BBC Leaders Debate

[Johnny Vodka]

Anyone watching?

 

[danny la rouge]

Of course not.

 

[danny la rouge]

Four neoliberals and a hippie answer questions about how great the Union is and what a bad idea indyref2 would be.

 

[Johnny Vodka]

Assuming the hippie is the green woman, she's not against indyref2. The Greens are getting my 2nd vote.

 

[Johnny Vodka]

That fucking Tory.

 

[Border Reiver]

I wish the unionist parties would keep to their day job

 

[Johnny Vodka]

The Tory hasn't mentioned the climate/environment once until 45 mins in when an explicit question on the subject was put.

 

[danny la rouge]

Assuming the hippie is the green woman, she's not against indyref2. The Greens are getting my 2nd vote.

I know.

 

[weepiper]

Douglas Ross had an absolute nightmare there.

 

[weepiper]

I observe, and this is worth keeping an eye on because it will escalate as they all try to outdo each other, that Anas Sarwar, Willie Rennie and Douglas Ross are all trying to out-Scottishness Nicola Sturgeon by dropping their -gs off the end of -ing words, peppering their speeches with glottal stops that they've previously never used in their lives etc. By the time the election comes round it'll be like watching Begbie and Spud talking about 'endless divisive referendums'.

 

[danny la rouge]

Douglas Ross had an absolute nightmare there.

Good to hear. Wee prick.

 

[Johnny Vodka]

Mass debate on ITV tonight.

Douglas Ross an utter cunt just in his first sentence.

 

[8ball]

What are they debating now?

 

[Johnny Vodka]

What are they debating now?

Same stuff, different format, getting to cross question one another.

 

[weepiper]

Douglas Ross answering the host question of 'why can't you have a recovery and a referendum?' with a sad headshake and 'you just can't, Colin' made me and Mr W explode laughing. Instant household meme

 

[8ball]

I should have looked at the timestamp, turnwd the telly on and got a faceful of Corrie.

 

[Johnny Vodka]

I should have looked at the timestamp, turnwd the telly on and got a faceful of Corrie.

This is on STV (now), which you won't get in England.

 

[8ball]

This is on STV (now), which you won't get in England.

I feel strangely fine about it.

 

[weepiper]

Douglas Ross actually managing to die on his arse even worse than last time there.

 

[weepiper]

 

[Border Reiver]

The only real question is

"Given the certainty of d'Hondt returning a SNP minority or majority government supporting independence in May, how are you going to react to that over the course of the next Parliament?"

 

[Johnny Vodka]

Comedy value aside, it was fairly dreadful. I think Nicola was easily better than her four opponents, and Patrick Harvie (whether you agree with Green policies or not) certainly doesn't across as any worse than the lads from the more established parties. I'm quite happy about giving my list vote to the Greens still.

 

[19sixtysix]

Ditto. Nicola is my MSP and I'll be voting for her and the Greens.

 

[danny la rouge]

 

[19sixtysix]

Was that tonight? Alba's finest stood outside the wrong broadcaster

 

[danny la rouge]

Was that tonight? Alba's finest stood outside the wrong broadcaster

So it seems.

 

[Sue]

Dross indeed.

 

[Stihlmoggy]

Have the Nationalists explained their detailed post-independence economic, security, defence, diplomatic and constitutional plans yet?

 

[Border Reiver]

Have the Nationalists explained their detailed post-independence economic, security, defence, diplomatic and constitutional plans yet?

Surely that depends on negotiations after the electorate vote for separation.

 

[Stihlmoggy]

Presumably the broad outlines, kinda "worst case/best case", of the economic outlook would be relevant when deciding which way to vote?

We should probably all get a vote if we live in the UK.