Oor Nicola Sturgeon thread.

[GordonS]

34 minutes ago, harry94 said:

 

Beyond that, people are broadly unhappy about covid restrictions

That's not true, polling couldn't be clearer that the public still very strongly support the lockdown, as they have throughout. What interests me is why you think it. 

[John Lambies Doos]

Aww! Poor Lex. First St. Mirren's bottle crashing and now his beloved Tories making a complete arse of themselves, proving that couldn't get their hole in roomful of open vaginas. 

Two boots in the baws from Hamilton within a week.
Tough times.

[DublinMagyar]

I actually think were it not for the pro-independence bit, Stormzy would be a natural SNP supporter.

I think he's been broken enough, now you're just being cruel

[TheScarf]

27 minutes ago, GAD said:

The line from the press now seems to be "there are no winners here", which is quite a change of tack from last week.

Apart from Nicola Sturgeon, her VoC and the inevitable SNP majority in May, they mean?

[Highlandmagar]

15 minutes ago, John Lambies Doos said:

Two boots in the baws from Hamilton within a week.
Tough times.

Haha. 

[DeeTillEhDeh]

Watching the news with Glenn Campbell - a definite change of tack by the BBC - seem to be shining the spotlight on Leslie Evans now.

[Gordon EF]

Sturegon must condemn!

[Genuine Hibs Fan]

Fwiw Daisleys column today is pretty fair after giving it a glance, pretty unequivocal 

[doulikefish]

Vonc still going ahead...we all no it's a sham but I'm more interested to see what lab do

[HTG]

It's just another thing for the tories in Scotland to get fucked by. 

[jakedee]

Will prob'ly watch the Politics Scotland Special @2:15pm this afternoon even although it's obviously gonna be a mismatch...

Jackie Baillie is raging
Pleasing

[Dawson Park Boy]

1 hour ago, GordonS said:

That's not true, polling couldn't be clearer that the public still very strongly support the lockdown, as they have throughout. What interests me is why you think it. 

You may well be correct regarding polling, but in the circles I move in, we’ve more or less given up on Covid restrictions.

Obviously, you need a mask to go into supermarkets but as regards socialising in houses with family and friends we are all back to normal.

Since all the old and vulnerable have now had at least one jab, what’s the point?

Things are as good as they’re going to get.

Hospitals are not busy, the case and death rates are down, what’s the problem?

I saw an interview between Andrew Neil and Lord Sumption who made the point that it should be up to individuals to make their own risk assessment. Why lockdown the young and healthy for no good reason? okay, there might be a slight spike in cases and deaths but, with excess deaths now down to zero, the acceptance of some additional deaths seems worth it to get the economy, educational and health care for other diseases back to something like normal.

[Ludo*1]

@Lex has not posted since Sunday and even then it was restricted to 2 posts on the St Mirren thread. The cowardly shitebag.

[Anonapersona]

1 minute ago, Dawson Park Boy said:

You may well be correct regarding polling, but in the circles I move in, we’ve more or less given up on Covid restrictions.

Obviously, you need a mask to go into supermarkets but as regards socialising in houses with family and friends we are all back to normal.

Since all the old and vulnerable have now had at least one jab, what’s the point?

Things are as good as they’re going to get.

Hospitals are not busy, the case and death rates are down, what’s the problem?

I saw an interview between Andrew Neil and Lord Sumption who made the point that it should be up to individuals to make their own risk assessment. Why lockdown the young and healthy for no good reason? okay, there might be a slight spike in cases and deaths but, with excess deaths now down to zero, the acceptance of some additional deaths seems worth it to get the economy, educational and health care for other diseases back to something like normal.

Well if Lord Sumption said it....

Or maybe, just maybe there are people who would rather not have more spikes in cases and more deaths.

Just saying.

[Antlion]

4 minutes ago, Anonapersona said:

 

Or maybe, just maybe there are people who would rather not have more spikes in cases and more deaths.

Not in Tory circles.

[btb]

4 minutes ago, Anonapersona said:

Well if Lord Sumption said it....

Or maybe, just maybe there are people who would rather not have more spikes in cases and more deaths.

Just saying.

When did he leave the Discworld^TM? 

[AsimButtHitsASix]

17 minutes ago, Dawson Park Boy said:

I saw an interview between Andrew Neil and Lord Sumption who made the point that it should be up to individuals to make their own risk assessment. Why lockdown the young and healthy for no good reason? okay, there might be a slight spike in cases and deaths but, with excess deaths now down to zero, the acceptance of some additional deaths seems worth it to get the economy, educational and health care for other diseases back to something like normal.

1- "People should be allowed to make their own risk assesment"
2- "The acceptance of some additional deaths seems worth it"

Those two sentences seem a bit incongruent to me. 

[GiGi]

Here we go. Lord Ruth presenting a shiny neck in parliament in 3...2...

 

Edit - open laughter within about 30 seconds.

Edited March 23, 2021 by GiGi

[Detournement]

1 hour ago, DeeTillEhDeh said:

Watching the news with Glenn Campbell - a definite change of tack by the BBC - seem to be shining the spotlight on Leslie Evans now.

Evans has always had her on the block. 

The obvious answer to the question of why she had her contract extended is to be a sacrifice at this point and take the heat of the FM and her Chief of Staff. 

[doulikefish]

1 minute ago, Detournement said:

Evans has always had her on the block. 

The obvious answer to the question of why she had her contract extended is to be a sacrifice at this point and take the heat of the FM and her Chief of Staff.