Sturgeon and Murrell are to divorce.

[GargoylesofBeelzebub]

It's always sad to see a marriage come to an end, but really this shouldn't be a surprise to anyone.

x.com/catrionastewart/status/1878758313397207508?s=46&t=AjtjSItRj-kgZwRzL-pdyQ

I have an unfinished scrawl somewhere about all the possible reasons why a lot of women in high places went along with the gender identity madness (and still do). One of those suggested reasons, alongside cowardice, misguided stupidity, acting 'cool', power-playing, positioning, rejection of childhood religion & mores and guilt, is internalised misogyny.

I do think that this kind of discussion is in the public interest where 'big wigs' like politicians and union leaders etc are concerned.

Yes, it makes very uncomfortable reading. Her private life is none of anyone’s business, her policies are another thing. I think perhaps it’s the lying and duplicity that makes people angry. That extends to her private life because she isn’t trustworthy.

Not true in Scotland since 1984 as far as I know.

Have to say I agree with you. I usually stay off this board for precisely this reason. The language used around Nicola Sturgeon on this thread is disgusting.

I think perhaps it’s the lying and duplicity that makes people angry. That extends to her private life because she isn’t trustworthy.

Well obviously. Nobody with half a brain gives two hoots about anyone's sexuality in 2025. Nobody criticised Kez Dugdale, Ruth Davidson, David Mundell, Patrick Harvie etc etc etc purely because of their sexuality. It is no biggie, people just aren;t that bothered.

People do expect their leaders and elected politicians though to tell the truth. If anyone in a senior position like a cabinet minister, first minister, head of police scotland etc etc was found to be living a double life of pretending to be a happily married man/woman while simultaneously shagging around, or having multiple partners or actually being gay, then there would be the most almighty press stooshie (unless the person involved took out a gagging order on the press). Because actually, the issue for everyone is the lying and deceit.

Do we think the lavender background on the announcement was deliberate or just an amusing coincidence?!

Agree

I think I take a very dim view of a politician living in a public, church-washed denial of being a lesbian while simultaneously promoting and passing legislation that has been extremely damaging to lesbians. It's deeply weird behaviour in this day and age where no-one actually gives a fuck if someone in their private lives is LGB or not.

I did notice the groom's lavender shirt and cravat. I assumed it was coincidence.

Exactly. Its all lies and deceit carefully managed to further Sturgeon's career. Even her miscarriage was used at an opportune time politically.

What @CharityShopChic and @JanuaryCrow said

Disingenuous politicians aren’t exempt from criticism because they’re female. And any kind of sisterhood card after what she’s done is laughable

"Nat 5" French is "national 5", equivalent to GCSE in England

www.edinburghlive.co.uk/news/edinburgh-news/nicola-sturgeon-addresses-rumours-secret-26618264

Sturgeon very much shot the bolt on any sisterhood card. She's still doubling down on "rapist" being a gender.

Pp is entirely correct. No one gives a shit whether she is gay or not, or how, if at all, she got pregnant.

I hate her for being a lying duplicitous individual whose policies and actions have ruined Scotland and driven wedges where there were none before.

Her actions show who she is and I have no respect for her and I don't see how I should just because she's a woman.

of course people can comment on her personal life. Especially when she updated on instagram. She did not need to tell us.
why now? Why the need to tell?

she does have form for not wanting any debate on her righteous opinions though.

as a pp suggested read robin macAlpine’s latest blog post

http://robinmcalpine.org/when-does-post-sturgeon-begin/

exactly @ThatAgileCoralBird

I wasn't aware that there were so many questions around the Salmond trial - that was right as Covid was kicking off as I remember and it just got lost in all the noise around that.

The main issue in Scotland is not new - the "establishment" is really small and everyone knows everyone. The head of the PF department will have been at school with a few MSPs, at Uni with all the top lawyers, goes to the same social clubs as a few MPs or members of the House of Lords. Swinney's brother was in charge of English at the SQA. People move between Scottish parliament, local Councils, jobs for the boys.

It's all so incestuous and there just isn't a big enough gene pool of talent to keep things impartial. Like the stooshie over your Sue Gray woman being the top civil servant to lead the enquiry into partygate and then straight into a senior position with the Labour party. That wouldn't even be comment worthy in Scotland becuase it happens all the time.

Never a truer word has been spoken!

she is a very dangerous woman!

You could argue she has poked the rumours by being very vocal about her ‘travelling squad of Scottish lesbians’

Yes, I though we'd moved on from the old "career woman + trouser suit + short hair = lesbian" but clearly not.

She does nothing that isn’t deliberate!

@CharityShopChic I agree.

val mcdermid’s wife prof jo sharp was awarded the position of geographer royal of Scotland and her research interest are very gender based. I can’t understand why she has a French wikipedia page and not an English one?

You stay off scotsnet? Scotsnet?? For reasons of discussing a public persons private life?

@Bodeganights the poster will be Sturgeon’s sister-she’s well known for kicking off on social media🤣

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