In February 2015, Alan McGee, Creation Records Founder, wrote:

Drumchapel [Michael Shanks came second in 2017] has long been a Labour stronghold and is home to some of the most appalling poverty and deprivation you will ever see. It did also once have a decent MP in the shape of the ex-first minister Donald Dewar, who at least used to be seen out and about in the area and did indeed campaign and do his best for his constituents. But sadly, the values of Labour seem to have died with Mr Dewar.

A friend of mine lives in this scheme and asked his MP [John Robertson] why he voted to continue the austerity policies. He did receive a reply, that stated it was a vote to “balance the books.” I am sure that will assuage the hunger of all those people that have to rely on handouts from food banks while the Red Tory leader claims expenses for two cans of Irn Bru.

The real brass-necked arrogance of Labour in Scotland was displayed a few days later: someone on social media from Ayrshire has posted the reply they received from their MP [Sandra Osborne] asking the same question and received the EXACT SAME letter in response. Cut and paste politics is all that Labour feel that Scotland is now worth. However, they are to be applauded on their environmental stance, as most of their policies seem to be recycled from the SNP.

There is only a recovery if you have money in your pockets. If you or a member of your family are struggling to make ends meet and need to resort to a food bank, or being penalised for having a spare room because you cannot get a smaller house, then why would you vote for a party that has said it will continue austerity, misery and despair for the most vulnerable in our society? Remember, Labour is the party that voted AGAINST primary schoolchildren receiving a free hot meal every day.

https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/alan/scottish-labour-2015-election_b_6676212.html?utm_campaign=share_email&ncid=other_email_o63gt2jcad4

Hopefully, the good folk of Rutherglen & Hamilton West will not face similar Starmer cut-and-paste responses on the two-child cap or the bedroom tax, from Michael Shanks MP.