Scotland Against Racism
RACIST???
Tory MSP Jackson Carlaw added: ''If you spoke against somebody who was gay, you would be homophobic; if you spoke against someone who was black, you would be racist. If you say that people are anti-Scottish because they belong to a different political party, that is a form of political racism. "It is absolutely disgraceful and has no part in our politics.
Mr Salmond later moved to distance himself from the row, with his official spokesman failing to back Ms McAlpine on three separate occasions during a press briefing.
He instead characterised the opposition parties as ''anti-independence''.
The Campaign
Most Scots believe they are not racists and would like to live in a country free from prejudice. Racist incidents are still continuing to rise, according to the most recent figures a total of 5243 racist incidents took place in 2007/08.
The Scottish Government is committed to promoting equality of opportunity and social justice for all those who live in Scotland. This means tackling discrimination and prejudice and challenging the systems, behaviour and attitudes that cause or sustain them. One Scotland: No Place for Racism is the Scottish Government campaign designed to tackle racism.
It aims to raise awareness of racist attitudes, highlight its negative impact and recognise the valuable contributions that other cultures have made to our society – and make Scotland no place for racism.
As Scotland continues to flourish, we are committed to creating a modern Scotland where people from all over the world can bring their talents and skills, make a contribution and help shape Scotland’s future. History has shown us that in times of economic uncertainty it is all too easy for communities to become divided. It is vitally important for communities - of all ethnicities and faiths - to stand together, united. Together we are stronger and we must never forget that.
“Scotland is a nation of many cultures and beliefs, we have a reputation for being a rich and vibrant place to live, work and visit. However, even today, sadly, racism still occurs and lets us down as a nation. That’s why the Scottish Government has developed a new phase of activity under the award winning One Scotland anti-racism campaign. The campaign needs to continually evolve and adapt to meet the challenges facing communities. This year has seen the third series of our Rock Against Racism gigs, carrying the One Scotland message to a younger audience informing young people about the damaging effects of racism in Scotland and encouraging them to celebrate our country’s cultural diversity. We must stand together as One Scotland to tackle the challenges which we face as a nation, only by working together can we all prosper in an equal modern Scotland.” - Alex Neil MSP, Minister for Housing and Communities,
I can't get over the fact that when politicians get on Twitter they seem to knock themselves out trying to upset people. Why don't they just get on with their jobs and stop tweeting if they can't be trusted to THINK first.
ReplyDeleteThere was some bloke who tweeted about getting back to Edinburgh after campaigning in his hoped-for constituency (in the highlands) and tweeted about how ghastly it was up there adn how glad he was to get back to Edinburgh and civilisation. I have a feeling he was a Tory, but I could be wrong. There was some idiot from the SNP who made a disparaging remark about his neighbouring constituency, and Diane Abbot managed to upset everyone twice last week.
I think McAlpine must have taken leave of her scenes and I'm not surprised she wasn't backed by the FM.
But Jackson Carlaw is just making trouble here. I do hope we're not going to have two years of this. Muppet name calling and threats are juvenile.
I hear Ed Balls is now agreeing with the Tories and LibDems on the cuts, why don't you all join hands and sing Rule Britannia Britannia dupes the sucker voters.
ReplyDeleteOr as Ian Davidson says when its Scottish questions "Who cares" typical anti Scottish Labour jibe.
ReplyDeleteAren't you calling the kettle black here, Niko? If 'political' racism was a crime then you'd never get out of jail, going by some [what only some?] of your postings you would most certainly fall foul of that law. What's that old saying again? 'People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones'.
ReplyDeleteDo you ever reply to your guests?
ReplyDeleteCynical, leave my Uncle alone! It was a joke about how the Nat separatists are constantly banging on about the exact same things ... regardless of context of debate!
ReplyDeleteDean just to cheer you and Niko and maybe a few others. :)
ReplyDeleteCon 12%
Lab 39%
Lib 5%
SNP 42%
Keep up the negativity as it seems it's working just fine.
That poll had a TINY poll sample (like less than 200 Scots) so it is a total joke, with a margin of error of +-6%!
ReplyDeleteMore cynical stats from a cynical cybernat!
Lordy Dean...what's all this new alliance with you and Niko. You were tearing each others' hair out only a few weeks ago.
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