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  • Brian Taylor
  • 28 Mar 07, 02:24 PM

Questions, questions. Which Minister was absent from this morning's final Scottish Cabinet meeting before the Holyrood elections? Answer: Andy Kerr who was "otherwise engaged" briefing the media on the latest poll in The Times.

A poll which was somewhat adverse for Labour.

And, at Cabinet this morning, which Minister deployed dry humour to name the Health Secretary in England as "Patricia Halfwit"?

Could it be the chap Ms Hewitt earlier misnamed as "Jack McDonnell"? It could indeed.

And so onwards. Holyrood may be about to shut up shop for the election but ministers remain ministers until at least one of three things happens.
1. They lose their seat.
2. They are sacked in a reshuffle.
3. Their party is replaced in Government as a result of the election.

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I think we safely open a competition book on suggested jobs for defeated Labour MSPs come 4 May....

1. Hugh Henry - I hear the Blue Lagoon is looking for a tattie peeler, promotion prospects to chief fryer.

2. Andy Kerr - plumber if there was, excellent with U-turns, sorry U-bends.

3. Jack McConnell - take over the McDonald farm, ee-eye, ee-eye, oh?

Oh dear, maybe I've started something you'll later regret.

  • 2.
  • At 11:13 PM on 28 Mar 2007,
  • David, Edinburgh wrote:

"A poll which was somewhat adverse for Labour."
Actually, it's only fair to point out that the poll was also somewhat favourable for the SNP, and somewhat discouraging for the Lib Dems. Otherwise, one is in danger of putting a somewhat lopsided spin on what it says about the probable performance of the parties in the upcoming election.

This poll also shows that neither Labour nor the SNP would be able to make an Executive without the Greens. Historic stuff!

(https://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/scotland/6506011.stm)

  • 4.
  • At 11:13 AM on 30 Mar 2007,
  • David, Edinburgh wrote:

Yes James, these two parties would need the Greens, but only if you make the false assumption that the poll is 100% accurate. It wouldn't have to be out by much for either party not to need the Greens and your "argument" would be shown up for the nonsense it is. That's why the story you quote uses phrases like "the poll suggests". I was merely making the point that highlighting the performance of any one party tends to distort the overall picture. Unlike you I'm not claiming a non-existent predictive accuracy for the poll, and neither is professor John Curtice.

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