As this is Scot Goes Pop's first blogpost of the Trump II era, it might be an appropriate moment to check in with the GB-wide polls to see how MAGA's de facto sister party, Reform UK, is getting on. There have been several polls since my last update and the trend continues to look highly significant.
More In Common: Conservatives 25%, Reform UK 24%, Labour 24%, Liberal Democrats 12%, Greens 8%, SNP 3%, Plaid Cymru 1%
24% is a new post-election low for Labour with More In Common, but the same figure is an all-time high for Reform UK with the firm.
Techne: Labour 26%, Conservatives 25%, Reform UK 23%, Liberal Democrats 12%, Greens 7%, SNP 2%
26% is a new post-election low for Labour with Techne, and 23% is a new all-time high for Reform UK with the firm.
JL Partners: Labour 26%, Conservatives 25%, Reform UK 22%, Liberal Democrats 13%, Greens 9%, SNP 2%, Plaid Cymru 1%
26% is a new post-election low for Labour with JL Partners, and 22% is a new all-time high for Reform UK with the firm.
Find Out Now: Reform UK 25%, Conservatives 25%, Labour 24%, Liberal Democrats 12%, Greens 10%, SNP 3%, Plaid Cymru 1%
Find Out Now are the odd ones out - they showed Labour lower than this a few weeks ago, and they've also previously shown Reform UK as high as 25%. It's not even the first time they've had Labour in third place.
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My stalker in Somerset has celebrated what must be one of the happiest days of his life by writing his 79,854th blogpost about me (I don't charge rent for the time I spend in his head, honestly, that would be wrong of me). What he's particularly angry about this time is that I said I would be voting "both votes SNP" next year to avoid independence being taken off the agenda for many years to come.
I'm afraid that's just a statement of the obvious, Stu. One of the main reasons we were all tearing our hair out in 2021 about the SNP's failure to bring about a vote on independence is that pro-indy parties totally dominated Scottish politics at the time - they had big majorities in both Holyrood and Westminster. It was reasonable to say "if the SNP are ever going to strike for home, this is obviously the moment to do it". But that position of dominance no longer exists, and if the SNP lose next year, there will be unionist majorities in both parliaments. I still want the SNP to use next year's election as a de facto referendum, but regardless of whether they do or they don't, it will be necessary to elect a pro-indy majority just to keep the flame burning. We're on the back foot, and we need a victory to get back on the front foot. Whereas if a Labour-led government is elected, independence will be completely dead until 2031 at the very least, and we might as well all just pack up and go home for the foreseeable future.
So what is Campbell's superior plan for keeping the flame burning? On past form it will almost certainly be to tell his readers to vote Labour or Tory on the constituency ballot (and possibly on the list as well), and thus to actually elect the unionist government that will kill independence until at least 2031. How that is supposed to help matters is far from clear, and Campbell isn't about to explain it to you. If he pulls it off, his long-term Pied Piper mission will be well and truly complete, although I'm not sure his readers will recognise that they've been played for mugs even at that stage.
Labour winning at WM24 is working out very well for Yes. I see no reason why having a disastrous Labour ScotGov for a term wouldn't do the same.
ReplyDeleteThe SNP under Swinney won't get anywhere towards indy before 2031 anyway.
As it stands, I'll be abstaining.
so you make matters worse. Well done brit.
DeleteMudskulled drooling. As well as abstaining you could stamp your feet and scream.
DeleteWell named it seems.
DeleteI'm old enough to remember the words of a trade union colleague back in 1979 on the morning after Thatcher's tories won the UK general election. His opinion was that a spell of disastrous tory government - which he felt would last no more than six months - would work out well for the Labour Party. It went well, didn't it!
DeleteOr you could vote Alba, much the same as abstaining.
DeleteSwinney is doing nothing before 2031!
DeleteAlbstaining
DeleteStu is a unionist now, maybe he always was? His long term goal plan was maybe to reel in lots of readers then reveal, in part, his true mission (anti independence)... Brainwashing those mugs that remain loyal to his devious tactics
ReplyDeleteSurely the mugs that remain can see their backing an anti independence person
Celine Gottwald has been saying that for years.
DeleteI have been pointing out for years that Campbell saw the potential for income in the mouth frothing brigade. He continues to do so.
DeleteAnonymous at 6:45 AM
DeleteAre you Celine Gottwald?
