STURGEON IS QUITTING

[Clymene]

Just seen on BBC headlines

'who the Scottish public think should succeed Nicola Sturgeon:'

Kate Forbes: 7%
John Swinney: 6%
Angus Robertson: 5%
Stephen Flynn: 3%
Mhari McAllen: 3%
Keith Brown: 2%
Neil Gray: 1%

Other: 4%
Don’t Know: 69%

twitter.com/electpoliticsuk/status/1625804437104087042

Cripes, nobody knows, do they?

@Helleofabore
Is that another new gender? Because I have to say there are some days when I think I could identify as such.

I fully expect this to be the end of that sorry saga.
Scotgov can just spin it as financial if they like (not worth the legal costs when the country is struggling with CoL etc).

Happy happy happy

Woohoo and hurray!!
About bloody time the stupid female did something useful 👏👏

Yep. She's a good speech-maker, but Scotland's not doing well overall. She's done really badly. By all metrics - health, education, infrastructure, etc.

Before we even get onto ferries, finances or fucking gender.

Flynn very ambitious

or maybe that’s why Robertson stood down from being leader at Westminster. Or was he pushed

Stephen 'Rabid Gammon' Flynn? No.

Before we all start breaking out the champagne, is she just going to be replaced by another batshit genderist?

I suspect the answer is very much yes. Hopefully they will be more cautious, at least, after how it hurt her.

I wonder what information is about to break?

That was my thought. She was wounded but still popular within the party and the political class. I think it's likely (given the rush) that some financial improriety is soon to come ou.

@ArabellaScott
and those better informed than me on Scottish politics is there any chance for Joanna Cherry or Ash Regan in this?

Out of all ofthem that I have heard off Kate Forbes seems ok.

This. Absolutely this.

Her and her cronies' ineptitude, powered by sanctimony and grudge, has brought Scotland to its knees.

Cherry is an MP, not eligible.
Ash Regan seems unlikely.

'Betting odds on oddschecker for the next first minister of Scotland.

Angus Robertson - 6/4
Kate Forbes 11/2
Humza Yousaf - 10/1
Keith Brown - 10/1
John Swinney - 10/1.'

I do wonder if she will be able to confirm what a woman is now?

Jeez not Robertson

Telly going on now

That is not a list that is going to cheer anyone up, tbh.

Ah but she got free period products for all.
Shame about councils putting a man in charge of explaining them to women and teenagers.

Absofuckinglutely.

Genuinely, I think she just peaked. But hasn't sorted it all out in her head enough yet to graciously back track and set everything straight for gc feminism. Cowards way out but at least she's cone to sense now.

She louped afore she was shoved aff the campaign bus.

Hopefully her successor will encourage everyone to actually listen to the people of Scotland instead of marching on with their own agenda.

I can’t help feel there is something more to emerge.

I don’t think that the ‘had enough’ thing being touted is entirely accurate.

Maybe one day I will be proud enough to describe myself as Scottish again.

At last. Can't wait to hear her excuses

DINNAE FORGET THE BABY BOXES YOUS

Although @HufflepuffRavenclaw put it far better than I did.

David Lammy of all people is hosting LBC this morning, I’d call in, but am at work.