topcat(The most tip top) Posted February 15, 2023 Share Posted February 15, 2023 1 hour ago, Trogdor said: If Cherry or anyone else at Westminster ran for the leadership, could the party engineer a space for them at Holyrood. Say a constituency MSP stood down would that trigger a by-election? A list seat may be easier? Although the SNP don't have many list seats tbf. There are reasons she's 33/1 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SandyCromarty Posted February 15, 2023 Share Posted February 15, 2023 1 hour ago, topcat(The most tip top) said: In other news Ladbrokes and Coral are offering 33/1 on Joanna Cherry Not overall popular with the membership too people divisive, politically she needs to ignore personal slights and grudges. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScotiaNostra Posted February 15, 2023 Share Posted February 15, 2023 (edited) in terms of popularity at the moment with the membership who would be the top 2,3 contenders? Edited February 15, 2023 by ScotiaNostra 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TONTROOPER Posted February 15, 2023 Share Posted February 15, 2023 1 hour ago, renton said: Yeah, but you need someone in a safe seat to stand aside. Anything remotely marginal and the other parties will probably use an ele total pact to throw the kitchen sink at it . Which is precisely how coal-scuttle (Alex Cole-Hamilton) gets to boast about his majority in Edinburgh. Simples.......KEEP THE SNP OUT ....... and the Red and Blue tories flocked to his cause. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SandyCromarty Posted February 15, 2023 Share Posted February 15, 2023 1 hour ago, Salvo Montalbano said: Notice most politicians of all colours gave generic "I may have disagreed but..." comments, but the c**t's c**t, Alistair Jack had to say something along the lines of "hopefully the new FM gives up talking about Independence". He really is a big bag of pish, isn't he? Jack is the most bland politico I have seen, the man is a sandpaper tongued arselicker, you all know the type, the guy that agrees with everything as he floats midstream made of cling film and easily seen through. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TONTROOPER Posted February 15, 2023 Share Posted February 15, 2023 2 minutes ago, ScotiaNostra said: in terms of popularity at the moment with the membership who would be the top 2,3 contenders Therein lies the dilemma. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICTJohnboy Posted February 15, 2023 Share Posted February 15, 2023 Celebrations in Labour circles the length and breadth of the UK at today's news. It's like they believe winning every Scottish seat is now a realistic target. Are any SNP voters on here seriously thinking about switching to Labour at the next election? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Golden God Posted February 15, 2023 Share Posted February 15, 2023 We’ll look back on this in a few years and remember that the leader of the country resigned partially due to trans rights controversy and all normal people will think how absolutely insane that is. Just like gay rights, minorities and women’s etc. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TONTROOPER Posted February 15, 2023 Share Posted February 15, 2023 1 minute ago, SandyCromarty said: Jack is the most bland politico I have seen, the man is a sandpaper tongued arselicker, you all know the type, the guy that agrees with everything as he floats midstream made of cling film and easily seen through. .....Sandy!......Forget posting about fitba'.....you've at last found your REAL vocation! I 100% concur. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TONTROOPER Posted February 15, 2023 Share Posted February 15, 2023 2 minutes ago, The Golden God said: We’ll look back on this in a few years and remember that the leader of the country resigned partially due to trans rights controversy and all normal people will think how absolutely insane that is. Just like gay rights, minorities and women’s etc. I said this to a friend this afternoon. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antlion Posted February 15, 2023 Share Posted February 15, 2023 12 minutes ago, ICTJohnboy said: Celebrations in Labour circles the length and breadth of the UK at today's news. It's like they believe winning every Scottish seat is now a realistic target. Are any SNP voters on here seriously thinking about switching to Labour at the next election? I’d rather shave my balls with a cheese grater than give those dirty b*****ds my vote. