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In reply to the discussion: How Scottish Labour's Kezia Dugdale may have handed the election to the Tories [View all]Denzil_DC
(8,106 posts)9. A few more examples since I have the tabs open on my browser:
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WILLY QUIT? SNP call for disgraced Stirlingshire Tory councillor Alastair Majury who bragged about his penis size on dating site to stand down
Nats also called for Tory councillor Robert Davies to resign after it emerged he posted a number of racist tweets likening black people to cannibals
https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/news/politics/988415/snp-tory-tories-alastair-majury-robert-davies-penis-stirlingshire/
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Tory leader Ruth Davidson also posed with hard-right British nationalist John Buchan last week. Buchan shared a post containing the lines up to our knees in fenian blood and fuck your Pope and Vatican.
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A wider theme of Tory abuse and extremism came to light during the Council Elections campaign, which included links to far-right groups, xenophobia, anti-refugee campaigns, and Ukip among the revelations.
https://www.commonspace.scot/articles/10990/double-blow-tories-suspend-councillors-anti-catholic-and-race-bigotry-scandal
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A Labour councillor in Stirling has been reported as saying that hell happily vote Tory on Thursday and a senior Labour source this week confirmed that the party was effectively standing aside to try and get Tory MPs elected in seats across Scotland, simply clearing the path for Theresa May to return to Downing Street.
http://www.thehighlandtimes.com/news/2017/06/05/labour-vote-risks-letting-in-tory-mp%E2%80%99s/
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How Scottish Labour's Kezia Dugdale may have handed the election to the Tories [View all]
Denzil_DC
Jun 2017
OP
An alliance between Ruth and the Orange Order would involve some VERY delicate phraseology.
Ken Burch
Jun 2017
#7
The problem's been growing in Scotland for some time, and Scottish Labour's not immune.
Denzil_DC
Jun 2017
#8
Actually, she exits stage RIGHT...as you'd expect a Tory(or Snagglepuss) to do.
Ken Burch
Jun 2017
#14
The SNP got lucky - they won a lot of their seats with tiny majorities
muriel_volestrangler
Jun 2017
#17