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The Scottish power grab?

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Mango1982 · 20/08/2021 11:50

The SNP has unveiled sinister plans to make its emergency Covid powers permanent. Deputy First Minister John Swinney says it's an opportunity to maintain the brilliant 'innovations' the SNP has made in the last 15 months.
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2021/08/17/scottish-government-wants-make-emergency-covid-powers-permanent/

Not shocked at all but worried yes !
I knew governments wouldn’t never want to give back these powers they never do 🤷‍♀️

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ElephantOfRisk · 20/08/2021 22:24

If we've met before you must have been using another name.

Please don't tag me anymore. I don't want to waste anymore time with you.

ElephantOfRisk · 20/08/2021 22:24

i'm also not the only person on here who has difficulties with masks because of abuse.

reprehensibleme · 20/08/2021 22:30

TW are not women and humans cannot change sex. It really is that simple. And saying so does not make anyone transphobic.

rightenough · 20/08/2021 22:31

I am an SNP member, but not terribly active.
It's very easy for people on mumsnet and Scotsnet in particular to take knee jerk reactions to anything they read in the telegraph etc about Scotland and as those of us with independence supporting views have been driven out this is just becoming an echo chamber.

The thing is though, I actually relate somewhat to this because this was me in my early 20s.

I'm a classic SNP voter. SNP could have my vote without even trying. Grew up in one of the most deprived areas. Disenfranchised with "the establishment". Back in 2014 I strongly believed independence was the only way to make things better. I loved MN but didn't really agree with the politics - though back then there was definitely more of "us" who served as an "opposition".

Then I had reasons to use the NHS and I had children going through the education system and I had to buy a house and I looked around and I wondered: what is actually better now?

Seriously? What have they done for us? Poverty and drugs are just as bad in my area - if not worse - than when I grew up. And they blame Westminster until they are blue in the face but if they can't do ANYTHING, anything at all, then what the actual fuck is the point in them? Why do they exist?

You need to step back and ask why places like Mumsnet are an echo chamber against them while places like Reddit are an echo chamber in favour of them. Who are typical MN users? Who are typical Reddit users?

They're the same types of people who think Jeremy Corbyn had all the answers too and if it wasn't for the nasty media not giving him a fair chance we'd be living in the land of milk and honey.

They say things that make naive socialists jizz but it's all just nonsense when you have a bit of life experience and children who need jobs one day and a mortgage that needs paying and kids running riot on the streets with motorbikes.

Education - worse than I was in school and I'm only 30.
Policing - was married to one, spent 90% of his time dealing with people who need mental health help
NHS - almost killed by negligence, lost so much weight my clothes didn't fit because the food is inedible, had to travel to the opposite end of the country for an Op so it looked good for their failing waiting times
Drugs - highest drug deaths in Scotland
Youth Unemployment - 45,000 and counting and that's what our children have to look forward to.

Meanwhile they are fannying around with a hate crime bill nobody needed (because apparently it doesn't infringe on free speech because it can only be used for things that would be a crime anyway??? Make that make sense) and 4 year olds changing sex without telling their parents.

Oh and of course lockdowns and Covid. (While simultaneously having the second highest rate of care home deaths. You know, the people who are actually really vulnerable to the disease).

The SNP have given us... a nanny state. While simultaneously failing to meet their targets for, you know, actual childcare Grin

So yeah, you might want to think about the demographics of the MN hive-mind and ask what the SNP have actually been doing to serve them over the last decade?

WouldBeGood · 20/08/2021 22:34

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reprehensibleme · 20/08/2021 22:35

Applauds rightenough

ElephantOfRisk · 20/08/2021 22:40

@reprehensibleme

Applauds rightenough
ditto.
TheGenealogist · 20/08/2021 22:47

and me. Couldn't have said it better, @rightenough .

Wakeupin2022 · 20/08/2021 22:58

Education - worse than I was in school and I'm only 30.

Well educated youngsters doesn't exactly help the cause.

Whycangirlsbesonasty · 20/08/2021 23:00

We are not out of step with the world - you are. I lmhaveva wide range of friends of all ages and background, and every single one of them rolls their eyes (then bitches behind the back) at the one couple we all know that have swallowed the trans-cult nonsense that trans women are women. I suggest you get out of your echo chamber and meet some real people.

Wakeupin2022 · 20/08/2021 23:12

I suspect that someone on here is on Reddit Scotland Sub.........

WouldBeGood · 20/08/2021 23:22

What’s the Reddit Scotland thing?

WouldBeGood · 20/08/2021 23:22

*im old

Wakeupin2022 · 20/08/2021 23:27

It's a sub on Reddit. It's vile. Very pro independence so very anti feminist.

Download the app and have a look. I haven't figured out how I can post which is probably just as well!

WouldBeGood · 20/08/2021 23:32

Thanks!

LizzieMacQueen · 20/08/2021 23:42

I cannot verbalise why but this picture gives me nightmares.

The Scottish power grab?
ElephantOfRisk · 20/08/2021 23:45

Well for a start why aren't they wearing masks or are they vertically drinking?

Itsinthetreesitscoming · 21/08/2021 00:18

Visitingagain, I think you lost any credibility you had when you stated humans can change sex. You might want to check that.

Rainbowshit · 21/08/2021 00:31

@visitingagain

Trans women are women. Accept that, because it's true.
I absolutely will not accept that it's true. Humans cannot change sex.
WouldBeGood · 21/08/2021 00:34

It’s not scientifically possible

WouldBeGood · 21/08/2021 00:34

It’s a social construct

forfucksakenett · 21/08/2021 08:03

@WouldBeGood no not me.

As I've said many times before, I can't get my head round the trans stuff so actually don't ever post about it anymore 🤷🏻‍♀️

I do think sex based rights need protected and I can't see how that can happen while recognising trans women are women so I've gone into ignore mode. Although o do still spend a fair time thinking / worrying about it.

Not everyone who disagrees with you and @ElephantOfRisk

forfucksakenett · 21/08/2021 08:04

Sorry posted too soon.

Not everyone who disagrees with you and @ElephantOfRisk is me you know.

Please stop accusing me of being other people. Thanks.

Selkiesarereal · 21/08/2021 08:16

It is not a hate crime to state that trans women are not women despite what Twitter thinks.

And nor should it be as to say otherwise is to deny basic levels of biology.

rogdmum · 21/08/2021 08:30

[quote visitingagain]@ElephantOfRisk since the consultation on gender only closed a couple of weeks ago I am guessing you've never worked in the civil service!!! It will be published in good time. [/quote]
There’s much to be appalled at but this post is just funny. The consultation only closed a couple of weeks ago? 😂😂😂😂😂

Clueless

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