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What's the point of this programme ? Everyone gets 60 secs and zero comeback , utter waste of time. Plus she's incredibly out of her depth.

Gordon Brown says...gies price ya lying cow.

45 seconds....jeez what is the point.

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Her Faither wis such a guid man.

If only he hudnae deed, thin we wid still hae a Labour Perty we cud aw be proud ae.

A true socialist n man ae the people he wis.

A fùcking saint so he wis.

He could ae stopped Blair n aw that neo liberal pish.

Sure he wid eh

What wi him being on the Steering committee ae the Bilderberg Group.

http://www.bilderbergmeetings.org/former-steering-committee-members.html

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Can I just say ( I may die in my sleep), I detest, hate, loathe despise, fukking hate the Tories and their lying patronising pish beyond anything else. Cameron is an utter , no quibbles, no debate, no argument. Kunto.

Thanks and nighty night.

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Can I just say ( I may die in my sleep), I detest, hate, loathe despise, fukking hate the Tories and their lying patronising pish beyond anything else. Cameron is an utter , no quibbles, no debate, no argument. Kunto.

Thanks and nighty night.

Even though he has promised you a tax cut? Some time in the future. After the deficit is under control. Which should be about 2050. Mibee?

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Can I just say ( I may die in my sleep), I detest, hate, loathe despise, fukking hate the Tories and their lying patronising pish beyond anything else. Cameron is an utter , no quibbles, no debate, no argument. Kunto.

Thanks and nighty night.

The Tories are just being Tories. Save your wrath for Labour who still try and pass themselves off as the working man's party..........

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This excellent article from lenathehyena's Blog tells you all you need to know about BBC and Scottish Labour interlinked ties.

Welcome to The Family; the BBC Scotland family aka the Labour Party.

The Family resides in Glasgow and is presided over by Ken McQuarrie.

Ken MacQuarrie’s Head of News at BBC Scotland is John, John Boothman. John is married to Susan, Susan is Susan Deacon. Susan is a former Labour MSP and Health Minister at Holyrood.

http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/home-news/bbc-chief-too-close-to-labour-claims-ex-colleague.22317694

Ken’s Head of Online News is Tom, Tom Connor. Tom and John are said to have offered media training to Labour Party wannabe politicians. Tom’s department operates BBC Scotland blogs; infamous for their ban on public comments, unlike any other part of the UK.

Another Tom is Tom McCabe. Tom is a member of the Scottish Labour Party and used to be an MSP. Tom also used to be the partner of Lorraine, Lorraine Davidson. Lorraine’s career has swung between the Labour Party and the BBC. She used to be a spin-doctor – with the Labour Party or was it the BBC? Not too sure on that one. Lorraine became a weel-kent voice on BBC Scotland frequently ushered in to air her views on all the big issues of the day. Lorraine is now married to David. David is David Martin and he’s a Labour Party MEP.

David Martin is friends with Catriona, Catriona Renton. Catriona loves politics which is good because that’s what she covers as a BBC Scotland reporter. Catriona was a Labour councillor in Glasgow with ambitions to become an MSP but sadly didn’t get elected in 2003. Catriona is a friendly sort of lady with Facebook chums the likes of Jackie Baillie ( herself a very friendly lady who is also chums with Gary Robertson and Alan Clements hubby of Kirsty Wark ), Yousuf Hamid, Tom Harris, Mike Dailly, Frank McAvetty, John Robertson, John Park, Steven Purcell, Dave Watson – is there Labour person Catriona isn’t chummy with?

https://www.facebook.com/www.bbcbias.co.uk/posts/10203997650641431

I don’t know if Catriona knows Raymond, Raymond Buchanan that is. Raymond used to work for BBC Scotland until the little matter of his mis-representing what was said by an Irish Minister, Lucinda Creighton, on EU membership of an independent Scotland along with another little matter of a so-called ‘leaked SNP document’ suggesting Scotland’s reliance on English consumers to cover the cost of Scottish energy encouraged Raymond to make a strategic withdrawal. Whichever – Raymond has retreated to the Outer Hebrides from where he loves to tweet about politics and, well you can make up your own mind where Raymond’s heart lies.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p0JfJNK8k0I

Raymond’s brother-in-law is Brian, Brian Wilson (allegedly). Brian used to be a Labour MP, you know the one put in charge of Labour Vote No Campaign in 1979 in the devolution referendum campaign. Brian loves and promotes nuclear power, and why wouldn’t he for he was a non-executive director of Amec Nuclear Holdings. Brian is no stranger to BBC Scotland which likes nothing better than to canvass his views on everything from tweed to nukes.

