Add Comment

Ye could'nae mak et up! I ken parrots that're brighter than ur Wendy!

Labour on the other hand have completely betrayed this country. It stood by as the financial institutions sucked out its wealth and didn't invest in new companies, as companies were sold off willy nilly to overseas buyers, as the trade gap got wider and wider, as household debt went through the roof and as house prices rose and disenfranchised first time buyers..... Wendy Alexander should pull her head back in before someone bites it off...

Welcome back Wendy. We all missed you. You really are very funny.

Sadly, I think my beloved Wendy should stick to her trademark verbal metaphor creation and avoid the numbers..... As I recall the Anglais are still quite upset that their young-uns are at a disadvantage re Scots youth over Uni costs (Berwick comes to mind....) As for budget cuts, did not Westministerstein reduce the standard transfer payments by a vast amount (and threatening more)? Surely this script plays right into Mr. Salmond's hand..... She ought to be questioning his projection economics, not supposed cuts that can be laid directly at the previous government's instigation, and Westminister's direct current involvement..... Still, she is doing better.... Perhaps in another couple of years...... WENDY FOR QUEEN!!!

[italic]Labour's Holyrood leader explained her party's poor poll rating by claiming the public wanted to give the new government "the benefit of the doubt"[/italic] God that made me laugh! That's right Wendy, my parents -- both of whom are lifelong Labour voters and unfortunately tend to believe your party's propaganda -- have both given up on politics and voting because they want to give the SNP a chance. It has nothing to do with being disillusioned with their party of choice. My sister -- a lifelong Labour voter -- has decided already not to vote at the next election because she wants to give the SNP a chance. It has nothing to do with realising that there is no difference between Labour and the Tories, and she wants nothing more to do with you. My brother -- a lifelong Labour voter -- has decided to vote SNP at the next election because he wants to give the SNP a chance. It has nothing to do with him becoming interested in politics since it got interesting last May and feeling let down by your party and what you [italic]really[/italic] stand for. Good God woman, have a political tantrum by all means but try not to embarrass yourself by mentioning things which exist only in your la-la land.

You could not make this up. The one big let down since May has been Red Wendy. The public expect honesty and integrity from their politicians, they have got neither from the perfect ten. Instead of spouting this drivel, which most right thinking people in this country do not agree with, ( what about the polls Wendy are they all wrong?) Labour should start trying to stick up for Scotland, something they are thus far incapable off. Broon has just stolen about £100 per year from my fairly modest pension, but I am really glad that this money will go to help support vulnerable Labour MSPs, or poor journalists like Douglas Fraser. Where is your support for all the vulnerable two year olds who's parents earn less than £18500? Remember hen, when Broon goes you are history, as he is one of the few people who does not think you are useless.

The Wendy Returns She's back and this time she's mean, moody and a'gunin for Salmond; still talking keech mind you.

I would realy like to know what planet Bendys on. Mind you if it was'nt for her, these threads could get a bit boring.

The Scottish Labour 50 year bubble has been well and truly punctured beyond repair - no wonder Wendy feels deflated.

"the snp have let down scotland by overpromising,underf unding and underdelivering. they have failed to keep there word and they have failed to do what they said they would do." the pot calling the kettle black i would suggest. labour did it for 50 years for 50 years they promised to sort child poverty for 50 years they promised to sort the most vulnerable in our society, for 50 years they promised to help the disitvantaged, for 50 years they promised to keep the nationalists at bay by any means possible. then of course there are the vulnerable 3 year olds we can't forget them. failed ,failed ,failed failed & failed again. if you are not going to say anything sensible don't say anything at all .political parties tell people what they want to here , the trick is delevering something before the next election which is a good few years away yet. after having 50 years of dross would not possibly give some one new the benefit of the doubt?they might not get everything write first time but do you know what ? at least they are doing something!!!!

WENDY .......Do the decent thing and retire

Should Douglas Fraser not be asking what Little Red Wendy Hood thinks about the doubling of the 10p tax rate that is hitting the poorest in society? What does the re-born socialist think Douglas??? Is that not worth an article rather than this regurgitated press release?

