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Re: A Summer of Discontent in Scotland's Independence Movement

steveellwood — Fri, 11 Aug 2017 06:52:43 -0000

Goodness, such a lot to say - and so few voices saying them.
Here, at least.
Will a comment saying there are at least other views be permitted?

Re: Britain for the British: Theresa May leads a new nationalist government

steveellwood — Thu, 06 Oct 2016 05:55:39 -0000

As an English member of the SNP, with my local councillor being an English SNP councillor, and about 10% of the membership of the SNP being English, I'd politely suggest that "You do not need to deep very far into the SNP to discover bitter Anglophobia. It exists and it’s foolish to deny it." is inaccurate.

Re: The SNP are masters at playing Heads I Win, Tails You Lose

steveellwood — Mon, 03 Aug 2015 14:16:46 -0000

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/...

Re: The SNP are masters at playing Heads I Win, Tails You Lose

steveellwood — Mon, 03 Aug 2015 13:10:12 -0000

Neither dishonest, nor naive, but holding different views, certainly.

What do you think was offered to Scotland - and what has been delivered?

Re: The SNP are masters at playing Heads I Win, Tails You Lose

steveellwood — Sun, 02 Aug 2015 18:16:45 -0000

Not in Scotland :-)

Re: The SNP are masters at playing Heads I Win, Tails You Lose

steveellwood — Fri, 31 Jul 2015 16:40:50 -0000

Actually... the SNP have loads of English members in Scotland. Which makes it really annoying when numpties say the SNP is anti-English. We're not.

Re: The SNP are masters at playing Heads I Win, Tails You Lose

steveellwood — Fri, 31 Jul 2015 12:15:53 -0000

That much is true. But as Westminster MPs the Scottish MPs were entirely entitled to vote on it. Perhaps had the government not studiously rejected every amendment proposed by the SNP on the Scotland bill, they might have felt less like voting on that.

But they are completely entitled to.

Re: The SNP are masters at playing Heads I Win, Tails You Lose

steveellwood — Fri, 31 Jul 2015 12:13:04 -0000

Nah. Some of us English in the SNP are right :-)

Re: The SNP are masters at playing Heads I Win, Tails You Lose

steveellwood — Fri, 31 Jul 2015 12:12:40 -0000

So, remind me, how many of the eligible voters did not vote for the shower in Government now?

Re: The SNP are masters at playing Heads I Win, Tails You Lose

steveellwood — Fri, 31 Jul 2015 12:11:45 -0000

And, of course, quite a lot of English people, and the English-born half German leader in the Commons... Not a lot of Anglophobia from this Englishman, certainly.

Re: Adventures in Truthiness: The SNP and Full Fiscal Autonomy

steveellwood — Thu, 18 Jun 2015 11:41:06 -0000

That much is true; however, we do know that it is a much larger minority of the electorate than all the other minorities of the electorate - pretty close to combined.

Re: Adventures in Truthiness: The SNP and Full Fiscal Autonomy

steveellwood — Thu, 18 Jun 2015 11:39:00 -0000

as opposed to a circle upvote?

Re: Adventures in Truthiness: The SNP and Full Fiscal Autonomy

steveellwood — Thu, 18 Jun 2015 11:36:02 -0000

Figuratively sticking your fingers in your ears, and going la-la-la, while repeating the same drivel, suggests you've failed the Turing Test.

What a scamp you are.

Re: Adventures in Truthiness: The SNP and Full Fiscal Autonomy

steveellwood — Thu, 18 Jun 2015 09:33:43 -0000

OK, wriggler, trying to cross the line from insult to offence. What am *I* lying about. I offered you a quote from Smith.

Re: Adventures in Truthiness: The SNP and Full Fiscal Autonomy

steveellwood — Thu, 18 Jun 2015 05:39:30 -0000

Somewhat repetitive. I offer the suggestion from Smith; you ignore that and go "Waah, bit of vituperation, no argument, no evidence".

Flailing.
Descending to your level is tempting, but I'll eschew the opportunity. Wriggle as much as you like.

Re: Adventures in Truthiness: The SNP and Full Fiscal Autonomy

steveellwood — Thu, 18 Jun 2015 03:51:22 -0000

No engagement; constant restating of a position. Now humorous videos.

Oh dear.

Re: Adventures in Truthiness: The SNP and Full Fiscal Autonomy

steveellwood — Wed, 17 Jun 2015 14:16:37 -0000

... and the empty barrel resounds. Incidentally, what makes you think I have any illusions about my brightness or otherwise? I imagine it is your wee way of continuing your generally personally insulting tone...

