Caledonian Craig

I have said it before if Wings thinks he could do better - there is nothing stopping him doing a Scottish Farage and forming his own party.

No the election was voted for by a massive amount. The Tories voted for it as did Labour and Lib Dems. It was passed 438 votes to 20.

I really do think if that was possible it would have been tried. I do agree with you that I would not rule out a much harder Brexit now but that would only feed the support for a Yes vote.

Far too simplistic for me. The Tories would not have done such a deal of that I am certain.

Spot on Bernard:-

Last night was a great result for the SNP and Scotland purely in my own opinion. However, it was an awful result that saw the Tories march back into power with a good majority with the power to now push through whatever Brexit they wish. As far as what it means for independence well I have no doubt BoJo will point blank refuse calls for an indyref. Now at present support for independence is averaging around 45% in polls so would waiting be the end of the world? Allow BoJo to show the union up for what is is - unwilling to listen to Scotland's voice and more people will join the Yes bus. And more surely will join once Brexit is signed and sealed and maybe more again when the effect of Brexit begins to bite. By then I'd be gobsmacked if polls did not have the support for Yes at 50%+ and up towards that magic 60% mark. In short ..... patience everyone. One thing I am sure of is that I cannot see a resurgence in unionism to lower the Yes vote in polls down to the levels of 20 years ago or so. The genie is out of the bottle. BoJo and future Westminster PM's have that added problem ....how to stifle the rise in calls for Scottish independence.

Latest poll had Yes at 46% and No at 47% so it is very tight. Now the coming weeks we will have BJ denying Scotland an IndyRef2 and then (perhaps) Brexit happening. That can only serve to bring mote people on board the Yes bus. And all of that before the nightmare of Brexit and all it will do to harm the country kicks in to fuel the Yes vote further.

Yes I agree with that. Let Brexit go ahead as this GE was the chance for people to throw a spanner in the works and they chose not to.

The whole point is now though that Scotland has a far, far different political view from the restof the UK. A whole host of recent election results show that and the Brexit vote showed it too.

As the expert on elections said on Scottish election coverage. The SNP have a bigger vote share in Scotland thand Tories have across the UK. However, Johnson claim there is no mandate for another IndyRef but a cast iron mandaye for his Brexit. How does that work?

The LD hold Shetland. The SNP end up with a total of 48 seats. Apologies to you Orraloon as you say 50 barrier not broken. Still a very good night for the SNP.

Apologies to you Orraloon as SNP will fall just short of cracking the 50 barrier. Still it was a very good night for the SNP.

Blackford holds Ross, Skye and Lochaber.

SNP hold Argyll and Bute.

Gordon gain for the SNP.

Banff amnd Buchan Tory hold.

SNP hold Inverness.

Crap. Jardine holds her seat in Edinbirgh West.

Tories tossers hold Aberdeenshire West.

My vote counted. sNP hold Edinburgh N and Leith.

Wanker Mundell keeps his seat in Dumfriesshire. Tosser.

And SNP hold in Ayrshire Central.

SNP hold Edinburgh East.

Please lord get that Christine Jardine tae fuck.

SNP take Glasgow Central.