Superbuddhapunk

Superbuddhapunk t1_j8ov8n1 wrote

Reply to comment by MC_chrome in Nicola Sturgeon to resign as Scottish first minister by icumglass

Well there’s a precedent, David Cameron agreed to a referendum didn’t he, and the arguments against independence are all debatable. Scotland has enough natural resources, agriculture, tourism and technology to build a strong economy, and frankly I don’t see how the emergence of a new independent country would threaten the world. 🤷🏿‍♂️

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Superbuddhapunk t1_j8np6ff wrote

Reply to comment by Ok-Welder-4816 in Nicola Sturgeon to resign as Scottish first minister by icumglass

The political way is not entirely closed. If Scotland can persuade the UK government to allow an independence referendum then we will hold one. Unfortunately Nicola never managed to engage with Theresa May, Boris Johnson, Liz Truss or, to some degree, Rishi Sunak. I hope the next SNP Leader will establish a meaningful dialogue with Westminster.

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Superbuddhapunk t1_j8nav3n wrote

Reply to comment by CheeseStandsAlone262 in Nicola Sturgeon to resign as Scottish first minister by icumglass

Well her goal for many years was to bring Scotland to a new referendum. The strategy was to negotiate and obtain one from the UK government, but when it became obvious they wouldn’t agree plan B was the legal route and make a case that Scotland was constitutionally allowed to have an unilateral referendum on its future and that didn’t work either. Ultimately her credibility took a hit in both cases. It’s not about her being right, what’s questioned is her ability to deliver.

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Superbuddhapunk t1_j8n0xzq wrote

Reply to comment by guesswhowhere in Nicola Sturgeon to resign as Scottish first minister by icumglass

With the UK supreme court ruling that Scotland cannot hold a unilateral independence referendum and the GRR blocked by Westminster, that was two major defeats for the SNP. Nicola couldn’t really go on past this point. I suspect that her troubles started with last year’s Scottish Parliament election where the SNP didn’t achieve a majority of seats and had to compromise with the Scottish Greens. Her claim that the SNP was speaking for all Scots was questionable from that point.

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Superbuddhapunk t1_ixpl13i wrote

Reply to comment by PotatoRover in UK net migration hits all-time record at 504,000 by sevolatte

Most news outlets bring more details: Half of the number is students, there’s about 150k high skilled (STEM)migrant workers, the rest is consequences of refugee schemes for Ukrainians, Afghans and Hong Kong Chinese. In the case of students it’s an expected surge because universities are reopening now that covid case numbers are low.

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Superbuddhapunk OP t1_isnenas wrote

Reply to Can Liz Truss outlast a lettuce, British tabloid asks in Twitter post by Superbuddhapunk

Lettuce-cast updates:

  • (day 2) Saturday night the lettuce had dance music and a disco ball with strobe lights

  • (day 3) Sunday morning it had a cup of coffee, around noon a mug of tea. The lettuce had cheese biscuits, cheddar and pork scratchings for dinner, and settled for the night with an eye mask, paracetamol and a tape of whale song. Late at night Lettuce acquired a teddy bear, a little blanket and put on a lofi groove soundtrack.

  • (day 4) Monday morning the lettuce started the day with a bottle of IRN-BRU soft drink and a box of Pro-Plus caffeine/vitamins capsules. For lunch the lettuce had a mug of tea, pork scratchings, a block of cheddar and cheese crackers. Monday mid afternoon Letty the lettuce has lost the tea but gained a monopoly banknote, a pair of sunglasses and inexplicably a pair of feet. The frame with a portrait of Liz Truss is now facing the wall. Also during the day the channel showed several important political events, the policy speech of the new chancellor and part of the House of Commons proceedings. 5pm, Lettuce is under a desk along with the portrait of Liz Truss. 7:30 the Lettuce is enjoying a gin and tonic, still under the desk. 8:40 Letty switched from G&T to peppermint tea.

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