tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post3946413043148769913..comments2024-03-29T07:48:22.768+00:00Comments on SCOT goes POP!: What price will the Scottish Liberal Democrats pay for becoming a pro-Brexit party?James Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01516007141763230886noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-76555078772190091962020-09-07T08:13:07.774+01:002020-09-07T08:13:07.774+01:00As I said, it's Brit unionists that are the ju...As I said, it's Brit unionists that are the junkies, both here and in England.<br /><br />https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-54048122<br /><br /><b>'Surprise and disappointment' at UK drug response</b><br /><br /><i>A cross-party group of MPs has accused the UK government of the almost "wholesale rejection" of moves to tackle North Britain's record drug deaths.</i><br /><br />It's why the UK is the cocaine capital of Europe. <br /><br />https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/britain-cocaine-capital-europe-class-22040681<br /><br />PM likes a snort himself and openly admits this. Scottish Skierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10584099659760612109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-46394096768220960002020-09-07T08:07:52.057+01:002020-09-07T08:07:52.057+01:00UK telling the world this morning not to strike tr...UK telling the world this morning not to strike trade deals with it as it will happily welch on these. Scottish Skierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10584099659760612109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-1066609701228635152020-09-06T20:20:18.890+01:002020-09-06T20:20:18.890+01:00"to recruit people of mediocre intelligence a..."to recruit people of mediocre intelligence and absolutely no commitment to Scottish self determination on the basis they might like the money in order to put another hole in a sicking ship."<br /><br />But the hole's the whole point, and the prospect of speeding the sinking of the ship. I'm fine with James' proposal, and there is something very Scottish about dismissing it out of hand.<br /><br />End Scottish Cringe Labour forever. Sink the ship. That's all that matters. Who cares if a few Yoon arseholes get thrown lifebouys? If the idea was taken up, I'm sure Nicola's capable of choosing the least arseholish among them. Sean McNultyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17417132693074694333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-56867656427322734352020-09-06T16:20:27.841+01:002020-09-06T16:20:27.841+01:00The Lib-Dems, are not a Scottish party either.The Lib-Dems, are not a Scottish party either.William Purveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11485363393095886989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-86101368566327265812020-09-06T16:01:26.344+01:002020-09-06T16:01:26.344+01:00Or vote for another party organised / promoted fro...Or vote for another party organised / promoted from the South of England.Scottish Skierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10584099659760612109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-66545495408326168812020-09-06T15:44:15.564+01:002020-09-06T15:44:15.564+01:00Wouldn't it be wonderful if we could take yet ...Wouldn't it be wonderful if we could take yet another agent of the british state into the SNP and lavish cabinet status and bifg wages on them. its an opportunity that doesnt come round that oftento recruit people of mediocre intelligence and absolutely no commitment to Scottish self determination on the basis they might like the money in order to put another hole in a sicking ship.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-63956972334766377252020-09-06T14:09:44.063+01:002020-09-06T14:09:44.063+01:00I suppose. No Section is the same as no election. ...I suppose. No Section is the same as no election. If Scots can't vote freely to have a referendum, elections cease to have meaning, as the UK has made carrying out manifesto policies illegal for Yes parties. <br /><br />In effect, no Section 30 is the Belarus approach; Scots can vote, but unionist parties always win the election.<br /><br />I understand Alexander Lukashenko is supportive of Boris on this issue. UK and Belarus are Euorpe's last dictatorships. Scottish Skierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10584099659760612109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-45515667399461059702020-09-06T13:16:56.040+01:002020-09-06T13:16:56.040+01:00True, I think the British would have preferred to ...True, I think the British would have preferred to use Labour but they’ve self destructed.<br /><br />Maybe the British don’t care how Holyrood vote goes.<br /><br />Are we being naive assuming that there WILL be a vote in May?Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00130326995948713627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-19186422663135544892020-09-06T11:46:37.534+01:002020-09-06T11:46:37.534+01:00Tories are standing on a mass unemployment ticket ...Tories are standing on a mass unemployment ticket for Holyrood 2021 using an end to the furlough scheme (most EU countries are extending theirs for over a year) and a hard brexit for this.<br /><br />I can't see this winning them votes. They had their dead cat bounce in 2016/17 under Davidson. Scottish Skierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10584099659760612109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-10221116260258291362020-09-06T11:37:12.432+01:002020-09-06T11:37:12.432+01:00Agreed, LibDem soft on EU and the Labour infightin...Agreed, LibDem soft on EU and the Labour infighting are going to damage them both in Scotland<br /><br />Just wondering if this is a mistake ...or will consolidating the Unionist vote with the Tory Party give the British some help in first past the post votes?Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00130326995948713627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-84948998921102519742020-09-06T11:31:49.304+01:002020-09-06T11:31:49.304+01:00@Legerwood; surely true, and such a proposition wo...@Legerwood; surely true, and such a proposition would deface the SNP image.muymalestadohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12729898318401149255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-83623902657852485512020-09-06T10:34:00.912+01:002020-09-06T10:34:00.912+01:00The LD's did enjoy a slight increased vote in ...The LD's did enjoy a slight increased vote in many Scottish seats at the 2019 General Election because they ran as a pro-EU party.Marciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11303213282884555577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-20189479136833109032020-09-06T10:10:35.261+01:002020-09-06T10:10:35.261+01:00Seems the UK government's plan is to end the f...Seems the UK government's plan is to end the furlough scheme just in time for a hard brexit and new lockdowns as covid cases rise, so they can fund tax cuts for the wealthy. Scottish Skierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10584099659760612109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-90918995261668799672020-09-06T09:53:13.727+01:002020-09-06T09:53:13.727+01:00There is no one among Labour's crop of MSPs wo...There is no one among Labour's crop of MSPs worthy of Cabinet rank. Legerwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01601638249690324088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-55726106112677953382020-09-06T09:22:02.616+01:002020-09-06T09:22:02.616+01:00Lib-Dems are almost irrelevant in Scotland. As for...Lib-Dems are almost irrelevant in Scotland. As for Labour, not "Scottish Labour" who don't exist, the prospect of any of them jumping ship to support independence seems to me unrealistic, despite the evidence that a sizable minority in their party will vote Yes in the next referendum. They are still in the huff that the S.N.P have "stolen" their policies, not to mention their constituencies, and will adhere to the "Bain" principle, even although it will merely hasten their demise.Alexbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14252723461273952049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-27567465732905828212020-09-06T08:30:16.356+01:002020-09-06T08:30:16.356+01:00I'm a bit surprised at the LibDems - there'...I'm a bit surprised at the LibDems - there's still clearly a sizable chunk of voters who would happily support re-joining the EU at the earliest opportunity. This group of.people would appear to me to be the most likely group to consider voting for the LD and so courting them.would seem.to be the easiest route to get the party from 6% to 12% in the UK polls and abuild some credibility.<br /><br />On the Labour bit, I think the chances of that are very low, near-zero. What is more likely to work is to get some Labour figures to move to a position of disagreeing with independence but articulate that it is only for Scottish voters and who they elect to Holyrood to decide. Welsh Labour already appears in this position, as is (I think) Malcolm Chisholm.Jacob72https://www.blogger.com/profile/17268402292420473229noreply@blogger.com