Still A Minority Scottish "Government".........

[ToraToraTora]

.....so no mandate for indyref2?

[Jackdaw33]

Yes there is, as the Greens are pro-independence so it's fair to claim there is a mandate as those parties command a majority.

[THECORBYLOON]

No idea why you use Government with quotation marks.

There are seventy-two MSPs in favour of independence and fifty-seven against.

That's a majority of fifteen in favour.

[JimF]

You're wasting you breath, corby.

[royfromaus]

I wonder when an actual Scot will get involved in this thread...

[Jackdaw33]

JimF is Scottish.

[royfromaus]

He isn't.

[anneasquith]

Ditto Jimf.

[ynnafymmi]

@22.33.Here i am,Roy.The only authentic Scot on this site.As i have said before-"once in a generation","once in a lifetime","we will recognise the results of this vote"-all said by SNP leaders regarding the 2014 referendum.Cant see Bojo agreeing to a IndyRef2 anytime soon.No worries.

[ynnafymmi]

The SNP might have to wait till the Labour Party gets back into power down south.So you SNP mob will have to wait a wee bit longer...2040 perhaps.

[emmie]

it would be a very sad day if they do split.

[ynnafymmi]

It all comes down to money,emmie.Perhaps a trial year of not being subsidised by the English taxpayer would enable us Scots too see whether independence was economically viable or not.

[ynnafymmi]

"taxpayers"

[emmie]

its not economically viable at all, Scotland simply can't afford to go it alone with no massive subsidy from Westminster, and us English taxpayers.

[emmie]

no money Ynnafy no free anything for all Scots.

[ynnafymmi]

Try telling that to the SNPers on this site,emmie.Especially the ones down in England who wont have to pay for an independent Scotland run by unemployable Weegies.

[emmie]

they are intent on splitting from the Union, that's their choice, i for one don't see it happening, if money doesn't come from the rest of the country towards Scotlands coffers, how will they cope. The SNP abers seem intent on taking their country out of the Union. Mistake to think that Westminster will continue to subsidise them, why should we.

[THECORBYLOON]

January 28th this year,

'Discussing the possibility he could play a role in the Tory campaign north of the border, the Prime Minister said: “As for campaigning, wild horses won’t keep me away.

“I’ll be campaigning across the whole of the country.”'

How long did he spend campaigning in Scotland?

[emmie]

No idea, but he did go, and as for Nicola and her victory, it may be short lived. Boris has asked all the countries leaders to meet - to discuss the future presumably. there is a link, i will post it in a second

[emmie]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-57043758

[ynnafymmi]

@08.50.Perhaps he was to busy sending up English taxpayers money to keep the Scottish economy afloat to bother to come up and see where the English taxpayers money was being squandered.