15th
October 2004
Put
Prejudice Behind You, Narrow-minded Nationalists Told
MSP
for Greenock and Inverclyde, Duncan McNeil, has dismissed as “narrow-minded
nonsense”, the SNP’s refusal to support London’s bid for the 2012 Olympic
Games.
He
said:
“At
a time when our NHS is facing serious challenges, when Scottish companies are
having to work harder than ever to compete in the global marketplace and when
more still needs to be done to crack down on crime, the SNP are arguing about
where the Olympics should be.
“No
wonder no-one takes them seriously.
“They
are now so riven with internal conflict, the only thing on which they can
comment is the only thing on which they agree – that they don’t like London.
Apart, of course, from Alex Salmond, who seems quite at home there.”
He
continued:
“If
holding the Olympic Games in Britain would be good for Greenock and Inverclyde,
good for Scotland and good for Britain, then I’m all in favour.
I know that the
First Minister, sportscotland and our
new Sports Minister are of the view that we stand to benefit – and I’m sure
they will make that case so effectively that even the most narrow-minded
Nationalist will be able to put their prejudice behind them, if just this
once.”
ENDS
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