Dear All
In the wake of the allegations against Alex Salmond which
have hit the public domain, the SNP and more importantly Nicola Sturgeon were
desperately in need of a good news story to dominate the press.
Nicola Sturgeon tried and failed to regain the political
initiative by what even by SNP low standards is a miserably low ambition series
of 12 bills in her annual legislative plan. What is incredible that the ‘weak
as dishwater’ bills have been hailed only by her and the Nats as ‘really
radical’ and as ‘bold steps’ to making Scotland a better nation.
There comes a time when a government has run out of steam;
that time has come for Nicola Sturgeon who since taking office as First
Minister has only managed a downward spiral of decline.
The nonsense that her bills represent bold steps and will
boost the economy seems like most SBNP predications wide of the mark. After
destroying the education system through stupidity coupled with outright
neglect, doesn’t Scotland
In a spot of ‘tinkering’ with resources, Nicola Sturgeon
also plans to venture in health and justice, areas which also stand as a
testimony to SNP incompetence, the removal of ministers being the acid test of
how badly they are performing in office. Scotland
The SNP boat sinking, no competent captain waiting in the
wings to be promoted, and ‘everyone hates Nicola’ fan club in the SNP wanting
Salmond’s return, and Nicola out, this soap has attracted viewers.
The opposition parties have stated that the dire official
statistics just released show Sturgeon’s 11-year-old administration was now
“well past its sell-by date”. The only comfort for Sturgeon is that the SNP
decline is slow as nationalists don’t have another option other than the SNP,
the Scottish Greens aren’t worthy of a vote.
In what must be a personal blow to Nicola Sturgeon as First
Minster, Scottish household survey for 2017 reported satisfaction with local
health services, schools and public transport was at its lowest level since the
SNP took office in 2007. In a previous post I blogged the end of Nicola
Sturgeon.
“satisfaction with local health services, schools and public
transport was at its lowest level since the SNP took office in 2007”, gollly,
it is time for an epic, George Laird right again!
When you look at the nuts and bolts of the problems in Scotland
What is needed is more people to work on and address more
problems, it isn’t rocket science which is why I blogged years ago on the need
for Scottish Government reform to create the posts of deputy ministers in key
government departments to solve more problems. The SNP were keen to show that
they could run government with a handful of people, they did…… badly.
Hardly a success, hardly radical, hardly progressive…….
doing things badly and slow.
Sturgeon insisted this year’s PfG would build on and advance
the radical measures of last year, can you remember anything of last year’s
programme; anything jump out at you?
Last year was a bad year, the year before that was a bad
year, Scots are still waiting for a ‘good year’!
Look at this crap, no housing reform (landlords) bill, no
real ground breaking legislation, not even a sniff of a Nye Bevan style bill.
Nicola Sturgeon said her Government had a “clear vision of
the kind of country we want to be”, the problem is the rest of Scotland don’t
want it, they want better, and better cannot be delivered by the SNP, and
certainly not by a party in terminal decline who need to realise they are part
of the problem, and none of the solution.
Scottish Tory leader Ruth Davidson said:
“We are halfway through this parliament and have fewer than
1,000 days to the next Scottish election. If the First Minister wants to make
meaningful change, she needs to get a move on. She needs to stop the
headline-chasing, knee-jerk short-termism that is the hallmark of her
Government. Ms Sturgeon is no longer new in post and is running out of time.”
Scottish LibDem leader Willie Rennie said:
“This Government is showing all the signs of being at the
end. I suppose every government runs its natural course. Based on this
programme, this Government’s sell-by date is well past.”
One of the highlights of the parliament was the ‘dig’ by Scottish Labour leader
Richard Leonard who told Sturgeon that she had Labour’s full support in
investigating “all allegations of sexual harassment” and in providing care and
support to women in all such cases. This prompted some anger by SNP MSPs since revelations
against Salmond have become so toxic, and will hang round the neck of the SNP
like an Albatross.
Finally, I have said it before and I will say it again, 2021
is the most important election in the history of Holyrood. It could spell the
end of the SNP, it could result in a totally hung parliament, it could see
Nicola Sturgeon sent packing even, although at present the likelihood is that
we are looking at an SNP minority. Even with Green help they might not make it
to a majority needed to pass a bill. The rot has set in, the cure in
such cases is a change of leader, but given there isn’t quality in the SNP, and
Salmond’s reputation is so damaged, the stage is set for a battle royale both inside and outside the party.
Yours sincerely
George Laird
The Campaign for Human Rights at Glasgow University
Unionists such as myself have been posting for years as to SNP failings. We've continually brought attention to the never ending red herrings that spouts from Sturgeons mouth. I've actually said what she'd say before she's said it. I have 5 grandkids that their education system had completely failed.
ReplyDeleteI am totally disgusted with the partys response allegations of abuse directed at Salmond. Ian Blackford, Susanne Campbell to name just two. Commented on twitter " you take one of us on, you get all of us ". If they aren't threats, well ??
Time to get rid of this fascist cult. No place for them in UK
So much for the Salmond takeover. Trump seems to be strangely robust enough to take this kind of hit but not Salmond.
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