tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2787283052819380346.post8184584217901114889..comments2009-05-07T12:40:32.855+01:00Harry Colehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05099597763862011749noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2787283052819380346.post-62394146982764456242009-05-07T10:06:00.000+01:002009-05-07T10:06:00.000+01:00<I>However, as things stand at the moment, the SNP ship is heading directly for the rocks.</I>I wouldn't say that, not when you look at the latest poll which came out on 3/5/2009<br /><br />Westminster voting intentions (with change in brackets)<br /><br />Labour: 36% (-4%)<br />SNP: 32% (+14%)<br />Tory: 19% (3%)<br />LibDem: 9% (-14%)<br /><br />Even with Salmond absent from the "National" news and Cameron's constant exposure the Tory change is still within the margin of error of the poll and the SNP have gone up 14%.<br /><br /><I>TB has yet to hear one good idea that has been put forward by the SNP, that couldn't be done within the Union structure if they put their minds to it.</I>How about Scotland keeps all its own tax revenues, sets all its own tax rates, gets to set its own energy policy and gets its own seat in Europe for starters?<br /><br /><I>The rest of the Parliament has the SNP by the short and curlies...</I>Are you referring to Iain Gray and Tavish Scott? I think you're living in a fantasy world if you are. <br /><br />I always thought that the basic Conservative party philosophy was based on the principles of self-reliance and personal responsibility and that these principles were applied to individuals, to businesses and all the way up to the level of countries.<br /><br />But it's funny how when independence is mentioned in Scotland that conservatives abandon these principles and demand that Scotland is run and financed from Westminster.<br /><br />The Scottish Labour cringe is just as evident in the Scottish Conservative party.DougtheDughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02952281599715356995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2787283052819380346.post-58103139217378047132009-05-07T07:04:00.000+01:002009-05-07T07:04:00.000+01:00spot on tb.the snp think it is their chance,but the increase in support is as a result of labour unpoularity and salmond being liked.<br /><br />the snp are messing up,crime,hospitals,education.it is not policy.<br /><br />to separate from england to join the euro is absurd.that is the opposite of independece,it is just a dislike of the englishs.torypienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2787283052819380346.post-11503786315552673152009-05-07T00:14:00.000+01:002009-05-07T00:14:00.000+01:00The membership of any political party is always likely to be vocal and vociferous; what must be of greater concern is the growing number of supporters that the SNP is attracting...The_Forfarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11479894651232916458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2787283052819380346.post-51368745483348590562009-05-06T22:48:00.000+01:002009-05-06T22:48:00.000+01:00<EM>"The naive and ridiculously bigoted views that make up an alarmingly high percentage of their membership are deeply worrying"</EM>Wild assertions I presume or have you been reading the nuLab spin doctors could I suggest the following read as it makes more sense.<br /><br /><A>The Scottish Government</A>cynicalHighlanderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06034325908473006163noreply@blogger.com