tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6008037633121035579.post4655136639338826342..comments2023-10-22T11:57:34.718+01:00Comments on A Pint of Unionist Lite: Scottish Labour, a choice between responsibility and populism.O'Neillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02531858236570346203noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6008037633121035579.post-3140136200529536262010-06-12T06:44:27.856+01:002010-06-12T06:44:27.856+01:00They've kept the show on the road and had a fe...<em>They've kept the show on the road and had a few decent wins, despite being a heavily minority government.</em><br /><br />Up until very recently, I would have said they were setting the template for stable minority govt; things have gone off the rails a bit recently. I'm not sure what changed, it's certainly not the competence of Scottish Labour.O'Neillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02531858236570346203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6008037633121035579.post-34328333905929107602010-06-11T12:27:26.669+01:002010-06-11T12:27:26.669+01:00Surely even you'd have to admit that the SNP h...Surely even you'd have to admit that the SNP have done a competent if not spectacular job under difficult circumstances? They've kept the show on the road and had a few decent wins, despite being a heavily minority government.<br /><br />I share the amazement that Labour can do so well whilst being largely, a shambles. Though it's a while before the election yet, and the campaign kenseinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6008037633121035579.post-45230573534838702092010-06-09T07:55:31.540+01:002010-06-09T07:55:31.540+01:00"Now that the situation in London has changed..."Now that the situation in London has changed they can return to their traditional home - Labour"<br /><br />But with all the shifts in opinion (and actual votes cast) the fact remains that Scottish Labour is still the same shambles in terms of leadership and policy that it was 12 months ago. It's slightly disturbing how much people are voting against rather than for something in O'Neillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02531858236570346203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6008037633121035579.post-79686196828657201902010-06-07T13:57:40.486+01:002010-06-07T13:57:40.486+01:00Scottish voters wanted a parliament that fought it...Scottish voters wanted a parliament that fought its corner with Westminster. It reached the conclusion that Labour in London and Labour in Holyrood wasn't going to deliver that so they went SNP. <br /><br />However, this shift was never underpinned by any serious embracing of the idea of independence. It was also clearly demonstrated by the polls for Westminster and Holyrood with voters Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15946030521550890382noreply@blogger.com