I’m getting so sick of SG and NS trying to make this into a “beat the English” thing. It’s horrible and I’m totally ashamed that our govt is making us Scots out to be so petty. I’m embarrassed.
The quarantine thing is just a “f-u” to Boris and a public way to say she doesn’t agree (also think he didn’t lock borders quickly enough first time around so not saying he’s any decent either!) Realistically how many Flights and passengers are arriving into Scotland daily from places not already under uk overall rules? Hardly any. This is show boating and saying to Boris he should be doing more rather than just state it. This quarantine will have almost zero impact on any covid spreading as people desperate to travel will go via England and drive/train/bus up to Scotland.
Then what she said about the Army is just poor. I do understand her point that it’s the UK army so Scotland is also entitled to their assistance but her way of putting is is terrible. She’s have been better off saying that Scotland was going to make use of the UK wide resource of the army alongside our devolved nhs but then that would hint that sometimes Scotland actually does need the UK banner and a military.
I’m worried there isn’t enough knowledge on the vaccine roll out failures (even I’m not that up to date I feel!). I spoke to my FIL earlier with no known snp loyalties (I’m not sure he votes for independence or not) and he was saying NS was doing a good job then when I said roll out was slow he said “but we didn’t have any vaccines” yes we did. We had our proper share correct? So he’s quite intelligent and not a big snp loyalist yet still buying the line that our roll out is slower because Scotland wasn’t given the vaccines to jab!! I’m very worried for the May vote and whether she’ll have huge uptake and massive majority due to people thinking she’s better than Boris and then she’ll read that as a go for indyref2.
Admittedly I was even wondering myself a few months ago whether I would vote independence and I did think I really might if the vote was right then because j felt Ns was handling covid much better than Westminster at that time. Now I’m totally 180’d again following her relentless talk of independence referendums and the “better than England” narrative. It’s really put me off her and voting snp. I never have in past and was going to switch but not now.
I also hope the papers and media start to give proper opinions of her and the snp policies rather than all this favourable coverage constantly. I’m worried for Scotland come May (also annoyed election going ahead in person when we are in position we are in).