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@Murun
The Scottish Government is surely an institution whose power is most obviously trammeled by the three Scotland Acts, the electoral system and the various post-Brexit Acts?
Whatever explanations we might find for its behaviour absolute power can't really be one of them? If they had absolute power they wouldn't have to indulge in this sort of thing for one.
"mandarins"
A favourite in the field of Terminological Inexactitude.
Indeed, the correct term is Citrus reticulata.
Robert
If nervous you might get some advice about appearing at select committee
This was a waste of money though as did not help them
Probably we would all be anxious
I was once given some brilliant prepping to appear (just at a standard committee) paid for by British Psych Society. This was good value. Made me come over quite well and get my points in. Was chaired by barmy MSP now retired. Actually she sussed I had been prepped and stopped listening to me after a while
' "mandarins"
A favourite in the field of Terminological Inexactitude.'
Maybe Tai-pan? Or is that reserved for the chiefs at Jardine Matheson & Co.?
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The row is seen as particularly damaging for the Conservatives in Scotland, amid predictions it could erode support for the party in previously pro-Brexit fishing areas at May’s Scottish parliament election.
An opinion poll by Savanta ComRes for the Scotsman on Thursday morning showed a five-point fall for the Tories since December, suggesting they could lose 14 of their 31 seats.
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Who?
Shame. Seems a nice chap. Maybe too nice to be leader of a party branch in these times...
Labour and Tories in free fall in Scotland just now. Obviously SNP will benefit, but could other parties get a wee bounce too? More "moderate" or centrist types who are against independence could take a punt on the Lib Dems? Brexit ultras and right wing Tory voters might turn to the Faragists Ltd? No obvious place for left leaning folk to go now that Sir Kieth is purging Corbynistas from "New Leadership" Labour.
There's a real problem for anyone leading the Scottish branch: you can favour the British state or you can favour socialism or even social democracy but you have to choose one and only one of those.
Mr Starmer is writing for the Telegraph, congratulating the Queen and appearing in videos with a Union Flag behind him.
Mr Sarwar could give that a go or the federal UK thing but it's essentially hopeless in the face of English anti-immigrant nationalism.
@crow, even when JC won (200/1 outsider, did not even have a bet on himself) and Labour was therefore a bona fides Left party opposed to things like wars and bankers paying themselves millions. the Bloc that shifted en masse to SNP remained unmoved.
Scottish Labour has continued to think they can get the bloc back.
The bloc can only move as a bloc. Used to be Tory. Then swung to Labour for so many decades that they cannot believe they have gone.
If SNP self destruct the bloc has nowhere to go...........?
The bloc was Liberal before it was Tory.
Maybe they'll form a Bloc Party?
"The bloc can only move as a bloc."
Except when they are travelling by single-occupant motor vehicle? Then they are just blocking the free circulation of others doing the same?
Nice reproduction by Jo Banks of Soviet era propaganda photo
Mr Starmer is writing for the Telegraph, congratulating the Queen and appearing in videos with a Union Flag behind him.
True patriots have four flags - one for each nation of the union - see BJ :-)
RL has warned Keir Starmer* to stay off his patch and has now had enough....
*KS does not like to use his title I've heard.
That's not a bad wee rallying call from the SSP. It would be good to see them stage some sort of comeback in the parly-ment. Might help to drag other parties to the left a bit, including the SNP, which is so centrist these days it is painful to watch*.
If Foxy-loxy and Co. field a candidate in Edinburgh Northern & Leith I'll certainly give it some thought come May.
* - except on the constitutional question.
National rates Monica Lennon as next leader.
Lennon has been riding a wave recently. The period poverty bill she spearheaded from the grassroots became law, meaning Scotland is now the first country in the world to provide free period products to all.The Period Products (Free Provision) (Scotland) Act passed unanimously and won Lennon international acclaim.
The achievement meant she was named one of Vogue’s top 12 female leaders who changed the world in 2020, alongside Nicola Sturgeon, Angela Merkel, Jacinda Ardern, and Kamala Harris.
