In the run-up to the General Election, Labour’s rally call, ‘vote SNP, let Cameron into Westminster’ is frankly pathetic. I read the ‘Wings’ account of actual General election statistics and a number of us have also spotted that in reality, ‘vote Labour in Scotland’ to let the Tories in at Westminster is closer to the truth. As ever, I try…
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I do want to Labour the point
This is not a history lesson, more an observation. As we approach the 2015 General Election in the UK I find myself in a quandary. It seems like that either Conservatives or Labour will for the next UK Government but it is highly unlikely this will be a majority Government. It may be a minority Government or another coalition. That…
Don’t Labour over the minimum wage
Labour love to self congratulate on their management of the National Minimum Wage or as some prefer to call it the ‘poverty trap’. All three UK parties toy around with the National Minimum Wage and the Living Wage. They suggest the differential should be broken down. They labour over the impact this may have on business and business competitiveness. So,…
Dae’s yer telt
The West Lothian Question or more specifically whether or not SNP MPs should be allowed to vote on matters that affect only the English people comes into focus again. There are a number of very obvious points. Factoid: For the Labour Party this is a sacred cow. Without Labour MPs from the Scottish region (and here I am using Labour…