Anon at 4.57. Wouldn’t you like to know?!
DeleteGreat to have James back in team SNP.
ReplyDeletePity it's not Team Scotland.
DeletePity it's not Team Wings
DeleteThere's a rapidly increasing problem with a lot of blogs in Scotland that if you don't agree completely with the blogger your opinion is worthless, you're a fool or a Unionist or a troll, or "the problem" (which at least kind of admits there IS a solution to you), or indeed some invented word like droolwit.
ReplyDeleteNow, that's my opinion, and if you don't all agree with me you can all just [redacted].
Yesindyref2 - yes that is a problem but another is the plague of one line ignorant trolls btl. You can see them here.
DeleteWe’re all irritable and unruly because there’s nothing for us to do and nowhere else to go.
DeletePeople claim it’s all down to so-and-so (if only you were that powerful, James!) but who are we kidding here?
If there was a real practical and political push for independence that we could believe in, we’d be back in the fight again, shoulders to the wheel. 2014 happened because indyref gave us all a common purpose. Give us one again and we will return.
School of thought is independence is helped by
ReplyDeleteA) SNP clinging on, being a relatively weak government but being in nominal power
B) SNP going into opposition and being the alternative
In the context of independence happening, I just don't see how such a radical policy comes from a zombie like govt treading water.
I think it's more likely to come about from a portion of winning after a period out of govt.
If it can be the other way, I'd love that though. Just don't see it.
Sure all Brits wants snp out of the way so they can dismantle Holyrood.
ReplyDeleteStarmer could pass a law right now to get rid of Holyrood and Swinney would fold and go into retirement. Pathetic SNP leadership in the last 10 years and no sign of it changing any time soon. An independence minister is appointed, does nothing but pick up his nice salary etc and the position is subsequently removed from government. Nothing but contempt for the current SNP leadership.
DeletePM Farage could repeal the Scotland Act. Holyrood would be gone in a puff of Brit Nat smoke.
DeleteFar easier to do that than reform the Lords. Holyrood is recent enough to be written. No such luck for the Lords rôle.
Anyways, now we have Trump, and there have been lots of predictions about what's going to happen and what it means for this that and the other, including Independence.
ReplyDeleteMy prediction is this - Trump is totally unpredictable. And that means he might just suddenly decide that it's unfair Scotland doesn't have a referendum when Northern Ireland can have one any time, and would the UK Gov dare to say NO to Trump? I think not!
And no, that wasn't a prediction - Trump is unpredictable.
What drivel. Your predictable.
DeleteYesindyref2. What?
DeleteThe demon drink? :)
DeleteAnd that means he might just suddenly decide that it's unfair Scotland doesn't have a referendum when Northern Ireland can have one any time, and would the UK Gov dare to say NO to Trump? I think not!
DeleteIt's possible that he'd come out with a remark like that while blithering, but the chances of him actually pursuing it as a policy are basically nil
@Keaton
DeleteYes, he is unpredictable, and he trades on that to his advantage. If, for instance, he told Putin to get out of Ukraine or he'd press the red button, Putin wouldn't have a clue whether he was serious or not - much the same as Putin himself.
There's a lot of knee-jerk reaction to Trump from the likes of the 3 Anon above, and some political activists, and they think they speak for everyone. Swinney did the knee jerk before Trump was elected and has been back-pedaling ever since.
What it needs is for some to actually court Trump, maybe send him a bottle of Glenlivet, invite him to a special distillery tour, name a single malt in his honour. You win more bees with honey, as the old saying goes.
Tomorrow belongs to us !
DeleteSimilar attitudes were made about Hitler when he came to power -"we can deal with him". Far fetched? Check out Musk's nazi salute yesterday. Trump is as welcome in Scotland as a bucket of cold spit.
DeleteNazi klaxon! Time to invoke Godwin's Law.
DeleteGodwin's Law klaxon. Elon was just waving to his dopey fans.
DeleteMusk’s an arse but he’s too smart too make an actual Nazi salute. Every time a lazy Nazi or Hitler insult gets dished out it, it dilutes the real meaning and horror of the terms.
DeleteCampbell/Wings is either a completely cretinous moron, or an extremely devious wee bastard.
ReplyDeleteProbably a mixture of both.
