The Scottish Politics thread

[yerwot?]

wonder how many tory millionaires (and donors) have a vested interest in keeping Scotland under the thumb of Westminster. Grouse moors, estates, salmon fishing, landlords etc. Time for a purge, repatriate and compensate the piracy of the " clearances". One thing for sure, the Scottish people's welfare is even further off the menu than the english people's welfare obviously.

 

[Saddleworth2]

I dont know what all the fuss is about.

Why would you worry about the price of mince?
Lettuce and Kale maybe.

 

[Magicpole]

Why would you worry about the price of mince?
Lettuce and Kale maybe.

Lettuce and Kale, it's the future.

 

[Saddleworth2]

interesting article;

How the SNP became the most anti-Putin party in the UK

Nicola Sturgeon and her nationalists have turned their backs on Alex Salmond’s pro-Russian antics by standing steadfastly with Ukraine.

t.co

 

[blueinsa]

interesting article;

How the SNP became the most anti-Putin party in the UK

Nicola Sturgeon and her nationalists have turned their backs on Alex Salmond’s pro-Russian antics by standing steadfastly with Ukraine.

t.co

Haha.

I heard her comment on the invasion yesterday and like everyone else she rightly condemned it and less than 24 hours later she is leading the most anti Putin party there is?

Got to hand it to her, she knows how to piggy back something and use the media ;-)

 

[Saddleworth2]

Haha.

I heard her comment on the invasion yesterday and like everyone else she rightly condemned it and less than 24 hours later she is leading the most anti Putin party there is?

Got to hand it to her, she knows how to piggy back something and use the media ;-)

The article covered a little more than that. They should be practicing being a grown up government after all. ;-)

 

[metalblue]

Interesting article

What is the reality of racism in Scotland?

TV presenter Jean Johansson has been talking to people across Scotland about their experiences.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[Saddleworth2]

Interesting article

What is the reality of racism in Scotland?

TV presenter Jean Johansson has been talking to people across Scotland about their experiences.

www.bbc.co.uk

Sad that it still exists but its a pretty small sample. Interesting what is said about school projects, one of my grandaughters has been doing one just recently so maybe its a curriculum item. Hope so.

 

[metalblue]

Sad that it still exists but its a pretty small sample. Interesting what is said about school projects, one of my grandaughters has been doing one just recently so maybe its a curriculum item. Hope so.

On the rise again sadly, shouldn’t exist at all as you say but we know it does in some sections of “society”. Of course education is the best place to start and there is only so much a government can legislate against.

What mostly triggered my interest though was its possible connections with Scottish independence - if this was the UK it would read “Brexit” - the common thread here being varying degrees of nationalism within individuals. So I then found myself thinking how maybe the backdrop of nationalism allows more bigoted behaviours to come from the shadows from these individuals. We saw increases after Brexit, these were vocally blamed on Johnson but while no one would paint Sturgeon with the same brush the parallels are there.

Of course that’s absolutely not to imply or say anyone who supports Scottish independence is inherently racist - that would be as factually incorrect and as lazy as saying anyone who voted Brexit was racist. But I am fascinated by the synergies of the escalation of racism from two nations who voted for other sides of the political divide.

 

[Saddleworth2]

On the rise again sadly, shouldn’t exist at all as you say but we know it does in some sections of “society”. Of course education is the best place to start and there is only so much a government can legislate against.

What mostly triggered my interest though was its possible connections with Scottish independence - if this was the UK it would read “Brexit” - the common thread here being varying degrees of nationalism within individuals. So I then found myself thinking how maybe the backdrop of nationalism allows more bigoted behaviours to come from the shadows from these individuals. We saw increases after Brexit, these were vocally blamed on Johnson but while no one would paint Sturgeon with the same brush the parallels are there.

Of course that’s absolutely not to imply or say anyone who supports Scottish independence is inherently racist - that would be as factually incorrect and as lazy as saying anyone who voted Brexit was racist. But I am fascinated by the synergies of the escalation of racism from two nations who voted for other sides of the political divide.

I am deeply cynical about the way most things are presented by the press these days. Scottish Independence is subject to a pretty biased media up here. This article in the Scotsman is a little more comprehensive and its is clear from that there is still much to be done.

Black History Month: 'I never knew what racism was until I moved to Scotland'

Glasgow rapper Bemz never really knew what racism was until he moved to Scotland.

www.scotsman.com

These are the official figures for racially aggravated crimes

Table A7: Racially aggravated offences, Scotland, 2010-11 to 2019-20​

	Number	Percentage
2010-11	2011-12	2012-13	2013-14	2014-15	2015-16	2016-17	2017-18	2018-19	2019-20	% change 18-19 to 19-20
Racially aggravated harassment	257	171	155	128	130	75	66	74	108	92	-15
Racially aggravated conduct	3,916	3,315	2,748	2,584	2,326	2,057	1,927	1,847	1,636	1,645	1
Total	4,173	3,486	2,903	2,712	2,456	2,132	1,993	1,921	1,744	1,737	0