Nicola Sturgeon

Saying she intends to publish information about U.K. vaccine supplies that the Government has requested are kept secret!! Potentially putting U.K. vaccine supplies at risk.

What’s that all about?
Should be arrested for that. Set a public example. She’s no different to you or me, if she went about spilling state secrets. I’d also have the information removed from her office immediately if she can’t be trusted to act in the UKs best interests.
 
Years ago I stayed in the North of Scotland in a nice little guest house at a time when an SNP guy had said he supported any team playing England!! and the lovely couple running the guest house said why is our government trying to ruin our holiday industry? It's a wonderful country with amazing golf courses but I wouldn't visit again as the impression given is we English are not welcome.
 
Should be arrested for that. Set a public example. She’s no different to you or me, if she went about spilling state secrets. I’d also have the information removed from her office immediately if she can’t be trusted to act in the UKs best interests.
So far she is only threatening to do so. I will bet she has never signed the Official Secrets Act either, not that it is a valid excuse. It also depends on the security classification that has been put on the vax stocks. If it is “Official-Sensitive” or higher you may have a point.
 
Years ago I stayed in the North of Scotland in a nice little guest house at a time when an SNP guy had said he supported any team playing England!! and the lovely couple running the guest house said why is our government trying to ruin our holiday industry? It's a wonderful country with amazing golf courses but I wouldn't visit again as the impression given is we English are not welcome.
As a resident of the beautiful Highlands, the English and every other nation are totally welcome up here. We have been up here over 7 years, the worst comments I have heard are milder than the Footy banter at work. Most SNP politicians, and I know a couple, are aware how important tourism is to the economy. I cannot speak for the Central Belt, but in all the beautiful wild places, the hospitality is amazing.
 
Years ago I stayed in the North of Scotland in a nice little guest house at a time when an SNP guy had said he supported any team playing England!! and the lovely couple running the guest house said why is our government trying to ruin our holiday industry? It's a wonderful country with amazing golf courses but I wouldn't visit again as the impression given is we English are not welcome.
Total nonsense of a post been to Scotland at least 3/4 times a year since meeting my partner over 25 years ago and apart from one drunken idiot in a pub never had any problems staying up there.

When you got to the holiday towns and cities like Edinburgh they have brilliant hospitality towards anyone including the English the Jocks are a wonderful nation of people.
 
As a resident of the beautiful Highlands, the English and every other nation are totally welcome up here. We have been up here over 7 years, the worst comments I have heard are milder than the Footy banter at work. Most SNP politicians, and I know a couple, are aware how important tourism is to the economy. I cannot speak for the Central Belt, but in all the beautiful wild places, the hospitality is amazing.
That's interesting and good to hear however the message from Sturgeon and Co puts me and I think lots of English who wouldn't book a holiday in that beautiful country.
 
Get to the Orkneys, very welcoming and hate the bagpipes. 🤣 When I asked why the guy I was talking to told me they have the fiddle up their the Bagpipes are for the lowlanders who like the sound of murdered cats!

Sorry, but a true story.
 
So far she is only threatening to do so. I will bet she has never signed the Official Secrets Act either, not that it is a valid excuse. It also depends on the security classification that has been put on the vax stocks. If it is “Official-Sensitive” or higher you may have a point.
It would be a minimum of SECRET, most likely TOP SECRET.
Imo.
Even the threat should be acted on.
 
Get to the Orkneys, very welcoming and hate the bagpipes. 🤣 When I asked why the guy I was talking to told me they have the fiddle up their the Bagpipes are for the lowlanders who like the sound of murdered cats!

Sorry, but a true story.
I’ve been to the Orkneys more than a dozen times in the last five years and what you say is complete bollox ... sorry, but true
 
I'd say Scotland is in a good place compared to most. Temperate climate, not yet overcrowded, well placed climatically and with existing and transferable skills for the growth in renewables, well placed for agriculture and food and drink in general, well placed for the growth of the service economy, especially hospitality.
 
I'd say Scotland is in a good place compared to most. Temperate climate, not yet overcrowded, well placed climatically and with existing and transferable skills for the growth in renewables, well placed for agriculture and food and drink in general, well placed for the growth of the service economy, especially hospitality.
They've some patching up to do with the verbals on independence.
 
I’ve been to the Orkneys more than a dozen times in the last five years and what you say is complete bollox ... sorry, but true
Not bollox at all, perfectly true. Perhaps it's the way you talk to them, and if you've been as often as you say you will have held your nose as you left the ferry and turned to the right. I know that's a bit cryptic.
 
I’ve been to the Orkneys more than a dozen times in the last five years and what you say is complete bollox ... sorry, but true
I've found the people very friendly and there is no tartan culture either. Their heritage, place names etc are Norse. The beer is good too.
 
Never had a problem when I've been to Scotland and should they become an independent nation, I'd like to think I still wouldn't.

Meanwhile, after siding with the EU over vaccines, it's the quietest 24hrs from her in the last 5 years.
 
Total nonsense of a post been to Scotland at least 3/4 times a year since meeting my partner over 25 years ago and apart from one drunken idiot in a pub never had any problems staying up there.

