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Monthly Archives: April 2017
Brexit v Independence
The Control freakery of Theresa May seems to know no bounds. First she wanted control of parliament so that parliament would not be able to debate anything to do with her Brexit Bill…. She was challenged and lost in the … Continue reading
Posted in #Scotref, Brexit, EU, Europe, General Election, Human Rights, independence, Nicola Sturgeon, politics, scotland, Theresa May
Tagged general election, Lab, Labour, Labour Leadership, Nicola Sturgeon, Ruth Davidson, Scotland, social justice, Theresa May, Torys
4 Comments
Tank Commander Colonel Roothie
Just When You think that things cannot get anymore surreal…. We now have this image of Theresa May conducting her own personal Electoral war against Scots by declaring that in Scotland this election will all be about refusing the right … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
7 Comments
Voter Fatigue…..Don’t Want another Election
So here we go again… Would it not just sicken you? Already people squabbling about how to vote in the Council elections and up pops Theresa May to tell us that we are having another General Election in a matter … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
7 Comments
In Scotland Lets make June the End of May
Theresa May after calling for a General Election to take place on the 8th of June has decided to make her pitch to Scotland on the Independence Referendum of All things. Writing for the Scotsman she said the following: “Those … Continue reading
Posted in #Scotref, EU, General Election, independence, politics, scotland, Theresa May
Tagged general election, Independence, Scotland, Theresa May
2 Comments
Different Elections, Different voting Strategies
Hot on the heels of Theresa Mays surprise snap announcement of a General Election on June 8th, Channel 4 reported that the Crown Prosecution Service would be considering charges against up to 30 Tory Mps for Election fraud which have … Continue reading
Posted in Council Elections, General Election, politics, scotland, Theresa May, Uncategorized
Tagged general election, Independence, Scotland
4 Comments
Now is the Time and Now Is the Hour
WELL……Who Saw This Coming? In a complete U Turn which nobody was expecting..Theresa May decided to call for a Snap Election after all, after repeatedly saying that is what she would not do. But Why? And Why Now? Surely NOW … Continue reading
Posted in #Scotref, Brexit, Council Elections, independence, politics, scotland, Theresa May
Tagged general election, Independence, Scotland, Theresa May, Tory
9 Comments
Scotland Council Elections by Area
As a matter of Interest I decided to investigate the number of candidates the main parties were putting up for election in total and by area. To see if I could have some clue where the parties themselves thought was … Continue reading
Complete Disrespect of Scotland
The Council elections have been completely hijacked by the Tory and Labour Unionist parties. For them it is all about another Scottish referendum or the denial of one. Both of them are touting for Unionist votes and claiming that if … Continue reading
Posted in #Scotref, Council Elections, scotland
Tagged Council Elections, Labour, Scotland, Tories
4 Comments
STV Voting made Simple
The Council elections use STV, Single Transferable vote. Which means that you get to select your preferences in order of preference…From the most preferred at No.1 to your Least preferred as last preference. You don’t need to use up all … Continue reading
Posted in Council Elections, politics, scotland, STV, Uncategorized
Tagged Election, Scotland, Single Transferable Vote, STV
5 Comments
No to YES
It is not my profession, but regularly to keep fit I do some store merchandising and shop fitting. Why do I mention this? Simply to relate a little antidote from my travels. Pre the 2014 #Indyref I had been away … Continue reading
Posted in #Scotref, Change, independence, politics, scotland, YES
Tagged #Scotref, Independence, Scotland, YES
14 Comments
Auld Acquaintance 