Comments on: Why Alex Salmond will win Gordon next year https://leftfootforward.org/2014/12/why-alex-salmond-will-win-gordon-this-year/ Left Foot Forward is the home for UK progressives. We provide evidence-based analysis on British politics, news and policy. Wed, 10 Dec 2014 01:35:00 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.5 By: open_sesame https://leftfootforward.org/2014/12/why-alex-salmond-will-win-gordon-this-year/#comment-669757 Wed, 10 Dec 2014 01:35:00 +0000 https://leftfootforward.org/?p=91479#comment-669757 In reply to RolftheGanger.

#predictable

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By: RolftheGanger https://leftfootforward.org/2014/12/why-alex-salmond-will-win-gordon-this-year/#comment-669732 Wed, 10 Dec 2014 00:30:00 +0000 https://leftfootforward.org/?p=91479#comment-669732 In reply to open_sesame.

When the “facts” come with a little tm marking “Made in Westminster” I am decidedly cynical.

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By: open_sesame https://leftfootforward.org/2014/12/why-alex-salmond-will-win-gordon-this-year/#comment-669380 Tue, 09 Dec 2014 12:53:00 +0000 https://leftfootforward.org/?p=91479#comment-669380 In reply to RolftheGanger.

I don’t suppose quoting facts would change your mind?

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By: RolftheGanger https://leftfootforward.org/2014/12/why-alex-salmond-will-win-gordon-this-year/#comment-669371 Tue, 09 Dec 2014 12:43:00 +0000 https://leftfootforward.org/?p=91479#comment-669371 In reply to open_sesame.

Oh I think that Westminster not only has the threat to Scotland angle thoroughly covered, but has been delivering ongoing damage for many decades.

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By: open_sesame https://leftfootforward.org/2014/12/why-alex-salmond-will-win-gordon-this-year/#comment-669320 Tue, 09 Dec 2014 11:23:00 +0000 https://leftfootforward.org/?p=91479#comment-669320 In reply to RolftheGanger.

Thank you, it is important to highlight the threat that the SNP pose to the people of Scotland and the UK.

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By: RolftheGanger https://leftfootforward.org/2014/12/why-alex-salmond-will-win-gordon-this-year/#comment-669149 Tue, 09 Dec 2014 05:44:00 +0000 https://leftfootforward.org/?p=91479#comment-669149 In reply to open_sesame.

Edinburgh Evening News

“NEW opinion poll statistics have given a big boost to SNP hopes of a major breakthrough in Edinburgh at next year’s general election.The figures from Populus suggest the party has 35 per
cent support in the Capital, an increase of 23 per cent since the last Westminster election in 2010. To make matters even worse for Labour, the Tories emerge in second place in Edinburgh on 25 per cent support – up 5.9 per cent since 2010.

Support for Scottish Labour fell from 37 per cent four years ago to just 24 per cent while the Liberal Democrats are on ten per cent – down 18.5 per cent – and others on six per cent”

As and when NE figures are available I expect them to be rather more promising for the SNP.

That is now, wait till the campaigning pulls their figures lower still.
I call that a political pounding. Substitute any meltdown term of your choice.

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By: swat https://leftfootforward.org/2014/12/why-alex-salmond-will-win-gordon-this-year/#comment-668607 Mon, 08 Dec 2014 15:10:00 +0000 https://leftfootforward.org/?p=91479#comment-668607 He’ll win because Gordon is part of his Holyrood constituency, and Salmond is a good politician and gets results although he didn’t quite get Independence just byet.

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By: open_sesame https://leftfootforward.org/2014/12/why-alex-salmond-will-win-gordon-this-year/#comment-668575 Mon, 08 Dec 2014 14:10:00 +0000 https://leftfootforward.org/?p=91479#comment-668575 In reply to RolftheGanger.

Thank you. You can’t say this often enough. Please spread your macho message far and wide, making sure you include suitably violent metaphors.

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By: RolftheGanger https://leftfootforward.org/2014/12/why-alex-salmond-will-win-gordon-this-year/#comment-668567 Mon, 08 Dec 2014 13:51:00 +0000 https://leftfootforward.org/?p=91479#comment-668567 In reply to open_sesame.

Whistling in the wind.
All the Westminster parties are going to get a well deserved pounding in the UK and Scottish GEs.

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By: Selohesra https://leftfootforward.org/2014/12/why-alex-salmond-will-win-gordon-this-year/#comment-668563 Mon, 08 Dec 2014 13:46:00 +0000 https://leftfootforward.org/?p=91479#comment-668563 Like him or not Salmond is a real character & will brighten up HoC – he will get votes from those who do not want full independence just like SNP always have. Hopefully as he pushes for more Scottish powers there will be reciprocal powers for the English & if he sticks with honourable SNP practice of not voting on English only matters then I would welcome him.

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