Anas Sarwar’s manifesto will lift NO kids out of poverty – short video

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  1. “Anas Sarwar’s manifesto will lift NO kids out of poverty”

    Totally agree.

    The same Anas Sarwar who , last night in the CH4 leader’s debate, was exposed by Malcolm Offord of trying to concoct a plan for his Labour party & Offord’s Reform UK to work together “to remove the SNP”.

    (BTW Paisley Town Hall ,that was where Offord said Sarwar had “bounced up to him saying we need to work together” and was where the BBC’s Debate night did their leaders debate).

    Now Offord’s revelation does seem credible , especially considering Sarwar once declared in 2025 , that he would be prepared “to work with Reform UK on a case-by-case basis” .

    So Sarwar calls Reform UK “Racists” yet he is willing to consider what he calls any potential “good ideas” from them, so what would Sarwar consider to be a “good idea” from a party like Reform UK who are right wing, demonises immigrants , attacks the welfare system , wants to lower taxes for the wealthy and wants to help large corporations ?

    Actually as I was writing that about Reform UK I have just realised that these are the very same things Labour HQ are (right wing) and also are doing as the current UK government.

    So then evil minds do think alike , so it’s not that far fetched to think that the Labour branch office would then respond to some (bad) ideas from Reform UK. (in return for their , Reform UK’s, support for Labour at Holyrood….a special arrangement…aka a dirty deal , that could , it seems, be one that is conceived by Sarwar himself).

    The duplicity of Sarwar was surely exposed last night when Sarwar apparently seemed to be attacking Offord and yet this shocking revelation by Offord would then contradict his, Sarwar’s , behaviour in his attacks upon Offord and Reform UK in this leader’s debate.

    I did not watch this programme last night so my intel is second hand however there seemed to be a consensus of opinion online (and via videos) as to what was said and someone also did a transcript of this particular shocking exchange aka a shocking revelation.

    So then to make matters even worse , well apparently when Offord revealed that shocking information about Sarwar, it seems John Swinney stood looking visibly shocked by this revelation and so he was about to speak , then Sarwar said to John Swinney “Don’t you try and jump on this John, to try and play politics” !

    What audacity from Sarwar, who does he think he is to tell John Swinney not to react or respond to such a shocking revelation, as if we are all expected to believe that if he, Sarwar, had been in Mr Swinney’s position, then he would then hold back, as in refrain, and so then not comment on such a revelation being exposed if it were JS and Reform UK that Offord spoke of in this way!

    Hugely important election campaign, but apparently for Sarwar , an opposition leader upon hearing a shocking statement about Sarwar is then not expected to make a justified political point upon this revelation…….so then on what planet does Sarwar think that is realistic as a political reaction ?

    Though the other Q here is , what did Offord respond to this request by Sarwar at Paisley Town Hall, my gut tells me that he agreed, so then another Q arises what then changed to then make Offord want to expose this ‘pact’ suggestion by Sarwar last night.

    I suspect Sarwar just blew it last night in being way way too aggressive and hypocritical towards Offord , mainly as Sarwar just cannot help being someone who constantly lies , is totally untrustworthy and so basically he only thinks of himself .

    If there are indeed people in Scotland still willing to vote for Labour in May then I assume , based upon the constant fiascos associated with Labour HQ and their branch office, that they, as voters are not voting for the party (that is because they truly believe that Labour will be better governing Scotland) , but instead they are only voting for Labour to try to stop Scottish independence happening, with Labour being their party of choice to try to prevent it.

    Any other alternative theory to them, as voters, still wanting to vote for Labour in May’s elections then makes absolutely no sense in any sane and rational world.

    Vote Labour get Reform UK…..or so it seems (that is , if Sarwar gets his way).

    Liz S

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    1. Re my above comment in what should be a huge political story in the papers in Scotland today , especially during what is a election campaign here …………but…………

      The Scotsman – small section at side of the front page on “Sarwar angrily denies Offord anti-Nat deal lie”

      The Herald – nothing on their front page on this story.

      The Daily Mail – noted it only within the text of their front page story on the debate and not as a main headline.

      The Daily Record -nothing on their front page on this story.

      The Daily Express – nothing on their front page on this story (instead their main headline is how to vote tactically to “beat the SNP”).

      The Sun – nothing on their front page on this story.

      The Times – nothing on their front page on this story.

      The Daily Telegraph – a tiny section at the bottom of their front page that states “Sarwar offered me a deal claims Offord”.

