The Scottish Politics thread

[ganganvince]

very close in the vote - Regan 3rd, Forbes 2nd, Yousaf wins after distribution of Regan's votes 52-48.

I await the forthcoming election given the SNP stance on a new leader has no mandate.

 

[Thornliebank]

So Scotland has installed a village idiot as First minister. Not exactly a rip-roaring mandate from his party either. He will make Sturgeon's reign almost Churchillian by the time he gets booted out. Which won't be long. But how much damage can he inflict on our country before then ?

 

[Thornliebank]

 

[Bluemanc100]

I await the forthcoming election given the SNP stance on a new leader has no mandate.

There will surely be a recount as they surely can’t accept such fine margins..

 

[Saddleworth2]

Bad result for Scotland I’m afraid. Insincere ineffectual and out of touch. Happy days, we will continue to get full on Tory or Tory light after the next election. I despair.

 

[TinFoilHat]

So Scotland has installed a village idiot as First minister. Not exactly a rip-roaring mandate from his party either. He will make Sturgeon's reign almost Churchillian by the time he gets booted out. Which won't be long. But how much damage can he inflict on our country before then ?

Who did you vote for?

What viable alternatives does Scotland have to the Tories?

Labour are fucked and will never be forgiven. So who else is there?

 

[bluethrunthru]

So Scotland has installed a village idiot as First minister. Not exactly a rip-roaring mandate from his party either. He will make Sturgeon's reign almost Churchillian by the time he gets booted out. Which won't be long. But how much damage can he inflict on our country before then ?

No they haven't. The result today makes him Leader of the SNP. He faces a debate and a vote in Holyrood before he can be confirmed as First Minister.

They are not as corrupt as we are where a few people choose party leader who is also automatically PM. I mean the Tories got a landslide on about a third of the votes of the electorate and a small proportion of the Tory Party voted on Johnsons replacement.

 

[Coatigan]

Bad result for Scotland I’m afraid. Insincere ineffectual and out of touch. Happy days, we will continue to get full on Tory or Tory light after the next election. I despair.

Interesting indictment. Don't know enough, but he seemed to spread across more boxes to tick. Which is probably why he finished ahead.

What is perhaps more interesting, the two candidates that were 'reserved' in their independence pursuit strategy, were well ahead of the one that seemed to put that first or push the referendum more. From the little I have seen/read.

 

[blueparrot]

So Scotland has installed a village idiot as First minister. Not exactly a rip-roaring mandate from his party either. He will make Sturgeon's reign almost Churchillian by the time he gets booted out. Which won't be long. But how much damage can he inflict on our country before then ?

Thanks for your input ,but isn’t their any other thread awaiting your valuable expertise, so the sensible can discuss properly.

 

[blueparrot]

Bad result for Scotland I’m afraid. Insincere ineffectual and out of touch. Happy days, we will continue to get full on Tory or Tory light after the next election. I despair.

Don’t agree , I think Forbes would have been an SNP version of Tory light and put off some left of centre SNP supporters. Personally I could have lived with Forbes but of the 3 feel more comfortable with Yousaf. Though would have preferred Sturgeon to have stayed.
To be honest I’m not sure how any leader whoever can drive through independence any time soon think the best hope for now would be more devolved powers from a Labour coalition government and in the absence of independence then prefer the more left of centre candidate in a devolved government.