[Politics] Nicola Sturgeon resigning

[Weststander]

Whoosh , every day`s a learning day and there ain`t enough left

Imho.

No doubt others will tell you opposing views.

 

[AlbionBro]

Yep.

Absolutely abhorrent scum bag.

Will never forget how she tried to exploit the pandemic for her political ideology.

Disgraceful woman.

I agree I don't like to speak badly of any ladies, but she was a right old hag.

 

[Pavilionaire]

@Weststander post#90 probably explains it better than i could , but if i had to guess i would suggest you cant restructure a country overnight , you will have business`s leaving people relocating , border controls visa`s , one government being born while leaving another . Denmark has been a nation for centuries , even something simple like joining or leaving the EU takes years , who would fund /subsidise that , would you be happy paying your tax to build someone else`s country who wants nothing more to do with you but needs you money ? .

I don't see this as anything other than short-term logistical issues. If the EU will entertain admitting Moldova, Ukraine they'll fast track Scotland back in no time. Scotland is as much of a historic country as Croatia who also had no government or currency as they were governed from Belgrade, but it hasn't stopped them becoming an autonomous state in the EU (Also population c 6million)..

 

[Tony Towner's Fridge]

I have been celebrating all day. Good riddance to a sociopathic nonentity who has lied and falsified her way to the very top of Scottish politics. History and the courts will unveil and show her to be a complete and absolute devisive and nasty character. May her and her awful nationalistic nasty , bigoted and racist party burn in Hell.
Awful , awful , awful woman...

Onwards and upwards.....


TNBA

TTF

 

[dejavuatbtn]

The reason for her party existing is to gain Scottish independence. She can hardly park the issue.

My concern has been that she barks the issue. A sort of attrition.

 

[TugWilson]

I don't see this as anything other than short-term logistical issues. If the EU will entertain admitting Moldova, Ukraine they'll fast track Scotland back in no time. Scotland is as much of a historic country as Croatia who also had no government or currency as they were governed from Belgrade, but it hasn't stopped them becoming an autonomous state in the EU (Also population c 6million)..

What kind of time line is "fast track" and what if they don`t "entertain" admitting Scotland , how much and what is the cost to Scotland , it wont come cheap . When we left they went out of their way to prolong and antagonise us , i don`t see Scotland being welcomed with open arms .

 

[Flagship]

In the future to be known as Nicholas Sturgeon.

 

[GT49er]

I have been celebrating all day. Good riddance to a sociopathic nonentity who has lied and falsified her way to the very top of Scottish politics. History and the courts will unveil and show her to be a complete and absolute devisive and nasty character. May her and her awful nationalistic nasty , bigoted and racist party burn in Hell.
Awful , awful , awful woman...

Onwards and upwards.....


TNBA

TTF

I think that's very slightly OTT ......... but .........................

 

[Tony Towner's Fridge]

Quite - And one with some honour - Take note Johnson, Truss et al.

Decent? Absolutely not. Come up here and see what she has done. Divisive , racist bigot. Yes. Decent? Most certainly no!


Hell is hot and ready for her and her troop of nasties.


TNBA

TTF

 

[beorhthelm]

What kind of time line is "fast track" and what if they don`t "entertain" admitting Scotland , how much and what is the cost to Scotland , it wont come cheap . When we left they went out of their way to prolong and antagonise us , i don`t see Scotland being welcomed with open arms .

"fast track" is political posturing for pretending some special treatment where there is none. there are rules, extensive conditions to agree and show compliance with. if one country gets special treatment they'll all expect it, and most members had to jump through hoops they'll not like newcomers getting shortcuts.

 

[TugWilson]

"fast track" is political posturing for pretending some special treatment where there is none. there are rules, extensive conditions to agree and show compliance with. if one country gets special treatment they'll all expect it, and most members had to jump through hoops they'll not like newcomers getting shortcuts.

That`s one of the few things political i have understood today , and it makes sense , damn now i`m even more confused

 

[Live by the sea]

No more krankie jokes then .

 

[AlbionBro]

Biggest ever majority coming? What was labours previous biggest margin, does anyone know?

 

[Seagull58]

Biggest ever majority coming? What was labours previous biggest margin, does anyone know?

Blair won 401 seats in 1997. The tories had around 179, I think

 

[Pavilionaire]

"fast track" is political posturing for pretending some special treatment where there is none. there are rules, extensive conditions to agree and show compliance with. if one country gets special treatment they'll all expect it, and most members had to jump through hoops they'll not like newcomers getting shortcuts.

Except that the geographical area of Scotland has been part of the EU for almost 50 years, voted overwhelmingly to remain and is used to adhering to EU rules, so a totally different and unique case to other candidate countries. They won't need favours to be able to pass compliance rules.

 

[Silverhatch]

Most things in life are about timing. If the independence vote had occurred after Brexit then there’s a good chance that the Scots would now be an independent nation and trying to get EU membership reinstated. That’s why Sturgeon couldn’t let it go and continued to chase Ref2.

 

[Wokeworrier]

Most things in life are about timing. If the independence vote had occurred after Brexit then there’s a good chance that the Scots would now be an independent nation and trying to get EU membership reinstated. That’s why Sturgeon couldn’t let it go and continued to chase Ref2.

Nah, that doesn't make any sense, as the whole nationalist /SNP argument was about breaking free from a hugely succesfull political and economic union combining a few countries forged over hundreds of years while claiming belonging to a union of 25 + nations created over a much shorter period where Scotlands voice would be virtually irrelevant would be a better option ...

 

[Eric the meek]

I had no time for Nicola Sturgeon or her SNP thuggery.

Neither did anyone else. Here is how the Times described her resignation.

'The Times describes Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon's resignation as a "huge boost to unionism". It says senior Tories as well as Labour figures reacted with jubilation, with a Labour source quoted as saying: "It's great for us. The SNP is about to start a rats-fighting-in-a-sack race."

It conjures up a great picture, of a UK Prime Minister holding the sack at arms length.
Chuck in a bottle of whisky from time to time and they'll be fine.

 

[Is it PotG?]

The husband of former first minister Nicola Sturgeon has been arrested in connection with an investigation into Scottish National Party finances

 

[Nobby Cybergoat]

The husband of former first minister Nicola Sturgeon has been arrested in connection with an investigation into Scottish National Party finances

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Ah so this explains a lot.

I thought she resigned quite abruptly. She knew this was coming.