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Denzil_DC

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21. Lest anybody imagine we in Scotland are immune
Fri May 5, 2017, 11:46 AM
May 2017

from the recent hard right-entryist/Tory crossover surgence - thread, as the young folks say:




David Aitchison @aitchison_david

First Tory hard-right extremist with Britain First sympathies elected in Speyside and Glenlivet in Moray.

David Aitchison @aitchison_david

And another one - Kathleen Leslie in Fife, who called the First Minister a "drooling hag". Toxic, nasty Tory party. https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/news/892421/snp-fife-tory-council-nicola-sturgeon-slur/





David Aitchison @aitchison_david

Tory councillor Ron McKail in Westhill, Aberdeenshire, shared Islamophobic and Britain First posts on Facebook https://www.eveningexpress.co.uk/fp/news/local/council-candidate-sorry-after-sharing-britain-first-posts/

David Aitchison @aitchison_david

Tory councillor Ian James in Perthshire praised Enoch Powell and called the First Minister a "poison dwarf" http://www.scotsman.com/news/politics/tory-candidate-apologises-for-calling-nicola-sturgeon-a-poison-dwarf-1-4421311





David Aitchison @aitchison_david

Tory councillor Neill Graham called Nelson Mandela a terrorist and was named in a BNP members list http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/15224625.Tory_candidate_denies_BNP_link_despite_details_in_database/


Thread continues in this vein if you click through ...
Scotland has local council elections, too. Denzil_DC Mar 2017 #1
Well, it's the SNP who have raised the Independence question again T_i_B Mar 2017 #2
The Unionist side in Scotland hasn't shut up about independence since the last referendum! Denzil_DC Mar 2017 #3
Dare I ask if the SNP are likely to take Argyll & Bute council then? T_i_B Mar 2017 #4
That's a tough call, and beyond my powers of prediction. Denzil_DC Mar 2017 #5
Different story where I live T_i_B Mar 2017 #6
I can easily relate to some of those dynamics. Denzil_DC Mar 2017 #7
One thing I will say for local situation where I am.... T_i_B Apr 2017 #10
What's their rationale? Denzil_DC Apr 2017 #11
Money. T_i_B Apr 2017 #12
Belatedly, I can now answer this! Denzil_DC May 2017 #25
We'll have elections for Oxford City Council and Oxfordshire County Council LeftishBrit Mar 2017 #8
Lack of affordable housing is a major issue T_i_B Apr 2017 #9
Polling day is today... T_i_B May 2017 #13
I just voted - extremely quiet so far muriel_volestrangler May 2017 #14
Similar story where I live. T_i_B May 2017 #15
Voted this morning LeftishBrit May 2017 #16
Labour losing seats so far. hrmjustin May 2017 #17
Pretty dire in Derbyshire T_i_B May 2017 #18
Hampshire result: collapse of UKIP, to the Tories' benefit muriel_volestrangler May 2017 #19
Some Scottish results now in. Denzil_DC May 2017 #20
What looks like a final tally: Denzil_DC May 2017 #23
As somebody on Tw@tter put it recently.... T_i_B May 2017 #24
Lest anybody imagine we in Scotland are immune Denzil_DC May 2017 #21
Oxfordshire COULD have been worse... LeftishBrit May 2017 #22
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