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Liz Truss says "best to ignore" attention-seeking Nicola Sturgeon

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BerylBird · 02/08/2022 10:32

www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-62385757

I'm not Scottish and I don't live in Scotland, but this statement by Liz Truss has made me seethe with rage. AIBU?

I know Nicola Sturgeon is not universally popular in Scotland but, by all measures, the SNP have a sizeable majority in Scotland and like it or not, she is the elected leader of the country, chosen by its population.

How can someone who is vying to be PM of the UK make such a comment as this without alienating, by definition, a majority of Scots? It's a terrible footing to start out on.

It just shows the low regard that she / the Tories have for the "other" nations of the UK outside of England / Westminster. If ever there was a great advert for independence for Scotland (or Wales, or reunification of Ireland), surely this is it?

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Everanewbie · 03/08/2022 14:42

Perime · 02/08/2022 19:26

Tenuous pretext - Oh please! We were told Independence meant we would leave the EU and a vote for No meant we would stay. How's that working out?

Liz Truss is the numpty Tory voters deserve her comment failed to recognise that it's not JUST a Nicola Sturgeon want. It might not be everyone but I'd certainly vote to leave the Tory shit show that we keep getting and not voting for.

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Its a cliché, I know, but why on earth would Scotland demand sovereignty from the UK, only to give it up to Brussels? It doesn't make any sense.

There were many questionable claims and rationale on both sides, especially the Yes campaign ideas on currency, debt and how Scotland would cope without to prosper without the Barnet formula.

Anyhow, I lived through the ref, and paid close attention. In my mind EU membership was a very small, obscure part of the campaign that is now only being dragged up for the transparent attempt to rehash a question that was answered.

Think of it this way, Scotland would have left the EU in 2014, not 2020 had Yes won in 2014. It fails to meet the membership threshold on so many criteria. It would take a generation to regain membership now.

Face it, the Nats or just as insular and nationalistic as Farage and co. its just dressed up with an unhealthy dose of socialist incompetence.

RhannionKPSS · 04/08/2022 13:10

Everanewbie · 03/08/2022 14:42

Its a cliché, I know, but why on earth would Scotland demand sovereignty from the UK, only to give it up to Brussels? It doesn't make any sense.

There were many questionable claims and rationale on both sides, especially the Yes campaign ideas on currency, debt and how Scotland would cope without to prosper without the Barnet formula.

Anyhow, I lived through the ref, and paid close attention. In my mind EU membership was a very small, obscure part of the campaign that is now only being dragged up for the transparent attempt to rehash a question that was answered.

Think of it this way, Scotland would have left the EU in 2014, not 2020 had Yes won in 2014. It fails to meet the membership threshold on so many criteria. It would take a generation to regain membership now.

Face it, the Nats or just as insular and nationalistic as Farage and co. its just dressed up with an unhealthy dose of socialist incompetence.

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You will never get an answer to those questions, it’s all “ jam tomorrow “ with the SNP/Greens.

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