A few weeks ago I posted on how important being local is in a by-election. Well, it would seem that SNP Glasgow North East Candidate David Kerr is indeed not local to Glasgow. The Labour party have unearthed some campaign literature, below, from the 2000 Falkirk by-election and from the 2001 General Election in which it states in both that David Kerr is born in Cumbernauld.
I hasten to add, I don’t for a moment believe “being local” is that important but it does look daft, ala Margaret Curran, when you say you are local and it turns out you aren’t…
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Another excellent journalistic scoup by Scottish Tory Boy!
In all seriousness however, this does reveal the problems with the SNP right now. They seem to have learnt the worst lessons from the Labour regime that went before it. In place of policy they have headline chasing. In place of ideology and principal they have cynical spin like this.
Ohh, that all reminds me remember 'In the Thick of it' episode is on Beeb 2 tonight! [sorry, random after thought]
Local or no local, why is it so important all over the world?
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