Alba Party

[Paigntonian]

SNP defections to Salmond's new band of brothers. First Brexit, then Labour defections, Labour's terrible G.election, now SNP split. At this rate, Tories will be in power forever.

[Manjo]

I hope they tear one another apart

[douglas9401]

Hell hath no fury like a fat lad scorned.

Just imagine the size of the pram needed so he can throw all of his toys out.

He's on a revenge mission, everything else is secondary including independence, which is a good thing for Scotland.

[davebro]

I might join - just for the hell of it!

[riptide]

Good for him that will show her, hope he takes lots of votes away from the Nicola woman.

[ToraToraTora]

I hate to do this ladies but we did have a wee chat about this yesterday!

[anneasquith]

Mango. That’s not an aggressive reply at all is it ?

[ToraToraTora]

TBF though, "ALBA" - perlease, do we have an explanation as to the origin of ALBA? or did he mean ABBA? I'm no fan of the wee un but I think she'll be his waterloo!

[anneasquith]

Would that be Waterloo?

[emmie]

i can't see that at this late stage of the election there will be that much support for the new party.

[ToraToraTora]

so brain's exhausted anne is it? You need to pick on the lack of a capital letter? Right oh! Would have told me all I needed to know If I didn't already know it!

[ToraToraTora]

oooo look I dropped another capital!

[THECORBYLOON]

Alba is the Gaelic for Scotland but I noticed Salmond didn't use the Gaelic pronunciation in his recent video.

[mushroom25]

// she'll be his waterloo! //

well he's got something of a Napoleon complex -

# aand! they're coming to take him away, ha haa...... #

[emmie]

Nicola has her say

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-56548830

[davebro]

According to some of my Scots friends Salmond is well regarded in the borders and Sturgeon is disliked & also in the Highlands & Islands. Maybe she just rules the Glasgow - Edinburgh belt?

[Ken4155]

I heard him pronounce it Al-a-ba a few times, but i guess you don't mean that, TCL?

[Hopkirk]

I wonder how this is playing out with the Scottish electorate.

I think his idea is it gives more opportunities for die hard independence lovers to vote that way. In practice, I suspect the sight of the in fighting will put voters off the lot of them.

Only time will tell.

[Paigntonian]

Bizzare, but because of the list system, Salmond and a few of his friends will be elected. That will mean a few more MSPs being pro-independence - which will make absolutely no difference. So it looks like a simple vehicle for Salmond. And, I can't find out why they're called Alba...

[JimF]

TCB has answered the question about the name of the new party, though I can't see how using a Gaelic name is going to appeal to the electorate, most of whom don't speak it anyway.

He won't be getting my vote, that's for sure!

[wolf63]

I used to like and respect Alec Salmond but did not support the SNP's quest for independence. But he seems to have now morphed into a typical sleazy and untrustworthy politician.

I fail to understand why anyone would want to be a politician of any type. The media seems to look for any tiny flaw in their life and attempt to destroy them.