Scottish Labour have been accusing the SNP of trying to cut the concessionary bus pass scheme for OAPs and disabled people. This came about after the Scottish Government said they are going to review the scheme, not to cut it or scrap it, but to improve it. Labour are clearly electioneering by lying to the most vulnerable people in our society. Isn't that a disgrace?
Glasgow East SNP candidate John Mason said it was "utter rubbish" when he heard about Labour telling people the SNP would cut/scrap the concessionary bus pass. I think this shows how desperate Labour are becoming when they feel the need to lie to the electorate. If anyone is putting any services to the elderly, disabled and general public at risk it is Labour by committing to 100 Billion pounds for the renewal of trident, Or the 5 Billion pound 'unnecessary' ID card scheme, or the cost of running the House of Lords where the 'noble' members have a sleep during debates, or even the Scotland Office which is unnecessary and managed to go over its budget by 15%.
Labour are unwilling to cut the things I have listed above. That makes me wonder what they will cut? if they won't cut the things I have listed then the only other things they can cut is the services that matter to the General Public, front line services. If anyone is putting bus passes and front line services at risk it is Labour, they just don't want to be honest about it. They would rather lie to gain electorate success and if they managed to grab another term in Government they would unleash the cuts to our front line services, the cuts that the Labour chancellor said would be "deeper and tougher than those of Margaret Thatcher". Just think about that. A Labour Chancellor saying he wants spending cuts "deeper and tougher than those of Margaret Thatcher". The Tories said that they would implement the same cuts as Labour but faster.
What chance do we have under Labour or the Tories?
It's time to end this nonsense and start standing up for people instead of treating them like idiots. What Scotland needs is local champions, as well as national champions. Vote SNP on May 6th.
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This Article can be found at: www.AustinMSYP.co.nr (blog section)
Sunday, 25 April 2010
Monday, 12 April 2010
Campaign Tour with SNP/YSI
Between the 7th and the 11th of April I was on a campaign tour with the Scottish National Party / Young Scots for Independence (YSI is the youth wing of the SNP). Our first stop on the Wednesday was the Glasgow South constituency where we were helping our Glasgow South Candidate Malcolm Fleming deliver supporters letters around the Battlefield area of the constituency which consists mostly of tenement buildings. We must have been campaigning there for around two and a half hours so our legs had taken dome beating, however Malcolm did treat us all to lunch in Beanscene which was most kind of him.
Soon after that we moved on to the Perth and North Perthshire constituency where we were delivering of more supporters letters and leaflets for Pete Wishart who is the candidate and the incumbent MP for the constituency. We were doing our campaign work around the town of Perth which was rather nice. Everyone was friendly and helpful when we found ourselves needing a hand finding streets that we couldn't find on our own. After a good 2-3 hours campaigning we were treated to dinner by the Perth and North Perthshire constituency branch. Then we hit the road to the Gordon constituency.
We arrived in Gordon around 9pm so we stayed the night at Jens house (a member of the SNP & YSI) then went campaigning the next day. We delivered the SNP newspaper 'The Gordon Standard' to newly built houses. The newspapers were a bit of a nightmare to deliver due to the newspaper like material it was printed on. Even though we sometimes found it hard to put the paper through the letter boxes we went on and delivered around 5,000 papers that day.
We then hit the road to head over to the Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey constituency. We campaigned in Inverness for the SNP candidate John Finnie who is currently a Councillor in the Highland Council. During our time in Inverness we done street work which consisted of handing out leaflets to the general public and then later delivered supporters letters to try and get our vote to come out on polling day. After a long day of campaigning Pauline, Alasdair and Cooper the Dog put us all up for the night which was very kind of them and their hospitality was great.
Then after a good nights sleep we made our way over to the Ross, Skye and Lochaber constituency where we delivered leaflets for our candidate Alasdair MacGregor. We could only visit Isle of Skye as we were very pushed for time as the ferry to Na h-Eileanan an Iar (Western Isles) was leaving at 2.00pm. We spent around an hour in Skye before heading over to the ferry port to make our way to Na h-Eileanan an Iar.
Once we arrived in Na h-Eileanan an Iar we went straight to Alasdair Allan's house. Alasdair Allan is the MSP for the Western Isles constituency. At Westminster the constituency is known as its Gaelic name Na h-Eileanan an Iar. Alasdair was very welcoming and told us a lot about the Islands history and culture. I must admit the Western Isles is a wonderful place and somewhere unique. When we were out canvassing we were invited into housed and given tea and cakes. Such a friendly community and a great place in general. Alasdair Allan MSP and the SNP/YSI team spent the whole day campaigning on the Saturday on the Isle of Lewis. We were out Canvassing and was generally a good response from most people we canvassed. Angus Brendan MacNeil is the candidate and the current incumbent MP for Na h-Eileanan an Iar. I wish him and all other SNP candidates every sucess in the election.
