Tag Archives: Labour

The dilemma the SNP could face.

Posted on 12/03/2015 by Wichita Lineman Was A Song I Once Heard

The pitiful Tory attempt at satire (above) has it wrong: the road to independence will likely come from the SNP distancing itself from Westminster politics, not conforming to its nebulous culture. We’re in a vacuum of logic, where the fervent campaigning for the … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics | Tagged Alex Salmond, Austerity, Coalition, Devo Max?, Dilemma, Get out and vote, Greens, Jim Murphy, Labour, London Calling, May 2015, Nats, Ravenscraig, SNP, Tories, UK, UKIP, Unionists | 1 Comment

Labourites are shite.

Posted on 07/12/2014 by Wichita Lineman Was A Song I Once Heard

Being as I am, I always try to look for the best in folks, or in anything, before the evidence to the contrary makes that an impossibility. You could imagine Hitler and Stalin being decent company, especially if you had … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics | Tagged Better Together, Chancers, Cowboy builders, Ed Miliband, General Election 2015, Gordon Brown, Hypocrisy, Jim Murphy, Labour, Labourites are shite, Mediocrity, Myopia, Parasites, Thatcher, The Wire, Tories, UKIP, Westminster malaise | 1 Comment

Scotland’s Lament

Posted on 14/10/2014 by Wichita Lineman Was A Song I Once Heard

This is Scotland’s lament On the 18th of September Hope pitched its tent, In George Square Thousands went there Hoping for fanfare, Only to meet a nightmare When Clackmannanshire went Now all we’ll remember, Is Yes’s fading ember During the … Continue reading →

Posted in Crap Poetry Corner | Tagged 2015 General Election, Cameron Clegg Farage and Miliband are twats, Crap Poetry Corner, Dependence, Devo max and poll tax, Greens, Labour, Lib Dems, Nays have nothing to say, No, No more indy ref stuff I promise, Right wingers, Scotland's lament, Scottish Independence, Shitty extra long verses, SNP, SSP, Thatcher, The vow was bollocks, Tories, UKIP, Xenophobia, Yes for Scotland | Leave a comment

The aftermath of the independence referendum.

Posted on 28/09/2014 by Wichita Lineman Was A Song I Once Heard

I’m ready to embrace the challenges ahead that independence will bring. The only remaining question is do enough of us want to write our future? That would be No. Currently I’m reading Blood Meridian by Cormack McCarthy. Every engrossing page … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics | Tagged Aftermath, Alex Salmond, Better Together, Blood Meridian, Cormack McCarthy, David Cameron, Douglas Carswell, Ed Miliband, George Orwell, Glenda Jackson, Gordon Brown, Great Britain, Groupthink, Holyrood, Independence referendum, Jim Murphy, Johann Lamont, Labour, Mark Reckless, Nazi Salutes, NHS, No Thanks, Orange Order, Russell Brand, Scotland, Scottish Green Party, Scottish Indepedence, Scottish Nationalist Party, Scottish Socialist Party, Thatcherism, Tories, UKIP, Unionist scum, Westminster, Yes | Leave a comment

Why I’m voting Yes.

Posted on 15/09/2014 by Wichita Lineman Was A Song I Once Heard

I’ve been writing steadily for about seven years now. Not for one second do I think I’m good, or even average at it. It can be hard to offer an honest, objective appraisal of one’s own work, and really, being … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics | Tagged Alan Bennett, Alex Salmond, Better Together, David Cameron, Ed Miliband, Edinburgh, George Galloway, George Monbiot, Glasgow, Gordon Brown, I'm voting Yes, Imperial masters, Labour, LibLabCon, London, Nigel Farage, No Thanks, NuLabour, Scottish Greens, Scottish Independence, Scottish Socialists, SNP, Star Wars, Vote Yes, Westminster, Yes, Yes campaign, Yes for Scotland | 2 Comments