tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5545428530989218019.post4585118632947350606..comments2023-11-02T13:43:32.053+00:00Comments on Andrew Reeves' Running Blog - but what am I running for.....: STV Debate for the 4 main parties in the Glasgow North East by-electionAndrew Reeveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07693106687465032781noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5545428530989218019.post-37771720705151346492009-12-01T00:30:27.587+00:002009-12-01T00:30:27.587+00:00I think it is a closed discussion and leaving conc...I think it is a closed discussion and leaving concretas.Más solutions than a debate we can say that was an interview with interesting content without actually transmitting a message to people on the managementjuliodebatehttp://www.debatepopular.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5545428530989218019.post-4876037925621376422009-11-07T23:43:46.326+00:002009-11-07T23:43:46.326+00:00Does Gordon Brown or anyone really know anything a...Does Gordon Brown or anyone really know anything about William Bain, the Labour candidate in Glasgow North East?<br /><br />He is curently employed as a law lecturer in London at the London South Bank University but there are no other proper biographical details about him. As a lecturer you would think he did research and attended academic conferences but there is no record of these on Google. He is a mystery man. Does anyone know:<br /><br />- what did he do between 1995 and 2003?<br /><br />- where does he live when he is working at LSBU?<br /><br />- what does he do in his non-work life?pure jamiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01911878406575819743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5545428530989218019.post-34190279309990287632009-11-06T12:22:15.336+00:002009-11-06T12:22:15.336+00:00Sadly it was an extremely biased version of events...Sadly it was an extremely biased version of events. Kerr had a passion and a rightous anger that was missing from the others and to dismiss the hardworking John Mason as a 'yes man' shows the presence of union jack tinted specs.<br /><br />In my opinion the Lib Dem candidate started well with some decent questions but she fell to bits when she was individually interrogated.<br /><br />She seemed to think that getting rid of universal benefits was a great idea but when asked about child benefit she wavered all over the place. In fact child benefit like other universal benefits serve an extremely useful purpose. If the tortuous process of means testing and tax credits become involved then a lot of people lose the benefits they actually need.<br /><br />Why does it make sense to deny JSA after six months when a person might have worked for over 30 years? Is this really about 'fixing' the unemployment figures? Why should a partner working over 24 hours deny an individual their rights to benefit?<br /><br />The facts are that the benefits system is in a terrible state, neither Labour or Tories can be trusted to fix it and the Scottish Government needs the powers of independence to sort it out.<br /><br />If as the lib Dem claimed the National Conversation is a waste of money then what on earth was the rigged Calman commission? At least the NC is willing to debate other options. <br /><br />Kerr was right our chance of self determination on the national stage is indeed priceless and the Lib Dems have yet to give a good reason for blocking asking our people if they support the union or want independence. <br /><br />For the others the Labour candidate seemed to have improved his presentational skills but still sounded quite vapid. <br /><br />The Conservative also appeared quite professional but couldn't come up with any justification for Trident or tax cuts for the obscenely rich. It's between Labour and SNP and I suspect the locals would like there to be a real change rather than more of the same.<br /><br />Electing the SNP would stop Labour taking the area for granted.Joe Middletonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01800506464428694606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5545428530989218019.post-46673497933596996762009-11-06T02:48:04.373+00:002009-11-06T02:48:04.373+00:00I've got Willie Bain and David Kerr equal on t...I've got Willie Bain and David Kerr equal on their Newnicht appearances. Haven't seen the other two yet and have also not watched the green party candidate but I will do that tomorrow (or later today).<br /><br />Thanks for that rundown. It was football night here so I missed it.subrosahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00151702590329788260noreply@blogger.com