Glasgow East Election

[ionnsaigh]

A straight fight between Labour and the Nats. As a socialist - I hope that the Working Class vote swings in favour of SNP.
Glad to see the back of Marshal, goodbye and good riddance. Glasgow East will be better off without these political gangsters.

[EMDEE]

It'll certainly create a lot of interest in the next few weeks. How do you think the Conservatives will do?

Is there a Raving Loony candidate?

[Sheik Yir Erse]

Is there a Raving Loony candidate?

Aye, her name is Margaret Curran

Sorry, a jeest coonae help masel

[Mo*]

Sheik
If it's lunatics you are looking for, then Cllr John Mason the SNP candidate for Glasgow East is yer man.
During the world cup in 2006 he complained to the head teacher at Hillhead High (no where near his ward, by the way) about the English flags that were flying in the school. The fact that there were 32 flags flying (one for each of the countries in the World Cup) had obviously passed this particular councillor by. He said the presence of a St George’s Cross in Scotland was a political statement, and so the flag should be removed. The head-teacher could then leave the other 31 flags.
Just imagine, if you were a child attending that school, and you were born in England. How would that make you feel. What sort of hideous xenophobic nonsense is that?
There’s your Monster Raving Loony.

[ionnsaigh]

You would have to be a Monster Raving Loony -to vote for a party that have controlled an area of social deprivation - for countless generations. The people of Glasgow East - should hopefully wake up to the fact - that come election time labour cry poverty....they then go on to get themselves a cosy wee seat - on the backs of the poor. I distinctly recall a meeting with David Marshal way back. The chair asked the audience for questions - I was the first to raise my hand - I was completely ignored - must have been difficult - as I was sitting in the front row directly in front of the great and the good. The only reason I was allowed to have a say - was when the audience complained of my treatment. Democratic, don't make me laugh.
That outgoing bandit Marshal, attempted to lecture, on his understanding of Socialism. He related a story - that as he travelled up from London, he stopped at a service station. A young Mother was apparently trying to wash a disposable nappy - then dry it.
Marshal the great - proceeded to give out of his own pocket - or was it the public purse - money for new nappies. This charitable act was his brand of Socialism. Nothing like keeping the poor - poor.
So I sincerely hope the SNP win - if they do like labour - absolutely nothing to tackle poverty - then throw them out.

[A Horse called Juan Face]

Sheik
If it's lunatics you are looking for, then Cllr John Mason the SNP candidate for Glasgow East is yer man.
During the world cup in 2006 he complained to the head teacher at Hillhead High (no where near his ward, by the way) about the English flags that were flying in the school. The fact that there were 32 flags flying (one for each of the countries in the World Cup) had obviously passed this particular councillor by. He said the presence of a St George’s Cross in Scotland was a political statement, and so the flag should be removed. The head-teacher could then leave the other 31 flags.
Just imagine, if you were a child attending that school, and you were born in England. How would that make you feel. What sort of hideous xenophobic nonsense is that?
There’s your Monster Raving Loony.

Well aye, if youre going to have one flag you should have them all, but why bother in the first place?

[hugh]

David Cameron. Direct descendant of royalty. Son of a stockbroker. Educated at Eton. Never known adversity in his life.

Glasgow's East End. Over 100 years of poverty, neglect and deprivation. "A desert wi' windaes." kids growing up with no
respect for the law, the state, education, their surroundings...anything. 'Cos nobody's ever shown them any respect
apart from a few social workers with a harder task than a trooper in General Custer's army.

David tells these kids their situation's their own fault. What a tosser. And that tosser will probably be the next Prime Minister. I don't want to see an Independent Scotland, for my own selfish and sentimental reasons, but if I lived there I'd vote S.N.P. without a second thought.

[Tom B]

David tells these kids their stuation's their own fault.

I missed this story - what did he say?

[ionnsaigh]

Made a big thing about knife crime -wit a cheek - feck off back tae London - let us deal wae wur ain knife crimes - the last a looked - yur hufin problims doon the road - so feck aff before a stab ya big man. Charlie (Cranhill Fleet).

[Govangirl]

Well aye, if youre going to have one flag you should have them all, but why bother in the first place?

Face, they probably took the opportunity to use The World Cup to teach in a cross-curricular way and so in Geography the kids would learn about the flags of other countries. Good for them. If they didn't, their clientele would come out not being able to recognise a blue cross from a red one and The Daily Mail and every Tom, Dick, Maggie, Tony and Jock would be screaming about crap teachers!

[hugh]

Tom B.

David Cameron gave a speech in the Gallowgate on Monday, entitled "Fixing Our Broken Society." I don't want to risk doing a link and blowing it, but if you type in "David Cameron; fixing our broken society speech", Google should take you straight there. Now I may have made the wrong connections, and I'm all for people pulling themselves up by their bootstraps, but that sort of stuff coming from a guy with his background just rubbed me up the wrong way. I got defensive and reacted, it happens.

To any prospective tory voters in Glasgow; If I was inaccurate and misinterpreted the speech, I apologise. I hope neither
of you were offended.

[EMDEE]

I hope neither of you were offended.

I heard snippets of Cameron's comments, and thought the same. Some of these people are very good at pontificating to others what they should do to improve their lives when they have never been in the position of having to do it themselves. A bit like the "let them eat cake" story. They seem to live on another planet.

Norman Tebbit's "on your bike" speech comes to mind, and is probably one of the few things that people remember him for during his time before elevation to the House of Lords.

[ionnsaigh]

Wasn't he elevated - before that other house.

[EMDEE]

According to the Scotsman, the Tory candidate's worst quote of the campaign so far is:

"Here in Glasgow East, the SNP is still trying to be the criminal's best friend."

Don't think the Tories have anything to lose anyway.

[Hume]

Took a wee detour through the East End this morning to see it there was much going on but it was pretty quite at the point. Not a spare lamppost in sight. Cracking weather though, which might mean nothing.

Not sure what to make of the various polls but I reckon if the SNP got within 3,000 votes it would be like a victory considering Marshall's majority was over 13,000 last time out.