There’s something about Mhairi – that the haters want to hurt
It’s the first working day of the New Year, and the haters are already up to full speed. This time they’re attacking SNP MP Mhairi Black for saying her party created a personality cult around former leader Nicola Sturgeon.
The claim is in an article behind a paywall on The Times website:
Mhairi Black has said she was always “uncomfortable” with the SNP’s singular reliance on Nicola Sturgeon’s personality to promote the party ⬇️ https://t.co/A9xFuRCbtS
— The Times and The Sunday Times Scotland (@timesscotland) January 2, 2024
Check out some of the comments from social media:
Mhairi Black, who once blamed "the party" for failing to support her as she transitioned from student to MP, finds her voice to criticise someone a full year after any possibility of consequences for this criticism end.
That's bravery. https://t.co/tYspBwqkCm
— Ron Kane (@ka8895) January 2, 2024
The SNP's Mhairi Black, possibly the most foul mouthed, vulgar and ignorant MP ever to sit in Parliament. pic.twitter.com/Q5JaoMurYw
— Walter White (@WalterWhite444) January 2, 2024
It seems there are plenty of people willing to defend her, though:
I see the same people who usually hate on immigrants, queer folk, and working-class mums, are taking the first proper day of the year off to hate on Mhairi Black instead.
I'm sure that "normative" service will be resumed by midweek.— Si Brewis (@Si_Brewis) January 2, 2024
I’ve read the article! Mhairi Black does NOT criticise Nicola Sturgeon! In fact she praises her!
She said only she was uncomfortable that the party made Nicola Sturgeon the key personality! https://t.co/ouYuN3Fvks
— Grace Murphy 💙 (@GraceMurphy2) January 2, 2024
I'm not Scottish & I'm UK Labour.
But I have enormous respect for Mhairi Black.
I do not recognise your characterisation of this talented, highly intelligent articulate young woman. https://t.co/KrXJBZQhdP— Clare Hepworth OBE (@Hepworthclare) January 2, 2024
One of the only MPs that Parliament has had recently who gives a toss about everything that really matters. She's worth a million of most of the rest https://t.co/nuZRaQSjsD
— MsAlfieB 🇵🇸 #StopThe Genocide🔻#ItWasAScam (@duduschka) January 2, 2024
This Writer has followed Ms Black’s Parliamentary career since she was first elected and I was sorry to learn of her decision to quit before the next election. The UK needs more MPs of her quality, not fewer.
In case you don’t understand why that might be, here’s an example of her work:
4.5 minutes of Mhairi Black ripping the Tories apart and telling them how Government should and would be run if we had competent people in charge.pic.twitter.com/qs2evvhNsU
— BladeoftheSun (@BladeoftheS) January 2, 2024
I might finish this article with a phrase like, “‘Nuff said?”
But the sad fact is that not nearly enough has been said. That’s why we need a lot more Mhairi Blacks warming the Green Benches and far fewer haters dragging them down in the social media.
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Idiots everywhere better MPs like her would make Britain a better place
“This Writer has followed Ms Black’s Parliamentary career since she was first elected and I was sorry to learn of her decision to quit before the next election. The UK needs more MPs of her quality, not fewer.”
Yes. And she was praised by a government minister. She then joked that she thought they would be leaving Parliament at the same time!