@Theriac @CloudyMrs @Wen @soren
If you read the thread back, origin is definitely being made an issue...
@Theriac @CloudyMrs @Wen @soren
If you read the thread back, origin is definitely being made an issue...
@Wen @Theriac @CloudyMrs @soren
You've answered your own query then...
@Wen @Theriac @CloudyMrs @soren
So are you saying a #Scottish MSP shouldn't be allowed to switch to an #English constituency?
Isn't this like saying a person shouldn't be allowed to move cities for a new job they're qualified to do? What's the difference? ๐ค
@Wen @Theriac @CloudyMrs @soren
Use Google & speak to the locals about their issues & what matters most to them. It's quite straightforward to do. It's why you have a national network of CLP's & Ward branches. ๐คท๐พโ๏ธ
@Wen @Theriac @CloudyMrs @soren
Maybe on local history, but on local issues there are CLP's & Ward branches to fall back on for support.
MPs are there to represent local interests, not impose the interests of Chipping Norton on Dundee South. At the end of the day, it's a job, not a vocation.
@Theriac @CloudyMrs @Wen @soren
A counter counter question. Are you suggesting only local people can understand & empathise with local issues? Isn't that why you elect Local Councillors?
@Wen @Theriac @CloudyMrs @soren
Agreed. However I don't see why not being locally born should stop that MP from effectively representing his constituency. You're either a good representative or not.
@CloudyMrs @Wen @Theriac @soren
I've no idea how this has come about, & it's a bit suspect that there's no direct quotes from #Labour about this.
I suppose it'd be preferable to have a locally born candidate standing, however it's quite commonplace in England that high profile MPs are parachuted into self seats.
Question: Should all #Scottish born MPs be banned from representing #English constituencies?
@Wen @CloudyMrs @Theriac @soren
How many #English #Labour candidates have been shipped #North to #Scotland so far?
@CloudyMrs @Wen @Theriac @soren
Or to find one in Scotland?? ๐คท๐พโ๏ธ
@CloudyMrs @Wen @Theriac @soren
Final candidate selections aren't due until the first week of June, hence several Tories not standing for the upcoming election, & the mad scramble to find alternative candidates...
@Wen @Theriac @CloudyMrs @soren
No offence, but 2 years ago this fella (Jeremy Corbyn's ex economic advisor) got laughed off #Xitter when advocating MMT.
It was all great & well explaining this complex economic theory to the average lay-person, but when several preeminent Economists populated the discussion, he ran & hid, & refused to defend his claims.
Do you have anyone else to offer?
@Wen @Theriac @CloudyMrs @soren
I'm sorry, but Murphy & the IFS from Tufton Street are two very poor examples to pose in an ecomic discussion..
Again, do you know who funds the IFS? Do you know who's behind it, & what their economic theories are?
I honestly believe if you did, you wouldn't have introduced the IFS into the conversation.
@Wen @Theriac @CloudyMrs @soren
2/ As for the IFS of Tufton Street? Who funds them?
@Wen @Theriac @CloudyMrs @soren
To be fair, South of the border, no one cares about #ScottishIndependence or a united #Ireland. I think most people wish both would happen so we don't have to hear about it any longer.
It's the ruling class unionists who still hanker for the colonial empire, & keeping Scotland & North Ireland under English rule. It's never been a major issue for the average person in England, hence why I think most would support the #Irish & the #Scots if given the chance.
@Wen @Theriac @CloudyMrs @soren
Is that the grass-roots of the #Labour Party, or those at the top facing a constitutional nightmare if #Scotland did vote for independence?
Trust me, #ScottishIndependence has never been mentioned to me by anyone apart from Scots. ๐คท๐พโ๏ธ
@Wen @Theriac @CloudyMrs @soren
It's the untangling & the aftermath which needs to be clarified. Unfortunately, the average person in England really wouldn't be arsed.
Most would merely give a shoulder shrug if the #Scots gained independence, as it'll have little material difference on our lives beyond supplies of Irn Bru, & Megan's beer. ๐บ
@Wen @Theriac @CloudyMrs @soren
Please enlighten me. I'd love to fully know why your quest for #ScottishIndependence didn't work out in 2014.
@Wen @Theriac @CloudyMrs @soren
I've heard of it & understand the broad outline of GERS, but I don't profess to be an expert on the subject.
@Wen @Theriac @CloudyMrs @soren
As I said, there were SEVERAL preeminent Economists who appeared on that thread. Murphy answered one question & was schooled by a few of them who agreed with each other, & then he disappeared.
I looked up his MMT theory & studied it, & I can say I've never heard such a pile of tripe in my life! He was the main reason Jeremy Corbyn was laughed at
Murphy advocated the BoE printing trillions of pounds & putting them in circulation as his economic solution! ๐ณ
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