Who are Labour and what are they for ?

Liz S Who are Labour and what are they for ? Well most of us in Scotland worked out the answers to those Q’s ages ago and now some in England are finally catching up to what we already knew. I mean think about who once were MP’s in the Labour party and who still are Labour MP’s in the Labour party and then think about who are some of the supposed new faces that were elected as Labour MP’s last year in the UK GE. (new faces ? Douglas Alexander ? Johanna Baxter ?, Blair McDougall ?, Scott Arthur ?, Martin McClusky ?, Torcuil Crichton ? , Pamela … Continue reading Who are Labour and what are they for ?

‘Scottish’ MP praises NHS England and damns NHS Scotland on behalf of her boss

By Liz S Imogen Walker , Labour MP for Hamilton and Clyde since last year, stood up today in PMQ’s to feed her weak and needy Labour leader with the usual #SotlandIsSh*te and also BTW her declaring that apparently #EnglandIsBetter. This kind of infantile behaviour neither impresses nor fools anyone into believing the credibility of what is being spun by MP’s like her as part of the weekly pantomime we witness , at PMQ’s and also at Scottish Q’s, and it is merely ‘Playing Politics”. Imogen stated “Mr Speaker , in Hamilton and Clyde valley my constituents are struggling to … Continue reading ‘Scottish’ MP praises NHS England and damns NHS Scotland on behalf of her boss

Why Reform UK is not the solution for Scotland

By Liz S There is no doubt that the obvious failure of 14 years of various Tory UK governments and now also the obvious failure of a new Labour (Tory) UK government since 2024 , who as the new Labour (Tory) UK government, are seemingly determined to go down the same cruel, disastrous and dangerous path as the previous Tory governments went , has now left voters feeling tremendously let down by politics and also by (pro) UK political parties. We, and others, know 100% that Reform UK are not the solution, as in the panacea, to the woes people have suffered … Continue reading Why Reform UK is not the solution for Scotland

Ripping-off the poor is a Sarwar family tradition in Scotland too

Professor John Robertson OBA In the Sunday National today, the above, and: The German Doner Kebab empire – which has family links to Anas Sarwar – has been advertising jobs at below the minimum wage, the Sunday National can reveal. In April 2024, before the full horror of Labour’s betrayal would be exposed, I wrote: I fear Labour in Scotland are going to campaign as if they’re kind of leftist. The media are going to cover the tracks between them and their London HQ and some voters are going to swallow it. I don’t think I’ve seen words so detached … Continue reading Ripping-off the poor is a Sarwar family tradition in Scotland too

Disability benefit cuts – Anas Sarwar and Jackie Baillie will soon be on deflection manoeuvres

By Liz S BBC Website – Douglas Fraser wrote that “If there is a cut in the budget for PIPs, a proportionate figure will be cut from the Treasury block grant to Holyrood”. He then writes “So Scottish ministers would have the choice of applying a similar scale of cuts, or of finding funds from other spending, or from higher income tax, to fill that gap” So would that then mean they are ‘spoilt for choice’ to “fill that gap” Mr Fraser ? “A gap” that has been caused by the UK government . The BBC article on their website regarding … Continue reading Disability benefit cuts – Anas Sarwar and Jackie Baillie will soon be on deflection manoeuvres

Major balanced poll – Information-starved public critical of Scottish Government’s record but are sure Labour would not do a better job

By Professor John Robertson OBA The first thing I check for in any full poll is the extent to which the initial sample has been adjusted to reflect the make-up of the electorate in the 2021 Holyrood Election (not required) and they 2014 Referendum (good, they have not). In the light of the latter non-adjustment which many feel has distorted previous poll results against the SNP, we can, for the first time, reasonably trust these results. Their own headline – Public critical of Scottish Government’s record but aren’t convinced that Labour would do a better job – is surprising given … Continue reading Major balanced poll – Information-starved public critical of Scottish Government’s record but are sure Labour would not do a better job

More than twice as many wait more than 12 hours in A&E in England than do in Scotland? Try telling Glenn Campbell that

By Liz S “More than twice as many, per head, wait more than 12 hours in A&E in England than do in Scotland” Try telling the BBC’s Political Editor in Scotland, Glenn Campbell, that ! MSM Monitor tweeted this: “Glenn Campbell’s ‘analysis’ of key political events this last few months have all been pro-Labour”. MSM Monitor also linked a Video to his tweet showing exactly what Campbell had said on specific topics so then emphatically prove his , MSM Monitor’s, point. Campbell on Reeves budget : “Just think back to the GE campaign, one of the SNP’s core attack line … Continue reading More than twice as many wait more than 12 hours in A&E in England than do in Scotland? Try telling Glenn Campbell that

Labour letting the Waspi women die in poverty is just business for my local Labour MP, the BBC and BBC Scotland, as they shield Sarwar

My folk and punk songs about the Waspi women above. In the Daily Mail today: Labour deny Waspi women pension payouts amid fury at ‘betrayal’… and it all seems very boring to Chancellor’s yawning righthand man. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15509015/Waspi-women-WONT-pension-payouts-ministers-say-latest-review-confirms-compensation-not-required.html What’s the case? Many WASPI woman are now looking after elderly relatives and grandchildren, in a way far less common among men of comparable age, as well as experiencing worsening health. Research from Age UK, found 26% of single older women live in poverty compared to 21% of single older men.The Mental Health Foundation reported that depression affects around 22% of men and 28% of women … Continue reading Labour letting the Waspi women die in poverty is just business for my local Labour MP, the BBC and BBC Scotland, as they shield Sarwar

Sarwar will soon face public and political ridicule on his First Minster claim

The Talking-up Scotland fund raiser, finishing in 6 days, to enable the recruitment of some research assistance, in order to take pressure off me [74 in June and tiring] and hopefully to further improve the blog, has made a good start. To contribute, only if you can (!) go to: Talking-up Scotland – a Politics crowdfunding project in Ayr by Professor John Robertson By Liz S Anas Sarwar announced this week that he sees himself as the next FM in Scotland. I assume this was just yet another “Read my lips” moment, where the actual reality is that this declaration … Continue reading Sarwar will soon face public and political ridicule on his First Minster claim

Ayrshire Labour MPs could easily have voted against ‘plunging a rising number of children into poverty’ with no long term harm to their ‘careers’ or salaries but were too afraid to do so

In Ayrshire Live on 24th July 2024: New Labour MPs vote to keep two-child benefit cap despite branding it ‘cruel’ previously During the election campaign Kilmarnock and Loudoun’s new MP previously called the two-child benefit cap “cruel”. All four of Ayrshire’s new Labour MPs have voted with the UK Government to keep the two-child benefit cap. Central Ayrshire MP Alan Gemmell, Kilmarnock and Loudoun MP Lillian Jones, Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock MP Elaine Stewart and North Ayrshire and Arran MP Irene Campbell all backed Prime Minister Keir Starmer. https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/ayrshire/new-labour-mps-vote-keep-33314784 Today in the Guardian: Labour restores whip to three more MPs who opposed two-child benefit cap – Labour has restored … Continue reading Ayrshire Labour MPs could easily have voted against ‘plunging a rising number of children into poverty’ with no long term harm to their ‘careers’ or salaries but were too afraid to do so