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I despair, I really do
May. 4th, 2011 10:10 amToday's Scottish Metro has a wrap-around cover advertising the Scottish
Labour party.
Well, I say advertising the Labour party, it's mostly a "BE TERRIFIED OF
THE SNP!" advert.
Apparently the SNP, if elected, will spend all of their time distracted by
Independence, and completely forget to deal with the economy, crime, etc.
Speaking of which, Labour are also pushing a "KNIFE CRIME IS COMING TO GET
YOU!!!" campaign that's aimed firmly into Daily Mail territory, and
claiming that the SNP would do nothing about this (being, as they are, far
too distracted by Independence). This would be the SNP whose current
leadership of the Scottish government has had knife crime drop 30%, by
actually engaging with the problems that cause knife crime rather than just
slapping mandatory sentences on (I abhor mandatory sentences with a fiery
passion).
Frankly, if I was trying to decide whether to vote SNP or Labour then I'd
be voting SNP out of sheer annoyance at Labour's advertising campaign.
(Also, while I'm not a strong supporter of Independence, I do think that
there ought to be a referendum on it. It's been thirteen years since
devolution, we should treat the Scottish population like adults and let
them decide what they want. If they vote no then it puts the issue to bed
for a generation. If they vote yes then the country can move in that
direction. In either case it takes away a massive question/argument that
hangs over the Scottish political landscape.)
Labour party.
Well, I say advertising the Labour party, it's mostly a "BE TERRIFIED OF
THE SNP!" advert.
Apparently the SNP, if elected, will spend all of their time distracted by
Independence, and completely forget to deal with the economy, crime, etc.
Speaking of which, Labour are also pushing a "KNIFE CRIME IS COMING TO GET
YOU!!!" campaign that's aimed firmly into Daily Mail territory, and
claiming that the SNP would do nothing about this (being, as they are, far
too distracted by Independence). This would be the SNP whose current
leadership of the Scottish government has had knife crime drop 30%, by
actually engaging with the problems that cause knife crime rather than just
slapping mandatory sentences on (I abhor mandatory sentences with a fiery
passion).
Frankly, if I was trying to decide whether to vote SNP or Labour then I'd
be voting SNP out of sheer annoyance at Labour's advertising campaign.
(Also, while I'm not a strong supporter of Independence, I do think that
there ought to be a referendum on it. It's been thirteen years since
devolution, we should treat the Scottish population like adults and let
them decide what they want. If they vote no then it puts the issue to bed
for a generation. If they vote yes then the country can move in that
direction. In either case it takes away a massive question/argument that
hangs over the Scottish political landscape.)
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