Evey single member of the Labour party should read this. But I expect they won’t. Ever since Blair ignored three million people marching against the invasion of Iraq, I get the impression that Labour MPs feel they know better than ‘ordinary people’. And now they wonder why they lost the election…
The below is a response from a lady called “Annette”, to an article by former Scottish Labour MSP Richard Baker entitled “Separation is not the answer” (to Labours woes).
The piece originally appeared on http://www.labourhame.com, and was brought to my attention by @george_wallis. The original article can be found here: http://www.labourhame.com/separation-is-still-not-the-answer/#comment-128724
Breathtaking.
“I am so tired of the word “nationalism” being branded about by Labour. And, ooh, they inserted the word “patriotic” in their constitution, how quaint. Personally, I don’t give a toss about patriotism and nationalism. I am an EU citizen living in Scotland and I voted YES because it is my firm belief that every country has a right to political self-determination and should not be ruled by another country. This is something that I suspect most Labourites would in theory agree to, because it makes them sound noble, but when applied to Scotland, they suddenly…
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Across the pond, our Democrat Party is the equivalent to your Labour Party. 😦
Posted by lbwoodgate | May 15, 2015, 1:59 pmyes, I knew it was the more liberal one, but is it also disappointing its core voters?
Posted by elainecanham | May 15, 2015, 2:01 pmYup. Tis a sad state of affairs.
Posted by naptimethoughts | May 15, 2015, 5:47 pmBuuuuut, here there is no choice. You vote democratic or you accept that complete insanity is the way of the future.
Posted by naptimethoughts | May 15, 2015, 5:48 pmPersonally, I was so sick of all the parties on offer, I would have voted for the SNP, if I’d had a chance. And I live about as close to the centre of England as it is possible to get.
Posted by elainecanham | May 15, 2015, 6:03 pm