tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7972114991869354050.post8000478524681608666..comments2024-02-01T14:56:24.725+00:00Comments on The Laird Report: Labour MP Tom Harris shouts the odds on twitter regarding ‘SNP’ claim, it helps if you get facts right, Harris misrepresents the truth of SNP email!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7972114991869354050.post-76414220990733971702011-07-03T17:29:16.149+01:002011-07-03T17:29:16.149+01:00Dear Niko
Alex Salmond turned up to support the c...Dear Niko<br /><br />Alex Salmond turned up to support the candidate Anne McLaughlin.<br /><br />It was what he was expected to do and did to the best of his ability.<br /><br />Elections are not won by one person only.<br /><br />It's a team effort.<br /><br />The SNP vote went from 17.5% to 33%a reasonable and credible result within the time of such a short campaign.<br /><br />If you understand the political economy then you would know as I did on Wednesday 15th June that winning wasn't possible.<br /><br />Inverclyde SNP have had a boost for future elections.<br /><br />Yours sincerely<br /><br />George Laird<br />The Campaign for Human Rights at Glasgow UniversityG Lairdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07634338820731652821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7972114991869354050.post-46943089724645497102011-07-03T10:25:29.820+01:002011-07-03T10:25:29.820+01:00The figures on percentage vote (which is the only ...The figures on percentage vote (which is the only way to judge the lay of the land) were as follows:<br /><br />Liberals 13.3% reduced to 2.2% of the vote. A personal humiliation for Nick and Willie?<br /><br />Tories, 12% down to 9.9% of the vote. Should Cameron or Annabel be personally humiliated?<br /><br />Labour's own share reduced for 56% to 53.8%, despite being in opposition everywhere that affects the voters in Scotland. Should Ed or Iain be hanging their heads?<br /><br />SNP: RISE from 17.5% to 33% <br /><br /><br />Hmmmmm: At the end of the day, I know that the only thing that counts is the who won, but it could be said that to lose a percentage of the votes while in opposition is POOR and to get an almost double share of the vote is GOOD.<br /><br />Tom Harris is just an irritating little smart arse who wasn't popular enough with either his party or his leader to get a seat in the shadow cabinet, which is what, but his own admission, he wanted.<br /><br />Go back to writing Tom. Even your own party don't rate you, and apart from praise of Tony Blair, I've never heard you say one positive thing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7972114991869354050.post-52184863164747800642011-07-02T21:30:12.704+01:002011-07-02T21:30:12.704+01:00Ah! well either way Alex used his personal authori...Ah! well either way Alex used his personal authority and was clearly rejectedNikostratoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06581441869560921339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7972114991869354050.post-73909904670235703352011-07-02T19:17:24.149+01:002011-07-02T19:17:24.149+01:00Iain McKenzie is a a flyboy.Iain McKenzie is a a flyboy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com