Kirk Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 surley tuition fees are staying free anyway? Have i missed something or is this c*nt really losing the plot? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parklife Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 surley tuition fees are staying free anyway? Have i missed something or is this cuddly bunny rabbit really losing the plot? You've not missed anything. Jim Murphy is campaigning for something that we already have, in an election for the UK parliament, when education is devolved to the Scottish parliament. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scunnered Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 surley tuition fees are staying free anyway? Have i missed something or is this cuddly bunny rabbit really losing the plot? The line being spouted by deputy dug and their acolytes is that the Scottish Government can't be trusted with the universities. Basically what they're doing is continuing with their "Education Standards Are Slipping" angle, but in the public eyes it's always been seen as a return of Labour to Holyrood would be a return of tuition fees, this is their idea of addressing this. They've just went about it in typical Scottish Labour comedy fashion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scunnered Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 .... In the wrong election as Parkie says. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flure Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scunnered Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 Modern politics in a nutshell... Or a crude graphic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirk Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 You've not missed anything. Jim Murphy is campaigning for something that we already have, in an election for the UK parliament, when education is devolved to the Scottish parliament. Yep cool just checking i wasnt losing the plot. Hes a nugget Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tartan Eagle Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 Murphy's patronising, snake oil salesmen way gives him a sense of composure, and he's allowed to get away with it eg speaking to Emily Maitliss (or Sarah Smith?) recently he steadfastly refused to answer any of the questions she put to him and she just accepted it. Has he any history of losing the heid when put under pressure. Just wish some interviewed would go after him on his past record on tuition fees, both as a student leader and as an MP? I wonder how he'd have been in a head to head with Salmond? Any thoughts on how to rattle him - he's #1 on my list for a celebratory popcorn moment on GE night - I would love it, just love it............. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phart Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 Whit's a NPC? Non-player-character. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scunnered Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 Any thoughts on how to rattle him - he's #1 on my list for a celebratory popcorn moment on GE night - I would love it, just love it............. He's number 2 just behind Curran from me, but I reckon you're out of luck on the Jimbo front if what I hear about local canvassing is correct. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotlad Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 Murphy's patronising, snake oil salesmen way gives him a sense of composure, and he's allowed to get away with it eg speaking to Emily Maitliss (or Sarah Smith?) recently he steadfastly refused to answer any of the questions she put to him and she just accepted it. Has he any history of losing the heid when put under pressure. Just wish some interviewed would go after him on his past record on tuition fees, both as a student leader and as an MP? I wonder how he'd have been in a head to head with Salmond? Any thoughts on how to rattle him - he's #1 on my list for a celebratory popcorn moment on GE night - I would love it, just love it............. Swap his can of Irn Bru for a can of warm pish, that ought to rattle him. Incidentally, I have it on good authority that for a long time he refused to be interviewed on Good Morning Scotland because they once asked him a difficult question (or a question he didn't like, anyway). It might explain why we only tend to see him interviewed in less hostile climbs, like Scotland 2015. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scunnered Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 Non-player-character. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orraloon Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 You've not missed anything. Jim Murphy is campaigning for something that we already have, in an election for the UK parliament, when education is devolved to the Scottish parliament. And it's a policy that Murphy has always strongly opposed except when he was spending 9 years at University playing politics, eventually leaving without a degree to his name. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orraloon Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 Non-player-character. Scunnered's explanation made more sense to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tartan Eagle Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 He's number 2 just behind Curran from me, but I reckon you're out of luck on the Jimbo front if what I hear about local canvassing is correct. ? Ach well, I'll settle for an Alexander then (and a Curran). What a night that would be! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Laud Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 How any right thinking person can be duped into voting for this man is totally beyond me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scunnered Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 How any right thinking person can be duped into voting for this man is totally beyond me. Unintentional comedy is the best! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewelk Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 (edited) If Labour get wiped out in Glasgow (now a possibility apparently) and Jim is the only one that scrapes through, that's EXCELLENT news for the Jim PR team and the newspapers they have in their pockets. Last man standing. Hero of the hour. Flying the flag for Labour against this vile wave of nazi nationalists. Edited March 4, 2015 by thewelk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mindimoo Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 If Labour get wiped out in Glasgow (now a possibility apparently) and Jim is the only one that scrapes through, that's EXCELLENT news for the Jim PR team and the newspapers they have in their pockets. Last man standing. Hero of the hour. Flying the flag for Labour against this vile wave of nazi nationalists.He'll be banking on his canvassers doing better than my MP's:'Knock knock' Me: Yes? SL canvasser: I'm here to secure your support for Mr McClymmont (sp?) in the upcoming GE .. Me: I have no intention of voting for Mr McClymmont [abruptly cut off at this point] SL canvasser: Oh, you don't? That's fine, sorry for bothering you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scunnered Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 He'll be banking on his canvassers doing better than my MP's: 'Knock knock' Me: Yes? SL canvasser: I'm here to secure your support for Mr McClymmont (sp?) in the upcoming GE .. Me: I have no intention of voting for Mr McClymmont [abruptly cut off at this point] SL canvasser: Oh, you don't? That's fine, sorry for bothering you. Standard practice to be fair. SNP canvassers are instructed to do the same, if it's a point blank refusal don't waste time, move on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mindimoo Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 Standard practice to be fair. SNP canvassers are instructed to do the same, if it's a point blank refusal don't waste time, move on. What's the point then? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scunnered Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 What's the point then? To get to the swayers, there's no point in standing talking to someone on the doors whose mind is already completely made up. Activists are few and far between for all parties and there's a lot of doors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mindimoo Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 To get to the swayers, there's no point in standing talking to someone on the doors whose mind is already completely made up. Activists are few and far between for all parties and there's a lot of doors. Fair enough but a few seconds more and she could have found out my voting intentions - shouldn't make assumptions Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exile Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 The Scottish Labour leader’s rewriting of its constitution is a PR exercise by an astute politician, writes Andrew Whitaker http://www.scotsman.com/news/andrew-whitaker-jim-murphy-s-clause-4-moment-1-3708090 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Of Paisley Posted March 5, 2015 Share Posted March 5, 2015 Jim Murphy an astute politician That's like saying Gary Glitter was an accomplished baby sitter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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