Scottish Referendum / Independence - Vol 8
Discussion
57 Chevy said:
I know it won't happen but it happens in other parties all the time.
I know that many of the Westminster MP's from all parties can be pretty useless, but the SNP lot are absolutely incompetent and out of their depth. The chances of them getting anywhere near the sort of salaries they currently get are pretty minimal, so of course they toe the party line.Edited by Borghetto on Wednesday 22 March 11:37
Borghetto said:
I know that many of the Westminster MP's from all parties can be pretty useless, but the SNP lot are absolutely incompetent and out of their depth. The chances of them getting anywhere near the sort of salaries they currently get are pretty minimal, so of course they toe the party line.
This is exactly it. They are a band of useful idiots in the true sense of the phrase.I've mentioned the bold George Laird a few times in these threads (his blog is worth reading despite the lack of proofreading on occasions). He states repeatedly that the SNP's current strength and what will be its ultimate downfall is the poor quality of people that represent it. They are easily regimented but aren't particularly intelligent. This he knows from having been a member and then left the party because there was no debate or alternative viewpoints allowed to be discussed at any party meetings at any level, which seemed strange to him as an active politician.
My local ex-SNP councillor recently resigned, citing similar dissatisfaction.
(PS. It was George Laird who was the architect of the SNP's single police force policy, but he left before it was implemented as they were ignoring his advice on keeping autonomous local offices in remote areas to (a) maintain response time and (b) avoid the service losing its VAT exempt status.)
Edited by r11co on Wednesday 22 March 11:26
Silverbullet767 said:
57 Chevy said:
You know what I would like to see, just one of the SNP MSPs have a crisis of conscience and abstain/resign over the vote today. Surely one of them must realise that now is not the time and everything the party leader says isn't right.
But, the glorious leader knows all!I would suspect a P45 to be winging for Scotland right to them.
Strocky said:
Silverbullet767 said:
57 Chevy said:
You know what I would like to see, just one of the SNP MSPs have a crisis of conscience and abstain/resign over the vote today. Surely one of them must realise that now is not the time and everything the party leader says isn't right.
But, the glorious leader knows all!I would suspect a P45 to be winging for Scotland right to them.
Strocky said:
Likewise, it would be refreshing if a Labour MSP, voted with their conscience, I'm looking at you Mr Rowley
At least he is being honourable in not breaking the mandate granted him by his voters, unlike some.The next video is good too. Harvie being called out on his duplicity.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xOOqrIZzeVI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xOOqrIZzeVI
r11co said:
Strocky said:
Likewise, it would be refreshing if a Labour MSP, voted with their conscience, I'm looking at you Mr Rowley
At least he is being honourable in not breaking the mandate granted him by his voters, unlike some.
Rick_1138 said:
Says pretty much all thats needed about why i hate the idea of an independant scotland, its because people who think this is funny\good situation have a say in it.....disgusted at my country.
You must spend every waking minute disgusted if every idiotic comment from the numerous trolls & idiots on social media gets to you 
technodup said:
The next video is good too. Harvie being called out on his duplicity.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xOOqrIZzeVI
The man isn't even smart enough to attempt plausible deniability. He states his party's manifesto position and then states that they had a meeting as a party (after they had secured 6 seats on the back of the votes 13,172 who took them at their word) and made a decision to ignore their stated position.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xOOqrIZzeVI
I guess when you are a fringe party with no hope of ever leading a government you can afford to treat your supporters with such blatant contempt, just for the sake of eating some of the scraps from the top table.
The irony is even the Conservatives go out of their way to avoid willfully renaging on manifesto pledges these days. The SNP and the Greens are morphing into the very thing they claim to despise.
Edited by r11co on Wednesday 22 March 21:06
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