tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36841665.post1558533383656379204..comments2023-12-31T13:47:05.758+00:00Comments on Fat Man on a Keyboard: Salmond – the new Livingstone?The Plumphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09244528534476387323noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36841665.post-79051317278968993042007-07-16T09:21:00.000+01:002007-07-16T09:21:00.000+01:00The article is indeed a good read; but the comment...The article is indeed a good read; but the comments! I really fear for the left if these are a representative sample of thought ... Those who ride the tiger.<BR/><BR/>Thirty years ago I went to Scotland and asked a left journalist collective "You don't have the National Front here do you?" "Have you heard of the SNP?" Many English simply do not know the history of the SNP and think Alex Salmond on telly is so nice, funny, etc. They should see – hear – the SNP rank and file. Funny how the Scottish Tory vote (Scotland elected a majority of Tory MP's throughout most of the 20th century) has collapsed as the Nat's has risen.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com