An exchange of views confirms there is no such entity as the Scottish Labour Party

Angela Bretherton for Scottish Labour Political Candidate 12/13/19

Calton Jock sent message:

The London Controlled Labour Party in Scotland Really is a Dead Parrot – Scotland Needs to Form Its Own Labour Party – Led By Alex Rowley – Fully Supporting Scottish Independence – No Time for Dithering – Get it Done Now

The London-controlled Labour Party in Scotland really is a dead parrot – Scotland needs to form Its Own Labour Party – fully supporting Scottish independence – no time for dithering –get it done now.

Angela Bretherton for Scottish Labour replied:

Stop spreading bitterness and divisiveness get off the internet and help people.

Calton jock replied:

No bitterness on my part. Only sadness that the party I supported for many years has lost its way. London officials should have no say in the running or policies of Scottish Labour.

Angela Bretherton for Scottish Labour replied:

They have very little say. We have our own sec but we do work together because that’s the whole point of democratic socialism. I’ve missed the point. Nationalists dominate but that doesn’t mean they are right. Poverty doesn’t recognise borders, and neither does climate change.

Calton Jock replied:

Read the blog post. Alex Rowley was correct 20 years ago and he was removed by London-based officers of the party.

We need to at least discuss the policy of independence.

The Labour Party in England will do what it always does over the next few years.

Many nights of the long knives and ever widening rifts between Momentum and the Blairites.

Scottish labour need not go down that road. At the very least absolute autonomy as proposed by Alex Salmond in 1999 and oft repeated since.

Angela Bretherton for Scottish Labour replied:

That’s kind of missing the point though isn’t it but yeah i suppose if you want to get on the independence vote then yeah that’s the way to go.

Calton Jock replied:

Thank you for getting back to me. I wish you every success in the future. Hopefully as a member of a truly autonomous Scottish labour Party. I attended meetings addressed by Manny Shinwell so that gives my age away.

Angela Bretherton for Scottish Labour replied:

Oh I lived here in Scotland for 32 years but the anti English brigade have just been given a green light don’t feel welcome here any longer pastures new.

Calton Jock replied:

I lived in Catterick for 10 years and for another 10 years I lived in Devon.

I always felt welcome and never ever expeienced any anti-Scots behaviour.

I do not expect any Anti-English sentiment to surface in Scotland. Most likely anti Westminster.

Angela Bretherton for Scottish Labour replied:

Well it did the last referendum and it did at the hustings it’s there and it was a terrible time not just for me but my Scottish kids who are grown up now so I believe it will unfortunately.

Calton Jock replied:

But the behaviour of the Con/Dem government , the Better Together lot and the Unionist media was absolutley appalling and Blair McDougall freely admitted that instructions to his ever increasing team of English based activists was to campaign with all the dirt they could muster no matter the truth of anything.

I wrote extensively on my blog about the abhorrent behaviour of London based civil servants who freely admitted they had breached the strict code of the service that forbids any civil servant from participating in politics.

Angela Bretherton for Scottish Labour replied:

Yes it was I am not disputing that it’s just happened. not a fan of britnat either it’s all wrong.

Calton Jock replied:

I enjoyed our discussion this evening and I do hope you will take time to read some of my blogs.

The Labour Party in Scotland really does need to find a way of relating exclusively to Scots and I also hope you extend your residence here.

It is after all is said and done your country by adoption. Best wishes Calton Jock

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