tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post58969199041675133..comments2024-03-29T14:08:32.098+00:00Comments on SCOT goes POP!: Dialogue with the ReverendJames Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01516007141763230886noreply@blogger.comBlogger125125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-90771302311383903142020-07-25T23:09:24.629+01:002020-07-25T23:09:24.629+01:00Gaelic bashing is a more than unfortunate pastime ...Gaelic bashing is a more than unfortunate pastime StuCadogan Enrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02163401413541641065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-8347234272261289062020-07-24T20:01:00.132+01:002020-07-24T20:01:00.132+01:00There is no chance a list party could thrive with ...There is no chance a list party could thrive with the Rev as a leader. His personality is bot suited to such a role.<br />The only credible leader of a list party is Alex. If Alex ran I would give it 3 months full time campaigningCadogan Enrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02163401413541641065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-74162171129129091792020-07-19T20:01:55.778+01:002020-07-19T20:01:55.778+01:00See the problem is you hard line SNPers, who put p...See the problem is you hard line SNPers, who put party before cause, are full of criticism but not one of you can actually come up with a solution? You’re not even brave enough to have a go at one? Mungo Armstronghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09496875567091308059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-8177673186299594732020-07-19T19:58:01.189+01:002020-07-19T19:58:01.189+01:00I suspect the truth is that you Eilidh are not a n...I suspect the truth is that you Eilidh are not a non entity and benefit directly, probably financially, from the status quo. You’re quite happy with things just the way they are thank you very much. No need to rock the boat eh! Mungo Armstronghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09496875567091308059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-44857204134961426962020-07-19T19:52:15.834+01:002020-07-19T19:52:15.834+01:00Careful Eilidh, not a good idea to ridicule your v...Careful Eilidh, not a good idea to ridicule your voters, assuming you’re not a non entity and actually a member of the party. Nicola Sturgeon has stated that there is no route open other than a section 30. All Boris need do is say no. And that’s the end of that? Why on earth would Boris Johnson say yes to a section 30 as the likelihood of a YES result increases??? I might be a non entity but at least I’m not buttoned up the back. Mungo Armstronghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09496875567091308059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-6061176625551939712020-07-19T19:41:20.234+01:002020-07-19T19:41:20.234+01:00Also remember Nicola Sturgeon has quite clearly st...Also remember Nicola Sturgeon has quite clearly stated that the only lawful process is through gaining a section 30. Which is odd because I can’t think of any country anywhere that has gained its independence, having to ask permission from its jailer. Mungo Armstronghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09496875567091308059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-67507088351450442112020-07-19T19:25:46.264+01:002020-07-19T19:25:46.264+01:00Can you run me through how that actually works? Ri...Can you run me through how that actually works? Right the SNP get 50% of the votes and then go to Boris and say, right we’ve got 50% now can we please have a referendum and Boris says no. What’s the next move? And if there is some magical solution why didn’t Sturgeon already use it after being told no at least twice before? I’m on your side, please help me understand! Thanks Mungo Armstronghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09496875567091308059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-56021282542665532942020-07-18T21:42:53.936+01:002020-07-18T21:42:53.936+01:00I could have cut that comment by two thirds with t...I could have cut that comment by two thirds with the same outcome. You are a blawhard. GWCnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-58477530772965661452020-07-18T01:29:10.128+01:002020-07-18T01:29:10.128+01:00The #LGBTQ 'lobby' has nothing to do with ...The #LGBTQ 'lobby' has nothing to do with 'left' or 'right' and everything to do with treating ALL people with decency and respect, even the ones that if you had your way you would execute.J. R. Tomlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01109874615059334200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-70344058713208507472020-07-18T00:01:02.145+01:002020-07-18T00:01:02.145+01:00See my comment "When your every action and op...See my comment <i>"When your every action and opinion dovetails... "</i> upthread. It's "look-in-the-mirror" time, my friend.<br /><br />(Oh, and the link doesn't become more convincing with multiple reposts either.)grizebardnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-58840260988286171752020-07-17T23:48:47.935+01:002020-07-17T23:48:47.935+01:00Hi Eilidh,
Well said. The radical leftards have n...Hi <i>Eilidh</i>,<br /><br />Well said. The radical leftards have never got over their drubbing in previous elections. They seem just as disappointed by the FM's excellent handling of the current crisis as the Tories.<br /><br />(As to your taking issue with my use of "placeholder government" the other day, apologies, I was evidently using shorthand that was far too succinct. I appreciate that there are many like yourself who agree with SNP policies either substantially or wholly - indeed I don't myself disagree with much of it either - but you should be willing to recognise that there are many in the pro-independence camp who are only lending their vote to the SNP "for the duration", and fully expect to cast their votes elsewhere again post-indy. Indeed the party itself is self-evidently "a very broad church" in the conventional phraseology, and I could readily imagine it not remaining such a monolithic whole after it has succeeded in its prime purpose.<br /><br />Really though what I was trying to get across in that unfortunate shorthand is that the government and the party should not attempt to confound two (or more) constitutional issues at once, and the GRA is very clearly one such. Others are the question of the monarchy, etc., etc. The SNP has a very definite mandate for the one major constitutional change, but given the great breadth of its support base, it has not for any other. To attempt to do so causes very self-evident dissent and internal stress that is eminently avoidable. It, and we, can always return to those other matters after we have together in concert captured the one essential prize that enables all else.)grizebardnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-15508999681518116812020-07-17T23:26:48.034+01:002020-07-17T23:26:48.034+01:00!!Troll alert!!