Has Ms. Wendy, "Brain the size of a planet", Alexander not worked out yet that the only money that Scotland has to spend is doled out by her boss Mr. Gordon Brown? If he won't front up with the cash in the block grant then the SNP government hasn't got it to send. Has she the political understanding to work out that she's just accused the Labour party leadership of underfunding Scotland?

My God! if the SNP are one big let down, where does that leave NEW Labour and Wendy Alexander??? She's having a laugh, right? She's not usually a comedian, maybe she's serious, but surely not. Could it be she is just losing it, totally lost her marbles?? Is she just trying to join her brother in New Labour's la la land retirement home, yes, that's it, blood is thicker than................ ....she obviously doesn't realise that all pensions must go to the New Labour debt fund !!!

[quote]Has she the political understanding to work out that she's just accused the Labour party leadership of underfunding Scotland?[/quote] Nope

Wendy is one big law breaker and Jackie Baillie is one big er , well, big 'effer

I am sure the SNP will hardly blink after being wendied - much akin to being ravaged by a dead Haggis. Brown, Browne, Foulkes, Baillie,Cairns & Alexander are the SNP's dream team and they are so out of touch they don't even realize it. They collectively seem to be in complete denial that their historic unpopularity could possibly be related to their own actions. In the last few months alone we have had : . Punitive taxes on the Scottish Whisky industry. . Low wage earners hammered by removal of 10p tax level. . Gordon Brown reneges on immoral cluster bombing. . Incompetent handling of the Credit crisis . Westminster takes control of Wendy's review . Collective bullying of the elected Scottish Government Labour would benefit from some Burn's advice here : Oh wad some Power the giftie gie us To see oursels as ithers see us!

Easily the funniest headline of the year..........by a mile. I'm not all that concerned with the article either, it is a rehash of everything that Labour/Douglas have been spouting for the last ten months. They have simply bundled the slogans all together and re-released them, it wasn't a hit the first time and this compilation of flops will fare just the same. Why has poor Dinwoodie been forced to accompany 'Discredited Dougie' on this?............. I wonder if he is responsible for squeezing the 'Scotland Week' statement in at the end.

If the SNP are "One big letdown" then Wee Wee Wendy and her accomplices are a bigger drawback than an elephants ..................

Bwoken Pwormirthes from Wendy.

"Labour lost their first election in Scotland for 50 years because of their negativity, total lack of ideas and silly attacks on the SNP - one year on and they have clearly learned nothing." "This is a government that hit the ground running from day one and is delivering the most dynamic and successful policy programme of any Scottish administration." Yip - despite being shortchanged by the most spiteful and vindictive bunch of anti-Scotland chancers. Dougthedoug sums up the whole sorry business nicely: "she's just accused the Labour party leadership of underfunding Scotland". When is it you appear in court Ms Alexander to answer for your confessed criminal behaviour?

[bold][quote]Wendy Alexander yesterday portrayed the SNP government as "one big let-down".[/quote][/bold] A carpenter arrived in my home today to mend a settee. He'd been doing the same job happily for thirty years. One man, one van, one wee workshop, lots of house calls. In the middle of drilling and hammering, unsolicited, without prompting, he started talking about the Scottish government reducing his small business rate from £1800 a year to £300. [bold]"Fantastic. It really helps small companies like mine who just get by year-to-year making a living. I never voted SNP until the last election - I hesitated but thought about it, I wasn't sure, but took the plunge, and I have to say they have been just great. They really are for the ordinary guy, and for Scotland. I think they're doing a great job."[/bold] And so was he, mending the settee legs, talking enthusiastically and garrulously of our new government. So there you have it from the man in the street, or at least, the man in my livingroom. Of course, the only man in the street Wendy Alexander listens to is the one in Downing Street and that'll do her as much good as an empty toilet holder in an emergency.

Go wendy, open mouth insert foot.... repeat...

Wendy should become ambassador to oompaloompaland-her 'attack' is unintentially hilarious, and her finger is so far from the Scottishb political pulse that it almost beggars belief. I feel sorry for the author's of this piece-they must be embarrassed-I particularly enjoyed the footnote where it stated "Meanwhile" (lol) Wendy Alexander 'clashed' with Alex Salmond over Scotland week, but failed to actually mention anything that resembled a 'clash' or even one word fae oor wee wendy the dreamer who should have got the boot ages ago if labour had any political talent of note, but labour is bereft of anybody worthy of a vote as they will find out as soon as we get the chance!

