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In truth I left the #SNP (which I had then been a member of for 30 years) in 2008, before it first became the Scottish Government, because I disagreed with the leadership about the Monarchy. But, although I now feel closer to the @ScottishGreens, I do still vote for the SNP. Because, although I think they're useless, #ScottishIndependence is still a very important issue.
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Because #UKLabour is a UK party, which believes it needs votes from Scotland to achieve a majority, it can't switch to supporting #ScotttishIndependence, so it cannot tack left and attract #LeftWing pro-independence voters (who are mostly pretty dissatisfied with the #SNP and would be easy to win).
Meanwhile, @ScottishGreens are not putting on a stellar performance either, and have sidelined their one real star, @lornaslater; so their progress will remain slow.
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Consequently, as we see from the candidates left in #UKLabour's #Scottish leadership election, Labour isn't trying to challenge either #SNP or @ScottishGreens for the #LeftWing vote -- because they know the left strongly favours #ScottishIndependence -- so instead they're moving yet further right to try to poach votes off the #Conservatives and #LibDems.
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The fact that the salient issue in #Scottish politics is #ScottishIndependence is what allows the #SNP to maintain a commanding lead in the polls despite no one at all believing either their that administration is particularly competent or that their policies are much good. Because they don't have to be any use in order to win means they are not very motivated to improve.
The @ScottishGreens may gradually win more votes off them, but that will take time, which we don't really have.
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I mean the fact that the #SNP is useless isn't illustrated by this graph. But the SNP's raison d'être is #ScottishIndependence, which it has absolutely no plan to achieve; and meanwhile it has too broad a coalition to have any clear policies on anything else, and has had, for the past decade, too controlling a leadership to have had any serious internal political debate, or allow younger talent to develop.
But this thread is not about the SNP's uselessness.
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This is a straight-up, flat-out, outright lie from the #SNP #ScotGov.
#GreenWashing
#ClimateEmergency
#GenAI
#ThereIsNoEconomyOnADeadPlanet
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I'm reading the Scottish Government's latest #Biodiversity Action Plan. A great deal of it is pure fantasy unless we also urgently tackle the #ClimateEmergency (which we are not doing) but the ambition is good.
#ScotGov should talk far more about things like this which are genuinely good and popular, and are at least seriously being attempted.
https://www.gov.scot/publications/scottish-biodiversity-delivery-plan-20242030/
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Wandelvakantie in de Provençaalse Alpen in Frankrijk tussen 8 en 15 augustus 2026 georganiseerd door SNP.
#vakantie #wandelen #Frankrijk #Provence #Alpen #Alps #ProvençaalseAlpen #SNP #hiking #vacation #Francehttps://www.flickr.com/photos/ericdere/albums/72177720335163911
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@RaffKarva This won't happen, because the #SNP are useless and frit.
We need a pro independence party which actually believes in #ScottishIndependence .
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Sturgeon hasn't spoken to Murrell since he was jailed for embezzling #SNP funds
The former first minister also told a podcast she would not visit her estranged husband in prison.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cdx8jxqxyw0o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
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The ebook version of Nicola Sturgeon's memoir "Frankly" is 99p today on Kobo and Kindle. Needs an extra chapter already.
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I just signed up for my favorite #Tucson annual run, the Saguaro 8-Miler. #Running through Saguaro National Park #SNP at sunrise on Labor Day morning (Sept. 7). I missed it last year due to my knee injury so I'm glad to be there this year. https://runsignup.com/Race/AZ/Tucson/SaguaroNationalParkLaborDay8Miler5k
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https://garyseconomics.org/whats-the-problem/
I find myself increasingly in agreement with this guy’s take on the economic problems we face and his solutions. #Labour #SNP
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@LaNaehForaday Note that this is about opposition, not government.
Scottish Labour has been out of government for 19 years. They have lost five successive general elections to the #SNP.
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'Mansion tax' could double rates on #Scotland's most expensive homes
#SNP ministers have has proposed a steep council tax increase for properties worth more than £1m.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4gyyr1gzxno?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
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Scots told to ditch meat, milk and cheese from diet to hit SNP climate targets
Experts at the University of Edinburgh claim that using substitutes like vegetables, beans and eggs can tackle climate…
#NewsBeep #News #Health #ClimateChange #Culturewars #Edinburgh #environment #FoodAndDrink #GB #Science #ScottishGovernment #SNP #UK #UnitedKingdom #universities
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I was 'slam dunk' for #SNP leadership until revealing gay marriage views - Forbes
The former deputy first minister says she was advised to lie about her opinions on same-sex marriage.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c2ky31qelgzo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
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@RickiTarr and guess what? Our main parties here, #UKLabour and the #Tories, are funded by the exact same class and very often the exact same individuals. The only difference for Scotland is that our #SNP is not yet funded by the #Kleptocrat class — but is nevertheless sucking up to them in the hopes that it will soon be.
When the rich can buy politicians, #democracy is broken, and voting is more or less useless.
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So far, the #Burnham bounce is nowhere near big enough for the #LabourParty.
That predicted 27% voteshare is way ahead of #Starmer's low points. But the seat projections put Labour on only 224, and unable to formally majority even with #LibDem and Green support.
Burnham would also need #SNP support. It would be very hard to build a 4-way deal with both LibDems and SNP. Only some major constitutional change could swing it.
screenshots from https://x.com/LeftieStats/status/2071680326552957210
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RE: https://mastodon.scot/@ScottishGreens/116834223624391349
Sad to see the SNP making these decisions.