welshbairn Posted March 26, 2023 Share Posted March 26, 2023 Ash will be on the first train down to Bath to murder Wings for telling all her potential voters to resign their membership before the election started. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScotiaNostra Posted March 26, 2023 Share Posted March 26, 2023 35 minutes ago, welshbairn said: I hope you haven't been offering these 2/11 odds on a betting exchange? a poor joke really 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inanimate Carbon Rod Posted March 26, 2023 Share Posted March 26, 2023 If Humza wins, Scotland loses. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caledonian1 Posted March 26, 2023 Share Posted March 26, 2023 9 hours ago, welshbairn said: Finally voted Forbes 1, Yusaf 2. Just figured that Yusaf means inevitable gradual decline with the same old that has stagnated at 45-50% Yes, and few ideas of how to improve powers and performance under devolution apart from tinkering at the edges. Forbes will either crash and burn which would probably mean a new leader after the Westminster election, or there's a small chance she might reenergise the party through changing focus and hopefully she'd be forced to stay well clear of social issues and allow others to deal with that side of policy. I came to the same conclusion today.....if Forbes brings something different that gets more people across the line in voting SNP / YES then all good....if she doesnt then maybe another change in a couple of years may see someone like Mhari McAllan step forward (she is really impressive) I think the religious element is over-played. I am satisfied that she has kept her religious believes out of her parliamentary career so far and hope that she can continue to lead a party in the direction that the majority wish to move rather than her own beliefs. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sophia Posted March 26, 2023 Share Posted March 26, 2023 The lie has been as flagrant as it has been hidden in our sight. There has been succession planning and the wee soviet chose Humza. I'm sorry to say that this is on Nicola Meanwhile ... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trogdor Posted March 26, 2023 Share Posted March 26, 2023 Sturgeon picking Yousaf as her successor can't be right. I cannot honestly believe she would inflict that on Scotland. He's been a bit meh in ever ministerial role he has held. He's not suddenly going to get better as FM, it's like the folk at work who you think have been promoted well beyond their competence. Promote them so they do less damage? Is that where we're at... Maybe she's protecting her legacy by getting an absolute no hoper in after her. She'll take a two year round the world sabbatical and then ride to the rescue and return as the glorious leader. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScotiaNostra Posted March 27, 2023 Share Posted March 27, 2023 I think its just another example of the incompetence within the SNP over the last few years, where lack of debate, too much servitude, taking things for granted and a complete lack of focus means someone as talentless as Yousaf is the chosen pick. Its not about whats best for the party or the country its just a symptom of that dysfunction. We all know hes useless, even those voting for him know that. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theroadlesstravelled Posted March 27, 2023 Share Posted March 27, 2023 5 hours ago, sophia said: The lie has been as flagrant as it has been hidden in our sight. There has been succession planning and the wee soviet chose Humza. I'm sorry to say that this is on Nicola Meanwhile ... Agreed. We need rid of Sturgeon’s hingers on. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highlandmagar Posted March 27, 2023 Share Posted March 27, 2023 If its Kate Forbes, then we shall have an SNP government led by a bigoted Tory. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benjamin_Nevis Posted March 27, 2023 Share Posted March 27, 2023 7 hours ago, sophia said: The lie has been as flagrant as it has been hidden in our sight. There has been succession planning and the wee soviet chose Humza. 6 hours ago, Trogdor said: Sturgeon picking Yousaf as her successor can't be right. I cannot honestly believe she would inflict that on Scotland. He's been a bit meh in ever ministerial role he has held. He's not suddenly going to get better as FM, it's like the folk at work who you think have been promoted well beyond their competence. Promote them so they do less damage? Is that where we're at... Maybe she's protecting her legacy by getting an absolute no hoper in after her. She'll take a two year round the world sabbatical and then ride to the rescue and return as the glorious leader. Some properly moonhowling takes here The simpler explanation is that she's probably had enough of holding together an electorally dominant party of some wildly different factions. Eight years of that, plus an almost completely hostile press and a continuing stream of seriously vile stuff on Social Media is probably enough to make anyone think "f**k this for a game of dominoes". I don't think you can really blame her for the lack of talent coming through either. Was she supposed to hang on until one of the stronger Westminster contingent stood, and was elected as an MSP? Like anyone else of a pro-Independence mind, I'm pretty underwhelmed by what's on offer here. Humza will probably win, and as an FM he won't be great, but he probably won't be terrible and will probably be replaced before the next Holyrood election. It would almost be worth seeing Kate Forbes win for the monumental hissy the Greens will have tbh. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trogdor Posted March 27, 2023 Share Posted March 27, 2023 1 hour ago, Highlandmagar said: If its Kate Forbes, then we shall have an SNP government led by a bigoted Tory. I'll put you down as a potential heads gone. 33 minutes ago, Benjamin_Nevis said: Some properly moonhowling takes here I'll wear that as a badge of honour. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leith Green Posted March 27, 2023 Share Posted March 27, 2023 8 hours ago, sophia said: the wee soviet 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highlandmagar Posted March 27, 2023 Share Posted March 27, 2023 24 minutes ago, Trogdor said: I'll put you down as a potential heads gone. I'll wear that as a badge of honour. I'll put you the bigot category. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trogdor Posted March 27, 2023 Share Posted March 27, 2023 5 minutes ago, Highlandmagar said: I'll put you the bigot category. I preferred you when you had tier 3 in your name. You weren't so serious. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highlandmagar Posted March 27, 2023 Share Posted March 27, 2023 7 minutes ago, Trogdor said: I preferred you when you had tier 3 in your name. You weren't so serious. Thing is, with Thistle whirling about the leagues I lose track of which one we are in. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D Angelo Barksdale Posted March 27, 2023 Share Posted March 27, 2023 11 hours ago, Inanimate Carbon Rod said: If Humza wins, Scotland loses. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itzdrk Posted March 27, 2023 Share Posted March 27, 2023 I just hope whoever wins isn't around for long. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Savage Henry Posted March 27, 2023 Share Posted March 27, 2023 2 minutes ago, itzdrk said: I just hope whoever wins isn't around for long. It’s Hobson’s choice. Each of the candidates is so fundamentally flawed that the SNP loses whoever wins. Just a terrible final three. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
razamanaz Posted March 27, 2023 Share Posted March 27, 2023 9 minutes ago, Savage Henry said: It’s Hobson’s choice. Each of the candidates is so fundamentally flawed that the SNP loses whoever wins. Just a terrible final three. But Nicola said there was a wealth of talent there - was Nicola a liar? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 27, 2023 Share Posted March 27, 2023 1 hour ago, Benjamin_Nevis said: The simpler explanation is that she's probably had enough of holding together an electorally dominant party of some wildly different factions. Along those lines, Forbes is as much Sturgeon's protégé as Yousaf is. It was Sturgeon who facilitated Forbes' rise, ultimately appointing her to finance minister. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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