Twitter reacts to Jeremy Corbyn's attack on SNP

AS the rest of us were still trying to process the absolute shambles we saw in the UK Parliament last night, Jeremy Corbyn felt he had more pressing matters to attend to.

Never mind the Brexit threat that grows ever closer. Labour's leader decided it was more important to focus on attacking the SNP, dragging up a 40-year-old myth to do so.

With it being the 40th anniversary of a vote of no confidence in James Callaghan's Labour Government that led to a General Election that Margaret Thatcher won, he hit out at SNP MPs for the way they voted all those years ago.

The claim that the SNP brought the UK Thatcher has been thoroughly debunked – here's a link to a piece doing just that.

But Twitter was also keen to set the record straight. Users reacted furiously, and – unusually for Corbyn, who has a loyal following on social media – attracted quite the ratio of angry replies to likes.

Here are some of the top responses:

1

Dear @jeremycorbyn - instead of talking about things that happened when I was eight years old, how about showing some leadership today? You could start by asking yourself why the polls show you still trailing behind the most incompetent Tory government in our lifetimes. https://t.co/3oYW4TL9kp

— Nicola Sturgeon (@NicolaSturgeon) March 28, 2019

2

Still amazes me that 11 MPs were able to outvote the other 524. Arithmetic was obviously very different in the 1970s. https://t.co/78vYKszM5k

— Doug Daniel (@DouglasDaniel) March 28, 2019

3

Forty years ago, strikes all over the UK during the Winter of Discontent were just winding up. @UKLabour was in government at the time. pic.twitter.com/PKm45Xbbdr

— Sarah Mackie (@lumi_1984) March 28, 2019

4

Scotland elected Labour MPs during the time that England kept electing Thatcher, and it did us zero good, because England elects UK governments.
Your wee video will only work on the auld religious fanatics who already support Labour.

— NAEBD (@naebD) March 28, 2019

5

The SNP have shown true leadership and a remarkable strength against the Tory government over the last few years, ESPECIALLY @TommySheppard. It was he who stood up and held the Tories to account in Parliament when they tried to cover up the crimes of Brexit. YOU stayed silent.

— Shahmir Sanni (@shahmiruk) March 28, 2019

6

Just 88 years ago this summer, this Labour Party Prime Minister got into bed with the Tories and shared the top posts in Government with 'them'. I think Jeremy Corbyn should apologise now. pic.twitter.com/oud5AEACHR

— Andrew Wilson (@AndrewWilson) March 28, 2019

7

Those Ravenscraig Towers coming down are the reason I joined @theSNP. Wee reminder @NicolaSturgeon & @FergusEwingMSP saved Steel in my constituency in 2016 & I was proud to be part of the Steel task force. As for your rewrite of history https://t.co/HHflXdWWGV

— Clare Adamson MSP (@ClareAdamsonSNP) March 28, 2019

8

Dear @jeremycorbyn thanks for reminding me why I no longer vote Labour. #misinformation Oh and what are your lot abstaining on today!

— JustaWeeScotsGranny (@MayJoSimpson) March 28, 2019

9

Correction: forty years ago, SNP MPs voted to bring down an unpopular government that had denied Scotland the Assembly its people had voted for, meaning that we were subjected to the worst of the Tory government England next voted in. https://t.co/nvAarphLQa

— ᚛ᚇᚑᚁᚕᚇᚐᚄ᚜ (@lituainianach) March 28, 2019

10

I hope for England's sake they get a Labour government but it's crap like this that ensures you'll need to do it without Scotland's help. I'll never vote for your party again, you have much more recent form in getting into bed with the Tories.

— Craig Smith (@Smicht) March 28, 2019

11

Jeremy reaching out and building bridges, the way only he can. Indulging in such ancient point-scoring at a time like this truly shows us the measure of the man. https://t.co/nJeKrCSQyV

— Chris Brookmyre (@cbrookmyre) March 28, 2019

12

This is what you choose to tweet today? You might want to start a new party with Jacob Rees Mogg. We can call it the Men from the Past party.

— Remoaner Lisa (@Lisamboo) March 28, 2019

13

I was at school. Rather than produce this kind of silly video (your interpretation of history is mince btw) why don’t you work out why, today, Labour has sunk to third place in Scotland & you trail the most inept PM since the War? Try focusing on this century. https://t.co/6ojx9QxXTI

— JOHN NICOLSON (@MrJohnNicolson) March 28, 2019

14

16 years ago Labour sent troops into Iraq.... pic.twitter.com/P0WujQ3Ky1

— Simone (@cee4cat) March 28, 2019

15

Why do you blame the 11 SNP MPs, but not the 13 Liberals, nor the 34 Labour MPs who triggered the vote by blocking devolution? pic.twitter.com/TZMjLgEDaA

— Colin Dunn (@Zarkwan) March 28, 2019

16

Absolutely pathetic politicking which assumes that voters in Scotland are nitwits who don’t see right through you.

— Iain Robertson (@IainR0bertson) March 28, 2019

17

Really? This is what you have to say today? The day before we weee due to leave the EU? I am done.

— Katrina Brown (@KatrinaBrown) March 28, 2019

18

let’s have a look at *last night* and some of the Labour front bench not voting for Labour policy?

— jon tolley (@JonTolleyTweets) March 28, 2019

19

Yeah imagine finding your interests aligned with the far right and passively waving their special project through. Mind boggles eh

— Barney Ronay (@barneyronay) March 28, 2019

20

Scots will always remember Labour MPs embracing Tory MPs when they colluded against Scotland 5 years ago. And a Labour leader who encouraged Scots to vote for Tories.

— Colin Dudgeon (@ColinDudge) March 28, 2019

21

And 40yrs ago Labour said - 'nope, no devolution for you' pic.twitter.com/n6iTOeFbwP

— Vintage Wullie (@YoorWullie) March 28, 2019

Sorry, Jeremy, we're not sure this will be doing much to boost Labour's dire polling in Scotland...