Theroadlesstravelled Posted April 29 Share Posted April 29 8 minutes ago, Jedi2 said: Greens obviously wouldn't work with her, but the Tories probably would, which would be comedy gold. Yer da's would love that if it meant going back to 1 bin which gets picked up once per week. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted April 29 Share Posted April 29 29 minutes ago, Jedi2 said: Greens obviously wouldn't work with her, but the Tories probably would, which would be comedy gold. She'd struggle to get confirmed by Parliament as FM without them, which they might well do to avoid an immediate Holyrood election. She'd be gift to Labour in the General Election too for the leftie vote. Not sure if she could scrape through on culture warrior Ash, giving Alba the balance of power, probably the most frightening prospect of all. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScotiaNostra Posted April 29 Share Posted April 29 (edited) Would Swinney lead the SNP into another election in 2026 or will plan be he stands down b4 that to let a new leader go into that? Edited April 29 by ScotiaNostra 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted April 29 Share Posted April 29 (edited) 9 minutes ago, ScotiaNostra said: Would Swinney lead the SNP into another election in 2026 or will plan be he stands down b4 that to let a new leader go into that? I think the latter, to stop Kate Forbes or anyone else forcing another lengthy and embarrassing contest now, with a Westminster election incoming. Swinney will get Green backing too so no worries about the FM confirmation. Edited April 29 by welshbairn 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScotiaNostra Posted April 29 Share Posted April 29 its so similar to a football club falling apart now its uncanny 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Granny Danger Posted April 29 Share Posted April 29 37 minutes ago, welshbairn said: She'd struggle to get confirmed by Parliament as FM without them, which they might well do to avoid an immediate Holyrood election. She'd be gift to Labour in the General Election too for the leftie vote. Not sure if she could scrape through on culture warrior Ash, giving Alba the balance of power, probably the most frightening prospect of all. Didn’t you vote for Forbes last time around? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted April 29 Share Posted April 29 14 minutes ago, Granny Danger said: Didn’t you vote for Forbes last time around? I switched back and forth, think I finally settled on Yousaf but I could be wrong. I definitely wouldn't vote for her now. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sherrif John Bunnell Posted April 29 Share Posted April 29 Kate is the only candidate brave enough to stand up for women's rights* *Except if you are gay or want to have an abortion. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScotiaNostra Posted April 29 Share Posted April 29 You would expect some names to put themselves forward in next few days, it cant be just heres Swinney for a couple of years 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted April 29 Share Posted April 29 Quite a few likely names have already said they'll back Swinney if he runs. Angus Robertson is staying quiet interestingly. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
effeffsee_the2nd Posted April 29 Share Posted April 29 To be fair to her & unlike a lot of right leaning politicians else where. She did make it clear that her personal religious and social views would not shape her policies and she had no plans to change any lgbt laws in place. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VictorOnopko Posted April 29 Share Posted April 29 Just now, effeffsee_the2nd said: To be fair to her & unlike a lot of right leaning politicians else where. She did make it clear that her personal religious and social views would not shape her policies and she had no plans to change any lgbt laws in place. That's simply not good enough, though, and saying it doesn't mean it would be the case. How could it be? You can't divorce deep-held personal beliefs from opining on difficult social questions. To be fair to her, she shouldn't really be in politics never mind trying to take charge of a country with the completely fruitloop views she holds. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugster Posted April 29 Share Posted April 29 3 minutes ago, effeffsee_the2nd said: To be fair to her & unlike a lot of right leaning politicians else where. She did make it clear that her personal religious and social views would not shape her policies and she had no plans to change any lgbt laws in place. She said she would have voted against the same sex marriage bill so that doesn’t stack up. She’s a despicable person. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carpetmonster Posted April 29 Share Posted April 29 I notice Swinney taking a lot of heat for his baldicity in the Humza thread, but I reckon if you measured the surface area of his entire bonce against Kate's forehead, it'd be neck and neck as to who's boasting the most exposed cranial skin. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RH33 Posted April 29 Share Posted April 29 Torrie who wore a yellow rosette to get in. Her views would undoubtedly infect her politics and voting. Coversion therapy is lunacy. LGBT and abortion are all politically sensitive issues. Thankfully she would be unlikely gain support to roll any laws back. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SandyCromarty Posted April 29 Share Posted April 29 There's no doubt that Forbes has the intelligence and quick fire ability to hold her own against the likes of Dross, however her beliefs are firmly in a time past which will always be brought up and into political discussion. And I know that if she was elected there would be resignations close to the core. Middle of the road, and hugely popular within the party, John Swinney will probably become FM, he has noticeably taken time out in the last year, the reason should now be obvious. I note that Angus Robertson has been mentioned earlier, he may stand but as far as I know he is quite happy in his present role between Parliament and the Scottish office in Brussels. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sophia Posted April 29 Share Posted April 29 This thread opened with a bit of casual misogyny and has struggled to raise itself beyond the performative in the interim. Nevertheless, perhaps there is scope for some balanced debate. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wee-Bey Posted April 29 Share Posted April 29 She'd be daft to take it at this point anyway, let the bald fraud handle the decline in the short to mid term. She undoubtedly has a decent level of support from the membership though. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugster Posted April 29 Share Posted April 29 No surprise to see resident god botherer @CarrbridgeSaintee red dotting posts that call out Forbes’ repugnant views without entering the debate. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry_Tibbs Posted April 29 Share Posted April 29 (edited) 1 hour ago, VictorOnopko said: That's simply not good enough, though, and saying it doesn't mean it would be the case. How could it be? You can't divorce deep-held personal beliefs from opining on difficult social questions. To be fair to her, she shouldn't really be in politics never mind trying to take charge of a country with the completely fruitloop views she holds. As opposed to sensible policies like allowing children to transition without their parents consent. Edited April 29 by Terry_Tibbs -2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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