Sleekit Tories

[rich47]

The tory government has revealed, in glorious technicolour, its true colours when it comes to devolution.
They never believed in it and now are working hard to reverse it. Smug Rees Mogg, odious Boris,
creepy Gove and their pals are all coming out with factually inaccurate statements about Scotland's position within this failing union. Scotland is a nation, not a region nor a district and the existence of the border is enshrined in statutes. The shambles post covid will be as nought compared with the disaster that will be brexit. God help us all.

[ABerrant]

"The tory government has revealed, in glorious technicolour, its true colours when it comes to devolution."

The colours of the Conservative and Unionist Party were never disguised; it has never been for devolution.

Devolution was a big push under New Labour. In late 1997, months after coming to power, there were no Tory MPs in either Scotland or Wales to co-ordinate a 'Vote No' campaign for those referenda.

While effectively uncontested, the Yes campaign in Wales succeeded by the narrowest of margins, 50.3% : 49.7% and everybody accepted the result!

[naomi24]

//This is the sort of arrogant posturing that we get from our English cousins who have an unshakeable belief that they are superior to every one else on the planet. //

Rich loves the English. He has the greatest respect for them.

[Bobbisox1]

I picked that up in his post to me Naomi :0))))

[naomi24]

:o)

[Jackdaw33]

The sole raison d'être of the Act of Union was to prevent the restoration of the descendants of James II/VII. As that no longer applies there is no compelling need for the union.

[ladybirder]

@ 18:10 Just thinking the same myself.

[iluvmargie]

What a stupid comment at 18:03, as if she'd actually come out and say she hates the English!! We English know that she does, especially as she tries to thwart Boris at every attempt he makes to ease lockdown and so on! She is NOT the PM you know ...

[webbo3]

Scotlands GDP $202B, Greece's GDP $218B, how much influance does Greece have.?

[gulliver1]

Rich47, 18.03. You should give yourself Best answer for that one. Spot on.

[Bobbisox1]

Groannnn, it’s Friday so here comes my stalker hahaha

[Bobbisox1]

Gully do you realise you’ve asked the OP to give himself BA,? not very bright are ya, haha

[tomus42]

There should have been a co-ordinated UK response to this from the start, but none of them wanted it, because of course they're devolved and they want to make their own decisions and not be pushed around by Westminster.

Now the UK Govt is imposing rules for England only and letting them get on with making their own decisions and they're moaning about it. I don't really understand the problem.

[ynnafymmi]

Am i the only one on AB who actually lives and works in Scotland.I live in Aberdeen,and most of the people i know work and work hard.But all we get up here in North Scotland is lip-service from Sturgeon.She takes our money and gives it all to the work-shy wasters in the central belt.Angry,dead right i am angry.

[Bobbisox1]

Thank you ILM , A wonderful person of our time

[tomus42]

Rich at 18.03.. "We don't hate the English at all, and they would probably understand that if they weren't such arrogant baaaastrds that think they're better than everyone else in the world".

pmsl.

[ynnafymmi]

@20.46.Nationalists will be nationalists,Tomus.English nationalists bad,Scottish nationalists good.What planet do the SNP live on?

[jourdain2]

The Conservatives are 'The Unionist Party', so no surprise there, is there? As someone with a Scottish Mum and a Yorkshire Dad I am, very naturally, somewhat of a unionist. Good for the Tories in sticking to it. I'd like to reverse most of Blair's doings. He sowed the seeds of allowing discontent to fester and grow. Before then I and my family were quite comfortable with the status quo.

[Jackdaw33]

But it has come back to bite Labour on the bum. Labour has nearly always had to rely on their Scottish MPs to form a government. Now the Tories have more MPs in Scotland than Labour. You have to laugh.

[THECORBYLOON]

ILUVMARGIE, can you give two or three examples that demonstrate Nicola Sturgeon's hatred of the English?