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If the SNP do take an unlikely (IMO) big loss at the GE then ge goes and we are onto a third unelected FM to go with the two unelected PMs. Democracy eh!

And yes I know we vote for parties not people but Johnson and Sturgeon (and Salmond before) had a cult like following.

So it's Swinney then. A man who has not exactly ben a success in his former roles (in charge of Finance during the referendum (which was largely lost because of weak financial credibility), then managed to dodge a highly damning report into the standard of education during his tenure due to huge de...

Slick wrote: ↑Mon Apr 29, 2024 1:18 pm
Paddington Bear wrote: ↑Mon Apr 29, 2024 12:04 pm
westport wrote: ↑Mon Apr 29, 2024 11:13 am

You can say that about ALL politicians of ALL parties and has been like that for years and years and years
No you can’t. He is uniquely shit
Easy, he’s our only FM in a decade not to get arrested

He did get a fixed penalty for DWI when justice secretary though.

I do believe that he is a decent man who just isn't cut out for front line politics. IMO the lack of quality alternatives in the SNP is a failure of Salmond and Sturgeon who thrived on a cult of personality. No forward planning on who might come next beyond Sturgeon taking over. It is a failure in p...

Salmond & the Alba party are pissed off that the rug has been pulled from under them and they can't be kingmakers any more. Back to being irrelevant. The Courier is suggesting Jenny Gilruth could be in the frame, though I'm sure the opposition parties would immediately seize on the state of edu...

Salmond at it again. He can’t really believe that many people have the stomach for more Indy stuff at the moment, so presumably all this business about wanting to push again to vote for Humza is just about getting more of the hardcore over to Alba There's also the angle that for Salmond there is pr...

Embra to play Cardiff Shoemann, Ashman, Nel, Skinner, Gilchrist (C), Ritchie, Watson, Crosbie Price, Healy, vdM, Lang, Currie, Boff, Goosen Cherry, Venter, Sebastian, Sykes, Mata, Vellacott, Bennett, Dean Great to see Boff back, looks a strong team. A win definitely required if we're to make the to...

Well, he says he’s not going. I thought it was the Conservatives calling for the no confidence motion, not sure it’s a great idea for Labour to be leading on it I think they should. Push for an election near the time of a GE and push the narrative that a clean break is needed and Labour can provide...

Slick wrote: ↑Thu Apr 25, 2024 11:30 am No idea what I’ve done here

You know what they say. "If it is worth saying, post it twice and quote post it"!

I think ultimately it is the right thing for the SNP as a party. The timing looks a bit weak but that will pass.

SNP have dumped the Greens according to Lorna Slater. No doubt there'll be some mud slinging at some point.

Quite the about turn from the FM after he spoke positively about the BHA yesterday.

So have the SNP or the Greens ended the Bute House Agreement? All seems a bit chaotic at the moment.

If it is the Greens, do the co-leaders go as the members have voted against their opinion?

If it is the SNP is this the FM trying to win over a few dissenting members of the party?

I wonder what would happen if Westminster contacted Holyrood and said, "We're extending the pardons to Northern Ireland even though their legal system is not the exact same as in England and Wales. We'd like to include Scotland. How can we work together to ensure justice for those wrongly conv...

I wonder what would happen if Westminster contacted Holyrood and said, "We're extending the pardons to Northern Ireland even though their legal system is not the exact same as in England and Wales. We'd like to include Scotland. How can we work together to ensure justice for those wrongly conv...

It's lack of opportunity firstly - look at transfers from Scottish clubs to English/French clubs 5/10 years to now. Kinghorn the only recent notable departure. Then secondly yes SRU control specifically if you cap say James Lang. And his lack of qualification results in him struggling for a contrac...

https://twitter.com/RoddyQC/status/1782868027656040455 So is the FM: a - Correct and the community notes and a KC wrong? b - Simply mistaken? c - Knows he's wrong but doubling down until this is forgotten? d - Knowingly misleading people hoping to play to "IT'S THE TOARIES FAULT" gallery? ...

Definitely need to be selective with NSQ players but quality imports are still important IMO. There are a couple of positions where a quality import can be really helpful. Especially if top Scots want to move abroad. The issue just is that there's so few opportunities for top Scots to go abroad now...

Definitely need to be selective with NSQ players but quality imports are still important IMO.