He is informed enough to know that, if SNP lose their grip on the Scottish Govt and are replaced by London Labour's 'Scottish' Branch in dominant power, one of the first things Starmer has said he will hit Scotland with is a so-called 'Local Democracy Act' followed by City Mayors up here - and with a totally compliant Labour-Led Scotgovt, both will sail through without a problem.
They will use Burnham's Greater Manchester remit as a template for a Greater Glasow Mayorlty which could comprise up to 2.5 Million folk within its boundaries. More would then follow and London Labour would start giving funds, via Ian Murray at The Scotland Office, directly to these powerful new bodies, bypassing Holyrood altogether.
Whereas in England, with a population of around 60 Million, these Mayorlties will never threaten the over-reaching power of WM (because they are all basically 'Unionists Together' in any case), in Scotland, with a much smaller population of just 5.4 Million and where 50% of folk want Independence and 74% voted to establish the Scottish Parliament, those same Mayorlties would be able, with WM direct assistance, to gradually strip away not only Holyrood's standing with Scots, but perhaps also its funding through the Block Grant.
The end result would be exactly what ALL the Unionist Parties really want - an emasculated and greatly diminished Scottish Govt, totally incapable of pursuing even the notion of Independence, no matter who later gets into power up here.
Campbell must know all these dangers exist, but does not give one single, solitary f#ck - because his No 1 priority now is NOT anything to do with whether Independence happens or not, it is 100% the destruction of the SNP and them kicked out of power.
Nothing else.
Any 'Yesser' who agrees with his nihilistic nonsense, is certainly NOT worthy of that epithet.
They are simply mugs.
David, a better attempt at the proper use of paragraphs. Good to see you making the effort.
DeleteDidn't Swinney pave the way for that by willingly attending Starmers 'Council of Nations and Regions' and being all smiles whilst on equal standing with the Mayor's of England?
DeleteIf only you were capable of following suit in terms of content.
DeleteThe mugs are the people who worship Sturgeon and wasted all the opportunities for indyref2 and that includes David Francis.
DeleteDavid Francis at 1230.
DeleteWhy do you regularly write "up here"? Why "up"?
David is James Kelly a mug for wanting a de facto referendum?
DeleteIt's because Francis is a thick plank of wud.
DeleteAnonymous at 08:52
DeletePeople who say 'up here' say that because they see themselves in relation to London or how London sees them. They do not see Scotland as an entity in its own right but only in terms of the Mother Country.
People probably say "up here" because, like so many of us in this pathetic Union, where everything revolves around London and the "Home Counties", we've had to go "Down South" to earn a living and put food on the table so many times.
DeletePedantry worthy of the ISP.
DeleteWings is so last decade.
DeleteJames says:- " I still want the SNP to use next year's election as a de facto referendum,...."
ReplyDeleteCampbell has said in the past vote Unionist as James rightly says.
I agree with James and disagree with Campbell. No good ever comes for Scotland by voting Labour/Tory/Libdem.
However, I do not remember getting much support on SGP back in 2020 when I said that 2021 should be a de facto referendum. Indeed most of the SNP loyalists on SGP gave me abuse and said I was a Unionist.
Incredible you are told you are a Unionist because you want an independence referendum but not the slavish loyal SNP type of referendum. The SNP invisible referendum that disnae ever show up. Told you so.
Swinney was there all through this period.
In 2020 May and Johnston ( twice ) had already told Sturgeon to take a hike with her gold standard sec 30 grovelling. Any decent independence leader would have called a de facto referendum there and then for 2021. But the SNP loyalists told us the great Sturgeon knew what she was doing. I told them then they were talking shit and people like David Francis five years on are still talking shit. Oh and Lomax is still a snidey waste of space ignoramus. 2021 was an excellent opportunity to put on record a yes vote for independence.
Now five years later Swinney is peddling more snake oil with his overwhelming support referendum coming soon to a polling station near you. Disnae sound like a de facto or any referendum coming soon to me.
I'll stick with ISP. Better than not voting at all.
19/10/23 No ifs. No buts. No referendum.
Stick with Salmond
DeleteIf only politics was that simple. Meanwhile in the real world Scotland is subject to the same laws, domestic and international, as every other country, and any moves towards Indy must comply with these laws.
DeleteWouldn't Scots demonstrating that they want independence in a democratic vote and thus it stops being a hypothetical question not open up more legal avenues to pursue?
DeleteIt changes the status quo.
"19/10/23 No ifs" That's the best idea you've had in a long time.
