As reported in various places, Glasgow SNP councillor Colin Deans has defected to Labour, claiming to have been “bullied” by SNP colleagues. If the character assassination meted out by SNP group leader James Dornan after the defection is anything to go by, that claim seems at least plausible.But I wonder if Steven Purcell and Scottish Labour know what they may have taken on. Councillor Deans was recently alleged to have written the following ethnically-focused and overtly anti-British filth. My bold:
“If all the irish and those descended or related were to support independence here (as none in Eire would relinquish) we would no longer be a colony retained for our oil, gas, water, land and cannon fodder in times of conflicts!”
Why not write him a letter and find out? I'm sure the reply would make for an interesting post...
Good idea. Have emailed him.
Colin Deans jumped ship because he was disciplined by the SNP group and stripped of his role as housing spokesperson after a series of incidents where he sent offensive emails and made abusive remarks to people. You have posted one example, believe me there are many more. In my opinion the group was if anything too leniant.
The SNP made a serious mistake in allowing him to stand as a councillor in the first place. However Labour's mistake is more serious because they have had a chance to see how he operates as a councillor. Nobody in the SNP in Glasgow can understand why Stephen Purcell groomed him into defecting. Many Labour councillors are similarly perplexed.
If the internal disciplining is true, Deans sounds like a liability to wherever he goes. Not to mention an opportunist in flitting from the S.N.P. to a pro-Union party.
Still, I'd be interested to know what, if any, abusive e-mails he sent other party members. If it were only these his knuckles were rapped for, it raises the question of the S.N.P. tolerating manifestations of inner violence when it's focused against "the English".
I missed this story: can anyone illuminate me as to whether this Councillor has changed his mind on the SNP's separation policy? If he has seen through it, I'd be interested to know his reasoning.
My own view is that belief in the merits of separation is a matter of faith.