Truss Hasn’t Called Sturgeon

[FatticusInch]

Since the former took office.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-63175102

Nice dig at the end though from Sturgeon!

/She added: "I don't know whether that is arrogance, lack of respect or insecurity or whatever it is. It's not the right way to do government in a grown up way.
"So I hope we will see a change. I'll do my best to work with Liz Truss as constructively as possible or whoever comes after because we can't take anything for granted in UK politics these days."/

I reckon she’s fight, it’s insecurity.

[New Judge]

//It’s called common courtesy and statesmanship.//

As above, common courtesy would suggest Ms Sturgeon calls Ms Truss to congratulate her on her appointment. Nothing has happened to Ms Sturgeon that Ms Truss needs to talk to her about.

//New judge did you see the post about bio mass//

No, webbo. I've been rather busy this week with visitors (who left this morning) and didn't get to see the Panorama exposé. I'll take a look.

[FatticusInch]

New Judge
//It’s called common courtesy and statesmanship.//

/As above, common courtesy would suggest Ms Sturgeon calls Ms Truss to congratulate her on her appointment. Nothing has happened to Ms Sturgeon that Ms Truss needs to talk to her about./

I would imagine she did congratulate in the opening line of her letter?

From the link:
Ms Sturgeon continued: "I wrote to her the day she became prime minister.

[New Judge]

//Ms Sturgeon continued: "I wrote to her the day she became prime minister.//

Good for her. But if Ms Truss has nothing to say, there's little point in either phoning or writing to say it. I doubt she rang the Mayor of London either and he represents a population more than one and a half times that of Scotland and almost as large as the three devolved nations put together. What's so special about Ms Sturgeon that she should warrant a phone call?

[ichkeria]

First minister of a constituent minister of the UK?

I see Conor Burns has been a naughty boy …

[ichkeria]

Constituent “member” sorry

[weecalf]

Near as Liz gets to Maggie . The lady is not for phoning

[anneasquith]

Another bash the Scots thread, carry on.
How many prime ministers has NS seen since she became first minister ?

[naomi24]

She’s a popular lady in some quarters, anneasquith. Unfortunately for her, not in all.

[THECORBYLOON]

Fortunately for her, Nicola Sturgeon and her party are popular with those whose votes matter in Scotland.

[ichkeria]

It’s plain that Liz Truss isn’t afraid to be unpopular.
She has said as much.
She is certainly testing her fear threshold. You don’t however govern successfully by doing it if the unpopular stuff is unpopular with most people, rather than just your political opponents

[naomi24]

I’m not sure she’s got as much support in Scotland as she thinks she has, Corby. Seems to me she’s pretty much there by default … because the Scots don’t like the alternatives.

[FatticusInch]

Is there really any need to refer to the Scots as ‘savages’?
If you’re so disdainful of them why not let them leave the Union?
I’d imagine they’d certainly want to in light of attitudes like yours?

A savage is someone who constantly makes ‘jokes’ about machine gunning immigrants.

[jno]

///Sturgeon should be calling truss to congratulate he, not the other way round. ///

she did. Did you somehow miss that, webbo and naomi? Never mind, carry on with the incisive political commentary

[Old_Geezer]

Her view of,"as constructively as possible", may not accord with another's view of it. Besides, what possible need has there been to be in touch with the Scottish Assembly ? I'd have thought the sensible option was to let them get on with whatever they're doing, and keep one's nose out. If Nichola is feeling snubbed that is possibly because she thinks she's more important than is justified. Perhaps she'd like to arrange another trip to the EU to discuss Scottish membership as soon as she achieves independence.

[Old_Geezer]

Or perhaps she'd prefer to phone Putin and tell him to stop it at once ?

[New Judge]

//Is there really any need to refer to the Scots as ‘savages’?//

Yes. Davebro refers to many groups of people as "damn savages" and if he left out the Scots he'd be accused of discrimination. It's a light-hearted, jokey term.

[FatticusInch]

It’s called manners, protocol and statesmanship.
It reflects badly that she hasn’t got the common decency to do what those before her have done.

Just another sign of a dysfunctional government, they’ve given plenty in the last fortnight.

[FatticusInch]

New Judge
//Is there really any need to refer to the Scots as ‘savages’?//

/Yes. Davebro refers to many groups of people as "damn savages" and if he left out the Scots he'd be accused of discrimination. It's a light-hearted, jokey term./

Ah, so like the government we have to excuse bad manners and idiocy? Okey dokey.

[Paigntonian]

Apologies for starting an unnessary new thread.