Put to the Sword



Ian Davidson was one of the most unimpressive, unlikeable MPs around if you ask me; a former union official with NALGO (now Unison) Ian was put to the sword by the voters of Glasgow in Thursday's general election.

Deservedly so, in my opinion, because he was one of those Labour MPs who had lots to say on all sorts of subjects, yet never lifted a finger to help his constituents in the long fight for equal pay.

Bayonet the Wounded (03/03/14)




Here are the opening two paragraphs of an opinion piece by Iain Macwhirter which appeared in the Sunday Herald the other day. 

"In September, at a conference in Orkney, Better Together's Ian Davidson MP declared that the No campaign had already won and all that was left was "to bayonet the wounded".

Imagine if Alex Salmond or Nicola Sturgeon had said that? It would have dominated the headlines for weeks. David Dimbleby would not have been amused. But even though I was present at the time, I refused to take offence at Davidson's remark, which was obviously not serious."

Now I'm quite prepared to accept that Ian Davidson's words were meant in jest, but I can't help feeling that only a very strange mind is capable of conjuring up such ugly humour and while I don't take any great offence I think it would be much better if our politicians made a point of choosing their words more carefully.  

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