GUSNA have been hitting the doorsteps of Glasgow pretty heavily this past week and the response is encouraging. Two common themes have emerged:
· Swing voters are swinging in our direction. Those who are unsure are persuaded by the SNP’s record in office and many voters who were once proud to be loyal to the three London parties are turning away from them in disgust. Lib Dems can stand the Coalition and Labour voters are sick of being patronised. They are turning away from these hollow shells of once respectable parties and they are turning to us.
· Independence. This week has been a real eye-opener personally on the issue of independence. While I always knew that many Scots disagreed with their preferred party’s stance on the matter, I had failed to realize just how popular independence is among the people. This past week I have lost count of the number of men and women I have spoken to whose passion for Labour, Lib Dems or Tory is matched, or even outstripped, by how passionately the support independence. No wonder the London parties are terrified of giving the people of Scotland their say on their own future!
The campaign has just less than a month to go and we are fighting hard for every vote. Pounding the streets all day, through all weathers is not always easy or fun and I must pay particular tribute to the four GUSNA members who battled through the horizontal rain at 8:30 yesterday morning to deliver surveys in Woodlands. We all get tired but I find that no matter how exhausted I am, I simply have to watch Andy Kerr on Newsnight or Iain Gray fleeing from voters with actual opinions and, as if by magic, I find myself full of energy and ready to do all I can to make sure these dangerous numpties never again get to control Scotland.
