[themaclad]

Until today Lancashire County Council was Labour last year they shut many public services claiming the savage Tory spending cuts. Last weekthey announced they were going to be re opening libraries etc. I knew elections were coming up but hadn't twigged they were County Council elections. So last year so savage cuts so savage that this year they could re open the facilities they closed. The cynical ploy didn't work they have been kicked out.
As for general politics if Labour were credible they would do better, personally do not buy into the cult of Corbyn backed up with McDonnell, Abbott et al, Labour has some decent MP but none support Corbyn.
As for the SNP they have one policy only that is Independence and the more Sturgeon spouts off the more people are getting tired of her. Interesting that even though Scotland receives £9 billion under the Barnett formula(free money) the National debt of Scotland is £15 billion and it has a greater % debt of GDP than Greece.
Last year growth in the UK was 1.8% in Scotland it was 0.4%, not one single bill has been passed in the Scottish Parliament this year, maybe if they concentrated their minds on doing what they are paid for i.e running Scotland instead of taking their eye of the ball with wanting another referendum then they may do better.

Deven and 0762 your political views are different to yours but I do respect them