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According to the Guardian.

The irony for David Cameron is that the EU referendum that ultimately destroyed his political career does appear to be resulting in the two key things he had hoped to achieve: uniting a Conservative party that had been racked with division over Europe for years and shooting the Ukip fox.

Here is another Irony that the Guardian avoids when talking about Labour too.

The great fear of Indyref in Scotland was that Labour would lose all it's seats and the Tories would wind up forever in Government in England.

In the end the hatred of Labour, in Scotland, over their lies in Indyref have achieved that result themselves. Sturgeon has done the rest so that this general election may see the Tories return more seats in Scotland than there have been since Thatcher/Major and whilst Labour will see seats return it is likely to be no more than a handful.

Setting the scene for a Tory dominated government for the next 10 years or so. Since Thatcher, the biggest issue with the Tory party has been Britain IN Europe. That will be gone by 2019. With that gone, the party will be able to unite around it's core principles and, possibly, move a little to the left as well. Probably negating much of the effect of the Blair years.

Unless Labour finds a credible leader, it's going to be in the wilderness for a very long time.

Irony?

I am getting a good laugh from the likes of Laura Doomsberg and Effin' Davis making out that the results of elections nobody cares about, projected overall turnout of 32%, are concrete evidence of the result of the general election.

I suppose that at the end of the day they have to produce something to make it look as though they are earning their salaries.

Ruth Davidson for First Minister, now there's a thought

medsec222 wrote:Ruth Davidson for First Minister, now there's a thought

As I pay a lot more notice of Scottish politics than most, who don't live in Scotland, I can firmly say that would not be my choice....

As a former member of the Scottish Conservatives, I still get their blurb an mails all the time. She's not in my fan club...

Workingman wrote:I suppose that at the end of the day they have to produce something to make it look as though they are earning their salaries.

Well that part of the Irony was correct. What Cameron never wanted has certainly fixed the problems he could never solve.

Also true that it was a low attendance. Fairly representative of those who are determined to vote though. The biggest message there is UKIP is toast come the election and will probably completely fall apart over time. There are quite a lot of 3 way marginal seats (more than two dozen) and the UKIP vote is a decider in almost all of them. UKIP voters who are leaving, are going, 100%, to the Tories.

I shall be watching the election with interest. 5 weeks.

Suff wrote:Ruth Davidson..................... She's not in my fan club...

You have a fan club? You narcissist.

Workingman wrote:

Suff wrote:Ruth Davidson..................... She's not in my fan club...

You have a fan club? You narcissist.

Well I could have phrased that better, yes I'm certainly not in her fan club. But, also, she is no fan of me either because of the things I say. Our lack of admiration is mutual..