Humza Yusaf's resignation speech

Oh, you're making me feel very old, Oreo 😁

Callistemon21

valdavi

Churchill spoke in an era when very few had a TV. So fluffy hair, snappy dressing or a silly face didn't make any impression (won't say gestures as Churchill got those across). Also since Jeremy Paxton, in-your-face no holds barred interviewing is the norm & politicians have zero time to make a complex point, they will be talked over if they try to explain or compare or even leave a significant pause. I don't think oratory wins votes these days, demogoguery does.It's a shame.

Churchill may not have much exposure on television but he has a wonderful voice for radio.

People did go to the cinema often many years ago and, instead of those annoying adverts, we had short news films before the main film was shown - Pathé News .

Mum goes on about cinema in the past, a news programme and a B film and then the main film, and if you went in late you could just sit there and see the things you missed earlier.😁
She doesn’t like cinema now, she says too many ads and too loud.

valdavi

Churchill spoke in an era when very few had a TV. So fluffy hair, snappy dressing or a silly face didn't make any impression (won't say gestures as Churchill got those across). Also since Jeremy Paxton, in-your-face no holds barred interviewing is the norm & politicians have zero time to make a complex point, they will be talked over if they try to explain or compare or even leave a significant pause. I don't think oratory wins votes these days, demogoguery does.It's a shame.

Churchill may not have much exposure on television but he has a wonderful voice for radio.

People did go to the cinema often many years ago and, instead of those annoying adverts, we had short news films before the main film was shown - Pathé News .

Maremia

OldFrill, I would understand that if it was the first and only time. But it is not. In Scotland, Labour votes with Tories, time and time again. Check the record.

There was no pact involved. If Yousef hadn't resigned the Greens would have voted the same as Labour and Conservative. I

Mine too

Churchill spoke in an era when very few had a TV. So fluffy hair, snappy dressing or a silly face didn't make any impression (won't say gestures as Churchill got those across). Also since Jeremy Paxton, in-your-face no holds barred interviewing is the norm & politicians have zero time to make a complex point, they will be talked over if they try to explain or compare or even leave a significant pause. I don't think oratory wins votes these days, demogoguery does.It's a shame.

Susieq62

Have I missed the racist bit? He was just stating how far we have come over the last 50 years in terms of who leads us. If you closed your eyes and listened to this speech you would have no idea of his colour, age, race, religion. He just sounded quite professional and passionate to me. But then I take people on their actions and behaviours .

He made his white, white, white speech in June 2020

Have I missed the racist bit? He was just stating how far we have come over the last 50 years in terms of who leads us. If you closed your eyes and listened to this speech you would have no idea of his colour, age, race, religion. He just sounded quite professional and passionate to me. But then I take people on their actions and behaviours .

OldFrill, I would understand that if it was the first and only time. But it is not. In Scotland, Labour votes with Tories, time and time again. Check the record.

Maremia

Humza Yusaf has beaten a tactical retreat, and so the vote of No Confidence in the Scottish Government failed by 58 votes to 70.
For those who have no interest in Scottish affairs, and the fate of the SNP, perhaps this will grab your attention, LABOUR voted with the TORIES...again.
But hey, it's a beautiful day. The sun is out, the bluebells are out. Perhaps by tonight, more Tories will be out?

The motion was put forward by the Scottish Labour so it would be expected they'd vote for it 😂

Maremia

Humza Yusaf has beaten a tactical retreat, and so the vote of No Confidence in the Scottish Government failed by 58 votes to 70.
For those who have no interest in Scottish affairs, and the fate of the SNP, perhaps this will grab your attention, LABOUR voted with the TORIES...again.
But hey, it's a beautiful day. The sun is out, the bluebells are out. Perhaps by tonight, more Tories will be out?

The enemy of your enemy is your friend!

Humza Yusaf has beaten a tactical retreat, and so the vote of No Confidence in the Scottish Government failed by 58 votes to 70.
For those who have no interest in Scottish affairs, and the fate of the SNP, perhaps this will grab your attention, LABOUR voted with the TORIES...again.
But hey, it's a beautiful day. The sun is out, the bluebells are out. Perhaps by tonight, more Tories will be out?

Are we talking about the same speech? I've just listened to the whole of his resignation speech, and don't recognise it in the posts above at all!
www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-scotland-68922111

GrannyGravy13

I have just listened to his white, white, white speech once more, just imagine if it had been a black, black, black speech…

I just dont understand why people who supported him (and obviously still do), are 'reluctant' to see it this way Gg13
They damage their own integrity imv.

It does undines

Cant stand him, fed up with hypocrisy and playing the 'race card' - or any of the other 'cards'. If I say too much more I would be banned, which says a lot for free speech (not!)

It was vile wasn’t it? Such a racist rant.
Considering the high percentage of Scottish people who are WHITE it was really quite bizarre.

I have just listened to his white, white, white speech once more, just imagine if it had been a black, black, black speech…

Humza Yousef was married first time and did have an affair as although his wife at the time converted to Muslim he said she “wasn’t Muslim enough”.

Google is your friend. I wasn’t casting aspersions. I’m no gossip.

Slander is cheap and easy - but unwise. Poke around in any political POV background and its glass houses and throwing stones.

Urmstongran

Yikes! What a speech. Well modulated, erudite. And yet …
Another racist speech by Humza. ‘People like me’ and if I was to say “people like you” I would be accused of racism. Keen on his family now … don’t suppose he ever had an affair?
😁

Wow slander the man with no evidence!

I agree wholeheartedly with all of OldFrills posts. He jumped before he was pushed. As did his predecessor. The only good thing about his speech (its content) was that it was better than the aforementioned predecessor’s. Unfortunately paddyann relies on the National and her own unreliable memory for “facts”.

He tried to bluster his way out if it by making a pact with Alba, but Sturgeon the SNP would never allow that.
He's not in any way politically astute, it's why she gave him the job, easily manipulated.

Galaxy

He had no choice he had placed himself in the most ridiculous mess imaginable. I am not sure what he thought was going to happen.

Well, he did but I can imagine other leaders trying to bluster their way out of it - and continuing to say how right they were for months afterwards.

Truss - still thinks everyone was out of step but her.

He had no choice he had placed himself in the most ridiculous mess imaginable. I am not sure what he thought was going to happen.