Nov/09
23:33 3
Video: Willie Bain’s maiden speech
Willie Bain, the new MP for Glasgow North East made his maiden speech earlier today. An edited video is available below. Bain used the opportunity to have a go at media stereotypes about Glasgow residents (in Scrapbook’s view a similar disservice is extended to most places north of Watford). Referring to his new constituents, Bain said:
While they do not believe that government on its own has the answer to every ill in society, neither do they believe that government is the problem, neither do they believe that government should be cut back with all the social consequences we saw in the 1980s and early 1990s.
My constituents are not, as some portrayed them in the election, passive recipients of the welfare state but people who want to see their children do better than they have and have the courage and ambition to strengthen their communities.
Hear, hear!
Nov/09
09:34 1
Off to Glasgow
Apologies for the lack of blogging over the next 24-48 hours. Scrapbook is heading to bonnie Scotland to help out on polling day in Glasgow North East. In the meantime, why not sate yourself with this picture of Willie Bain on a digger.
Will hopefully return with some decent tittle-tattle.
Oct/09
20:16 2
Don’t mess with Willie Bain
Scrapbook is working on something “ha ha” for tomorrow but apologises for recent lack of activity. In the meantime, here’s a picture of Glasgow North East PPC Willie Bain burying his political enemies:
Thanks to Scrapbook’s source at Holyrood for the pic.
Oct/09
23:10 8
Sarah Brown campaigns in Glasgow North East by-election
Sarah Brown hit the doorsteps with by-election candidate Willie Bain in Glasgow North East yesterday. After meeting with activists in the campaign office she came out door knocking in Riddrie. By all accounts she went down very well with local voters.
In the photo above the pair catch a local resident as she is about to rush out to a wedding. She professed to being a great admirer of Gordon Brown, to which Sarah replied “well Gordon really wants Willie to be joining him down in Westminster”. It must be true what Maggie Thatcher said of Viscount Whitelaw:
Every Prime Minister needs a Willie.
Visit Willie’s website for details of how you can help get him elected.
Many thanks to Stuart Maclennan, Labour’s PPC in Moray, for the photo above.
Sep/09
13:53 1
“We’ll set aboot ye, Mr. Speaker”
A whole load of fun has been injected into the Glasgow North East by-election with the addition of a new candidate to the fray. John Smeaton, who was catapulted to fame as the baggage handler who kicked ten shades of shit out assisted in the apprehension of a man who was on fire one of the Glasgow Airport attempted bombers, has pledged to “badger” MPs and “bring a storm to Westminster” if elected.
“You’re no’ hitting the Polis mate, there’s nae chance .. Glasgow doesn’t accept this. This is Glasgow; we’ll set aboot ye.” – John Smeaton
Check out Wikipedia for more Smeaton-isms.
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