Then there’s Ken or rather was Ken. Ken Macintosh, like many before and since, has found his career slipped seamlessly between the Labour Party and the BBC. Currently Ken is a Labour MSP with an eye on leadership if only Ed Miliband could remember who he is.

Ed Miliband lives in London where lots of Scots migrate to from wee Scotland to enhance their careers, and why not. You’ll be familiar with Andrew, Andrew Marr. Andrew decided his future lay in London. And one day BBC London noticed North Britain was jumping up and down trying to draw attention to itself. Now BBC London was not in the habit of encouraging such self-promotion but decided some canny handling of independence matters was required. It looked around and spotted the lovely Andrew who despite all evidence to the contrary turned out to be Scottish! Andrew, they realised, was the perfect person to embody Scotland; to go out and explore this backwater in the north and enlighten the good people of Britain why it was the whingeing Scots were whingeing. And Andrew obliged because he’s that kinda guy. He’s also the kinda guy who discovered the Labour Party suited him nicely while a student. And Andrew is married to Jackie. Jackie is a journalist, oh and broadcaster, which takes her into the BBC quite a lot. Jackie is the daughter of the late Jack Ashley. Jack was a Labour MP which might be why Jackie specialises in the Labour Party, according to Wikipedia, though I’m not sure what that means. And she supported Gordon Brown’s government, so it says. Think you might be on your own there Jackie.

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Now for all I know Jackie and Andrew might be friends with James, James Naughtie. James or Jim as he’s sometimes known also found himself taking the road south to find fame and fortune. And behold the BBC discovered that Jim is also a Scot and who better to add some gravitas to the wretched Good Morning Scotland and demonstrate how to tackle the issues making the natives restless. And if you’re waiting for an argument from me on that one you will wait a while. I don’t know much about James except he hails from the very lovely Milltown of Rothiemay and my friend Graeme and one-time journalist says he used to think him one of the better reporters. So that’s Jim – cleancut and non-affiliated unless you think his comment of ‘if we win the election’ when interviewing Labour’s Ed Balls during the 2005 General Election suggests anything. But hey, it’s an easy slip to make as many at the BBC will tell you.

Welcome back to Scotland Jim and a warm welcome too to Laura and Sarah. Don’t pay any attention to those harping on about what it’s costing – big bucks (the new Scottish currency I’m told) but just hold on, they’re worth it. Don’t you agree?

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Laura is the lovely Laura Kuenssberg, daughter of Nicholas. You know – that Nicholas -one of the donors to Wendy Alexander’s campaign that went so badly wrong. You must remember all those donations of £995 that meant donors could remain anonymous. Got it now? Okay, so Nicholas, father of Laura was one of those people lending support to wee Wendy.

Wendy, once even led Scottish Labour at Holyrood but perhaps her greatest claim to fame is being the sister of Douglas, Douglas Alexander. Douglas is a Labour MP and often asked to appear on political shows, which is as it should be. Douglas is a canny politician knowing not to say too much and he has never been accused of dodgy practice over campaign funding and certainly hasn’t uttered Wendy’s catchphrase of ‘Bring it on’ which only brought on her own downfall which I’m sure Laura’s father Nicholas Kuenssberg would have been sorry to witness.

http://order-order.com/2008/02/07/

Wendy is married to Brian, Brian Ashcroft. Brian is Director of the Fraser of Allander Institute. The Fraser of Allander Institute is often cited on BBC Scotland as an independent think-tank which coincidentally issues lots of warnings about the weakness of the Scottish economy. Oh well everyone’s entitled to their opinion – although not all have access to them being aired by the BBC but life’s not fair is it Wendy?

