scotslad60
05-06-2008, 12:23 PM
Labour planned for independence u-turn nine months ago
May 6 2008 Exclusive by Dave King And Kevin Schofield
LABOUR leader Wendy Alexander called for an independence referendum nine months ago, it was revealed yesterday.
An internal Labour Party document, prepared by her for "senior figures north and south of the Border" last August, called for her party to take on the SNP in a poll as a matter of urgency.
The document, exclusively revealed to the Record, warned that First Minister Alex Salmond wanted to wait until 2010 for a referendum.
It said he would then take maximum advantage from "three-and-a-half years of SNP engineered constitutional debate and having established himself and his party as a credible party practised in government".
She also warned that the SNP would accept a multioption referendum and would then "cherry pick" issues for the 2011 election campaign.
Alexander said: "Labour in Scotland can sit on the sidelines like a party of Victor Meldrews and moan for their country.
"Or Labour in Scotland can grasp the nettle and demand that the people of Scotland are given the opportunity to have their voice heard."
She added: "Scottish Labour believes that independence is both unnecessary and unwise. It is not that Scotland cannot go it alone - it is simply that we do not believe that is in the best interests of the Scottish people.
http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/2008/05/06/labour-planned-for-independence-u-turn-nine-months-ago-86908-20406625/
Wendy Alexander only wanted a referndum to patronize the Scots, it seems, as she believes that Independence is "not in the best interests"?
Did she forget that she is only a Public SERVANT and can be sacked?
Do you agree that (some) females in Politics and senior managment all seem to have some sort of Ego problem thing going on?
May 6 2008 Exclusive by Dave King And Kevin Schofield
LABOUR leader Wendy Alexander called for an independence referendum nine months ago, it was revealed yesterday.
An internal Labour Party document, prepared by her for "senior figures north and south of the Border" last August, called for her party to take on the SNP in a poll as a matter of urgency.
The document, exclusively revealed to the Record, warned that First Minister Alex Salmond wanted to wait until 2010 for a referendum.
It said he would then take maximum advantage from "three-and-a-half years of SNP engineered constitutional debate and having established himself and his party as a credible party practised in government".
She also warned that the SNP would accept a multioption referendum and would then "cherry pick" issues for the 2011 election campaign.
Alexander said: "Labour in Scotland can sit on the sidelines like a party of Victor Meldrews and moan for their country.
"Or Labour in Scotland can grasp the nettle and demand that the people of Scotland are given the opportunity to have their voice heard."
She added: "Scottish Labour believes that independence is both unnecessary and unwise. It is not that Scotland cannot go it alone - it is simply that we do not believe that is in the best interests of the Scottish people.
http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/2008/05/06/labour-planned-for-independence-u-turn-nine-months-ago-86908-20406625/
Wendy Alexander only wanted a referndum to patronize the Scots, it seems, as she believes that Independence is "not in the best interests"?
Did she forget that she is only a Public SERVANT and can be sacked?
Do you agree that (some) females in Politics and senior managment all seem to have some sort of Ego problem thing going on?