Tuesday 27th October 1931 was the last time Springburn (Now Glasgow North East) elected a non Labour MP. He was Conservative Charles Ernest George Campbell Emmott winning 47.2% of the vote to Labours George Hardie taking 47% of the vote. 4 years later the mighty Springburn was to fall to Labour and ever since they have held onto the constituency winning upwards of almost 80% in by-gone elections. Springburn...
Interesting column on the Scottish government's handling of the Diageo decision by the Herald's Alf Young: http://www.heraldscotland.com/comment/alf-young/lens-factory-closure-shows-politicians-blinkered-view- Select quotes: "Diageo’s decision to close its Johnnie Walker bottling plant in Kilmarnock and its grain distillery at Port Dundas was greeted with a concerted cross-party effort to...
Like the Grand Old Duke of York, Alex Salmond marched Diageo's Kilmarnock workforce up to the top of the hill and has now marched them back down again: the hubris of his speech to a rally against the drinks behemoth's plan to close its Kilmarnock and Port Dundas operations - "We're not gonna stand for Diageo walking away from Kilmarnock", "We are going to achieve something for the workforces...
An intriguing variety of political responses to the news that Diageo is to persist with closing its plants in Kilmarnock and Port Dundas, Glasgow. This closure has gained exceptional salience in part because of the iconic nature of the brand involved, Johnnie Walker - but also because of the sharp partisan conflict in the town of Kilmarnock. Responding to the news today, the SNP's John Swinney and...
• Diageo says plans did not provide a 'workable alternative' • Company doesn't appreciate the social consequences of its decision, Scottish finance secretary says Hopes of saving 900 jobs in Scotland have been dashed today when drinks giant Diageo rejected a Scottish government-backed proposal to counter its factory closure plans. The company had announced it wanted to close its Johnnie...
Recently the media has made much about the disgraced Speaker of the House, Michael Martin MP, being 'honoured' with the title Baron Martin of Springburn, of Port Dundas in the city of Glasgow. Now, I can readily agree with many of those who say that he should not have had this title conferred upon him, being, as he is, the first Speaker to be forced to resign from Parliament in 300 years, yet it beggars...
Here is a short video with some of the Diageo workers from Port Dundas and Kilmarnock who lobbied the Scottish Parliament today to get behind the campaign to save their jobs. They were supported by MSPs of all parties:
Maybe be you missed it but on the 25th August Michael Martin who resigned as speaker quietly became Baron Martin of Springburn and of Port Dundas in the City of Glasgow and should take his place in the Lords on October 13th. The move was announced the week before this but attracted little attention and [...] Related posts: Lords humiliates Labour on 42 days Labour Lords a’Lying
Disgraced former Speaker Michael Martin has been given his peerage, he will become Baron Martin of Springburn and of Port Dundas in the City of Glasgow, politics.co.uk reports. The news was slipped out quietly in the London Gazette, reflecting the level of disquiet surrounding the appointment. The Lords Appointment Commission had raised concerns that the former Speaker [...]
The former Speaker of the House of Commons was quietly confirmed as a life peer - taking the title Baron Martin of Springburn, of Port Dundas in the City of Glasgow. This is despite the fact that he was the first Speaker to be forced out of office in 300 years - due to the expenses [...]
The former Commons Speaker, Michael Martin, has had his controversial peerage quietly confirmed – in the middle of the Parliamentary recess. He will take up the title of ‘Baron Martin of Springburn, of Port Dundas in the City of Glasgow’ after the honour was conferred by the Queen last week. Mr Martin was the first Speaker of [...]
With typical underhand subterfuge and cowardice, NuLiebore waits until Parliament is in recess before making Gorbals Mick a fucking peer. Even in these days of disgraced and down-graded so-called "lords" (such as Baroness Uddin, and Lord Truscott) this is a disgrace. This fat oily trough-pig should have his pension stripped off him, not given yet more access to the trough. Still, I doubt...
Hat tip to GOT who reported that. Gorbals was rewarded for swallowing over many years, vast amounts of semen from one James Gordon Brown unelected PM of the UK. For whoring his office, his principles, selling his arse and his morals, his person and all he values in the aim of making vast amounts of money. A man who has in the Biblical term rendered himself utterly unto Cesar. Although I also saw a...
Anyone remember this sleaze ridden cunt? Michael Martin the ex-Speaker of the House of Commons? Well, then I'm sure that you'll all be highly fucking delighted to see this announcement which has appeared in The London Gazette . . . . Yes, that's right. Mick Gorbal's reward for being a corrupt, cash trousering, unintelligible, Gordon Brown felching, fuckwad of a Speaker is to be given the title Baron...
"Irritated" is the first word of the Times article on the recent spat between the Scottish Government and Diageo over the expected loss of some 500 jobs. It's an appropriate word as the conversation has dragged on for too long now and, as if Scotland doesn't have its own international relations problems already, it is well and truly time to leave Diageo be to make its own mind up what is...
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