Scottish Politics / Independence - Vol 12

[Roderick Spode]

Me on Twitter/X watching Yousless trending -

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............

Apparently giving a press conference at noon. Now...

What's the betting that he will be...?

A) Concilliatory, graceful, magnanimous and statesmanlike in accepting that he is the architect of his own demise, or

B) Aggressive, bitter, pugnacious and childish in blaming everyone for his downfall, especially all the bigoted right wing racists and Islamophobes who hate brown people.

Place your bets now.

[A.J.M]

Gecko1978 said:

If he goes and then SNP don't have a majority is that independence done then. It would likely be best for Scotland to put it away for a generation and focus on building up Scotland

Is that an SNP generation or an actual one?

Douglas has played a blinder with this if he does get Useless out.

[sherman]

Gecko1978 said:

If he goes and then SNP don't have a majority is that independence done then. It would likely be best for Scotland to put it away for a generation and focus on building up Scotland

SNP claimed they were doing that less than 10 years ago after 2014.
The only way to get Independence off the table is to get SNP out of Government.

[emicen]

Gecko1978 said:

If he goes and then SNP don't have a majority is that independence done then. It would likely be best for Scotland to put it away for a generation and focus on building up Scotland

Only if they accept a generation is somewhere between 20 and 30 years, not 0-10.

[ianrb]

Almost gone:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk-scotland-689183...

Is it too early to break out the booze?

[Rick_1138]

sherman said:

Nicky campbell on Radio 5 /BBC2 just now is glourious listening viewing.

Christ, its window lickers to a man on that.

[Garvin]

I note the schadenfreude is rising in this thread and with perfectly understandable reason - please continue to enjoy!

However, I hope the good folks of Scotland don’t let this opportunity leak through their fingers and ensure their MSPs now provide the coup de grace to the SNP and throw out their administration where all bad rubbish should go. Get an election done and elect a sensible coalition administration that can rebuild Scotland . . . and, for pity’s sake, finish off some ferries.

[Viper201]

Now, if only Polis Alba were to knock on a certain door and lift the lady doing the ironing......

[A.J.M]

I’ll vote for whoever promises to scrap the 2 rust buckets on the Clyde and get more ordered from Turkey.

The Glens will be a liability from the day they eventually enter service till the day they are scrapped.

If its a Scottish election, are we destined for a Labour government or will they need to form a coalition?

[sherman]

Rick_1138 said:

sherman said:

Nicky campbell on Radio 5 /BBC2 just now is glourious listening viewing.

Christ, its window lickers to a man on that.

There was a SNPist trying to defend the SNPs record in government to a Green, a labour and an actual GP. It was hillairious.

[Evercross]

OK, so, political pundits now speculating on his successor (we've had a week's jump on them).

I'm sticking my neck out and saying Forbes despite the Green Marxist bigots voting her down as Regan would probably support her. Hate to say it but she's the SNP's best hope of retrieving something at the next two elections. Anyone else is just the SNP vainly trying to slow the slide down the slippery-slope.

Someone mentioned Gilruth - GOD NO!!

(As a yoon therefore my preferred choice is anyone but Forbes).

[Rick_1138]

sherman said:

There was a SNPist trying to defend the SNPs record in government to a Green, a labour and an actual GP. It was hillairious.

I missed that bit, but i see its being talked more that Swinney will have another bus to fall under. i really hope the No conf vote on the govt happens and it forces an election, just get on with it.

[Castrol for a knave]

I am still wondering why he woke up one morning last week and said "I'm going to hit myself in the face with a mallet".

[Taffer]

This cartoon popped up in my FB feed today - it seems Humza did not get the same advice.....

[sherman]

A.J.M said:

I’ll vote for whoever promises to scrap the 2 rust buckets on the Clyde and get more ordered from Turkey.

The Glens will be a liability from the day they eventually enter service till the day they are scrapped.

If its a Scottish election, are we destined for a Labour government or will they need to form a coalition?

I honestly think their may be a Labour/Conservative non formal coalition if Labour dont win enough themselves and run a minority government.

[Garvin]

At the present time Scotland needs a coalition administration that can do what is right for Scotland. Another single party administration, be it Labour or Conservative, will only have interference and too much political shenanigans from the relevant Westminster HQ . . . both of which are as bad/clueless as one another. A good coalition can minimise, although not eradicate, that interference.

[Evercross]

sherman said:

I honestly think their may be a Labour/Conservative non formal coalition if Labour don't win enough themselves and run a minority government.

Not a chance. There's a General Election looming and that would be suicide for both parties in Scotland. More likely a Lab/Lib.

[Roderick Spode]

Evercross said:

Someone mentioned Gilruth - GOD NO!!

Oh my. This cretin is my MSP - maybe Yousless would nominate her as his successor, as she's hopelessly incompetent, and a fully paid up advocate of the hate laws & transing of children. There is no single way in which she could do anything but make it all much, much worse, and probably make the SNP utterly unelectable for 25 years.

She gets my vote

[Evercross]

Castrol for a knave said:

I am still wondering why he woke up one morning last week and said "I'm going to hit myself in the face with a mallet".

Because someone convinced him it was a good idea....

[hutchst]

'One vote short of a majority' is fast becoming my favourite euphemism.

All you far right islamophobes on here should be ashamed of yourselves.