Oor Nicola Sturgeon thread.

[carpetmonster]

49 minutes ago, 101 said:

The house of lords have spoken

She’s an expert on having to decompress; she’s had to be given that Krishnan strayed from the brief and had the temerity to ask her a question once. 

[Donathan]

7 minutes ago, Elixir said:

If Forbes wasn't a God-botherer, she'd be a decent choice. Shame really.

I assume her god bothering ways will appeal to the thinly veiled transphobia wing of the party? 

[JMDPco]

Absolutely can't wait for Kincy's steaming thoughts on this at about 1am. 

[Abdul_Latif]

I honestly can’t see any male standing being a popular choice with women at the moment.

Not sure if that’s enough to totally work against Angus Robertson getting over the line, but it will make it significantly harder / closer for him.

I think Forbes is a much more realistic possibility than some are admitting. 

[Jeff Venom]

Just now, JMDPco said:

Absolutely can't wait for Kincy's steaming thoughts on this at about 1am. 

We've already had "grey kilts" and "baby boxes", because those are completely rational things to lose your tiny mind over. 

[Oceanlineayr]

Genuinely surprised by this news.

Wasn't a great fan of her during the latter parts of Covid but she was leagues ahead of the vast majority of the dross that is UK politics.

Entirely understandable that one would have enough of a job that involved weekly interaction with Douglas Ross.

Reckon it will be Angus Robertson next, just because of age and experience. Don't reckon Kate Forbes will be interested having a young baby. Mhari Black is probably still too young for it (she would cause numerous cranial detachments amongst the perma raging though)

[KirkieRR]

I like Forbes but her (admirable, to me, anyway, so hate me) Free Kirk principles will get her torn apart in the press - not that the press matters much to the SNP as they have prospered electorally despite a universally hostile press.

 

My impression is that most of the SNP's other talent is at WM rather than HR.

 

My wavering attachment to Independence given the SNP's generally poor record in Government and the Gender Bill car crash has just been strengthened, though, by hearing an even smugger than usual Jackie Smugface Baillie on the radio. If the ScoGov, and any new FM, is rubbish, they're oor rubbish. ScoLab's commitment to the UK commits us to Brexit and the current Tory government, both of which are rubbish - but no oors.

[KirkieRR]

26 minutes ago, Elixir said:

If Forbes wasn't a God-botherer, she'd be a decent choice. Shame really.

 

18 minutes ago, Donathan said:

I assume her god bothering ways will appeal to the thinly veiled transphobia wing of the party? 

Persons of faith, particularly of Forbes' faith, seem to be the ones people are most keen to exclude in our new faux-inclusive culture.

[Dundee Hibernian]

30 minutes ago, Honest Saints Fan said:

Kate Forbes is too holy religious to appeal to the wider masses.

"holy"  "religious"  "masses".........."Saints"........ I see what you are doing.

[Virtual Insanity]

22 minutes ago, Donathan said:

I assume her god bothering ways will appeal to the thinly veiled transphobia wing of the party? 

 

 

6 minutes ago, KirkieRR said:

I like Forbes

 

 

4 minutes ago, KirkieRR said:

 

Persons of faith, particularly of Forbes' faith, seem to be the ones people are most keen to exclude in our new faux-inclusive culture.

QED.

[KirkieRR]

2 minutes ago, Virtual Insanity said:

 

 

 

QED.

Aye, very good, pal.

[Wee-Bey]

Reckon Murrell will step down too ?

[Lyle Lanley]

Mhairi Black anyone? 

[Arch Stanton]

I thought it was one of the better resignation speeches I've heard.

In fact...

Spoiler

It was fandabidoze.

 

[Wee-Bey]

Just now, Lyle Lanley said:

Mhairi Black anyone? 

It'll be someone from Holyrood.

[RiG]

The biggest losers today are the weirdo Union Jackers using phrases like "Wee Nippy" and "Krankie". So, much like any other day then.

[scottsdad]

6 minutes ago, RiG said:

The biggest losers today are the weirdo Union Jackers using phrases like "Wee Nippy" and "Krankie". So, much like any other day then.

These roasters are probably all convincing themselves that they somehow defeated her today. 

[VincentGuerin]

Being SNP leader is pretty much the hardest major job in UK politics. It's like being a Hearts supporter on Hibs.net every day.

Everybody you deal with in public, all the major political parties, all the major media outlets, fundamentally oppose what you stand for and will almost never give you a fair hearing. You have to be patient, you have to be engaging, you have to be very calm under provocation, you need an excellent command of your brief and able to get your message across while everyone around you is screaming noise at you, and you need to accept that any errors you make will be rounded on by the whole gang and amplified.

In short, it's an incredibly difficult job that requires a huge amount of skill and a certain type of personality. Scotland has been very fortunate that in Salmond and Sturgeon we've had more than a generation of excellent leaders who have done a frankly incredible job for the SNP and the Yes movement between them.

I don't see anyone with remotely the level of ability required to carry on their work. Pains me to say it, but this is a massive blow to the independence movement that will set things back years. Whichever of the major candidates gets the job next will be well off  the level. It takes a very special candidate to do it.

Edited February 15, 2023 by VincentGuerin

[Mr. Brightside]

The issue isn't Forbes being a "god-botherer" each to their own and all that, it's the fact that she's a bigot because of her religion.

[Chefki Kuqi]

When the big jobs in Scotland come up, there's only one man qualified to apply