There are a couple of positions where a quality import can be really helpful. Especially if top Scots want to move abroad.

Must win and win well for Edinburgh really.

Would you be in a position to say that governance and the sate of society is palpably worse in Scotland than the rest of the UK? There was an article in the Graun today about life expectancy in Scotland, but that is definitely tied to deprivation. I can say that things here in South East England ha...

I've made no secret of my wish for Scottish independence, also that Scotland should imo be part of the EU (so should the rest of the UK), for me that has nothing to do with what party sits in majority in Holyrood, so with that in mind - was Labour any better in Scotland when they led the parliament...

inactionman wrote: ↑Thu Apr 18, 2024 6:40 pm He's now been charged with embezzlement

0.0 chance other senior SNP members didn't know about it.

Scottish government plans to scrap a key climate change target are a "global embarrassment", say environment campaigners. Ministers are expected to confirm later that the aim of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 75% by 2030 has been dropped. BBC Scotland News understands the government...

And come on, he's nowhere near a Lions shirt. There is a lack of quality hookers about in GB&I. He could have been in the discussion, especially given it would be a surprise if there aren't injuries leading into the tour. I didn't say was a Lion but could potentially be one. Anyone a within the...

... and another thing seeing as I'm sitting in the pub with a pint. Should Townsend be chasing Fergus Burke to come on the summer tour and commit to Scotland? Already Scottish qualified and Saracens have kindly brought him to the UK and are paying him. 24 year old kiwi born and raised, through the ...

And come on, he's nowhere near a Lions shirt. There is a lack of quality hookers about in GB&I. He could have been in the discussion, especially given it would be a surprise if there aren't injuries leading into the tour. I didn't say was a Lion but could potentially be one. Anyone a within the...

George Turner off to Japan apparently. Still a front line national team player so a big loss to the squad. Only 31 so a little gas left in the tank you would think. I don't see why that would preclude his national team involvement for the 6N? It is a pain but unless he retires then Scotland can cal...

Got diagnosed with a touch of the big "C". operation successful and cancer completely removed - YAY! Now they are talking chemo to eradicate any rogue cells hiding away, not entirely sure I am keen on the treatment and am wondering if the side effects are as bad as the horror stories clai...

Healy was POTM, even if Mossie gave it to Mish. Either Big Bill is done and his best games are way behind him, or Everitt has found a way to negate one of the best ball carriers and offloaders in the URC if not world rugby. My suspicion is the second option. Edinburgh have gone from a team which wa...

Christie broke his arm at the weekend.

Quite the fuck up.from someone

Couple of really poor missed kicks at goal even allowing for wind and some poor kicking from hand proving costly at the moment for the woman's side.

westport wrote: ↑Tue Mar 26, 2024 8:02 pm WP calls it a day

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Legend.

Are we sure Hastings is any better/has greater potential than the 10s in place at Edinburgh or Glasgow? He's started picking up injuries and from what I've seen, he hasn't been tearing up trees for Gloucester when fit. Without a doubt, when playing regularly he is the No2 10 for Scotland. But.... i...

Are we sure Hastings is any better/has greater potential than the 10s in place at Edinburgh or Glasgow? He's started picking up injuries and from what I've seen, he hasn't been tearing up trees for Gloucester when fit. That (the injury record) is possibly why Glasgow is a good fit. For him he gets ...

Are we sure Hastings is any better/has greater potential than the 10s in place at Edinburgh or Glasgow?

He's started picking up injuries and from what I've seen, he hasn't been tearing up trees for Gloucester when fit.

November tests Fiji, South Africa, Portugal, Australia on successive weekends throughout November - hopefully all within the international windows. Is the international window not only 3 weeks? From looking at the fixtures for the other teams it looks like the Fiji game might be outside the window ...

So, two things to think about now that the Six Nations are over. 1, who tours this summer. 2, who might retire/be moved on from the squad prior to the next six nations. In terms of the summer for me it is a mixture of rest for the most overworked world cup players, more caps for some of the older b...

On the penalties it certainly looks odd. I would guess losing the possession and territory stats probably means we've given away a few more defensive penalties than anyone. A few fair enough. That level of disparity is very, very strange though. It is. The -12 differntial from the Wales game makes ...

On the penalties it certainly looks odd. I would guess losing the possession and territory stats probably means we've given away a few more defensive penalties than anyone.

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