Jo Swinson on our Scottish prospects

10 Comments

• Glasgow CLP
  Posted 26th January 2007 at 3:23 pm | Permalink

  Typical FibDems. Claiming credit for what the Labour party has achieved in Scotland. The worst departments have been headed by Liberal ministers. Currently Enterprise and Transport.

  I’d be quite happy to have a minority administration in May and really put your “principles” to the test instead of hiding behind Labour achievements.

• Mark Pack
  Posted 26th January 2007 at 3:29 pm | Permalink

  Goodness me, a comment from a whole constituency Labour party. It must have been really crowded at the keyboard

• ColinW
  Posted 26th January 2007 at 3:30 pm | Permalink

  Well they have been losing members fast……..

• Will Howells
  Posted 26th January 2007 at 3:33 pm | Permalink

  Beat me to the quip…

• Hywel
  Posted 26th January 2007 at 3:38 pm | Permalink

  A regional constituency party. Even more crowded
• iainD
  Posted 26th January 2007 at 3:40 pm | Permalink

  Does anyone fancy a bet on how many Scottish New Labour Councillors lose their seats and how many Scottish Councils they’ll control on the 4th of May?

  I reckon -240 and they’ll control 1 out of our 32 councils outright.

• Andrea
  Posted 26th January 2007 at 5:32 pm | Permalink

  “I reckon -240 and they’ll control 1 out of our 32 councils outright”

  Your predictions are similar to Labour Party NEC expectations: 40% of their councillors lost (since they’ve around 498 councillors, it means 200 losses) and 1 or 2 councils controlled

• Hywel Morgan
  Posted 26th January 2007 at 8:02 pm | Permalink

  It’s a fairly meaningless calculation as one election is by FPTP and one by STV though! Even if things stayed the same they’d suffer pretty big losses.

  What’s the betting the TV don’t bother to report it accurately.

• Go Swoonsin
  Posted 27th January 2007 at 3:50 pm | Permalink

  I wouldn’t get too excited about your prospects against Labour if this example of ‘incisive’ questioning by the ‘Shadow Scottish Secretary’ is anything to go by.

  http://ridiculouspolitics.blogspot.com/2007/01/lib-dem-swinson-scores-own-goal.html

  Like taking candy from a baby.

• World of Jack
  Posted 27th January 2007 at 10:26 pm | Permalink

  Have Labour taken a look closer to home before commenting on others?