tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1638916042737526171.post644158207235626132..comments2024-03-28T07:16:39.621+00:00Comments on Lallands Peat Worrier: That SNP "just us girls" PPB...Lallands Peat Worrierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18276270498204697708noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1638916042737526171.post-22323855903186252432011-03-09T21:22:06.929+00:002011-03-09T21:22:06.929+00:00Am obliged, Braveheart.Am obliged, Braveheart.Lallands Peat Worrierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07238432265194046726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1638916042737526171.post-16408046778625774532011-03-09T09:07:11.585+00:002011-03-09T09:07:11.585+00:00PPW, I've added you to my contacts.
I'm a...PPW, I've added you to my contacts.<br /><br />I'm always looking for the voice of reason...Bravehearthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07223196805548966030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1638916042737526171.post-36223287970306126922011-03-08T12:30:55.167+00:002011-03-08T12:30:55.167+00:00Braveheart,
Apologies, the error is mine. Embarra...Braveheart,<br /><br />Apologies, the error is mine. Embarrassingly enough, I've just realised that I had totally forgotten that Fiona Hyslop was an education minister in an earlier incarnation - and that she was the minister you were referring to in your comment, rather than Constance, who presently occupies the position. Ahem hem. <br /><br />Thanks for the link. I believe I've linked through to your blog for a wee while now, via my RSS feed (left).Lallands Peat Worrierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07238432265194046726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1638916042737526171.post-19095232076708319142011-03-08T12:11:38.894+00:002011-03-08T12:11:38.894+00:00LPW, I had never heard of Constance and did not cr...LPW, I had never heard of Constance and did not criticise her (except to say that I had never heard of her, if you can call that criticism)... I did criticise Fiona Hyslop's performance as Education Secretary, an easy target, I know...<br /><br />It is my sincere and long-held belief that the SNP/Labour split is deeply damaging to the people of Scotland and to the UK. We spend all our energy fighting each other when we could be directing it to solving the problems the country faces.<br /><br />United we would be much more effective IMO.<br /><br />read my profile here... http://braveheart-braveheartsblog.blogspot.com/Bravehearthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07223196805548966030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1638916042737526171.post-67813222275213506802011-03-08T09:41:50.378+00:002011-03-08T09:41:50.378+00:00Thanks for your comments all. Just a few wee obser...Thanks for your comments all. Just a few wee observations that leap out for me.<br /><br />McGonagall, I wonder how you'd define "talent" in the context of being a parliamentarian? <br /><br />Conan, excellent mischief.<br /><br />Braveheart, for my part, I found the ad's wean-fixation a bit overdone (the kids clothes shop wanted subtlety...) On those involved, your politics geekery report surely reads: "must invest in larger anorak". On Angela Constance, you are a pretty unforgiving fellow. If you believe that the SNP hasn't come up to snuff in that area - and that is a debate for another day - Constance was appointed on the 15th of December 2010. Even if we accept your argument about failures, substantial responsibility for them would surely rest elsewhere. I also don't disagree about trying to extract some of the poison from SNP-Labour relations.Lallands Peat Worrierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07238432265194046726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1638916042737526171.post-74583309451105559912011-03-07T18:20:19.801+00:002011-03-07T18:20:19.801+00:00@McGonagall:
Blogs are for comment: they're n...@McGonagall:<br /><br />Blogs are for comment: they're not much use for much else. <br /><br />You might not agree with everything everyone says, but that's no reason to launch into insult, IMO.<br /><br />Anyway, and as I said, we are in agreemnet that it's a pity that Labour and the nats don't work more closely together.<br /><br />From my point of view I know a number of nats who are decent people and who are wasting their time in the SNP, chasing "independence", when we could all be working together to build a better society...