It now seems that David Cameron has achieved an overall majority and has the remit to form a government without consulting with any of the minority parties. The red lines on offer are no longer relevant, and three horror scenarios seem to have been avoided. There will be no coalition, no labour powerhouse, and the SNP elected officers will be impotent. This latter point will be a huge disappointment to the Scottish voters who were hoping to hold the balance of power and use it to push through another Scottish referendum.
Will the national picture dominates, if you look deeply enough into some of the high profile losses there are local issues which may have cost them seats. Esther McVey in Wirral made some I'll judged comments about foodbanks and their users. She was given the push.
In Twickenham, Vince Cable positively supported an industrial development on the Thames in the Teddington part of his constituency. Teddington is very yummy mummy so he got the push too.
UKIP had support in those areas most affected by immigration, particularly in Essex and Lent. We shall see if their momentum can be maintained over the next five years. Cameran can now look to further strengthen the UK terms in Europe and, if successful, have no need for a referendum.
Interesting times ahead, but more predictable than could have been the case. I just hope saving rates go up!!
Showing posts with label SNP. Show all posts
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Friday, 8 May 2015
Sunday, 21 September 2014
Phish out of water
We remain a Great Britain. The Scots have had their vote and elected to say no to the opportunity to become an independent Country. If I had been a Scot I would have chosen the same road. Time and again specific questions were asked of Alex Salmon(d), the first minister, and time and again no concrete facts or data were forthcoming.
What would have happened to job opportunities and associated pensions, how would the NHS have been funded, what is the financial benefit of North Sea oil, what would be the impact of Trident moving South and, of course, what currency would be deployed and would currency rates work for or against.
The only sensible route was to maintain the status quo and allow Alex and the SNP to negotiate from a position of strength.
All through the campaign I have had no time for Salmond, thinking that he was in this for his own gain and frankly he was saving sod the average Scot in the street. He lost, and look what has happened. he has resigned quicker than a paedophilific radio presenter. There is no I in team, but there is one in king, and by failing to stay in office and fight for his nation he has taken the high road and left the mess he has orchestrated for some other poor souls to sort out. Scotland may well feel they are better off without him.
With uncertainty surrounding the future, and some political posturing over the enhanced powers promise, the Tory party have been quick to seize the moral high ground as far as English law is concerned. This in effect stifles the Labour power base in Westminster. It may even sow doubt into the minds of staunch Labour supporters in the North of England as to whether their party is capable of protecting the interests of the working class Englander. Regularly they see more and more funding at a disproportionate level been passed out to the people of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, and are getting unhappy.
We live in uncertain times as events in the Middle East indicate daily, but closer to home things are equally unsettled. The old adage 'Don't ask questions you don't want to hear the answer to' has been broken by Salmond, the yes/no factions have now got to get back in bed together and what Scotland took as a given as far as devolution is concerned, may now be less attractive than once it was.
What would have happened to job opportunities and associated pensions, how would the NHS have been funded, what is the financial benefit of North Sea oil, what would be the impact of Trident moving South and, of course, what currency would be deployed and would currency rates work for or against.
The only sensible route was to maintain the status quo and allow Alex and the SNP to negotiate from a position of strength.
All through the campaign I have had no time for Salmond, thinking that he was in this for his own gain and frankly he was saving sod the average Scot in the street. He lost, and look what has happened. he has resigned quicker than a paedophilific radio presenter. There is no I in team, but there is one in king, and by failing to stay in office and fight for his nation he has taken the high road and left the mess he has orchestrated for some other poor souls to sort out. Scotland may well feel they are better off without him.
With uncertainty surrounding the future, and some political posturing over the enhanced powers promise, the Tory party have been quick to seize the moral high ground as far as English law is concerned. This in effect stifles the Labour power base in Westminster. It may even sow doubt into the minds of staunch Labour supporters in the North of England as to whether their party is capable of protecting the interests of the working class Englander. Regularly they see more and more funding at a disproportionate level been passed out to the people of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, and are getting unhappy.
We live in uncertain times as events in the Middle East indicate daily, but closer to home things are equally unsettled. The old adage 'Don't ask questions you don't want to hear the answer to' has been broken by Salmond, the yes/no factions have now got to get back in bed together and what Scotland took as a given as far as devolution is concerned, may now be less attractive than once it was.
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