Infighting brought a sad farewell for Your Party Scotland - Bruce Whitehead
It was disappointing that infighting destroyed Your Party Scotland's hopes for this election. The Scottish Greens are the closest alternative.
Labour has delivered great things like the Welfare State, apprenticeships and the minimum wage. But then they spoil it with heartless attacks on the poor and vulnerable to pay for the cost of Reform's beloved Brexit - now estimated by Professor Nick Bloom of Stanford University at £240bn.
Labour's top Lothian list candidate suddenly appeared following a controversial mailing campaign, leapfrogging long-standing candidates.
His predecessor was shoved aside by the usual Kafkaesque Labour tactic: indefinite suspension pending investigation of unspecified complaints.
It happened to me too, although I did find out why: for making a childish remark about a politician whose actions will likely help bring down the Prime Minister this Friday.
My crime? Posting about His Majesty's former Ambassador to the United States as "Mandelscum"!)
Polls say Reform - thank goodness - cannot win power on Thursday. But they might win enough seats to disrupt progressive democracy and set us on a dangerous path towards hatred and intolerance.
When times are tough, it's easy to point the finger at the small number of desperate people seeking sanctuary here. But targeting them won't cut your food bill or put more fuel in your tank.
DON'T FALL FOR FARAGE'S SNAKE OIL! Men like him in business suits soon change their attire: to khaki and jackboots. If you believe in freedom, equality and humanity, then vote to stop Reform.