See my comment in the 2nd-last pa...!!Troll alert!!<br /><br />See my comment in the 2nd-last para there. QED.grizebardnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-84761201602942207882020-07-17T17:15:11.968+01:002020-07-17T17:15:11.968+01:00^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^THIS^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^THIS^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^normhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04000148514416602835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-36361693950956602952020-07-17T14:07:14.353+01:002020-07-17T14:07:14.353+01:00How very intriguing that you made no attempt to de...How very intriguing that you made no attempt to deny that.RevStuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03915111503712807257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-11206429955447621692020-07-17T14:05:27.553+01:002020-07-17T14:05:27.553+01:00You get that my money and Wings' money aren...You get that my money and Wings' money aren't the same thing, right?RevStuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03915111503712807257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-79314937013266677122020-07-17T14:02:48.621+01:002020-07-17T14:02:48.621+01:00"you had bothered to rise to the historic occ..."you had bothered to rise to the historic occasion of the current crisis instead of taking a "holiday""<br /><br />The food here is terrible, and such small portions!RevStuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03915111503712807257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-89501138918351284442020-07-17T11:08:45.078+01:002020-07-17T11:08:45.078+01:00Oh great another non entity pontificating that Snp...Oh great another non entity pontificating that Snp and Nicola don't want Indy. There would be even more people asking who the hell is Robin McAlpine than when asked about the man with an ego the size of a planet Rev Stu Campbell.<br />The first duty of any government is to protect its people especially during a pandemic. If Robin doesn't get that I utterly despair. If Nic starts going on about date of next Indy Ref now we will loose support and we will have no chance of winning that Indy Referendum when it happens and it will happen S30 order or no Section 30 orderEilidhnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-48509687990252185802020-07-17T09:55:45.517+01:002020-07-17T09:55:45.517+01:00Those advocating continued support for the SNP are...Those advocating continued support for the SNP are basically saying they think independence is no longer achievable and we should just accept slightly better management. Mungo Armstronghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09496875567091308059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-56257389001601596602020-07-17T09:45:37.206+01:002020-07-17T09:45:37.206+01:00
https://sourcenews.scot/robin-mcalpine-unite-behi...<br />https://sourcenews.scot/robin-mcalpine-unite-behind-what-exactly/Mungo Armstronghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09496875567091308059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-19747175283396736232020-07-17T09:44:24.675+01:002020-07-17T09:44:24.675+01:00But Gizbard, if the aim is independence and the pa...But Gizbard, if the aim is independence and the party (SNP) are not interested in that aim, then why would you vote for them? Mungo Armstronghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09496875567091308059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-5669792826062579522020-07-17T09:18:17.671+01:002020-07-17T09:18:17.671+01:00"It's not this site's business to tel..."It's not this site's business to tell anyone how to vote. What these numbers strongly suggest, though, is that TACTICAL voting - of any sort and for anyone's' benefit - in an AMS election is a mug's game. You should vote for the party or parties that you most want to see form the government, rather than trying to second guess the system. Because if you try, chances are it'll MAKE A CHUMP OUT OF YOU.<br /><br />- Wings Over Scotland 23rd August 2015. Alex Birniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02955713642143770277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-5657325535444187802020-07-17T08:58:40.461+01:002020-07-17T08:58:40.461+01:00"Yawn"?? This blog must be really frustr..."Yawn"?? This blog must be really frustrating for you eh, wee man? Unlike the sycophant circle that your blog has become, you don't get to shut down opposing comments by blocking them. You don't get the last word here. Your arguments have to stand on their own, because this isn't your bully pulpit. <br /><br />The point being made about name recognition is valid, and your comments about 60% not recognising Leonard merely emphasise the point. If 60% can't identify Leonard, then The number who can't identify Dugdale has to be higher, right? <br /><br />And if HER recognition is low, how much lower is the recognition of the egomaniac who took her to court and failed?<br /><br />Put you money where your mouth is, wee man, do some honest polling outside your own little bubble, and we'll see how many people will vote for Wings.<br /><br />I'm going to take a wild stab in the dark, and say 2% ......Alex Birniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02955713642143770277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-52139713934157090852020-07-17T08:01:20.672+01:002020-07-17T08:01:20.672+01:00RevStu