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SandyCromarty Posted February 15, 2023 Share Posted February 15, 2023 1 hour ago, Boo Khaki said: I couldn't give my vote to a party led by Forbes. I struggled enough with my conscience at the last SGE because Ash Denhom/Regan is my constituency MSP. I did end up giving her my 1st preference vote in the end, but I have regretted that decision ever since and will never give her my vote again. I've always tried to be pragmatic about it and be realistic in accepting that any political party will, and should, contain people with differing views on 'matters of conscience', but it would be different for me if the party itself is led by someone who openly adheres to views I consider to be bigoted. I'm an atheist, verging toward antitheist, but the mere fact she's an adherent of an organised religion doesn't bother me in the slightest, it's the views she holds. There are plenty of homophobic people with dark-ages views who aren't in the slightest bit religious, so the two don't always go hand-in-hand, but whatever her justification for it, or whatever the reason for her adopting the positions she holds, I couldn't give my backing to a party that considers her fit to be First Minister of Scotland. It's completely discordant with the 'progressive' narrative the SNP have strived for over the past 20 years. Lord Mackay of Clashfern the son of a railway worker in Sutherland rose to be the Lord Advocate of Scotland and one of the senior law officers in the UK, a briliant mathematic and physics mind he was a lifelong member and elder of the Free Church, he attended the catholic funerals of two colleagues which resulted in him being dismissed form the Church. That is the type of discipline that the Free Church maintains. Mackay's Wiki is worth a read to fully see his achievements from a humble beginning. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
O'Kelly Isley III Posted February 15, 2023 Share Posted February 15, 2023 11 minutes ago, ICTJohnboy said: Celebrations in Labour circles the length and breadth of the UK at today's news. It's like they believe winning every Scottish seat is now a realistic target. Are any SNP voters on here seriously thinking about switching to Labour at the next election? Yes, I see the Guardian is hyperventilating wildly but when you are platforming the likes of Jim Murphy then you are straining the readers' credulity. I'll freely admit that my conviction to the SNP has waned over the last twelve months as their political judgement has at times been found badly wanting, but today's news at least offers the possibility of a coherent reboot. To answer your question though, I had no intention of returning to Labour at 9am this morning and nothing that has happened since has convinced me otherwise. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScotiaNostra Posted February 15, 2023 Share Posted February 15, 2023 When would the SNP vote on a new leader be likely to take place? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richey Edwards Posted February 15, 2023 Share Posted February 15, 2023 33 minutes ago, ICTJohnboy said: Celebrations in Labour circles the length and breadth of the UK at today's news. It's like they believe winning every Scottish seat is now a realistic target. Are any SNP voters on here seriously thinking about switching to Labour at the next election? I have no love for any of the political parties but my vote went from Labour to the SNP after the 2010 GE. Absolutely not a chance would I vote Labour again. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted February 15, 2023 Share Posted February 15, 2023 Just watched Douglas Ross on C4 news playback, what a bitter wee man! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trogdor Posted February 15, 2023 Share Posted February 15, 2023 I guess any swing to Labour (if there is one) would be at a Westmisnter election where some may revert to voting SNP at Holyrood and Labour at Westminster. That said, it took far too long for people to realise SNP in the constituency and Green on the list was actually a good strategy. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICTChris Posted February 15, 2023 Share Posted February 15, 2023 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sophia Posted February 15, 2023 Share Posted February 15, 2023 @ICTChris, I'll see your DTrump and raise you Glasgow 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Steele Posted February 15, 2023 Share Posted February 15, 2023 58 minutes ago, ICTJohnboy said: Celebrations in Labour circles the length and breadth of the UK at today's news. It's like they believe winning every Scottish seat is now a realistic target. Are any SNP voters on here seriously thinking about switching to Labour at the next election? Yep, they're already talking about getting a huge number of seats at the next General Election in Scotland (up from 1 ) but them being totally bereft of policy ideas, pathetic showings at FMQs, and hoping people will flock to them because, well, new SNP leader, is taking optimism and hope to whole new levels. Absolutely no way would I consider voting Labour. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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