ICTChris Posted April 25 Share Posted April 25 (edited) With a knife edge vote of no confidence coming up, will the Scottish Government win or lose this vote? I think if it's a draw the Presiding Officer votes with the Government so that counts as a Scottish Government win. I will take a call and say that they will WIN the vote. Edited April 25 by ICTChris 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DublinMagyar Posted April 25 Share Posted April 25 Greens will abstain, Ash Regan will abstain 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scary Bear Posted April 25 Share Posted April 25 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itzdrk Posted April 25 Share Posted April 25 They'll win by a miniscule margin. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JS_FFC Posted April 25 Share Posted April 25 Yousaf will survive for now, but it’ll be a pyrrhic victory. Both the upcoming GE and the 2026 Scottish election will produce roughly “joint winners” like the 2007 election did and Humza will be punted after the GE. Whoever takes over from him will probably decide that a “period of reflection on the opposition benches” is best for the long term future of the party and Sarwar will be FM. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICTChris Posted April 25 Author Share Posted April 25 Wings Over Scotland tweeting that Ash Regan is going to back the SNP. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zen Archer (Raconteur) Posted April 25 Share Posted April 25 1 hour ago, itzdrk said: They'll win by a miniscule margin. Is that the new name for Patrick? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScotiaNostra Posted April 25 Share Posted April 25 5 minutes ago, ICTChris said: Wings Over Scotland tweeting that Ash Regan is going to back the SNP. some backroom dealing no doubt to get that? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottsdad Posted April 25 Share Posted April 25 Can we hold similar votes about the mods? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CambieBud Posted April 25 Share Posted April 25 Oh my aching sides! The Moray Eel claims he wants to win a vote of no confidence 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leith Green Posted April 25 Share Posted April 25 39 minutes ago, ICTChris said: Wings Over Scotland tweeting that Ash Regan is going to back the SNP. That dick would probably be the last to know. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICTChris Posted April 25 Author Share Posted April 25 5 minutes ago, Leith Green said: That dick would probably be the last to know. Is he not a member of Alba, he'll probably be a good source for stories about them. Who knows though, all up in the air. I'd be very surprised if Alba voted against the motion but what do I know. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leith Green Posted April 25 Share Posted April 25 Just now, ICTChris said: Is he not a member of Alba, he'll probably be a good source for stories about them. Who knows though, all up in the air. I'd be very surprised if Alba voted against the motion but what do I know. Alba will do whatever is best for Alba - and whatever makes them feel relevant. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D Angelo Barksdale Posted April 25 Share Posted April 25 Narrow home win. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim McLean's Ghost Posted April 25 Share Posted April 25 1 hour ago, ICTChris said: Wings Over Scotland tweeting that Ash Regan is going to back the SNP. Not a surprise. I think Humza wins. The exclusively scottish parties don't want the chance of an election before the GE. Let the SNP get pummeled at the Westminster elections and try to position as the new party for Scotland at the Holyrood elections. And do Alba really want to be seen working with the Tories? Isn't that the exact thing that sent the SNP into the wilderness until Salmond revived the party? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim McLean's Ghost Posted April 25 Share Posted April 25 1 hour ago, ICTChris said: Wings Over Scotland tweeting that Ash Regan is going to back the SNP. Not a surprise. I think Humza wins. The exclusively scottish parties don't want the chance of an election before the GE. Let the SNP get pummeled at the Westminster elections and try to position as the new party for Scotland at the Holyrood elections. And do Alba really want to be seen working with the Tories? Isn't that the exact thing that sent the SNP into the wilderness until Salmond revived the party? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICTChris Posted April 25 Author Share Posted April 25 The Greens confirm that they will vote for the motion of No Confidence in the Scottish Government. It's all down to Ash Regan. I'm sure that the Alba party will approach this massive responsbility with characteristic nuance, maturity and non-insanity. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coprolite Posted April 25 Share Posted April 25 Disappointing lack of a “don’t know” option in the poll 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alta-pete Posted April 25 Share Posted April 25 Ash Regan on the radio sounding very much like an abstentionist. Unless maybe her boss tells her to do otherwise... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vikingTON Posted April 25 Share Posted April 25 Alba are pretty much the mirror image of the Greens in terms of flailing around on opposite sides of utterly tedious culture wars and identity politics, so it seems like an easy W for them to keep Slater and the other fruit loops defeated and stewing on the side lines. Not least because further opening a schism between the SNP and Greens opens up significant opportunities for Alba* or any other pro-independence party on the second vote next time round. * It probably won't actually be Alba who exploit because they're incompetent, but that's not going to be their attitude right now. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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