Is Dundee about to become Scotland's first totally SNP city?

After the stunning by-election victory in Dundee's Maryfield ward last week, negotiations are already under way to secure an overall majority in the council and therefore take over control of it! As it stands, the decisions rests with the one Independent councillor who if he agrees to support the SNP will make Dundee the first SNP city in Scotland, with both the Holyrood seats and one of the Westminster seats being held by the SNP. It's almost amazing to think that it was only just a few years ago when Labour dominated Dundee and, as a result, failed it which is why so many Dundonians have turned to the SNP. So hopefully the Independent councillor will see the light as the Labour party has no mandate or credibility to rule over a city which no longer wants them!

Don't believe the "Gray" man of Scottish politics

Iain Gray decided to use his party conference and his conference broadcast to, yet again, do down Scotland and the Scottish people. No surprise there then! Iain Gray used the slogan "a better future", but what may seem a better future for the cronies of the Scottish Labour party may not exactly be what the people of Scotland would consider a better future! But let's have a look closer, shall we. What exactly is Iain Gray's idea of a "better future"? Well, imagine that you were Iain Gray (scary, I know, but just give it a try, even if it's unbearable!) and you are trying to think up "new" ideas for Labour to present to the people. Well, firstly, stating that Westminster is right to impose a £500 million cut to the Scottish budget has got to be top of the agenda, oh, and defending Westminster for holding onto the £400m council benefit, after all, it doesn't really matter if the money rightfully belongs to Scotland, does it? Secondly, voting against free school meals is vitally important, I mean, young kids don't really notice, do they? Third, stop the scrapping of the council tax and replacing it with a Local Income Tax, even if it is fairer and would make the vast majority better off! And while you're at it, why not continue to raise the council tax at the same time! Fourth, back your faithful commander & chief and dear leader, Gordon Brown, at all times, especially with plans to privatise the Post Office, and always follow orders from London, after all, we don't want to be "cut off from London", now do we? When asked what Labour would do differently from the SNP and what possible better alternatives you might have, just remember to always say "Were working on it"! Oh, and maybe and on to the end of that "Stop asking us to come up with policies"! Lastly, and most importantly, do not let Scotland gain her Independence!! Say lines such as "cut off" and "isolation" to try and convince the people to think that this is an accurate description of independence. Treat the Scottish people with contempt, stop any referendum coming forward! Tell Scotland that we cannot possible have the intelligence to run our own affairs and Scotland could not possibly handle the recession, even if it was London which got us into it in the first place! As First Minister you must continuously do down Scotland and its people, so to stop them gaining any real self confidence!

So, back into reality now and thankfully leaving the somewhat strange and quirky mind of Iain Gray, do you think that his idea of a better future is a good one? You decide, as I trust you to make the right decision!
Personally, I don't think I really like Mr Gray's idea of a "better future"!

Who are the most undemocratic parties in Parliament?

The answer is simple: Labour, Liberal Democrats and Conservatives! Why? Because the feeble, childish and absolutely anti-Scottish opposition parties have voted against letting the people of Scotland decide their own nations future!! It is ludicrous, or at least it should be, that even the thought of our own elected public servants can claim that a referendum is unnecessary and therefore vote against it? In these times of economic difficulties Independence is now more necessary than ever before so that Scotland can make it's own decisions and drive itself forward out of the recession! Now while today's vote is not binding, meaning that, thankfully, the SNP government can still bring forward the referendum bill next year, it shows that we do have a battle on our hands to ensure that when the bill is brought forward we have the majority needed for it to pass, a majority I'm certain can be made!

For the opposition to be so stubbornly against the referendum also shows that they are afraid of going to the Scottish people, possibly frightened that the Scots might even vote YES for Independence, perish the thought! One thing is for certain, the people of Scotland will never forgive these "rouge" Labour, Lib Dem and Tory MSP's!