Toepoke Posted October 10, 2014 Share Posted October 10, 2014 Just think though how much the BBC would hate UKIP if their name was United Kingdom National Party. Might be worth the SNP changing their name. I'll sip errr drink to that... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armchair Bob Posted October 10, 2014 Share Posted October 10, 2014 I'd call them the Alliance Party. Only non-Scottish parties need 'Scottish' in their name, 'Scottish' Labour is as Scottish as 'Scottish' Daily Express. The very act of *not* having Scottish in the name reinforces the fact they are focused on Scotland. Calling themselves Alliance also leads to the fact that the only way to shorten the name is 'the allies', which the mainstream media would hate, as they couldn't demonise them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scunnered Posted October 10, 2014 Share Posted October 10, 2014 I'd call them the Alliance Party. Only non-Scottish parties need 'Scottish' in their name, 'Scottish' Labour is as Scottish as 'Scottish' Daily Express. The very act of *not* having Scottish in the name reinforces the fact they are focused on Scotland. Calling themselves Alliance also leads to the fact that the only way to shorten the name is 'the allies', which the mainstream media would hate, as they couldn't demonise them. But an alliance is the opposite of what they seek? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Argentina78 Posted October 10, 2014 Share Posted October 10, 2014 A very high of % of non Scots have moved there from other parts of the UK (apparently). Western Isles is still mainly native Scots and their vote was more typical of the overall result. I think your right, Orkney especially has a lot of incomers I'm told. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Argentina78 Posted October 10, 2014 Share Posted October 10, 2014 Hmmmmm....it feels a bit like being all dressed up but with nowhere to go but. Sorry but I disagree strongly with your view, now more than ever the SNP are pivotal to everything as they've the momentum and if the "vow" doesn't materialise then Westminster better watch out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armchair Bob Posted October 10, 2014 Share Posted October 10, 2014 But an alliance is the opposite of what they seek? Disnae matter. The USA gets called 'the allies' when they bomb the Middle East. Steal their word and use it for good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thplinth Posted October 10, 2014 Share Posted October 10, 2014 Disnae matter. Full stop. When the 'opposition' has every single media outlet and every single politician lined up against you your strategy is almost an irrelevance. Almost... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tartandon Posted October 10, 2014 Share Posted October 10, 2014 SNP & Greens. Rebel Alliance, just like in Star Wars eps IV, V & VI Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thplinth Posted October 13, 2014 Share Posted October 13, 2014 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/nigel-farage/11157230/Farage-July-2015-referendum-is-my-price-for-propping-up-Tories.html I think I would wet myself laughing if Scotland got dragged out the EU next year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishcumnock Posted October 13, 2014 Share Posted October 13, 2014 Why ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thplinth Posted October 15, 2014 Share Posted October 15, 2014 (edited) Scotland could get ‘revenge’ for broken referendum promises, says SalmondFirst minister says a ‘huge gap’ has opened between what was promised by Westminster leaders and command paper “Right now, the initial judgment that’s coming from Scotland is that people have no confidence in Tory guarantees and are absolutely fizzing about what looks like a preparation for a betrayal of a strong commitment made.” Despite previously saying the referendum would settle the question of Scottish independence for a generation, Salmond suggested this may no longer apply if the Scots felt conned and tricked. http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2014/oct/14/scotland-broken-referendum-promises-alex-salmond edit: the quote boxes on here screw up the font sizes Edited October 15, 2014 by thplinth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thplinth Posted October 15, 2014 Share Posted October 15, 2014 Also worth a read... http://wingsoverscotland.com/by-ourselves-then/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brant grebner Posted October 15, 2014 Share Posted October 15, 2014 I get the 'shun' bit, but how do you 'discredit' the bbc when you're also shunning it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thplinth