She is just not at the races so she is saying she had high hopes for the SNP - 3 years to go Wendy :-)

I'd hardly described her moanalogue of spin a 'fightback' More Negative Spinning by labour, they never learn and in the meantime they continues to: [bold]Defend Council Tax Defend the removal of £400M CTB if LIT is Introduced. Defend PFI Spending Support the abolition of 1% Income Tax Rate[/bold]

Wendy criticising anyone at all is always amusing given her total blind spot when it comes to her own performance as Leader of the Labour Group in the Scottish Parliament. 10 out of 10? Don't make me laugh! As for yet another attack, this is just getting boring. How many times can she relaunch her leadership and Labour in Scotland's fightback? She must be getting a sore face from all the champagne bottles hitting her. Wendy is so out of touch that she moans that she has "never been this poor in my life, goddammit!" at a time when the poorest in her constituency are seeing their tax rise under Labour in Westminster to pay for tax cuts for higher earners. Then to top it all off she claims she is a socialist. Unbelievable. You just couldn't make it up.

Hahahhahahahhahhahah hahahhahahhahhahahah hahahahhaha Wendy we lurves ya! In years to come I am sure we will look back on this moment as one of the greatest comedy episodes ever. Only bettered by recent statements which accused you of being a SOCIALIST !! Er.... and Kinghob, I wouldn't be way too embaraced if I were you; the author of this little gem is after all none other than THE VERMINOUS DOUGIE FRASER, ONE OF NEW LABOURS FINNEST AND A MAN UTTERLY DEVOID OF SHAME AS A CONCEPT !

one big let down? what as opposed to being one big LET OFF with it..

so wendy the "socialist" is attacking a socialist policy now which will benefit millions of scots. did they change the definition of socialism when i wasnt looking or was wendy alexander using the new labour new speak dictionary?

She's had more launches than Cape Kennedy and John Brown Slipway combined.

BUT KARIN - REMEMBER THOSE VUNERABLE TWO YEAR OLDS ! AND THAT SICK LITTLE PUPPY DOG WITH THE BIG BANDAGE ON HER PAW THAT ONLY RED - WENDY CAN SAVE

DF : "Robbie, Alf says if you don't do it he's going to arrange for Wendy to read the Hungry Caterpillar to you!" RD : "But Dougie, my hard won respect as a balanced journalist......a non-partisan commentator.......my hard earned dignity......all gone, kaput, obliterated as soon as I put my name next to yours on a report!" DF : "Listen Robbie, trust me, life as a sewer rat ain't all that bad. After all the level of sh1t in the sewers will never match the level produced in my writing! Besides, Alf said if the Hungry Caterpillar won't do the trick then he'll arrange a dinner date for you with Jabba at the nearest pie eating contest" RD : "Sorry Dougie - but I value my respect and dignity too highly to be coerced by a reading from Wendy 'Hattersley' Alexander and a pie destroying contest with Jabba Baillie" DF : "Alf says you're on the next flight to London with George '! Will Tell You This Boy!' Foulkes!" RD : "All right!....All right!.....I'll do it!" Disclaimer : The characters represented herein do not live in the real world.

Wendy Alexander: It's amusing to watch this clueless politician go through the motions.

NOW THEN WJ ! LAY ORF OOR WEE DOUGIE. COS HE TRIES HIS HARDEST YA KNOW. NOT HIS FAULT THAT HE IS AN ALL ROUND PIECE OF NEW LABOUR DOD - DOO , AND A NATIONAL EMBARACEMENT !

NOW THEN WJ ! LAY ORF OOR WEE DOUGIE. COS HE TRIES HIS HARDEST YA KNOW. NOT HIS FAULT THAT HE IS AN ALL ROUND PIECE OF NEW LABOUR DOD - DOO , AND A NATIONAL EMBARACEMENT !

