There are strategies and strategies. Some strategies are open or transparent – the ones where you want your people, whoever they are, to understand what you are trying to achieve and how you intend to get there. Then there are closed strategies, sometimes called hidden agendas. There can be a number of reasons for a hidden agenda. In the case…
Tag: Scotland’s Future
Short and Sweet
My General Election campaign message is very simple. For me this is exactly what the General Election is about for all the people of Scotland. The general election is not a Referendum. Other parties will try to tell you otherwise. Many Scots were persuaded by the Referendum but felt it was a step too far at this time. The General…
Globalisation – a modern scourge
I generally enjoy The Big Questions on Sunday morning. Last Sunday they touched on immigration – always a hot topic. Specifically, mass immigration that gives oxygen to UKIP. I rarely find myself on the same side as Peter Hitchin but who can argue that it is a matter of historical fact that New Labour set out to create mass immigration…
It’s the Mansion Tax stupid – Labour’s GE15 Vow
Let’s see if I’ve got this right? The Westminster Labour Party has asked their Scottish Social Group, often referred to as the Scottish Labour Party, to set up a Working Group to determine the party’s 10 point General Election Manifesto ‘Vow’. This Group of Labour Illuminati may have included James Murphy, Margaret Curran, Jackie Baillie, Kezia Dugdale with special input…