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The Scottish nationalist corpse has Salmondella – Lily of St Leonards (Euphemia Deans)
/in Alex Salmond, Indyref 2, Nicola Sturgeon, Politics Matters, Scottish Independence, SNP /by sm_adminSocialism in Scotland? I wish – wecan.scot
/in Politics Matters, Scottish devolution, Scottish Government, SNP, wecan.scot /by sm_adminAfter the Supreme Court children’s rights debacle, how low will our politicians stoop? – The Scotsman
/in Politics Matters, Scottish devolution, The Scotsman /by sm_adminScottish Ministers; No Notes, No Minutes No Records – Mark Irvine (blog)
/in Politics Matters, Scottish devolution /by sm_adminNo independence at any time – Lily of St. Leonards
/in Indyref 2, Politics Matters, Scottish Greens /by sm_adminJim Sillars: ‘I haven’t voted for the SNP for a long time’ – Holyrood
/in Alba, Holyrood Magazine, Politics Matters, Scottish Government, Scottish Independence, SNP /by sm_adminSturgeon ‘sacrificed children’s rights for grievance with UK’ – STV news
/in Nicola Sturgeon, Politics Matters, Scottish Government, SNP, STV News /by sm_admin‘The SNP has leadership pygmies to choose from post-Sturgeon’ – STV news
/in Politics Matters, Scottish Conservatives, Scottish Government, SNP, STV News /by sm_adminPlease click the link below to read more:
Nicola Sturgeon is a “giant among pygmies” in the SNP when it comes to leadership credentials, according to a senior Conservative MP.
Oliver Dowden, the Conservative Party’s co-chairman, took aim at the First Minister as he outlined his hopes for winning seats in Scotland once Sturgeon is no longer SNP leader.
Speaking at the party’s conference in Manchester on Sunday, Dowden said: “I do think there’s a real opportunity for us in Scotland for a couple of reasons.
“First of all, Nicola Sturgeon is not going to be there forever and after Nicola Sturgeon the rest of them – I’m not saying in any way Nicola Sturgeon is a wonderful person, but compared to her comrades as it were, she’s a giant among pygmies, and so I think as she goes they will be very weakened.
“And secondly, I think we have a real opportunity to focus on the actual delivery of the nationalists in Scotland, which has been completely lamentable – whether it’s education, whether it’s health, they are falling massively behind the rest of England.
“Nicola Sturgeon constantly tries to distract from this by talking endlessly about independence.
“We need to bring that focus back on their delivery in Scotland, which is lamentable.”
At Westminster, the SNP currently has 45 MPs compared to six Tory MPs, four Liberal Democrats, two Alba Party, one Labour and one independent from the Scottish seats.
SNP: Gaming The System – Mark Irvine (blog)
/in Glasgow Matters, Politics Matters, SNP /by sm_adminPlease click below to read more:
Mhairi Hunter and Jennifer Layden are both senior councillors in Glasgow whose roles are regarded as a full-time commitment because of their additional responsibilities over a backbench councillor who is paid at two-thirds of the full time rate.
The full-time rate can vary depending on the nature of the role and according to Glasgow’s Register of Interests Jennifer is paid a salary of £35,000 while Mhairi receives £26,000 – around £15 and £20 an hour respectively.
Yet both SNP councillors have other paid jobs – Jennifer works in Humza Yousaf’s office having previously enjoyed a similar role in Margaret Ferrier; while Mhairi has a role in none other than Nicola Sturgeon’s office and a separate paid commitment as a member of Greater Glasgow and Clyde Health Board.
Now I have no problem with councillors being properly remunerated – I was a member of the independent (SLARC) committee which recommended a new salary structure for elected councillors in Scotland in 2006.
Yet the SLARC regime is now being abused because no one has been scrutinising the system since the former SNP finance minister, Derek Mackay – who resigned in disgrace of course, decided that independent oversight was no longer necessary and that the SLARC committee should be disbanded.
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