A picture of the steeple of the High Church from the old Dumbarton Bridge during part of an extremely cold day when the sun broke through. Surprised that anyone at all is parking on The Quay these days ….
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SCOTLAND SET TO BECOME THE NEW CATALONIA
UK results: Conservatives win majority After 650 of 650 seats declared 326 seats needed to win UK results Party CONConservative LABLabour SNPScottish National Party LDLiberal
BRIAN WILSON’S COLUMN
Pride of place in the catalogue of catastrophe must go to the Labour Party which within a decade has turned itself from natural party of progressive government into an embarrassing shambles, Incapable of delivering anything for the people who need it.
WHERE TO NOW? THE POST ELECTION QUESTION EVERYONE IS ASKING
“It is said the purging was overseen by the last leader, Alex Salmond. Previously, Catholic Labour voters would have given the SNP a wide berth, seeing it as a force likely to turn Scotland into another Northern Ireland, where Catholics would be a permanent minority. But the SNP, it seems, is no longer a cold place for Catholics. It would be interesting to learn the details of this transformation. If the Catholic working classes of Scotland are backing the SNP and independence, they must not be worried that an Independent Scotland will reduce them to second class citizens.”
CORBYN MUST GO, SAYS JACKIE BAILLIE MSP
“This election was nothing short of catastrophic for the Labour Party across the United Kingdom. We failed to have a clear position on the two biggest constitutional issues facing our communities – Brexit and Scottish independence. Clearly Jeremy Corbyn needs to resign. If our Party is to survive we need to take a long hard look at ourselves and the verdict of voters.
IRISH TIMES TAKE ON BRITISH ELECTION
Johnson has won a strange kind of victory. It has created a stable majority for a very unstable character. Johnson will not become any less of a chancer. The focus groups of Labour voters in those battleground constituencies that so accurately foreshadowed the result showed them using words like “liar”, “buffoon” and even “idiot” about Johnson – but still saying they liked him and would vote for him.