Delete7.22 am - of course it does.
Delete6.53 am - a de facto referendum is legal. You are using a legal election. So what’s your problem..
ifs - complains that "No ifs. No buts. No referendum" and then states he is voting ISP. No self awareness that guy. lol
Delete"I'll stick with ISP. Better than not voting at all."
DeleteThe SNP and Alba Party cannot describe a process to holding a referendum and achieving Independence.
What is the ISP's plan for getting us from where we are now to ending the Union?
"I'll vote with ISP" . You and about a hundred others.
DeleteThe ALBA Party’s strategy for Scottish independence combines electoral mandates, legislation, parliamentary action, public mobilisation, and international engagement. They propose using every election to secure a majority for pro-independence parties, focusing on direct negotiations rather than referendums. ALBA supports a bill for a referendum on granting Holyrood the power to legislate for independence, bypassing the need for a Section 30 order.
DeleteThey call for pro-independence MPs to disrupt Westminster proceedings until Scotland’s democratic right is recognised. Public mobilisation, including mass demonstrations and grassroots action, is central to their plan to maintain visibility and pressure. ALBA also seeks international support by building diplomatic relationships and exploring legal avenues to present Scotland’s case globally.
The party aims to unite the independence movement through an “Independence Convention,” bringing together political, civic, and grassroots groups to coordinate efforts. ALBA believes this approach strengthens the movement by detaching it from day-to-day government challenges and focusing entirely on achieving independence. Through this united front, combined with disruptive tactics and international outreach, they aim to make independence an unavoidable priority for both Westminster and the global community.
A shame that Alba are unelectable.
DeleteIt's fair to argue that the above Alba strategy won't work but you can't argue that it doesn't comprise of more elements than the SNP strategy and that last part of unifying the movement and separating the independence campaign from day-to-day governance will be necessary regardless if we are to ever move forward.
Delete12.03pm - 500 voters in my constituency at the UK GE last year.
DeleteAs I've said before vote SNP to win an election if you want but don't kid yourself on that with the current leadership you are voting for independence.
DeleteIf SNP members wanted independence they should have got rid of Sturgeon's gang back in Jan 2020 when she made her surrender speech. But no they continued to worship her even when she said she was British. She even told the mugs what she was but still they worship her. Beats me how these people still claim to be independence supporters when they have been supporting a devolutionist leadership for the last 10 years and are lining up for another 10 years at least of the same. Gilruth is pretty young. Gilruth as FM and Kezia Dugdale as her special adviser. What an inspiring future.
SNP members you have been conned and incredibly you are still being conned. The only difference from 5 years ago is that SNP numpties are not claiming Indyref2 is going to happen after the Holyrood election. The Britnat policy that the deliberately vague notion of overwhelming support is now the current flavour of carrots dispensed by the SNP. Britnat carrots being enthusiastically munched upon by ' independence supporters. '
The SNP is reduced to the vague, undeliverable Obama slogan of 2008. “Hope.”
DeleteFat load of good that did America.
I would drop the misleadingly stupid Latin catch-phrase and call it what it really is: a single-issue election campaign. Does the real nomenclature not sound so good because people can actually understand it, or what? Seriously, if the SNP took that path, that's exactly what people would call it, so perhaps you should be prepared.
DeleteHey IFS - ISP will get fuck all votes and fuck all seats.
Delete6.02pm - clearly if ifs votes for ISP then you are wrong to say ISP will get f all votes. Not very bright are you. In fact why am I even replying to an aggressive moron like you.
DeleteAnd here come the mugs........
ReplyDeleteAnd there go the sheeple.
DeleteYou're a thick plank of wud Francis.
DeleteBet John Swinney could hand you a hot cup of piss and you'd respond with "Thank you Sir, may I please have some more?"
DeleteThe SNP is the best party to vote for.
ReplyDeleteI did that for two decades and I'm still not living in an independent Scotland. The SNP had all the mandates and all the opportunity from 2016 -21 to get us free but they sat back and did nothing except try to make laws for ladies with suspiciously big hands.
DeleteThat was a total dereliction of duty as far as I'm concerned and I will never trust or vote for them again. Always Yes, never again SNP.
You are fooling no one. Back to WOS for you. A piece of legislation with cross party support. Similar legislation proposed for England. Unionists saw potential in turning it into a culture war to damage Indy. The rest is well documented.
