[LeatherTrumpet]

Originally Posted by Cherie

He was questioned about his voting record on same sex marriage this morning by Sophie Ridge, he said he was in Pakistan dealing with a prisoner who was on death row and trying to bring him back to the UK.....

He is a practising Muslim and will observe Ramadam but does not believe same sex marriage is a sin...

this article rather proves him to be a total liar regarding that "appointment in Pakistan"

https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/p...after-29301948

[LeatherTrumpet]

[LeatherTrumpet]

Fury as SNP plans to hold leadership hustings to choose Scotland's next First
Minister BEHIND CLOSED DOORS after a string of gaffes by candidates - as
Humza Yousaf says he wants country to have a 'wellbeing economy'

Scottish politics exploded in anger today as the SNP announced it planned to
ban the public from hustings to choose the country's next First Minister.

The nationalist said that nine question and answer events where party
members can quiz the candidates had been designated 'safe spaces', with no
live television pictures or journalists allowed.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...SED-DOORS.html

[bitontheslide]

so no different to china then?

[arista]

Good on Kate
making the effort

[joeysteele]

That Times panelbase poll has only 45% saying who they see as leader from the choice of 3.

I do feel for the SNP because I like the Party overall.
However what a dire and depressing choice they are faced with here.

No wonder only 45% even have any preference at all.

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

Fury as SNP plans to hold leadership hustings to choose Scotland's next First
Minister BEHIND CLOSED DOORS after a string of gaffes by candidates - as
Humza Yousaf says he wants country to have a 'wellbeing economy'

Scottish politics exploded in anger today as the SNP announced it planned to
ban the public from hustings to choose the country's next First Minister.

The nationalist said that nine question and answer events where party
members can quiz the candidates had been designated 'safe spaces', with no
live television pictures or journalists allowed.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...SED-DOORS.html

Safe spaces, they are going to be leading the country fgs ....Yousuf isn’t to keen on women and girls having safe spaces is he

[LeatherTrumpet]

Originally Posted by Cherie

Safe spaces, they are going to be leading the country fgs ....Yousuf isn’t to keen on women and girls having safe spaces is he

His religion takes a very dim view on women in general

[parmnion]

Gutted it ends a day before my birthday. I was planning on cancelling a week of for Cheltenham to take 1 day off to sit watching them.

[arista]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

Fury as SNP plans to hold leadership hustings to choose Scotland's next First
Minister BEHIND CLOSED DOORS after a string of gaffes by candidates - as
Humza Yousaf says he wants country to have a 'wellbeing economy'

Scottish politics exploded in anger today as the SNP announced it planned to
ban the public from hustings to choose the country's next First Minister.

The nationalist said that nine question and answer events where party
members can quiz the candidates had been designated 'safe spaces', with no
live television pictures or journalists allowed.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...SED-DOORS.html

That's because
they are not TV debates


One Starts Tomorrow
Ch4HDnews said

[arista]

At the End of Ch4HDnews
they said (SNP) one camera can be in the hustings

[Cherie]

Please don't let this clown in

During a series of interviews at a leadership campaign stop in Leith, the Scottish Health Secretary suggested that Bryson only pretended to identify as female but referred to the rapist as "her" and "they".


https://www.msn.com/en-gb/entertainm...06051406&ei=24

[arista]

Ch4HDnews Debate Thursday 9th March

Live in Glasgow

The 3 SNP Debate

[LeatherTrumpet]

Originally Posted by Cherie

Please don't let this clown in

During a series of interviews at a leadership campaign stop in Leith, the Scottish Health Secretary suggested that Bryson only pretended to identify as female but referred to the rapist as "her" and "they".


https://www.msn.com/en-gb/entertainm...06051406&ei=24

he is a devious, dangerous fool

[LeatherTrumpet]

Youtube video

[arista]

Thanks LT for that 9mins

[arista]

Deputy John Swinney
is standing down the same time Nicola does.

[LeatherTrumpet]

lied and then attacked Kate Forbes for having the same views

Youtube video

[bitontheslide]

I still can't stand Salmond, so i take everything he says with a large pinch of salt. Everyone knows the views and competence levels of the 3 leadership candidates. They are also smart enough to know when someone is lying.

As to the appetite for Scotland to have independence, it probably maxed out at the time of the last referendum, so, it will be difficult for any snp leader to increase that any time soon

[arista]

BBC Scottish Leadership Debate is 14March 8PM
BBC1HD Scotland

BBC1HD Scotland Local News
Last night told us.





[The SNP leadership candidates will take part
in an hour-long debate on BBC Scotland,
it has been announced.
A special edition of the Debate Night programme
will air at 20:00 on Tuesday 14 March
on BBC One Scotland.]


SkyHD England has now moved BBC1HD Scotland to
ch number 977


https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotla...itics-64816017

[arista]

Now a Live SNP Leaders Debate before the BBC
on SkyNewsHD 7PM 13th March 2023

[arista]

Today

9PM STV1HD Tues 7 March

which I have on my SatHD box

[Soldier Boy]

I honestly think high-level politics has simply become so unappealing to people in the UK that we're never going to have decent leaders again. The options here are dismal - just as they have been in England since Cameron ran for the hills. All you'll get is either people who are barely competent but so keen to progress that they'll give it a punt (all of this lot, May, Truss)... or people who have ulterior motives for taking on the position for personal gain (BoJo, Sunak).

No actual competent, high-profile, tried-and-tested individual with any real political conviction is going to want these jobs.

[LeatherTrumpet]

Humza Yousaf, Ash Regan and Kate Forbes will not face an audience of sympathetic activists.

Nor will they be invited to give a clip for the news, the kind of soundbite which does not come with a serious interrogation of the content of the answer.

For the first time, nerves may feature as they realise that over an hour of live television in a demanding format could sink their campaign with a slip of the tongue.

Tomorrow, a clear frontrunner may emerge, or a candidacy could be sent to the knackers’ yard.

STV’s political editor Colin Mackay will ensure that answers which evade or are platitudinous, or embrace a love of waffle, will be punctured by a simple act of interrogation.

https://news.stv.tv/politics/bernard...dership-on-stv

[arista]

Originally Posted by Soldier Boy

I honestly think high-level politics has simply become so unappealing to people in the UK that we're never going to have decent leaders again. The options here are dismal - just as they have been in England since Cameron ran for the hills. All you'll get is either people who are barely competent but so keen to progress that they'll give it a punt (all of this lot, May, Truss)... or people who have ulterior motives for taking on the position for personal gain (BoJo, Sunak).

No actual competent, high-profile, tried-and-tested individual with any real political conviction is going to want these jobs.

TS
This one matters
as there is a UK Battle over independence


Yes May and Truss,
were piss buckets