Cable Forum - Will Scotland Leave the UK?

Scotland’s drug problem is so bad that Nicola Sturgeon actually sacked the minister in charge of the policy. It is almost unheard of for the SNP to own any sort of failure. Yet even now the nationalist sheep can be found all over social media explaining why the drug death statistics are unfair, untrue and some sort of unionist fudge to make Scotland look bad.

1andrew1

03-01-2021 13:11

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Good news for the SNP.

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Boris Johnson would lose majority and seat in election tomorrow – poll

...Results in Scotland would see the Scottish National party achieve a near complete sweep, winning 57 of the 59 Scottish seats. ..

Justin Ibbett, founder of Focaldata, who carried out a similar poll for the Conservatives prior to the 2019 election, told the Sunday Times: “One year on from their stunning general election triumph, it is clear that the Conservatives already have a lot of work to do if they are to replicate their 2019 success in future elections.

“The SNP would appear to be the real winners. Not only do they win all but two Scottish constituencies, but the most likely outcome is a Labour-SNP coalition government, which would have an overall majority of just over 20 seats.”...

Tory supporters were quick to point out on social media that the survey period ended before news of the Brexit deal was announced and claim there is evidence of a swingback to the Conservatives in the few days since.

https://www.theguardian.com/politics...-tory-majority

Julian

03-01-2021 13:48

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Wow, I wonder what the Tories will do to reverse this with a General Election obviously imminent......

jfman

03-01-2021 13:56

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Originally Posted by Julian (Post 36064876)

Wow, I wonder what the Tories will do to reverse this with a General Election obviously imminent......

As it's in the Scotland thread it's pertinent to the Holyrood elections currently scheduled for May.

57 of 59 seats bodes well for the constituency seats and would leave the SNP needing to pick up only a handful from the regional lists to get an overall majority.

The regional lists are designed to offset disproportionate success in the constituency seats however so it could still be challenging.

Paul	03-01-2021 23:27

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Originally Posted by Julian (Post 36064876)

Wow, I wonder what the Tories will do to reverse this with a General Election obviously imminent......

Why is a General Election 'obviously imminent' :confused:

jfman

03-01-2021 23:29

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Originally Posted by Paul (Post 36064985)

Why is a General Election 'obviously imminent' :confused:

Suspect it was sarcasm.

1andrew1

12-01-2021 15:01

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Former Scottish Conservative MSP Michelle Ballantyne has joined Nigel Farage's Reform UK (ex Brexit Party) and will head up Reform UK Scotland.
https://news.sky.com/story/michelle-...rm-uk-12185085

Chris

12-01-2021 15:25

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Originally Posted by 1andrew1 (Post 36066372)

Former Scottish Conservative MSP Michelle Ballantyne has joined Nigel Farage's Reform UK (ex Brexit Party) and will head up Reform UK Scotland.
https://news.sky.com/story/michelle-...rm-uk-12185085

They’re unlikely to amount to much in Scotland. UKIP/Brexit made a bit of a showing in the Euro elections here but they’re pretty much irrelevant to distinctly Scottish politics.

richard s

12-01-2021 15:50

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Farage what an ass this man is... Trumps no. 1 fan... o dear, o dear.

Sephiroth

12-01-2021 16:24

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Originally Posted by richard s (Post 36066379)

Farage what an ass this man is... Trumps no. 1 fan... o dear, o dear.

What a star Farage WAS. A pity that he's a Trump fan.

Paul	12-01-2021 23:12

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Is he still a fan I wonder ...

Carth

12-01-2021 23:57

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Love him or loathe him, Farage could see there was a growing percentage of the population unhappy with the EU and managed to give those people a 'figurehead' to follow.
I doubt there would have been any success in a referendum without someone (Farage) becoming the 'champion' of those people and uniting them in a cause.

I don't think it will work again though

Mr K	13-01-2021 00:25

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Originally Posted by Carth (Post 36066441)

He could see an opportunity to promote himself and grab some power, like Boris. Neither care a toss for the masses. Brexit was just a means to their personal ambitions. Boris succeeded, Nigel didn't, so he jumped on the Trump bandwagon...
Wouldn't put it past him to join Scexit if he thinks the tide has turned. Bad news for the Nats if he does. ;)

Hom3r

13-01-2021 15:59

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Every time Sturgeon and Blackford come on TV I reach for the TV remote and press mute, as Blackford says nothing important, just about Scotland being taken out of the EU against it will.

nashville

13-01-2021 16:10

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I hope and pray Scotland never becomes independent , We cannot go it alone, The S N P cannot run the country without Westminster , We all need each other,

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