When you got to the holiday towns and cities like Edinburgh they have brilliant hospitality towards anyone including the English the Jocks are a wonderful nation of people.
Everyone’s experiences are different
 
However on top of her brief she may be I can`t stomach her .She is sour complaining and ungrateful for anything we do for the Union and Scotland whilst focusing on anything she can find to belittle her English neighbour and what we offer. I can`t believe that her party policies will benefit Scotland or the UK in the long run.

She is no friend of ours and her one trick politics with many failures in amongst other things health and education in Scotland don`t reflect well on SNP governance in their own country.completely racist the English end of....
 
She is basically a racist against the English and drunk on power. God help Scotland if they ever got independence with her in charge.
 
Not bollox at all, perfectly true. Perhaps it's the way you talk to them, and if you've been as often as you say you will have held your nose as you left the ferry and turned to the right. I know that's a bit cryptic.
I meant the bagpipes not the people. Kirkwall and Stromness pipe bands both going strong

cryptic could be Burwick or Stromness, I guess. Came into Stromness on cruise ship, small cruise ship many times. Burwick, less often as a foot passenger

Never felt the need to hold my nose, mind
 
It would be a minimum of SECRET, most likely TOP SECRET.
Imo.
Even the threat should be acted on.

Secret? Top Secret?!?
Would it heck. It’s commercial information, not nuclear weapons.
Off-Sens is the most it will be. What used to be called “Restricted”.
And when you see that no-one reacts to the threat, you will realise. They will just ignore that.
And Sturgeon does not have the balls to follow through.
 
How about coming at this from the other side.
As an Englishman. How do I feel about the United Kingdom being broken up because its what the Scots would like.

Should I not be invited to cast a vote on whether I think it's acceptable to me. It's not.
 
I should be asked if its acceptable to me how my taxes are allocated if I'm subsiding Scotland - which I am already
We vote for governments to decide how our taxes are distributed, we're not always happy with how the vote goes but that's the way it is.
I guess you're options are to get out there before the next election and campaign for a candidate that supports your stance or put yourself forward for election and try to change things yourself.
 
ATBC -Scotland is a cost on the Profit & Loss sheet each year as is Wales whom are also getting a bit lippy.

IMV They need to be careful what they wish for and unify with their island partners and stop seeking to divide during the most difficult times since WWII.

Pure opportunism on their part and I hope the political players fall on their sword. Because I like both the Scots and The Welsh
 
I agree that they need to be careful what they wish for and they seem to me to be being badly advised. I don't however think that I should have a vote on their future unless they choose to involve me.
 
How about coming at this from the other side.
As an Englishman. How do I feel about the United Kingdom being broken up because its what the Scots would like.

Should I not be invited to cast a vote on whether I think it's acceptable to me. It's not.
No. It’d be like a husband having a veto over whether his wife can divorce him.
 
I've just been watching her taking Scottish questions. Completely on top of her brief, and able to explain what they are doing and why under questioning.

If only we had someone like her in England.
Give them independence I'm sick of them scrounging of us..free university free prescriptions let them stand up for themselves.
 
I've just been watching her taking Scottish questions. Completely on top of her brief, and able to explain what they are doing and why under questioning.

If only we had someone like her in England.

Really, so no politician in the whole of England can match this women at all?

Jesus wept, you’re more ignorant and obnoxious than most of us thought.

Poor post - Not a first for you, by any means.
 
I see the civil war in the SNP is simmering nicely. Joanna Cherry has been sacked from the front bench. On the face of it it’s a spat over trans rights, but some are seeing it as a proxy war between the supporters of Sturgeon and Salmond.

As mentioned above this hooha is likely to grow in the coming months.
 
I meant the bagpipes not the people. Kirkwall and Stromness pipe bands both going strong

cryptic could be Burwick or Stromness, I guess. Came into Stromness on cruise ship, small cruise ship many times. Burwick, less often as a foot passenger

Never felt the need to hold my nose, mind
Turn right as you get off the boat into Stromness and you will be on Ferry Road, which leads onto NORTH END ROAD. Arghhhhhh. Oh and the Ferry Inn is very good for bed and board, beer and food.

The comment about the bagpipes came from the Manager, a few years ago, and one or two in the bar at the Kirkwall Hotel when a bunch of USA citizens arrived on a cruise ship and were met by a piper. I will not, on here, repeat the language but suffice to say they weren't happy.
 
Basilrobbie said -
I've just been watching her taking Scottish questions. Completely on top of her brief, and able to explain what they are doing and why under questioning.

If only we had someone like her in England.

Robbie, we had someone like that who was castigated at the time, has been blamed ever since her tenure for anything that goes wrong, even in today's world and probably will be by some forevermore.

Yes, Margaret Thatcher.

There's your second ton Robbie and I'm off for my shower. 🤪
 
Turn right as you get off the boat into Stromness and you will be on Ferry Road, which leads onto NORTH END ROAD. Arghhhhhh. Oh and the Ferry Inn is very good for bed and board, beer and food.

The comment about the bagpipes came from the Manager, a few years ago, and one or two in the bar at the Kirkwall Hotel when a bunch of USA citizens arrived on a cruise ship and were met by a piper. I will not, on here, repeat the language but suffice to say they weren't happy.
I must admit the North End Road had escaped my attention. Too busy pandering to the needs of my American tourists 🙃. We always got a send off from the Stromness Pipe Band as we left port in the early evening. 🐈🐈‍⬛🐈🐈‍⬛
 
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