Both Wings and Alex Salmond already have p...<b>RevStu</b><br /><i> Both Wings and Alex Salmond already have plenty brand identity.</i><br /><br />Maaaaaaaaaate.<br /><br />Surprised you can get your head through the door if it’s that big. Online folk who support Indy know who you are, for sure. A wheen of them think you’re an arse though?<br /><br />‘Joe public’ will have no idea of you and your ‘brand’<br /><br />And if you’re gonna prove otherwise you’d better have some empirical evidence!hahahahahahahahahahahahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17978370049143180433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-22728961887364057732020-07-16T23:47:47.349+01:002020-07-16T23:47:47.349+01:00Just to put things in context, and keep it simple,...Just to put things in context, and keep it simple, there are 129 MSPs, of which 73 are elected by FPTP in the constituencies. If any party won all of the constituencies bar one, it would automatically get 55.8% of parliamentary representation straight off. (Which is of course already a majority, but anyway.) Due to the well-known vagaries of FPTP, any party can win big like this even with considerably lower support than that, particularly if the opposition parties split the opposition vote. To begin to qualify for more MSPs under list PR, though, that party then essentially has to accumulate more than that percentage of list votes in any region. But after that point, they begin to gain more and more.<br /><br />With a narrower win of 64 constituencies - one less than a majority - the same party will begin to accumulate additional MSPs once it accumulates more that (just under) 50% of the list votes in any region.<br /><br />So with a relatively small increase in the percentage of list votes, the SNP could begin to attract a significant additional number of MSPs and thereby achieve a majority. Its difficulty heretofore has been it has struggled heretofore to get more than ~48% on the list, after which point the gains would really begin to count.<br /><br />As Prof Curtice has observed, once a party begins to attract more than 50% of the votes, no electoral system on earth or opposition cartel can stop it. Which is why the BritNats are pulling out all the stops right now to find ways to demotivate the SNP support from its current high. (So why help them do their dirty work?)<br /><br />Gaining over 50% vote in an election is also the line of last stand of the BritNats. Pass that last ditch and all their indy denials turn to dust.grizebardnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-14257709633964088362020-07-16T23:43:38.270+01:002020-07-16T23:43:38.270+01:00"There are still one-off costs associated wit..."There are still one-off costs associated with establishing a brand identity that the public understands."<br /><br />Both Wings and Alex Salmond already have plenty brand identity.<br /><br />"there will be a huge level of snark in the press"<br /><br />See above. Fewer than one in 10 Scots buys a newspaper, and if they paid any serious attention to what was in their politics pages the SNP wouldn't have been in power for 13 years and 30 points ahead in the polls. <br /><br />If there's one lesson the Yes movement needs to learn above all others it's STOP CARING WHAT HARDCORE YOONS SAY. It has no impact on anything. The SNP have been paralysed by fear of it. It's one of their gravest failings. <br /><br />"To achieve sustainable success (10-12% votes) which of the five are required?"<br /><br />All that's required is recognition and a clear message. Both of those already exist in the notional case of a Salmond party, and to a lesser extent in the equally-notional case of a Wings party. <br /><br />People didn't vote for TBP because they thought the MEP candidates list was impressive, most had no idea who was on it. They voted for it because they knew, at a really pretty basic level, who Nigel Farage was and what he stood for, and they wanted that thing to happen. So they voted for him and it did. It really is as simple as that. In fact, it's SO simple that people who desperately want politics to be complicated resist it furiously because there's no money in analysing that.<br /><br />Neither a Wings party nor a Salmond one would need to care what the MSM said. We have the most successful and popular Scottish politics website on the planet (even after months on holiday), he has his own TV show. If anyone wants to know what we think, they know where to look. We both have means to get our message across. <br /><br />Farage is a horrible knob. He's not even that clever. But look what he achieved without playing nice or caring how many people hated him or slagged him off in the papers. (Multiply all that by a hundred for Trump, who is genuinely thick, probably mad, relentlessly mocked and ridiculed for years on end and THE PRESIDENT OF THE GODDAMMED UNITED STATES.) <br /><br />We don't have to like them or admire them to learn from him. Or of course, we could keep playing by Marquis Of Queensberry rules while the other side merrily deploys every dirty trick in the book, and lose again but feel all morally superior about it. Yeah, no thanks. I want to win.RevStuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03915111503712807257noreply@blogger.com