THIS past couple of weeks, we all witnessed a deluge. But this isn’t the weather I’m talking about. A flood of votes for Labour in the…
THIS past couple of weeks, we all witnessed a deluge. A drubbing. A downpour of unprecedented level.If the SNP wishes to hold back the river and make sure the banks don’t burst on their staggering electoral dominance in Scotland, they must reflect deeply on last Thursday. As such, this weekend’s SNP conference has come at either the best or the worst time for their members.
The turnout in the by-election was not great. It may not have been the worst we have witnessed in a by-election. For most of that time, the SNP have been able to rely on a majority belief that they are the most competent party to run Scotland under the current devolved settlement. If they continue to lose votes around competence, trouble lies ahead.They’re talking about their mortgages, their energy costs, their wages and their cost of living. They’re talking about their jobs, their pay packets and their conditions.
How many more examples do we need to live through before those in power take action? A devastating pandemic in which a select few managed to create more wealth for themselves followed by a debilitating cost of living crisis where, you guessed it, a select few accumulated even more wealth. We need unequivocal commitments to redistributing wealth through progressive taxation, including properly funding our local authorities and standing by our public sector workers, in addition to bringing forward an unashamedly progressive agenda for change.Of course, for the SNP, part of that must be presenting a bold vision for independence.
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