ICTChris Posted February 16, 2023 Share Posted February 16, 2023 (edited) Forbes to declare a Free church theocracy. Play parks padlocked on a Sunday all over Scotland. Edited February 16, 2023 by ICTChris 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
renton Posted February 16, 2023 Share Posted February 16, 2023 It won't be Regan, though she'll run just to keep the anti-GRR faction heard and try and pull the rest to the right on that. She's got little name recognition beyond stepping down over the GRR and shopping McGarry back in the day. Don't think she was too well thought of by local activist in Edin North... Forbes seems well liked by Sturgeon who promoted her career a fair bit. Imagine she'd have to get a good answer quickly on how her religious beliefs would inform her decisions on women's reproductive rights, etc. Robertson also from the Sturgeon wing of the party, with a lot of WM and spokesperson experience behind him, but not necessarily tomorrow's man? He's the guy you get to the end of the season, not the one you give the 4 year contract to. McAllan is pushing at being too young, and while having ministerial experience, is still fairly new to it all. No baggage though, personal or political. Yousaf might be the compromise candidate, but wouldn't be my choice. He's got a lot of ministerial experience and has been around a fair while. Charismatic but not a careful speaker or thinker, a bit two feet in at times. Doesn't seem like he has the most guile. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrewDon Posted February 16, 2023 Share Posted February 16, 2023 McAllan succeeding Sturgeon would be the SNP's version of appointing Stephen Glass to replace Derek McInnes. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScotiaNostra Posted February 16, 2023 Share Posted February 16, 2023 Did Robertson not lose to Douglas Ross, surely that rules him out alone as a credible leader 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
renton Posted February 16, 2023 Share Posted February 16, 2023 (edited) 28 minutes ago, ScotiaNostra said: Did Robertson not lose to Douglas Ross, surely that rules him out alone as a credible leader Brexit North East in 2017. Didn't stand much of a chance tbh. Not a good look by any metric tbf though. Edited February 16, 2023 by renton 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted February 16, 2023 Share Posted February 16, 2023 3 hours ago, ICTChris said: Forbes to declare a Free church theocracy. Play parks padlocked on a Sunday all over Scotland. I'd advise her to listen to Jesus. Quote And Jesus answering said unto them, Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's. And they marvelled at him. Mark 12:17 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeeTillEhDeh Posted February 16, 2023 Share Posted February 16, 2023 6 hours ago, renton said: It won't be Regan, though she'll run just to keep the anti-GRR faction heard and try and pull the rest to the right on that. She's got little name recognition beyond stepping down over the GRR and shopping McGarry back in the day. Don't think she was too well thought of by local activist in Edin North... Forbes seems well liked by Sturgeon who promoted her career a fair bit. Imagine she'd have to get a good answer quickly on how her religious beliefs would inform her decisions on women's reproductive rights, etc. Robertson also from the Sturgeon wing of the party, with a lot of WM and spokesperson experience behind him, but not necessarily tomorrow's man? He's the guy you get to the end of the season, not the one you give the 4 year contract to. McAllan is pushing at being too young, and while having ministerial experience, is still fairly new to it all. No baggage though, personal or political. Yousaf might be the compromise candidate, but wouldn't be my choice. He's got a lot of ministerial experience and has been around a fair while. Charismatic but not a careful speaker or thinker, a bit two feet in at times. Doesn't seem like he has the most guile. Yousaf would be worse than Swinney. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glen Sannox Posted February 16, 2023 Share Posted February 16, 2023 7 hours ago, Stephen Malkmus said: It should be Forbes but I imagine some central belters are scared of the prospect of a Highlander taking over their party. Ash Regan is an MI5 op I heard Ruth Wishart on R4 earlier voicing concerns about Kate Forbes being a member of the Free Church. Can you imagine the furore if a commentator voiced concerns about a potential candidate being a member of the Catholic Church. You would never hear the end of it. Kate Forbes is a thoroughly decent person with principles, which to be fair, probably rules her out. The priggish Angus Robertson, I would imagine will be favourite. If the talented Nicola can’t deliver Indy, he’s got no chance. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BMG Spider Posted February 16, 2023 Share Posted February 16, 2023 Mhairi Black would be my first choice, but whilst she's down at Westminster that's a non-starter. Leaves Angus Robertson as probably the best choice of those currently in the Scottish Parliament 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScotiaNostra Posted February 16, 2023 Share Posted February 16, 2023 Forbes should be judged on her policies and what she would do as a potential leader 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scary Bear Posted February 16, 2023 Share Posted February 16, 2023 3 minutes ago, Glen Sannox said: I heard Ruth Wishart on R4 earlier voicing concerns about Kate Forbes being a member of the Free Church. Can you imagine the furore if a commentator voiced concerns about a potential candidate being a member of the Catholic Church. You would never hear the end of it. Kate Forbes is a thoroughly decent person with principles, which to be fair, probably rules her out. The priggish Angus Robertson, I would imagine will be favourite. If the talented Nicola can’t deliver Indy, he’s got no chance. Has your account been hacked or have you embarked on a road to Damascus type conversion? I thought you hated the SNP in all it’s flavours. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Blades Posted February 16, 2023 Share Posted February 16, 2023 18 minutes ago, BMG Spider said: Mhairi Black would be my first choice, but whilst she's down at Westminster that's a non-starter. Leaves Angus Robertson as probably the best choice of those currently in the Scottish Parliament Yeah, I agree regards Mhairi, exactly the type to be able to stir the pot & would certainly be a handy person to capture the young voters who weren’t paying attention post 2014. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miguel Sanchez Posted February 16, 2023 Share Posted February 16, 2023 Yousaf's a fanny. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trogdor Posted February 16, 2023 Share Posted February 16, 2023 6 minutes ago, Miguel Sanchez said: Yousaf's a fanny. I enjoyed that video far too much. I've got a fucking cold and laughing hurts but it was still worth it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glen Sannox Posted February 16, 2023 Share Posted February 16, 2023 24 minutes ago, Scary Bear said: Has your account been hacked or have you embarked on a road to Damascus type conversion? I thought you hated the SNP in all it’s flavours. Hate is far too strong a word. I certainly don’t like them. I have a lot of respect for Nicola Sturgeon and her work ethic. I can’t believe she lasted as long as she did given the abhorrent abuse she gets subjected to. I’ll continue to “not like” them but definitely not hate! I’ll save that for the Old Firm. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeeTillEhDeh Posted February 16, 2023 Share Posted February 16, 2023 56 minutes ago, Glen Sannox said: I heard Ruth Wishart on R4 earlier voicing concerns about Kate Forbes being a member of the Free Church. Can you imagine the furore if a commentator voiced concerns about a potential candidate being a member of the Catholic Church. You would never hear the end of it. Kate Forbes is a thoroughly decent person with principles, which to be fair, probably rules her out. The priggish Angus Robertson, I would imagine will be favourite. If the talented Nicola can’t deliver Indy, he’s got no chance. Okay - what have you done with Minter? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glen Sannox Posted February 16, 2023 Share Posted February 16, 2023 8 minutes ago, DeeTillEhDeh said: Okay - what have you done with Minter? I’ve reported the hacking of my account, normal service will be resumed shortly. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludo*1 Posted February 16, 2023 Share Posted February 16, 2023 Ooft. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lyle Lanley Posted February 16, 2023 Share Posted February 16, 2023 Please no. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sophia Posted February 16, 2023 Share Posted February 16, 2023 3 hours ago, Glen Sannox said: I heard Ruth Wishart on R4 earlier voicing concerns about Kate Forbes being a member of the Free Church. Can you imagine the furore if a commentator voiced concerns about a potential candidate being a member of the Catholic Church. You would never hear the end of it. Kate Forbes is a thoroughly decent person with principles, which to be fair, probably rules her out. The priggish Angus Robertson, I would imagine will be favourite. If the talented Nicola can’t deliver Indy, he’s got no chance. More generally, it's a remarkable turnaround over the last few years. Time was that every politician with designs on high office would have to pretend to believe in heritage fables, now it's just a bit weird. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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