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Scottish Perspective
Open letter from Nicola Sturgeon:
There will be a widespread sense of relief that the chaos of the last few days (indeed months) will come to an end, though notion of Boris Johnson staying on as PM until autumn seems far from ideal, and surely not sustainable?
Boris Johnson was always manifestly unfit to be PM and the Tories should never have elected him leader or sustained him in office for as long as they have. But the problems run much deeper than one individual.
The Westminster system is broken.
For Scotland, the democratic deficit inherent in Westminster government doesn’t get fixed with a change of PM.
None of the alternative Tory PMs would ever be elected in Scotland. And in policy terms, it is hard to see what real difference hard Brexit supporting Labour offers.
Independence only happens if a majority living in Scotland choose it - but there is no doubt it offers the real and permanent alternative to Westminster, and the opportunity to fulfil our potential at home and play our part as a good global citizen.
It’s time for that choice.
Lastly, my differences with Boris Johnson are many and profound. But leadership is difficult and brings with it many stresses and strains, and so on a personal level I wish him and his family well.
There will be a widespread sense of relief that the chaos of the last few days (indeed months) will come to an end, though notion of Boris Johnson staying on as PM until autumn seems far from ideal, and surely not sustainable?
Boris Johnson was always manifestly unfit to be PM and the Tories should never have elected him leader or sustained him in office for as long as they have. But the problems run much deeper than one individual.
The Westminster system is broken.
For Scotland, the democratic deficit inherent in Westminster government doesn’t get fixed with a change of PM.
None of the alternative Tory PMs would ever be elected in Scotland. And in policy terms, it is hard to see what real difference hard Brexit supporting Labour offers.
Independence only happens if a majority living in Scotland choose it - but there is no doubt it offers the real and permanent alternative to Westminster, and the opportunity to fulfil our potential at home and play our part as a good global citizen.
It’s time for that choice.
Lastly, my differences with Boris Johnson are many and profound. But leadership is difficult and brings with it many stresses and strains, and so on a personal level I wish him and his family well.
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A major problem with the voting system is that when an incumbent for high office gets voted in, they believe it is because the general population think they are eminently suitable for the role. The truth is that the general population are frequently faced with having to chose between two incompetents and they go for the lesser of two evils . This does not mean they endorse the selected candidate with any degree of support or enthusiasm, but of course the elected narcissistic egotists can't see this, lacking total self-awareness. Sturgeon and Johnson are classic examples of this dilemma.
Well, you went from a NS letter claiming this was the Scottish perspective. There were no qualifications or caveats, it was, according to your title, the scottish view of the situation. A few people (including my good self) pointed out how ridiculous this was so you then back-tracked and went on the simply attacking BJ.
Clear enough?
Clear enough?
