Whining Grimsby MP Onn Gets Front Bench Position For Labour

It really is unbelievable. Melanie Onn the MP for Grimsby has been made Shadow Leader of The House of Commons. This is the woman who described the front-bench Shadow positions of Health and Defence amongst others as "tea-making" positions, whilst whinging about there not being any women in power in Corbyn's Cabinet.. That really shows the contempt she holds the NHS and the Armed Forces in!
Please see here for my original post on this: http://steveodare.blogspot.co.uk/2015/09/labour-mp-looks-down-on-armed-forces.html

The Leader of the House of Commons and the Shadow Leader are normally senior members of Parliament with the experience needed to be able to organise the business of the house i.e. the subjects that are allowed for debate and ensuring that the policies and bills etc. that need to be debated and voted on are on the agendas. As can be seen the roles are very important.

In the case of Miss Onn,she has been an MP since May 2015. She has held no positions of authority or responsibility in the Commons. She has no experience of parliament or the way it runs and should be run!

Compare this with the Leader of the House Chris Grayling, an MP since 2001 who has been Shadow Secretary of Sate for Transport, Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions and Shadow Home Secretary. Since 2010 he has served as Minister of State for Employment, Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice before becoming Leader of the House.

So why do we think that Miss Onn has been given this, presumably in her eyes, non "tea-making" position? The only answer I can come up with is that she has a big gob and her big gob has frightened the the totally inept Corbyn into giving her a job! If anybody can think of another reason please do tell!

What a way to run a party!

News Flash For The SNP - Scotland Is Not An Independent Country

Despite the somewhat perverse, in my view, outcome of the General Election with regard to Scotland, with the Scottish National Party hoovering up nearly all of the seats there, it needs to be remembered that Scotland is NOT an independent country. The population voted, by a fairly large majority for Scotland to stay in the United Kingdom and to be a part of the Union. The Scottish National Party failed to win that argument!

The second thing I would like the SNP to understand is that the referendum on Scottish independence only went ahead due to the fact that the Parliament in Westminster allowed it to do so.

Scotland's Parliament has powers given to it by that same Parliament in Westminster by means of devolution. Therefore those powers that it does have, have been devolved to it by the United Kingdom government. The old saying "I am the boss in my house because my wife says I can be" comes to mind.

Now I apologise if that is teaching Granny to suck eggs or whichever metaphor the reader may prefer but with the behaviour of the SNP in Westminster I think it requires stating.

Why am I waffling on about this subject? Simple. Because I cannot believe the temerity of the SNP in Westminster banging on about Scotland, in effect having its own referendum on Europe. To state that each of the countries that make up the United Kingdom has the right to veto the outcome of the European Referendum based on the individual countries votes, if the voters in that particular part of the United Kingdom are at odds with the majority is outrageous. The individual countries that make up the United Kingdom are not the members of the European Union, the United Kingdom is. The referendum will be run under the auspices of the Parliament of the United Kingdom and the result should be based on the vote throughout the United Kingdom as a whole. It is a one nation vote.

Simply put: the Scottish National Party are wrong in their demands.

Personal note: I am neither pro nor anti Europe. I have not made my mind up on the subject.