Nicola Sturgeon, Former First Minister

M0nica

Its not your principles and beliefs I questioned lilyslass but the text of your OP read like the kind of classic press release political parties and their like issue and some members, usually the truly enthusiastic ones, pick up and post on social media.

I have already said it is a genuinely held view. The opposite has been expressed here by others. I can’t help my writing style. I have no connection with any political party and have in the past voted Labour and Lib Dem. Nothing is perfect, but I believe in credit where it is due.

Its not your principles and beliefs I questioned lilyslass but the text of your OP read like the kind of classic press release political parties and their like issue and some members, usually the truly enthusiastic ones, pick up and post on social media.

I can’t comment on NS, don’t know a lot about her but reading the first post I thought that person must be one of her relatives. Either that or a close friend. No one is that perfect.

M0nica

Are you a publicty spokesperson for NS lilysperson?

Your post is pure boilerplate PR guff

No, I'm not a spokesperson for anyone and was just expressing an honest opinion as a Scot who felt robbed of my EU citizenship and would like to see independence.

I genuinely did feel that the briefings during the pandemic were far more adult in tone and direction. And I laughed heartily at Janey Godley's take on them.

This is a forum where we should all feel comfortable expressing an opinion, whether or not we agree with the OP or other commentators.

There are now, I reckon, four independence-supporting parties at Holyrood, and the PR system means nobody's vote is wasted.

Actually, currently, the politician I think would make the best First Minister is Monica Lennon (Labour), but Scottish Labour are in all sorts of difficulties because of the differences of policies with head office, so next year's election is going to be challenging all round.

SNP has to try to bargain with the other parties to get budget etc through. OldFrill is right.

Can't wait to see her go, absolutely delighted to see the back of her..

OldFrill

Maremia

Really Old Frill? If that was what the Scots wished for, then Labour would be the dominant party at Holyrood. Are they?

There isn't a dominant party in Holyrood

I don’t understand what you mean, haven’t the SNP got by far the most seats, which makes them the dominant party?

Good God, some of you grannies are really vile!! I can't believe some of the comments about this post. I wonder how many of you are actually living in Scotland?

Maremia

Really Old Frill? If that was what the Scots wished for, then Labour would be the dominant party at Holyrood. Are they?

There isn't a dominant party in Holyrood

Interesting points!! Don’t fancy a PM from london looking after us all in Scotland I’d much rather independence and our own PM looking after local affairs for Scotland.

Couldn’t have put it better myself, she has put back women’s causes 100 years

Yes, but Operation Branchform has lasted longer than the Yorkshire Ripper investigation. Either they have all the evidence they need to prosecute, or it is time to say 'case closed'.

Well then the polis must believe that there's something more to investigate or they wouldn't be wasting their time, money or resources. You seem to be in a bit of a snit to get the enquiry over and done with Maremia; calm down, be patient and let the law take its course. It'll be over when it's over.

Really Old Frill? If that was what the Scots wished for, then Labour would be the dominant party at Holyrood. Are they?

Yes, but Operation Branchform has lasted longer than the Yorkshire Ripper investigation. Either they have all the evidence they need to prosecute, or it is time to say 'case closed'.

That £110,000 motor home is worth only £50,000 now. Maybe Wee Nicola could pay to get it out of the polis compound and go on a televised road trip? Off around the Highlands sampling whisky and cranachan with Catherine Calderwood. A bit like French and Saunders but less amusing.

Who should be the leader? The UK PM.
Despite the overwhelming vote in favour of devolution in 1997 the legacy of the SNP clearly shows that it exceeded the remit, abused the power, cheated the people and imploded, as the last election results show.
It should be downscaled to the assembly it always should have been reporting directly to the UK PM
Like many l have strongly supported the SNP and independence in the past, I'm extremely unlikely ever to do so again.

She was only interested in making herself look good. Dreadful woman

#Maremia I have no idea whether she was involved in the money going missing from the SNP coffers or not. However, she is/was a solicitor and one was of the people to sign off the SNP finances as correct and should know, as a solicitor, that she is responsible and cognisant for anything she signs.

Kate Forbes.

Looking forward to the answers to your question.

So who would you have instead as leader?

Apart from the Bryson debacle she spent £millions trying to enforce the named person service so every child in Scotland would be overseen by an independent adult hmmm. Then the £millions spent on overseas "offices" and staff. The bribes, free prescriptions, free baby boxes etc - except they aren't "free" the taxpayers pay for them. Highest drugs death rate in Europe. The inherent secrecy within her party continues (now refusing to publish MSP attendance records). Her dreadful attack on Salmond, failed of course. Keeping Scotland locked down for so long purely to gain some warped kind of supposed moral advantage. Arrogant, bolshy and cunning, whether guilty or not if any crimes she has proven to be untrustworthy.
A Scottish Nationalist who curries favour with British royalty - oh the irony.

Nicola Sturgeon was a fab leader of the SNP.

Again struggling with what is sarcasm and what isnt.

I’ll miss her. I think everything she did she believed sincerely was for the good of Scotland. She made Boris and co look like the shifty grifters they were.