Next permanent Scotland manager

[101]

I think it will be interesting to see a shake up of the cabinet, you would imagine people like Alasdair Allan or Stuart McMillan might get in and people like Ben McPherson, Neil Gray and Mairi McAllan get promoted.

Humza Yousef might be punted although I'm sure he would point to the fastest vaccine roll out in the UK and avoiding strike action in the NHS which hasn't been the case elsewhere.

[D Angelo Barksdale]

Regardless of who takes over, I think the party will move a bit to the right socially and economically.

[sophia]

49 minutes ago, The_Kincardine said:

I assume it's possible to have a party leader (Black, Cherry etc) and also a First Minister (Robertson etc)?  That,  from, my PoV, would be excellent as it is bound to lead to friction.

It's more likely that it will be a current MSP, though and Angus Lounge Pass Robertson will lead himself into Europe.   And The Americas.  And Asia.   Where ever there's a freebie.

I thought you euphemistically said that they were all Celtic supporters?

[bobbydazzler]

again a disgusting lack of Alan Curbishley, surely he is good enough for an advisor type role

[renton]

1 hour ago, ICTChris said:

In terms of experience the best choice is Angus Robertson. I don’t think Swinney will even be a candidate. I think it’ll boil down to a youth v experience runoff, Robertson v Forbes? 

I don’t follow the Kremlinology of the SNP too closely, are there other factions who will run a candidate? Could a Westminster MP try and run, Mairi Black or Joanna Cherry?

They might but they'd have to replicate the Murphy/Dugdale intent until they could get parachuted into Holyrood. Given the SNP raison d'etre, being run from WM is such a bad look that an MP as leader even temporarily is a non starter.

[bobbydazzler]

20 minutes ago, Bodie said:

Regardless of who takes over, I think the party will move a bit to the right socially and economically.

think this will definitely happen, try to win more voters from the middle grounds

[Richey Edwards]

5 minutes ago, bobbydazzler said:

again a disgusting lack of Alan Curbishley, surely he is good enough for an advisor type role

He's a coach at Fulham. We can probably do better than that.

[craigkillie]

1 minute ago, bobbydazzler said:

think this will definitely happen, try to win more voters from the middle grounds

They don't really need to win voters, that's never been an issue in any election in the last decade or more.

[Jacksgranda]

I don't know who half these people are, so I voted for Mark "It's only a General Election" McGhee.

[Jacksgranda]

2 hours ago, Ludo*1 said:

Can't believe you've stole mah thing.

You were asked to get one up, so to speak.

[Central Belt Caley]

Gordon Strachan as SNP party chairman with Mcghee as First Minister makes the most sense imo

[D Angelo Barksdale]

9 minutes ago, Jacksgranda said:

You were asked to get one up, so to speak.

Obligatory Kenneth.

[Ludo*1]

30 minutes ago, Jacksgranda said:

You were asked to get one up, so to speak.

Not all of us are on P&B every moment of the working week, unfortunately. 

[Stylish Kid]

2 hours ago, ICTChris said:

I don’t follow the Kremlinology of the SNP too closely, are there other factions who will run a candidate? Could a Westminster MP try and run, Mairi Black or Joanna Cherry?

In historic terms, no reason why not. Obviously pre-1999 it was Westminster only. Since then, I think Salmond might have led from Westminster, but I think that's when the SNP were not the majority party in Holyrood.  Obviously, the equation is very different now 

[Jacksgranda]

21 minutes ago, Ludo*1 said:

Not all of us are on P&B every moment of the working week, unfortunately. 

Neither am I, as I don't work...

[Richey Edwards]

I forgot Ian Blackford.

[Oceanlineayr]

Ian McCall is free right now?

[Richey Edwards]

4 minutes ago, Oceanlineayr said:

Ian McCall is free right now?

He'll resign when he finds out that he cannot sign Ross Docherty, Steven Bell, Andy Geggan and Robbie Crawford.

[ICTChris]

Sturgeon took over from Salmond unopposed IIRC. 

The last SNP leadership election before that was in 2004 when Salmond came back to stop Roseanna Cunningham winning the leadership.  I didn't realise this but Nicola Sturgeon had originally said she'd stand but stood down to run as Salmond's number two.

Before that in 2003 Bill WIlson ran against John Swinney.  One interesting thing is that Wilson was opposed to a referendum on independence and said that as soon as the SNP formed a government they should negotiate for independence and not bother with another vote.  That was soundly defeated in a delegate vote at their conference.

[AUcal]