If you have any questions please email me at: austin.sheridan.msyp@sypmail.org.uk
Posted by Austin Sheridan
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This article can be found at: www.AustinMSYP.co.nr (blog section)
Soon after that we moved on to the Perth and North Perthshire constituency where we were delivering of more supporters letters and leaflets for Pete Wishart who is the candidate and the incumbent MP for the constituency. We were doing our campaign work around the town of Perth which was rather nice. Everyone was friendly and helpful when we found ourselves needing a hand finding streets that we couldn't find on our own. After a good 2-3 hours campaigning we were treated to dinner by the Perth and North Perthshire constituency branch. Then we hit the road to the Gordon constituency.
We arrived in Gordon around 9pm so we stayed the night at Jens house (a member of the SNP & YSI) then went campaigning the next day. We delivered the SNP newspaper 'The Gordon Standard' to newly built houses. The newspapers were a bit of a nightmare to deliver due to the newspaper like material it was printed on. Even though we sometimes found it hard to put the paper through the letter boxes we went on and delivered around 5,000 papers that day.
We then hit the road to head over to the Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey constituency. We campaigned in Inverness for the SNP candidate John Finnie who is currently a Councillor in the Highland Council. During our time in Inverness we done street work which consisted of handing out leaflets to the general public and then later delivered supporters letters to try and get our vote to come out on polling day. After a long day of campaigning Pauline, Alasdair and Cooper the Dog put us all up for the night which was very kind of them and their hospitality was great.
Then after a good nights sleep we made our way over to the Ross, Skye and Lochaber constituency where we delivered leaflets for our candidate Alasdair MacGregor. We could only visit Isle of Skye as we were very pushed for time as the ferry to Na h-Eileanan an Iar (Western Isles) was leaving at 2.00pm. We spent around an hour in Skye before heading over to the ferry port to make our way to Na h-Eileanan an Iar.
Once we arrived in Na h-Eileanan an Iar we went straight to Alasdair Allan's house. Alasdair Allan is the MSP for the Western Isles constituency. At Westminster the constituency is known as its Gaelic name Na h-Eileanan an Iar. Alasdair was very welcoming and told us a lot about the Islands history and culture. I must admit the Western Isles is a wonderful place and somewhere unique. When we were out canvassing we were invited into housed and given tea and cakes. Such a friendly community and a great place in general. Alasdair Allan MSP and the SNP/YSI team spent the whole day campaigning on the Saturday on the Isle of Lewis. We were out Canvassing and was generally a good response from most people we canvassed. Angus Brendan MacNeil is the candidate and the current incumbent MP for Na h-Eileanan an Iar. I wish him and all other SNP candidates every sucess in the election.
If you have any questions please email me at: austin.sheridan.msyp@sypmail.org.uk
Posted by Austin Sheridan
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This article can be found at: www.AustinMSYP.co.nr (blog section)
Tuesday, 6 April 2010
UK General Election, May 6 2010
Gordon Brown MP, Prime Minister has announced that the UK General Election will take place on May 6. The current UK Parliament will dissolve on April 12 and the new Parliament will convene on May 18.
I shall be on the campaign trail for the SNP this week. I am going to be going all over Scotland between the 7-11 April. Alex Salmond MSP MP, First Minister will also be campaigning over the next few weeks and will be working towards electing local champions all over Scotland.
I am looking forward to meeting with young people all over Scotland and listening to the issues that affect young people. It is clear that the public don't trust politicians and I can honestly understand why. It is a shame that the 'bad MPs' have made all MPs look bad as there are MPs in all political parties that do good work and have not been 'on the fiddle'.
People in this election have the opportunity not just to elect another politician, but to elect a local champion that will stand up for local issues, protect front line services, protect local post offices.
Vote SNP on May 6 and elect a local champion.
Posted by Austin Sheridan
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This article can be found at: www.AustinMSYP.co.nr (Blog Section)
I shall be on the campaign trail for the SNP this week. I am going to be going all over Scotland between the 7-11 April. Alex Salmond MSP MP, First Minister will also be campaigning over the next few weeks and will be working towards electing local champions all over Scotland.
I am looking forward to meeting with young people all over Scotland and listening to the issues that affect young people. It is clear that the public don't trust politicians and I can honestly understand why. It is a shame that the 'bad MPs' have made all MPs look bad as there are MPs in all political parties that do good work and have not been 'on the fiddle'.
People in this election have the opportunity not just to elect another politician, but to elect a local champion that will stand up for local issues, protect front line services, protect local post offices.
Vote SNP on May 6 and elect a local champion.
Posted by Austin Sheridan
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This article can be found at: www.AustinMSYP.co.nr (Blog Section)
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