Let's see noo... The SNP is one big let doon. The SNP is one big lagoon. The SNP is one big buffoon. The SNP is one big balloon. The SNP is one big cartoon. The SNP is one big poltroon. The SNP is one big doubloon. The SNP is one big spittoon. The SNP is one big baboon. The SNP is one big MacBroon. The SNP is one big macaroon. The SNP is one Brigadoon. The SNP is one big ... naw, "Let doon" sounds the best. Right, Pia, pit tha' in yer press release and smoke oot the SNP.

slightly off , but holyrood statement on scotland weeeeek they tried sarcasm , scandal , and even tried to claim the lions share of the credit , wee eck just sluggedt hem into the bleachers . home run ! another one for the gipper .

Posted by: Los Angeles, Edinburgh on 12:14am today Wendy Alexander: It's amusing to watch this clueless politician go through the motions. Wendy Alexander: It's amusing to watch this clueless politician go through the motions. [bold]is that not a bit insulting LA to actual real politicians as opposed to pretendy wendy ones.[/bold]

You nats are always sniping, griping, and posting abuse. You are nothing but big fat bullies. Is this a pointer to a free independent Scotland? Will we need a passport to Portree? Sorry, bit lonely tonight with not a single troll in sight anywhere ...

[italic]............one big let down.[/italic] We should see this phrase being chucked back at Wendy by Alex Salmond at First Ministers questions tomorrow.

I feel so deflated. But hey Wendy is back. Another boost in the polls for the party which fights for Scotland and does not let it down; The SNP Government [bold]cannot UNDERFUND since finance is reserved to Westminster.[/bold]

Auch don't be so hard on oor Wendy. Looks like she's had a rotten holiday.

"Wendy Alexander yesterday set out to turn round perceptions of the SNP government." Wasted effort. In order to have any chance of accomplishing that, she will obviously need to acquire some credibility by first turning round perceptions of Scottish Labour. All the dead wood should go. Easier said than done, however, as that would not leave very much, would it?

'Scunnert', why did you have to question Wendy's recent silence? now we've got to reiterate, posting hundreds of posts, saying Bendy, gonnae no dae that!

Los Angeles sweetheart, You have been mincing about these forums for years, like across between Frankie Howard, Kenneth Williams and Ken Dodd with a feather duster. Hopefully darling, you will eventually leave the herald and when you do, can you ''shut that door.''

Sorry guys but I just could not resist the temptation of copy/pasting the following comment made to a new similar to this, at the Press and Journal: Read and weep, or laugh or ...just be yourselves: Thank you Tony! 1. Longest period of sustained low inflation since the 60s 2. Low mortgage rates (leading to a record value in properties) 3. Introduced the National Minimum Wage and raised it to £5.35 4. Record police numbers in England, Scotland and Wales 5. Cut overall crime by 35 per cent 6. Record levels of literacy and numeracy in schools 7. Best-ever primary school results 8. Funding for every pupil in England to double by 2008 9. Employment is at its highest level ever 10. Written off up to 100 per cent of debt owed by poorest countries 11. 85,000 more nurses 12. 32,000 more doctors 13. Brought back matrons to hospital wards 14. Devolved power to the Scottish Parliament 15. Devolved power to Welsh Assembly 16. Dads now get paternity leave of 2 weeks for the first time 17. NHS Direct offering free convenient patient advice 18. Gift aid was worth £625 million to charities last year 19. Restored city-wide government to London 20. Record number of students in higher education 21. Child benefit up 25 per cent since 1997 22. Created Sure Start to help children from low income households 23. Introduced the Disability Rights Commission 24. £200 winter fuel payment to pensioners & extra £100 for over-80s 25. On course to exceed the Kyoto target to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 2010 26. Negotiated the historic Good Friday Agreement in Northern Ireland 27. Over 30,000 more teachers in England schools 28. All workers now have a right to 4 weeks’ paid holiday 29. A million pensioners lifted out of relative poverty 30. 800,000 children lifted out of relative poverty 31. Introduced child tax credit giving more money to parents 32. Scrapped Section 28 and introduced Civil Partnerships 33. Brought over 1 million social homes up to standard 34. Free school milk for five, six and seven-year-olds in Wales 35. Banned fox hunting 36. Cleanest rivers, beaches, drinking water and air since the industrial revolution 37. Free TV licences for over-75s 38. Banned fur farming and the testing of cosmetics on animals 39. Waiting times for operations halved 40. Free local bus travel for over-60s 41. New Deal - helped over a million people into work 42. Over 1.5 million child trust funds have been started 43. Free eye test for over 60s 44. Five, six and seven year olds in class sizes of 30 or less 45. Free entry to national museums and galleries 46. Overseas aid budget more than doubled 47. Cancer death rates down by 12 per cent, saving 43,000 lives 48. Cut long-term youth unemployment by 75 per cent 49. Free nursery places for three and four-year-olds in England, Scotland and Wales 50. Free fruit for all four to six-year-olds at school 51. Lowered the service requirement from 2 years to 1 year in unfair dismissal cases. 52. Right to recognition for trade unions after CAC ballot. 53. Strengthening the disability discrimination laws. 54. Changing the burden of proof in sex, race, disability discrimination cases in favour of the claimant. 55. Rights for part-time workers, temporary workers, working time directive. 56. Civil partnerships 57. Partner pension rights for gay workers in public sector pension schemes. 59. £9m union learning fund. 60 liberation of Iraq and fighting for democracy 61 Liberation of Kosovo 62. Liberation of Seria Leonne 63. Liberation of Afghanistan 64 Saved 240,000 Afghanistan children 65. Was proven right on terror threat 66 Trebled aid for the poorest I'm sure there are plenty more, particularly in the field of employment rights. Lets just rejoice at what Blair and Brown have done for this country! Ron Hedstrom

