Nicola Sturgeon's time is up
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Nicola Sturgeon says time is right to resign as Scotland's first minister
The Scottish National Party leader is standing down as first minister after more than eight years.
www.bbc.co.uk
SpookyFrank
A cheap source of teeth for aquarium gravel
Heard her on the radio not a week ago saying that she had no intention of quitting and still felt she had work to do.
cesare
shady's dreams ♥
Nicola Sturgeon says time is right to resign as Scotland's first minister
The Scottish National Party leader is standing down as first minister after more than eight years.
www.bbc.co.uk
Useful link from the other thread
A380
How do I change this 'custom title' thing then?
No, this thread should become independent from the other one.
cesare
shady's dreams ♥
No I think the other one was going for independence but we need to bring it back into this fold.
danny la rouge
More like *fanny* la rouge!
Wasn’t expecting this, and there is no obvious successor. Kate Forbes maybe, but really nobody has the profile or clout to be the obvious choice.
Sasaferrato
Super Refuser!
So, having left the country in splinters, she now decides to walk away. Beggars belief.
Puddy_Tat
naturally fluffy
Sasaferrato
Super Refuser!
Beginning of the end for the SNP, and not before time.
The completely unnecessary gender bill was the final straw for many people.
kalidarkone
Bringing YOU round.....
There are 3 now.....
Sasaferrato
Super Refuser!
Of course, there is no guarantee that she'll remember tomorrow that she has resigned today.
Oh happy day!!!!!!!!
Oh happy day!!!!!!!!
JimW
支那暗杀团
This could be your moment!
Monkeygrinder's Organ
Dodgy geezer swilling vapid lager
I'm sure Scotland will be delighted to have got rid of the dictator and can now happily enter their promised new gammon era.
What's your point, caller? That you wouldn't have renewed it if Sturgeon wasn't leader? That you fear as of 11am today the SNP will no longer exist? Something else?
Artaxerxes
Look out, he's got a gnu!
Totally nothing to do with the massive corruption investigation we swear
steeplejack
trapped lbw for a duck
secondary cadres are pisspoor on the whole. It's a bit early for Forbes I think. She is also significantly more rightwing than Sturgeon and absolutely in hock to Charlotte Street lobbyists.
The trouble for those chugging themselves into a frenzy over Sturgeon's departure, as I have said many times before, is that there is simply no credible opposition / government in waiting in Scotland. Ross, Sarwar and whoever is leading what's left of the Liberals these days are simply not credible alternative first ministers and no one is interested in whatever alternative programme they may be advocating.
Therefore the SNP simply need someone who can walk in a straight line, write their own name and not recently have dipped their hands in the till, or have some sexual peccadillo lurking like a career iceberg on the murky waters of social media private messages, and they will be first minster for a good while yet, assuming they get through the 2025 election unscathed.
The job of SNP FM is this; froth a lot about a second referendum, do nothing to actually advance that referendum happening, whilst at the same time keeping corporate Scotland onside with nice cut price trinkets (the floor of the North Sea / Scottish renewable energy licences, anyone?) and steer a dour managerialist course ("decision making for grown ups").
Atrophy of the public services and political entropy will continue to be our lot. The new FM will blame Sturgeon's shortcomings and whatever sap is in charge of season 1,667 of 10 Downing Street, on at 4 am on UK Gold 2, for any problems. Oh, and a referendum held in two yearzzzzz...
quimcunx
imprimeo, lamino, distribuo
I did wonder if my lack of expectation was just down to me not watching the news ever but I had a google and there was nothing except the spectator predicting it a whole 3 hours before the announcement.
dessiato
🇪🇸 my spirit is crying for leaving
Pickman's model
Starry Wisdom
you don't know where she's going yet
That's part of the problem, no? Should be about policies not personalities.
steeplejack
trapped lbw for a duck
you fed up with him at Forest Green Rovers already?
would like to see him with the head of the UK oil lobby in a headlock over how much they will pay for renewable energy licences, though
Pickman's model
Starry Wisdom
well he did say his earlier boycotting of the scotland football team was his biggest regret, this could be when he makes it right
Pickman's model
Starry Wisdom
belboid
Exasperated, not angry.
Guess he'd do owt to get away from the FGR vegan burgers
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