| In what is being widely seen as an
opening salvo in the upcoming elections, FM Jack McConnell warned against the consequences
of the SNP making widespread gains. Mr McConnell also denied that the Iraq war was
consuming his every waking moment and making it difficult to think about anything else. He
told the waiting media: "A separate Scotland would no longer be able to play its full
part in the wider world. Would an independent Scotland be able to participate in the
current conflict in Iraq as a junior partner in a dangerous and destabilising imperial
adventure? Oh, hang on, I’ve just thought that argument through, just forget I said
anything."
Moving quickly on to safer ground, Mr McConnell urged voters to exercise their
democratic rights on May Ist. |
"The right to vote was in part
won by people getting out on the streets to protest against unfair political policies -
often in the teeth of official opposition. The current protests against the war, which
I’m on record as saying are unhelpful, just prove my point, I think…or perhaps
not." Tiptoeing quickly away from that patch of intellectual
quicksand, Mr McConnell urged voters to put the current conflict out of their minds and
vote on local issues, "Labour’s committed to spending more on hospitals, which
is probably a good thing the way the war’s going. Oh shite, what’ve I just
said?"
Electing to cut short the press briefing, Mr McConnell
adjusted the bandage on his head, performed elongated goose steps and enjoined everyone
not to mention the w-. |
