Sunday, April 15, 2007
Blair Asks Scots - Don't Kick Me, Pleeeeeese.
Prime Minister Tony Blair, visiting Scotland ahead of the May elections, has pleaded with Scots voters to resist the temptation to give him one final “kicking“ when they cast their ballots two days after the 300th anniversary of the Union with England.
With the Scottish National Party consistently ahead in the polls, Blair has thrown away what was traditionally Labours heartland during his ten years in office.
Blairs policies such as new nuclear power stations, the illegal and disastrous war in Iraq, the upgrading of the Trident nuclear deterrent (based in Scotland, of course) and his one-sided 'special relationship' with George Bush are deeply unpopular north of the border, not to mention the 'cash for honors' scandal and ID cards.
Labour is fighting a panic-stricken negative campaign of gloom and doom in Scotland, and a plethora of flying visits by Blair and Brown, their top brass and yes-men, has so far seemed to have had only a positive effect for SNP leader Alex Salmond and his deputy, the feisty Nicola Sturgeon.
Of course the present First Minister, toady to Labour in London Jack MacConnell, being utterly useless and out of his depth, is almost as unpopular as Blair, and barely worth mentioning except that he is a gift to the SNP's campaign.
Today the Observer reports that a TV broadcast by Labour using scare tactics backfired when it was discovered that 'an ordinary family' turned out to be that of a party official.
Nicola Sturgeon, deputy leader of the SNP, accused Labour of trying to hoodwink voters. 'First we had a dodgy dossier from New Labour, now we have dodgy broadcasts.'
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With the Scottish National Party consistently ahead in the polls, Blair has thrown away what was traditionally Labours heartland during his ten years in office.
Blairs policies such as new nuclear power stations, the illegal and disastrous war in Iraq, the upgrading of the Trident nuclear deterrent (based in Scotland, of course) and his one-sided 'special relationship' with George Bush are deeply unpopular north of the border, not to mention the 'cash for honors' scandal and ID cards.
Labour is fighting a panic-stricken negative campaign of gloom and doom in Scotland, and a plethora of flying visits by Blair and Brown, their top brass and yes-men, has so far seemed to have had only a positive effect for SNP leader Alex Salmond and his deputy, the feisty Nicola Sturgeon.
Of course the present First Minister, toady to Labour in London Jack MacConnell, being utterly useless and out of his depth, is almost as unpopular as Blair, and barely worth mentioning except that he is a gift to the SNP's campaign.
Today the Observer reports that a TV broadcast by Labour using scare tactics backfired when it was discovered that 'an ordinary family' turned out to be that of a party official.
Nicola Sturgeon, deputy leader of the SNP, accused Labour of trying to hoodwink voters. 'First we had a dodgy dossier from New Labour, now we have dodgy broadcasts.'
See all recent posts.
Labels: Blair, NuLab, Scotland
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