DeleteThe same kind of legislation lend to an overwhelming victory for Donald Trump in the US. Didn't realise unionists influence extended that far to damage indy.
Delete“ with cross party support” so you are arguing that because Britnats supported the SNP that is a good thing. It was a waste of time as it was always going to be blocked by Westminster. Anyone could see that. Sturgeon deliberately walked in to a unionist trap. It was always going to be a vote losing policy. Only mugs followed Sturgeon. Sturgeon is a complete phoney.
DeleteThe issue has caused controversy and backlash in multiple countries. The suggestion that people were against it just to harm independence is ludicrous.
DeleteRussell, Russell it's always fucking Russell.
DeleteTha National: John Swinney decided to cut short the Scottish Government’s series of white papers on independence after becoming First Minister, newly published documents show.
ReplyDeletePerfect plan: Pursue independence by cutting back on resources to pursue it. Keeps them on their toes!
DeleteFor anyone who tried to read any of them, the papers were meaningless tasteless ineffectual shite.
DeleteMakes you wonder though: What was the point of the independence papers and the Minister of Independence role if both didn't result in anything being achieved?
DeleteThen we're being asked to back a Party that puts so much effort into the perception that they're pursuing independence rather than actually pursuing it? If kinda feels like we're being treated like mugs.
After a while, you can turn the electricity off and the sheep will still keep well clear of the fence.
DeleteJames ìs right to back both votes SNP.
ReplyDeleteIt’s the only way George Foulkes got elected here in Lothian. What a credit he was to Scotland…
DeleteOf course it's not right, we need to vote tactically on the list.
DeleteAnon 6.56 I'll help you understand my point. I couldn't give a damn what the actual reasons were for the Scot Gov's distraction. Introducing penguins to the Clyde estuary, starting a Scottish moon mission, making every Scot wear their own wind turbine on their head or indeed putting rapists into women's prisons.
ReplyDeleteHaving diligently campaigned and gathered support for Scottish independence for decades, right at the moment where the opportunity was staring them in the face and all they had to do was show some initiative and have the confidence to take a calculated risk, they inexplicably bottled it and very deliberately went off and did something else.
They missed the chance they were put there to take and one of the majority players in that episode is now First Minister and leader of the Yes movement. There is nothing remotely positive about our current position.
You just won't give up will you Russell. FFS get in the horsebox with Mike and spread some shite.
DeleteThe current SNP elite is most unlikely to push for independence in any foreseeable circumstances. We all know the menu of trough and ego related reasons for this.
ReplyDeleteOne glance at , or listen to, Mr. Swinney is enough to know that he is a complete non starter as the leader of a successful struggle for independence from the most experienced, imperialist establishment on the planet. Flynn and Forbes don't indicate a significantly different approach.
Our Parliament is the most solid gain that our movement has made. Losing it to overt unionists, or enabling them to marginalise it by creating diversionary alternatives, would be a very large set back.
The SNP is the only party able, at present, to present a likely successful electoral opposition to this. For once it's self interest will be useful to us !
So we need to vote SNP, although if possible NOT both 'one' and 'two'.
On its own this tactical electoral approach is only defensive and wont carry us forward.
We need to build the non party independence movement and either seek to replace the SNP with something better that the Greens or Alba or, conduct a successful, hard nosed, faction fight inside the SNP to change both it's leadership and political approach.
A huge and challenging task in a world faced with multiple dire threats.
Can we do it ? Maybe. Can we afford not to try ? No!
We need tactical voting on the list.
DeleteBang on the money, Alt Clut.
DeleteAnonymous at 9.05
DeleteHow exactly do you do that? I'd love to know.
The idea’s simple enough: Alba failed, the Greens are toxic shite, and we need another “hardcore indy” party.
DeleteOnce upon a time, the SNP was plenty hardcore enough on independence. But that all ended in 2015.
There's a key question to ask though: Why hasn't there already been a fight within the SNP to change the direction of the Party?
DeleteWhy after a decade does it seem like we're still on step 1 and acting as if we're just beginning the journey?
The problem is - if alba failed with all its obvious advantages, how can any other party succeed ?
DeleteThe best course would be to try and make Alba a success but they may be too damaged and with James’s expulsion the toxic behaviour continues
Kenny was the leader at the time of the expulsion which suggest he’s not going to make changes
Ash could she rally people round?
