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Trump councillor eyes parliament



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MARTIN Ford, the Liberal Democrat Aberdeenshire councillor sacked for using his casting vote to throw out Donald Trump's £1 billion golf resort plans ,
may contest Aberdeen South, the UK parliamentary seat held by Labour's Anne Begg.

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  • Last Updated: 07 May 2008 10:16 PM
  • Source: The Scotsman
  • Location: Edinburgh
 
1

Angus Ogg,

08/05/2008 00:01:32

Anne Begg is one of the few decent MP's from the Labour Party.

Please protect her from this nightmare of a LibDem politician.
2

Stepford Nat,

08/05/2008 00:39:12
She's in no danger from him, for the SNP will put up someone pure dead brill.
3

vratch,

08/05/2008 00:50:45
He's not standing in Gordon then!
4

Stepford Nat,

08/05/2008 00:56:49
3 Vratch

We have more than one brill member, so I was telt..

5

RightTurn,

08/05/2008 02:16:31
#1 Not so sure about that.

The Liberals already have a candidate in Aberdeen South! Perhaps Martin Ford should stand in the area in which he was a councillor - how many votes would he get I wonder...

Incidentally, the twit is standing for the Rector of Aberdeen University. He won't win thankfully.
6

Bob Christie,

08/05/2008 07:46:47
#1
Sorry Angus but these days "decent MP" and "Labour Party" cannot be used in the same sentence!

She is an ultra-Brownie and deserves to be turfed out by the SNP!
7

Jimmy the Pie,

08/05/2008 09:19:39
Let's vote tactically and boot out every one of New Labour Sleaze and Corruption's self centred, incompetent and corrupt MP's and MEP's.

Time for change
Time to rid Scotland of these low life's.
8

Andrew Buchan,

Kincardineshire 08/05/2008 14:25:54
Why has the current Lib Dem candidate resigned?

Nothing to do with him being against the Aberdeen bypass while at the same time working for a Lib Dem MSP who is supposedly in favour of it?

9

Huntly loon,

Aberdeenshire 08/05/2008 19:42:21
I'm sure he would pick up the green vote. I cannot imagine the Greens would put in a candidate if he stood. As for being a Liberal Democrat, he is neither liberal nor democratic. He doesn't listen to the wishes of his current local authority constituents nor represent their concerns which does not bode well for the electorate in South Aberdeen. The Libdems in Aberdeenshire tried to dump him in the council. He is so out of kilter with Libdem opinion I cannot imagine he will be selected.
10

Andrew BOD,

Aberdeen/shire 08/05/2008 21:32:10
Anne Begg yesterday signed a Commons motion forcing Scotland's World Cup qualifying matches to be classed as 'A list', and therefore getting them on Free to Air TV. In spite of Brown's 'Britishness' spin, she clearly understands and fights for relevant Scottish issues. As Angus Ogg said, she is one of the few decent Labour MPs and she should definitely be supported to fight this PR-backed imposter.

Anyway, how could the Libs support his nomination after his attitude toward his fellow ruling group on the council?
11

Liberal for life,

Dunblane 09/05/2008 12:10:41
#9- I agree - you seem to have your finger on the pulse thats for sure!
12

Richard Taylor,

Aberdeen 09/05/2008 12:55:13
He can't even win the Aberdeen Uni Rectorship.
13

CASEY PURVIS,

WEST HILLS 09/05/2008 18:34:08
#13 HAS COVERED IT WELL.
scots -- you will not benefit, you will lose. the only person to benefit will be trump.
do not be fooled by hoopla and glitz.
certainly you should learn something from his temper tantrums. he is a child.
casey purvis
usa
from eyemouth

14

Jock Wilson,

09/05/2008 21:32:41
The people who held Ford in high regard must now feel a little uneasy now that their man has shown himself to be no more than a small time politician hooked on the limelight. First the Rectorship: then the demand to have his say at the enquiry, now a desire to run for Parliament.

This is no 'village Hampden' or champion of local democracy; simply a trumped up single issue fanatic after his fifteen minutes of fame, as venal as the rest of us.
15

dido-bendigo,

Scotland 10/05/2008 11:25:19
#15 Jock

Your assessment reminds me of Smart Alex a few years ago. A taste of National Government's wheeling and dealing is just what is required to put some spine into a great statesman! (Or a self-centred, smug, politician, who does deals clandestinely). Your "Trumped up single issue" hits the nail squarely on the head. Particularly the "Trumped" bit. Bring it on Mr Ford, Scotland needs some truly 'honourable' MPs in our National Parliament!

16

Jock Wilson,

10/05/2008 12:32:12
16

Sadly, I think you are very wrong about Mr Ford. He is no more than an old-fashioned, 1960's type environmental campaigner, peddling old nostrums of calvinistic sacrifice. His day has gone as witnessed by the outcry against him. His tragedy is that he does not know it.

As long as he slavishly courts the limelight, having acquired a taste for it, the 'Green' cause will not be well served. Mr Trump is lucky in his enemies and he knows it. It is now he who is saying, 'Bring it on'.

 

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