Yousef resigns as First minister

[Mr Soul '68]

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Without any evidence to back it up I get the feeling that the SNP's fortunes are on the wane and will be very surprised if their drive for independence gains any traction in the near future. That boat has sailed.

I think Alba could hoover up quite a few SNP voters come the next election. Looks like Janette Krankie and Humus Useless have killed the the SNP off as a political force

[xsnaggle]

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I think Alba could hoover up quite a few SNP voters come the next election. Looks like Janette Krankie and Humus Useless have killed the the SNP off as a political force

Got thrown under the bus......... oh hang on... under the motorhome"

[Keyser Soze]

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I think Alba could hoover up quite a few SNP voters come the next election. Looks like Janette Krankie and Humus Useless have killed the the SNP off as a political force

Assessing Sturgeon seriously I thought she was a shrewd tactician, a clear visionary, but a poor strategist.

Vision
———-
1. An independent Scotland
2. Rejoin the European Union.

Strategy / Objectives
——————————
Looking at her visions above…

1. Independence - Brexit made her case for independence more compelling but she made the subject tribal and aggressive, wanting to force a vote on an unwilling UK Parliament and Scottish public. Both were a failure.

2. As a result of failing on vision 1, .2 failed as she could not get the powers to do so.

In my view the EU vision would have come eventually, based on long term patience. Rejoin will happen to the UK in some form by allowing frustration with Conservative failure on Brexit to build up in the rest of UK, and waiting for Labour to return. I have been saying for some 18 months now that Rejoin is increasing in popularity in the polls and it will be too tempting for a Labour politician, with EU instincts, and advised by the heavily pro-EU Blair-Mandelson TBI, to not do so. All the ducks have been lined up for about a year now. In recent weeks we can now see this with Starmer now saying they are working on a customs union plan, which is just the first baby steps.

Sturgeon though she could use Scottish Remain voting block to her advantage. What she failed to spot is that many Remain voters are pro-business, and often Lib Dems, Labour and Conservative. Equally the Brexit SNP vote isn’t trivial. She boxed herself in and pinned all hopes on a strategy of Brexit=Referendum=Independence, pinned her future on it and it failed. A clever strategist wouldn’t commit to such a hard and fast plan without certainty, or allowing enough wiggle room to escape the commitment. When the votes are near 50/50 probability that is not enough margin of error for certainty or to build a plan on, or an entire strategy.

Tactics
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In killing Lib Dems and Labour to seize control of Scotland she went way beyond what Salmon did. She was highly skilled in killing her opponents in local and national elections and deserves full credit there

She was a legal advocate, not a political stategist. I doubt she devised the strategy. If she was advised on political strategy, the adviser committed a kitten error and deserves to be fired.

[Keyser Soze]

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Who is the sexy looking red head from the alba party ?

She would get my vote

Have to admit I don’t know anyone from ALBA other than The Salmon. Willing to bet they could pick up a few seats though.

[Mr Soul '68]

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Assessing Sturgeon seriously I thought she was a shrewd tactician, a clear visionary, but a poor strategist.

Vision
———-
1. An independent Scotland
2. Rejoin the European Union.

Strategy / Objectives
——————————
Looking at her visions above…

1. Independence - Brexit made her case for independence more compelling but she made the subject tribal and aggressive, wanting to force a vote on an unwilling UK Parliament and Scottish public. Both were a failure.

2. As a result of failing on vision 1, .2 failed as she could not get the powers to do so.

In my view the EU vision would have come eventually, based on long term patience. Rejoin will happen to the UK in some form by allowing frustration with Conservative failure on Brexit to build up in the rest of UK, and waiting for Labour to return. I have been saying for some 18 months now that Rejoin is increasing in popularity in the polls and it will be too tempting for a Labour politician, with EU instincts, and advised by the heavily pro-EU Blair-Mandelson TBI, to not do so. All the ducks have been lined up for about a year now. In recent weeks we can now see this with Starmer now saying they are working on a customs union plan, which is just the first baby steps.

Sturgeon though she could use Scottish Remain voting block to her advantage. What she failed to spot is that many Remain voters are pro-business, and often Lib Dems, Labour and Conservative. Equally the Brexit SNP vote isn’t trivial. She boxed herself in and pinned all hopes on a strategy of Brexit=Referendum=Independence, pinned her future on it and it failed. A clever strategist wouldn’t commit to such a hard and fast plan without certainty, or allowing enough wiggle room to escape the commitment. When the votes are near 50/50 probability that is not enough margin of error for certainty or to build a plan on, or an entire strategy.

Tactics
————
In killing Lib Dems and Labour to seize control of Scotland she went way beyond what Salmon did. She was highly skilled in killing her opponents in local and national elections and deserves full credit there

She was a legal advocate, not a political stategist. I doubt she devised the strategy. If she was advised on political strategy, the adviser committed a kitten error and deserves to be fired.

Good post. You make some very salient points here.

[Mr Soul '68]

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Who is the sexy looking red head from the alba party ?

She would get my vote

Which is exactly why you will be voting Labour come the next General Election. You will have a love-in with Angela Rayner and tear down your posters of Anvil and Sabbath and have her smug mug plastering your bedroom walls instead. I've know doubt you will be carving into park benches the length and breadth of the Vale of Glamorgan, AR 4 Sludgey

[J R Hartley]

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Mods please move.

[Hilts]

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Mods please move.

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[TWGL1]

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Mods please move.

The headline speaks for itself , you don’t have to open the thread.It really is that simple bro.

[A Quiet Monkfish]

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Humza Useless..

[SLUDGE FACTORY]

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Which is exactly why you will be voting Labour come the next General Election. You will have a love-in with Angela Rayner and tear down your posters of Anvil and Sabbath and have her smug mug plastering your bedroom walls instead. I've know doubt you will be carving into park benches the length and breadth of the Vale of Glamorgan, AR 4 Sludgey

Ash Regan is attractive

Angela Rayner looks like a bloke in drag

[SLUDGE FACTORY]

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Have to admit I don’t know anyone from ALBA other than The Salmon. Willing to bet they could pick up a few seats though.

https://images.app.goo.gl/sHR1cR5RikzrjeuD9

Ash Regan

[Keyser Soze]

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https://images.app.goo.gl/sHR1cR5RikzrjeuD9

Ash Regan

I have to admit I don’t think I can recall ever being attracted to a red haired, black, large or East Asian ladies. Sometimes I will go for blondes but not too often.

I am an absolute pig for slim brunettes personally (Princess Kate), or Latinas like Nelly Furtado or Penelope Cruz. I have been wired that way since I was early Twenties and never changed.

I think the only red head one I had a faint attraction for was Tom Cruise’s Mrs. Aussie one I think. Forgotten the name. I can see why you’d like Alba bird though - she does look a little classy and well dressed.

[SLUDGE FACTORY]

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I have to admit I don’t think I can recall ever being attracted to a red haired, black, large or East Asian ladies. Sometimes I will go for blondes but not too often.

I am an absolute pig for slim brunettes personally (Princess Kate), or Latinas like Nelly Furtado or Penelope Cruz. I have been wired that way since I was early Twenties and never changed.

I think the only red head one I had a faint attraction for was Tom Cruise’s Mrs. Aussie one I think. Forgotten the name. I can see why you’d like Alba bird though - she does look a little classy and well dressed.

Nicole Kidman very attractive woman

Kate Middleton likewise

But both too skinny

Penelope Cruz has a big forehead like the Welsh opera singer