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  1. 4 minutes ago, karbatal said:

    Nicola is a very tough act to follow. Very few politicians inspire nowadays. Maybe some have charisma but to feel inspired by their ideas, behavior and strength is very rare. There’s a female politician in Spain called Yolanda Diaz who is one of those rare avis. I love her. It’s curious that all inspiring politicians nowadays are women. Frankly I think Nicola should have waited until the possible referendum in Scotland is solved and voted. 

    Yeah I agree. I think Nicola also chose to leave because she's reached a stalemate with the independence issue. UK govt says no, Supreme Court says no and her idea that an election acting as a defacto referendum would somehow prompt the UK govt to suddenly enter negotiations is really just a non starter. Someone new will need to come up with some other strategy. BUT If Forbes somehow gets elected (and the msm are already pushing for her because they know how divisive it would be) then the whole thing is fucked.

  2. 10 minutes ago, karbatal said:

    Wow those ideas belong to some far right party. 

    She's a mad bible basher from some weird Highland church and getting rightly rinsed from most people. 

    I think Humza Yousef, who's a Muslim and supports gay marriage, right to abortion etc will win. He's a nice guy (gets an incredible amount of racist abuse on twitter) but just rather... uninspiring for my taste

  3. 12 minutes ago, Jazzy Jan said:

    :mellow::imsad:  I still am so sad about Nicola resigning.  I read today where Kate Forbes said she would not have voted yes to gay marriage.   Hope she does not become leader of the SNP. 

    I can't see how a progressive social democratic party can have her at the helm. I'll defect to the Greens if they do!

    No one really decent has come forward to stand tho - prob because of all the shit they'd get from the unhinged unionists/msm which Nicola was great at deflecting.

    All very depressing!

  4. 1 hour ago, karbatal said:

    Soon those against Nicola and others because of supporting trans rights will be ashamed of themselves. Spain passed the law this week that allows starting the process at 16. Just like the Netherlands. This will be exactly as gay marriage. A domino effect. Nicola was right. And I hope the next Scottish leader follows her path. 

    Yes I remember seeing that both countries passed a similar bill on the same week. Lucky for you that Spain doesn't have a neighbouring country that can just decide that no, that bill you just passed isn't to their liking and can legislate to make sure you don't make it law at all...

    Anyway the reform was in the SNP manifesto, supported by the majority and wasn't considered controversial at all until the UK govt decided to make it part of their culture war crap. I'm sure it will pass eventually after some legal hurdles. Meanwhile some poor trans girl was murdered by two teenagers this past weekend in England. Not seen Rowling say anything about that funnily enough...

  5. 3 minutes ago, Jazzy Jan said:

    Love what she is saying here.  

    I am getting so frustrated by how the Murdoch and right wing media are demonizing people with that dreaded "woke" tag as if it is something to be ashamed of.  Changed the meaning completely.  And then seeing so many people just repeating the same criticisms without even thinking about what they are criticising. If taxing the multi million dollar companies, billionaires etc is what people are now up in arms about ( which seems to be the case )  it is mind boggling.  

    I am so shocked about Nicola resigning.  With all of the absolute garbage she is copping from the right wing press though,  I can understand why.  It must be soul destroying to have mud thrown at you whilst trying to do what is beat for the everyday person.  

     

    I'm proudly woke! The world is sickening right now. The massive inequality is unsustainable and something's gotta give at some point.

    Still sad about Nicola. I was watching some vox pops yesterday and many women especially were saying they were upset and some had even been crying. I think we underestimate the importance of having  *relatable* women in positions of power and influence for other women. But I think in Nicola's case she realised that her persona had become too big and polarizing as she says here... and typified by the trans debate which was cross party legislation but suddenly became about her alone - typified by Rowling putting her name on a T shirt etc. 

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    5 minutes ago, runa said:

    That must be a joke, right? 

    Nope!

     

  6. 1 hour ago, Jazzy Jan said:

    OMG Kim,  I am shocked.   I love Nicola Sturgeon.  I noticed how the vile right wing press had turned on her so much and was constantly writing dreadful opinion pieces of her.  Really sad to hear she was resigned.  

    I was so shocked too! Going by her resignation speech she's just had enough and can't really blame her. The misogyny and abuse is off the scale.

    33 minutes ago, karbatal said:

    Is there a valid replacement?

    It is disgusting how nowadays media (controlled by hedge funds and such) point the attacks to the person and this is not the first time that one politician has to resign. It has happened in Spain too. Meanwhile corrupt ones keep in active. 
     

    No one that noteworthy. Nic had the common touch as well as being a consummate politician and great communicator - big heels to fill.

    Gotta laugh at the risible media take that Labour will somehow have a resurgence here now tho - the Labour that today banned Corbyn from even running as a Labour candidate in the next election - God awful red tories. 

  7. 3 hours ago, karbatal said:

    Omg @Kim Nichola resigns! Is it all because of the TERFS? I find difficult to keep track with Scottish politics because Twitter is incredibly full of vicious anti Nicola. From the outside she’s a great politician. 

    Terrible news! I think she's just had enough and is fed up with all the constant bullshit that frames everything around her as a person rather than the party or the government - via our consistently hostile media (controlled by another country) and the culture war crap going on everywhere. It has to be tiring. Also I don't think she wants to tie the indy movement into her plan on how to move it forward if she's not able to see it through with the energy/vigour needed so best to hand the mantle over.

    She's still incredibly popular and I'm really disappointed as it was so refreshing to have a leader to actually be proud of but oh well.

  8. 2 minutes ago, Jazzy Jan said:

    Kim,  Murdoch is getting laughed at everywhere online and people calling him irrelevant and that he has lost all influence in Australia.  The way his papers campaigned against Labor was described as the most vicious media campaign ever seen in Australia.  I feel that decades ago, he would have succeeded with these tactics but Australians are completely awake up to him now.  It is such a great night for Victoria and Australia. 

    Love to see it, and such a change from just a few years ago! His vile campaign against Corbyn well and truly worked in the UK (well, England) Too many people still influenced by the media. Of course, now the Labour party is just a different shade of Tory so i can see Starmer making a pact with Murdoch prior to the next election just as Blair did.

    Happy for my Aussie friends tho! xx

  9. 6 minutes ago, Jazzy Jan said:

    :inlove::clap:  So proud of the state of Victoria who completely ignored one of the most vicious, nastiest and biased media campaigns ever by the Murdoch press and overwhelmingly re- elected Labor.  Murdoch's paper and sky news were relentless in their attacks on Dan Andrews and the Labor Party.  Australia now has completely rejected the conservative party in virtually every state.  NSW has their election in the new year and it suggest Labor will romp home there as well.   @San @swimtoshore @Creepy Insane Person  @Bitch I'm Christian and @Paul- I bet you are all happy.  Murdoch is getting rubbished everywhere on line and his influence in Australia is truly over.   @Kim  I know too how much you detest Murdoch and this was such a great result.  Australia has become such a progressive country. 

    That's great news Jan. Murdoch will be feeling like the impotent old bastard that he is. Can't help feeling slightly jealous that all of Oz has well and truly turned its back on the right wing. If anything, I can see the malign Murdoch influence getting even worse over here now that he's lost his grip over there.

  10. At the very least, rejoining the single market is a no brainer. The UK economy is DEAD in the water and can't even trade properly with its closest neighbours.

    Problem is all the English parties are terrified of even mentioning the B word... including terminally useless Labour... so on and on it trundles until everything's so unbearable that something is finally done and we end up with some shit deal in the EU miles worse than we had before.

    All so utterly pointless.

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