seek a further vote.
 
Having questioned both my MP and my MSP in the last six months, I,m still waiting for the courtesy of a reply, from either of them, even if it is to tell me to "do one ". We lost a good old style Labour MP who retired last year, the current incumbent had a good record as a local councilor, but now he's an MP he seems to have forgotten who he's supposed to be representing.

Going to be an interesting time on 5th May, apathy may well play a big part I'm afraid.
 
DCB said:
Having questioned both my MP and my MSP in the last six months, I,m still waiting for the courtesy of a reply, from either of them, even if it is to tell me to "do one ". We lost a good old style Labour MP who retired last year, the current incumbent had a good record as a local councilor, but now he's an MP he seems to have forgotten who he's supposed to be representing.

Going to be an interesting time on 5th May, apathy may well play a big part I'm afraid.
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We also lost a good mp, tragic these were replaced by the current bunch of snp morons.
 
In my mother's GE constituency Kirsten Oswald (SNP) hoofed Jim Murphy out of Wesminster - and she seem pretty good,

For Holyrood - in Eastwood constituency - will Ken MacIntosh (Labour Constituency MSP) fight off Stewart Maxwell (SNP List Member MSP) - or will Jackson Carlaw (Tory List Member MSP) demonstrate Tory party revival in Scotland. If it's going to happen anywhere in Scotland - then Tories have to start winning seats like Eastwood.

it's going to be interesting on May 5th/6th

Also interesting to see whether the D'Hondt method AMS electoral system works this time and prevents an SNP overall majority. I read that if you want maximum pro-Indy representation in Holyrood you don't vote for SNP as your second vote for List Members - as that won't translate into SNP List members if SNP win majority of constituency elections. You vote for Greens or RISE.
 
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