And now let me do the same with the one that followed: We both, the Scottish and the English people must be very ungrateful indeed and a bunch of unthankfuls not to recognize and REJOICE with the wondrous achievements of those two uncommon mortals Blair and Brown. How can this be possible? How can we be denying the laborites their birth right to be recognised as the supreme caste and therefore the only ones in charge of everything?. We are really a very sorry lot if we don't fell in our collective knees and thank heavens for the Duo deliverance. We must be stupid, stupid, stupid. I despair of our salvation, because we are not going to be forgiven, no, the laborites have a very long memory and never forget a slight, especially ones as undeserved as the 3rd of past May the 1st of May caming. Fortunately there is nothing they can do to change their destiny, oblivion. Vincent Mc Dee

Was Robbie forced into this article by the political editor?

Thufferin’ thuccotash. Wendy sure is a Looney Toon.

Wendy "Let Down" Alexander - I must say I had a fit of giggles. She gives cluelessness a whole new meaning. The Labour Party also known as New Labour Scotland branch have at every turn opposed the SNP just for the sake of being a contrary opposition. If Alex Salmond proposed helping little old ladies across the street - Wendy "Let Down" would oppose before she even put her caterpillar sized brain into gear. She'll oppose Alex Salmond morning, noon and night. Wendy what shall you do? Oppose, Repose, Pose and Pose again, Purpose - Oppose, the future for Wendy - Depose and Dispose as soon Gordon the Patron of the Apparatchiks Alexander gets ousted from Downing Street.

[quote][bold]allymax[/bold] wrote: 'Scunnert', why did you have to question Wendy's recent silence? now we've got to reiterate, posting hundreds of posts, saying Bendy, gonnae no dae that![/quote] Aye - it's creepy is it no? The lassie is an insufferable bore - is that the new strategy? Bore us into voting labour? Time for a new spin doctor Wendy! BTW - Wendy hen - where's thon emails?

Never mind Wendy we have you to thank for your silence over 650,000 Scots having their tax lifted by 10% to 20%. What that you say?. They will not matter because your Party is the Party for the wealthy........ but you support the reduction of inheritance tax to the ultra rich even though the poorest section of Scotlands Workers who are on minimum wage levels that your Gordon introduced will be a further 10% lighter in their wage packets, even though food prices, power charges, council tax and fuel charges have risen dramatically over the last 5 years while they are living on a pittance. Get out of our Country Wendy. You are no longer welcome. Your hubby can stay because he knows Independance is the best way for Scots.

