Pragmatists Recounting Visions of the Things to be,
The Glenrothes by-election approaches. The SNP have littered our doorstep since the death of John MacDougall, it wouldn’t surprise me if their candidate, council leader, Peter Grant, has to order more blue bin pick-ups for his cause – unfortunately, I can only hope the majority people of Fife are conscientious enough to recycle, because I know my neighbour does care and loves nothing more than wrestling everything into a black bin every two weeks.
Only since the announcement of the by-election date, have Labour decided to post a single leaflet through our door and knock our door once. I sent the lad away happy. Labour couldn’t have chosen a man from a better background: school rector, Lindsay Roy. He’s not a career politician, he’s someone who is currently employed in a job where he is entrenched in the problems that Fife people deal with and is faced with their symptoms on a daily basis. I’d like to think he can rattle a few cages.
A vote for the SNP is a vote for the Westminster Tories. There is no magical number of Westminster MPs the SNP have to attain before they can trigger independence manoeuvres. They have few policies with which I agree and I know too closely the reality of their betrayal of students. With their populist moves, I really fear that who ever eventually takes over from them in Holyrood will be left with crippling debts – hardly the basis for the creation of an independent nation.
Everyone faces tough times in wake of the global financial situation, there’s no point in blaming Gordon Brown; there are people in this country with greater power than him to alleviate strain on our lives, for instance, the energy company bosses who capitalise on our 21st century ways. Everything returns to equilibrium eventually, I see the situation reaching a stage where people decide they will truly economise (they’ll pay £6 to see Mumford and Sons rather than £20 to see The Charlatans), they will only buy essentials – food, basic clothing, heating and make only strictly unavoidable journeys. The manufacturers of the non-essential stuff will be the bodies to suffer, they will economise and be forced to shut down; the energy requirements of the country might be decreased, then the energy companies will be forced to make moves to keep the country moving. The government might be the body who should enforce proper conduct by the energy companies, but there may be legal difficulties in doing so. I know I am simplifying the issue by referring only to energy suppliers when the situation stretches far wider and involves many sectors and many nations. If Yes, Minister taught us nothing else, and we should know this from our daily experience at face-to-face values with public service workers, there are too many unscrupulous people between the Prime Minister and the pupil, the commuter, the patient, the voter who don’t do their jobs properly and act selfishly.
The Glenrothes by-election will be close, prospective voters on Scotland Today were split between Labour and SNP except for one rather dapper gentleman who defied his appearance to bellow, “If there was a communist candidate, I’d vote for him.” I’ll be voting for Labour, not for Alex Salmond or David Cameron.
Only since the announcement of the by-election date, have Labour decided to post a single leaflet through our door and knock our door once. I sent the lad away happy. Labour couldn’t have chosen a man from a better background: school rector, Lindsay Roy. He’s not a career politician, he’s someone who is currently employed in a job where he is entrenched in the problems that Fife people deal with and is faced with their symptoms on a daily basis. I’d like to think he can rattle a few cages.
A vote for the SNP is a vote for the Westminster Tories. There is no magical number of Westminster MPs the SNP have to attain before they can trigger independence manoeuvres. They have few policies with which I agree and I know too closely the reality of their betrayal of students. With their populist moves, I really fear that who ever eventually takes over from them in Holyrood will be left with crippling debts – hardly the basis for the creation of an independent nation.
Everyone faces tough times in wake of the global financial situation, there’s no point in blaming Gordon Brown; there are people in this country with greater power than him to alleviate strain on our lives, for instance, the energy company bosses who capitalise on our 21st century ways. Everything returns to equilibrium eventually, I see the situation reaching a stage where people decide they will truly economise (they’ll pay £6 to see Mumford and Sons rather than £20 to see The Charlatans), they will only buy essentials – food, basic clothing, heating and make only strictly unavoidable journeys. The manufacturers of the non-essential stuff will be the bodies to suffer, they will economise and be forced to shut down; the energy requirements of the country might be decreased, then the energy companies will be forced to make moves to keep the country moving. The government might be the body who should enforce proper conduct by the energy companies, but there may be legal difficulties in doing so. I know I am simplifying the issue by referring only to energy suppliers when the situation stretches far wider and involves many sectors and many nations. If Yes, Minister taught us nothing else, and we should know this from our daily experience at face-to-face values with public service workers, there are too many unscrupulous people between the Prime Minister and the pupil, the commuter, the patient, the voter who don’t do their jobs properly and act selfishly.
The Glenrothes by-election will be close, prospective voters on Scotland Today were split between Labour and SNP except for one rather dapper gentleman who defied his appearance to bellow, “If there was a communist candidate, I’d vote for him.” I’ll be voting for Labour, not for Alex Salmond or David Cameron.
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