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Sunday, 15 October 2023

More Twaddle



Humza Yousaf signals change in independence strategy

Humza Yousaf has said he would welcome an independence referendum "tomorrow" as he signalled a change in his preferred strategy...

Winning a majority of seats rather than "most", the SNP would argue, gives a stronger mandate for an independence referendum.



Winning fewer seats would give a stronger mandate says Humza. 

Hmm - may as well tag that as "twaddle" and that's generous.

6 comments:

The Jannie said...

Twaddle is too polite. Bollox is nearer the mark but either can usually be applied to SNP's output.

A K Haart said...

Jannie - it beats me how they get any votes at all.

Tammly said...

There are a proportion of Scots, (and I lived in Scootland as a child), who hate the English and I suppose with good historical reasons. But the trouble with them is, like the Irish and others, they tend to carry historical grudges into the present, where they are not warranted.

A K Haart said...

Tammly - to my mind historical grudges never seem quite genuine, there is always a political bandwagon involved.

Doonhamer said...

Pure keigh. To put it in Humza's native tongue.
Some Scots think that England was the opposition at Culloden. They probably think that Anthony Charles Lynton (Miranda) Blair is English. And that Scotland has always been one big happy family - not a land full of clans treacherously slaying each other. And then we have religion. Like Ireland.
The Campbell and Macdonald feud did not start at Glencoe.
The clearances were carried out by the clan chiefs, family leaders.
But I have met English who hate the Scots and, I have reason to believe, changed their minds after getting to know me.

A K Haart said...

Doonhamer - I've never met anyone like that, but I'm sure English who hate the Scots have changed their minds after getting to know you, it's usually the case person to person. I find the main problem with Scotland is that it's too far from Derbyshire. I've had some very enjoyable holidays in Wester Ross and I'd go there again but for the distance.