Those few remaining Church goers in Scotland may have find some additional challenges to face tomorrow morning. As well as the polite smiles exchanged between worshippers, covert glances will seek to answer the question – did they vote Tory? It was a secret ballot and only those unhinged extroverts in the Davidson mould will reveal choices, made in the polling station. However, it is now an established fact that five Tories were elected in this constituency, a former mining area which continues to celebrate on Gala Day in its pit villages the social remnants of a deceased industry . An air of distrust will pervade throughout what again promises to be another fine, sunny Spring day. It will certainly extend to families and could split them; psephologists and a substantial amount of documented evidence suggest that the elderly become more conservative. Will my liberal, educated and intelligent children be wondering if I had a momentary brain spasm in the polling booth and voted Tory?
Safeguarding of the capitalist system , is the prime objective of all Tory policy. It’s an ideology which has made them and their predecessors extremely rich. In essence, they believe that the wealthy have earned their capital and should not be asked to share it with the have-nots. Poor health standards, deprivation of educational funding and homelessness are the by-products of their political philosophy. For those Christians attending services tomorrow , it is in stark contrast to what they will hear about the teachings of the scripture. I am not a theologian but surely, given capitalism’s rejection of Christ’s teaching, it may well be sinful to vote Tory. A mortal one, at that, because since Thatcher’s time we have seen how whole communities have been deliberately killed and people reduced to base, economic units.
For many years, I worked in Tullibody, a mining town which consistently showed the finest traditions of working class integrity and solidarity. The Workers’ Club was renowned for its generosity to charity and those in need. I admired their honesty and transparency in the community; they worked hard to provide for their own future and that of their children. Fact is, unfortunately, that a Tory was elected in their ward (Clackmannanshire West) and an unwelcome edginess may now develop between neighbours and at social gatherings. Those among them who recognise that the Daily Mail , the Sun and the rest of the right wing media lie to them continually, will be aware of the real facts; they know that Homelessness is up 31% across the UK; some of them may be forced to swallow their working class pride and visit the Alloa Foodbank; they know that nearly a quarter a million disabled people have been forced into Unpaid Workfare…………..
The result of wicked,class warfare by a Tory Government at Westminster.
most of the problems above are down to labour and their open border policy.
This is your stock answer, is it, Billy? How do you construe the evils of capitalism, resulting from open borders – an EU agreement made at Maestricht with the agreement of John Major and honoured by all governments since.
I agree that open borders have their problems; witness the result of so many English and Scots being allowed to fetters in the Six Counties.
dont fret.it will be sorted soon enough when the mass deportations begin.
imagine even thinking it could have worked.
Has Enda indicated when these deportations will begin?
enda.would be better thinking how hes going to explain to his people why they have to give up their places on the housing list for the hoards arriving from the uk up the road.
maybe thats his plan,have the place like calcutta so the ones from the black north wont want to join him.
The usual disgusting xenophobia from .billy
opinion its called.everybody has one.less of the insults.
Billy,though you would have taken it as a compliment!
“Hoards” (sic),”black north”. (sic), Seems billy (sic) can dish out insults but can’t take them.
Definitely xenophobia.
no.thats the political term dreamed up by the likes of corbyn,abbot and their ilk to try and fool the public.and look where that got them.
“Corbyn Abbott and their ilk” didn’t lose three General Elections in a row.
The Blairites did.
Labour now has the largest membership of any Left party in Europe. If it can mobilise that army to canvas in the June election, despite a Press and Media that is incredibly biased, then this election is going to be a lot closer than people are predicting – opinion polls gap closed by 10 points in one week.
After 5 more weeks of hearing “strong and stable” people will be bored rigid by Theresa Mayhem.
with racists like abbot being allowed on tv doing car crash interviews daily ile stick with paddy power on this one.1/18 on the torys.
Brian,
I get the feeling that this is like a repeat of the shifts in politics which occurred in the thirties when there was a polarising of political views towards the opposite ends of the spectrum in facism and communism when we had the blue shirts, black shirts and brown shirts proliferating across Europe. Le Pen, UKIP and in some regards the Conservatives and unionists are attempting to tap into this upsurge of racism, fear and hatred of “low value” foreigners/ immigrants.
It is hard to believe that people can read the history of pre WW2 and tut, tut about the people who supported Mosley and his ilk and in the same hypocritical breath put a mark on a ballot paper for people espousing the same tripe.
Indeed, Pointis and it is beyond chutzpah for any people “of that ilk” to refer to Diane Abbot with her distinguished record of public service,as a racist. Pots, kettles slring to mind.
Yes Brian, it is contorted logic indeed to call Diane Abbot a racist. What will these right wing loonies think of next?
The Scottish people had their independence chance and they blew it, now it looks as though they’re content to let the Tories back in again. Very hard to feel any sympathy towards them.
they have realised what side their breads buttered on.wee kranky with the open door policy again.it cant work.