SNP shenanigans continued…

[TheBelmont]

A follow on to…
https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/scotsnet/4778465-sturgeons-husband-arrested

Thought I’d get a new thread going as we are perilously close to filling the last and I for one am enjoying watching events unfold in your good company!

buckle up…it’s gonna be a bumpy ride….😁

No other public body in the UK has given as much money to Stonewall as Scotland has and it seems there's no plan to stop this.
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/820eee2e-f01e-4697-bb1d-e08e53054428?shareToken=cf0c2832e9159ee5cbad9ef09079588a

Just joining in with popcorn, hoping for the implosion of this shower

Looking forward to the next poll coming out and seeing what the seat difference would be if this does result in an election

Is today the day?

https://news.sky.com/story/humza-yousaf-considering-calling-it-quits-as-scotlands-first-minister-as-early-as-today-13125553

Oh, I do hope so

Their previously very vocal supporters have gone a bit quiet on here haven't they?

@RandomGeocache they certainly have. Has the penny finally dropped for them?

Let’s hope, he resigns today. As if we needed any more evidence of his political ineptitude, the sacking of the Greens, was a massive act of self harm.

Although the continued implosion of the SNP is amusing to watch, it is hard to believe Useless has brought this on himself. What did he think was going to happen, when he peremptorily sacked his partners in government?

It was good to have someone so inept at the top of the SNP tree. It did cross my mind , that perhaps a more effective politician might replace him, but I looked around the SNP and realised that was unlikely!

They really are scared so rather then face the vote and trigger an election they tell him to jump under a bus instead.

Not sorry to see him go but would much prefer for this shit show to all go!

You see "coming out fighting" translates as "going to quit on Monday"

lol. There was one poor soul who popped up on another thread with "but...but...but...baby boxes". The rest seem to have quietly faded away. 😂

Press conference at noon

The problem is not that he sacked the greens, many many SNP supporters were already calling for that. It was the manner in which he sacked them - backed into a corner when already weak from policy failures and poor decision making. If he had been decisive and ended the BHA months ago he could have come out of it as a stronger leader for the SNP. Well, perhaps HE couldn’t have, but another leader could have.

Seems almost certain he'll resign at 12, what will happen then?

Bye bye Humza 👋
(don't mean to tempt fate by anticipation but hard not to.
Did anyone else see that odious toad Samond positively bouncing with glee in Trevor Phillips interview earlier?

I saw Harvie bouncing with glee this morning…

Tbf I'm fair bouncing with glee 🤣

Everyone remember the SNP going on about "unelected" conservative prime ministers? Naturally quite quite different to have unelected SNP first ministers...

Hard to keep up! Swinney as interim leader, then Gilruth voted in as another stooge FM? It's amazing.

Swinney would be a fool if he puts his name in the ring. He's too close to the Murrels. He could well have the police at his door one day.

They'll be running out of people soon. I think Kate Forbes is playing a blinder - keeping quietly in the background watching her former colleagues tear each other to bits, biding her time until she's ready to swoop in and seize control. If - as it seems likely - the odious Mhairi Black intends to sit in Edinburgh and not London, you've got a choice between the poised and professional Kate Forbes, and mouthy, shouty Mhairi.

Obvs I'd prefer neither but I'd take Kate over Mhairi any day.

oh fuck I forgot about Mhairi, could she put her name in the ring?

Why not Shona Robison? She's Deputy. I mean, I can give a list of reasons why not, but I'd have imagined she'd be de facto new leader.

Nah, he was just jumping up to reach the door handle... 😂

🚿of 🤡s

Do yoh think Shona will be currently 💩ing her pants or is she blissfully unaware of her own ineptitude?

They couldn't get Mhairi or the skull in place within 28 days so they are both currently out. Forbes only seems more competent because of what you are comparing her to. She is still a really bad idea.

I was also wondering why not Shona? Surely the deputy should be the obvious successor?