      The ‘I’ paper – nothing on their front page on this story.

      The Guardian – nothing on their front page on this story.

      The Metro – nothing on their front page on this story.

      Other papers – nothing on their front page on this story.

      The National mentions it on their front page but not as the main headlined story, which is a story on Offord , but at least they had the Sarwar/Offord story in bigger headlines than other newspapers.

      So it seems that when there has been a shocking political accusation made against Sarwar, then the media here , and elsewhere, see it as no big deal.

      As obviously for the media it is a shocking political accusation that has been made against what they regard as being the wrong party leader , so then not worth headlining…..as that’s only reserved as a behaviour by the media for the SNP and their leader.

      Liz S

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  2. The Tory MP , Harriet Cross, for Gordon & Buchan posted this on ‘X’ last night in response to the initial part of the CH4 leaders debate.

    “Channel4 Scottish Leader debate and so far John Swinney has been weak on defence, weak on national security and weak on energy security. And we are only 3 questions in”

    UK government has reserved powers on Defence & National Security (also both Defence and National security is for the UK I assume , as we, Scotland are still within the UK and so we must then be burdened by their bad UK decisions)

    Also Energy security, as in high-level policy on this is controlled by WM, however the Scottish devolved government supposedly manage planning, consenting, and specific renewable targets.

    Planning – e.g. applications for onshore wind and solar projects.

    March 2026 – “The UK Government has blocked a £1.5 billion investment by Chinese wind turbine manufacturer Ming Yang in the Highlands, overruling the Scottish Government’s interest in the project due to national security concerns. The proposed facility near Inverness was intended to be the world’s largest wind turbine manufacturing facility, with the potential to create up to 1,500 jobs”.

    Yet there seems to be no concern for “National security” from this same UK Labour government on Chinese involvement in the various projects within England…….(nor concerns from the previous Tory UK government either):

    “The China General Nuclear Power Group (CGN) holds a 27.4% stake in the Hinkley Point C nuclear power station”

    “Chinese state-owned companies are heavily involved in the renewable sector, including the Minety battery site in Wiltshire—one of Europe’s largest energy storage projects—which was funded and built by Huaneng”

    “The China Investment Corporation (CIC), a Chinese sovereign wealth fund, holds a 10.5% stake in Cadent Gas, the UK’s largest gas distribution network”

    “The China Investment Corporation (CIC) holds a 10% stake in London’s Heathrow Airport”

    “Beijing controls a large network of UK real estate, including distribution centres across the Midlands and southeast England, with over 250 properties valued at over £51 billion in assets (combined with other infrastructure)”.

    “The Leadenhall Building, known as the “Cheesegrater” in the City of London, was acquired by a Chinese investor for £1.15bn in 2017″.

    “The Chinese government purchased Royal Mint Court for £255 million to build a new embassy”

    “The London Electric Vehicle Company (LEVC), which manufactures electric black taxis in Coventry, is owned by the Chinese company Geely”.

    “Despite security concerns, Chancellor Rachel Reeves and other UK officials have engaged with China in 2025 to encourage investment in areas like green energy and clean power, recognizing China’s dominance in renewable manufacturing“.

    Tories , it seems, like Harriet Cross are still taking the public in Scotland for fools. (as do Labour also take us for fools as well).

    I am sure John Swinney has a very decisive and also far better opinion upon all of these matters compared to what we have to tolerate with the various UK governments.

    More so if he, Mr Swinney, were the leader of an independent Scotland and so he then had all of the powers , controls and the money to ensure that all of these matters were dealt with far more appropriately and far better than what is happening now (and before) with various UK governments.

    That is choosing:

    Bairns before Bombs

    Peace before war

    Also utilising the abundance of renewable energy – as opposed to wanting to use more Nuclear energy – within Scotland.

    Renewable energy for the benefit of all people within Scotland, then our energy bills would be vastly lower and our energy security far more secure than they are now under a UK government in a UK State , the same UK State that Harriet and her Tory party supports, that as a UK State seems to benefit England more than Scotland.

    Where we see certain rules and conditions are allowed for the various UK governments to exercise in England, but where they, the various UK governments, insist that Scotland is not allowed to exercise these same rules and conditions for Scotland’s benefit.

    #UKState-Is-Not-a-Union-For-Scotland-It’s-A-Dictatorship

    (Apologies , I will try to hold back from writing more posts on here …….both today and going forward…).

    Liz S

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