Lennon seems a solid pick, and has previously said she would like to see Scottish Labour split from the main UK party, something that may help their ailing fortunes.
Taxi has arrived for Leonard.
If reports are to be believed, "Scottish Labour" branch have chosen to align with Sir Kieth's Blue Wall approach. Trying to out-Unionist the (Conservative &) Unionist Party may work for Ian Murray, but I'm not convinced going for the North British vote will pay off...
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BBC Andrew Kerr @BBCandrewkerr
@NeilFindlay_MSP tells @BBCScotNine there was a meeting last night between Scottish Labour party people, Westminster party representatives and millionaire donors who said they would only donate if @LabourRichard resigned - and that prompted @Keir_Starmer to act.
https://twitter.com/BBCandrewkerr/status/1349829232713633792
@gembo, last night I watched Reds (1981) directed by and starring Warren Beatty. Good film, interesting interviews with American socialists from pre-war era. Some of the SSP rhetoric strongly reminiscent of IWW slogans from 1917...
It seems clear Kieth wants to turn Labour into the equivalent of the US Democratic Party.
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Monsieur Larkin @Hakicat
Thread on Keir Starmer's donors
I will highlight some of Starmer's backers on this thread.
During the #LabourLeadership campaign Keir Starmer refused to disclose his donors. #LabourParty #StarmerForSale
The mystery donor seems also to have funded Ed Miliband who was slightly left of Centre.
I scrolled down through the tweets and found a gem of a fake tweet from Jeremy B Corbyn which captures the real JC’s mix of self righteousness chippiness to great effect. Whilst not really being. Anti Corbyn.
Trying to out-Unionist the (Conservative &) Unionist Party may work for Ian Murray
That's not what he does. He has an electoral pact with the Tories which came to light during a wee local kerfuffle here in the hood.
They put up paper candidates and only leaflet half-heartedly and Mr Murray staunchly defends the Union and with a nod and a wink picks up large parts of the Tory vote. He is a one-man Scottish Unionist party.
And at least two of the Labour MSPs are millionaires so this could explain that?
Robin McAlpine is a serious man. This, from him, is excoriating.
Both of those options are disastrous for Scottish democracy. The government only has our permission to govern us until May. Not one second longer.
And the 'national unity' thing would be just cause for rebellion.
We should get to vote on Microsoft Teams or Zoom
I will vote 500 times for Andy. But SNP will have all named seats
Survey Monkey?
I am also keen to see Mr Wightman in our parliament. More grizzled warriors, fewer fresh-faced media clones. Kind of thing.
Alas the parties of all stripes seem hell bent on photoshopping out the mavericks to be replaced by more compliant drones. Except possibly the Lib Dems but they are just all over the place frankly.
The Ed Miliband era of Labour seems like a golden age (relatively speaking) compared to the current union flag waving Blue Wall orthodoxy of Sir Kieth. Is it possible he's even more grey than that old Spitting Image puppet of John Major? Major was a colourful character (soapbox gimmick and all) compared to Kieth's bland "adult in the room" act. Johnson on the other hand has perfected the mask of eccentricity in order to hide his capricious, authoritarian petulance beneath a carapace of clownish buffoonery and bumbling.
New UK Shared Prosperity Fund to bypass Holyrood
Whitehall is to bypass the devolved administrations and replace European structural funds with a centrally-controlled fund. In Scotland, that means more than £100m is set to be spent by the UK government on projects normally devolved to the Scottish Parliament. The Shared Prosperity Fund replaces European Commission development and social fund grants.
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...the fund will use new powers for Whitehall to spend in any part of the UK. These were recently passed into law under the Internal Market Act, which was criticised for paving the way to bypass devolved administrations. The Scotland Secretary, Alister Jack, previously hinted that much of the spending in Scotland could be through local authorities. Along with city region growth deals, that gives the UK government the opportunity to flag up its commitment to projects of political value to it. However, it also creates a new area for friction with Holyrood, going into the spring election campaign.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-55687977
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