Dear All
Did you notice the historic event which has
happened today?
Scotland’s ‘jolly fat man’ Alex Salmond did
his last FMQs.
Did you notice that Scotland stopped?
Did you notice any tears in the streets?
Anyone saying don’t go?
Protests?
Support groups?
No one in Scotland cared about Alex Salmond
leaving his post, so much for his popularity; it’s fickle is it not!
As per usual, Salmond used his last FMQs to
try and be a statesman, he isn’t, as expected the SNP clique were full of
praise for their ‘hero’ as he fades away.
What will remain however is his legacy of
failure and the memory of his love of 5 star hotels.
Alex Salmond has written to David Cameron
demanding assurances over the future of thousands of Scottish shipbuilding jobs.
In an independent Scotland, they wouldn’t
be a shipbuilding industry, how many jobs did unpopular Nicola Sturgeon and
John Swinney when they did their Govan mercy mission when BAE wanted to shed
835 jobs?
They saved zero!
The British MoD will be placing warship
orders within the UK, that’s Scotland to you and me, they have to consider the
bigger picture; the idea of the order going to France is nonsense. If Cameron
did this, his reputation would be mud.
And it would lose him the election….. trust
must be maintained.
If Salmond is good at anything it is homing
in on the gullible for votes, so he used the shipbuilding story to get in “betrayal”
of referendum promises. This is because of what Admiral George Zambellas, the
First Sea Lord, said yesterday the deal could go to France.
Zimbellas maybe an Admiral but he gets no
final say, not even a hearing.
UK Ministers indicated that the deal to
build 13 Type 26 frigates would be go to BAe on the Clyde in the event of a
referendum No vote. That is the bottom line, the issue isn’t
worth exploring further unless they change their mind, and they won’t because
they can’t.
Salmond told MSPs the remarks:
“These remarks (by Zembella) are deeply
troubling. They come not from some functionary in the Ministry of Defence, but
the head of the Navy and this Parliament will ensure that the commitments and
promises that have been made are honoured to the Clyde workers.”
These remarks by Salmond are also deeply
troubling because they highlight how stupid and ignorant he is on military
procurement and the wider political picture.
Alex Salmond is no Staesman, because a
statesman would know a done deal when they saw it.
Tory leader Ruth Davidson said:
“Admirals don’t awards contract, the MoD
awards contracts.”
And they only do so because the Cabinet has
already made the decision for them, they do the paperwork.
The thinking bit has been done elsewhere.
In his last appearance, the chamber wasn’t
all big hugs and kisses as Labour MSP Jackie Baillie had a go at him.
She said:
“We know the First Minister was passionate
about independence. The tragedy is that he was so blinkered by that passion
that Government actions to tackle poverty, reduce inequality and deliver social
justice were pushed into second place.
Bailiee added:
“His legacy as First Minister will be his
failure to use the powers at his disposal to make Scotland a better place.”
His last appearance done, his shift
completed, there is little else to say but his career ends in failure.
Well done Alex Salmond, you will be a
legend on toilet walls!
Yours sincerely
George Laird
The Campaign for Human Rights at Glasgow
University
2 comments:
As usual George you manage to give a good read. This one was funny as well right enough .
Seen this description of his legacy. It's how he majority of Scots will remember him.
http://irnbraw.tumblr.com/post/102889025640/his-excellences-official-portrait-is-strikingly
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