Would she bring McEleny back?
Would Joanna Cherry join if Ash was leader ?
The old guard are rallying round Kenny
But Maybe Ash is the way to go for Alba and hope for the best
Non-party independence movement. Where will they be found on a ballot paper ?
DeleteBring back RISE !😃
DeleteActing leader though and nothing has changed yet.
DeleteOut of respect to Alex it was felt to be best to put a pause on any fundamental changes/NEC Elections as people obviously had other things on their mind at the time.
Well, that was the propaganda explanation, yes.
DeleteWhat about the Radical Independence Campaign.
DeleteNot what they might seem. From Wikipedia:
Delete"In early 2021, it was announced that RIC had disbanded as a national body, but that 'some local groups may still choose to operate under the RIC name'. This opened up a new era in RIC's history, by giving an impetus to those local groups to renew the campaign as a whole."
Seek to replace the snp. That will attract SNP members. I do think the SNP name should be changed to Scots Independence or Scottish Independence Party.
ReplyDeleteOr New Scotland Party? Oops, that's been taken !
DeleteCan we launch the "None of the above" Party? They seem to top all the polls.
DeleteI see the National's multi - media consultant refers to us as Brits (not the music award) in relation to Espana potentially going to ban 2nd home owners. When are the National journalists going to realise that to use such terms is derogatory unless of course your mindset is a brit.
ReplyDeleteNot to defend them, but the irony is rich: Spain is the umbrella term for Catalonia?
DeleteThe Wingnuts really hate you, James. "Ignore Kelly and he'll either go away or grow up", with "grow up" being code for becoming a Trump/Reform nutjob. James wouldn't do either of those things if the Wingnuts disappeared. He'd breathe a sigh of relief and carry on as before, just without the needless stress.
ReplyDeleteExactly.
DeleteWe have forged a tactical alliance with the Scheme Goblins and One-Line Trolls.
DeleteNow Kelly is in trouble.
Damn you've mentioned the schemes, Leanne Tervit will be here shortly!
DeleteInteresting that from the recent Holyrood sources poll that SNP supporters favour a deal with the Greens (despite the noise on here) and Labour supporters favour one with the Lib Dems BUT both SNP and Labour supporters aren't fanatically against an SNP/Labour deal.
ReplyDeleteIf Reform continue to rise in the polls here and in England and Trump goes full mental its maybe not impossible that could happen..... the question is though. Who blinks? SNP on a referendum or Labour on a referendum.
We live in Interesting times.
SNP-Labour: The Devo Dream Team.
DeleteAlba - ISP, the independence dream team
DeleteAlba - ISP, the 1 to 0 seats after next HR election dream team.
DeleteALBAISP's- or the Krankies
DeleteJohn Swinney is to lead a new 'populist' organisation. It's to be called "Oath-Takers".
DeleteAs the Holyrood government doesn't have the powers to hold another referendum it's irrelevant. Apart from that their policies are fairly identical apart from free school meals.
DeleteISP will get fuck all votes and fuck all seats.
DeleteWhat a change from 5 years ago. SNP members would boast Indyref2 would be happening in a year of two after after the Holyrood election in 2021. Everything is going great. Nicola is just brill.
ReplyDeleteNow all they have is slagging off other independence parties and other independence supporters that are fed up with the SNP's devolutionist leadership along with tales of Armageddon in Scotland ( see David Francis for the full length feature film) if we don't vote SNP.
A note to David Francis things are bad now. Scotland is still a de facto colony and people like you are to blame.
It is kind of funny how much they've regressed. 2021 was Vote SNP, keep the faith. Indyref2 will happen soon!
DeleteNow it's: Vote SNP and we can then hope the Party changes!
Got to hand it to the powers that be: they well and truly snookered us. An indy-free SNP and a politically ruined Salmond. Nowhere to stand and nowhere to go.
Delete"politically ruined Salmond"
DeletePolitically and literally deceased Salmond.
I shall never vote for Salmond's gang and I shall never vote for Sturgeon's gang.
Deleteifs- I wont vote, is to blame
ReplyDeleteGibberish - must be Dr Jim.
DeleteSNP is better than other political parties in Scotland and I am glad a prominent blogger like James joins up.
ReplyDeleteMust be Dr Jim
DeleteALBA have lost an asset they as a small party can ill afford to lose.
