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Joanna Cherry (SNP) sacked

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LittleRa · 01/02/2021 14:26

twitter.com/joannaccherry/status/1356233346565730304?s=21
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Whatdoyoudowhendemocracyfails · 01/02/2021 18:21

@Clymene

When Brexit was on the cards, I really thought Scotland might be the place where equality actually meant something, a chance to build a new, better future.

Sturgeon has totally blown it. What an absolute dunderhead she is.

Same. WingsOverScotland has quite a good post analysing how many times Nicola Sturgeon has failed to press the case for independence since 2014 and concludes she lacks the courage.

There are a number of scandals brewing including what has happened to half a million pounds raised specifically for a second referendum but which has vanished from the SNP accounts.

Scotland had the chance of a future outside the Union but as an EU member with access to Erasmus, structural funding and all the other benefits we have lost through Brexit and Sturgeon blew it. History will not be kind.

PeterPandemic · 01/02/2021 17:48

On R4 now.

Clymene · 01/02/2021 17:40

When Brexit was on the cards, I really thought Scotland might be the place where equality actually meant something, a chance to build a new, better future.

Sturgeon has totally blown it. What an absolute dunderhead she is.

RufustheSniggeringReindeer · 01/02/2021 17:31

One party source said: "It's not surprising that Joanna has chosen to play a victim rather than supporting colleagues who have an exciting chance to cover the brief."

This must be one of the most stupid comments ive ever heard

VinylDetective · 01/02/2021 17:28

@FWRLurker

Can someone explain what “front bench” means? (Confused American)
It means she was the SNP equivalent of a government minister responsible for a department.
FWRLurker · 01/02/2021 17:26

Can someone explain what “front bench” means? (Confused American)

pepperminttaste · 01/02/2021 17:15

It's still up @Oldmummybear. I'd read he'd deleted then reposted.

Joanna Cherry (SNP) sacked
PurpleWh1teGreen · 01/02/2021 17:13

Think this one comes under shocked (very) but not surprised.

NS must be very, very worried.

Oldmummybear · 01/02/2021 17:09

Apparently LOJ did a nasty little tweet about it, which he has already deleted

stumbledin · 01/02/2021 17:08

Mainstream news it is saying it is all about being an ally of Alex Salmond!

RaidersoftheLostAardvark · 01/02/2021 17:06

Genuinely, is there any party in Scottish politics interested in women's rights other than Conservative? I don't like anything Tory but I will vote for them to protect my sex based rights (and have written to my MSP saying so)

pepperminttaste · 01/02/2021 17:05

Awful, awful move. What a kick in the teeth! I'm so angry , I don't have words right now.

ThatIsNotMyUsername · 01/02/2021 17:01

Bit coming up on R4 imminent... radio may fly out of the window...

Tibtom · 01/02/2021 17:01

Of course it won't be enough. Sturgeon has yet to learn it will never be enough. Not even if she became their puppet.

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LittleRa · 01/02/2021 16:58

@Viviennemary

She isn't sacked at all. She still has a job. Which is more than a lot of people have at this difficult time. Talk about drama!
News outlets are using sacked, as well as “sacked” in inverted commas, plus dropped, fired and replaced. Joanna used sacked in her tweet.
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Triphazards · 01/02/2021 16:51

At least someone is blowing them kisses about it.

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Tibtom · 01/02/2021 16:47

Going all out with that stonewall mismatch flag on facebook today too.

Thelnebriati · 01/02/2021 16:40

@LizzieSiddal

Oh gosh the first time I knew of Joanna was when she was talking to the Twitter person, re misogyny, during a Commons committee meeting. I couldn’t take my eyes off her- such an intelligent woman. They obviously don’t want women like that in the SNP!
For anyone that missed it, Joanna starts speaking at about 15:27

parliamentlive.tv/Event/Index/0364bfc3-5adc-4aef-99bd-48c68daacc38

PhoebeSnow · 01/02/2021 16:39

@Viviennemary

She isn't sacked at all. She still has a job. Which is more than a lot of people have at this difficult time. Talk about drama!
Yes, people are losing jobs, but this is a blow against freedom of speech! Have a fucking biscuit if you can’t see that!
Ereshkigalangcleg · 01/02/2021 16:35

Joan McAlpine wasn't sacked, well, not yet.

It looks like they're trying to manoeuvre her out in a different way.

PhoebeSnow · 01/02/2021 16:30

For fucks sake!!!
Bastards
How can we show her our support?

Ritasueandbobtoo9 · 01/02/2021 16:27

Well, when a intelligent woman gets cancelled in this way you realise how bad it is.

What is SNP getting out of this? Perhaps there be a brown envelope somewhere.

I can’t believe NS is doing this because she actually thinks this way, you know, alienating working class women so we don’t vote for SNP.

VinylDetective · 01/02/2021 16:24

@Viviennemary

She isn't sacked at all. She still has a job. Which is more than a lot of people have at this difficult time. Talk about drama!
She’s been sacked from their front bench. Bloody scandalous.