LA [quote]A carpenter arrived in my home today to mend a settee. He'd been doing the same job happily for thirty years.[/quote] You must be awfy fond of that sofa, LA.

More bluster and less facts AGAIN. Even if figures are true and SNP have cut back from election promises, the amount quoted of £656m is the same size as the amount forced on the government for the Edinburgh tram scheme, so maybe it is just prudent government ensuring they balance the books. Labour in Scotland a year on still do not seem to have grasped the reality and continue with negative story after negative story, have they nothing left to offer Scotland but more scare stories?

Wendy has lost the plot...again! If she is the best Labour can muster then Labour are doomed. This latest incoherent blurb makes the hungry caterpillar speech look like a high point! Unbelievable! Two points, the SNP can't underfund as the Scottish Budget is a block grant from her pals in London and Labour,tories and Liberals all got together and forced through the 500 million pounds spending on the Edinburgh trams forcing the SNP to make savings elsewhere. The public aren't stupid Wendy and can see your tatty game all day and night long! Don't call us and we won't call you

On the BBC Newsnight - Paul Murphy says ( more or less ) that we'll get the Barnett consequential for prisons but forget the 400 mil. for council tax. Further, he suggests Westminster will review SNP plans for correction. The guns are loaded and primed - let battle commence.

After a long spell in hiding and planning Wendy comes out with something she hopes will strike a blow to the SNP and boost her own ratings. Wendy House plan: I'll huff and I'll puff and I call the SNP 'one big let-down’. Great plan Wendy all while the SNP is very popular with the public and everyone says that it is you who are 'one big let-down'. Best go into hibernation Wendy, you are at your strongest when neither seen nor heard.

Aye - Murphy says Wesminster is sovereign and he's more interested in the day to day provision of services than constitutional issues. Dictat is in the offing, and it's all according to the law and involves the whole of the UK. It's not a party political issue, as devolution doesn't pass the UK by - it involves all of the UK. Whaur's mah tackity bits?

The best article of the year was in Timesonline yesterday written by Peter .Riddell

One big let down, says wendy, she's back with more of the soundbite socialism, nothing to add to any debate just more same old same old. By the end of her and maggie's term in office I predict the result of slab members on their leaders will be two big let downs

The dulcet tones of a cello(out of tune), the fashion sense of Kate Moss (on speed), the looks of Marc Bolan (after the tree), and the intellect of Einstein (after death). Welcome back wee Wendy - we have missed you! Sorry - and the conscience of Mandelson and Archer. Slainte Mhor

Wendy has a credibility gap, Failure to distinguish fantasy from reality and an over inflated self-opinion. She thinks if she wants something badly enough this will happen, oh yes indeed, Godammit. Trouble is, the electorate can see through this facade, and will deliver their verdict on Labour. As happened to the Tories in Scotland, so will happen to Labour. A chilling prospect for the faux 'socialists'.

I thought that students from poor backgrounds were given grants because they were reluctant to take loans. [italic]"Ms Alexander went further than before, saying students from poor backgrounds in England have £1800 more in [bold]combined grants and loans[/bold] than the £4400 they could get in Scotland - although Scottish students do not face £3000 in tuition fees." [/italic]

Will somebody please tell me. Is she for real????

luckily capn Andy Pretendy Wendy is for real :-) after Alex Salmond she is probably the biggest plus to the independence cause :-) :-) :-) its amazingly lucky

If Wendy is so disappointed maybe she should ask Westminster for more of Scotland's money? What? Don't be stupid we've got to waste money on vanity projects like Trident and big shiny aircraft carriers so Britain can project "global reach" to protect it's ... "interests"? Well if the rest of the U.K. want to do this, fine but Scotland shouldn't suffer underfunding of it's own revenue to do it!

Scientist define consciousness/self-a wareness in animals by testing whether they are able to recognize their own reflection in a mirror. It is obvious the Wendy does not! All the better for the cause of independence- would you want to live in a country run by third rate people or people who are just getting on with job with having to look over their shoulders all of the time to see where the wind is blowing from?

[quote]The evidence shows the SNP have let down [/quote] Wendy's awffy fond of evidence now isn't she? Wendy the evidence shows you broke the law hen.