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Nicola Sturgeon Resigns

364 replies

Blessedwithsunshine · 15/02/2023 10:03

Thoughts?

OP posts:
whatchaos · 15/02/2023 11:44

Well I think it's a shame that such an experienced and in the main level-headed woman has left politics. She did great work for Scotland on Brexit and COVID and has laid the foundations for future independence.

ICouldHaveCheckedFirst · 15/02/2023 11:45

@StillWantingADog I used to think so. Her failings are listed upthread.
Education.
Drug deaths.
Ferry fiasco to name a few.
As well as GRR obviously.

EL0ISE · 15/02/2023 11:45

Who would have thought that pissing all over the rights of half the electorate would lead to this ?

hamstersarse · 15/02/2023 11:46

Reporter: "Do you wish you had done things differently?"

NS: "No"

She had the opportunity to show some humility there. But none shown.

I don't blame her really, politics at the moment leaves no room for humility. It's such a sad state of affairs. I don't think anyone can do a good job in politics right now

Rhondaa · 15/02/2023 11:46

whatchaos · 15/02/2023 11:44

Well I think it's a shame that such an experienced and in the main level-headed woman has left politics. She did great work for Scotland on Brexit and COVID and has laid the foundations for future independence.

🤣🤣

Botw1 · 15/02/2023 11:47

She or rather the govt absolutely fucked it up on covid.

I don't understand why people think she/they did well?

Look at the mess it's caused!

RicciardoPerez · 15/02/2023 11:48

What was the question she declined to comment on just there about an ongoing police investigation?

StandALot · 15/02/2023 11:49

Ding dong the wee witch has gone 🥃 mince, neeps and tats for tea in celebration 🎉

OopsAnotherOne · 15/02/2023 11:49

Her stance on GRCs and her obliviousness to the obvious safeguarding concerns raised by women was enough to turn me against her.

She was willing to put women and girls at risk, as well as piggy-backing on the trans movement she clearly didn't genuinely care about, all to try and paint England as the enemy to push for independence. It backfired on her - leaders shouldn't have the time or desire to play point-scoring games with other nations.

StandALot · 15/02/2023 11:50

Rhondaa · 15/02/2023 11:46

🤣🤣

Also 🤣🤣

hryllilegur · 15/02/2023 11:51

hamstersarse · 15/02/2023 11:46

Reporter: "Do you wish you had done things differently?"

NS: "No"

She had the opportunity to show some humility there. But none shown.

I don't blame her really, politics at the moment leaves no room for humility. It's such a sad state of affairs. I don't think anyone can do a good job in politics right now

Nicola bears some responsibility for the state of politics though.

She’s been very active in promoting a hectoring and overbearing and egotistical approach to any of her opponents.

It’s like a particularly active playground bully getting a thump from someone else and then expecting sympathy for being a victim of the bullying cultures in he playground.

GoodChat · 15/02/2023 11:52

hamstersarse · 15/02/2023 11:46

Reporter: "Do you wish you had done things differently?"

NS: "No"

She had the opportunity to show some humility there. But none shown.

I don't blame her really, politics at the moment leaves no room for humility. It's such a sad state of affairs. I don't think anyone can do a good job in politics right now

Surely you don't resign if you stand by everything you've done.

kikisparks · 15/02/2023 11:52

maddy68 · 15/02/2023 10:08

I really like her. She was a constant calmness during the covid crisis while Boris was dlip flopping all over the place.

I was reassured with her at the helm.

This.

ReedRite · 15/02/2023 11:54

Taswama · 15/02/2023 10:05

Sending rapists to women’s prisons?

Ah, see, you have way more faith than I do that issues that affect women’s safety would be ‘important’ enough to topple the first minister!!

hamstersarse · 15/02/2023 11:55

Surely you don't resign if you stand by everything you've done

Yeah, good point

So why no humility? It's so strange

Blossomtoes · 15/02/2023 11:58

whatchaos · 15/02/2023 11:44

Well I think it's a shame that such an experienced and in the main level-headed woman has left politics. She did great work for Scotland on Brexit and COVID and has laid the foundations for future independence.

I agree with you. Don’t bother flaming me.

GoodChat · 15/02/2023 11:58

hamstersarse · 15/02/2023 11:55

Surely you don't resign if you stand by everything you've done

Yeah, good point

So why no humility? It's so strange

Pride, I guess?

ChardonnaysBeastlyCat · 15/02/2023 12:00

Good!

Badbudgeter · 15/02/2023 12:00

I used to like her before the woke nonsense. Interesting to see who follows.

HufflepuffRavenclaw · 15/02/2023 12:00

As time goes on, the criticism of how she handled Covid is growing. Our restrictions in Scotland went on for longer, and were stricter than in other places. Schools closed longer, hospitality closed longer, masks for longer, rules about not leaving your council area and all other manner of nonsense. At the time many people bought into the "keeping us all safe" rhetoric that she was spouting. Those of us who didn't were either "Toaries" or "covidiots/deniers", or both. But with increasing evidence that despite the much more severe rules in Scotland we did no better and no worse than England, Wales or N Ireland, many people are questioning whether the impact on everyone's lives, education and the economy was worth it.

FlameGrilledSquirrel · 15/02/2023 12:00

As politicians seem extremely unwilling to go without being pushed, I'm looking forward to hearing of the real reason she's doing this.

medianewbie · 15/02/2023 12:01

Nowt to do with the Ongoing Police Investigation into Misappropriation of Party Funds at ALL ...

NyanBinaryJohn · 15/02/2023 12:03

She said something along the lines of "knowing almost instinctively it's time to go".

It'll have nothing to do with the drop in her approval rating drop following the trans prisoner row and reduced support for indented, and allegations of and investigation in to party fundraising fraud.

Oh no. It's instinct.

ismu · 15/02/2023 12:03

I don't think it's fair to bring covid into this at all. We did have restrictions but they were incredibly popular here.
I think NS has just experienced menopause and the discrimination that goes with it and has just thought fuck that.

NyanBinaryJohn · 15/02/2023 12:03

Indented? Independence.