Posted October 15, 2014 Share Posted October 15, 2014 By slagging them off behind their back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clyde1998 Posted October 16, 2014 Share Posted October 16, 2014 ScotGoesPop Poll of Polls (http://scotgoespop.blogspot.co.uk/2014/10/ok-london-broadcasters-so-tell-us-just.html): SNP - 42.8% (+22.9% on 2010) LAB - 27.0% (-15.0%) CON - 15.7% (-1.0%) LIB - 7.0% (-11.9%) UKIP - 4.3% (+3.6%) GRN - 2.1% (+1.4%) Using Scotland Votes: SNP - 43 seats (+37) LAB - 12 seats (-29) LIB - 3 seats (-8) CON - 1 seat (+0) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colkitto Posted October 16, 2014 Share Posted October 16, 2014 I hear SNP/Nicola Sturgeon roadshows at Glasgow, Edinburgh, Aberdeen and Inverness now sold out! 12,000 seater at the Hydro sold out within a day - that's quite incredible I have to say! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weekevie04 Posted October 16, 2014 Share Posted October 16, 2014 ScotGoesPop Poll of Polls (http://scotgoespop.blogspot.co.uk/2014/10/ok-london-broadcasters-so-tell-us-just.html): SNP - 42.8% (+22.9% on 2010) LAB - 27.0% (-15.0%) CON - 15.7% (-1.0%) LIB - 7.0% (-11.9%) UKIP - 4.3% (+3.6%) GRN - 2.1% (+1.4%) Using Scotland Votes: SNP - 43 seats (+37) LAB - 12 seats (-29) LIB - 3 seats (-8) CON - 1 seat (+0) I think that vote will get squeezed as May comes, but don't see how the SNP can't reastically aim at least double their MP numbers. Those Glasgow majorities are massive, but then again they voted Yes and the likes of Motherwell, Airdrie, Glasgow have seen huge increases in the membership - so who kens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ErsatzThistle Posted October 16, 2014 Share Posted October 16, 2014 I think that vote will get squeezed as May comes, but don't see how the SNP can't reastically aim at least double their MP numbers. Those Glasgow majorities are massive, but then again they voted Yes and the likes of Motherwell, Airdrie, Glasgow have seen huge increases in the membership - so who kens. Aye your sadly right. This first past the post system is a and a half. I can't believe the amount of people on the West Coast who still blindly vote Labour "just because ....". What the hell's stopping them thinking for themselves ? I doubt if even a quarter of them ever bother to read the Labour Party manifesto or even know who their local Labour candidate is until polling day. Three constituencies I think the SNP could win if they really picked the right candidates and ran good local campaigns are Ochil and South Perthshire, Dundee West and last but not least, Gordon. It will still be a hard fight for them as the sitting parties have decent majorities there. Anyway every vote counts. Let's aim for at 750,000 SNP votes or greater Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewelk Posted October 17, 2014 Share Posted October 17, 2014 I hear SNP/Nicola Sturgeon roadshows at Glasgow, Edinburgh, Aberdeen and Inverness now sold out! 12,000 seater at the Hydro sold out within a day - that's quite incredible I have to say! Hmmm, it's going to be far too easy for the press to make the dictator comparisons. Kim Jong Nic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flora MaDonald Posted October 17, 2014 Share Posted October 17, 2014 "Brown sells out Hydro" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orraloon Posted October 17, 2014 Share Posted October 17, 2014 "Brown sells out Scotland" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flora MaDonald Posted October 17, 2014 Share Posted October 17, 2014 Or Sunday Herald "brown is a judas qúnt" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exile Posted October 20, 2014 Share Posted October 20, 2014 Salmond for Westminster? http://www.heraldscotland.com/comment/columnists/will-mother-of-parliaments-be-irresistible-to-salmond.25607494 A Nationalist think-tank would be a useful source of firepower. http://www.scotsman.com/news/euan-mccolm-think-tank-gives-snp-firepower-1-3577019 Clegg: Salmond's like a Japanese soldier, fighting on after war ended http://www.heraldscotland.com/politics/scottish-politics/clegg-salmonds-like-a-japanese-soldier-fighting-on-after-war-ended.1413799251 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orraloon Posted October 20, 2014 Share Posted October 20, 2014 Salmond for Westminster? Dundee West? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kumnio Posted October 20, 2014 Share Posted October 20, 2014 Dundee West? That would be brilliant, Id love to vote for him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.thumb.jpg.5eeaf0fbe501ba3c868c32fd77caef1f.jpg)
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.