ReplyDeleteThey still have plenty of asses left.
DeleteThe substance of what I posted earlier was clearly stated by Labour in the Election campaign.
ReplyDeleteIt is no secret and it will fundamentally change HR and any prospect of achieving Independence at ANY time in the future.
Yessers - LOOK at the responses by IFS and some others on here, which either completely ignore that sustance or downplay/skirt around it and ask yourself WHAT those posters REALLY are and want.
From my perspective they are either Unionist Plants or their hatred of SNP comes before anything else.
Of course, they could be simply as thick as two fucking planks............
Anyway - in 2026, ignore the nihilistic dross who say 'abstain' 'it ain't worth the trouble' 'there is no plan (although they have no credible one either)' and vote to KEEP a Pro-Indy Majority and an SNP-Led Scotgovt.
That is THE MINIMUM required to keep Indy alive at this point.
Kick all the naysayer-crap into the dungheap where they belong.
Have a nice day, people!
Whether or not Glasgow has a mayor has little bearing. You overstate it imo.
DeleteNo, I dont.
DeleteJohn Swinney obviously believes he's on equal standing with a mayor anyway. Showed no resistance to Starmer's Council of the Nations and Regions and looked at home in the photo-op with them.
DeleteI would say don't be so stupid, but too late in your case.
DeleteDifficult to defend isn't it?
DeleteAny Scottish nationalist worth their salt wouldn't have degraded themselves by reducing the office of First Minister to be of equal standing to an English Mayor. Swinney never should have been in that meeting, unionists lapped it up how happy he looked.
Boomers and random words in capitals.
DeleteAlways wondered if AS was a "Scottish Nationalist" because he talked about horses with auld QE1. Such simplistic nonsense.
DeleteDavid Francis the man who cannae master the use of paragraphs is the guiding light for everyone else. David Francis a perfect example of the SNP member who told us that Sturgeon would deliver Indyref2 if we just kept voting SNP. I guess David thinks that is the sort of track record that backs up following his advice.
DeleteFailure after failure some people say - the truth is they never even tried.
Starmer could pass a law next month getting rid of Holyrood. Why can he do that - because numpties like David Francis supported the devolutionist Sturgeon gang and we are not independent. Instead of apologising to independence supporters his (and others) approach is to deny any responsibility for wasting mandate after mandate and grovelling before Westminster. They then have the brass neck to abuse and try to bully people into following their advice.
I don’t think you like Nicola Sturgeon’s . You do know that she isn’t FM anymore. Have you any ideas that could be construed constructive?
DeleteYou're a thick plank of wud Francis.
DeleteIFS. The truth is he never tried. And admits it. Kind of blows his criticism of anyone else clean out of the water. Silly billy.
DeleteI think Dave Francis posts are so badly formatted because he is using automated speech dictation - it is hard using a keyboard when you have hooves
Deletethe lazy cu
Do any of the nominally pro-independence parties standing in the 2026 Holyrood election have a plan to deliver a constitutional referendum?
ReplyDeleteTell them to get one!
Other than asking Keir Starmer nicely for one?
DeleteAlba have a plan er.......
Delete"lol Alba don't have a plan"
DeleteDo the SNP have a plan?
"lol Alba don't have a plan"
Always the same deflection.
https://wingsoverscotland.com/a-short-treatise-on-stalking/
ReplyDeleteMan brought receipts to the table!
DeleteTake note SNP. That's a rebuttal unit.
DeleteWings has to be acknowledged as the monster among Scotch bloggers.
DeleteIt should be hot wings for you KC.
DeleteNEW: The SNP are hiring for a new chief executive to run the party ahead of the 2026 Holyrood election.
ReplyDeleteThe party has advertised the role on LinkedIn and said the SNP are looking for a leader with 'integrity and influence' to fill the role.
I reckon James should apply!
“ integrity “ that would be a nice change.
DeleteThese Weirdo Washed-Up Wingnut Wankers are like a scabby fucking rash on this site.
ReplyDeleteTime to use some strong disinfectant, James, and flush that SHITE down the pan where they belong???
Lots of comments here fully meriting deletion.
ReplyDeleteBTW - how much influence does Wings still have? Is he widely read still? Or steadily disappearing, rear view mirror material?
He has never been widely read. The same small number of cult followers view multiple times daily. His readerships number claims have been comprehensively debunked.
ReplyDelete