Scottish Parliament Election: 7 May 2026

[StirlingEgg]

40 minutes ago, exile said:

Not sure if people think the emphasis should be MSPs who are 'the best for the job' or should be 'representative of the communities they serve'. 

It's probably a moot point anyway given the recent US trip to China and the pics of the all men delegations. Makes all the meritocracy demands seem a bit hollow. 

[RanelaghScot]

On 5/16/2026 at 5:51 AM, DoonTheSlope said:

It’s neither good nor bad. It’s performative look at me pish

I wouldn't be surprised if there is pyrotechnics and WWE entrance music next time around. 

 

 

[DoonTheSlope]

As expected just over a month after starting his new “job” Flynn will be abandoning his constituents to go on a jolly to the World Cup despite Holyrood not being scheduled to be in recess at the time

[Grim Jim]

While "Stevie" is our unofficial ambassador to the World Cup, who will reform be supporting.   They only show the saltire to try and hijack it for the clan.

[DoonTheSlope]

9 minutes ago, Grim Jim said:

While "Stevie" is our unofficial ambassador to the World Cup, who will reform be supporting.   They only show the saltire to try and hijack it for the clan.

Textbook whatabouterry. Thats the First Ministers job as part of his duties as an ambassador and dignitary 

There’ll be thousands of ambassadors for Scotland in the USA but not all of them will be so blaze about taking a dive from their work commitments. Most importantly none of the rest of them have been recently elected to represent them in Holyrood

If “Stevie” is going in Honest Johns absence I trust we’ll not see photos on social media and the likes of him in town squares on the loopy juice. As a card holding member of the SSC I trust he’ll have relinquished his offishul Scotland section tickets and he’ll be in the directors box with state members of the opposition and FIFA delegates

[Caledonian Craig]

8 hours ago, DoonTheSlope said:

As expected just over a month after starting his new “job” Flynn will be abandoning his constituents to go on a jolly to the World Cup despite Holyrood not being scheduled to be in recess at the time

Head to burst your unionist bubble but even politicians are entitled to annual leave after all Farage has an all-year round annual leave considering that he has been seen as little in the Houses of Parliament as Screaming Lord Sutch which was never.

Edited May 26 by Caledonian Craig

[phart]

It'd be alright if it was golf, as an aside this complaint was in the Daily Express yesterday. Just as i was talking about it in another thread.

[Broath Boy]

1 hour ago, phart said:

It'd be alright if it was golf, as an aside this complaint was in the Daily Express yesterday. Just as i was talking about it in another thread.

Maybe the poster bringing it up works for them as that could be where he/she get all there shite from.

[DoonTheSlope]

7 hours ago, Caledonian Craig said:

Head to burst your unionist bubble

Straight out the SNP fanboy playbook of calling people yoons and other such labels if they question the SNP. Pathetic

7 hours ago, Caledonian Craig said:

even politicians are entitled to annual leave

Once politicians are elected they are elected officials and not classed as employees so have no legally entitled holiday pay and sick pay

As he only recently resigned from his Westminster gig it’s apparent that he planned to take a dive long ago. MPs downtime comes in the form of parliamentary recess

Again, he’s abandoning his constituents who elected him

7 hours ago, Caledonian Craig said:

Farage has an all-year round annual leave considering that he has been seen as little in the Houses of Parliament as Screaming Lord Sutch which was never.

Textbook whataboutery

[DoonTheSlope]

1 hour ago, Broath Boy said:

Maybe the poster bringing it up works for them as that could be where he/she get all there shite from.

Maybe if you had the cojones you’d have the gumption to quote the poster and post in question

[Broath Boy]

40 minutes ago, DoonTheSlope said:

Maybe if you had the cojones you’d have the gumption to quote the poster and post in question

Must be a reporter using big words

[Caledonian Craig]

1 hour ago, DoonTheSlope said:

Straight out the SNP fanboy playbook of calling people yoons and other such labels if they question the SNP. Pathetic

Once politicians are elected they are elected officials and not classed as employees so have no legally entitled holiday pay and sick pay

As he only recently resigned from his Westminster gig it’s apparent that he planned to take a dive long ago. MPs downtime comes in the form of parliamentary recess

Again, he’s abandoning his constituents who elected him

Textbook whataboutery

Call a spade a spade is what I say. And speaking of fanboys it's exactly what you are of Fascist Farage. Let's hope he gets the same treatment as Murrell for unclaimed £5 million backhander.

[DoonTheSlope]

14 minutes ago, Caledonian Craig said:

Call a spade a spade is what I say. And speaking of fanboys it's exactly what you are of Fascist Farage. Let's hope he gets the same treatment as Murrell for unclaimed £5 million backhander.

I trust you’ll be able to pull up substantial archived posts as evidence to substantiate your claims

[Caledonian Craig]

Just now, DoonTheSlope said:

I trust you’ll be able to pull up substantial archived posts as evidence to substantiate your claims

Since you are king of unsubstantiated postings that is rich coming from you.

[StirlingEgg]

If anything useful was to come of this it would set an example for others in politics who take advantage of the financial opportunities available to them. Whether outright theft, corruption or dubious donations. You would hope that a potential prison sentence would set a precedent or be a deterrent...aahhh sorry, silly me being naive again! 🙄

[DoonTheSlope]

1 minute ago, Caledonian Craig said:

Since you are king of unsubstantiated postings that is rich coming from you.

So it’s all just conjecture emanating from you. No change there then

[DoonTheSlope]

2 minutes ago, StirlingEgg said:

If anything useful was to come of this it would set an example for others in politics who take advantage of the financial opportunities available to them. Whether outright theft, corruption or dubious donations. You would hope that a potential prison sentence would set a precedent or be a deterrent...aahhh sorry, silly me being naive again! 🙄

He’ll no doubt be papped into solitary for duration of his stretch

[kumnio]

On 5/26/2026 at 12:19 PM, DoonTheSlope said:

Straight out the SNP fanboy playbook of calling people yoons and other such labels if they question the SNP. Pathetic

Once politicians are elected they are elected officials and not classed as employees so have no legally entitled holiday pay and sick pay

What is Steven Flynn's contracted working hours? Either per week, or as a schedule would do.

[DoonTheSlope]

1 hour ago, kumnio said:

What is Steven Flynn's contracted working hours? Either per week, or as a schedule would do.

As he and other MSPs/MPs aren't classed as employees so they won’t have contracted working hours

[kumnio]

2 hours ago, DoonTheSlope said:

As he and other MSPs/MPs aren't classed as employees so they won’t have contracted working hours

So he isnt doing anything wrong then.

[DoonTheSlope]

1 hour ago, kumnio said:

So he isnt doing anything wrong then.

If he’s away for the duration of Scotlands involvement in the World Cup he’s not going to hold his surgeries and raise points of order at FMQs

[kumnio]

2 hours ago, DoonTheSlope said:

If he’s away for the duration of Scotlands involvement in the World Cup he’s not going to hold his surgeries and raise points of order at FMQs

He is going to miss two weeks, I think the country will cope without him. He can vote remotely if needed.

Your making a molehill out of a grain of salt here.

[DoonTheSlope]

On 5/27/2026 at 8:30 PM, kumnio said:

He is going to miss two weeks, I think the country will cope without him. He can vote remotely if needed.

Your making a molehill out of a grain of salt here.

That’s the spirit! I hope Stevie and the boys are a wee bit more optimistic of their chances than yourself 

[Ally Bongo]

 

[Ally Bongo]