The New Fat Scotland 'Thanks for all the Fish' Thread.

mayonnaise

A_Medium_Size_Jock wrote: »

I note you did not point out just how long ago this was (almost a year) - OR the rest of the post you quote and hence the reason for that (German dissatisfaction at migration); any particular reason why, Mayo?

No particular reason. :rotfl:

Thrugelmir

mayonnaise wrote: »

No particular reason. :rotfl:

Mrs May appears to have polled personally better than both Merkel and Macron. Funny old world. Isn't it. :snow_laug

A_Medium_Size_Jock

ilovehouses wrote: »

When you find yourself in a hole.....

Then why are you still digging?

Firstly this a a Scotland thread, not a Germany one despite your attempts to make it so.

Secondly read my original post;

A_Medium_Size_Jock wrote: »

The Angela Merkel who (it looks like) won't stand for re-election next year .......

See that? This was way back when Merkel was undecided about even standing; the real time to post your grievances would have been when she decided she would stand, i.e. in November 2016.

Thirdly - how popular is Merkel? She saw quite a drop in popularity no? She received under 33% of the votes cast (compared to TM's over 45%) and as such has cast German politics into instability.

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ilovehouses wrote: »

Mrs Merkel appears to have exceeded Jock's expectations by some substantial margin.

*Sigh*
Really?
You have no idea what my expectations are or were.
If you're trying to read them from my posts it is evident that you're really not very good at it.

How about - and I know this is an alien thought for you - you debate the subject matter at hand instead of persistently attempting the baiting of other posters as you are me?
And on an appropriate thread.
Because AGAIN my original related Merkel at that time to Sturgeon.
Scotland, see?

A_Medium_Size_Jock

Back to Scotland AND back on-topic with this:

Cancer waiting times are worse than they were 10 years ago, according to Macmillan Cancer Support in Scotland.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-41402213

Shaka_Zulu

Police Scotland to sell off more than 50 stations as force faces '£200 million black hole'

Is this not taking centralisation s stage too far even for the Nats?

Shaka_Zulu

Do the SNP now have a remit on foreign affairs?

LABMAN

A_Medium_Size_Jock wrote: »

Back to Scotland AND back on-topic with this:

Quote:
Cancer waiting times are worse than they were 10 years ago, according to Macmillan Cancer Support in Scotland.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-41402213

Didn't the SNP gain power in Scotland in 2007?

noodle_doodle

Shakethedisease wrote: »

The Scottish electorate will decide what happens there.

They already did. You lost the referendum in 2014.

Shakethedisease

noodle_doodle wrote: »

They already did. You lost the referendum in 2014.

So ? Actually don't bother replying to that.. if 2014 is your comfort blanket jam then feel free to cling on to it tight.

Wonder if Theresa will be using a script for the below this time ? Neither of the First Ministers (Sturgeon, Jones ) and Holyrood as a whole will budge on this without something really substantial coming Wales and Scotland's way <--- which is highly unlikely.

Rewriting the Scotland Act without Holyrood's consent to re-reserve powers is a very,very risky political strategy to play and Mrs May is trying to avoid doing so. She knows that overriding the Scotland Act and Holyrood's wishes from Westminster will go down very well in some areas of the UK and in forums like this one. Cheers of support etc.

However, how it plays out in Scotland is a very different prospect entirely.

Theresa May has said she will speak to Scotland's first minister in a bid to end the Brexit deadlock between the two governments.The Scottish government has accused the UK government of using Brexit as an excuse for a "power grab" on the devolved parliaments.
And it has said it cannot back the prime minister's Brexit bill without changes being made.
Mrs May said she will have talks with Nicola Sturgeon on the issue.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-41426629

Rolandtheroadie

I thought Mrs May wasn't going to have talks with Nicola Sturgeon.

http://www.express.co.uk/news/politics/831410/Brexit-news-Nicola-Sturgeon-snp-theresa-may

Another u turn and a slap in the face for David Mundell.