Post by jimwatson on Oct 21, 2013 16:23:32 GMT 1
Dear All,
I know how much you all respect and appreciate the good work that our MSP carries out on our behalf. However, a tweet from him seemed to suggest that inequality did not increase under the last Labour government. I reproduce the exchange below - can someone tell me if I am wrong in stating that he is a liar...
Holyrood magazine is a publication covering events in Holyrood. Duncan McNeil is the MSP for Greenock and Inverclyde, Councillor Math Campbell is an SNP Councillor on Inverclyde Council whilst Jim Watson is I...the first name mentioned in each of the snippets below is the person making the post for those unfamiliar with twitter...
Holyrood magazineþ@HolyroodDaily19 Oct
Salmond: Independence SNP govt will establish a fair pay commission. will guarantee minimum wage
Duncan McNeilþ@duncanmcneilmsp19 Oct
@holyrooddaily Why do the poor have to wait for Indy
Jim Watsonþ@jimwatsonMBA19 Oct
@duncanmcneilmsp @holyrooddaily it's called reserved powers Duncan - perhaps you have heard of them...
Duncan McNeilþ@duncanmcneilmsp19 Oct
@jimwatsonmba @holyrooddaily It' s called priority !
Jim Watsonþ@jimwatsonMBA20 Oct
@duncanmcneilmsp @holyrooddaily Duncan, 1 in 4 children in your constituency live in poverty - what are your priorities to address that?
Duncan McNeilþ@duncanmcneilmsp20 Oct
@jimwatsonmba @holyrooddaily A cut in corporation tax /business tax/council tax Why do the poor have to wait for Indy
Jim Watsonþ@jimwatsonMBA20 Oct
@duncanmcneilmsp @holyrooddaily those priorities do not totally address child poverty - what are your priorities to address child poverty?
Jim Watsonþ@jimwatsonMBA20 Oct
@duncanmcneilmsp @holyrooddaily westminster is pursuing a policy of stigmatising and attacking the poor - this will continue under labour...
Jim Watsonþ@jimwatsonMBA20 Oct
@duncanmcneilmsp @holyrooddaily indy will be a more socially just approach, should create opportunity for all...decisions taken by us for us
Jim Watsonþ@jimwatsonMBA13h
@duncanmcneilmsp @holyrooddaily 13 years in power and inequality increased under Labour at Westminster - how would you address child poverty
Duncan McNeilþ@duncanmcneilmsp8h
@jimwatsonmba @holyrooddaily Inequality did not increase big gains in older people and children
Jim Watsonþ@jimwatsonMBA3h
@duncanmcneilmsp @holyrooddaily bare faced lies and assertions are not the way to conduct debate...
fullfact.org/factchecks/ids_on_income_inequality-28478fullfact.org/factchecks/ids_on_income_inequality-28478
Duncan McNeilþ@duncanmcneilmsp3h
@jimwatsonmba @duncanmcneilmsp @holyrooddaily Your hatred of Labour knows no bounds overstepped the mark using L word bumped
Jim Watsonþ@jimwatsonMBA
@duncanmcneilmsp @holyrooddaily hatred of what Labour has become is obvious - if you state something untrue then expect to get called on it
Cllr Math Campbellþ@mathcampbell36m
@duncanmcneilmsp @jimwatsonmba @holyrooddaily inequality DID increase.
Jim Watsonþ@jimwatsonMBA
@mathcampbell @duncanmcneilmsp @holyrooddaily Dont say that is a lie or Duncan will take a big huff with you - no legal action threatened...
I know how much you all respect and appreciate the good work that our MSP carries out on our behalf. However, a tweet from him seemed to suggest that inequality did not increase under the last Labour government. I reproduce the exchange below - can someone tell me if I am wrong in stating that he is a liar...
Holyrood magazine is a publication covering events in Holyrood. Duncan McNeil is the MSP for Greenock and Inverclyde, Councillor Math Campbell is an SNP Councillor on Inverclyde Council whilst Jim Watson is I...the first name mentioned in each of the snippets below is the person making the post for those unfamiliar with twitter...
Holyrood magazineþ@HolyroodDaily19 Oct
Salmond: Independence SNP govt will establish a fair pay commission. will guarantee minimum wage
Duncan McNeilþ@duncanmcneilmsp19 Oct
@holyrooddaily Why do the poor have to wait for Indy
Jim Watsonþ@jimwatsonMBA19 Oct
@duncanmcneilmsp @holyrooddaily it's called reserved powers Duncan - perhaps you have heard of them...
Duncan McNeilþ@duncanmcneilmsp19 Oct
@jimwatsonmba @holyrooddaily It' s called priority !
Jim Watsonþ@jimwatsonMBA20 Oct
@duncanmcneilmsp @holyrooddaily Duncan, 1 in 4 children in your constituency live in poverty - what are your priorities to address that?
Duncan McNeilþ@duncanmcneilmsp20 Oct
@jimwatsonmba @holyrooddaily A cut in corporation tax /business tax/council tax Why do the poor have to wait for Indy
Jim Watsonþ@jimwatsonMBA20 Oct
@duncanmcneilmsp @holyrooddaily those priorities do not totally address child poverty - what are your priorities to address child poverty?
Jim Watsonþ@jimwatsonMBA20 Oct
@duncanmcneilmsp @holyrooddaily westminster is pursuing a policy of stigmatising and attacking the poor - this will continue under labour...
Jim Watsonþ@jimwatsonMBA20 Oct
@duncanmcneilmsp @holyrooddaily indy will be a more socially just approach, should create opportunity for all...decisions taken by us for us
Jim Watsonþ@jimwatsonMBA13h
@duncanmcneilmsp @holyrooddaily 13 years in power and inequality increased under Labour at Westminster - how would you address child poverty
Duncan McNeilþ@duncanmcneilmsp8h
@jimwatsonmba @holyrooddaily Inequality did not increase big gains in older people and children
Jim Watsonþ@jimwatsonMBA3h
@duncanmcneilmsp @holyrooddaily bare faced lies and assertions are not the way to conduct debate...
fullfact.org/factchecks/ids_on_income_inequality-28478fullfact.org/factchecks/ids_on_income_inequality-28478
Duncan McNeilþ@duncanmcneilmsp3h
@jimwatsonmba @duncanmcneilmsp @holyrooddaily Your hatred of Labour knows no bounds overstepped the mark using L word bumped
Jim Watsonþ@jimwatsonMBA
@duncanmcneilmsp @holyrooddaily hatred of what Labour has become is obvious - if you state something untrue then expect to get called on it
Cllr Math Campbellþ@mathcampbell36m
@duncanmcneilmsp @jimwatsonmba @holyrooddaily inequality DID increase.
Jim Watsonþ@jimwatsonMBA
@mathcampbell @duncanmcneilmsp @holyrooddaily Dont say that is a lie or Duncan will take a big huff with you - no legal action threatened...