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Published Date: 28 February 2007
THE millionaire landowner behind Scotland's newest party claims relocating government jobs out of Edinburgh is a good example of what's wrong with current politics.
Archie Stirling, whose uncle General Sir David Stirling founded the SAS, says his Scottish Voice party will field four or five candidates in every region at May's Holyrood elections.

He is not planning a manifesto, but instead wants to put forwar
d experts in a variety of fields and promises to hold the Executive to account.

He said "manifesto-itis" and "target-itis" were part of the problem, not the solution.

Speaking after the official launch of the party at Edinburgh's Balmoral Hotel, he declined to enter into details on the question of a new Forth Road Bridge on the grounds he is not an engineer, but did say: "We need a bridge."

And he came down against the Executive's controversial relocation of thousands of public service jobs from Edinburgh.

Mr Stirling said: "If you have a capital city and a lot of civil service jobs, to move them for the sake of moving them seems pointless.

"I think it's typical of the kind of solutions we read about. It's disruptive for everyone involved and it doesn't serve a purpose."

Mr Stirling, who was once married to actress Diana Rigg, is understood to have up to 20 potential candidates ready to be revealed in the near future, but he has refused to say who is providing the financial backing for Scottish Voice, claiming it would be a distraction.



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  • Last Updated: 28 February 2007 10:29 AM
  • Source: Edinburgh Evening News
  • Location: Edinburgh
  • Related Topics: Public bodies relocation
 
1

Jakey Rowling,

28/02/2007 12:23:48

Should have called his party the Revolutionary Scottish Voice Party.
At least then he might have got a few reponses.

2

John Knox for First Meenister,

28/02/2007 12:46:05

"He is not planning a manifesto, but instead wants to" ... ... umm do whatever comes into his head, whenever?
Meanwhile back at the Balmoral Hotel the millionaire landowner said ... glug glug glug hic

3

davydee,

Edinburgh 28/02/2007 12:47:38

Theres a thought what expertise does the present councillors have given that they can change jobs from one department to the other with no known expertise in any of the popstions they hold I can name 1 Transport anybody name anymore

4

inter alia,

the capital 28/02/2007 12:50:07

For the record, David Stirling was a colonel. Just why Archie Stirling's Uncle David is mentioned within the context of 'Scottish Voice' beats me.

5

Franklin,

28/02/2007 13:11:01

Maybe the SAS will do Erchie a favour and liberate Scotland for him??

6

J. E.,

28/02/2007 13:37:07

I read the man's 35 page publication last night, and it contains a lot of good stuff. It can be found at www.scottishvoice.net and he queries, for example,why our education system receives more money per pupil compared to south of the border but does not deliver better results. He refers to the growth in the number of QUANGOS by 40 per cent in Scotland since 1999 and he writes well on the economic front. I think his party could contribute something very useful to Scotland, regardless of whether Scotland remains part of the United Kingdom or not. Someone from outside of the machine could be very well placed to point out its defects. Finally, he uses a quote from the Independent newspaper regarding our parliament to good effect on page 29 - well worth a read!

7

Miss Jean Brodie,

28/02/2007 17:47:27

Let’s get Scotland a Full Controlling Parliament of it’s own first then we can sort out all the Gems from the J*bbies!

8

Eve,

Scotland 28/02/2007 17:48:59

Job relocation is that no just moveing the unempolyement about the country or world. Thats nice to no that he's against that. But is he gonney create loads of new jobs in areas so we don't need to leve Scotland to get a good job which is worthy of our Skills.

9

Dod fae Orkney,

North Sea 28/02/2007 18:44:11

This new party should be able to rival the Monster Raving Loony Party of the late Lord Sutch and probably poll less votes. Good entertainment though

10

Bill, Dunblane,

28/02/2007 20:33:24

6 - J.E.

I have a strange premonition that one of Erchie's candidates will have the initials J.E. Spooky stuff!

11

Bill, Dunblane,

28/02/2007 20:41:46

Is this going to be a daily story in the EN until the election?

J.E. will just copy and paste his approval. (very similar to yesterday J.E.)

12

Derick fae Yell,

I SAY cheps and cheppettes 28/02/2007 20:54:07

11 Yup.

Da tragedy is dat dey ir a cryin need, or at least fur a right o centre, PATRIOTICALLY SCOTTISH party.

Da Tories is a waste o space. Totally pathetic (copyright Michael Fry). The blood is very unstrong.

Your man Stirling haes an open 'Scottish Christian Democrat' goal, but his inbred unionism means he doesna seem ta see it.

Mr Stirling - your as yet unwritten manifesto should be:
1 Scottish patriotic.
2 Anti Union, pro Independence
3 presumably socially and economically conservative

Why not?

ah ye lawlands and heilands oh whaur hae ye been?

go for it man!

13

I'm no really here,

28/02/2007 21:08:32

11: Bill. Have you come across any comments, articles etc about the revelation of Hurricane Jeck's talks with the US State Department in 1999?? It's gone very quiet hasn't it.

For those that don't know. Hurricane Jeck told people from the US State department in 1999, he thought the people of Scotland were fed up with Labour and he also thought that the SNP would serve the needs of the Scottish people better than Labour would.

14

Bill, Dunblane,

28/02/2007 22:50:18

13 - INRH

Deafening silence - still they published the article, even if it was at the back of the paper.

It's still available if you want another look - 68 comments before it was closed.

http://scotlandonsunday.scotsman.com/politics.cfm?id=2984...

I must apologise for a few of my later comments on it - I was exchanging chat with Robbie, NZ - well it WAS late!

15

walter,

28/02/2007 23:17:19

I have read many a time post saying if you are not happy why not stand or we need some one else and then this guy appears and gets ridiculed.
I know why, he's got money and a title and as is evident when some one like that lifts their head above the parapets the green eyed monster which is socialism (which equals Scotland) raises its ugly head.


 

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