Glenconner Posted May 15, 2016 Share Posted May 15, 2016 Sadly it looks like the bigots have won. Sad. -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StreetwiseHercules Posted May 15, 2016 Share Posted May 15, 2016 Elaborate. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajwffc Posted May 15, 2016 Share Posted May 15, 2016 it looks like the opposition parties are planing on working together to repeal the act. http://stv.tv/news/politics/1354029-opposition-parties-look-set-to-repeal-offensive-behaviour-act/ http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/homenews/14493687.Offensive_Behaviour_at_Football_Act_set_to_be_abolished/?ref=rss 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjw Posted May 15, 2016 Share Posted May 15, 2016 The better together parties have to keep the bigots on side,its their core vote now. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparky88 Posted May 15, 2016 Share Posted May 15, 2016 The better together parties have to keep the bigots on side,its their core vote now.Patrick Harvey's rendition of The Sash is particularly astounding. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colkitto Posted May 15, 2016 Share Posted May 15, 2016 If Greens vote to repeal this and side with the Tories & Labour to vote down SNP Gov it would a massive tactical blunder 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparky88 Posted May 15, 2016 Share Posted May 15, 2016 (edited) If Greens vote to repeal this and side with the Tories & Labour to vote down SNP Gov it would a massive tactical blunderI don't think the greens would get very far promoting restrictions on freedom of speech like that to be honest.In the grand scheme of things it's an irrelevant bit of legislation, possibly used by the other parties to trip the SNP up, knowing the greens would never support it. Edited May 15, 2016 by sparky88 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Granny Danger Posted May 15, 2016 Share Posted May 15, 2016 Hopefully the Greens will see this as political opportunism. Both the Tories and SLab spoke about the priorities During the election campaign; do they genuinely believe that this is a priority? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Rational Posted May 15, 2016 Share Posted May 15, 2016 If you are pandering to the OO I would suggest yes. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparky88 Posted May 15, 2016 Share Posted May 15, 2016 If you are pandering to the OO I would suggest yes.I'm not sure the greens, or the lib dems for that matter,are pandering to the orange order- one of those parties alone could carry the vote for the SNP. Similarly I'm sure there are SNP msps like John Mason being kept in line over this issue. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Rational Posted May 15, 2016 Share Posted May 15, 2016 Both the Tories and Labour have courted the Orange vote though, especially in Glasgow. The Libs probably view this as a chance to create a little mischief as well as the greens, you could argue it's also a warning shot to the SNP not to treat the parly as their own which is how we have treated it for the last few years. Back to consensus politics which isn't a bad thing. It was a suck it and see law IMO, it's time to go back to the drawing board and try again. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparky88 Posted May 15, 2016 Share Posted May 15, 2016 (edited) Hopefully the Greens will see this as political opportunism. Both the Tories and SLab spoke about the priorities During the election campaign; do they genuinely believe that this is a priority?Its a priority in the same way stopping the Tories passing legislation to bring fox hunting legislation in E&W in line with Scotland was for the SNP.Nothing much to do with the legislation, but to play politics, knowing the Greens stance. Edited May 15, 2016 by sparky88 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colkitto Posted May 15, 2016 Share Posted May 15, 2016 The SNP would be up for reform of the Bill. To scrap it altogether would be a mistake and the Greens should stay well away from any involvement. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itzdrk Posted May 15, 2016 Share Posted May 15, 2016 Great news. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparky88 Posted May 15, 2016 Share Posted May 15, 2016 The SNP would be up for reform of the Bill. To scrap it altogether would be a mistake and the Greens should stay well away from any involvement.Agreed, the SNP proposals should be just one element of reforms to tackle sectarianism. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl Cort's Hamstring Posted May 15, 2016 Share Posted May 15, 2016 It was a stupid piece of legislation and should be scrapped. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doulikefish Posted May 15, 2016 Share Posted May 15, 2016 Murdo Fraser wants to sing naughty songs again 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeeTillEhDeh Posted May 15, 2016 Share Posted May 15, 2016 As it currently stands the law is unworkable and unenforceable. It was ill-thought gesture politics at its worst. That being said - repeal of the legislation will not make one iota of a difference either. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjw Posted May 15, 2016 Share Posted May 15, 2016 Patrick Harvey's rendition of The Sash is particularly astounding.Patrick wants to amend rather than repeal. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inspector Flange Posted May 15, 2016 Share Posted May 15, 2016 Everybody is tagging this to the OO and Rangers .... again ... yawn. The people to thank gettong this sorted, and it pains me to admit, is celt*c. Look here http://fansagainstcriminalisation.com/ and along with the guys from this movement that went to the parliament and told the SNP to GTF wae their stupid laws. Take my hat off to yees on this one. To the rest, it affects EVERYONE. Not just OF. Look at the reports around Scotland. The quicker we get rid of these SNP morons from our lives the better. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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