tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post2277996887488292009..comments2024-03-28T22:15:56.664+00:00Comments on SCOT goes POP!: Next time we're going to party like it's 1987James Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01516007141763230886noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-56812799074965142032017-07-28T05:19:38.902+01:002017-07-28T05:19:38.902+01:00Unionism has acquiesced to ethnic nationalism so m...Unionism has acquiesced to ethnic nationalism so much, it contends that a rich nation like Scotland is uniquely inept in the world.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-2888896848445755602017-07-27T21:11:16.840+01:002017-07-27T21:11:16.840+01:00David Francis, You fash would take Scotland back t...David Francis, You fash would take Scotland back to feudalism, whale oil lamps, Bonnie Prince Charlie, reversing the Enlightenment and adoration of the Saints ya old knob up yer kilt.GWC2noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-45124532566996599432017-07-27T18:22:14.818+01:002017-07-27T18:22:14.818+01:00WATP FTP GSTQWATP FTP GSTQGWC2noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-28960985200834738122017-07-27T18:20:51.249+01:002017-07-27T18:20:51.249+01:00Sieg Heil you narrow back nat sisSieg Heil you narrow back nat sisGWC2noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-22980443265596061382017-07-27T16:00:32.223+01:002017-07-27T16:00:32.223+01:00I see the Civic Nationalism memo missed another re...I see the Civic Nationalism memo missed another recipient.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-23672370270994097502017-07-27T13:02:43.992+01:002017-07-27T13:02:43.992+01:00"GWC2July 27, 2017 at 10:02 AM"
"Y..."GWC2July 27, 2017 at 10:02 AM"<br /><br />"YOUR nation was built because of the Union as were England, Wales and NI."<br /><br /><br />Spoken like a True, NON-Scottish Yoon-Troll-Tit.<br /><br />What a fecking Plank.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01503624411781043831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-91401354275196226152017-07-27T12:00:42.053+01:002017-07-27T12:00:42.053+01:00State of this.State of this.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-46161804071012587792017-07-27T10:02:28.712+01:002017-07-27T10:02:28.712+01:00Your nation was built because of the Union as were...Your nation was built because of the Union as were England, Wales and NI.<br />GWC2noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-87017635424702827162017-07-27T09:17:21.117+01:002017-07-27T09:17:21.117+01:00The debates at the GE were very skewed in as much ...The debates at the GE were very skewed in as much that it was dominated by a second referendum which the Unionists pushed to the max , considering the Brexit fiasco we were in then , and are still in now , people wanted to deal with one situation at a time , this was reflected in the vote . The other issue was that the Unionists stuck like glue to devolved issues which should have had no place in a UK election ,collectively lambasting the Scottish health service , education , police etc. , all of which are superior to the rest of the UK . However the SNP did not do nearly enough to direct the debate to UK issues , they should have made it clear only UK governance would be discussed in debates . However I know this is very difficult with a biased BBC and MSM deciding they are going to trash you regardless .We will have to see where Brexit takes us and take it into our own hands from there . The SNP should totally concentrate on Scotland , in building our nation ready for independence . Westminster has no relevance to Scotland , our voice will never be listened to there , no matter how many MP's we have there , of every colour ! Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10912287335319068774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-38401167358603543852017-07-27T07:07:27.395+01:002017-07-27T07:07:27.395+01:00It seemed to me that one of the factors in the 201...It seemed to me that one of the factors in the 2017 General Election, and presumably also in the opinion polls that James analyses for us all, is the question of what people in Scotland are voting for in a GE. At a GE, we are voting for representation and government of the UK as a whole. Despite the great work being done by SNP MPs, it is perhaps clear to many voters that even having 50+ SNP MPs at Westminster does not do a lot for Scotland, because they are constantly outvoted by the Tory/Labour unionist majority. The most direct way for Scottish voters to effect UK policies is to vote Labour or Tory, or even LD as a hedge in a coalition. The situation is quite different in Holyrood elections, where an SNP vote is a vote for a government that pursues policies that match the needs of Scotland (and clearly have a much more able Cabinet team than either of the alternatives).<br /><br />I think that this factor was reflected in the 2017 GE televised debates, where Nicola Sturgeon was asked about devolved issues such as education, that had little to do with what a vote for a Westminster MP. I found this really annoying, but its hard to see what questions should have been asked. <br /><br />I would appreciate it if other blog readers, or James himself, could comment on the existence of an 'SNP irrelevance' factor in GE 2017. <br /><br />Are there polls that show a different level of support for the SNP in terms of Holyrood voting intentions, compared to Westminster intentions? Is opinion poll methodology sensitive enough to tease out such a difference?<br /><br />One way of looking at a possible 'SNP irrelevance at Westminster' factor in Scottish voters is that it may signal an implicit recognition that the political game has changed, and that what happens in Edinburgh actually has more impact on our everyday lives than what happens in Westminster. <br /><br />Another aspect is that in GE 2017 the Tories in Scotland perhaps chose exactly the right headline - 'no more referendums' - because this attacked the single most important reason for voting SNP in a Scottish constituency. How can SNP handle that attack line if there is another GE soon?John McLeodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02819901710955068802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-74395880474900514682017-07-27T05:20:43.958+01:002017-07-27T05:20:43.958+01:00State of thisState of thisAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-14504671978052928262017-07-26T22:31:47.612+01:002017-07-26T22:31:47.612+01:00Making up polls are they? Well this not 1987, they...Making up polls are they? Well this not 1987, they should look at the votes in the 1987 and 2017 seats and notice the difference. If despite the Tories flooding many seats with numerous leaflets and letters and not polling over 30% that inflated balloon will shrink. They hoped to get the bulk of the No vote in the GE and failed.Marcianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-54031750674781610452017-07-26T22:20:20.869+01:002017-07-26T22:20:20.869+01:00Interesting. Brexit is the most important issue fo...Interesting. Brexit is the most important issue for most, so given that Labour and Tory are totally in favour of it, and it will be an all out, no singel market brexit, then something has to give. The precious UK is on track to become a mini me America, if it isn't already. <br /><br />People want to stay in the EU, that makes sense. Having both a Scotland in the UK and in the EU is not an option, so yes it is crunch time. <br /><br />As was mentioned on WoS today, the backward UKGov repeal bill will be dangerous for Scotland, so it will be a close call. Interesting times, the britnats will want to hang onto Scotland and take all steps to do so, we must be prepared. <br />Hettyfbfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00787435785104514650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-4600287788394971432017-07-26T21:43:33.926+01:002017-07-26T21:43:33.926+01:00Mein Gott the Nat si Forsyth is a prophet of doom...Mein Gott the Nat si Forsyth is a prophet of doom and reminds me of the old crone soothe sayer on Up Pompeii. Woe twice woe.<br />You nat si fascists want Brexit to fail because you are fooked if it is not. You are not friends of the Scottish. You want to tie your mast to the corrupt EU beaurocracy ya bunch of crawlers. Get it up yer German Lederhosen.GWC2noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-59095985270703253532017-07-26T20:16:26.978+01:002017-07-26T20:16:26.978+01:00It is worth remembering that by the next election ...It is worth remembering that by the next election Brexit will have happened with all of its attendant horrors fully realised and of course both Labour and Tory fully support it.bill forsythhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11513042239933358771noreply@blogger.com