... I did provide you some suggestions as to why there were doubts as to the permanence of the Scottish Government; even from the agent chosen by Westminster to look at the alternatives.

Instead of a reasoned response, you continue to insult and provide no answers, nor any real argument. I might enquire as to your constitutional expertise...

You choose neither argument to offer, nor expertise to share. You have no wish to engage with courtesy. But then, with your views, why would that surprise anyone :-)

Re: Adventures in Truthiness: The SNP and Full Fiscal Autonomy

steveellwood — Wed, 17 Jun 2015 12:32:04 -0000

I suspect that could be phrased as "best of both world", too.

Now, if only I could remember where I had heard that...

http://news.sky.com/story/1...

http://www.independent.co.u...

Re: Adventures in Truthiness: The SNP and Full Fiscal Autonomy

steveellwood — Wed, 17 Jun 2015 12:29:09 -0000

Indeed?

Victim. Nah, someone who's happy to discuss even with the most puerile name-calling individuals. Twattery? Whining?

And where have I traduced anyone?

Your "assertion" is "The Scottish Parliament is as permanent in the same way I cannot kill a Welsh after dark in Wrexham with a longbow or that Berwick no longer is at war with Russia. You know, laws supersede each other." Despite the fact you write in a close to incomprehensible way, I guess you mean that there is some law that states/supersedes this.

OK, I posit that Lord Smith's final report, which he called the Smith Agreement, states: "The Scottish Parliament will be made permanent in UK legislation and given powers over how it is elected and run. The Scottish Government will similarly be made permanent." (http://news.stv.tv/scotland...

Now, that's a fairly clear call for something that should happen. Sure, laws can be changed. That's a call for this one to be changed.

It wasn't.

Is that so very, very hard to understand?

Yes, I suspect bad faith. It's being demonstrated.

Re: Adventures in Truthiness: The SNP and Full Fiscal Autonomy

steveellwood — Wed, 17 Jun 2015 11:48:38 -0000

Hardly wishful thinking: I'd prefer it to remain.
Literalism? Well, I did provide cites as to what I said happened.
Personal abuse from you - unsurprising.
Incidentally, I love "kill a Welsh". What on earth does that mean?

Re: Adventures in Truthiness: The SNP and Full Fiscal Autonomy

steveellwood — Wed, 17 Jun 2015 11:37:15 -0000

Excellent. Cite for that?

Re: Adventures in Truthiness: The SNP and Full Fiscal Autonomy

steveellwood — Wed, 17 Jun 2015 11:00:18 -0000

Massie continues his somewhat jaundiced view of the Scottish electorate. So, the vow doesn't say what those members say it did. Fine, interpretation.

The First 5 words of the vow - and Yes, I have checked - The Scottish Parliament is permanent. And what happened? Westminster votes down an amendment to make it permanent. [http://www.publications.par... ]

So this vow to make it permanent wasn't...?

Re: The SNP, which would impose eye-watering austerity on Scotland, remains immune to the laws of politics

steveellwood — Fri, 12 Jun 2015 15:51:54 -0000

Remind me about the UK debt? Oh, and how much has it reduced?

Re: Alex Salmond’s reaction to the death of Charles Kennedy was as revealing as it was contemptible

steveellwood — Fri, 05 Jun 2015 08:15:44 -0000

Bit late to the party :-)

No, nothing anti-Tory there at all. Unless you think that sneaking admiration for gulling Labour and the LibDems was anti-Tory.

I compared the hysteria against the SNP and the obloquy in this article - which even Massie said was OTT later - with that of the poltroons who claimed Charles was murdered or he had a right to his seat.

So, no political points, just inviting comparisons to be drawn.
But thanks for the reply :-)

Re: Alex Salmond’s reaction to the death of Charles Kennedy was as revealing as it was contemptible

steveellwood — Wed, 03 Jun 2015 12:33:10 -0000

I'd agree that if the Labour party believed in the union, they should have been "standing for what they believed in"

If the Labour party didn't see the writing on the wall for siding with the Tories, and their own polling didn't indicate the likely effect on the Liberal Democrats for being in coalition with the Tories, that would merely confirm their general ineptness.

I'm happy with people who like the Union - my own English mother, who lives in Scotland certainly does so. I'm reasonably happy that people hold opposing views in politics.

While I'm pleased to have a lot more SNP MPs in Westminster, I'm disappointed we do so when the Labour campaign in England was played on Tory turf, leading to an inevitable defeat