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A friend of Wendy’s is Sarah. That is the Honourable Sarah Smith, daughter of the late John, one-time leader of the Labour Party who also found the invitation north impossible to refuse. Sarah had a lovely wedding not so long ago which she shared with her friends the Alexander twins and their father who married Sarah (as minister officiating not, well you know). Other guests included the great and the good (it’s a phrase okay) from the Labour Party. Sarah’s sister is the daughter-in-law of the Right Honourable the Lord George Robertson of Port Ellen, KT, GCMG, FRSA, FRSE, PC and of the Labour Party. Do you think he says that every time he answers the phone? Sarah’s political shows on BBC Scotland have not been well-received but that’s no reason for her not to keep trying. Go Sarah go!

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/media/sands-clans-and-illthought-plans-14217.html

Which all proves nothing very much at all other than it’s not what you know that matters as much as who you know.

http://www.heraldscotland.com/summary-of-commission-interview-with-wendy-alexander-1.847788

http://www.newsnetscotland.com/index.php/affairs-scotland/9619-the-dirty-dozen-the-case-against-bbc-scotland-part-2

http://gaiusmarcellus.blogspot.co.uk/2010/03/unacceptable-links-between-labour-and.html

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He's no even deid.

He dyed his hair, had botched plastic surgery, had an eye removed and throttled his first kid with his new wife.

How do you hold your wife when you're throttling your kid with her?

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I disagree.

When Gordon Brown's dead kid became dead, he said that he would never stoop to exploiting her death for political gain and requested that it remain private, having a go at him about it would be disgusting.

When he then broke that promise because it was politically expedient for him to do, the subject became fair game.

His own dead kid is just one of a litany of empty public promises from him.

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I disagree.

When Gordon Brown's dead kid became dead, he said that he would never stoop to exploiting her death for political gain and requested that it remain private, having a go at him about it would be disgusting.

When he then broke that promise because it was politically expedient for him to do, the subject became fair game.

His own dead kid is just one of a litany of empty public promises from him.

Couldn't agree more, he's a disgusting shitebag like the rest of the self serving turds who openly express their contempt to the very people that put them in their position of privilege.

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Labour are finished in Glasgow - that's for sure, hopefully most folk have good memories !!

You may be right that they deserve to be finished, but we can’t write them off that easily. The habit of voting Labour is ingrained with many people – it goes very deep, and it used to mean something significant.

FWIW I think it’s largely tribal now. How else do you vote for a party whose leader announces on TV that Scots aren’t genetically programmed to take political decisions? That level of contempt for the people who elect you is staggering.

The Labour-for-Indy people have got an interesting few months to make up their minds whether to stick with their party or press for real change. There’s a bit of me that kind of hopes they stick with the Labour party because that will maintain the festering fault line in the party, and they’ll use up precious time and energy bickering over that.

Bottom line, though: don’t write Labour off. They’ve been around a long time, and even though they’re incredibly out of touch they’ve learnt over the years how to exploit and maintain their power base. They’re in slow decline, not having a cardiac arrest.

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Yes I understand that he is a hypocrite but there are plenty of other things to attack him on besides his dead child and physical appearance.

I agree that attacks on his physical appearance are fatuous.

His dead kid is relevant though.

It shows his willingness to say anything that brings him political gain - let's not forget he was seriously lagging in the polls going in to the 2010 general election and he was trying to save his arse as PM.

He'd previously said he would not use her death and wanted to maintain a dignified silence.

He was 10 points behind when he started greeting about it in a TV interview with Piers Morgan.

His grief may have been real but it was out of character and Broon's not exactly been well kent for public displays of emotion since.

It was calculated and it was crass, and purely motivated by his ambition.

How can anyone take one of his vows seriously after he broke his own vow not to exploit the death of his kid?

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I agree that he has exploited this tragedy in the past. In fact was David Cameron not going down the same route with his speech about the NHS?

Anyhow I agree to an extent that the subject of his dead child is not taboo as such but is still a tragedy in my eyes and is not something which should be mocked.

Doesn't mean I don't think he's a devious james hunt btw

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