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[InversneckieDob]

The irony of the Scottish Tories drawing up a motion of no confidence on any other political party or leader is astounding.

I don't know if I can think of a more irritating little scrote than that Ross creature.
What a smug, unpleasant little c0ck he is.

I hope with every fibre of my being that he was bullied at school.

[57vintage]

Bookies apparently taking no more bets on Swinney. I used to rate him. He even rang our bell during the by-election when the late Abby/Ernie Winchester’s loon Mark McDonald was candidate in Aberdeen North. He was grateful that I asked about how his wife was coping with MS, and a toddler, and he even got one of his minions to give me a postal vote form for one of the kids.

Then he lost most of my respect when he threw local authorities and hard-working SQA staff under the bus in June 2020 when the SQA exams resulting was inadequately verified/moderated to ensure the rigour of results. He only survived a no confidence vote by caving into the Greens by agreeing to use teacher-marked prelim marks as final results, a shocking climb-down and a kick in the balls for quality assurance of resulting, to save his job. When the Higher Still resulting farce of 2000 reared its head, Sam Galbraith took action to ensure some sort of assurance, and resigned as it had happened on his watch.

Swinney didn’t.

Disappointing.

Yesterday’s man, and a Salmond disciple.

That party’s in a sotter.

[TheDeeDon]

Bookies apparently taking no more bets on Swinney. I used to rate him. He even rang our bell during the by-election when the late Abby/Ernie Winchester’s loon Mark McDonald was candidate in Aberdeen North. He was grateful that I asked about how his wife was coping with MS, and a toddler, and he even got one of his minions to give me a postal vote form for one of the kids.

Then he lost most of my respect when he threw local authorities and hard-working SQA staff under the bus in June 2020 when the SQA exams resulting was inadequately verified/moderated to ensure the rigour of results. He only survived a no confidence vote by caving into the Greens by agreeing to use teacher-marked prelim marks as final results, a shocking climb-down and a kick in the balls for quality assurance of resulting, to save his job. When the Higher Still resulting farce of 2000 reared its head, Sam Galbraith took action to ensure some sort of assurance, and resigned as it had happened on his watch.

Swinney didn’t.

Disappointing.

Yesterday’s man, and a Salmond disciple.

That party’s in a sotter.

I think Swinney is a decent bloke, but he is yesterdays man and doesn't have charisma to be a leader as proven when he took the gig years ago.

I also led to believe that his Wife's MS is at a bad stage (no idea if this is true) and was surprised he is putting his name forward.

I honestly have no idea who else there is to take over. Kate would probably get the job is she goes for it.

I'll still put my vote down for them, as regardless what the MSM tell us, the SNP haven't been anywhere near as bad as what that shower of c*nts at Westminster have subjected us too over the past 14 years.

[Donanddusted]

I'll still put my vote down for them, as regardless what the MSM tell us, the SNP haven't been anywhere near as bad as what that shower of c*nts at Westminster have subjected us too over the past 14 years.

I'd vote for a tailor's dummy (some msps act that way anyway) if it got us independence.

I think too many people conflate "personalities" and policies of our "local town council" with Scotland being run with it's own generated finances and elected officials having real financial levers to make the changes that each part of Scotland requires.

Folk moan about Westminster and Tories but conveniently forget that we can do hee-haw about it/them.
"Every vote counts".
No it doesn't.

[TheDeeDon]

The next first minister - WHITE!!!

I get the feeling that's the real reason Humza got ditched.

Add in being a Muslim and your Daily Mail sensibilities must have been in overdrive wanting rid of him.

[57vintage]

Folk moan about Westminster and Tories but conveniently forget that we can do hee-haw about it/them.
"Every vote counts".
No it doesn't.

Mate, in every general election since 1979, apart from 2017, and in Scottish elections, I’ve been forced to vote for the least-worst candidate/manifesto or vote tactically to keep some right wing nutjob disciple out.

Time’s running out for me to have what seems like the luxury of having someone/something that I can vote in favour of. Elections used to be like a World Cup for me. Now. I have the option of cruel bstds/pee-heeing party loyalist careerists feart to rock the boat/zoomers who don’t know if it’s Pancake Tuesday or Hogmanay.

Spoilt papers again then, I suppose.

[Mason89]

I hope with every fibre of my being that he was bullied at school.

He was the school bully, which I think his classmates have to take some responsibility for. They’ve let themselves down there.

The bullies in our school were genuine psychopaths.

[TheDeeDon]

I'd vote for a tailor's dummy (some msps act that way anyway) if it got us independence.

I think too many people conflate "personalities" and policies of our "local town council" with Scotland being run with it's own generated finances and elected officials having real financial levers to make the changes that each part of Scotland requires.

Folk moan about Westminster and Tories but conveniently forget that we can do hee-haw about it/them.
"Every vote counts".
No it doesn't.

Like I've said on here countless times, just let us get on with making our own mess up here.

I was in a meeting at work the other week and it was commented that we would have a red/commie government in power in the UK by the end of the year.

If folk really still think Labour are a 'commie' party then we really are f*cked and deserve countless more years of tory rule.

[Donanddusted]

Like I've said on here countless times, just let us get on with making our own mess up here.

This.
If we make our own, see you next Tuesday, of it then we have no one else to blame and can vote out the 'Tuesdayers".

[InversneckieDob]

I've watched Question Time a few times of late (I'd given it up).
But fu ck it's depressing.
Soundbite driven sh1te, interspersed with statistical manipulation, ending up with "you're worse".
Reasoned debate is a pipe dream, the most depressing thing is that it pretty accurately sums up society.
Fit'n'a redup.

[Mason89]

Soundbite driven sh1te,.

The one that drives me up the wall currently, is ‘what I think the people want to see is…..’
Can be used for referendums, deporting victims of people trafficking & everything else in between

They can f*ck right off with that sh1t.

[Donanddusted]

'what I think the people want to see is…..’
A Squid Games, Westminster edition.
The winner gets a kicking for being ruthlessly competitive.
Everyone's a winner!

[TheDeeDon]

So it looks like Swinney will be taking over as First Minister. I am surprised he went for it.

I wonder if an agreement has been made, that knowing they will likely lose seats in the next GE and also power in Edinburgh come the next Scottish elections, that Swinney takes the hit clearing the way for Forbes or someone else to take over the party Leadership and start afresh.

Will also be interesting to see if Forbes takes a prominent role in Swinneys cabinet.

[57vintage]

That’s dodgy Brewdog now Wattless in the top banana rôle.

The turbo-charged entitled egotism will not be sated without some other exploitative, litigation-happy, self-promotional stunt to keep him in the headlines.

Not a fúcker with whom I’d ever have a pint.

A cúnt’s cuñt.

[Mason89]

Was he the cúnt that insisted all the staff call him Captain? I bet they all call him something else

His booze is sh1te too