By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail- Benjamin Franklin
Labour- Act your Age
I'm sure to many of you, that with the General Election only 191 days away (I was sad enough to look it up) Labour look like they're in shambles. The Scottish Independence Referendum seemed to expose their lack of structure or form, and more importantly, how little faith they have in Ed Miliband. And we can see why.
On Friday, rather unexpectedly, Johann Lamont resigned from her post as Leader of the Scottish Labour Party. This may not surprise you or me at any other time of the year, but right here, right now, it exposes Labour's weaknesses and it is clearly not a coincidence. Here resignation is after the Scottish Independence and the annual Labour Party Conference, with the General Election looming round the corner. So what significance does this have? Firstly, Miliband publicly embarrassed himself in the Scottish Independence Referendum, according to Labour MP's, by joining forces with Cameron and Clegg (he still exists?) and promising further Scottish Devolution, and now that they are still part of the UK, these promises aren't exactly taking 5 minutes. And with Labour having strong support in Scotland, its likely they may lose constituencies because of it. This is crucial, considering the General Election next year now has the potential for Labour to look like a laughing stock.
So where does this leave Labour? Quite frankly, a sitting duck. It's bad enough for one of your most popular leaders to stand down, in one of your most popular areas. But to leave on the grounds that Scotland didn't get enough power in the UK through Labour, really shows that the Scottish people have been betrayed. 45% of the turnout in Scotlan'ds Independence Referendum voted yes, and those people will be absolutely fuming, not only over those that voted no, but also Labour. Who's not going to vote for Labour, them. And so many more from those who voted no, and realize that they have been betrayed by Labour and the other parties. I wouldn't be half surprised if the Monster Raving Loony Party got an MP in Scotland now, because if you don't vote SNP in Scotland, who else do you vote for? If you choose Conservative, Labour or Lib Dems (they've still not imploded?) you're going to be betraying Scotland's democratic future. If you vote SNP, you're just voting for a party who are regretting not winning the referendum and won't make many changes because of it. And that leaves UKIP.... Just no. I think even Scotland know that leaving the EU is not the answer to everything. Anyone for the Monster Raving Loony Party? Free owl on membership!
Jordan Ifield
So where does this leave Labour? Quite frankly, a sitting duck. It's bad enough for one of your most popular leaders to stand down, in one of your most popular areas. But to leave on the grounds that Scotland didn't get enough power in the UK through Labour, really shows that the Scottish people have been betrayed. 45% of the turnout in Scotlan'ds Independence Referendum voted yes, and those people will be absolutely fuming, not only over those that voted no, but also Labour. Who's not going to vote for Labour, them. And so many more from those who voted no, and realize that they have been betrayed by Labour and the other parties. I wouldn't be half surprised if the Monster Raving Loony Party got an MP in Scotland now, because if you don't vote SNP in Scotland, who else do you vote for? If you choose Conservative, Labour or Lib Dems (they've still not imploded?) you're going to be betraying Scotland's democratic future. If you vote SNP, you're just voting for a party who are regretting not winning the referendum and won't make many changes because of it. And that leaves UKIP.... Just no. I think even Scotland know that leaving the EU is not the answer to everything. Anyone for the Monster Raving Loony Party? Free owl on membership!
Jordan Ifield
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