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Scottish political mess. Is Devolution working?

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Urmstongran Sat 27-Apr-24 10:53:11

Camilla Tominey in todays Telegraph says it more eloquently than me:

“ The implosion of the Scottish National Party (SNP) is fast becoming more of a popcorn fest than binge-watching Taggart. Last April, we stared open-mouthed as the police seized a £110,000 Niesmann + Bischoff motorhome from a house in Fife following the arrest of Nicola Sturgeon’s husband Peter Murrell, who was last week charged in connection with the embezzlement of party funds (he denies the allegations).

Next week, we’ll be breaking open the Butterkist once more to see Humza Yousaf, Sturgeon’s successor as Scotland’s First Minister, face a vote of no confidence at Holyrood. The potentially career-ending ballot comes after Yousaf suddenly axed the SNP’s power-sharing arrangement with the Greens in a spectacular own goal that has left him teetering on the brink after just a year in office.

Even more hilariously, the deciding vote is set to be held by Ash Regan, whose defection to Alex Salmond’s Alba Party last October was labelled by Yousaf as “no great loss” to the SNP. If there has been a more hapless politician in Holyrood’s kilt-clad history, then I’m struggling to think of one.”

What a complete mess eh? Devolution (Blair’s idea) ought to be scrapped in my opinion. What do you think?

OldFrill Fri 03-May-24 00:09:45

Katie59

Our only nuclear deterrent is base in Scotland, if that closes it will be no loss to us because the missiles are serviced at the US submarine bases.

Surely rUK should be allowed to discuss it. That's the point of the post.

Katie59 Fri 03-May-24 07:32:55

OldFrill

Katie59

Our only nuclear deterrent is base in Scotland, if that closes it will be no loss to us because the missiles are serviced at the US submarine bases.

Surely rUK should be allowed to discuss it. That's the point of the post.

Its not important to the UK either the Scots want the jobs associated or they dont, probably an independant Scotland will want to remain in NATO and contribute in other ways.

Cath9 Fri 03-May-24 07:47:33

I’m just listening to the council votes, although what one expects when the younger lot expect to keep the low mortgages etc.
We are all entitled to our own opinion but I certainly would not be happy to find a lady, who left school without any qualifications, had a child aged 16 etc to lead our country when Kerr Starmer is busy.

Casdon Fri 03-May-24 07:57:38

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Casdon Fri 03-May-24 07:58:53

Sorry - wrong thread!

OldFrill Fri 03-May-24 13:03:15

Cath9

I’m just listening to the council votes, although what one expects when the younger lot expect to keep the low mortgages etc.
We are all entitled to our own opinion but I certainly would not be happy to find a lady, who left school without any qualifications, had a child aged 16 etc to lead our country when Kerr Starmer is busy.

What has council elections got to do with low mortgage rates?
We were very well served by the very well educated and supposedly morally upstanding Ms Truss - NOT