Don't believe in nailing yer colours to any political mast but SNP is a no brainer for me in recent times.

I don't like the methods the SNP use to run the party, and our MP locally is not very effective, but I'll be voting SNP again. Partly because of the ineffective nature of the other parties, the SNP are easily the best option for Scotland.

I'm hoping for a hung parliament, where Labour has to come to the SNP and other non-Tory parties to form a coalition.

Here's a wee point about this election, and I wonder if it's the same all over Scotland: there is no real enthusiasm for participation. I've had nobody round the doors canvasing, see no posters up in folk's windows, no placards on the street lampposts, no rosettes on party members at the polling booths.

Yet the politicians of most parties have kept on about there being 'no appetite for IndyRef2'! The first referendum was a bonanza, a gala day, a real political event in 2014. 

There's been no appetite for GE2017, as far as I can observe.

SNP - no that you have much choice in Dundee West - btw anyone know who the independent standing was, assuming it was some mentalist but as I didn't get anything through the door from him (that I noticed) it's hard to say

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Beharder wrote:

Pat I think the difference was that in 2014 every vote counted, whereas now there are so many safe seats that the outcome has never been in doubt( don't know where you bide Pat but it sounds like one of the aforementioned areas). Where there is a real contest such as Perthshire you cant move for canvasers  doorchappers and rosette wearers

Forgot to add to my previous post that Hosie also takes arrogance to a new level, one puss I would never tire of hitting .

I think the percentage turnout will tell us how enthusiastic voters were.

Aye, a hung party will be a real hoot- maybe there'll have to be another election soon.

 

Some of the cunts at parliament should be hung.

Come on Corbyn

Theresa May fking pathetic. Made a chunt of this.  Never a fking leader.  They'll still govern but they need to get her to fk and start acting like actual Conservatives.

Ruth Davidson a better fking leader than that squid.

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Alex Salmond losing his seat illustrates the importance of serving your community rather than yourself. He enjoyed celebrity status too much.
Imagine the DUP holding power over us all in a coalition with the Tories!

It illustrates how daft Westminster control is (to me) while it may actually be advantageous for those Scots who wanted to remain in the EU.

Theresa Mayhem.

Scottish Labour encourage people to vote Tory in seats where Labour could not win.  SNP lose a number of seats as a result of this tactical voting.  If the SNP still had those seats, Corbyn would be sitting in No. 10 right now.

Good old Scottish Labour.

Beharder wrote:

SlatefordArab wrote:

Scottish Labour encourage people to vote Tory in seats where Labour could not win.  SNP lose a number of seats as a result of this tactical voting.  If the SNP still had those seats, Corbyn would be sitting in No. 10 right now.

Good old Scottish Labour.

I think the SNP lost 21 seats due to two reasons

1 The majority of Scottish voters do not want indyref2
2 10 yrs of utter incompetent government is catching up with them.

There is no evidence to back up that claim. The Labour vote increased in many seats where they had no chance of victory.


 

Utter incompetence?  I'm not a nationalist by any means, I view the SNP as a means to an end, however they have delivered more for Scotland in the last 10 years than Scottish Labour ever have or ever will.

Scottish Labour are the definition of the word incompetence. 
 

Hearing from someone working at the count last night there's likely to be an appeal against the NE Fife result.