{"id":1491,"date":"2016-09-29T16:15:52","date_gmt":"2016-09-29T16:15:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/scotsindependent.scot\/?p=1491"},"modified":"2016-09-29T16:15:52","modified_gmt":"2016-09-29T16:15:52","slug":"summertime-and-the-living-is-easy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/scotsindependent.scot\/?p=1491","title":{"rendered":"Summertime and the living is easy"},"content":{"rendered":"

So goes the old song.\u00a0 There has been nothing \u201ceasy\u201d about living through this past summer after the result of the Referendum on June the 23rd<\/sup>.\u00a0 To watch the Tories at play in Westminster you might well think nothing much has happened!\u00a0 In spite of the damage they caused with their \u201cjolly wheeze\u201d of\u00a0 the Referendum \u2013 the great Tory Roadshow continues on its merry way \u2013\u00a0 checked solely by the magnificent SNP Group at Westminster.<\/p>\n

It seems that the sainted Theresa – she who reluctantly stepped up to the plate to aid her Country in time of crisis, is not quite so selfless as had been portrayed. It would appear that, during the EU Referendum she kept her head down and played both ends against the middle in her quest to become PM.\u00a0 Why any political observer did not see what she was up to during the Referendum campaign is beyond me!\u00a0 Anyway, we know that she is good at inaction \u2013 what we need now is action!<\/p>\n

Theresa May ducks and dives at PMQs \u2013 heaven forfend that she should tell us what Brexit means!\u00a0 It is a \u201cno go\u201d area for her. She creates diversions like Grammar Schools for England, gives an anodyne speech at the U.N. but not a dickie-bird of a Plan for the future of the U.K. outside the E.U.\u00a0 Theresa obviously thinks that if she ignores the issue it will go away \u2013 no it won\u2019t Tessie! The Colonel Blimps on the true blue benches are just longing to create a \u201cnew Jerusalem\u201d in England\u2019s green and pleasant land. They will never surrender!\u00a0 For the P.M. to pretend that we can stay in the Single Market withou\u00a0 Free Movement is, quite frankly, an illusion.\u00a0 Theresa knows that, as do her merry band of Brexiteers.\u00a0 It is time to stop the flannel and inform the electorate of the reality of the situation facing the U.K. after the result on June 23rd<\/sup>.<\/p>\n

And of course, I couldn\u2019t fail to mention the continuing saga of the Labour Party \u2013 I know \u201cprivate grief\u201d and all that! But I cannae resist!\u00a0 Corbyn re-elected with a whopping majority \u2013 quelle surprise? Kezia gives him her full support \u2013 it is like the hokey-cokey for poor Kezia !\u00a0 How quickly she fell into line –\u00a0 is this the new Autonomy in action Kez? \u00a0Before she gets too excited about this Autonomy stuff, she should carefully read what Corbyn has said on the subject, \u201cScottish Labour should have more autonomy\u201d.\u00a0 The key word is \u201cmore\u201d Kezia!<\/p>\n

What a truly awful time conference has been for poor Kezia.\u00a0 She has come across like the proverbial rabbit caught in the headlights.\u00a0 If they had a stronger leader waiting in the wings, she would be toast!<\/p>\n

I was interested to note that the Labour Party voting figures in Scotland were vastly different to those of the party in England.\u00a0 58% of Scottish members apparently voted for Owen Smith \u2013 in a very small poll, it has to be said.\u00a0 But I can see why there should be such a difference.\u00a0 Only my theory, but I would guess that the Labour Party in Scotland has not had anything like the surge of new, particularly younger members, seen south of the border.\u00a0 After all, politically aware young people in Scotland have joined the SNP in their droves.\u00a0 The vote for Owen in Scotland reflects the fact that Labour in Scotland is an \u201cold\u201d Party (in all senses of the word!) and, indeed, is seen as the \u201cParty our grandparents used to vote for\u201d<\/p>\n

In case I have not depressed you enough with the troubles we have to seek let\u2019s take a look across the Pond.\u00a0 If you are of the opinion that the U.K. Government is in a mess \u2013 imagine the dilemma facing our American cousins (in my case, my Husband!)\u00a0 They have a very unpopular but very experienced candidate on one hand and a very popular but very inexperienced candidate on the other (some would say he\u2019s a chancer!)\u00a0 For you, dear reader, I watched the debate in the early hours of Tuesday morning. \u00a0To be honest, I would have watched it anyway \u2013 I am a Gold standard political junkie! \u00a0Now, Hilary has many faults, but last night she was really on form.\u00a0 Trump came across like the aforementioned \u201cchancer\u201d\u00a0 For me, his statement, when he admitted not paying taxes, \u201cthat makes me a smart person\u201d\u00a0 summed up both his personality and his honesty! \u00a0\u00a0Obviously a follower of the \u201conly the little people pay taxes\u201d brigade!\u00a0 Whether the debate made a difference to the Electorate is a mute point \u2013 but anyone who was watching must surely have realized that this man Trump is no longer a joke \u2013 he is a disaster waiting to happen!<\/p>\n

OK ,so I am not a fan of Tessie or Kez\u00a0 -but, of course, their worth as leaders is open to debate-\u00a0 but what, I would contend is beyond debate – \u00a0is that Donald Trump is totally unfit to be President of the U.S.A.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

So goes the old song.\u00a0 There has been nothing \u201ceasy\u201d about living through this past summer after the result of the Referendum on June the 23rd.\u00a0 To watch the Tories at play in Westminster you might well think nothing much has happened!\u00a0 In spite of the damage they caused with their \u201cjolly wheeze\u201d of\u00a0 the Referendum \u2013 the great Tory Roadshow continues on its merry way \u2013\u00a0 checked solely by the magnificent SNP Group at Westminster. It seems that the sainted Theresa – she who reluctantly stepped up to the plate to aid her Country in time of crisis, is not quite so selfless asRead More →<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[218],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/scotsindependent.scot\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1491"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/scotsindependent.scot\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/scotsindependent.scot\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scotsindependent.scot\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scotsindependent.scot\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1491"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/scotsindependent.scot\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1491\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1493,"href":"https:\/\/scotsindependent.scot\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1491\/revisions\/1493"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/scotsindependent.scot\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1491"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scotsindependent.scot\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1491"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scotsindependent.scot\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1491"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}