tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14418636.post4651009078140184231..comments2023-11-03T08:45:55.121+00:00Comments on Stephen's Liberal Journal: Former West Lothian Candidate DiesStephen Glennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03027718551675624433noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14418636.post-25975695965323570332010-03-19T19:03:21.897+00:002010-03-19T19:03:21.897+00:00Aye Billy wis an inspiration, so he was. Ah huv ta...Aye Billy wis an inspiration, so he was. Ah huv tae thank the Big Yin above fur lettin' me spend ma youth in Lithca' an' have Billy an' Big Tam Dalyell as a background tae ma politics. Alec an' me knew that Lithca' wis itchin' tae drop intae the Nationalist camp, an' that widda been a plum right enuff, gaein' Tam's VIQ (very important question) but it wisnae tae be. Ma faither used tae go oan aboot his faither an' the shovel factory, an' that's how Bathgate widnae vote SNP, but that wis aw' afore ma time, an' ah dinnae like shovels onyhow.<br /><br />It's nigh oan impossible tae underestimate the effect Billy an' his fight in West Lothian had oan Alec growin' up. Billy knew it wisnae aboot tartan, it wis aboot jobs an' services, aboot the schemes, raither than the estates, aboot oor future an' no oor past,<br /><br />Billy Wolfe pointed the pairty in the right direction an' we owe him a great thanks.<br /><br />An' Big Tam's question's still waitin' for an answer.Sophia Panglosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10089164117446635962noreply@blogger.com