<br /><br />As you said, and I agree, it's such a waste....Bravehearthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07223196805548966030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1638916042737526171.post-72842920842799663592011-03-07T13:20:07.925+00:002011-03-07T13:20:07.925+00:00Braveheart, I don't know what the condition is...Braveheart, I don't know what the condition is that impels you to repeat your argumentum ad nauseam on various blog sites. However, I'm sure there is some medication that could help reduce the severity of the symptoms. And, as of the first of April, prescriptions are free - courtesy of the Scottish government.McGonagallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14887321534801112949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1638916042737526171.post-29615665451271481982011-03-07T12:22:26.810+00:002011-03-07T12:22:26.810+00:00Hello McGonnagall. I've only ever come across ...Hello McGonnagall. I've only ever come across you once, and it was a comment you made regretting that Labour and the SNP haven't worked more closely together. <br /><br />I agreed with your sentiment entirely, but for some reason you didn't respond. Can't see what that has to do with "lies"<br /><br />As for the invitation to write for Mark. I'm sure he didn't make it with the intention of crying "chicken" if I refused. That would be a reprehensible motive and shockingly low moral and ethical standards.<br /><br />Don't you agree?Bravehearthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07223196805548966030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1638916042737526171.post-68259946005295874612011-03-07T12:13:58.643+00:002011-03-07T12:13:58.643+00:00No thanks Braveheart - I've read your "li...No thanks Braveheart - I've read your "lies" before. So are you going to do a guest blog on The Universality of Cheese blog? Or did you chicken out?McGonagallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14887321534801112949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1638916042737526171.post-24045259674374053712011-03-07T08:03:35.038+00:002011-03-07T08:03:35.038+00:00I didn't see the PPB on broadcast. It struck m...I didn't see the PPB on broadcast. It struck me that it was a bit twee. <br /><br />It also struck me that I, as a politics geek, had never heard of two of the women in the film. A third was a complete failure as Education Secretary.<br /><br />It may bring in female votes and it may not. Many women don't like the underlying assumption that their vote can be bought with a picture of a politician holding a babay, or surrounded by baby clothes.<br /><br />The other thing was the fact that, women or not, they still repeat the same old lies as male SNP politicians.<br /><br />I can give examples if you want.Bravehearthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07223196805548966030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1638916042737526171.post-12575332677512611482011-03-07T03:42:58.480+00:002011-03-07T03:42:58.480+00:00Conan ya crack me up:o)Conan ya crack me up:o)McGonagallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14887321534801112949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1638916042737526171.post-18162161620569486652011-03-07T02:21:51.295+00:002011-03-07T02:21:51.295+00:00Luckily, the Labour front bench in Holyrood are un...Luckily, the Labour front bench in Holyrood are unarmed.Conan the Librarian™https://www.blogger.com/profile/01904339261121451779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1638916042737526171.post-19513716496947662222011-03-07T01:15:58.880+00:002011-03-07T01:15:58.880+00:00Good point cH - without integrity raw talent is a ...Good point cH - without integrity raw talent is a dangerous weapon.McGonagallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14887321534801112949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1638916042737526171.post-14826549569973974962011-03-07T00:09:44.212+00:002011-03-07T00:09:44.212+00:00McGonagall
Don't give me quotas - give me tal...McGonagall<br /><br /><i>Don't give me quotas - give me talent.</i><br /><br /><b>Integrity</b> Is more important than talent as we can all make mistakes and as long as they are for the right reasons then they are excusable.cynicalHighlanderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06034325908473006163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1638916042737526171.post-40067072913791439522011-03-06T22:50:45.615+00:002011-03-06T22:50:45.615+00:00I thought it a rather good attempt to engage and i...I thought it a rather good attempt to engage and identify with the women of Scotland. <br /><br />"I believe we must always ensure that the voice of women in politics is heard equally and clearly."<br /><br />I do admit, however, to being slightly put off by gender and race politics. I couldn't care less if every SNP MSP was a black female if they were the best person for the job.<br /><br />Don't give me quotas - give me talent.McGonagallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14887321534801112949noreply@blogger.com