Scottish General Election

[Differentforgirls]

Who are Scottish people voting for next month?

It seems inevitable at this point they will be a serious contender for at least a coalition government in the next UK GE.

It is utterly and completely chilling to think of them in power. The only good thing is they haven't been competent in a single local council, so if they hold more councils there's a chance people will realise they are incompetent as well as evil, and not vote for them.

Can you fly from Mull to Lochgilphead for your kidney dialysis several times a week?
I can see Mull from the window I'm currently sitting at. I know more about the problems people face here in the rural parts than you do and while some of the people living here might be incomers, the majority of them are not. And stop bringing up Westminster faults up as distraction, the ferries problem is all on the Scottish government, specifically on the SNP..

@Igneococcus CalMac have been sailing since way before the SNP or devolution.

Yes, which means that is possible to run a functioning ferry service here, just sad that the SNP neclected to do so.

Do you think Reform will spend money on ferries?

They are taking power in English local authorities right now. They have every chance of winning enough seats at a GE to form the next UK government. Due to democratic deficit, that decision will not be made by anyone in Scotland.

And if you're going to say 'Well anyone would do better than the SNP', have a look at Reform's performance in local government so far and see if that looks likely.

I haven't and will not vote Reform but it's very low standard to set if your bar is "better than Reform".

That isn't my bar, but if we don't support independence was are getting a Reform UK government in Westminister.

I know you don't like the SNP, but due to democratic deficit within the UK if they don't achieve a 2028 referendum Reform will be in charge in 2029.

They have already said they will override the Scottish Parliament if it refuses their requests on devolved matters, so they will be in charge of everything and there will be no more opportunities to leave.

Looking good!

Looking likely a Plaid Government in Wales as well. All three Devolved nations governed by pro-Indi parties for the first time.

Tick-tock...

@XDownwiththissortofthingX

Don't you hate this "devolved nations" thing? Devolved this, devolved that.

We'll be devolved from the UK all right one day!

Celtic Nations?

Inaccurate Victorian term but hey.

Times change.

A 15 year old then, say is now 27. Can they not too have a say?

The Good Friday Agreement for Northern Ireland infers no less than 7 years between Border Polls. Transpose that to 2014 & that is 2021.

I get that unionists are feart of losing this time but being feart of a result is not democracy.

Times change. Just look at the polls today UK wide. Wherefore art thou, Conservatives & Labour?

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Glad to see the constitutional question is a main thing on the BBC programme. If there is a majority of pro Indy MSPs, we should get a referendum.

Well, the percentage of all the pro union votes adds up to more than the SNP percent so if you had another referendum it would probably still be no.
DH has voted SNP in the past purely on the local candidate but it would still be a no in a referendum.

No Westminster PM is just going to roll over and grant an S30 because of the outcome of a Holyrood election. It wouldn't happen either even if the SNP alone had a majority.

The difference between now and 2011 is the pertinent fact it's highly likely the "No" side would lose, whereas the situation in 2011 indicated that would be nigh on impossible, hence Cameron's calculated gamble.

It's looking increasingly likely the route to Independence involves an utterly hostile English Nationalist government in Westminster struggling for popular support, and offering a "lets kick the scrounging Jocks out" UK-wide referendum in an attempt to rouse xenophobic sentiment. Bring it on.

Well, the percentage of all the pro union votes adds up to more than the SNP percent so if you had another referendum it would probably still be no

This doesn't really track, as polling has put indi at roughly 53% for several months now, with popular vote for the SNP in the high 30s, so there is clearly a degree of support for Indi among people who are not actually voting SNP.

Given that when the previous S30 was agreed support for Indi was polling in the 30s, it would be an extremely naive viewpoint to think that "no" would win again when currently the polls say 53% and we have yet to have any sort of campaign. The prospect of a referendum actually becoming a reality appears to focus minds, and going by the previous one, when it's a realty rather than a hypothetical and people actually start contemplating what it means, it leads to a shift toward "yes".

My Brother is a member of the snp yet voted no in 2014 and i bet he is not the only one.

@ERthree I voted No in 2014. At the last minute in the booth! 🤣.

The UK is not working properly. It is too London centric. If you research you will find terms like "hyper-centralised" and an A+++ country (the only other is Japan).

Think Hunger Games. The Districts must keep the capitol (sic) alive.

There are options to independence like full PR or some form of federalism.

A Reform PM would be dangerous esp. if they tried to shut down devolved Parliaments eg try telling Sinn Fein/IRA.

PS I'd vote Yes now.

Tories getting walloped!

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If even the English are not united, where do they get off telling us Celts to stay united with them?

WTAF?

Are you drunk?

Great result for SNP and SGP 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

No SNP majority, total independence parties vote share down. Clear movement in votes from SNP to Reform. LMAO.

I can see you don’t know how the system works but can’t see why you think your lack of knowledge is hilarious.