I warmly welcome the news in the past week from the poll in the Daily Record that shows 25% of Labour voters are now planning to vote Yes in the referendum.
A journal written by the SNP opposition group on the Comhairle nan Eilean Siar (Western Isles Council).
Thursday 20 March 2014
Wednesday 19 March 2014
Blue labour quotes
"Scotland cannot be the only something for nothing country in the world,"
“Every time your granny or your uncle or your auntie came up here they’d have to get currency in order to come and visit you.”
“I think it is, in a sense, fraudulent to give the impression that if there is a No vote, Scotland will still get greater powers. The prospect of further powers is ridiculous.”
“I’m not saying that, y’know, we can’t develop our own welfare system, I’m saying we shouldn’t develop our own welfare system.”
“Even if the SNP was right and there was a grand, great thing at the end of therainbow for the SNP and its debate for independence, I would still be against it.
If the Scottish people are going to be better off economically and so on, I would still be against breaking away from the Union.“
“Every time your granny or your uncle or your auntie came up here they’d have to get currency in order to come and visit you.”
“I think it is, in a sense, fraudulent to give the impression that if there is a No vote, Scotland will still get greater powers. The prospect of further powers is ridiculous.”
“I’m not saying that, y’know, we can’t develop our own welfare system, I’m saying we shouldn’t develop our own welfare system.”
Tuesday 18 March 2014
Red labour quotes
"The rich have got richer, the poor much poorer. To think you can tackle the problems of the poor, while leaving untouched this vast concentration of wealth in the hands of a tiny elite, is disingenuous."
"The Treaty of Union meant our parliament went south - no mechanism whereby the Scots could be protected in their unitary state against the sheer numbers of their much bigger neighbour. Scots are disenfranchised with policies that are foreign and by a philosophy that has been rejected time and time again."
"A Yes vote is the only way to ensure that Scotland gets the kind of government that the people of Scotland choose and that we get rid of a Westminster system that is out of touch with Scottish opinion, priorities and values and imposes such dreadful policies such as the Bedroom Tax."
"Independence would mean that an independent Scottish Labour Party would be able to respond more readily to the needs and aspirations of the people of Scotland. That would help to bring about policies based on Labour's traditional values of social justice and solidarity."
"But this referendum is not about the future of the SNP - it is about the future of Scotland. I will be joining with many old comrades in Labour for Independence to encourage the 800,000 plus Scots who voted Labour in the 2010 General Election to vote Yes on 18 September.”
“When the Tories are attacking the poorest in society, it’s pretty difficult to sit with them and to argue for a progressive Scotland.”
"The Treaty of Union meant our parliament went south - no mechanism whereby the Scots could be protected in their unitary state against the sheer numbers of their much bigger neighbour. Scots are disenfranchised with policies that are foreign and by a philosophy that has been rejected time and time again."
"A Yes vote is the only way to ensure that Scotland gets the kind of government that the people of Scotland choose and that we get rid of a Westminster system that is out of touch with Scottish opinion, priorities and values and imposes such dreadful policies such as the Bedroom Tax."
"Independence would mean that an independent Scottish Labour Party would be able to respond more readily to the needs and aspirations of the people of Scotland. That would help to bring about policies based on Labour's traditional values of social justice and solidarity."
"But this referendum is not about the future of the SNP - it is about the future of Scotland. I will be joining with many old comrades in Labour for Independence to encourage the 800,000 plus Scots who voted Labour in the 2010 General Election to vote Yes on 18 September.”
“When the Tories are attacking the poorest in society, it’s pretty difficult to sit with them and to argue for a progressive Scotland.”
Friday 14 March 2014
Hebrides Through Flights only via Glasgow
It has emerged that Western Isles Council, Leader Cllr Angus Campbell, has instructed its Chief Executive to investigate if Public Officials have travelled from Stornoway to Barra via flights through Glasgow.
Wednesday 12 March 2014
Traffic warden saved
The Western Isles council SNP Group are delighted to hear that Police Scotland have decided to listen to their case for retaining the traffic warden.
Tuesday 4 March 2014
Letter to chief executive regarding Lews Castle
Dear Mr Burr,
We write to you in regard of the recent issue concerning the Lews Castle and its purpose in terms of its use.
We write to you in regard of the recent issue concerning the Lews Castle and its purpose in terms of its use.
Saturday 1 March 2014
Truth will prevail
At the last council meeting, 30 councillors voted to give officers the green light to restore the Stornoway/Benbecula flight to 5 days. Nine of these 30 councillors voted (by way of amendment) to include Benbecula/Barra also.
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