Alex Salmond accused (and then cleared) of sexual misconduct.

[geminisnake]

I wouldn't put any stock in feck all from the Courier. Tories through and through

 

[danny la rouge]

I wouldn't put any stock in feck all from the Courier. Tories through and through

It’s more the polls, Gem. They do all tend to suggest Alba won’t do well.

 

[geminisnake]

we'll know next month, I'm not holding my breath either way

 

[Pickman's model]

It’s more the polls, Gem. They do all tend to suggest Alba won’t do well.

Alex Salmons was going to tell his cheering supporters to go home and prepare for government. Now he'll just tell them to go home.

 

[danny la rouge]

I’ve mentioned this smear story on the Wings thread, but apparently the Alba Party Women’s Conference today was spreading the homophobic trope too.

They’re saying LGBT orgs want to reduce the age of consent to 10. These people really are the QAnon scum they seem to be.

 

[danny la rouge]

 

[steeplejack]

Contemptible scumbags, really.

 

[danny la rouge]

What the actual fuck.

 

[Pickman's model]

What the actual fuck.

Suppose it makes a change from watching spiders

 

[danny la rouge]

Suppose it makes a change from watching spiders

It’s horrifying to watch Scottish politics at the moment. I knew things were bad, but the speed with which we got to “gay people are paedophiles” and then a king from 700 years ago doing PPBs is astonishing. It really is the pits.

 

[Pickman's model]

It’s horrifying to watch Scottish politics at the moment. I knew things were bad, but the speed with which we got to “gay people are paedophiles” and then a king from 700 years ago doing PPBs is astonishing. It really is the pits.

Not sure Salmond could organise something like bannockburn

 

[andysays]

It’s horrifying to watch Scottish politics at the moment. I knew things were bad, but the speed with which we got to “gay people are paedophiles” and then a king from 700 years ago doing PPBs is astonishing. It really is the pits.

Salmond was saying a couple of months ago something along the lines of the Scottish government having demonstrated it was unfit to govern.

Now he seems to be going out of his way to prove that he and his cronies are even more unfit.

 

[Pickman's model]

It’s horrifying to watch Scottish politics at the moment. I knew things were bad, but the speed with which we got to “gay people are paedophiles” and then a king from 700 years ago doing PPBs is astonishing. It really is the pits.

what's happened is that the old scriptwriters for crossroads have been asked to take over scottish politics. top tip - there'll be a great accident at holyrood later in the year (after the elections) which will clear out some of the less entertaining scottish politicians and allow for new characters to be inserted into the drama

 

[AmateurAgitator]

What the actual fuck.

Nice bit of satire

 

[Border Reiver]

what's happened is that the old scriptwriters for crossroads have been asked to take over scottish politics. top tip - there'll be a great accident at holyrood later in the year (after the elections) which will clear out some of the less entertaining scottish politicians and allow for new characters to be inserted into the drama

What is your evidence base for critiquing Scottish politics? Do you read the Scottish press and watch Scottish news? Just asking.

 

[Border Reiver]

I’ve mentioned this smear story on the Wings thread, but apparently the Alba Party Women’s Conference today was spreading the homophobic trope too.

They’re saying LGBT orgs want to reduce the age of consent to 10. These people really are the QAnon scum they seem to be.

Link please for evidence.

 

[danny la rouge]

Link please for evidence.

Evidence of what? It was a zoom meeting. The person who reported what was said was Denise Findlay.

 

[Pickman's model]

What is your evidence base for critiquing Scottish politics? Do you read the Scottish press and watch Scottish news? Just asking.

Have you noticed how only really shitty twats ever say "just asking" with a rubbish emoji after?

 

[Border Reiver]

Have you noticed how only really shitty twats ever say "just asking" with a rubbish emoji after?

Onto ignore again. Most other spoilt children have stopped being abusive but there is always one sad sack who cannot debate sensibly.

 

[Pickman's model]

Onto ignore again. Most other spoilt children have stopped being abusive but there is always one sad sack who cannot debate sensibly.

We've established you're a mendacious muppet so you've a nerve suggesting you can debate at all.

 

[Border Reiver]

Evidence of what? It was a zoom meeting. The person who reported what was said was Denise Findlay.

Evidence of plans to cut age of consent.

 

[danny la rouge]

Evidence of plans to cut age of consent.

Oh, I see. Well, of course there are no such plans. It’s a homophobic trope. It came initially from a Wings blog in which he wilfully misreads things so that he can jump to conclusions. But Alba supporters refuse to believe these are mad conspiracy theories.

The Wings-Alba tendency really are aping the QAnon nutters to the letter. I fully expect them to say the election was stolen when Alba flop at the polls.

I wouldn’t vote for Alba even supposing I was at gun point.

 

[Border Reiver]

Oh, I see. Well, of course there are no such plans. It’s a homophobic trope. It came initially from a Wings blog in which he wilfully misreads things so that he can jump to conclusions. But Alba supporters refuse to believe these are mad conspiracy theories.

The Wings-Alba tendency really are aping the QAnon nutters to the letter. I fully expect them to say the election was stolen when Alba flop at the polls.

I wouldn’t vote for Alba even supposing I was at gun point.

I would not vote for them but I will not complain if they steal some list seats from the unionists

 

[danny la rouge]

peopleist

Quoi?

 

[Border Reiver]

Quoi?

List.

 

[danny la rouge]

I’m honestly not so sure. Would I want a group of off the wall bigoted conspiracy populists over the mainstream Labour or Lib Dem neoliberals? It’s a horrible choice, but why exactly would I side with the conspiracy populists?

 

[Border Reiver]

I’m honestly not so sure. Would I want a group of off the wall bigoted conspiracy populists over the mainstream Labour or Lib Dem neoliberals? It’s a horrible choice, but why exactly would I side with the conspiracy populists?

Independence

 

[andysays]

Independence

I'm far from convinced that a vote for these cunts will actually bring independence any closer any quicker

Even if it does, independence which has been gained with the involvement of these cunts will leave them with an unnecessary and unwelcome influence for the foreseeable future.

Even putting those two considerations aside, if you vote for cunts like this, you're a cunt yourself.

 

[danny la rouge]

Independence

That's where we disagree. I don't want independence if it means an independent Scotland run by those cunts. I do not believe that the address or location of a parliament is a goal worthy in itself. It is only ever going to have instrumental utility. If it does not even have that, it isn't worth having.

 

[Border Reiver]

That's where we disagree. I don't want independence if it means an independent Scotland run by those cunts. I do not believe that the address or location of a parliament is a goal worthy in itself. It is only ever going to have instrumental utility. If it does not even have that, it isn't worth having.

My sole concern is the avoidance of Tory rule. Independence is the only way.